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iVOL. LXVI. No. 7 



NEW YORK CITY, FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1922 



48 PAGES 



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B'WAY SHOWS CUT SALARIES 



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SMITH AND DALE QUOTE SHAW 
TO PROVE THEY'RE ONLY FAffi 



]Uni(tue Document in Theatrical Annals Filed in 
Famous Court Case — Say They're Not Artists and 
Not Extraordinary — Anybody Could Do It 



One of the strangest legal docu- 
ments ever prepared In a case of 
{theatrical litigation was drawn this 
!Week by Kendler & Goldstein, attor- 
neys for Smith and Dale, in a brief 
to nullify the 4nJunctlon against the 
Avon Comedy Four Issued on behalf 
of the Shubcrts, and against which 
the performers are appealing. 

In the complaint the Shuberts set 
foj*th that Smith and Dale were 
^artists whose services were unique 
iind extraordinary, and could not be 
replaced." This claim almost any 

act would admit about itself, under 
almost any circumstances. But 
Smith and Dale, probably the first 
time such a protest has ever been 
•ntered, are swearing to a complete 
denial of this. 

They set forth under oath that 
they are not artists, not unique and 
not extraordinary, and that they 
could easily be replaced by any 
clever professionals with average 
knaclc for amusing the public. 
To this end they quote copiously 
from George Bernard Shaw, who 
yrote an essay stating that Ameri- 
can vaudevillians are vulgar people 
who make audiences laugh by kick- 
ing one another and throwing fur- 
niture about and smashing crock - 
^ ciy. ®tc. The long excerpt is con- 
tained In the formal defense. 

It is further stated that as sing- 
ers they are of the professional 
grade of go6d performers, but by 
»iO means unreplaceable, and that 
any four men with ordinary theat- 
rical talents and experience could 
frame a low comedy burlcHque on 
a cheap restaurant, introduce the 
Jnartistic action of throwing food 
fiu '• ^^<^*'^J"e grotesquely and Ibe 
hkc, and that, whilo their routine 
:'.**^^lr own and they have become 
Wentined with it, they are not 
unique in that other routines could 
»e comi)oun(lod liiat would have 
wiual entertaining merit by men 
]vho W(.uUl have equal entertaining 
ficultios. 

Arpumvni on .no appeal is slated 
ror iho latti-r part of this week. 
(Cintinucd on page 4) 



KANSAS an RIVALS 
IN FEATURE CONTEST 



Wesley Barry Personal Ap- 
pearance Countered with 
"Psychic Marvel" 



Kansjis City, April 5. 

From the* advertising for this 
week's current attractions at the 
"Big Five" picture houses. It looks 
as though the Newman organiza- 
tion, which owns tb« Newman, 
Royal and Twelfth Street, and the 
Harding Interests, owners of the 
Liberty and Doric, had started a 
little war all by them.«»elvea. At the 
Newman, Wesley Barry Is the nanie 
attraction and will appear In a 
short monologue at each perform- 
ance. In addition to the film. "The 
World's Champion." The Royal will 
have a Bebe Daniels pifcturo, "A 
Game Chicken," also Egbert Van 
Alstyne and Clem Dacey in a nov- 
elty musical offering, while the 
Twelfth Street house is heavily 
featuring Anita Stewart's film, "A 
Question of Honor," at 25 cents. 

To offset Barry and the other 
features, the Hardings have secured 
Eugene Dennis, "The Wonder Girl*" 
of Atchison, Kansas, for the Doric 
theatre. This girl, but 17 years old, 
(Continued on .y^BO 



N. Y. NEWSPAPER RADIO 



Would Pay Stage Stars for Services 
With Fre9 Publicity 



Watch for FRANK VAN HOVEN'S 
BIG ADV.. Week After Next 



A big m*'lropolitan morning news- 
paper and an evening publication 
are reported arranging wlUi the In- 
terstate ComnuTce Commi.sslor for 
licenses to insta" their own broad- 
casting service stations. Although 
the news conceri will I no mean.s 
he a .subsidi.uy feature of the serv- 
ice, report has it tliat musical pro- 
grams and other t ntfrtalnment 
will be a nightly feature. 

The papers arc coun.lng strong on 
reciprocating for any Broadway 
star's gratultouii services with iult- 
able "space." 



INAGEiiS SHAVE 

COSTS 28"^ TO 

KEEP f EN 



Reduction of Admittion 
Prices Is Followed by 
Sweeping Salary Cuts — 
Cut Rates a "Life Saver" 
for Many Attractions •— 
Only Six of 47 $hows Do- 
ing Capaiit y 



COHAN HAS SCORE OF PLAYS; 
WAITING FOR TIDE TO TURN 



Business Slump Stopped Preparations for 'The Mis« 
sion,'' Strong Drama with Elaborate Production- 
Written by Ethelbert Hales 



CHURCH OBSERVANCES 
CONFUSE THEATRES 



CUT RATES OFFER 30 



The ^irilrtlion of show costs 
in the legitimate field, which 
has been in process since the first 
of the year, took a drastic turn this 
week. On Saturday notices of sal- 
ary slashing in casts for those at- 
tractions not already affected were 
given. Managers declared that 
Broa<iway theatres could only be 
kept open into the spring unless the 
pay rolls were revised d .vnward. 
Too few fresh attractions are being 
readied Jor spring, and whether 
th*^ reduction in running expendi- 
tures will check *ho growl n?; dark 
list In New York after Easter Is 
problematic. 

The salary cutting to a degree 

(Continued on page 14) 



LICENSE NECESSARY 
FOR CHURCH SHOW 



Vermont Exhibitors Win Pro- 
test on Films with Admis- 
sion Charge 



Burlington, Vt., April 5. 

Following the presentation of 
movies in a church in Barre, the 
movie men of that city bunded to- 
gether and rai.sed an objection, be- 
cause the church, while charging 
an admission foe, was paying no 
license. 

The question was brought up be- 
fore the City Council and it was 
decided that any church in that city 
wishing to entertain its audience 
with muiion pictures muet purcha«^ 
a city liceoM. j 



Plan to Start Good Friday 

Matinees at 3:15 Is 

Changed ' 



The Keith ofllco thla week re- 
scinded an order that was to have 
set back the matinees of all the 
Greater New York Keith and Moss 
houses until 8:16 p. m. Good Friday. 

A letter from E. F. Albee instruct- 
ing all local managers to start mat- 
inees at 8:15 was later cancelled 
when it was discovered that Good 
Friday waa also the day for cele- 
brating the Jewish Passover. 

The original intention, which 
would have inaugurated a new cus- 
tom in the local liousea, was in- 
spired foUoM^lng a letter from 
Father Leonard of St. Malachi's, 
known as the actors' church, 49th 
street, near 8th avenue, and head- 
quarters of the Catholic Actors* 
Guild, to E. F. Albee, asking if it 
would be consistent for the Keith 
Office to collaborate with the Guild 
in showing respect for the hours 
from 12 coon to 3 p. m. on Good 
Friday, held sacred b)%the Catholic 
Church as the hours of agony of 
Christ on the croM. 

The Keith people agreed to adopt 
the suggestion and issued the nec- 
«>ssary Instructions only to ba later 
informed that it was also Passover. 
which would have complicated mat- 
ters In Greater New York, where 
thousands of the vaudeville patrons 
are of Jewish faith. The cancella- 
tion followed. 



OPEN 50 YEAR S; CLOSED 

Shamokin, April 5. 

The Strand, formerly the O. A. R. 

Opera House, has been ordered 

closed by the local authorities, to 

be entirely remodeled to comply 

E"^ the Are anfl building laws. The 
se has been playing Keiti 
devUle bookad by Billy Dt> ^ 



The next play In contemplation 
for production by Ocorg M. Cohan, 
following "Pretty Nellie Kelly," will 
be "The Mission," a drama by 
Ethelbert Hales. It calls for a stu- 
pendous production, and while not 
unlike "The Miracle Man" in treat- 
ment, carries a different theme and 
style of construction. Likewise, ac- 
cording to Mr. Cohan, It will be one 
of the most difficult plays to cast he 
has ever experimented with. "The 
Mission" will be produced as soon 
QM conditions warrant it, Mr. Co- 
han adding that he would b work- 
ing on It now, but the current busi- 
ness status prohibits him from do- 
ing ; e. 

"Pretty Nellie Kelly" was to be 
produced In Boston, May 13, but 
the opening date was set back a 
few weeks because of "Sally's" re- 
moval there from the Ne v Amster- 
dam. Elizabeth Hint;d, now with 
"The O'Brien Girl," was selected 
this week to play the title role. 

George M. Cohan has purchased 
between 15 and 20 plays t.nce the 
first of the 3^ar, all of which will 
receive consrOeratlon fo.* produc- 
tion In due time. He als«' has a 
farce of his own. "The Beautiful 
Moon," which he was preparing for" 
the stage just before he retired 
from business here. Another com- 
edy from his own p<m will receive 
early cofislderatlon, but beyond the 
"Nellie Kelly" production, Cohan 
will not attempt anything until 
conditions improve. 

"Madeleine and the Movies." In 
which George M. and Georgette ara 
co-starring, will remain at the 
Gaiety theatre until aometlme In 
June, when It will begin Its road 
tour. Mr. Cohan proposes to re- 
main In the cast during the city 
run, and is endeavoring to persuade 
Gemgette to lead the company on 
the road, but whether she will do so 
or nut la problematical at present. 

OUR NEW VAUDE. DEPT 

under %n\ei dlrvrtlon of GfriU Sand* Kuh 
U bii^lrling forth with ■ lot of "draM* 
liinoTaUout yuu oucM I* kiiuw tboiO. 




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for the Theatre 
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VARIETY'S LONDON OFFICE p A R I F Q 8 St. Martin's Place, Trafalgar Square 

V^ /\ D Li i:< •:! Friday, April 7, 1922 



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15 GULLIVER ORCHESTRAS OUT; 
MAY CANCtt PUYERS' DATES 



Hint That Walkout of Musicians May Give Managers 
an Escape — Trouble Starts with Refusal of Lead- 
ers to Take a Cut 






T.ondon, April 5. 

All nuisirinns in the music halls 
eomprisiiig the Gulliver circuit went 
out oil htrike iIuh week In sym- 
pafliy with the musical condu tors' 
protest against a salary cut. Hor- 
ace SheUlon at the Palladium was 
the only one not to strike. 15 halls 
being aff<cicU. The hhows now are 
only, being accompaniccl by pianists. 

The strike has hecn t»re\ving for 
Eomc weeks and. although expected, 
no efforts were made by the man- 
agers to forestall It. It is hinted 
that the managers' unpre|)arcdness 
furnif«lud the opportunity long 
awaited to close all mwsi* halls, 
thereby cancelling all artists* sum- 
mer contracts because of tiie pro- 
visional fctrikc clause. 



•NOUNETTE" RISKY 

Paris, April 6. 

At the Little Capucines March 28 
wo had a sort of operetta entitled, 
"Xounette," script by A. Barde and 
music by Henri Cuvillier. It fared 
reasonably \\ ell. 

The action is laid in Venice at the 
time of the painter Veronese. The 
«5tory is risque, having to do with 
the intrigues of courtesanes for the 
favors of ancient beaux. One of 
them namf d Rosalba introduces her 
cousin into fashionable circles and 
the n»wcomrr adroitly saves herself 
from moral peril while tecuring 
rich presents. 

The prin<^ipal par's are played by 
Mesdanies M» rimlol and Sonia Alny. 
Exiane, who was cast for the 
piece originally, did not appear. 



CARTONS BRIGHT PLAY 

London, April 6. 

"Othor People's Money " by Rob- 
ert Carton, opened at the Comedy, 
March 29, to a cordial reception. 
Leon I^ion is sponsoring this light 
drawing room comedy. 

Its dialogue is brilliant, although 
It would perhaps prove too subtle 
for America. It depends altogether 
on smart dialogue lulhor than plot, 
Although well acted throughout. 

HIT AT PALACE 

London, April 6. 
•'The Co-Optimists," which open- 
ed at tlie Palace, March 31, Is a 
vast improvement on previous per- 
formances at that house. 'Jhe first 
night audience received the piece 
with unusual enthusiasm. 



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JENNIE DOLLY STAYS 

Jcnr.y Dolly will not sail for 
abroad April 11 on tlie Aquitania 
when her .«ister Ilosie leaves, Jennie 
remaining on this side, possibly be- 
cause of the litigation begun against 
her by Kay Comstook, invohing a 
15,000 note. 



GEORGIE BOOKED HERE 

^Vee Georgie Wood, English music 
hall favorite, has been booked over 
here for 30 weeks by the Marlnelli 
agency, opening on the^^ Keith time 
In September. It will be the first 
trip across for Wood. 



WINSLOWS SAILING 

When the "Hesolute," the new 
ocean pray hound, leaves this |iort 
May 30 for Hiunburg. two of its 
passengers will te Jack Curtis, the 
agent, and Max Winslow, the ex- 
ploiter of Perlin nielddiev. Mrs. 
"Winslow will ;tl.-o be jm the parly. 

The trio will spend a vacation 
visiting Germany, France and 13ng- 
land, this being Mr. Winslow s ini- 
tial tour o\er.«eas. 



Another Small Playhouse 

I'iins, Aiinl 5. 
Th*' new Theatre 3Iad»Ieine. rue 
de ISurtiie, is b« ing oompb ted and 
will open under the management of 
Andr»» Urub' and Treboi-. 



EkKlfJS 




SPICY FRENCH COMEDY 

"Nuit Noce" Amuces Paris— Inti' 
mate Domestic Situation 



Paris, April 5. 

"La .<^econde Xuit Xoce.' a new 
farce by l»aul P.ilhaud. Maurice 
Ilennequin and Pierre Veroer. 
amused .it Palais llo:al March 29. 

As the title intimates the plot 
concerns an "affair"' between a di- 
vorced husband and his former w ife, 
who has married again. The prin- 
cipals are Legally, Louvlgny, Du- 
valles and Templey. Massare and 
Ellen A.;dree. 

The plot: A wife, wishing to. 
marry a young lo , applies to a 
divorce mill to aid lit-r in" divorcing 
her unkempt profes.'sor husband. 
She pays a bogus countess to secure 
faked evidence of infidelity. The 
conspirator introduces her own 
datighter as an earnest student and 
with doped wine the Innocent pro- 
fessor becomes compromised. 

After the divorce the professor 
changes. He shuns science and bo- 
comes an inveterate social dallicr. 
In his rounds of the fashionable re- 
sorts he meets his former wife. 
newly married. She grows Jealous 
of the professor's new women 
friends and encourages his flirta- 
tion. At length she grants him a 
rendezvous on what is her marriage 
night, d :ping her ne.. husband. 

These suggestive situations are 
handled with characteristic Gallic 
delicacy and are voted amusing. 

FIELDS FIGHTS "COPY" 

London, March 25. 

Mrs. W. C. Fields Is in London at 
the present time, and is more or 
less exercised over what she regards 
as an Infringement on the subway 
sketch written by her husband for 
the current seasons Zlcgfeid s 
"Follies." 

The alleged Infringement Is used 
In Harry Day's revue, "Rockets," 
now running at the Palladium. 
There is more or less of a resemb- 
lance between J^Tr. Fields' subway 
scene In the Follies and "A Metro- 
politan Tube Station' sk.t in thr 
Engll.sh presentation. 




GERALDY^S FOUR PLAYS 

Paul Geraldy, author of "The 
Xe*t," now at the 48th Street the- 
atre. Is scheduled to arrive in this 
ronnfry from Frnnee within the next 
fortnight, bringing With him four 
new French plays upon which Wil- 
liam A. Brady has first call. Geraldy 
is recognized as the premier uuihur- 
producer of Franco. 



The week -after next a big full 
page adv.— wait and see it. Owing 
to my liilly being at the Lane Hos- 
I»ltal, San Fraiuisco, trying to make 
a fo(d out of a little cold that tried 
to pet next to closing on his sy.stem 
in J'oriland. where it rains a lot, I 
havent had time to answf^r a lot of 
letters from nice people th.tt like me 
and think I'm a nice little boy. I 
owe a letter to Dad Halev. Ned Xor- 
worth. Dag Oakland. Helen Ken- 
netly and Hob Landore, who was In 
the A<lam-l'etzer one-ring circus 
with me w lien I had the side show. 

P. S.— I sjient six of the happiest 
years of my life in England and 
love the work over there. It's great. 
Jirst like In the V. S. A., they make 
mistakes once in a while when they 
give licenses to fellows who ought 
to be in jail and Jet them call them- 
selves agent.s. and I dont mean 
(Jeorge lla relay, the king agent of 
England, and I don't mean little Joe 
Shoebridge. my other agent. "W^ 
were a couple of kids over there, 
never away from each other on a 
week-end. Watch for my big adv. 
week after next. 

All letters for the next two months 
care of the Continental Hotel, San 
Francisco. 

FRANK VAN HOVEN 



CIGALE REVUE 

Has Brilliant Eff^t with Girls De- 
scending Into Audience 



Paris. April 5. 
A new revue entitled "Va IDire a 
Gene.s,* in two acts by Ma- Eddy, 
was presented at the Cigale' music 
hall April 1 and scored a distinct 
success. 

The feature is a brilliant effect. 
Swings with girl:: in them are low- 
ered from the roof into the middle 
of the auditorium, the girls dre.5i d 
in fioeks covered with luminous 
beads or Jewels. T.ie ^ff(.:t is strik- 
ing antl novel. 



HOUSE FOR 'CZARINA" 

London, April 6. 
Gilbert Miller is completing ne- 
gotiations for a West End house 
for Doris Keane. "The Czrrina" is 
due to open shortly here under Mr. 
Miller's direction. 



BOOKED FOR HIP 

London .April 5. 
The Long Ta.k Sam troupe, at 
present touring in England, will .snilKoik to London)" 
for America about the middle of 
July, having been signed for the 
New York Hippodrome show. 



TAKE LENTEN CUT 

Cochran Show Goes on Three Weeks 
at Reduced Salaries 

London, April 5. 

Cr*B. Cochran has removed the 
closing notice i reviously posted at 
the Pavilion, where "The Fun o' the 
Fayre" bus been lioliling forth. 

The principal players -lave agreed 
to a salary cut for three weeks. 
The show has been averaging £3,000 
on tl:t wteU. 



SAILINGS 

May 20— \ alentine and Bell (Ced- 
ric, >.'«\v York to London). 

May 17 (New York to Gflmany), 
Mr.s. Jack Shea. 

May 13. D. D. H.? and Fred De 
P.onoy, Marinelli oflice, tor London, 
]{« gina, Montreal. 

May It — Olson and John.son iXew 



5. 



BUWS FIND 

London, y^pril 
Sir Alfred Butt will present "Lass 
o' Laughter" at Queen's. Apnl 29. 
He saw it when it was tried out in 
the provinces. 



"DAUNOy CATCHY 

I^aris, April 5. 

"Daunou," an operetta, was given 
here April 1 and proved a con- 
spicuous 6u<'ces;. Its music Is 
catchy and Its plot slight but di- 
verting. The lyrics are by Wil- 
lemetz. 

The story con^eri.s he affairs of 
impecunious par'^nts wii are s eU- 
•!g rich marriages for their chil- 
dren. 



Montmartre Revived 
I Paris, April B. 



May C— The Siddcns (Ilomeri*-. 
New York to London). 

May 1 — Ralph Baynl (Hudson. 
New York to London). 

April 29~Thc Mabel Ford Revue. 
ten peopb\ sails for England on the 
Celtic. The act will play ten weeks 
in England and two weeks in Paris. 

Ajiril 25 — Torino (Mauretania, 
-\( w York to London). 

April 19— Cha«. McGood, Herman 
Lenzeii, AVilly P.rust (Minnekahda). 

April 14 — . W. Adonis (Ordunn. 
.N'ew York to London). 

April 11 — Bovzika DoMy (Acqui- 
lariia. New York to I^ondon). 

April 11— Alice Pollard of "Pins 
and Needles' Co. (Aquitania), 
through T.iusig. 

April 6 — Two Or.intos (Finland, 
Antwerp lo New Yorl;). 

April 6— Mazie Gay, Celia Noble 
and Nan C. Heme ("IMns an<l Nee- 
dles"), (Cameronia), booked by 
Tausi?. 

' ^pril 1 (New York to Italy). S. Z. 
and wife. 



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LONDON BOXOFHCE TAKIGS 

DROP TO LENTS LOW EBB 



Weather, Strikes and General Depression Contribute 
to Pressure on the Theatre — Matinees Are Badly 
Off, Nightly Revenue Only 



JOHN R. STEPS OUT 



Yours Merrily at 81 Says He's Look- 
ing for a Wifo 



London, March 25. - 
Young John R. Rogers, age 81, is 

here with his riding crop annoying 
the public. He Is doing publicity 
work for Robert Courtneidge and has 
busted the daily newspaper wide 
open with a story that he is look- 
ing for a wife. 

He has received columns upon 
columns of free publicity through 
this scheme, the papers, incidentally, 
making mention of the fact that 
Mr. Courtneidge is manager of the 
Savoy theatre vhere Peggy O'Neil 
is playing in "Paddy the Next Best 
Thing.'' 



AMERICANS IN EUROPE 

Among visitors to Paris last week 
were Edward Stair, owner of the 
Detroit Free Press; G. Harteveld, 
pianist; Al Page, vaudeville per- 
former. 

Paul Swan, the dancer and 
sculptor. Is returning to New Y'ork 
this week. 

Pearl White, who has been at 
Cannes, is now In Paris rehearsing 
for the new revue at the Casino de 
ParLs. She will appear on horse- 
back on the stage. In a stunt. 



ANNA HELDS GOODS SOLD 

J^aris. April 6. 
The art objects and furniture 
owned by the late Anna Held are 
being sold at auction here, the sale 
opening today. 



Belgian Tenor Dies 

Paris, April 5. 
Jean Note, famous tenor, died in 
Erussels March 31, aged 62. He 
collap.sed following an operation for 
kidney trouble. Note was born In 
Tournai, Ileljiiun!. 



SURVEY BLAMES FILM 
SLUMP ON BLOCK PLAN 

U. S. Consulates Say Poor 

Films Are Responsible for 

Poor Business 

The Nation;il As.sociation of the 
Motion Picture Industry has just Is- 
sued a report on a survey of film 
condi ions In Great Britain com- 
piled ty the U. S. Department of 
Commerce. The report was written 
by Wilfred G. Eyre, el k of the 
American Consul General, London. 

The falling oft In attendance In 
picture theatres throughout Eng- 
land is oije of the flr.>it subjects 
covered. Inferior pictures are held 
to blame, lilock bookings are also 
decried as a .system, and the fear of 
competition of productions made In 
England need not be feared by the 
American market. 

The report Is a lengthy ..ne, cov- 
ering seven typewritten pages. 



STARS SUED AGAIN 

Los Angele.s, April 5. 

To (he adventures of .Mary Thur- 
man and .May Collins, picture stars, 
another episode was added last 
week when J. L. Sehorndorfer. a 
former landlord, tiled suit against 
them for |508 damages. Schorn- 
dorfer alleges that the defendants 
rented his premises for |13.j a 
month and moved out while he was 
away from the city. I pon his re- 
turn, the complainant alleges, he 
found rugs damaged and the cur- 
tains and furniture staijied and 
burned, as well as other evidences 
of n«.glect. Also, he alleg, s. there 
was some rent duo. 

In a former action nied the pre- 
ceding week by a W. S. Barrows, it 
was also alleged the girls had dam- 
aged furniture and other house fur- 
nishings. An expensive automobile 
belonging to them has been taken 
over by the sheriff pending the out- 
come of both guUa, ' 



Londoti, April S. 

Local show business is at Its low- 
est ebb owing to a combination of 
causes Including the Lenten •ea.son^' 
weather, strikes and general de« 
pression. All matinees are decide 
edly off, yielding very little. 

The following figures are the esti- 
mates for the past week of the 
West End house.\ representing 
average nightly takings: — 

AdelphI— "Golden Moth," £160. 

Apollo— "The WhCicl, £180. 

Aldwych — "Mixed Marriage,'? 
£40. 

Ambassador — 'Curate's Egg,*». 
£100. 

Comedy— "Other Peoples , Wor- 
ries," opened last week, doing fairly, 
although Its future Is stiil uncer- 
tain. 

Court— "The Silver Box," £«0. 

Criterion — "Applejohn" is doing 
cap :Ity, grossing £220 nightly. 

York's — 'Enchanted Cottagei 
£40. 

Daly*s-^"X,ady of Rose" .j draw- 
ing capacity audiences i.t the rate 
of £280 nightly. 

Empire— "Jenny," £200. 

Garrick — "Man in Dress Clothe" *• 
£180. 

Globe — "Truth About Blayds** 
comes off Saturday night, businest 
having been very K^ht. 

Haymarket — "Quality Street" 
dropped to £130 and is due to close 
* thin four w'eoks, to be followe<I 
by "The Dover Road." 

Hippodrome — "Round the World 
in Fifty Day.s." £370 rightly, which 
it capacity. Daily matinees attract 
less than half. 

His Majesty's— "Cairo,* £230, 
which do^s not cover expenocs. 

Lyric— "Welcome Stranger," £80. 

Palace — "Co-opiimi.vi.c," in Its 
third edition is drawing capacity at 
the rate of £350 nigliily. 

Playhouse — "Sign on the Door,** 
showed a material popular depre- 
ciation, dropping to £170. .^ 

Princess— The Gilherl & Sullivan 
comic opera revivals are packing 
them In, doing £400 nightly. 

Prince of Wales— A to Z." £230, 

Queen's— "Faithful Heart," £flO. 

Savoy — "P.iddy, the Next Best 
Thing, £150. 

St. Martin's — "Loyalties" is draw- 
ing capacity audiences, also £260 
nightly. 

Scala— "Orphans of the Storm,'* 
the Grimth picture, is doing c«- 
pj.city twice daily. £250. 

Strand — "Love Match" is dolcg 
very poorly on the gate. 

St. James — Tie Bat." capacity, 
£260 nightly, averaging £2,160 
weekly. 

Vaudeville — "Pot Lu-k." £110. 

Winter Garden — Sally ' Is draw- 
ing £450 nightly, whi^h is absolute 
capacity. 



HUNTLEY OFFERED 

Comedian Wants U. S. Time for 
Series of Sketches 



A cable from London to Lewis St 
Gordon this week asked them to 
offer the noted English comedian, 
G. P. Huntley, for vaudeville In this 
country. Huntley ia desirouj of 
coming to the Slates to open In 
about four weeks, bringing with 
him a company of players who are 
to present a series of sketches. 

No price is being fixed, the book- 
ers being asked to submit an offer. 
Huntley's last ppt^'irntice here was 
in the third and last of the "Hitchy- 
koo" productions,' which was pre- 
sented at the New Amsterdam, 
New York, during th^ summer of 
1920. He returned abroad after 
having been with the ehow for 
about six weeks. 



WILETTE 

KERSHAW 

DRURY LANE 
JKeatre Royal, LONDON 



Friday, April 7. 1922 



CABLES 



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IN LONDON 



London, March 25. 

Mrs Fred J. Nettlefold is dead. 
She was for years well known as 
Judith Kyrle and was leadingf lady 
In the old Britannia Stock company. 
Fred J. Nettlefold is the actor- 
manaffer who persistently tempts 
fortune In the West End with plays 
which are almost invariably fail- 
ures. 

Nat D. Ayer and his affairs have 
again been taking up the time of 
the London Bankruptcy Court. His 
liabilities are £8,867 and his assets 
ghow a dencit of £7,703. 

Alt'^ough the time-honored sys- 
tem of vigorously booing and hiss- 
ing a play or a player off the stage 
Oil a first night has degtMierated to 
a sort of half-hearted demonstration 
of disapproval which is described as 
•'mixed," audiences have adopted 
another and if anything more pain- 
ful method of expressing thfir dis- 
satisfaction, they now receiving the 
offending entertainment with a po- 
lite and freezing silence. This was 
evldencetl at the opening night of 
Arnold Dennett's new play, "The 
love Matdi." SoAicrset Maughan's 
•'The Circle." Lord Dunsany's "if." 
"Timotliy" was a very bad case of 
tlie new punishment, and more re- 
cent ofifenders have been "Sarah of 
Soho," "David (Jarrick ' and "In Nel- 
son's Days." 

In conjunction with Marie Lohr, 
Dion I'.oucicault will revive A. A. 
Milne's 'Mr. Prim Parses By" April 
6. with Irene Vaiibrugli and himself 
In thoir original parts. "he run 
can ojily be a short one as Bouci- 
cault's contract calls for the produc- 
tion of a ne\t play before Mario I.ohr 
returns to the CJlobe early in tlie 
fall. 

Having dissolved partnorship with 
George tJrossmith somethli : like a 
year ago. Edward I..aurilard has 
been theatrically quiet, but is about 
to launch out again at the Empire, 
where "Jenny" hajs by no means 
come up to expectations. The piece 
chosen is"Love's Awakening." the 
book by Herman Ilaller and Dr. 
Ridemhs. music by Edouard Ko- 
nicke, with lyrics by Adrian Ross, 

Up to now the meager sum of only 
'£800 has been collected for the "Old 
Vic" restoration fund. For a fort- 
night, nightly collections were made 
from the audience, but were dis- 
continued despite public protest. 

The first night of the new (Jaiety 
piece. "His Girl." has at last been 
definitely announced for April 1. 
Going wide of all the rumors as to 
probable leading ladies, the producer 
has chosen her from among the 
ranks of dramatic artists?. The 
player chosen is Hilda Bay ley. She 
appeared In the original production 
of "The Yellow Jacket' at the Duke 
of York's. 

James Whife, manager of Daly's 
and the backer of the big new super- 
cinema scheme on the old Tivoli site, 
is looking out for another theatre 
at which to produce a new muj-ical 
comedy with Lily St. John at the 
leading lad.v. 

. There have been between 30 and 
40 "first nights," to say nothing of 
private performances, this year. 
Many of the productions have been 
cad. most of them mediocre, while 
«ome few have lived, and fewer still 
are likely to go on living. 

The old - fashioned stage - door 
Keeper, often guide, philosopher and 
iriend to the artists at the theatre 
y^here he had charge of the mys- 
terli.us land "behind the scenes," is 
rapidly becoming an extinct breed. 
His place is now frequently taken 
by young men who know nothing 
of the theatre or its traditions. In 
outer London the stage -door is still 
labelled, the box is inside, but the 
custodian is missing. Now. Jupp. 
the old stage-door keeper of the 
Gaiety, who has had the handling 
Of bouquets, notes and parcels for 
innumerable beauties and not a few 
peeresses for over 29 vear- has re- 
tired. Blake, of the Palace, still re- 
Wains on guard, however, at the 
post ho has held for 31 years. 

Henry Ernest Hutehin.'^on. author 
Of. among other plavs. "The Right 
to Strike." loft £37.460. The copy- 
right of his plays and other wt)rks 
J^ere loft to Italia Conti. »^.dward 
V Hermann Page, proprit-tor of the 
I'rinoe.'s. Blackburn, and for manv 
ypars conductor of tho Carl P^ose 
<Jpera Company, left £10.232. 




- -...-...,,, uiL' rent at wiiioit to pro- 
"i"«' them. It is more than likel\ 
Jiuit when "Xighlie Night" has run 

Ts rourso nt the Shaft si. urv one of 
tuem Will Kf. ^c.i,ri there. 

,,„l>iiring one of the I.jst matin.ws (.f 

>;• :i|d of I\,ni.lis.>' .-.t the C.u- 

' <iv. \\ ih-tte Kor.^haw v. ho nj.peared 

• ''i?.iTi;i, liiul ail aceid.-iit oc. .jsit)ii- 
.,;/ ^'^'\"^- in thr e..st of "l»e- 

'•'" '"n M«ht.V ,-a i„,,rv L.ine. 

• ,ul ■ ,V^"']'^'"^' -'n ex.! she s1i|MH..I 
; .y^ iM-uvily. L„,,int: her Larl; 



cent was apparent, but some people 
in the audience recognized him as 
a Fleet Street journalist and nosed 
a publicity stunt. 



C. B. Cochran Is preparing to 
wage war against the critics and 
with weapons they th^selves have 
provided. By way of reprisals for 
the unkind things they said about 
"Mayfair to Montmartre" and his 
"Singing Duck" he will produce an 
assortment of playlets and songs 
which have been submitted to him 
at various times by the enemy. 
They will be staged as well as pos- 
sible and tho producers will have 
definite instructions to abide by the 
authors' own stage directions. Tho 
playlets will be performed by first 
class companies and the songs will 
have every Justice done them by 
"utars." 



I'p to the moment no leading 
woman has been announced fo:* the 
new Gaiety production "His Girl' 
which is jjromised for somewhere 
about April 1. Among the names 
mentioneil ai-e those of Ella Retford 
and Betty Chester, but pin your 
faith on the reappearance of Mabel 
Russell. The rest of the cast which 
is now comi>!ete and rehearsing in- 
cludes Stanley Lupino. Bobbie 
lilythe, Arthur Margetson. Sylvia 
Leslie. Barbara Roberts and A'esta 
Sylva. 



One of the scenes in the New Ox- 
ford revue "Mayfair to Montmartre' 
shows a party of critics standing at 
a bar during an interval. They dis- 
cuss the show as far as it has gone 
— not too favorably, and then return 
to their seats to sec the rert ot the 
production. Nothing the author of 
this quite humorous scene i)ut into 
their mouths was quite equal to 
some of that which London read the 
morning after the protiuction. That 
being th? ca{«=e dohn Hastings Tin nor 
has made a collection of the choicest 
and pithiest sayings from the news- 
papers and in the future the sham 
critics will speak them instead of 
the original lines. 



Holman Clark is leaving the cast 
of "The Yellow Jacket' at tho Ald- 
wvch for that of the new Arnold 
Bennett play, "The Love Match" at 
the Strand. Therefore, J. H. Ben- 
rimo will return to the stage as a 
player and, having removed 
moustache and imperial, will him- 
self play the part of the dumb, 
but oontemi>luous property man. 



After 104 y<?ar3 Dryden's play 
"All for Love, or, The World Well 
Lost" has been revived by the 
Phoenix Society for a special Sun- 
day night performance at the 
Shaftsbury. The play which is a 
very fine version of the Antony and 
Cleopatra story was originally pro- 
duced In 1678. Matrons and girls 
howl with delight at indecent wit- 
ticisms and frank discussions on 
sex matters. 



A posthumous opera by Offt nbach. 
"The Goldsmith of Toledo" has been 
successfully produced by the British 
National Opera Co. at the King's, 
Edinburgh. The main story deals 
with a mad creator of wonderful 
works of art. only extreme compul- 
sion makes him part with his treas- 
ures, he then murders their new 
owners to get them back. The music 
Is very good. 

The movement to provide a Scot- 
tish National theatre increases daily 
and with the production in (Jlasgow 
of "Weir of Hermiston," a four-act 
plav founded on a novel by Robert 
Louis Stevenson, the movement will 
gain many more supporters. Lord 
Howard do \\'alded has now become 
interested. In the year of the the- 
atres existence thirteen pieces have 
been produced successfully. For 
the moment the diminutive At- 
henaeum theatre is the scene of the 
society's activities. 

So popular has "The Faithful 
Heatt' proved at the Comedy dur- 
ing Its fivo moimths' run and so 
great is still tho demand for seats 
that the play will be transferred to 
the Queens where it opens I^larch 



"In Nelson's Days" by its .'^hort 
run was only following the fashion 
set bv other plays during tho last 
few months. The most notable of 
these ".vhorl -timers" were "My 
Son," at the Ainl»assador. with 
three davs: "Sarali of Solio." at the 
Savo\. a fortnicht; "Fantasia." at 
the Queens, whicli even wheti r*^- 
written and recast broke all revut 



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rViu-ma Lady" at the Royalty, whi. h 
did not last a week. Tlx-se. how- 
ever, are h-ft utterly in tl;.- shade 
by tlie i)ro«luc(ion of another j)iec.«. 
•Athejte." ill tin- West Kin«. which 
fini.^hfd ill the muhih^ oT t!..- tii>t 
perl orina nee. 

"iN«! r.uek." .it the Valid. -ville, I'.a^ 
anivt'd at tlie dimiity of a .'^". (»nd 
.•ilitioi'. Mneli of the best ot tl:" 
old nitteii.il is jrtainod. .a?id iheie 
are soveral excellent new f«'atures 
while three ww idryers h.tve l»e.-ii 
add'-d -.M.«r;4aret IKinu.-rmai.. M.a - 
jorie Spiel's and Ralph Roberts. 

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MARIE LOHR BACKS SOTHERITS 
HGHT ON CANADIAN MANAGERS 



Photo by Jani«a Ilarcta Connelljr 

GALLARINI SISTERS 

One of the reasons why they are 
meeting success face to face Is 
VITTORIA, whose llkenej;s appears 
above. She is finely accomplished 
and plays the accordion, saxophone 
and cornet. 

' MCSICISTE DE MILANO" 
AT PRESENT IN THE MIDDLE 
WEST IX VAl^DEVILLE WITH 
THE MESSRS. SHCBIORT. 

Direction Jeni« Jacobs Office 



Arthur Wing Pinero, who, after a 
long silence, returned to the I^ondon 
stage with "The Enchanted Col- 
tago," Alfred Sutro will be seen 
again on tho West End stage before 
the end of the year. He has finished 
one now i)lay and is starting work 
on the second. Both these pieces 
are already ear-marl'ed by impor- 
tant managements. His last play, 
"The Choice." was produced by Sir 
G..'rald du Maurier in 1919. 



When the highly successful ex- 
tended Gilbert and Sullivan opera 
season finishes at the l*rincess. Sir 
Harry Lauder, under the direction 
of William Morris, will occupy the 
theatre for a season of two months, 
probably longer. During this season 
he promises to introduce some new 
songs. The .same promise was made 
during his Palace season last year, 
but the comedian-knight found it 
ditncult of fulfillment. 



Very few plays produced by the 
private ccmpanies ever see more 
than their original production, gen- 
erally on a Sunday night before a 
carefully selected Invited audience. 
The most recent production of the 
Repertory Players, "If Four Walls 
Told," has, however, had a kinder 
fate. It has been acquired by Alban 
B. Limpus, for long associated with 
Dion Boucicault, for regular West 
End production. 



When the Alhambra reopens the 
old "rover ticket" system will be 
returned to. These tickets will be 
sjld at two shillings fourpence each 
and will admit the holder to any 
promenade or bar. These tickets, 
however, will only be issued to male 
members of the audience, thereby 
doing away with the old scandal of 
tho promenades. It is also hoped 
that the "rovers" will help the the- 
atre to return to the conditions of 
old days, when it was more or loss 
an overseas club and the man who 
had spent years abroad was always 
certain to meet his old chums 
among it.s promenades and bars 
sooner or later. 



Ella Ratford, back from her re- 
cent American tour, had an en- 
thusiastic reception when she re- 
appeared at the Victoria I'alace. 
Among her new studies are tho.«e 
of a Bowery girl, a burlesque of 
"The Kid," with impersonations of 
Jackie Coogan, Charlie Chaplin and 
the policeman. 



Tho New York-Havana Band, a 
jazz orchestra of eight men, is play- 
ing daily in the lounge at the Savoy 
hotel during tea time and la the 
evenings. The leader plays the 
saxophone and clarionet and 
prances about In the Ted. Lewis 
fashion. It also features a "laugh- 
ing" trombone player and all of 
them whistle. They scored so 
(Continued on page 26) 



KANSAS CITY RIVALS 

(Continued from page 1) 
lias created a sensation all over the 
country by her psychic power?'. She 
has made but one or two public 
appearanros, but ha3 received niiicli 
newsjjaper publieity, and has re- 
ceived over :;a,000 letters asking for 
information on differetit subjects. 
,^he has re<'ontly been u'nder a four 
weeks' observation by Prof. David 
P. Alibott. In addition to Miss 
Dennis, tl'.o house will iiave Ihe filni. 
'The Barricade." At the LiUerly. 
the n:irdint?s number one theatre, 
and but a couple of doors from the 
big Newniati house, the feature will 
be pri villa Dean's "Wild Honey," 
with .'I Ne.vs and' Fables reel and 
Prince Lei T^ana as an added vaude- 
ville feature. 

OtlK-r feature pictures to be y<-ou 
li'-re this week are 'A Stage Ro- 
munee* at Loew's. ''J'wo Kinds of 
W<»meii" at fhe Mainstreet, 'Tlio 
ididness of Love." P.mtiges, rtnd 
"The Leather IMshers" at the 
Gloi,e. 



Calls Theatrical Conditions in Dominion a "ScandaP 
— Sothern Outlines His Side of Controversy with 
His Majesty's, Montreal 



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Montreal, April 5.. 

The Montreal Star publishes a 
special cable from its London cor- 
respondent, Windmere (Percy Hurd, 
M.P.), as follows: 

"Miss Marie Lohr declares that 
she strongly supports E. II. Soth- 
crn's protest against Montreal thea- 
tre conditions. She said: "Cana- 
dian audiences ure kind. Intelligent 
and splendid, but the theatres of 
Montreal, Ottawa and most other 
cities are scandalous. 

"I am most anxious to revisit 
Canada on another theatrical tour, 
but I f.hall never feel able to do bo 
until conditions arc Improved." 

Some of the Items in dispute be- 
tween E. H. Sothern and the man- 
agement of His Majesty's theatre, 

which engendered so much Irritation 
that the actor in his curtain call 
at the theatre announced that 
neither he nor Julia Marlowe would 
play again in Montreal, are con- 
tained In a communication from 
Allan At water, Sothern's manager. 

"First of all, Mr. Holdstoek, act- 
ing for W. A. Edwards. Is entirely 
wrong when he says he had this 
s.ame experience last time Mr. Soth- 
ern played at one of his theatres, 
and that he refused to go on when 
he found that the opening night's 
sale for a week's engagement was 
a little over $400. Mr. Sot her., has 
never in all his life declined to play 
for such a reason, and vould have 
played If there had been only one 
person in the theatre. Mr. Sothern 
threatened not to play this time, 
but of course would not Ik so un- 
fair to his audiences, but when one 
considers that t c theatre holds 
control of all the receipts, and can, 
if they wish, deduct whatever they 
themselves think deduc'lble fr(»m 
the company's share, and the only 
redress would be a long and tedious 
lawsuit on the company's part. In 
cases of injustice such as we con- 
tend we had at His Majesty's thea- 
tre, the only I:nmediatc effective 
weapon is to hold the curtain. The 
amount involved In this case was 
very small, but the principle most 
vital. 

"Our contract with the theatre, as 
In all other cities, clearly provided 
that tho Iheatro should pay he ex- 
pense of taking in, putting on, and 
putting out the productions. 

Mr. Holdstoek deducted part of 
the expense of this labor from our 
share. Mr. Holdstoek called the la- 
bor "overtime," because he has an 
arrangement with his stage hands 
if they work after G o'clock taking 
In a production, up to which time 
they receive a definite amount, they 
are to receive overtime. The thea- 
tre contract with the company Is to 
"take e production In," and has 
never been interpreted anywhere 
else we have played, even when It 
has taken the stage hands i .itll 7.30 
p. m. to get the work done, to mean 
other than to "take the production 
In," regardless of how long it occu- 
pies, 

"Anothor charge the theatre de- 
ducted from us was $.'0 for 'coal 
and engineer's overtime heating the 
dressing rooms.' The cotitiact lear- 
ly Fuyn the theatre management 
shall i>rovide th' theatre 'properly 
lighted and heated.' Although we 
did not feel we should have to do 
so, in order to proteet our actors 
ag.iinst cold dressing rooms, we 
ni.-ole .'in arrangement with the the- 
atri' engineer to pay iiiiri $10 to In- 
sure his not leaving his heating 
plant while heat was tiecessary in 
the t!:(;itrc. Mr. Hold:5* r Ic .-iddod 
another $10 to this; why. he could 
not ex])!ain, excoj.tl.ig that .Manager 
Edwards lnsist<'d .on it. 

' .^Ult^«•|■s and arrang* mont^ of tlii^ 
kind, vhen iiot perfectly clear in 
the eoiitrart, are a m.itler of cus- 
tom in the theatre. I was quite 
uiMlr.g. and sugg^htea that the mat- 
ter be .'ubitiat'd, but the tlie.iire 
m:i!i;ig..nK'fit Would not con.-i'tit. 
.Mr. Sothern was oven sustained in 
his sl.'iTid by Lee Shubert and J. J. 
Shnbort. of New Vt.ik. when the 
matter was put to them by lo 
distance tele^'^j^^e, and tliey 

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tended the theatre had no right (o 
make any such deduction.s. 

"There la no doubt the proof that 
there must be some injustice some- 
whore la that Mr. Mantell, who 
Played an engagement just previous 
to Sothern and Marlowr at His 
Majesty, theatre, instructed his 
manager to call on me in Toronto, 
saying the theatre management la 
;.on*?*l.*'^^ '"^'^^^ ""J^«t deduc 

from i" V'*' f-^^'"^ **^ *^^^ ^'^^ "^ore 
from their share; that they had de- 

wl'on^ ^^'^r '800 from Marie Lohr. 
when she played there, wldch she 
strongly opposed, and he wished to 
warn us to be prepared." 

AGENTSLOOK^ 
CONITIACT EVAMRS 

Long List of Americans Failed 

to Appear and Are 

Liable 



♦-. Lcndon, Anril S 

i:rnest Edelsten is pievedl-v 'nr 

;nu<.h so. and you may judge fSJ 

yourself whether ha has caust for 

such ruffled feelings. ^' 

bold^'^nr ''^''^''• ^^^" •^t- ^^r. 

With rrnlT^''^ *"*° agreement* 
wiin irnle for English and Con- 
tinental bookingH. For reason. besJ 
known to themirelves (in molt in 
stances It was the raL f e^chan^e: 

o»er. ^ow that the rate of ei. 
ZoXm!r ""'"■'"•'"=" "-«rer a„i. 

-vo:!;*„ir.o^,-rmt.:'i.r" 

exer, to make peace with "Ernie 
the Agent." because if they don'i 
I «ould be a more or less ej 
pensjvc proposition, 

Kdelsten has In his safe exclusive 
a" horlzution to book the following 
acts In England:— '""ing 

•Wilson Aubrey Trio •C F tv^- 
ris rxorris' Novelty Circusf ^Ed 

Clifton, •The JJlmboa, •Fred la. 
sC^,'''" ^^^^^' -^erry'ratto;! 

2v ,M^' ^^^>n«'<J« and Donegar 
•Nellie Niehols, Bob Maxmilhan; 

;V7 r^ ^''•^^^ EUswortS 
nillr '^Ar"'"'''^^' O'Donnell and 
"lair, IVIooney and Ilallard. •Fred 
nerrens. •Orren and Drew, •Cree- 
don and Walsh. The 3 Lyre-, -BiU 
lie .Seaton, •Lulu Coates, Nadje. 
•Paul Pedrinl, Trincess NomI Ka- 
ama, •The fc'tanleys. - m Baker. 
Cavana Duo. •Al Shayne, •Howard 
and Craddock, -nurke Bros, and 
Kendall, •Four Jo>n'ms, •Ander- 
son and Yvel. •Henri and Lazoir. 
Herschel Henlcre, and •Itogers and 
Lum. 

Of this ll3t those marked with an 
asterisk (•) have not. for variou. 
reasons, fuiniled 'heir contracts. 
Herschel Henlere. Phil Baker and 
partner, Bert Levy and Alexandra 
Carr came to Englanl o.n bookings 
arranged through other agents, and 
Edelsten, In most of these instances, 
took action to collect his commis- 
sion. Dooley and Sales signed with 
Edelsten to be starred in a revue, 
and after the man ; t rent 8i>ent 
approxlr.ia'>ly '1,200 In building a 
production, the artist failed to put 
In an appearance. 

American artists are w.irned that 
the KnixUr)' la Is -n.y explif ;» in 
protecting agents who hold ex- 
clusive contracts with artists, and 
if they sign wiili one agent and 
la'er book throJr,h another they ar • 
liab" • doubio c 'missions. 

A r« vival of "The Merry Widow" 
in jMornised very soon. CJeorga 
(Iraves. at pre:,eiit Inlaying In South 
Afric.i, has ben asked to pla^ hi«» 
old i»ar tof Baron Popoff, and 
.Jos«'ph Coyne, at i)resont on his way 
from Australia, is also likely to b« 
in the east. It is hoped that Lily 
i'Msio will be induced to return from 
her retirement to play her oiiginal 
part of Sonia. ft 




1<Vatch for FRANK VAN HOVEN'3 
BIG ADV.^ Week AfUr Next^ .^ 



VAUDEVILLE 



Friday, April 7. 1922 



ELECnVE FACTION IN LOCAL 
802 STRENGTHENS POSITION 



Advocates of Change in Present Appointive Govern- 
ment in Musicians' Union Lining Up Supporters 
— May Carry Fight to Federation of Labor 



Should the faction in loral 802 of 
the American Federation of Mu- 
sicians fail to secure their objective, 
the eHtablishnient of an elective 
system of goverunient instead of 
the present appointive system in 
the appeal scheduled to be made 
before tlie convention of the Amer- 
ican Federation of Musicians at 
(Jrand Rapids, May 8, the matter 
will be taken to the highest labor 
court in the land, the Americjin 
Federation of Labor, whose con- 
vention is to be held the lirst week 
in June at Cincinnati. 

The chances of the "electi\G fac- 
tion" In 802 winning out against 
the element advocating the con- 
tinuance of the appointive system 
appeared much brighter than hith- 
erto this week, when reports from 
Detroit, Kansas City, Chicago. Phil- 
adelphia and Minneapolis indicated 
that the locals of the five cities 
mentioned would support the "elec- 
tive faction" in their efforts to gf't 
the A. F. of ^^. convention to direct 
the executive committee to order 
an election of otilcers in No. S02 and 
continue that system of goverimic'it 
thereafter. 

It is conceded now by advocates 
of the "appointive system" in 802 
that the "elcctives ' have a dr-ided- 
Jy fair cliance of carrying their point 
in the convention. 

To Print Paper 

In order that the 800 out-of-town 
locals of the American Federation 
of Musicians mny be advised of 
their side of the mfftter. Musical 
Mutual Protective Union, formerly 
310 of the A. F. of M., v ill get out 
a weekly paper, beginning next 
week. The reason for the AT. M. V. 
V. gotting the paper out is that the 
M. M. P. v., which was succeeded 
by the present Local 802, repre- 
sents within its membership most 
of the No. 802 men who want the 
elective system inaugurated. 

Leaders of the M. M. p. v., who 
are likewi.se leaders of the "elective 
faction" in No. 802. strenuously 
objected to the appellation of "radi- 
cals," claimed to have been applied 
to them by their opponents. The 
M. M. P. IT. men. all American 
citizens and most native born, 
stated they were f;ir from radical', 
and pointed out the assertion was 
baseless. All that the elect ivt-s ask, 
It is claimed, Is the abolishment of 
(Continued on page 31) 



KEITH WlDIO BAN 

New Specific Conditions Appear 
Barring Clause "No. 8." 



in 



This week new contracts went 
into effect on the Keith time, carry- 
ing an addition to the barring 
clause to include the radiophones. 
The amended clause reads: 

'The artist will not perform for 
any other person between the date 
hereof and the end of this engage- 
ment, either publicly or at olubs or 
private entertaiimients in the city 
mentioned in paragraph T hereof, 
nor anywhere by or througli the 
means of radiophone unb'ss con- 
sented to in writing by the man- 
ager." 



FIRST "BISSETT" INSANE 

Johnny Srott brer-zed into town 
this wek with a golf bag full of 
new ea)ies. some jiew spring scenery 
and a homemade radiophone pur- 
rhased in Detroit for $.'.. fcioolly is 
a student of the \u\\ fad. 

Kn route to New Voik Srotty 
stopped off at .Matteawan Asylum to 
play a show for the inmatos, and 
wa.«i surprised to discov«'r ajuong 
th« patients his oiiginal partner. 
William McCux'mh, wIk) «>t,ibii.sii.-,l 
the name of Bissett whicU .^rotiy 
has retained with his own for iiir 
tfiim title (.f nissett and S.-ott. 

J!i.s.'^< tt became diincntrd \*u 
y^ars ago, hut his pailn«'r tnub r- 
stood ho was nti \V;iids Inland. 
Tf-n yrars ago liissett was appro- 
li^iidfd in P.rooklyn and, because he 
liad a knifo in his pos.se.^-siim, was 
vent to the institution for tlu' crim- 
inal lnsa)K\ Scf)tty his hr.d eight 
differ* 'It 'jlissflts' .slnr'o -\Ic<;ov- 



Watc.rfor FRANK VAN HOVEN'SJ 
BIG ADV., Week After Next 



STAGE HYPNOTIST FAILS 
WITH ALLEGED BURaAR 



Couldn't Secure Confession 
But Puts Scoffing De- 
tectives to Sleep 



5. 



IJtica. N. y., Apr.l 

J. .T. <'lifford, who ai)pearod as a 
hypotist in Keith vaurtevillo at the 
(laifty here, attempted in vain to 
put a yoimg man charged with bur- 
glary to "sleep' in onkr to gain a 
confession from him. 

Mr. Clifford had annoMn«'ed ho 
had made a practice of getting con- 
fessions from persjns ac<used of 
crime and was summoned when the 
alttnipts of ofllcera lo get a full 
.slo»-y faile«1. lie came to Ihe police 
^^tation in full dress suit, his stage 
clothes. 

"Do you believe in h\pnotism?* 
Cliffonl asked the young man. 

*'l dont believe in anythiMg," was 
the rf'^ponse. "I'm sick." 

Clifford told him ho -. ould cure 
him and set about to induce hyp- 
nosis. Tiie subject grinned, al- 
ihoi;;h Clifford .sa. •. he could put 
one to sleep against his will. The 
hypnotist worked long and hard but 
with no suocesB. 

Two detectives laughed at the 
dtnioni^tration, I ut putting tluni to 
slirp was a simple mailer. They 
aie now "believers.' 



ROW AT CLEVELAND, OHIO 

Show Sunday Night Starts Fuss — 
Shubert Booking Denied 

Cleveland, April 5. 
Police were called Sunday night 
to a disturbance at the OJiio theatre 
when patrons, dis.satisfied with the 
progiam, went to the box olhcc and 
demanded the return of their 
money. 

Ceorgo Fox, who was lo assume 
managemfnt of tho hous." .Sunday, 
did not lake up his new duties 
until Monday. 

In speaking of the ))rogram, Fo.x 
said that a.s a special attraction 
Sunday Eddie Cantor was booked 
at a cost of $1,000 for two per- 
formances. 

C. R Kees, one of (he audience, 
said that after the last act IJddie 
Cantor came out and apologized, 
telling tlie audience the bill was not 
regular Shubert vaudeville. 

In addition lo Kddie Cantor, who 
played the llanna last woek with 
the "Make Jt Snap|)y" company, 
and who stayed over Sunday to play 
the Ohio; Danold McAdam and 
company, Scotch comedian and 
Highland dancers; Davis and 
Kitty; Mona Grey and Sister, 
singers; HIlis and Carnet; Reiff 
Bros., «lancers, and a Paul White- 
man jazz band (from Carlton Ter- 
race restaurant) were on tiie bill. 

Fox denied responsibility for the 
bookings. The hou.se has been dark 
since Sunday, ard.a vaud«vilIo bill 
is promised for next w^ek, hut no 
details arc available ^et. 

Shubert vaudeville end/»d otncially 
Saturday night, but the .Sunday 
night affair carried the heading 
"Shubert Vaudoville." 



SUN TIME UP-STATE 

Syiacuse theatri«Ml man.igers, 
from all urf.. u iiidieat ions, have 
insured ihe rrpoal of (be daylight 
.•saving ordiii.incc. 

The light a;^aiiist .;a> light s.av- 
ing launclu'd l.y tho UkmI th<«atiiral 
iiitne.ts is sweoping over (Im dis- 
tri».f. and it . '»)ks as • though no 
l^Mitral .\'<w York city will «»hscrvo 
the w,ir-(in">e ciistorr. of clumKiiig 




HARRY HOLMAN 

in "HARD BOILED HAMPTON" 

Finishing this week (Ai)ril 3) at 
Majj'stic. Chicago, a complete tour 
of the Orpheum Circuit. Booked 
Solid Keith Circuit till .liily 17. 
SAIL .UFA' l.'i Foil Kl'KOPK. 
Thanks lo managers for past 

ft'lVOIS. 

Direction TH03. J. FITZGERALD 



NO MUSIC AFTER APRIL 30, 
ST. LOUIS SHOWMEN'S THREAT 



High Wages and Full Complement of Men Would 
Close 75 Per Cent, of Houses — Expense Must Be 
Reduced, Managers' Ultimatum 



TOWN ENCOURAGES 

STAGE ENTENTE 



Houston, Texas, Holds Get- 

Toqether Meetings with 

Visiting Players 



I lie clocks his jcn- 
.Maj'tin, man u,'«r of 
I'clx 1 lure, ti.ok th* 
thi' "^iiap. 



FlMUi is 1\ 

llif Hobbiiis- 

initia!i\<' in 



± 



Ccflst Orphcum's Closing 

San Frai)ris«o, Apr.l 5. 

Tlio (.'aliforni.-x Valley Oiphcums 

will c'ose for the suminrr on M.iy 

-7, according to am '^"ucement here 

eviv 



SMITH AND DALE CASE 

< Continued from pape 1) 
stnitinpr Thur.sday in the U. S. Cir- 
cuit Court of Appeals. 

The hrief recites: 

' Summarii;ing the testimony of 
the e,\j)ert critics we learn that 
Smith and Dale could sinj. danoc 
and play Jewish character parts in 
a restaurant scene: and s imetinjes 
Smith covild 'look like an Arab.' 
They sing, but neither of Ihvm ever 
render a solo. They dance, but not 
even with ordinary grace or ability. 
Ninety-nine out of every bundled 
'vaudevillians* dance, but to say of 
one that he can dance means noth- 
ing. Their dialect characterizations 
are of the usual nasal, stagey kind; 
their comedy is as testified, low, ir- 
reverent and of the slap-stick 
variety. From this testimony it is 
clear that the routine of Smith and 
Dale is by no means a fine art; It 
is an industry. What they do. 
most any other ordinary comedian 
can do. 

"In speaking as we do so lightly 
of the talents of the defemlant.^, we 
are vouchsafed In our opinion by 
(Jeorgo IJcrnard Shaw, who in his 
•Dramatic Opinions and Essays' 
discusses such character of comics 
as will be gleaned from a reading 
of the following excerpt from his 
'essays': 

Tne way to work every act of 
a com('<ly up to a rattling finish 
is to upset chairs, smash plate.s, 
make all the women faint and all 
the men tumble on onj another. 
• • • The truth is, all this 
knockabout stuff, these coarse 
jdoasantries about women's pet- 
ticoats, Katzenjam.ner, and so 
forth, belong not to American 
civilization, but to American bar- 
barism. The more he tries to hus- 
tle and bu.stle me Into enjoying 
myself, the more does it put me 
on the most melancholy dignity, 
and sets me reflecting funereally 
on the probable future of the race 
nursed on such anrj.«.ementa. To 
save myself from pessimism 1 
have tw remind myself tha. neith- 
er in America nor here is the test 
for them a mature test, and that 
the Americans in particular are 
so far from being its partisans 
that they rate English actirg and 
Fnglish methods far higher than 
wo do our.eelvc.5. -•' 

"The mechanical horse-play r-om- 
edy of the defendants in a tia\osty 
of a cheap-restaurant scene neitin'r 
requires nor reflects any special 
skill of porr.onality or otherwise in 
its rendering. 

"The fact that tlientriral booking 
agents, who show no sympt jms of 
possessing even the elementary 
qualifications to judge drama or 
foniedy so <'loquenlly and will) so 
much ease rr-gard such i)e 'formers, 
Smith an«l Dale, us ex^aordinary. 
bespeaks not American cpirion, but 
tnerely t!)e expression of ilKir own 
crude .srnse for crude <'njoyment. 
One of thrse booking aKcnt t-iltjcs 
rcfernd to lUo^e perfoi mors a?, ihe 
TilTany of them al!,' hut ina<lver- 
tcntly she Ik trayed ln-r vii-wpoint 
by .'HMiiig that slie wish<d slic 
booked tin- act. 

"The «let"nninu^ of tli*^ ;kill .mu 
arti.-try of ;»n aiior <lors not i« st 
upon hi^ ability to 'g<-t i vrr.' In the 
lirst an<l last analysis it rosts upon 
the histrioni.- <iualiIications of tl!»' 
player of a distlngiiishing charac 



Houston, Texas. April 3. 

The city adtninistratlon and lead- 
ing business interests of this city 
are interested in a movement to es- 
tablish a friendly feeling with the 
stage folk who play here from time 
lo lime. 

To this end the Stage and Screen 
Club has been formed and meets 
weekly in the Rice Hotel. Local 
men and visiting players get to- 
gether for a friendly exchange of 
views, and the performers offer an 
entertainment sometimes over 
luncheon. 

-^he institution was inspired by 
the theati»ical managers who take 
this means of checkmating un- 
friendly regulation of the theatre 
such as Sunday show prohibition 
and criticism ot the screen, on the 
theory that if representative res- 
idents become acquainted with the 
personnel of the theatre criticism 
will be disarmed. Mayor Holcombe 
attends regijlarly. The idea is 
framed somewhat on that of local 
Rotary clubs designed lo cement 
friendly relations between local bu.s- 
Iness interests for the prv)motion 
of harmony. 

Murray lavingston was |>resent 
at a meeting recently as guest of 
Manager Brownlee. 



EVELYN'S COME-BACK 

Takes Partner for Cabaret Dancing 
Act in Atlantic City 



Atlantic City. April 5. 

Martin Ferrari, formerly of Na- 
talie and Ferrari, has been engaged 
by Harry Katz to dance with 
Evelyn Nesbit at the La Marne 
cabaret here. Atlantic City i;} do- 
ing good business all over, and 
Katz's place is prosperous. 

Miss Nesbit has gained 18 pounds 
since coming here after her several 
melodramatic experiences in New 
York, winding up her career as a 
restaurant proprietor. She plans to 
return to vaudeville in the fall. 



BUSHMAN-BAYNE RECORD 

Indianapolis, April 5. 

Francis X. Rushman and Beverly 
Bayne, the former picture stars who 
played an engagement at Keith's 
here last wfck, are reported as hav- 
ing broken the attendance record 
for thp house for the current season, 
held by Mildred Harris, cx-wlfe of 
Charley Chaplin. 

The attendance figures were set 
by Miss Harris several weeks ago 
at Keiths when Miss Harris played 
the house in her vaudeville sketch, 
"Breaking Into the Movies." 



ter. based upon high artistic stand- 
ards. Smith and Dale are simply 
ordinary successful vaudeville per^ 
formers. \ - no measure of stand- 
ard can they be classified as espe- 
cially skillful or artistic, and it was 
error of the cojut below to rey:ard 
them so." 

The Smith and Dale brief curries 
a list of comi)araiivc .salaries paid 
vaudevlllian.s. li.sting iliein as fol- 
lows: 

Certrudo Hoffman, ti.'.Oi, wo..kly; 
Walter Kelly. $:,00 weekly; .lulien 
Fltinge. $1..'»00 or possibly $L'.500 
weekly; Dugau tKc Raymond, possi- 
bly $SO0 weekly; Williams <'C: ^^'olfus, 
possil)ly $1,100 woekly; llattie King. 
$1,100 weekly: Frl.sco. $1,000 and 
possibly $1.7.-,0 wr«'kly; Dorothy 
.T..rd<.ri, SLnoo ^^«■<kly; Ben WrLli. 
$700 weekly. 

.linimy Jlussey, $1,000 wtM-kly; 
W.llin-ton Cros.-t, $000 weekly; RcV- 
nar«l Cranvjllo, i-elween I'.ioo and 
$1,000 weeidy; Frank Tinnev. be- 
twen $1,000 atul $l,2.-,0 weekly; 
<'.allaK>ier ^st Shean, $1,000 weekly; 
■Julius Tannen, between $fi(io arul 
$S00 weekly; IMdic J.eon.ird, over 
^1,000 weekly. 



St. Louis, April 5. 

The board of directors of the Mu- 
sicians* Mutual Association met for 
several hours yesterday to con.sider 
an ultimatum they received from 
the theatre managers here, but 
would make no statement following 
the meeting. The theatre managers 
sent the ultimatum when the musi- 
cians' union ofTlcIals failed to reply 
to their request for a wage reduc- 
tion, as printed In Variety. The 
ultimatum says, in part: 

"Since May 1 almost 75 per cent, 
of our houses have shown substaii- 
lial losses to their owners, and 
while tne attendance has shown a 
decrease of 35 per cent, since last 
May, still the music expense re- 
mains the same, if ihe theatres of 
St, Louis are to be kept open, ex- 
penses must be reduced, and they 
must be left free to employ as many 
men as advisable and necessary. 

"It Is impossible, under the eon- 
tract whi<*h you compel us to sign, 
for any theatre of con8e<|uence. ex- 
cepting a few large theatres which 
are located In populous localities, 
to remain in business unless the- 
atre owners are permitted nnd 
granted as many men as they deem 
necessary." 

Kdward J. Sullivan, manager of 
the Orpheum theatre and chairman 
of the Fnited Theatre Managers of 
St. Louis, said the managers would 
"sit tight," and, if necessary, dis- 
pense with music altogether after 
April 30. 

"We would arbitrate our differ- 
ence if possible, but that is up to 
the union," he said. 



REVUE UNIT ROYALTY 

Tarns & Co. Sue on Specialty Show 
Made From "Whirl of N«w York* 



Tarns & Co. have started suit 
against the Shuberts for a little 
more than $2,000 royalty on "The 
Belle of New York,"-which was pre- 
sented under the title of "The Whirl 
of New York." The Shuberts cea.sed 
paying royalties on the production 
after it was withdrawn from the 
legitimate houses and presented it 
as one of their vaudeville units. 

Nathan Burkan started an action 
for the publishing house in Kings 
county, with the Shuberts' attorneyi 
trying to obtain a change of venue. 

When the Shuberts undertook to 
present "The Whirl* in vaudeville 
they eliminated the numbers of the 
original production and replaced 
them with popular published num« 
bers. Only a part of the book wai 
retained in vaudeville. 

An interesting question Is just 
what manner of calculation of the 
amount of royalty due on gross bus- 
iness, unless a flat sum was agreed 
upon, will be made. 



THEATRE^DE LAW 

New York Governor Signs Bill Reg- 
ulating Buildings 



Albany, N. T., April 5. 

Governor Miller of New York ha« 
signed the McGinnis bill providing 
for a theatre building code. The 
measure carries provisions for a 
State standard building code for 
places of public assembla;:re and 
amus^mcjit. It was introdueed in 
the New York State Legislature 
after the Knickerbocker th<'atre col- 
lapse in Washington. The bill has 
previously been descrii»ed in Va- 
riety. 

Frider the provisions of the new 
law the State Industrial noard Is 
authorized to adopt building .stand- 
ards which shall supersede any spe- 
cial or loeal ordinance ineonsistcnt 
with it. Where there is no enforcing 
authority the State police aie to 
assume that duty. The ludii-trial 
C<'niniissi«m is to ^ui'MvIsi' j:11 en- 
forcement. 

RADIO CABARET 

Sil-ibc's on Tl'd .sU« et iH ' '■ '"''•• 
of the loc.tl r«staur;nts 'o ;!!-^:all 
a radiophone. The ujitown r- stau- 
rant is using the radio in place of 
an orchestra, the regulation con- 
certs being givi n ihro'igiK' it ilic 
evening. 



Friday, April 7, 1922 



VAUDEVILLE 



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i 



GOLDWYIfS BEHAVIOR PUZZLES; 
FAMOUS PLAYERS' OBSTACLE 



Speculative Attention Drawn Away from Film Stock 
by Faster Moving Issues — Looks Like Jockeying 
to Bring Out Goldwyn — Loew Disappointing 



leacT 



Goldwyn continued to leaa In f was doslpnod to accumulate stock 
sneculativ« Interest amongr the I 'or P^'rmanont holding or rrorely to 
amusement group this week. Trad- f^just loans, its in.r|)oso appears to 
amufcemtiit t>ii/ui j^^^,^ ^^^^^^^ accompli.sheci. Dealings 

ing continued in the same huge dropped from an average above 



volume, but there was no wide 
price movement such as would or- 
dinarily come about in transactions 



haps the pool is waiting for some 
constructive development upon 
wliich to base the start of an ag- 
gressive campaign. 

The numman' of trariEactions March 31 to 
A[>ril ^ incluKive are n« follows: 

STOCK EXCHANGE 

Tliursflay- Sales High. Low. Last. Cht;. 

Pum. nay.-T... r.r.(H» SO 7H% 80 +1% 

\.'<'\v. \nv 1300 l.Vi !.-» 15 — % 

Urpheuni UHM l»i ll»«i 1U>4 —% 

I'.otiion sold uQo Orpheurn at lO'blilO^*. 

Friday — 

Fain. l'1ay.-L,...11100 81U 80«/i 80% + % 

Do. pf r.(M) \K, 04 y4«.i +\ 

Ix)ew. Inc 11(M> l.Vi l.-.li ^^1V^ 4- Vb 

Orpheum 800 1U\ 18^, in«i .. 

Hoston Bold lUri Orpheum at 18%4rll)',i. 

Saturday— 

Fam. I'luy.-T... 2100 SI 

l>o. pf 30<) U4^n 

L.M sv. Inc 800 I.V4 

Orpheum 800 ll> 

M«>n(1ay— 

P'ani. riay.-L . .12.'.00 RP.; 

Do. pf 100 UVh 

I.oew. Inc 210<» ):,% 

Onihfum 500 lit' J 

Tuesday- 
Fain. riay.-L...n.-oo sr; 

Do pf 3tM) '.U'H 

T.( ,Mv Inc LMiili I.-.'i 

Orph'um 10(10 )M-.j 

Hn.-itcn s-old Orpheum at I'J. 

Weiliif'sday— 

Fam. riay.-L... fOOO 80'^ Tr»-; 

Do pf r»()0 :t»'i 1>4 

r.oew. Ino KNiO l.'i't l.'i 

<.)rpheuni -«'0 IVs, ih'ij 

THE CURB 

Sales.HiRh I.ow.I.ast. Chg. 

7'S 



80 1; 

1.-. 

8()-y» 

04 "h 

i:.'h 

1H\ 



1.-. 
18 



80>4 

D4»-i 
l.-.'i 

18^4 

81'4 
1)4 >4 
1:.';, 



80 
!I4 
l.-,»i 
I8ii 



J»4»* 
l.-.'4 

1»>* 



- % 






+1 

- >i 

- '4 

t % 

- V» 






Tliur.t^day— 
CJol.Iwyn 10400 

Fridiy — 
Goldwyn 14000 

Saiiirday— 

r.oUJwvn lOSOO 

Llrlfltth rOO 

Mondax — 
G"l(i\vyn r.900 

Tuesday— 
Cioldwyn 7800 

Wedn-'sday - 
C.oldwyn I'OO 



«"T« 



74 



4 ',4 

7 

7 



C»i 0^4 



4li 

en 



7 

4U 
7 

C% 
0% 



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+ H 

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"WONT RESIGN"— BECK 

Orpheum Head Emphatic in Denial 
He Will Quit April 13 



2.000 shares a day to around 500. 

The pool \\hieh was reported in 
Loew appears to be mnrkinff time. 
of such size. It is to be remembered j l>robahly with the rest of the list at 
that in the last three weeks close J hfiilint: point, the lime was lookerl 
upon 175.000 shares have changed j upon as inauspiciou.'^. At any rate 
hands and In that time the price j the stock has-been sluKgi.sh. al- 
has advanced only from around 5 thcuph firm at better than Ifj Per 
to the current quotation of 7. 
Held Under Wraps 

The obvious Inference Is that 
prices are Ijplng held in check by 
some strong Interest which Is anx- 
ious to draw out stock at low prices 
by holding down prices to dis- 
courage old holders who have been 
looking for a brisk advance at this 
time. The suspicion is that much of 
the tremendous turnover represents 
"washing" transactions — sales and 
purchases which run around in 
circles without materially changing 
the actual ownership of the stock. 

This week a formal statement 
was given out for publication that 
Goldwyn had issued a notice to 
holders of Its two-year 8 per cent, 
convertible gold notes that it will 
exercise its privilege (subject to 
the rights of conversion on or 
before April 28) of redeeming 
1250,000 face of this obligation. Re- 
demption will take plane May S at 
a price of 101 and Interest to that 
date. 

Holders of the notes were re- 
quested to present them at the 
trust department of the Chase Na- 
tional Bank. The numbers called 
run from No. 2 to No. 1496 of the 
$1,000 denomination and from No. 
2 to No. 496 of the $500 face, and 
from No. 1 to No. 404 of the $100 
notes. 

Strangely enough the annoimce- 
ment caused not even a flurry in 
the trading on the New York cuijb, 
although it would appear that this 
constructive action to cancel an 
obligation would put the company 
In a highly favorable light. No 
mention was made In the published 
statement as to how this payment 
would be financed. 

It is presumed among traders 
that the publication of the financial 
Bur^'ey duo any time now will be 
the signal for an aggressive move 
forward, the declaration of Inten- 
tion regarding the redemption of 
the notes being a preliminary 
maneuver. 

Famous Sticks Around 81 

Famous players got Into new high 
Tuesday of nearly 82 since Its dip 
to 77^, but was off at the close to 
•round its old level under 81 and 
dropped to 79^ Wednesday. The 
Famous IMaycra pool seems to be 
having Us own dimcultlcs these 
days of rollicking million-share 
Bessions and advancing prices. It 
■ticks stubbornly below 81 in spite 
of daily turnovers obove 10,000 
■hares, days during which there Is 
constant evidence of determined 
pool support. 

The truth of tho matter seems to 
be that the market, meaning the 
In and out speculative community. 
Is tired of theatrical stocks and Is 
turning its attention to other spots 
In the li.st where the tieker player 
Is getting a run for his money. 
Famous Players In spite of big 
dealings has scarcely moved Ave 
points Kinee the first of the year, 
^hile stocks like Studebaker and 
jne other sensational performers 
have jumped 30, or so. If the pool 
<^ould .sliove Famous Players up 
past 81 to within range of its prev- 
ious liij;h of 83, there might bo 
enough promise of action to attract 
a following, but to date every time 
tho tock pushed through 81 profit- 
tal<iMg and nhort 
Bwamrud the rise. 

1'ie Fame situation seems to 
surround Loew and Orpheum. The 
bujing in the latter stock whieh 
^'arned it to L'O lust weel; appears 
to have subsided and tho price has 




PHJIA HOUSES SHIFT BOOKINGS: 
CHANGING FROM POP TO STOCK 



Nixon-Nirdlinger't Theatres Go to Amalgamated 
Books, While Sablosky & McGuirk Stands Take 
On Stock May 1 



AL WOHLMAN 

in "THE GRADUATE" 

TOURING OUIMUUTJM CIIICI'IT. 
Direction: LEW COLDER 



sellitiif ha\e 



Martin Beck, president of tho Or- 
pheum circuit, returned to Now 
York this week and denied that he 
had resigned or contemplated re- 
signing as liead of tho Orpheum 
circuit. 

Tho story published to the effect 
that Mr. Beck had tendered his 
resignation to become effective 
April 13 at the next directors' meet- 
ing of the Orpheum stockholders 
was denied emphatically by Mr. 
Beck, who branded the rumor as a 
figment of the imagination. 

The rumors of Beck's resignation 
followed closely after the adjourning 
of the last stockholders' meeting in 
Chicago, where It was said that Mru. 
Kohl's faction were opposed to the 
present management of the Or- 
pheum and that only the interven- 
tion of E. F. Albee prevented a 
show-down at that time. 



PAN PUBLISHER FINED 

George J. Wetzel Convicted on 

Charge of Circulating 

Indecent Matter 

George J. Wetzel, play broker, 
partner in the otagelorc Publish- 
ing Co. and publisher of "Kosener'.s 
Pan," was fined $250 In Special 
Sessions last Friday charged with 
publishing an indecent magazine. 
Issue No. 3 is the allcgvl Indecent 

issue. Justices Freschl, Edwards 
and Herbert, who had reserved de- 
cision for one week in order to read 
ihe publication for the purpose or 
adjudicating the charge, released 
Wetzel on probation until April 7. 
when he must pay the line or serve 
a jail sentence of 30 day.s. 

J. S. Sumner, of the Society for 
the Suppression of Vice, preferred 
tlie charge. Wetzel's attorney. Max 
Greenberger, who immediately 
moved for a new trial, had offered 
to bring George M. Rosencr (vaude- 
ville) into New York to testify as 
to the meaning of tho offending 
articles, but the court held that the 
vaudcvillian -author's testimony 
would be incompetent. 



SMALL TIME AGISNTS 
SEEK PROTEaiON 



Claim They Are Squeezed 

By Big Time Men in 

Agency 



Small time vaudeville agents In 
tho Keith Exchange claim they are 
being slowly disenfranchised by the 
surplus of big time material that Is 
being offered to the Family Depart- 
ment by the big time agents. 

The fifth fioor, or small time 

agents, are not allowed on the big 

time floor unless a booking man- 
ager sends for them. This Is 
claimed to work out as a hardship 
for when a small time agent de- 
velops an act to the point where It 
begins to interest the big time 
broker, a big time agent U8ua:iy 
steps In and explains to the act 
that It Is high time they secured 
themselves a bier time representa- 
tive. The usual result is that the 
small time agent loses the turn 
after breaking It In i nd digging It 
up out of the small time houses. 

It Is expected that an appeal to 
tho Keith officials to d^ Iso some 
system whereby an agort who dis- 
covers and develops a new turn will 
be protected and will be made an 
exception as rerards the big time 
franchise when the act is ready to 
play tho big tim-^ houses. 



^'SAWING" EXPOSE SUIT 

Richmond, Va., April 5. 

Horace Goldin, inventor of the 
"Sawing a Woman In Half Illusion, 
at the close of his engagement at 
B. F, Keith's I..yric, declared he had 
Instructed his attorneys to bring 
action for damages against every 
publication which had followed tho 
New York World In its expose of 
the trick apparatus used In the 
illusion. The table employed by 
Goldin In his Illusion Is a mechan- 
ical device on which ho holds pat- 
ent rights, duly registered at Wash- 
ington. 

Separate suits, he said, would be 
pressed against all "publications 
that carried the expose. 



ENTER STARS OF "MARV 



HdkTry Carroll and Anna Wheaton 
to Continue in Vaudeville 



James K. Marshall and Edna 
Moore, co-stars of "Mary," will de- 
vote their summer activities to 
vaudeville, having been procured 
for the two-a-days by M. S. 
IJentham. They will offer a sketch 
titled, "Broadway." 

Bentham also effected the reunion 
of Harry Carroll ani Anna Wheaton 
this week for a continuation of 
their vaudevlllo tour. Carroll had 
prepared to offer his act over the 
Cri)heum circuit, while Miss 
Wheaton had accepted an engage- 
ment for a production. 



During the execution of a trick, 
Albert Le Groh (3 L.e Qrohs) fell 
and broke his right ankle. A 
physician said that he would be laid 
up at least several monthB. 



NEW STAND "TO SHOW" 



The Iloosevelt In West Hoboken 
will be utilized by the Keith office 
as a break-in house instor 1 of the 
Courtland, situated a block away, 
whirh has been taken out of the 
Keith office. 

Acts desiring a chance to "break 
in" or "yhow" will be booked into 
tlie Boo.-^evelt on Saturday and 
Sundays of each week. The Roose- 
velt i.s a modern largo caj»aeity, 
erected at a cost of $ir)O,000. It has 
been playing Keifh vaudeville for 
some time but suffered from the 
Courtland opposition,- where the 
break -In acts were advertised as 
Keitli vaudeville, and secured at a 
nominal cost. 



L!: 



rased gradually to 18^. Whatever 
inspired the bull drive, whether it 

Watch for FRANK V/VN HOVEN'S . 

_BIG ADV., WeeJr^iur Naxt I Al rii 17. 



Five-Year Contract 
Georglo Price has been signed by 
tlie Sliulierts' to a f-oven-year con- 
tract. Priee has l.een i»Ii\ing Shu- 
l)ert vamlevilie all season. The 
comedian and his wife will accom- 
pany J. J. Shubert on a pleasure 
trip to i:uroi)e, t».e i)arty having 
book.^d passage 



on 



Olympic, 




COOKE and VALDARE 

"JUST LIVELY STEPPERS" 

CHARACTER DANCERS (X'entrlques) 
Direction: JO PAIGE SMITH 



The NIxon-Nlrdllnger houses. 
Nixon, Philadelphia, and Maryland, 
Hagerstown. will be booked through 
the Amalgamated Booking Office, 
beginning next month. Thj Amal- 
gamated Is the Independent booking 
agency that supplies the bills Xor 
the Sablosky & McGuirk houses in 
Pennsylvania. It formerly booked 
the B. F. Moss houses before Most 
affiliated with the Keith Exchange. 

The two houses are booked by 
Frank Wolf, Sr., through the I'elth 
Exchange. The Nixon Is situat d 
about a mile from the Crosskeys, 
Philadelphia, a Sablosky 8c Mc- 
Guirk house. The proximity of the 
houses is bcliovod to have Inspired 
the new booking arrangement. 



Philadelphia, April 5. 
The Broadway and the Crosskeys, 
two of the Sablosky ft McGuirk 
vaudeville atrins here, will go into 
stock May 1. Both theatres are 
booked out of the Amalgamated 
office. 



Reports of a general closing down 
May 1 of the Independent houses In 
Philadelphia was current in New 
York this week. That was denied 
by managers visiting New York for 
booking Tuesday. The rumor was 
that the price of feature pictures 
was considered too high and the 
only manner in which the contracts 
could be evaded was the closing of 
the split-week houses and possibly 
reopening them under another pol- 
icy. Tabs for one or two houses 
were anticipated for the summer, it 
was said. At the Amalgamated of- 
fice it was denied there was any 
basis to the reports or that there 
was an agreement between the 
Philadelphia vaudeville houses. The 
Stanley company, which controls 
most of the vaudeville picture fea- 
ture bookings, is interested in a 
number of the houses mentioned. 



FILM HOUSES SEEK ACTS 

San Francisco, April 6. 
The Majestic theatre in the Mis- 
sion district, which has been play- 
ing pictures, is including vaudeville 
acts on the program, booking them 
independently. Other picture houses 
In this district are considering fol- 
lowing suit, in order to meet the 
opposition. 

Also, the smaller picture theatres 
In the downtown district that have 
asked 20 cents for admission are 
now pasting big three sheets In 
front of their doors announcing the 
price will be 10 cents. Including war 
tax. 



AMATEUR NERVE 

A female Impersonator, claiming 
to hall from Bethlehem, Pa., has 
been making the runds of the pro- 
ducing offices gar'ued In a fonna:? 
outfit, with skirts, silk stockings, 
a long cape and all the rest. 

He visited Eddie Darling, Arthur 
Klein, Jcnio Jacobs and a number 
of others this week, managing to 
obtain audiences with each, after 
which he announced he was a man, 
adding that he wished to enter the 
show businods but had no previou4 
experience. 



SPEED DEMON ACT 
Eddie Hearn, hero of numerous 
automobile races, is coming to 
vaudeville with a novelty In the 
form of a circular metal globe In 
whieh he will tear around in a spe- 
cially built small racing car, en- 
deavoring to top 100 miles an hour. 
The gl(d»e will be 30 feet in diam- 
eter and tho car ncre.".s;irily small. 
Hearn will nice in the coming 
national event at Indianapolis, af ti r 
which ho will play the Keith time. 
Harry \N'eber arranged the produc- 
tii^n. 




Fire Claims Settled 
The ( laims of Pert and I.otfie 
\\ ilton, I-.»'S (Iravettas. Renaid and 
\S t'sl and Jack Goldio, against the 
Morris Express company, 1:0" West 
l')th .«<treet,- Now York, wer<j**cttled 
I ist week. Their property ' was 
(lumagod when a transfer truck 
took fire, the loss amounting it 



w 



VAUDEVILLE 



Friday. April 7. 1022 



EARLY CLOSINGS BRING JAM 
TO KEITH EXCHANGE BOOKS 



Revisions Affecting More Than 100 Acts Involves 
Excess of Travel Cost to Bookers in Five Fig- 
ures — Albee to Pay Losses 



f 



The Koith Vaudfvillo Exolianjje, 
the Keith circuit and its allied the- 
atres stand to lose a large amount 
through the edict that all contracts 
will be settled without loss to 
artists through houses closing or 
bookings rearranged. Early closing 
announcements, necessitating con- 
siderable revision of programs in 
the Immediate future, began to echo 
through the Palace theatre build- 
ing this week. 

Two seasons ago when prosperity 
reigned in vaudeville, the matter of 
looking after closings was of little 
consequence and the Albeo order 
was easily followed out. The sea- 
fjon of 1920-21, one of the worst in 
vaudeville history, found the book- 
ers caught unaware and the sudden 
closings threatened for awhile to 
bring about a stale of booking 
chaos. 

Profiting on last season's experi- 
ence the executives this spring have 
started the readjusting machinery 
functioning early and as fast as a 
route is switched because of clos- 
ing houses or other causes, the acts 
affected are given prior attention 
and consideration and the jumps 
regulated to keep additional ex- 
pense at a minimum. 

But early this week it was stated 
at the Keith oflice that upward of 
100 acts were on the preferred list 
for immediate time because of en- 
forced moves In their routes. The 
manner of procedure is to nil in the 
cancelled week at the nearest pol.it 
from the week preceding, but 
should there be any extra railroad 
fare or excess baggage charges 
above that which the act would nat- 
urally undergo through the original 
jump, this amount is paid the act 
by the othce, which in turn charges 
It up to the house closed. 

In many cases the act Is re- 
quested to play a split week to fill 
in a cancelled week. The additional 
baggage hauls and extra railroad 
fares are paid by the otticc and if 
th*» act Is asked to play three shows 
daily whereas the cancelled week 
was a two-a-day stand, the ofnee 
endeavors to bargr.in on the pro- 
rata scale for the additional show, 
in many cases finding it necessary 
to add on a two-a-da. week stand 
at the conclusion of the route. 

But while the bookers are doing 
their mightiest to keep the extra 
expense at a lo'- amount, tlie large 
number of cases will bring the total 
up in the five-figure class. The rul- 
ing comes under clause 3 of the 
Keith contract, reading as follows: 

"If ahove place of perlormance is 
changed the manaf;(i- will i)ay any 
extra railroad fares and baggage 
charges cau.sed thereby, but artist 
is otherwise to pay all tran.sporta- 
tation. Jf operation of the theatre 
is prevented by fire, casualty, public 
authority, strikes, or any other 
cause beyond the managers' control, 
the manager shall pay only for the 
number of perfornriances rendered 
on a pro rata basis." 

The other vaudeville circuits are 
protected against this loss since the 
Loew, Pantages and Fox circuits 
Issue blanket contracts for a stip- 
ulated amount of weeks, not men- 
tioning the towns, whereas the 
Keith ofhce gives individual con- 
tracts for each city and theatre. 

This week the Fillis Family re- 
ceived a cneck from E. F. Albee to 
represent the difference In fares 
expended by the act above that 
agreed upon In the contract. The 
Fillia aggregation was booked to 
play a six weeks' tour of mid -west 
fairs by the Western Vaudeville 
Managers' Association. Carrying 
animals, a rather novel contract 
was adopted, specifying that the ad 
was not to travel more tiian 2^0 
miles weekly. The act was switched 
to play vaudeville houses and given 
ten week Instead of six. 

The act's numager computed the 
excess mileage, but a difference 
existed since he travelled several 
weeks at less than the stipulated 
distarVe without ci-editing the dif- 
ferent*- on the total. The ten weeks' 
traviJi*"wa8 averaged at 250 miles 



weekly and the excess mileage al- 
lowed by the booking oflice. 

.Mr. Albee, in discussing the con- 
dition, stated: "There is no reason 
why confusion should exist, if it 
does. We agree to till our part of 
the contract and we expect the 
artist to do likewK«<e. We will stand 
our losses without complaint and I 
find the artists willing and anxious 
to co-operate with us in bringing 
about the correction of this situa- 
tion. I have not received a single 
complaint on this question, so ap- 
I)arently everything is working out 
smoothly. Where an act is put to 
extra expense through no fault of 
its own. it is up to the manager to 
stand the loss. When, through a 
switch in booking the actor saves 
moru'y, that is his good fortune." 



OCCASIONAL "NAMES" 

"Super-Attractions" Only Once in 
• While on Lo«w Coast Time 



Contrary to original Intentions, 
the Loew circuit will not follow the 
Eva Tanguay engagement with a 
«eries of super-stars, but will oc- 
(*Hsionally engage f\. big name for 
the nine- week coast time, alternat- 
ing with the regular road programs 
and the feature picture policy. 

Following Tanguay the Hippo- 
drome, Seattle, will have Viola 
Dana, the Metro star making a per- 
.<^onal appearan<:e with a cycle of 
songs and some talk. The next big 
attraction will be Texas Guinan and 
Co. in Jack Lait's sketch, "The 
Spitfire." 

The I^oew booking dep.irtment 
finds the personal appearance of 
women stars a «liaw, p.irticularly 
on the coast, while the male stars 
have little or no box ofllcc strength. 

The const house will remain open 
all summer as formerly, the only 
possible closing being the Salt Lake 
theatre. 



KEITH IN WATERTOWN 

Will Oppose Shubert Vaudeville at 
Olympic .ntil Autumn 



Waterto.vn, N. Y., April &. 

Keith vaudeville will be booked 
at the Olympic, Watertown, as soon 
as alterations to the stage are com- 
pleted. The Keith bookings will 
play in opposition to the Shubert 
brand at the Avon. When the fall 
legit season opens, the Olympic 
will bo ufsed for road attractions. 
The im;»rovements now bei?ig made 
to the Olympic stage will nick 
Robbins* bank roll to the extent of 
$30,000. 

Starting Easter Sunday, the 
Olyrnpi*' will cut i(s pric- for films 
from :i;J to 22 cents. This .scale will 
prevail until vaudeville starts. 
•School Days" will be the first film 
at the cut rate. 




ANNA VIVIAN and CO. 

in "HUNTING" 

Jefferson and Regent, New York, 
Next Week (April 10). 

Direction: JAS. MACKOWEN 

FRANK EVANS' OFFICE 



KEEFE INDEPENDENT 

Former Pantages Booker Starts 
with 12 Houses 



Walter Keefe, who recently re- 
tired from the New li^ork offlce of 
the Pantages circuit, will not be- 
come aflllliated with any esta.blished 
agency, but will open an independ- 
ent booking office next week in the 
Longacre district and with a local 
and travelling staff m tke an effort 
to build up an independent circuit 
of his own. 

Keefe has not established head- 
quarters as yet, but has tentative 
agreements with about 12 Independ- 
ent theatres and with this string as 
a nucleus expect.'j to be established 
in the vaudeville booking field with 
the season's openir.g. 



GOLDIE ONHOWES' BOOK 

Becker Working en Confidential 
Assignment 



Watch for FRANK VAN HOVEN'9 
BJQ APVm Wf k After Next 



K.-P. BOOK PAY DAY" 

Ciiaili«i Chaplin's now picture 
"I'ay Day" has been booked for all 
the metropolitan Keith and Proc- 
tor houses. The film will play the 
hou.s'es in groui)s as ihe cu.stom has 
been with past Chaplins. The Pal- 
ace, Broadway, Colonial, Riverside, 
Alhambra and Hamilton will have 
the film week of April 17. 

The small timers like Proctor's 
r»Sth St., Regent and Harlem opera 
house will play the picture the first 
half of the week of April 17, and 
the Jefferson, 5th Avenue, Ford- 
ham, Franklin and 23d St. will ha\e 
it tlie last half of the j»ame week. 
The Brooklyn houses, Orpheum and 
I'l.illiush, will play it the following 
wrek, April 24, the small timers in 
I'.iooklyn playing it in groups first 
and last half rei?pectively. 



Lawrence Goldic Is booking the 
three houses formerly booked by 
/.'ally Howes in the Keith office, 
'"lie houses arc Proctor's, Yonkers; 
.'iSth St., and Keith's, Wilmington. 

At the Keith office it was said 
t'.at Howes was working on a con- 
fidential assignment and that the 
switching of the houses to the 
books of Lawrence Goldie was a 
temporary arrangement. 

Jn addition to the three houses 
mentioned Goldie ! ooks the Harlem 
Opera House; Keitl.s, Jersey City, 
and all of the I'roctor houses except 
Albany and Tro' w'.iich are handled 
by Harold Kemp, of the Keith Fam- 
ily Department. 



KEITH CLOSING MAY 1 

The Alhambra and Colonial, New 
Vork, will close for the summer 
.May J, according to an announce- 
ment of the Keith ofiico this week. 
Tho Alhambr.T, may install a stock 
policy over the hot spell, but the 
Colonial will remain dark. The 
houses were previously reported as 
to close April 15. 

The 13. S. Moss' Riveria in 
Rrooklyn, a split-week house, will 
also close May 1, and the Hamilton, 
another Moss hnnse, at 14.0111 street 
and Broadway, will install a split- 
week policy, replacing the present 
big time, full-wec'k one. Th ) house 
will play six acts and i)icture8 for 
the summer. 

The Flatbu.sh will piobab'.y close 
about June 30. 



VOGUE OF UNIT SHOWS MAY 
INVADE VAUDEVILLE IN FALL 



Keith Office Said to Be Examining Idea — Lubin 
Thinks Well of Plan for Intermittent Use — 
Figure on $2,500 as Total Cost 



LOCAL BODIES BOOST 
KEITH ANNIVERSARY 



Fraternal Orders Participate 
in Celebration April 24 



In connection with the campaign 
of publicity revolving around the 
"Third of a Century" Anniversary 
of tho Keith Circuit programs of 
local Importance are scheduled for 
the week of April 24. 

Aside from the regular v/eekly 
programs, which have been given 
special attention in the matter of 
construction for this event, the 
Knights of Columbus, Y. M. C. A., 
Boy Scouts, Campflre Girls, Amer- 
ican Legions' organizations. Phil- 
harmonic societies, Welfare Civic 
leagues, Elks clubs^Masonlc orders 
and numerous other industrial, > 'lo 
and charitable organizations are 
arranging special affairs. 

Offers of co-operation from many 
organizations have come to the 
Keith Circuit. 

In Providen.'o the Providence 
Philharmonic Society, fostered by 
the Keith management there and 
cr — no.sed of profc--'- * -Iclans, 
will give firenoon free concerts In 
the Keith theatre. The Welfare 
Civic Organiziition of Loui'-''-llle ...'I 
gi'-o f- -"-^rmnnccs in that city, 

a feature of which will be 33 girls, 
er-^'-" •• ent'^g a year in tho 

F '• hirtory. «--'• • "-lees will 
b-^ held for the orphan childrtn of 
Louisville and suburbs and the chil- 
dren of several industrial nn^l char- 
itable institirtion.s. Theatre '>arty 
nights with "Flks' Nights" and **Ma- 
.sonic Nights" will bo staged In 
Cleveland, ^i^tr.hurgh. Inr^'anapolis. 
r..oui.sville, Cincinnati, Washington 

nnd r«' ^-wcst cities. Tuesday. 

A'nil 2ri, the Mystic Shriners of Co- 
lumbus will have a special night 
with th :r own band of 88 pieces 
aiding in the entertainment. Pub- 
lic speakers, public officials and 
clergymen throughout the country 
have come forward and volunteered 
to deliver short addresses nt each 
P' ••'ormance on tho .".nniversary. 



D. D. H.? PLAyS LONDON 

l-rcd l)e Uondy of the .Marinelli 
nflico will sp«»nd his vacation In 
Mtiiujie this summer, sailing from 
.Montreal .May 13. D. J). II.?. the 
nionologlst, sails with Do lioody. 
lie will appear In London for a 
couple of weeks, returning over here 
ill .July to resume his Keith engage- 
ments ut the Brighton theatre. 



Utica Orpheum Razed 

Utica, N. Y., April 5. 

Tlio building in which Wilmer & 
Vincent first tried theatrical ven- 
tures and planted the first of a 
chain of theatres is being razed for 
the construction of a new 150-room 
hotel to be called the Majestic. 

The old Orpheum is one of the 
city's landmarks. In this theatre 
I'ord Anderson, one of the ushers, 
gained his start and rose In the 
theatrical business until he Is now 
the manager of the WUmcr & Vin- 
cent chain. 

Before It became the Orpheum 
the building was the old Opera 
House, where many of the famous 
orators and singers of past gcnera- 
tioni were heard. 



TO REBUILD McVICKERS 

House Closes May 1 to Labor Day- 
Loew Shows at Rialto 



Chicago, April 5. 
McVickers, the Jones, Linick & 
Schaeffer hou.se here, will close its 
doors May 1 for the first time in 30 
years. The hou.'^e will remain dark 
until next Labor Day and undergo 
a comjilete overhauling, reopening 
on that date as one of the most 
elaborate vaudeville hou.ses in the 
middle west. 

Tho Loew road shows, which play 
McVickers both ways on the west- 
ern and return tour, will play the 
Kialto during the interim, another 
Jones, I..inick & Schaeffer house. 

While tlie alterations are in 
progress work will continue on the 
house at the rat o 24 hours a day, 
it being planned to use three shifts 
of laborers and artisans continually 
to enable tlie management to re- 
open on the date set. 



BOOKERS ACTIVE 



Many Contracts Signed for Keith'c 
Anniversary Week This Month 



The Keith Circuit this week 
signed more than 100 contract.s 
with acts as features of the month 
in anticipation of Keith's "Third of 
a Century" Anniversary Week, 
April 24 to 29. 

Among the new names added to 
the Keith roster in the near future 
are Vivionne Segal, W. C. Field's 
"Golfing," Jessie Reed, Bessie Bar- 
riscale and Co.; Marion Murr;- and 
Co., John B. Hymcr and Co., Ohio 
Quartet, Schwartz and Clifford. 
Marshall Montgomery, Moody and 
Duncan, Lew H a w k i n s. Misses 
Dennis, Eric Zardo, Johnny Small 
and Sisteri, etc. 



That there will be opposition 
amgng the so-called "revue-unif 
vaudeville programs next sea.son 
was indicated this week. The revue- 
unit style of show has been an- 
nounced by the Shuberts, who are 
establishing a system of franchises, 
holders of which will start produc- 
tion aimed for fall showing. It was 
reported this week that both the 
Keith and Loew offices were inter- 
ested In the possibilities of that 
style of vaudeville. 

Recently an agent closely aflUli- 
ated with the Keith exchange called 
into conference a stage director, the 
purpose being a discussion of the 
practical side of framing unit shows 
surrounding a condensed r e v u e. 
Whether the agent plfens forming 
revue-units and establishing his 
own producing department or 
whether the Keith office intends 
using Its own production depart- 
ment Is not known. That any great 
divergence in vaudeville bill fram- 
ing is intended Is not believed, but 
the possible use of such revue-unit 
shows, especially In stands holding 
Shubert shows, was said to be the 
idea. 

The Loew office, while frankly 
Interested In the possibilities of 
revue-unit shows as a change from 
the form of shows now offered, will 
not employ that style of bill regu- 
larly. Jake Lubin stated he did not 
believe a revue-unit show should 
be offered In Loew houses more 
often than once every five weeks. 
His Idea is to book such bills out- 
side of New York only. The Loew 
booking head raid there would not 
be a production office, but that ho 
proposed using two strong turns in 
conjunction with a girl act. The 
producer of the latter would be 
given the special acts to work into 
the girl turn, with perhaps other 
acts If he needed them. Lubin esti- 
mates that for the cla.=!S of houses 
in mind for revue-unit shows booked 
from the Loew otfice they should 
not cost more than $2,500 weekly. 
That style of show may not be 
counted opposition to the Shubort 
plan of bills, but will provide fof 
the Loew bookings a "change of 
pace" more than anything el.^e. 



BALTIMORE SCANDAL 

Baltimore, April 5. 

An aftermath In the Boulevard 
theatre scandal is now holding space 
in the local dailies. J. Wilson Car- 
roll, er.stwhile counsel for the com- 
pany, is up for disbarment. E. J. 
Wiley, the promoter, te.stilled that 
he gave Carroll $300 and 1.000 f^harea 
of stock to block the passage of an 
ordinance in the city council that 
would permit another concern 
building in the neighborhood of the 
Boulevard. 

Carroll denies this, claiming all 
the money and stock was for legiti- 
mate counsel fees. Testimony ia 
still being taken at this time. 



DONEGAN-ALLEN PARTING 

Francis X. Donegan and Atn»*lia 
Allen withdrew from the Davis, 
Pittsburgh, this week, due to illness 
of Miss Allen. Donegan said he has 
dis.'olved partnership with Miss 
Allen, adding that she had signed 
a contract with the "Music Box" 
for next season. The combination 
was formed son. ^ months ago. and 
$2,000 was invested in the act. They 
have not played enough dates to 
realize a profit on the .nv^stment. 
They had eight more wr ks booked. 



EDWARDS ACTIVE 

r.us Edwards will produce .«everal 
acts for Keith routes this summer, 
not all being of the customary Ed- 
wards musicals or juveniles. Jle is 
preparing one with fourteen rrinci- 
pals of the farce order. Ho is also 
writing scenarios to several of his 
old song successes, foliowi)ig the 
get -over of "Schooldays." 



PEYTON ON HIS OWN 

Lew Peyton has retired fioni the 
Lee Kraus office and will be an in- 
dependent agent. 

Peyton is a former \-u«hville 
actor who affiliated • ith Arthur 
Lyons, tho Loew agent, and later 
became associated with Le Kraus 
after Kraus had left the Kiaus- 
Arthur lJdir*»«»2 office. 



Tiii^' April 7, 1622 



VAUDEVILLE 



I 



VAUDEVILLE REVIVAL 
OF "WHITE SLAVE" 

Old Melodrama in Six Scenes 

—Griffith to Make 

Film Also 



ALBEE UMPIRE 

Act! in Row Between Agents Over 
Conflict in Claims on Act 



•'The White Slave" will be re- 
vived lor vaudeville uwage next 
geasun Hubert Campbell having ar- 
ranged tor a condensed version of 
the old melodrama. There will be 
six episodes and a feature will be 
the introduction of Stephen Foster's 
old n.'g.o melodies. D. W. Griffith 
has already announced the pic- 
turization of "The White Slave" as 
a 8poci:il feature. 

The IMrtlev Campbell play was 
present«'d nt Ilaverly'.s theatre in 
1882. Of the original cast Marie 
Bates, nuw appearing with David 
Wanioll is the only player living. 
Others in tho show were (Jeorgia 
Cayvan. Kmmet Wilmot, Etelka 
Wa:d<.n. Frances Kemble. (Jermon. 
Gu**tav f.fviok Frank Hi>))ert8 M. C. 
Daly. William J. Scanlon. Welch 
IMwards. Daniel Ralton Charles 
■SVetster and Daniel Kalston. 

VICTOR CO. lOSES SUIT 

The I nited States Court of Ap- 
peals oil Wednesday denied the 
appeal of the Victor Phonograph 
company in their injunction suit 
against the Starr Piano company 
of Richmond, Ind., manufacturer of 
the Cennett and other disc brands. 
The decision means that the man- 
ufacture of lateral cut phoriograph 
record."* may be undertakea by any- 
one without payment of royalties to 
the Victor company which con- 
trolled the original basic patents, 
tiince (xpired. 

The Victor company began the 
suit in the local district Federal 
court in 1[*H«. Judge Learned Hand 
docidir.!? against the plaintiff in De- 
ri'nii)er. 1M20. Since then numerous 
record manufacturing companies 
have come into existence, some 
provin^T ol benefit to the music 
publlsli >r m the way of new "me- 
chaniral ' royalty sources, while 
others iuue only cut in on. the 
standard lirm.s for a brief period 
and liuMi expired without making 
any royalty payments at all. 



HORWITZ PAYS UP 

A suit arising from the agency 
split of .Arthur J. Horwitz and Lee 
Kraus last summer was decided in 
favor of Kraus Monday. Both 
agents wire sued by Harry Tedeska. 
who last summer advanced to Kraus 
$500. Horwitz in taking over the 
agency assumed all debts. Ho con- 
tended the loan was a .rsonal mat- 
ter. Kraus stating it was a corpora- 
tion account. 

The matter was decided by the 
court when a letter written by Hor- 
witz to Tadeska was introduced. In 
the letter the agent promised to pay 
off the debt, and up to tho time of 
the suit had already given Tadeska 
1200. It was agreed that the actor 
accept $50 per week until the bal- 
ane • was paid. 



SCHWARTZ WITH KEITH 

Sol Schwartz has given up the 
•nanagement of the New Orpheum. 
Vonkers. and will be appointed to 
a similar berth in one of the Keith 
houses. 

The Xew Orpheum i.s an inde- 
pendently booked pop vaudeville 
house, and has been doing consis- 
tent business since Pally Markua 
started supplying the attractions. 
Schujiriz is a former Keith man- 
ager. 

The Kolth house in Yonker.4 Is 
rroctor s, which plays a split week 

policy. 



one 



HOUSES CLOSING 

The Lyric. Hamilton. Ont.. Can., 
"'^e oi th..' Canadian-United houses, 
wil! rlos.. April 22. with the Uobbins 
stock c<inipany scheduled to succeed 
the iMcsout policy. 

Tho Itro.'iaway and Cros.*^ Kcy.*^. 
Jhiladrlphia (Sablowsky & Mc- 
J^ulrk) discontinue vaud<ville April 
j-9. A drnmatic stock company will 
"e ni-t.,i!,.a in each house for the 
•umn^T starting May 1. 

Tho strund. Newark. N. .T . an 
jr>deper.<lorit vaudeville and picture 
houhc. < U„-e.l yaturdav. March l'.'.. 
J he iioijse played a split week 
pull, y u( liv,. nets of NaudeviUe, 
»"^ok.,l i,y F.iiiy Xtnrlais. Straight 
M'^tur , viu prevail during tho hot 

Til., iiij, Voungs((.wM. O.. vaude- 

'^"ll». will clos- Ai.ril -_•. The 

I ,?T"^ >:'''!'•>• ^vill be sue., ede.l ^^i(h 

ihil ''.''''' '"'H'-^ the first time 
; « policy has been .-.tL-mpte,!. 

M*^^""" ^^'"♦''•ally pla>e.l over the 
>-umnief months. 



The differences between Abe 
Feinberg. the agent, and the Wlille 
Sisters, which culminated in a law- 
suit against Feinberg by Sammy 
Burns, asking $L'50 fer his services 
in staging the dances, was adjusted 
this week at a conference held in 
the offices of K. F. Albee. 

Feinberg contracted the tram for 
a three-year period, during which 
Max Hayes annexed them for his 
book and placed them over the 
Keith circuit. Hums sued botii 
Feinberg and Hurry Wolpa, the 
father of the team. 

When Albee heard of the difficul- 
ties, he ordered the principals be- 
fore him. and -t his instructions, 
according to Feinberg. Wolpa paid 
Burns his fee and also gave Fein- 
berg cash payment for a release. 
The gills are continuing on the 
Keith circuit under the direction of 
.Max n:iye;-!. 



NEWARK CONTINUES 

Shubert Shows End at Rialto, but 
Ma.kus Will Book Full Week 

Sl'.ubert vaudeville will be with- 
drawn fiom tli>^ liialto, Newark, 
after next week, but will continue 
vaudeville booked by Fally Markua. 
starting April 17. 

The house will remain on a full 
week basis, it being the only one in 
(he .Markiis boo!s with that policy. 
Tho adtUllon ct the Ul.allo will givo 
Markus eleven wtci;."-'. Mosl of the 
houses are split weeks, but play 
tv.o shows dall.\'. 

NEWARK PARK PLAN 

.Xewark. ?.'. J.. April 5. 

The Newark Stadium Co., who.'^e 
stockholders include many promi- 
nent Newark business men, is plan- 
ning to open, late in May. Dream- 
land Park, an amusement place on 
the site of the abandoned bicycle 
track on Frelinghrysen avenue. 
The new company will start with 
a vaudeville theatre (two-a-day), a 
dancing pavilion and a roller coast- 
er and the usual concessions. Later 
a swim.Tjing pool, circuses and bi- 
cycle racing will be added. 

None of the stockholders has had 
previous experience with amuse- 
ments, but the manager will Le 
Ovest Devany, who was connected 
with Luna and Dreamland. The 
site of the park, which Is riOt a p;«r- 
tlcularly attractive one, is at the 
extreme end of Newark, >wards 
Elizabeth. The management is 
doubtless counting on the fact that 
the Lincoln Highway passes the 
park and expects to draw largely 
from Klizabeth, which is closed 
tight on Sunday. 



FISHER IN CHARGE 

Kdward J. Fisher, general man- 
ager of the Pantages circuit, will 
remain for the present in the local 
New York olflce in the place lately 
vacated by Walter Keefe. 

Mr. Fisher will continue booking 
the Pantages circuit through the 
local ofllcc until a successor to 
Keefo is appointed next fall. Mr. 
Fisher plans to return to the Coast 
immediately following the arrival of 
tho new local booking man. 



CLEVELAND BY AUGUST 

Worlc Is being pushed rapidly 
ahead on the two new Keith the- 
atres in Cleveland .ind Dayton, O., 
and Willi the favorable building sea- 
son at han<l the architects predict 
everything will be in readiness for 
the opf'Uing early in Atigust. 

Doth houses will be opened sim- 
ultaneously and both c.illed Keith 
theatres. The Cleveland project is 
a L'1-slorv affair. 



TANGUAY FOR WARFIELD 

Kva T.mguays route over the 
western Loew houses has been re- 
arranged in order to bring the cy- 
clonic comedian into Sar Fr.mcisco 
from S It Lake 'or the .i)ening of 
the new W;:r(leld theatre in Irisco, 
s<hed>iled for June 11. 

lliV op'Tiirig at Seattle list Sat- 
urday brought capacity house*, and 
repoits from the northwest .in«licate 
record.-s all ahuig the coast. 

RESUME PARTNERSHIP 

AI I'iant.Klosi, ;tft< r a la|•^< of 
s( veti years, ha again colIaboraX. d 
with .(o<- (;..o.lwiti in Hie co!ni>osi- 
fioM of a popui.Mi sfuig. Ill" tca.ti 
.iu:-i ionipleiii)'.; a luiniber wlii<-h 
\\:II I.;- pul'lislud i'V .^"c. tpinr I*" »"" - 
.•^leiji Co. 

Tli<« 1 i: i c.i.M ! <•: l!.\- ciiniljilM- 
tion v\.is "M.iliy Siio'S" and -NN'on- 
<lerful Moth';." b- fh. 'M"ding in tlie 
hit co!um:4 




"DEM.IND IHK OKKilNAL** 
BETTY— * —PHILIP 

MARTIN and MOORE 

"Love all. trust a few. do wror-j 
to no one. and keep thy friend un- 
der thy own life's key^; be clr ckf d 
f(»r silence, but never taxed f »r 
speech." — ShnhTsiwnrr. 

And do not forget to book 
Miirtin and Mt>ore 

T.M.K .VO. Hi 



300 V. M. P. A.'S DINE 

Chicago Bloc P.'-csent at Annual 
Event in Plaza 

The V'atulevllle Managers' Pro- 
tective Association held their sixth 
annual dinner at the IMaza Hotel 
Wednesday night, there being uj)- 
wards of :;00 ieser\atlons for res- 
ident and out-of-town members 
for the affair. Tl • entire Chicago 
contingent of n'.ana.iers arrived 
early Wednesilay mining and will 
remain for the bal.ince of the week. 

n. S. Moss atul I*al Casey super- 
vi^^ed the affair, a number of novel- 
ties being airai'ged as a surpi is«' 
for the prominent officials. 



ANIMAL ACT FEATURE 

Mabel Stark to hlave Center in 
Ringling Barnum Show 



Thomas Wilmrith, the wild animal 
trainer who was liiitea in tin- thigh 
at Madison Square (Jardeti by a 
lion during the dress rehearsal oi; 
the Kingling-Barnum & Bailey cir- 
cus, is still at Bellevue hospital, but 
physicians pronounce liim out of 
danger. One of the leg mtisdes was 
severed, and it is believed AN'llmoth 
will be lame for life. He will not 
abandon wild animal work, but it 
will be several montlis before he 
will be able to join the circus. Lil- 
lian Leitzel. the aerialist, was <tut 
of the show four days last we.k on 
account of lllni.-s, resuming .Mon- 
day. 

Two foreign turns will join the 
Kingling show during the Cia:(len 
engagement. They are the Orantos 
troui)e, ])erch act. and the Merkel 
Sisters. contortit)nists. Both are on 
the way from (Iirmany. P.allen- 
berg's bears, too late for the op<M)- 
ing. joined list v.eek. 

Mal>el Stark, the woman tr.iiner 
who attracteil nu»sl attention in the 
wild animal displays, will |)robabl.\ 
be given the center arena when the 
circus takes to canvas. The switch 
can not be easily arranged at th<^ 
Carden because of the steel tunnel 
necessary for the Matthles Hon ex- 
hibition, now using the middle cage. 



THE DUMB ACT 

By EDDIE SOBOL 

The W'a.v that they take utlvant.age 

IM us performers these da>'s. 
Is sure a tlisgrace. I'll yell in their 
face; 
It's murder in Kcvi^nteen ways. 
I .lon'i mind the v. ork and I've never 

lU>»n flinicky v.ho it was from. 
But to start in to do all they ask 

vou to: 
Say— 

I m a diunb act but I aiti't that 
dumi). 

I ;;ays to my agent: "Say. listen. 

I don't mind the font or the liv(\ 
But get me .some dough. in> still 
living, you know, 
And must eat to .vtay half alive. 
Vou want nje to jump down to 
Philly. 
At that .s.'ilary? I'd be a bum. 
After i>aying tlu' fare I'd b.' living 

on ;iir." 
S.ay — 

I'm a (lutab 
dumb. 



ict but I ain't that 



to some small lime 



those single 



niuht 



Take 



I goes down 
l>ook<'r-. 
Who's g(»t all 
stands. 
He handa me a stack of slips 
'em back." 
1 says, when I give 'em «< glance. 
'I've pla.\-ed ev ry split wei k ihat':^ 
routeil. 
Wh.at you .isk la sure going som<'. 
To split days in three dilTercnl 

^va.^ s." 
Say 

Irn a dumb mi but I ain't that 
iluinl». 

Tm book«'d info Wheresit, .N'ew .Jer- 
sey, 
V\'ith contracts that re:\d "Plav or 
Pay." 
I take all my junk, and a great big 
Ixthunl: 
Comes backst.ige and tries to get 
gay. 
I ni a "tin" on the nut 'fore I ojien. 

Aral he t»'i< s to can nn-, th.- i uin. 
But ch.in;ie.s hi} pace wheti I grabs 

a stage bra'-e. 
• *. < > 

I'm a dumb aci but 
dumb. 



I ain't tl-.at 



ORPHEUM, JR., WINNER 

San I''rancisco, April 5. 
The Clolden CJate, the Orpheum. 
Jr.. house here, is averaging about 
two capacity audiences a day with 
its continuous policy. Tho gross 
business last week was around $IS.- 
000. The Los An:.Teles Junior house 
was slightly under that flgrue. 



Hagenbach Opens April 18 

The Wallace-Hagenbach circus 
will break its winter quarters at 
West Baden. Ind., April 17, and be- 
gin.i its new summer season the 
following day at Louisville, Ky. 



ENGAGEMENTS 

Bob Nelson joined the cast of 
"The Pepper Pot," the Mclntyre ari«J 
Heath show which goes Into tlie 
Apollo, Chicago, for a sumr r run. 
.N'elson has been fdaying Shubeet 
vaud«'ville dates and It Is tindri- 
stood will return to the vaud<'villc 
at the en<l of the Shubert enter- 
prise next season. He replaci-s .laeK 
Kyan. who If to be in the new Can- 
tor show due a: the Wintergar<l n, 
.\ew York, next week. 

Hehn MacKellar. "The Sli.iduw." 

I'lorence 0'J)euisliawn, "KoUie,--." 

Miriam Islliotl and Muntaj;ue I'.u- 
therford. "Out t(» Win." 

Lee Kohlmar. Adele Bowland. Kd- 
uin .Mord.tnt. Max Waizman. .M.iriou 
BalbMi, Balph K'tllard. .Jennie .\I« - 
(•o\ it/., J'r.'uiU .Mlwortb. Uobert I', ti • 
rat. .Mabel Can uihers. K. F. Hill. .1. 
I'. .Morri>^»\, .loim Dwyir. .Jos* j.!i 
fhnton. \\ lite-- l*f;ii\al and Cani- 
eroM Clcrrif I; . ' 'i'he ,<; h« iickmaP 
.<ix." 

Lilli.iM T.»«hm.in ;«'id -I'leminu 
Waid have l.c^ii • agag« d by I'lulii' 
Kbin fof "Lio.v r.Mtr." 

Ariliur inir.'i. •'Tlie CJreiMnvlch 
Vlllatre Follies." 

(UlVclfe, ".'!!• . i'.iX !; 

( new >. 

Helen Tl!<b '!. •■'I'll' I;tMr ^ i : 
press." 

Dallas WelffM-.J. Kate .\Iorgan .1 
>?. Ketriyan .iimI BMf> Maeoll'i'u 
"The Sh'idf.v. ." 

.1. Harold .\hur.iy, ' .Make U Sa.ip- 



I noes to iln» joint on the corner 

Anil shows the .n t early one morn. 
After they looked I foiirjd in>self 
l>ooke«l 
At a Mond.ay nir^ht try-oiit. "One 
born 
I]v'ry niinule." Th:it nnist be the 
slogan. 
I played tr.v-outs 'till I was numb. 
They said: "Vou'ie a hit. Here'.-* 

six benefits." 
Say— ^ 

I'm n. dumb act btit I ain't th.il 
dumb. 

So 

If you know some guy who wants 
grease paint 
And a nearly new II & M Trunk, 
Just send him along, cause, take It 
from me, 
I don't want no more of this bunk. 
I know of a job wberi* the horses 

Ain't treated like uctor.s. by gum. 
And Saturday night, this will be my 
delight. 
Catch a dumb act .-md say; "CJee, 
they're dumb." 



NO ROYALTIES ON 

RECORD MEDLEYS 



3ourt Advises Settlement So 

as Not to Establish 

Precedent 



Norm.tn J. \'ause's $1,700 suit 

.against the Harr.v Von Tilzer Music 

Co. in the New York City Court, 

arising from the record royalties on 

".\nswer" which \'ause composed. 

w.'is settled in court before Judge 

Call.-ihan last Thursday. ^'uuse 

.agreed to accept $500 in full settle- 
ment of his claim after the jury had 
been out for three hours. Judge 
Call.ihan advised a i)rivate settle- 
nuiit. Shortly after the settlement 
the jury reported 11 to 1 in favor 
of \'au.se who sued that he wa« 
entitled to the royalties on Victor 
and Columbia (li.sk medleys. 

The songwriter contended that be- 
cause one chorus of another song 
was interpolated with his "AnHwer" 
composition which was the tltlo 
sotjg, it did not constitute a medley 
ami th.it ther<>fore he was entitled 
l<i royalties. 

Had \'ause proveil successful in 
his suit It would have meant that 
.songwriters holding contracts einco 
lt)0'.» could bring suit on a similar 
cause. Judge Callahan was anxious 
not to create such precedent. 

\'on Tllzer's witnesses, Includlnjf 
I'.ob King, of the Victor Co., a 
musical expert from the Columbia 
(;rai>hophone Co.; Mr. Jaudas. of 
the Kdison; Kdward Moran. Andrew 
Sterling. I'^d Smalle and others, all 
testii.eil that a songsmith is not en- 
titled to any record royalties on 
me«lle> s. 

Harold M. (Joldblatt. attorney for 
Vau.se. i!itroduced S. C. Caine. « 
music publisher, and Hobcrt l)ur- 
yeau. ;i doctor of music, as experts. 
They declared that it was not a 
niedley but an interpolation. 

This is the first time since the 
p.issing of the Copyright I^w of 
1900 that this point has been dealt 
with in the courts although it hna 
been a bone of considerable con- 
t<ntion between songwriters Jind 
rnusi( pubiishers. Some of the latter 
make it .i |»ractlce to pay on the 
title (ofnpositlon always, nolwllh- 
st.irnliriK it is a medley. The writers 
of the Interpol. jted nimibers get 
not hing. 



Bill Posters' Mooting 
The Bill Po.Mers' and Bilbi.- 
ternational I'nlon of America, 
hold ii.s annu.il convention In 
sis City. July 2 to 7. 



In 

will 
JCaa- 



MUSIC MEN 



Herbert B. Marple fo.-merly roau 
man for Sherman Clay & Co.. 
h.'is been appointed gener.al prf>f«'.-- 
sion.il m.anager for the same iirm, 
in San Francisco. 



NEW ACTS 

N'(»iah B.v.in with two men in 
".Mary Ann." (((nH-dv skelch, by 
William Anthorjy McCuire. 

Bert ami Doi(»llrv Wilcox in .i 
four people comedy hketcli |»y 
J-stepben Charnplin 

"Bich.'ird I.s Himself Again." com- 
edy sketch Willi live peoi»le, includ- 
ing Jack lla.Nalen 

Frank I'\arnurn, Ja?./ <lancer, with 
th.. Dixie Land Ja// Band (Hairy 

WePer). 

J.aek Allrnin and .Jessie Howard 
ill a new .singing .ic! by Paul (Jeraril 
S tTi i t h . 

.tanet Dupre, form^rl.v W.ifson 
.ind Dnpre, .''iid \*io|ef C.iileton. fo>- 
ni*rlv C:inlield and C;i rletdti. 

Weeks atwl IVI.irwIch, sister le.irn 
ill the Hack<'»t arnl Delmar B< \ ne, 
'•.'.o-acf. lUr-.c^'n Harry l>elrna». 

Harry <';f)rdon in ' .lusi .a I'ool ' 1.;. 
.\Mdy Bice. 

Nat Mace, fo: ineily J'.iilt .ind 
Miire, atid Chailk Bennett, formei ly 
L'e.'.d ii'd Bennett, two-act. 

.'e.- llerbeit .1 1 . musical «'.rn'd.' 
1(1 tiiU'-ical skit by Will Houj;b. eii- 
lit'ed ".Mollv Chaii?4«'d Her Mind." 
I .\1. S. Bentharn* 

r.ai'.V D«)ro(h.\ Dli\e i»«. beiii;.'. iii- 
fodllcfd bv lier ni.iliU,'er. I'lai'U 
Olio, at the \;nious film lulls now 
cni!"ent by r»iie ni the (»!lier pi< nne 
eomy»ani« ^ . 



The C. B. A. Music I'ubiii-hing 
Co. has started with ottlces in lhv> 
Boseland Pddg.. Bob Alterrnan and 
I'laude Johnson have contributed 
the "plug" song to the catalog. 

Noble Turner I..x»yton of Creamer 
and Lay ton, colored soiigwritin.«; 
team. will compose the oHicial 
iVI.ison march of the colored 
."Vlasoni.w 

I ederal Judge Augustus N. Hani 
last J'riday formally dismissetl thn 
comidaint of the I'nited St.ites fJov- 
( irunent against the Consolid itcl 
.Music Cori>or.'itlon, against whom 
.Sherman .ant I -trust law (di.irges b!> I 
been piefeired. The (.'onsolidated. 
basing dissohed there was ivt fur- 
ther need for prosi-cution. 

The Consolidated, eotniiiised of 
I''eist, Witmark. Berlin. In<'.. Harms 
In '.. Waterson, Berlin id Snyder, 
Shapiro- Bernstein and Bemiclc's 
h.id organized two ye.ars ago for th'- 
purpose of de.ilinu with the roll and 
I ecord peopb'. They .isk«'d th.if <fi''h 
roll firm record at least two num- 
bers of e;ich lirm's catalog moyiti'v 
.It periods specilied by the pu'linh- 
eis. so as to ronc<tjtrate the siieef 
music and roll sales at a deiinlte 
time to deli\« the ;;re.ilesf lteu"/l*s 
to the puUiisher^;. 



MARRIAGES 

Iieiie (Bi^ie) Sh.iw to B').\ ("urn- 
M'liie.- at druige, N. .1.. .M.i»( h :'.o. 
.\li-s Shav. i^ a niemt>er of i'utn- 
tpings' act. wbich idayc I at th< 
Winter '; irdeii last wee!-. 

H.iiiy i'."ttle\. pel former wiili tbe 
Bmulinir. B. and B, clr«us to Trudc 
W ejdelM.mii one «.r IJm- f'-afured i:«» 
.-l;.itc:s .'it tie ,\.\v Vol k Hii»p'>- 
dioine. Apiil 1-. 

] Watch for FRANK VAN HO'-^^'l^i? 
* BIG ADV.. Woek After .her^ 




VARIETY'S SAN FRANCISCO OFFICES 



^an If randsito 



PANTAGES THEATRE BUILDING 

Friday, April 7, 1922 



GOLDEN GATE CUTS 
INTO RIVALS' TAKINGS 



Film Houses Nearby Suffer, 

But Loew and Pantages 

Unaffected 



San Francisco, April 5. 
Just wliat tffoct the now OoMon 
Gate, Ori'JK^'urn junor houso, is to 
have on tlio ui'town picture theatres 
Is a matter of much speculation. It 
Is Just around the corner fiom the 
new Granada and the Imperial and 
already during the first week Is 
Bald to have cut Into tho receipts 
of these two hoisces to a large ex- 
tent. The (TolO.en Gate Is offering 
a first run feature film and short 
reels together wlih six acts of 

good vaiideviUe for less money than 
the Granada and the Imperial, 
which are shov»'ing a feature film 
and several short reel subjects. 

The closing of the Casino natu- 
rallj^ turned some thousands of 
vaudeville and musical comedy pa- 
trons loose to choose other places 
of entertainment, and this is 
thought to be the reason why 
neither Pantages nor Loew's felt the 
opening of the Golden Gate the first 
week. How the situation will rcr 
suit later on Is yet to be seen. The 
California and the Tivoli. several 
blocks down the street, do not ap- 
pear to be affected, and probably 
Will not be. 



TAB POLICY WINS 



Loew 



Coast Stands Report 
on Split Week Tabs 



Profit 



5. 



KING ON HIS OWN 

San Francisco, April 
Will King, recently starring at 
Loew's Casino, Is on hia way to 
Kew York for a vacation. He is 
scheduled to open at the Auditorium 
In Los Angeles In May for an en- 
gagement of 24 weeks. This ven- 
ture King is to make on his own 
Initiative. Heretofore he has al- 
ways been under the direction of 
Ackerman & Harris. In the forth- 
coming season King has leased the 
Auditorium in his own name. 
I 

PERRY QUITS LOEW 

San Francisco April 5. 

Eugene I'crry, manager of Loew's 
State. Oakland, has resijned. It is 
said that dissatisfaction wiilj new 
conditions Imposed by Loew execu- 
tives caused Perry to take this 
■tep. 

Ho will be succeeded temporarily 
by Jharles Newman, recently man- 
ager of Loew's Cawiiiu iti San Fran- 
cisco. James Pilling, former man- 
ager ot the Vancouver Orpheum, is 
reported as the choice for a perma- 
nent successor. 



San Francisco, April 6. 

Kelly and Rowe, tabloid musical 
I'ometly company, jilaying the Loew 
vall«\v houses a split week between 
Stockton and Sacramento, opene 1 
last v.'cek and did a good business, 
acr'OrdinjT to report. 

The Jack Kussoll company, play- 
ing on the j>.inio basis in tho Loew 
lioumrs at San Jose and Fresno, ali-o 
opened to satisfactftry patronage. 

It is r< ported that tho new plan 
of phi>iiig one-half weelc vaude- 
ville and Llio other lialf musical 
conx'dy is meeting with the ap- 
l>roval of valley audiences. 

$7,100 FOR "DECLASSEE'' 

San Francisco, Ai » 5. 

Fthi'l Parrymoi during her throe 
days' engagement at tho Aiiditorium 
in Oakland in "Declas:;:co." drew 
$7,100 while tho ctimpauy expected 
$11,000. TliG advance sale for tho 
attraction was very big, but after 
the sho'.v opened the sale fell off. 

There was a good ad .a. ice sale 
for "Irene," that opened at the Au- 
ditorium in Oakland today. 

\V. A. Husco is reported to have 
bought tho Channcey Olvot ^how. 
"Ragged Robbin," for the Oakland 
engagement. It will play tliat city 
following its stand at the Columbia 
in San Francisco. 



CLOSE TILL DECEMBER 

.San Francisco, April 3. 

Kolb and Dill in "Give and Take," 
.\aron Hoffman's new comedy suc- 
cess, pla>ed three performances in 
San Jose last week and grossed 
$4,700 on the engagement. 

They are scheduled to play re- 
turn dates in all the principal Val- 
ley towns and will end their tour 
on Juno 4. After closing, the com- 
pany will not reorganize until next 
December. 



for tho Xo. t spot, was moved to 
No. 6. The spot appeared too late 
for her quiet but richly pixsentcd 
singing act. The introduction of 
the Princess's sister, who sang an<l 
danced, livened things up and 
brought heavy applause at the lin- 
isli. Frank Van Hoven. in his 
se.!oiul week, repeated his howling 
bu<'cess. 

Denis Chabot and Monctte Tor- 
tijil went over strongly in the sec- 
ond spot. Chabot's nut stuff at the 
));ano and the good violin work 
made him solid with the house. Miss 
ToMini attracted attention with her 
no\<'lty costumes with the comedy 
finish proving a corking . getaway 
for the couple. 

M'Cormack and Wallace, pro- 
pr;im»d for No. 2, opened the show. 
Tl)e ear^y part of their vontriloquial 
ofi'.ring suffered through position, 
l)Ul Ijeld up nicely w'.en fully un- 
derway. Sam Berk and Juanita 
.Sawn held the house in the closing 
si)ot with their snappy dancing and 
j!ov< Ity work. Adelaide and Hughes 
dupli ;ated previous v.cck'.s siiccess. 



PANTAGES 



5. 



IN LOS ANGELES 

Los Angeles, April 5. 
Moiris Alburlis formerly of the 
vaudeville team Alburtis and Jesse 
Miller is tho stage doorm.in at the 
new Junior Orpheum. Ho has been 
resting for many months, tho result 
of illness. 



San Francisco, April 
Poorest business experienced in 
some time prevailed Sunday due to 
line weather and new opposition fur- 
nished by the new (lolden Gate 
(Orpheum Junior). Light applause 
was released by the small attendance 
at the third show Sunday. 

The biTi, below the average, 
starl"d with Hazel Moran in a lively 
and export rope spinning routine. 
Miss Moi*an posse.«;ses some good 
storips to accompany her closing 
stunts. David Reoso displaying a 
good voice in straight vocal work 
.seeur'Ml good appl.ause in spots. Jim 
and Irene Marlyn won some favor 
with their novelty offering which 
contains too much introductory ma- 
terial and not enough dancing. 

Golden and March in "Good Night 
Nurso" passed quitely in the second 
spot. The farce has .some good li-nos 
liandlod by Miss Golden but other- 
wise is very small timey. ICli/.abeth 
NelRon and the Barry Boys made 
things lively next to closing with 
thrir comedy and well placed acio- 
b.atic stunts. Tho Four Bards fea- 
trired in the billing closed the show. 
Th<^ sj)lendid athletic feats an<l bal- 
ancing lifts secured fine appreeia- 
lion. Josrplis. 



OBITUARY 



JACOB A. STERNAO 

Jacob A. Stornad, 60 years old, 
died at his home in the Alexandria 
Hotel, Chicago, Sunday, April 2, of 
apoplexy. Sternad, who has been in 
the show business for more than 
thirty years, was at one time the 
foremost theatrical manager of 
Chicago. He conti'olle'd the variety 
booking .situation here for many 
years, and practically served as ih? 
organ. zor of the Western Vaude- 
ville Managers' As.sociation. 

After leaving the association ho 
became the first of the 10 per cent, 
agents in Chicago and was con- 
sidered one of the most pro^* rous 
and reliable agents i!i the city. 



JN l.OVINO 

01-" DEAR 



MK.MORV 

I.ITTLB 



DOLL- 

of DKMAKEKT and DOLT, 

HAZEL HARRINGTON 



) 



ONE WINNER IN TOWN 

San Francisco, April 5. 
It Is reported that not tinglo 
theatre in Oakland Is playing to a 
profit, with the possible exception 
of one biL, theatre that houses road 
attractions. This theatre shows a 
profit only when a star with a name 
Is the attraction. The picture and 
vaudeville houses are said to bo 
merely breaking even. 



Andress who has been ab:scnt 
from the stago for a number of 
years played a week's engagement 
at Bert I.evey's Hippodrome with 
his magic routine. The show veteran 
I is now in his 76tU year. 

Bill Dailey has turned over the 
local Bert Levey booking oMices to 
E. G. Browder and will leturn to 
San Francisco for a roru. l^ailey 
has been confined to b<'d for more 
than a week through an attack of 
ihe "flu." 

Tho New Regent in the Vermont 
and Santa Barbara district has in- 
stalled a combination policy for 
three days a week using pictures 
tlie other^four days. Tho house is 
owned by the Hoffman Bros form- 
erly of Detroit, who are erecting a 
second theatre in this city. 



For 



5. 



Fanchon & Marco Club 

San Francisco, April 
Fanchon & iVIarco have engaged 
Dick Shepherd as a new singing 
comedian for their "Little Club* 
here. Rube Wolff, brother of Mar- 
co, and recently with tho "Sun- 
Kist" Revue, is billed to appear at 
the Little Club j?oon. Rube is noted 
as a jazz cornet director. 



Stock Star in Films 

San Francisco, A pi 11 B. 
Klwyn Harvey, formal" leading 
woman at tho Alcazar, has been 
engaged by the Paul (Jerson Stu- 
dios here for a series of short reel 
comedies. 



SAVOY Hom 

FIFTEENTH & JEFFERSON STS. 
OAKLAND, CAL. 

Special Rates to the Profession 
Ttlcplinne I.AKKSlDf: 29C,0 



Joe Reynolds formerly chief elec- 
trician for tho Realart sttulios is 
now in ehargo of tho electrical 
equipment at the Junior Orpheum. 



The DeMans who came out here 
on the Pantages circuit with "The 
Act I-)ifferent" are giving duncing 
exhibitions at the Cinderella Roof 
Fashion show. G. T. McCarthy 
formerly on the legifniale stage is 
manager of the roof. Herb ^V'eidoff 
is conducting the Rudy Weindoff 
band, wliich supplys tho music, dur- 
ing his brolher'a absence in the 
Fast. 



HIPPODROME 

San Franci.'ico. April 5. 

I'ew scats were occupied for the 
first show Sunday with the houKf 
failing to fill up during the after- 
noon. Margot and Willinms started 
a rather pleasing bill with comedy 
acrobatics. The woman's work on 
stills stands out In a good routine. 
"Mammy" a big woman in black- 
face put over some syncop^ed num- 
bers in great style to big returns. 

''The Chattle" a comedy dramatic 
playlet only fairly handled found 
somo favor with the comedy tho 
drain.iiic end being taken humor- 
onsly. McCormack and Winchill 
good straight and comedian on tho 
nut order secured a hit with t.alk. 
songs and dances. Boih possess good 
voices can dance and put over the 
talk cleverly. New material would 
improve the turn. 

La FoUette and company proved 
a good feature. His protean work 
and impersonations going over in 
good shape. Joscpli^. 



ORPHEUM 



San Fr;nui.sco, April r». 
Tho Orplieuni held two ia|»aoity 
audiences .Sunday ren.ndloss of lino 
weather. Billy B. Van .ind James 
J. CorbetL in "Tho i:ightecnth 
Amen<lnionl" headlined. Corbott was 
accorded a rousing roctption and his 
extreme popularity in this, his home, 
should prove an exceptional draw 
during his two weeks' local en- 
gagement. Van ea.«ily won his way 
with good material, tho p.nir secur- 
ing a ])ronounced hit. Mehlinger 
.TTul Mey«'r in iheir second week 
pioved exi'ej)iionally popular hold- 
ov( rs, g'ttins a tremendous rf^cep- 
tion nnd uith new numbers stopped 
tho show. 

I'l inccss Juo Quon Tal, with Ber- 
n!e Dolan at llio pi.nio, pt nji^i-amed 



Service and Rates to the Profession 

HOTEL TURPIN 



" 17 Powell St., Near Market, SAN FRANCISCO 

v-»» One Block from All 
Uh : .^ 



Theatre* 



GOLDEN GATE 

San Francl.sco, April 5. 

With sunny weather drawing 
thoMs.inds to tho outdoor resorts, the 
Tiew Orpheum Junior house filled 
early Sunday afternoon and lield 
capo city with tho start of the 
vautleville which followed the fea- 
ture picture. An ideal bill surpassed 
by far the show used to open the 
house last week. The audiences ap- 
pear inclined to favor the more 
vigorous type of cf)tcrtainment with 
no Krent amount of response given 
tho quiet turns up to date. 

Hill Robinson was received with 
more enthusiasm than any act since 
tlio house opened. Tho colored en- 
tertainer has acquired class and 
w(iiks in approved style. His pat- 
ter and so?igs registered heavily 
with the clever dancing stoi)iiing 
tho show. Sealo went through an 
entertaining routine in the opening 
si)ot. The seal lu)lds the stage alone, 
tho trainc)' remainir)g out of sight. 

Gladys Biukridge and Billy (Jasey 
reve.'ilcd rich stago hangings and 
costly costumes in a high grade 
singing offering. The Trado "Twins 
injfct clever dance specialties, with 
Miss Buckridgo displaying m;irked 
ability with operatic numbers and 
scored equally well with tho jazz 
typo of song. The act was well 
received. Burt Gordon and Gene 
Ford drew big laughs next to clos- 
ing, Gordon's eccentric manneri.«ms 
ami funny looks secured howl-?. 

Block and Dunlap, with well mnn- 
n^rd talk, ntat sotigs and good 
dancing, wumt over nicely .Vo. 2. 
.lames Dutttti and Co. cnn<ludod tho 
vaudeville ivith a nicely presented 
eq'i«..<trian uct. Josrphf:. 



Four lumdrcd members of the 
O'ytnpic Cltib attended the Orplirvim 
hfio in a l)ody last Moiulay ni^bt 
to pay tribute to their fellow •lub- 
man Jainrs J. Corbett who Is on 
the bilL Tho Olympians all wore 
white hftts and were so se.ated that 
their hatii formed a huge letter "O." 



During the past two years he had 
been producing vaudeville acts and 
only recently put out an act for 
small time vaudeville along similar 
lines to Singer's Midgets. He is 
survived by a widow and one son. 

The sympathy of all show people, 
especially the vaudeville old-timers 
who knew Jake ,Stern9,d when he 
was the "booking king of Chicago," 
was being lavished op that game 
veteran as he died in a hospital in 
Chicago, sufi'oring from a paralytic 
stroke that came as a tragic climax 
in bis career. 

Sternad, who was tho organizer 
of the Western Vaudeville Mana- 
gers' Association, and, after losing 
his grip there, was the originator of 
cabaret bookings in the middle 
west, slipped until he was manag- 
ing a small time theatre, the Star, 
in tho outskirts of Chicago. Ho 
gave this up because of illnes.*;. 

This season he got the idea of 
gathering together a troupe of 
midgets. It was an arduous ta.sk 
and lie had many disappointments 
and difilcultle.«<. He went into 
paitnership witi' Baba Del Garlan. 
a .«5howman, and together they got 
tlie company, produced the act and 
proved It a drawing card. Finally 
a route was approved at an attrac- 
tive salary. Sternad was entering 
his office in the Garrick theatre 
building to sign the contracts when 
lie was stricken. Tho physicians 
.said that his joy had overwhelmed 
him and superinduced the stroke. 

STEPHEN T. KING 

Stephen T. King, theatrical man- 
ager, died this week in the New 
York Hospital after a brief illness, 
at the age of 67. He was born in 
Goldhills, Nevada, and educate ' at 
Cornell. After a brief period of 
stock broking he entered the the- 
.itri^al busines.s. He managed 
"Wang" in 1892, directed several of 




IN KOND MKMORY 

OF ill' OLD BOSS 

JAKE STERNAD 

■\VIIO PAS.SED AWAY 
SU-NDAT, APRIL 2, 10:2 

JIMMY CHESTER 



the Hoyt shows and was associated 
in the production of "The Highway- 
man," "Black Sheep," "Colorado" 
and "Sky Farm," the last with Jo- 
s< pli R. Grismer, who was killed by 
a trolley car several weeks ago. 

From that lime on he has been 
constantly identified with Ei n«\st 
Shipman, first as general manager 
of Mr. Shipman's theatrical attrac- 
tions and of late y<^ars his close 
confidant and assistant in motion 
picture production and exploitation. 
Ho leaves a widow, Helen Douglas 
King. 



5. 



WILLIAM DAILEY 

San Francisco, Apr*! 
William Dalloy, one of the best- 
known theatrical manago;-3 on the 
Pacific Coast, died hero last week 
after a brief illnes.s. Dailey was 
manager of the Los Angeles office 



IN I (>M> .MKMOKV 
or Our lU'st and IlrurcNt Frl<>n(1 

EZRA MATHEWS 

Ills was a K^'ullo soul; lovinfj, faifli- 
fill. »olf-.sarrifu injf; th«« suniihiiif it 
cast win livo forever. To know him 
wan to lov»^ him. 

PAT AND NORA BARRETT 



of the Bert Levey Vaudeville Cir- 
cuit. He had been identified with 
this circuit off and on for the past 
14 yoar.K. 

Dailey is survived by his wife, 
l:nown professionally as May Nan- 
nery, and a son, Kennetl. Dail* y. 

ANNA SCRANTON 

Anna Scranton, of Han y ami 
Anna Scranton. wire act, died of 
pneumonia April 1 at the J>« troit 



IN LOVING MK.MORV 

of Our Dearest FriontI 

JAKE STERNAD 

who dipd April 2. 10:2 

EDITH and LEO GREENWOOD 



Hospital, Detroit, after a week's Ill- 
ness. The a-t opened at the Detroit 
Opera House Sunday, but was 
forced to retire. She is survive<l by 
her husband with whom she worked. 
There are no children. The body 
was shipped to Saginaw for inter- 
ment. 



BENNETT MARKS 

Bennett Mark.-^, father of i:tl\vard 
B. Marks, the music publislur, dlrd 
in New York, April 3, ami was 
buried from his late residenec. 650 
Riverside Drive. He was ^8 jears 
old. 

Mr. Marks war .a Civil V a. vet- 
eran, being a member of the pi o vest 
guard, and was also connerted at 
one time with the Troj', N. Y.. lire 
department. 

Only recently, In November, he 
celebrated the i^folden anniversary 
of his wedding. He is survived by 
a widow and four sons, Edward B., 
Max, Sol and Mitchell B. MarUs. 



NELL B. CLAIRE 
Nell B. Claire (Gardner and 
Claire) collap.^,cd on the stage in 
.Mu.skogee, Okla,, Monday night after 
finishing her act and died within a 
few hour.s. Sho was in her early 
thirties and tho daughter of Mr. and 
Mrs. John MuUan. 300 West 49th 
street. Mr. Mullan haj been con- 
nected with ♦.he A. H. Woods attrac- 
tions for years, and Is the adver* 
tising manager for Woods* New 
York theatres. The body of Miss 
Claire was brought to New York for 
burial yesterday. 



ADELBERT H. FISCHER 

Adelbcrt H. Fischer, president of 
the Fi.scher Features, Inc., Motion 
Picture iboratories of New Ro- 
chelle and A. H. Fi.schcr Pioduc- 
tions, died at his home there March 
31. He was born in Germany in 1865 
and camo to New Rochello from 
Gloversvillc, N. Y., in 1919. He was 
formerly a manufacturing druggist. 
He was a member of the I'riars 
Club. 



ALEXANDER BYERS 

Alexander Bycrs, 67 years old. 
died at his home in Chieago March 
31. Mr. Bycrs at one time was A 
member of tho August in Daly 
fstock company at Daly's th'atre. 
New York, and also played with 
Fanny Davenport in several pro- 
ductions. He had large proj)erty 
(Continued on page 25) 



Cafe Marquard 

GEARY AND MASON STREETS, SAN FRANCISCO 

THESPIANS' FAVORITE RENDEZVOUS FOR LUNCHEON, DINNER 

AND AFTER THE SHOW 

DANCING AND CABARET 

SPECIAL NIGHTS 

THEATRICAL NIGHT EVERY WEDNESDAY 

FETE FUN FROLIC 



VARIETY'S CHICAGO OFFICE 

Friday. April 7. 1928 



Chicago 



STATE-LAKE THEATRE BUILDING 



9 



ASHERS TRY TABS 

Experiment in On. Houm With 
Purl Shows— May Play Summ«r 

Chicago, April 5. 
Commencing April 16. Ashcr 
Brothers West Knglewood theatre 
will adopt a tentative policy of 
running tabloid musical comedy 
8?ock. when the Billy B. Purl Kcvue 
19'^2 will inaugurate its season 
its bills tlnee times 



of 



there. cliMngin>< 

week. This show is now playing 

local film and vaudeville houses, 

after a preliminary season of 



a 

in 

and 

six weeks 

It was organized by A. H. 
formerly connected with a 

nd Billy 



comes to the West Engle- 



woou. 

Parent. 

local in<lopenaen' agency 

Purl. , ^, 

Whilo playing around on tho i)re- 

liminary time, the show has caused 
ronsideral)!*' comment as to draw- 
ing power. The Hhov/ has a ca?t of 
2 principal: and carriv; a chorus 



1 
of 16 



BOOM CANDIDATS 

Chicago. April I. 

Two hundred and fifty persona 
of tho theatrical profession have 
organized the B. E. Tincua The- 
atrical Club, for the purpose of ad- 
vocating the nomination of S. E. 
Plncus, for associate judge of the 
Municipal Court on the Democratic 
ticket, at the primaries on April 11. 

Headed by Colonel Ciimp these 
people have interested themselves 
in the cami)aign of Mr. Pincu.s, and 
some of the best -known headliners 
of vuudi'Villo and stars of mu.sical 
comedy arc making a personal can- 
vass in his interest. Somo of them 
after the performance each evening 
visit public meetings where they 
speak in his behalf. 

On the evo of the ptiir.arics a big 
vaudeville show will be given at 
the West Side Auditorium, and a 
.scoro of piofes.oionals will partic- 
ipate ill the program. 



MILLER'S FRISCO PLAN 



To 



Produo* Two New Playt 
Eight-We«k Season 



in 



girls. The cast includes 



I's 



Billy 
and 



Weaver, 



Purl. Carlton Jhasc. W 

Johnson. Aida. Po ur 1 

Vivian and Kastnor. ITanc.s and 

Malone Frances Gordon, and ' itie 

MontgoriKM-y. 

Tho show runs a ^Jt one h ur and 
a ha'f and will play the Wtst Kn- 
plew" on an outright buy by the 
theatre. Shouhi it prove to be a 
drawin,-: veutur< it will he 
tlitfc for the summer period. 



kept 



; TIGHE DIVORCED 

Chicago. April f>. 
Tliomas J. Johnson acted as a 
medium for two persons in the the- 
atrical profession to obtain matri- 
r-oriial freedom this week. He 
obtained a divorce for Kdiia Loedom 
(vaudeville) from Harry Tighe. also 
in vaudeville, on the groumls of 

cruelly. 

The other divorce decree granted 
was to I'essie N. Brown from 
Arthur K. P.rown, "Take U From 
Me" company, on the grounds of 
desertion. Both decrees were 
granted by Judge Thomas Lynch in 
the Circuit court. 



$100,000 LOST OM TWINS 

Booked 



Iks Rood Had Siamese Pair 
Through Gumn :r 



Henry Miller and his company will 
play an eight -week season on the 
coast, opening In San Francisco 
about May 1, Tho Miller company 
will leave New York April 20, mak- 
ing Salt Lake City for two perform- 
ances enroute to break the coast to 
coast jump. 

Blanche Bates and Ruth Chat- 
terton will play the leading roles In 
the repertoire to be presented by 
Mr. Miller. Miller will produce two 
new plays in Frisco, one by Thomp- 
son Buchanan and the other by A. 
K. Thomas. 



AUDITORS AS MANAGERS 



5, 



Chicnoro. April r». 

lloy.x and Josef. IJlai'.ek. tho Bo- 
licmian-Siame:-e Twins, brought to 
this country by Iko Kose for exhi- 
bition purposes, died at tlie West 
i:nd Ilo.jpltal on March 30. after 
.los«'fH had been stricUcn vith an 
attack Oi jaundice. 

Ike Hose, who brought them to this 
comitr.N-, stands to lose $100,000 
tiiroiip.h their sudden death. H. had 
the pair booked in houses on to 
Loew and Miles circuits until May 
15, a salary ranging from $1,200 

to $1,400 .. week. After "it period 
he was to take t'aeni for the sum .if .' 
months to Coney Island, whore he 
was to exhi'.Mt them at one of the 
parks on a 00-40 ba.^is, he getting 
the greater portio '. 



Chicago, April 
In addition to their duties ns 
auditor.^ of the Shubert theatres 
during the summer months, Joseph 
Felnberg and Joseph S. Lovensteln 
will manage two of the theatres 
here Feinberg has taken charge 
of tlie Apollo, while Lovenslein has 
been in charge of the (Jreat North- 
ern, where D. W. (Irimth's "Or- 
phans of the Storm" is ciirri'nt. 



TOLEDO SMALL TIME 

Toledo. Ai)ril ."». 
Keilh'.-i. the local big time vaude- 
ville house, will switch its present 
big time vaudeville policy to small 
time for the summer. Thf* house, 
beginning ne.xt week, will be booked 
out of Chicago by Tink Humpliries 
and will i)lay six nctH, changing the 
bill twice weekly. Arthur Blondell. 
of (he Keith X.w Yoil< staff, is the 
present booker. 



At Home v/ith Diamond 

Chicago. Ai>ri! 
Coudron, repre^unting 



G. 



**EU/' the Jeweler 

TO THE PROFESSION 

Bprrlal Discount to Performer* 

WHEN IX CHir.\GO 

State-Lake Theatre Bldy., 

Clroond Floor 

<3 STAGE SHOES 

EVERYTHING 

Immediate Delivery. Singla Pair or 
Production Orders. 

BEND FOR CATALOG. 

AISTONS, Inc. 

Btevens Bldy.. 17 No. State St.. Chicago 



AID FOR MRS. STERNAD 

Plamning Midnight Performance 
'•Red Pepper" as Benefit 



of 



i Mr. and Mrs. Sol Berns Say 

Artists who have lone encasements la 
CHICAGO will enJo7 • more pleasant 
visit by staylnc at 

"Chicago's Newest" 

HUNTINGTON HOTEL 

4526 Sheridan Road 

Ib Chicago's KxcIuNlve Section 

«very Room with a Private Itelh 

One Ulock from Lake 

Twenty Minutes to All Theatres 

»M stops at door. Excellent Cafe. 

Attractive Ratas 
Wire for Reservations 



Chieago, April 6. 

Subscriplion.s are being raised for 
the invalid widow of Jake Sternad 
by booking agent.s, theatrical man- 
ager.s and actors who are negotiat- 
ihg to have Mclnlyro and Heath 
give a special midnight performance 
of "Red Pepper" at the Apollo. 

Proceeds are to be given to the 
widow. Harry Spingold. "Woods* 
theatre building, is treasurer of the 
fund. He already has $r)00. 



I'aul Coudron, repre«;enting the 
Hert Levy Vaudeville Circuit here, 
and A. W. Jones, representing tho 
Bieitlinger Circuit, are maintaining 
their olfice.s in the lUlly Dian'ond 
agency and are giving individual 
attention to the bookings for tlieir 
respective circuits. 



LADIES' NIGHT PURIFIED 

Chicago. April 5. 

"Ladies' Night," playing at the 
Woods theatre, was ordered expur- 
gated last week by First Assistant 
Corporation Counsel J. \V. Breen, 
after a hearing at which Arthur B. 
Fanvell. president of the Chicago 
Law and Order League, complained 
that the women In the play appeared 
"too undressed." 

In addition, Mr. Breen ordered 
that all coarse language be cut out 
and that several "scenes" be 
changed. Tho maF.?age scene was 
one of the most objectionable pieces 
of business referred to. Lou M. 
Houseman, manager of the theatre, 
was present at the hearing and or- 
dered the necessary cut.«4 in the 
Fhow. 



CHICAGO ITEMS 

Chicago, April .'. 
Radio singing is now j>r(>hlbited 
through a clause Inserted by the 
Western Vaudeville Managers* as- 
sociation to all artists playing their 
houses. This revision of the asso- 
ciation came after tho Orpheun cir- 
cuit had taken similar measures. 



Into her other delineations and 
mopped up. Her "East Broadway 
Vamp" started proceedings, and 
when she concluded with her baby 
carriage number, she ju.^t had the 
house. 

I'receding Miss Fliaw and fallow- 
ing the Mosi'onis were CJeoige Mc- 
Kay and Ottie Ardine. Following 
the show-stopping "hoofers" McKay 
started off with his comedy dialog 
and announced he wcnild show 
the other four steppers. He man- 
aged to go tiiroimh 2[ minulrs with 
Miss Ardine. imi)re.ssing the audi- 
ence favoralJ^'. 

Opening were the Ruth Howell 
Duo, mixed team, with aerial feats 
on the trapeze, rope and Roman 
rings. Tlicir accomjdishments are 
astounding. The feats all are of a 
sensational and hazardous order, al- 
though they did not .^eem to regiriter 
in the fashion they deserved. 

"A Feast for Fashionable ' ".incies" 
was caidcd for the deuce. Hol» Carl- 
ton and .lulia Ballew sponsoring it. 
This couple started off with their 
songs and comedy ijits in l>old fash- 
ion. Carlton pounded away at tho 
i\ories. Mi.«s J>allcw ^iil^;ing .some 
of his songs, ruit song was not the 
amusi'ment ingredient whiih the 
audience cravet! at this time, so the 
duo after hard labor had to make 
way without getting their just re- 
ward. "Hard Roiled Hampton," pre- 
.sented by Harry Holman, (Irace 
Bishop and Madelifu' Hoover, 
seemed to tickle the palate of the 
customers. 

When Neal Abel, "the man with 
the mol)ile face," came out to sing 
liis .songs and tell his negro stories 
and do his hoofing, the folks had 
again retiuned to the lethargic state 
and could not bo aroused. 

Closing the vaudeville portion of 
the sliow and i>receding the after- 
piece were tho Three .Tuggling Nel- 
sons, who to3se<l and juggle«l hoo])K 
in entertaining style, (leorge McKay 
tune<l u\} for the afterpiece (of 
which h(. was maaler of ceremonitis) 
by interrui>ting the boys ^luring 
their routine with comedy quips. 

Participating in the afterpiece, 
which was a travesty on t.io pre- 
ceding events of the ev< ning. were 
McKa\, Miss Ardine, Lillian Shaw, 
Neal Abel, Carlton an«l Ballew, 
Juggling Nelsons and Charles Mos- 
coni. 

McKay announced he wotild give 
Impressions of certain persons. He 
disappeared belUnd the curtain, and 
when it arose it revealed .some 
member of the troupe, who came 
out. clowned a bit and then retired. 
The finish was an ensemble number, 
McKay singing a ballad while the 
members of the company worked in 
grotesque style as the .ni|>porting 
chorus. McKay and Miss Shaw 
dividetl all honors. -oop. 



company of 12 ran STi minutes. Tho 
five principals took curtains with 
Dob- on. who makes his act what it 
is. It is one of the few of Us type 
which has lived through i\\G innu- 
moralde girl acts presentetl. .loe 
Rennet started working ift the sot 
of Dobson. and the .introductory 
dramatic talk was handled by Ben- 
net and J)obson. Bonnet did much 
more ilancing than talking, and in 
upjthis he was wise. 

Bennet handles h^s feet as though 
th»y were l)oncle.sd, chalking up a 
b.ingv llnisli. I'.e-.sie Remi>pl and 
.1. ^i."clayton in "His Day Off" were 
Xo. r». Miss Rem pel's vehicle is sea- 
soned with comedy and f\nc acting. 
Mis.H Rempel and Clayton are »o<*n 
llshing. seated in the boat. The talk 
centers around friend liusband try- 
ing to make a catch with liis wife as 
ids fishing oompanion. She <if course 
upset:s everything any time husband 
gets a bite, rocking the boat and 
the liUe. The fishing subject sup- 
plies pl'^nty of comedy. Mlas Rem- 
pel stamps her work as classical 
and Mr. Clayton gets much out of 
his modu1atii>n of lines. 

P.ol> Hall cro.ss-Ilred with Frank 
Dobson about the many women in 
his act. touching lightly upon topics 
of the day. Clifford Wayne Trio 
closed and could have shown to bet- 
ter advantage in a worth-whllo spot. 
The act went very well and suc- 
ceeded in holding the i)atrons. golnjc 
over to a hit. Master KarJh. a child 
wonder, takes a fling at singing, ac- 
robatics and dancing, and does all 
of them well. Tho act is sumptu- 
ously dressed and has a woman who 
sings, another child working oppo- 
site Master Karlh. and Clifford 
Wayne. Clladys Clark and Henry 
Rergman not soen nt this s^tow. 



RIALTO 

Chicago, April 5. 

Posslblv the lw»st Ahow that ov«>r 
played this house showed this week. 
The bill held all standard acts and 
ran without a hitch. The audience 
that saw the first Monday show 
proved to bo an odd sort^ th« kind 
that enjoys itself, applauds duringr 

(Continued on page 24) 



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Actors from Glickman's Palace 
theatre entertained the inmates of 
the Jewish Old People's Home last 
week at tho annual party arranged 
for this purpose by tho I^.etli El 
Sisterhood. 



Tho interior of the Circle theaf. , 
Forest I*ark, was destroyed l)y fire 
of unknown origin. The loss it esti- 
mated at 110.000. 



Hnrry C. Miller, manager of the 
Wind.sor on North Clark street, may 
lose the sight of his right eye, which 
was pierced by a tack thrown by a 
small boy with a slingshot. 



Aaron J. Jones, of .Tones, IJnick 
& Schaefer, returned from a four 
months' tour of tho continent this 
week. Mr. Jones arrived in New 
York on tho Olympic and wa.-s met 
there by his son, John J. Jone.^, and 
RnlphT. Kettering, general prey's 
rei>resentatlve of the firm, on Tues- 
day. 




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' Chicago, April 5. 

Heavy expenditure seems to be 
out of the (juestion as f:«r ns the 
program is concerned at this house 
with the closing of the Apollo. This- 
fa(;t mu.st be apparent to tho local 
populace, for desjilte the fact that 
tho oi)position had faded otit the 
Majestic on Mondny night barely 
held more tlmn half a luuise on tlu' 
lower floor, the upper portions bein;: 
ahfiut Himilarly rxeupie*!. 

Tlie inclement wejither made them 
"co!d' while tho fust two acts did 
their stuff, but they thawed out a 
bit for H »rry Holman and by tin- 
time the Mosconi ISrothers rnrn'' on 
they \vtr»' properly w.irmed. 

Tiie Mosconi Qunrtet. carded a^ 
iKudliiiers lived up to tlieir idllliiK. 
Tile three l-oys and tlie girl eav(Ml<"l 
and Kvrated around the Ftage. ar.d 

l'.\' thf tint'' tlifV f.iit t(i|tri'-;]i uiMi 

tlieir terpsichnrean effort k th<'V li'id 
the show tied up. Tlieir eas'-mbl'-. 
siiml" ;iiid (loiiMe i.iiriili< r-^ m d fh' ir 
wliirl.vind aerob.itic d.irjce fi.ii-i, 
eaught on in a rn inner wiii< h jusri- 
fird the severiil onrore.v. Tlic> 
Htojtj'Cd the .<-how cold. 

Lillian Shaw, next to dosing, ran 
the Mo-eoriis a close second. Start- 
ing off with an Italian characteriza- 
tion and song. Miss Shaw then went 



STATE-LAKE 

Chicago, April 5. 
Tiiey call it "Americu'.s Foremost 
Thiatr*.' of Ceaseless Variety.' 
Nothing more could be .added or 
ntiything l.iken away to exiiresa thl.s 
th«atre of theatres — this theatre 
which cau.sed such a fi*ii)re in .show 
circles as to liavc many others j)at- 
tcrned after It througlioui I lie coutj- 
try. Likely this is tho only house 
where the lluctuation in receipts and 
attendance vary but n Iritle week In 
and week out, year in and >ear out. 
regardless of climatic, religi(jus or 
lal)or conditions. Tlie exclusive 
showing of the lihn, "Loves Masque- 
rade," featuring Conway Tearle, pre- 
ceded the recrular show. Iler.iiiHe of 
tho length of Frank Dobson'.s act the 
show was one act short, making 
three of the shifts with .six acts and 
one, the afternoon show, with seven. 
Lucas and Inez held up the curtain 
on th<» next net for fully tliree min- 
utes, tielng up tho show, E'o'li trick 
is performed as though operating on 
a time clock. Tho perft'ction In 
working places Lucas and Inez 
among ihe leaders of man and wom- 
an hand-to-hand balancing acta. 
Jed Dooley, assisted by a woman, 
deuced. Hooley did heavy ad lib- 
blng, throwing pun.i at everybody. 
His chatter was laughed at, but 
somehow there was no applause at 
his llnish. The "Cimeo Comic" 
took It good naturedly ai'd chlded 
the audience. Frank Hobson and 



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BURLESQUE 



Friday, April 7, 1922 



MRICAN-COLUMBIA 



PLAN 



AMERICAN CIRCUITS 
ASSETS RELEil 



American Scheduled to Start $350,000 Damage Suits 
Against Columbia This Week— Herk Wins Point 
in American Bankruptcy Proceedings 

^ 4 



The closing of all cliannols 
through which a aettlemrnt of the 
•ontroversy between the warring 
interests of the American and Co- 
lumbia circuits might have been 
reached last r.cck, as a result of 
the failure of the peace negotia- 
tions, left the two factions further 
•part than at any time since the 
battle started. This means that the 
battle will be fought out to a finish. 

Supporting this view, a man 

prominent on the American side of 
the controversy stated this week 
that the long reported damage suits 
contemplated by the American 
against tho Columbia would reach 
a court stage toward the end of 
the current week. 

According to the American man, 
there arc to be several legal actions 
instituted by the American Bur- 
lesque association against tlie Co- 
lumbia Amusement Co. as an or- 
ganization, and .gainst individuals 
connected with tho Columbia as 
well/ These suits. It is said, will 
aggregate $350,000 instead of $2jO,- 
€00, as prcvious!y reported. 

The whole subject of the Ameri- 
can and Columbia is to be thor- 
oughly threshed out In court, with 
the Burlesque Booking Office and 
Its relations, if any, to tho Colum- 
bia Amusement Co. to bo included 
In the threshing out process. 

I. II. Herk, president of the 
American Burlesque association. 
was served with a subpoena to ap- 
pear In the Federal District Court 
this week to show cause why he 
ahould not be examined before trial 
In the pending bankruptcy proceed- 
ings against tho A. B. A. 

The motion was decided In favor 
of Herk, the court denying the mo- 
tion to examine him. This is re- 
garded as a victory for tho lltrl< 
aide of tho controversy. 



BURLESQUE PRODUCERS 
DISSOLVE ASSOCIATION 



Settlement of Labor Troubles 

Ends Organization's 

Purpose 



Court Orders Pacific Bank to 

Honor Officers' 

Checks 



The Burlesque Producers' Asso- 
ciation, Inc., was formally dissolved 
by an order signed by Supreme 
Court Justice L-ehman conHrmlng 
the majority stockholders' ie'.ition 

that since the settlement of the 
stagehands' and musicians' trouble 



An order .sifrncd by Judge Learned 
Hand of the Southern District Fed- 
eral Court empowers the officqrs of 
the American Burlesque Associa- 
tion, Inc., to exercise full power 
over the corporation's assets, to 
pay salaries and make other neces- 
sary disbursement.s always subject 
to written receipts. The Pacific 
Bank of New York is simultaneous- 
ly ordered to honor all of the al- 
leged bankrupt's checks. 

This decision permits T. H. Herk 
to draw $400 salary for periods 
coverin^r Feb. CO to March 4. T. W. 
Gallaglier, secretary-treasurer Is 
allowed $200 salary for the same two 
week.s, John McSwceney, the audi- 
tor, $150. and Miss Wright, sten- 
ographer. $uO. 

The American Burlesque Asso- 
ciation, Inc., has filed an answer 
denying It is insolvent to ihe'extent 
of $125,000, as alleged, claiming as- 
sets of $150,000 and demanding a 
Jury trial to adjudicate this claim. 



the burlesque Impresarios had no Meanwhile Peter B. Olney, Jr., has 
further need for the organization. 
John G. Jermon, James E. Cooper, 
Barney Gerard, Harry Hastings 



NATIONAL STARTS WELL 

Old 



"Victory Belles" Bil 
In New Stand 



ling Used 



and Arthur Pearson, who signed the 
petition, constituted the board of 
directors. 

They sot forth the B. P. A. was 
organized "to promote the interests 
of burlcf^que producers: to co- 
operate in the successful man.'ige- 
ment of burle.snuc productions; to 
promote friendly feeling and good 
will among burlosquo producers," 
and for other purposes. Including 
the combatting of the .»^trik»»s. which 
have since been .«^etlle(i, malcir.g the 
association unnecessary. 

The petition states there Is 
$595.47 cash on hand, and tho fol- 
lowing subscriptions were made by 
the (»iA''nuzir3 it the i!iotp*lon of 
tho H. P. A.: Jamos K. Cooper, 
$2,000; Warren B, Irons and Jacobs 
&. Jermon, $1,500 each: Arthur 
I'earson, 1. H. II< rk and RuJ K. 
Uynita. $1.000 eatl), and tho fol- 
lowing $500 apiece: Jean Bdlnl. 
W. S. Campbell. J. Herbert Mack, 
Drew &. Campbell, Sam Howe, 
Harry Hastings, Barney Gerard, 
Dave Marion, Charles E. "VWiUlron, 
Max f^pie^fl. Al. Kcevc.«». Dan Dody, 
H. C. Miner and Billy Watson. 
Ilurtig & Se.jmtin owe the B. P. A. 
$C72, and Jack Singer owe.i $1G8. 



been appointed special commis- 
sioner In the proceedings to exam- 
ine the officers, particularly I. H. 
Herk, the president, as to tlie A. B. 
A. assets. 



IRWIN WINS POINT 



Court Rules Against Columbia's 
Motion to Dissolve $100,000 Suit 



CiJ-cago. April ,5. 

Tho National theatre, which 
opened with Burlesque Booking Of- 
fice attractions on March 26, did a 
fair business on Its first week. Tho 
attraction carded was J. E. Coop 
.or's "Victory Belles." 

The reason for tht use of tliis 
title was that tlie producers bad 
■ome old paper on band whi« h they 
desired to use up. The Impression 
gathered in tho neighborhood from 
the advertising or paper was tliat 
the attraction was a regular Co- 
lumbia circuit show. 

This week "Mi.s New Tork. Jr.." 
"Whioli wan an American burlri^quo 
circuit attr.. f.'on, is b ng prestMod 
at tlie house. 



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SUGAR PLUMS" DISSOLVE 

Chicago, April 6. 
James E. "Blutoh" Cooper's 
"Sugar Pliim.s" suddenly endt<l 
their tour of the Columbia circuit 
when they completed their engage- 
ment at llie Columbia theatre on 
Saturday night. The reason given 
was that the show would have to 
lay off this week prior to going into 
Omaha, and as tlic circuit was to 
close on April 15, it was calculated 
that It would be more profitable to 
«lose tho season In Chicago than 
lay off a week, play Omalia and 
then take the troupe of 35 persons 
into XcA» York. 



CLEVELAND OUT 

The quarterly meeting of the 
board of directors of the Anialga- 
linater Burlesque Enterprises was 
held Wednesday, April 5. in the 
ofiices of the Columbia Ani'iscment 
Co. It was decided to close tlio 
Empire, Cleveland, and the show 
"The Beauty Hevue," April 13. Botli 
bouse and show aro now on the 
Burlesque Booking Ollicc circuit. 

Those present Wednesday we»e 
J. Herbert Mac. I. H. Hork, E. T. 
Beany, AVarren Irons and H. N. 
JIynici;a. .*^am ,*>cribner, president 
of tbo Am.Tlg.im.ifciJ, did nr>t .Jfeiid 



the meeting. 



PAT WHITE'S STOCK 

.Minne.ipulis, April 5. 

Pat Willie will succeed Jim Ben- 
nett, Jewish comedian, in charge of 
the stock at Gayefy since it opened 
six weeks ago. Manager Bill Koenig 
announced this week. 

He will head CJayely burlesque for 
four weeks, beginning Sunday, in 
capacity of proibiccr and star of 
sliow. 



Tho Columbia Amusement Com- 
pany's motion to dismi.ss Fred Ir- 
win's suit for $100,000 damages on 
the pleadings was denied by Justice 
Mullan late last week who .said In 
part, "The failure to allege the num- 
ber of shares owned by plaintiff is 
ground for a possible suspicion that 
plaintiff did not own the prescribed 
number, but It Is not inconsistent 
with, and thus does not destroy the 
effect of the general allegation of 
due performance." 

Columbia alleges Irwin did not 
own the necessary 25 shares of cor- 
porate stock to malce him eligibb? 
for a renewal of his two franchises 
for the loss of which Irwin wants 
$100,000 damages. Irwin say.s he 
owns them but that Gus Hill Is 
possessor thereof as colluttral for 
a loan. 



SUMMER WHEEL SHOW 



Columbia Runs to May 22 — Gerard's 
"Follies" Gets Run 



As forecasted In Variety last 
week, the Columbia circuit will close 
tho season April 15 with a few 
exceptions, the Columbia, Now York, 
continuing the regular season until 
May 22. 

Following the ending of tho reg- 
ular season at the Columbia. Bar- 
ney Gerard's "Follies of the Hay" 
will go in May 22. tho "Follies' hav- 
ing been selected for tho s'tmmcr 
run. 



PROPOSAL UP TO RETURN 

BURLESQUE CLUB 




Clubhouse Proposition Cold and Contributors Would 
Welcome Cash as Lean Season Approaches-^ 
Building Plan Off for Present 



COLUMBIA DOES $7,900 



Tlie Columbia, 
to about $7,000 



New "Jorlc. pla\ed 
last week with 



BURLESQUE CHANGES 

Florence De Vere of the Abe Rey- 
nolds Jtevue, Columbia Circuit, !<•- 
jiJaced Flossie Kvcrett, soubret with 
tlie show, Ia.st week wliile tho al- 
iraction was playing tho Cairfy. 
3'jttsburgh. Bonnie Itu^sel loo;< 
J^liss De \ ercs former role. 



Harry Morrisey and .Toe Young, 
formerly of "Sweet Sweetie"' com- 
pany, American Circuit ultra' tion. 
have entered vaudeville, opening at 
Keith's Royal April 17. 



Watch for FRANK VAN HOVEN'S 
^-'- ^'*- ^-* 



Aniiur INarson's "Ibis of F.road- 
way' as the attraction, ""he Friars' 
Club party in honor of Arthur 
Pearson at the Columbia Monday 
night swelled tlie pross $1,400 for 
llie if-ingL' pcii .rni.mcc. 



NO INCREASE 



I 



WITH CONTINUOUS 

Films Fail to Hold Crowd- 
Mixture Does Not 
Appeal 



ICansas City, April 3. 

The first week of continuous 
vaudeville, pictures and burlesque 
at the CJayety, Columbia wheel, 
ended last night and was far from 
the success anticipated. The busi- 
ness was just about the same as the 
preceding: week with straight bur- 
lesque. All seats in the house are 
reserved and those buying In ad- 
vance waited until time for the 
regular burlesque performances to 
start, and when the regular shows 
were over tho pictures failed to 
hold the crowd. 

The house will close April 15. 
three weeks earlier than last sea- 
.son, with the "Uon Ton Girls.' 
Thin week's attracti* n is "Tit for 
Tat," with Arthur and Peggy, and 
Ferro and Coutler as the extra 
vaudeville acts and "Don't Dorbt 
Your Wife" as the feature film. 



POST-SEASON DATE 

The Jack Singer Show will pliy 
the Jacjues, Waterbury, tho week of 
.'\pril 17. U will be a post season 
date for the Singer .«:how, the Jaques 
pla.ving it indejiendenlly. 

The Jaques was a spoke on the 
Columbia last season, but went out 
at tiic beginning of the current one. 



INCORRECT BILLING 

I^ist week the procjram for Arthur 
Pear.^on s "Bits o' Broadway " had 
the Donald Sisters billed as "Dun- 
can Sisters." Tho Duncan girls 
wei'o formerly known as the Casch 
Sisters. 



TWO CLOSINGS 

Two Columbia wheel shows are 
stiicduled to close tomorrow (Sat- 
urday) night. Both are of lh« Hy- 
iii<l;a and II< rk string, "Cuddle Ip" 
winding up the sea.^on a. the Cay- 
cty, Boston, and "Twinl.le Toes" at 
a western st.uid. 



SCRLBNER'S GOLF TRIP 

.Sam Scribntr, peneral manager of 
the Columbia Amusement Co., re- 
turned to New York Monday follow- 
ing a four weeks' golfing sesi^ion at 
Pinohur.r X. C. 



DRINKS BY RADIO 

The Burlesque Booking OJllce cir- 
cuit has dug up a freak extra at- 
traction in the shape of a wireless 
turn called "Drinks by Wireless." 
The act was sch«>duled to open for 
the B. B. O. at the Bijou, Philadel- 
phia, Monday. Two pumps, similar 
to the old -fashioned back-yard arti- 
cle, arc utilized In the act, the drinks 
being obtained from tlio pumps 
without anyone toucliing them. A 
committee is invited on tlie stap;e. 
after tlie manner of maKi<"al illu- 
sions, and members of it arc iuvite«l 
by "Dr. Wett Waters," who works 
tho act, to call for tlieir favorite 
drink. Kight kinds of drinks are 
served, four from each pump. 

"Dr. Wett Waters," in a prelim- 
inary talk, expl.iins that tho drinks 
are secured via wireless, allowing 
the committee to inspect the pumps 
to prove his assertion they are not 
•'cnneoted in any way, by wire, to 
any point on or off stagp. The 
pumiis work at command of the 
lecturer, the handle moving up and 
down, with tho sperifled drinks 
rolling our of the spigot as desired. 

A private showing c-f the turn last 
week suggested Its comedy possi- 
bilities. 



ILL AND INJURED 

Otto Snnffer (Snoffer and Beck) 
underwent an operation for appen- 
dicitis in the Passavant hospital, 
Chicago, last week. Jlo passed the 
critical stage and is on the road to 
recovery, 

J^oney Haskell, who has been ccn- 
f^jied to his bod with the grippe for 
tho past two weeks, has fully re- 
covered. 

Gail White (Mrs. William Ed- 
munds) Is in the Leo Hospital. 
Johnstown. Pa. The act known as 
William Edmunds & Co. in "Peg o" 
My Sole" had just finished the per- 
formance at the Majestic, and Mrs. 
Edmunds on leaving was bitten by 
a dog belonging to another act on 
the bill. 

Frank Taylor f Farrrll-Taylor 
Trio) is in tlic Presbyterian Hospital 
suffering from pneumonia. He left 
the bill at tho LMd Street last Friday 
and was removed to llie hospital on 
Saturday. 

William Mark, travelling com- 
panion of jFrank Van liov« n, playing 
the Orpheum, Is ill in a .San Fran- 
cisco hospital. 

Eddie Moran playing with the 
"Four Musketeers'* at tlie new 
(^obbn Gate, San Francisco, was out 
of the cast last week, illne.s.s. 

Sonya has recovered from tho 
t'lroat nffli«-lion whieh necessitated 
her cancelling immediate engage- 
ments. 



IN AND OUT 

Hralv and Cross dropprd from tli.> 
Ibishwif'k program Sunday after- 
noon at an hour too late to replace 
the team. Jloalys illness was staled 
as the rause. 

James and Betty Morgan can- 
celled the P.ushwiek tliis week be- 
cause of tho death of Morgan's 

Kburum re- 



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WILL BE FOUiiD OS PAGE 
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mother in Chicago, 
plarod the team. 

The McConnell SislMs dropped out 
of K«>itirs, Syracuse, one of the girls 
taking ill in Cleveland, latlle Billy 
.substitut'^d. 

JXun'gan and Edwaids are out of 
the ])avis, Pittsbuigh. tho woman 
being ill. Billy .Miller and comjiany 
replae«-d. 

Fred <li-ay and company, left thr 
State lluatie last Saturday bccau.se 
of illness in the <\ast. 

Billy Dale left the bill at the 
Prospect, Monday night, bring re- 
placed l>y MeManus and McNultv. 
Tuesda}. Dale recently buried his 



The disposition of tho JGO.OOO 
poured into tho treasury of the 
Burlesque Club last season when 
tho Columbia and American wheels 
donated the entire receipts of one 
day for the speoifl i purpose of 
building a new club hou.sc for the 
ori^anizaiion, is now the chief topic 
of interest in burlesque circles, par- 
ticularly among groups of managers 
and producers who are .leaning an 
attentive car toward proposals of 
returning the money to it.s d»)nors. 
It is apparent, under current bur- 
lesque conditions, the possibility of 
tho new building's erection is a 
long way off. 

The money is at present invested 
In a project not affiliated in any 
way with burlesque, and is return- 
ing 6 per cent Interest, the trustees 
of the fund being I. H. Herk, presi- 
dent of the club, and Rud K. Hy- 
nicka. This saason no rei;eipt.s 
were deducted for the funT. A set 
of plans h . been completed, ealling 
for a reconstruction of tho present 
club site on West 44th sir* et, but 
as yet they have not been accejited. 

The past season has i(>ft its 
marks on the bank roll of many 
producers, and several of those who 
donated large sums toward the 
club house project are now facing 
a lean summer and with tho build- 
ing movement temporarily shelv«d 
they have made timid overtures to 
various officials and members of 
the organization to return the fuiul. 
A canvass of a number of members, 
both managers and actors, devel- 
oped the fact that the general opin- 
ion seems to favor the return of ihe 
money. 

Last .Sunday, at a meeting r.f the 
club, tho first held since since No- 
vember 6, tlio matter was brought 
up and a motion was carried to 
notify all members In good stand- 
ing of a special meeting to be held 
within 00 days at which the ques- 
tion of returning the fund to its 
donors will be settled. A two- 
thirds vote will decide the issue, 
but It seems apparent the action 
taken by the members will be 
favorable toward its return. 

The secretary announced that 
more than 150 members were one 
year in arrears, and it was decided 
to give them 30 days In which to 
pay up. As May 1 begins the next 
fiscal year of ihe organization, 
these delinquents will have to pay 
two years' dues to be In good .«^tand- 
ing and have a voice in the void 
on Ihe disposition of the building 
fund. 

At this meeting T. H. Htik pre- 
sented Ills resignation as president 
of the club to take effect at once, 
but pressure was brought to bear to 
liave him reconsider, whirii he 
finally did. and unless he chancers 
his mind he will remain in oflflco 
until tho expiration of his term, 
some time in June. 

Tho Burlesque Club was organ- 
ized several years ago, with head- 
quarters on West 47th street, the 
police authorities taking f xcep- 
lional pains to enforce a city or- 
dinance forbidding the congrcKation 
of idlers on the corners. The club 
gave the burlesquers a place to 
congregate during the summer 
months. It lacked official stimulus, 
however, and tho intpr«\st waned 
until It was threatened with evic- 
tion. James E. Cooper and a few 
other members solicited the ai<l of 
the Columbia Amusement Co., of- 
licials and the latter provided funds 
for the organization to lease and 
furnish its present quarters. 

When Herk was elevated t^ its 
presidency the club took on added 
activity, and the weekly me* tings 
were well attended. Socials were 
held and jambourecs staged unlit the 
•Mub became s«'lf-supporting. The 
burlesque "war" and internal dif- 
ferences threw a chill on the insti- 
tution, however, and recently Pr« si- 
drnt Her» has born absent from its 
meetings. The attendanio has 
dropped to a low ebb, and tluve is 
little activity visible around li^ad- 
•juarters. 

If tho m«^mber.^hip decide to re- 
turn the fund it may sound the 
death-kncll of tthe Burlesque Club, 
but max result in the birth *<t ' 



yridajr. April 7, 19g> 



BURrESQUE 



11 



COLUMBIA'S IME-IN-ONE 
FAILS TO SHOW INCREASE 



Boston Casino Tops Gayety — Toronto with Harry 
Qreb — Low Figures for Whole Circuit — Con- 
tinuous Being Dropped 



15 YEARS AGO 



Hcinfj n^ndom Items Rrprintrd from 
Vaiioty, Dated Aitiil «. i'J07 



The Columbia's continuous policy 
fhowed no tonaency to improve as 
rtgards business last week, low 
grosses obtaining: in most of the 
houses where the "three In one" 
burlesque, vaudeville and picture 
IdeA held forth. For the first time 
In several weeks the Casino, Boston, 
Sp»ed the Gayety in that city. The 
Casino, on its eighth week, last 
week with the continuous played 
to »5.'»6t2.49. with "World of Frolics" 
as the burlesque attraction. The 
Gayety, which did not adopt the 
continuous, had the "Big Jambo- 
ree" and played to slightly less 
than 15.400. The "Jamboree" was 
a repeat engagement at the Gayety, 
Sie first of the current reason. 

The Empire, Toronto, in Its sec- 
ond week, with the continuous, did 
M 100. with Httrry Greb, the pugilis- 
tic Ught heavyweight contender as 
the extra attraction, in addition to 
the vaudeville and pictures. Greb 
played the house on a straight sal- 
ary of $1,000 for the week, and the 
yaudeville and pictures cost about 
i|890. The show. "Greenwich Village 
'Bevue," shared GO -50 ^n the |1,800 
of extras. 

Last In Philadelphia 

The Casino, Philadelphia, In its 
second and final week of the con- 
tinuous last week, played to $3,20Q, 
with "Flashlights of 1922" as the 
l)iirlesque. The house reverts to 
•traight burlesiiuo for the remaining 
.two weeks of the reason. 

The Gayety. Detroit, did about 
$4,200, with "Twinkle Toes" in Its 
second continuous week. The Gay- 
ety, Buffalo, second contiuuous week 
last week, did $3,200 with the 
•Golden Crooks." The Majestic, 
Jersey City, second continuous week, 
]ast week, did $2,900, with the Jack 
fillnger show. The Star and Garter, 
Chicago, first continuous week, last 
week, played to $4,300, with "Jingle 
Jingle," grossing $1,960 on Sunday 
and the rest of the w eek playing to 
|<,340. The Sunday gross at the 
Star and Garter being approximate- 
ly four times as much as any of 
;the other six days. 

The Empire, Prov Icnce, with 
*Cuddle Up" as the burlesque, la 
its fourth continuous week, did 
about $3,100. 

▲ new nick -name for tke "three 
in one" continuous policy of th% 
Columbia sprung up this week, it 
being generally referred to by bur- 
lesque people as the "shoe polish" 
policy, the latter apparently because 
•f the "3 In 1" polish of that name 
•n the market. 

The Empire. Albany, with "Ilar- 
.▼est Time." did $4,500, third week 
of continuous. The PaUce, Balti- 
more, with 'Sporting Widows," sec- 
ond continuous week, last week, did 
$1,900. 



THE BIG JAMBOREE 

rresontf.l hy .Tamos E. Coopor. Written 
and KtaRp.l by Wiltiiini K. Wells. Nuuibeis 
by Hay I'iM'/,. 

PrincipitlB: Frank Huntor. Frank X, 
Hilk, Jack \Vtit.i>, Mildreil Hoin.x. I.t'ilu 
lUcar.l. liol^n Andrews. Edward ^tftsc n, 
(jSeorge I>a!y. 



FITLL WEEKS AT RESORTS 

Prank Wolf. Sr.. has added Casino 
Pier, Ocean City, Md., to his resort 
bookings and this summer will have 
» string of three summer vaudeville 
houses. lie retains the Hippodrome 
*t Ocean City, N. J., and the Nixon 

at Wild wood, N. J. , ., • , 

Fnrm»^iw »i 1 *» * 1 a staco ii»\\ f IV or tin-can jirn-craclvH 

Formerly l,e latter two played a ^^;;^, iookod like an orchid in a cab- 

■put week but this summer 

Waorl will play a full week. 



Thig is dtuable. palatable, ortho- 
dox burlosque, with average "gin- 
ger," no pretensions at magnifii^ence, 
and all the recognized ingredients 
of the every-day product. In only 
two particulars is "The Big Jambo- 
ree' distinguished — and those two 
particulars are very particular par- 
ticulars, to wit: Frank Hunter and 
Leila Kicard. 

The uiidorsigneJ scribe has been 
reviewing burles(i since 1900, and 
everybody agrees that he never 
knew anything about it, and never 
will, because he has an unhajipy 
and paradoxical weakness for view- 
ing highbrow shows like a rough- 
neck, and burlesque shows like a 
highbrow. 

Nevertheless, he begs to promul- 
gate the opinic n that Hunter is an 
extraordinary comedian and Miss 
Ricard is a unique prima donna. 

Hunter is more than a comedian — 
he is two comedians. As a charac- 
ter wop in the first portion he 
creates a distinct, refreshing, fa.st, 
funny type which is unusual In his 
racket: and in the second, as a 
blackface, ho completely transforms 
himself, and never for the bat of an 
eye ig reminiscent of the other in 
ge.Mluie, method, woi'd or expression. 
It is to be dei)lored that he finds it 
neces.sary to obviously imitate Al 
Herman in the blackface. Herman 
would do well to Imitate him. 
Otherwise, and beyond the brief bit 
in wliich Hunter features the cigar 
bit and other mannerisms asso- 
ciated witli Herman's work, he is 
legitimate and clever, "low" enough 
for any burlosqie taste, no matter 
how exacting, and original and 
amusing enough for the best vaude- 
ville or musical comedy. 

Hunter wag the life of the show, 
though Silk was omnipresent and 
by no means overlooked. As a sec- 
ond comic this bozo can breathe 
right on tho round hair-cut of al- 
most any of the favorite sons of the 
top wheel. He has personality, 
though as yet far less talent than 
Hunter, who can dance, tumble, 
plant, deliver and yank up any scene 
any time he wants to quiver a finger 
or turn his face to the front. 

Miss Ricard was even more of a 
surprise. Gifted with a silvery 
soprano and a clear top note that 
stopped the show when tho fast 
specialties were getting only feeble 
returns, she Is by no means extraor- 
dinary as a songstress. It is her 
"manner." She is far from the over- 
dressed, flamboyant, strutting lead- 
ing woman of wcek-after-week bur- 
lesque consumption. She wafts In 
like a breatli from Greenwich Vil- 
lage, or even I'ark avenue. She 
bears the light graces of a cultured, 
unaffected, poiseful .society girl with 
a touch of studio finish. 

And how quickly the Columbia 
crowd "got" her! She commanded 
their entire concentration whenever 
she was on. and they saw her slen- 
der form, inconspicuously gowned, 
standing out against the back- 
ground and the surroundings of 
bovine chorus women, ovenloiio by 
nature and uiubrdono by the cos- 
tunier. H<'r hair was not bobbed, 
nor W'MC h' r ways. She wore no 



A lease was executed turning 
over Hyde & Behman's Grand 
Oi)era House. Brooklyn, to Klaw & 
Krlanger for a long torm. beginning 
Aug. 1. Vaudeville booked through 
William Morris was slated to start 
theatre during the summer. Tlie 
circuit was rai)idly foiming. It was 
reported that the West Knd in Har- 
lem, New York, and the Circle 
would be lined up. Tho vaudeville 
was simmering. The Unltt". Book- 
ing Olfices made its position on 
"barring" clear by notifying Emma 
Carus that if she played an open 
week for Morris as proposed all her 
U. B. O. time would be cinceiled. 



Another angli- !•. the fight was the 
fact that all th,> play brokerage 
offices wt-re digging out their one- 
act plays and peddling them about. 



Ifoey and Lee terminated their 
partnership, then six years old. 
Tlie t'-am had become established 
as a standard turn. Uovy got an- 
other partner while Lee proposed to 
do a single written by Aaron 
Hoffman. 



Vesta Victoria was going back to 
England in June, to return the fol- 
lowing season to head a road com- 
pany playing K. & E. time. This 
disposed of the plan to take out a 
( road company that spring. 



VAnie Jan Is* engagement for 
V a u d e V i 1 1 e precipitated a jam. 
Notice of closing was posted at the 
Grand Opera House, PhiladelpWa, 
where Miss Janis was playing in 
"The Vanderbilt Cup." "owing to 
Miss Janis' refusal to play time 
laid out by Lieber & Co." 



each 



FIRST PARK OPENING 

Nuw Orleans, April 5. 



l>Mj::i' patth: and everyb -dy loves 
orcliiils. I'wn those ^vho live on rab- 
l>age. Siiu is not mi.scast for bur- 
lesque; in tliat lieli she slioiild find 
her most strilcing suci.-ess, for she 
is a cr\stal contrast. 

The remainder of the company 
pcarooly justifii-s detailed ri'View; 
conventional "peppy" .soubret, smil- 



'Twas rumored the United had 
signed May Irwin for 3<> w«»ekM of a 
salary, of $2,000 or |2.S00. The 
comedienne was under contract to 
Sire Bros., which had tliree more 
years to run. 



Julian E 1 t i n ge declared 1907 
would mark his last appearance in 
skirts. Irene Franklin was cast for 
a leading part in "The Orchid," set 
for opening at the Herald Square, 
3JLh street and Broadway. 



Max Hart was bool;ing director 
for Lasky, Rolfe & Co. James Car- 
son, who had been a familiar figure 
among the medicine sliow men, 
came into vaudeville with a mono- 
log sketch, "The Tramp Doctor." 



Sam Scribner and Etta Cooper, 
sister of Lucia Cooper, were mar- 
ried at the Holy Collegiate Church, 
29th street and Fifth avenue. New 
York. 



. The theatre building contest was 
developing between tlie burlesque 
wheels. The Empire Circuit (West- 
ern group) completed plans for a 
new house in Williamsburg. L. I., 
entering into competition with the 
Gayety. The new house was on 
Broadway, about a mile beyond the 
Hyde & Behman establishment. 
(The house is the present Empire, 
managed by Jim Curtin.) 



, Spanish Fort Park opens for the 

yummer Easter Sunday, A\)ril 16. ........ 

It la the earliest opening on record ing and mucjging ingeiuie. stento 

'or tho . - ._..,.. 

•arlioat 
States 

manager this year, and wllf'super 
vise ttii 

ments. 



resort and perhaps the »*»an and unintelligilile straight man. 

t park openng in the United h'"-^'*^-^»V'^''^t'''« ">[ a male MU^i't^'t, 

VII 1. . ijiin.^i| I J ,]i.^,,assionato eljorus ol kick.i- 

. Eddte Hogan Is C'^neral i,.^i^j,..^, ,'.^„„,.„„oorly matched as 



concessions and anuise 



I to heft and height. The Five Harle- 



FAIR OUTLOOK ROSY 

President Caruthers and Secre- 
nry-Treasuur Levy c.f the United 
l_airg Booking Association are in 
^ew York to see tho big circus and 
«0 close tlie last of their 
contracts witl, acts. | 

fo^M*'^ »**M>ort that fair bookings I 
refl ^'^i thoomii.g summer do not • *'^ 

loot^ ^^^ l»essimisiic business out- 1 



quins, an Arai> troupe with a col- 
ored lop-niountei- and a young con- 
tortionist, sliowed speed and stunts, 
and w«n;ll l»o an e.\e-openef with a 
iMiiiival "»'f a nu'djeiiie show. 

The trapftinirs are. apparently, not 
eostiv, tlioa;;h two lin il-s look 
pretty g«>od. The rest of l\w num- 
bers are s-.rau'gily and. at tim^s, 
shani'-lessly ^loi•py ai'il sli.il»by. 
season's Out «^ide ol the work of Hutiler and 
I Silk aad tlu' iteUvjduality of Miss 
Ricard. tiiis s. rihe lid P.<»t enjoy tho 
••uf. hi' dultit lik'» ShaWs 
•Back to Methusaleh." either; mo. 
mavbe he'-, nr» >Imi pshoot-r on real 



l»uilosqtie. 



lM:t. 



The Behman show was to close 
/pril 1.1. tlie first of the Eastern 
Wheel to quit. Most of the others 
would continue into May and in ad- 
dition had framed supplemental 
dates after the close of tlie regular 
tour. 

The J3rnpire people declared that 
they would have eight ;iew houses 
on tlvMr cirniit the following sea- 
son. The New Empire, Chif'ago, 
tlio new Itrooklyn house and a 
stan«l it. Schneotady were amorg 
th"m. 

Tho VaudevIHo Conr^dy Plub took 
up the in\ »'St;gation of c!i;irge>i of 
•uiipiofessiojial conduct" against 
i:a\tnond and Cavctly. It was al- 
lege<l the act had notified the Mor- 
ris oihcc iliat il!n"ss would prevent 
them from jilaying H.iniiiton the 
following Week. When they played 
at Shea's Buffalo, bo-.ked by the 
I'nited. Morris Iodised charg<'8 with 

tie.* club. 

_ 

\VillJe H irnnier.^Leiti released 
<'!.ijk and Haniiltoti*fr«.>in their en- 
K.iijemeiit at the Aictoiii the fol- 
lowing \veek. Himrier.st • n was not 
disposed to risk trouble with the 
other aoti on the bill, Bert Clark 
having been charged With dis- 
loyalty to the T'ritish actor.^' or- 
gani/.ation during their recent 
strike. It was expected that Clark 



and Hamilton would returu to 
England. 



The W. C. Bennett circuit was an 
important unit In Canada, booked 
through the U. B. O., with Clarke 
Brown in charge of the bookb. It 
was supposed to throw Into the 
booking arrangement the new Audi- 
torium, Quebc, built and up to 
then operated by the Canadian Pa- 
cific Railroad. 



George M. Cohan was writing 
vaudeville sketches. Leroy and 
Cl.iyton were about to produce one 
of them. Henry K. Dlxey was 
booked for the Orpheum, Brooklyn, 
for the fcxllowmgjs week In a tabloid 
version of—^'David Garrlck," but 
Walter N. Lawrence, under whose 
engagement he had been starring 
in "The Man on the Box." objected 
and threatened injunction proceed- 
ings. 



Carleton Macy was leaving his 
sketch with Maude F3dna Hall and 
proposed to conduct a stock venture 
in Cleveland. 



Mike Bernard's (piano player at 
Pastor's) first annual ball was held 
in Tammany Hall. Madge Maltland 
won the coon shouting medal and 
"Pete" Quigley carried off the prize 
lor manhandling the ivories. The 
judges were Fred Stone, Dave 
Montgomery, Ted Mark S; Tom 
Sloan and "Scamp" Montgomery. 
Harry S. SanderTlon's annual testi- 
monial was set for the following 
Sunday night at Pastor's. 



May Howard, burlesque star, 
started stock burlesque In Denver. 
Russell Brothers declined all ten- 
ders for vaudeville, being ready to 
start In a popular priced production 
sponsored by Charles E. Blancy. 



EDITORIAL STAFF OF 
MUlROR IS DISMISSED 

Uncertain Whether Publica- 
tion, 43 Years Old, Will 
Continue 



Whether the Dramatic Mirror, re- 
cently clianged from a weekly to a 
monthly would appear on the 
stands again or had passed Into the 
discard was a matter of conjecture 
around theatrical circles this week. 
The Mirror, now in its 43u year, had 
issued two monthly editions, the 
second coming out late. 

Several days ago. the Eggers En- 
graving company secured a judg- 
ment of more than $6,000, which 
was later vacated. Last Saturday 
members of the entire editorial 
staff were notified their services 
were no longer required, all salaries 
being paid to that date. A few 
office aides and the members of the 
auditing department worf retained. 

W. .T. Patjens, vice pie-^ident of 
the corporation, left the ■ oncern a 
few weeks ago. Ho was uriderstood 
to have held stock In the corpora- 
tion, as did the firm's auditor. Miss 
Cassidy. 

A few months ago the Mirror 
changed printers, moving from the 
Williams Press to the Goldwyn 
Printing Co. H. A. Wyckoff, presi- 
dent of the corporation, has been 
confined to his home because of 
illness for several weeks and could 
not be reached for a statement. 



SONG AUTHOR'S RIGHT 

Gus Chandler, co-author of "Ca- 
nadian Capers," who sued tho 
Jerome H. Ilemick Co. for an ac- 
coiiiifif'g of tho profits of the song 
had his complaint dismissed In the 
New York Supreme Court by Jus- 
tice Plat/ek. Cliandler complained 
that the Ell & Ell I'ublishing Co. 
of Los Ang'-les. the orginlal pub- 
lishers of the song, had no author- 
ity to transfer Its copyright with- 
out the author's permission. The 
court held that the plaintiff did 
nothing wrong In purchasing a 
copyright from th.e nominal owner. 

•lustlco IMatzek also decided that 
the "i)laintlff's rights and remedies 
aijainst his co-authors, whom he 
has not joined as defendants, are 
anotlier matter" and gratiltt Chand- 
'er leave to amend his comp'iint 
within -0 days upon payment of 
eosti. 

Leon Laskl represented Remick 



BIRTHS 

To Mr. an<i Mrs. I,awrene<' 
Schwab, at a New York hospital, 
boy, March 31. The mother ii pro- 
fessionally known as Marie (Jas|)Ar 

To Mr. and Mrs. Jack Knowles 
Mtowlea and fJilman), a daught-rr. 
at the American hospital. Cldcago. 
March 27. 



CON'S NEW HOPEFUL'S 
CAREER ALL IN FUTURE 

If He Can Fight Like He Can 

Promise the Kale Is 

Counted 



Syracuse, April 6. 
Dear Clilck: 

You can tell Eddie Mead. Joe Ja- 
cobs and the rest of tliem eggs Ihcy 
ain't got nothln* on your old pal 
when It comes to enlarging their 
garages, for 1 have just grabbed 
myself a heavyweight. He Is a big 
likely lookln* tramp that Tomato 
dug up. and although he ain't never 
had any rosin rubbed on hfs kisser 
he looks pretty good In the gym. 

Tomato has been chasin* around 
with the bird's Rister, and she. told 
him about a big bimbo of a brother 
she had who refused to do any kind 
of a manual, so Tomato suggested 
that she make a fighter out of 
him. She relayed the cruck to the 
biff lug. and he said that nothln* 
would suit him better as he had 
seen most of the big boys step, and 
thought he would have no trouble 
murderln any of them after he got 
a hair cut and a shave. 

So I have him workln* in the grym, 
and if he can fight half as good 
as he can talk, the world has lost 
a big league oil promoter and gained 
another contender for the well- 
known title. Last week he worked 
out with a big mty that hang« 
around and does little rubbln' for 
the bo^s. This guy jsc to dJ 
some boxln' years a^jro, and Is 
fairly hep to the racket. My sap 
showed UR in a chest protector, 
head ^uard, nose guard and ear 
muffs, but assured me that he won't 
be afraid to take it when I asked 
him what the Idea wa.--. He ex- 
plained that he didn't believe in get- 
tln* marked up in a gyr.:. but that 
once he was iuHide 'if four ropes 
and steppln' for real sugar that h« 
would stay In there and catch until 
the last man was out. 

I have him matched to box a bi|f 
tramp named Kid Liml*> for next 
week. He is to gp In the semi- 
final, and Tomato is boxin* the .tialn 
go. If he shows anything at all I 
will get hini S(»mo real opposition, 
and n ay be we can get some real 
kale with. him. I couldn't think of 
a name for him, so Tomato sug- 
gested Kid Flat because his dogs are 
Hat as Willie Jacksons bf^ezer, and 
that's natter than the prairies. His 
right name is Uidgeway Panrroft, 
but we will file that one ntU he 
gets Into pictures. 

The Kid used to play baseball,, 
and they tell me he .ould hit and 
throw but clogged up th bases 
when he got on so he di<ln*t ge hls- 
self many hot meals chasin' the ap- 
ple. He refused to do anythin' else 
and as he comes from a nice family 
I'm hopin' that he ain a morning 
glory. Their are enough finale hop- 
pers gettin' by as pugs these days 
to make t pretty soft for a guy 
with a hop on his fast one. 

He's a strong bird, too, the other 
day he was bendin* horse shoes 
with his hands and twlstln' two-bit 
pieces In his teeth, all of which 
means nothln' for the best diver I 
ever seen outside of Annette Kel-i 
lerman, was poor old I'red McKay,' 
and he could bit** a quarter in half 
and leave 12 cent*' chan^^e. 

However, I'm hopln' for tlip best, 
and If possible I will start him oft 
In his first frolic with th brass 
knucks nicely concealed '^eneath 
his bandages. This nu^lit to give 
him the odds, and If he stows this 
other mock orange away he's liable 
to get the confidence and do belter 
his econd lime ou*. 

Tomato is all wrapped ni) Ifi this 
guy's sister, and I ain't tpposiu' it 
none, lor she's a ."ensib't- Jane and 
a nice kid. She dor»'t diaw any 
cauliflower ear lines .md don't bar 
the fiat noses, so the kl'l can't lose, 
her by stoppin' a few at hi'i chosen 
profesh. She figuies it's all apple 
^auce anyways and Uiat ylu^u To- 
mato gets enough siig 'r in the bar- 
rel, he can go to one f,f them plas- 
tic surgeons and liave lus pan don«? 
over. Vou know th< lu birds th.Tt 
take a couple t'uks in your mug 
and set you b;w;k ' bout a grand and 
L'O J ears. She won't wreck no 
homes herself, so It's a ..tandoff as 
far as the looks Is conci-rned. 

I will slioot you the dope next 
week about how Klat mak#s out 
after he goes to the post. If you 
reni' niber ariy prayers, ■» • them 
that he don't tnra out to be ne 
(.'l.»'!ey rm-:'. Vo'U' r.:d wir«', 

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EDITOiRIALS 



Friday, April 7, 1922 



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RIETY 



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An old-tiipe woman performer 
fallen upon bard tlgncs asks that 
publio acknowledgment be made 
to Mrs. Frank Daniels of the Lin- 
coln Apartments In West 51st St. 
for her ftid during an emergency. 



Ma« Murray protests that she Is 
not available for vaudeville as re- 
ported. Her film engagements will 
fully occupy her time for a long 
time. 



A dinner was tendered Alex. Han- 
lon, tho independent booker and 
vaudeville agent, and his bride-to- 
be, Etta Wolpow, Tuesday night at 
Cavanaugh'p, New York, by tin in- 
dependent booking managers and 
agents. The couple are to be m.ir- 
ricd Sunday. 

^^ J. J. Murdock an*'. Pnt Casey, who 
^Biave been vacationing for the past 
pFseveral days' at White Sulphur 
(p Springs, Va., returned to Now York 
Wednesday morning in onlcr to be 
present at the annual dinner given 
by the Vaudeville Msmngcrs* Pro- 
tective Association Thur.-iday night 
at the riaza Hotel. 



Harry Moore, "Royal Paper Tear- 
rr,*' with the Harry Lauder show, 
which close.s In England June 12, 
signed through the H. B. Marinrlli 
oftice for an American vaudeville 
tour, opening at the Ilivcrsidc, N. 
Y., Sept. 25. 



Jack Wifson wa.*? held over for the 
firbt half of this week at tlie Fifth 
Avenue, his first appearance in New^ 
York with a new act. WiL«?on de- 
clares the charges again.st him in 
Chicago were dismissed and he was 
exonerated. The report ho was fined 
$650 came about. from the fact iliat 
his defence fO-t that sum. 



Tho Supreme, Crand avenue and 
Fulton eirect, Lrocivlyn.- ilio man- 
.'^gemcnt of which recei.t!y f.iiled to 
pay vaudeville acts engnged fur a 
iialf wevk, is not the houj-o of the 
same nunic Locked by Jack Linder. 



The boy connected with the 
Tliree I'hillipp, apponrings with the 



FORCING SPECULATION FROM COVER 

Governor Miller ha.s awaitlrg his signature two bills passed at the 
recent session of the Assembly, designed to limit the premium , of 
theat -e tickets In agencies to 50 cents over the box ofl^ce price. The bills 
we-ro introduced by up-stato Icgi.slatorM. Senator Walton and AsRem- 
blyman T. M. Smith. A metropolitan evening iiew.«;papcr openly claims 
Fpon.sorship and credit for the passage of tha mea.sures. That publica- 
tion has been seeking legislative means to control theatre ticket brokers 
ever since one of It.s publishers wn.s "gypped" for tickets for a soldier show 
presented In New York during the war. The publisher had always 
securel theatre tickets for 50 cents premlv:m. but since tho event of the 
gypping he declared his own little war against the agencies and has 
carried it on three years or mo.e. 



Governor Miller has a judicial mind, fruit of his training on' the bench 
of the high courts of the state before his election to tho executive chair 
at Albany. His Judgment as to the constitutionality of bills has counted 
in his signing or vetoing. Last year a , ticket regulating bill came 
before him, but he did not affix his signature holding it unconstitutional. 
What he thinks of the bills now before him ii, of course, an executive 
secret. Legal opinion In theatrical circles is that one bill is close to the 
line of constitutionality. The other has a reasonably good chance to 
hold water. 



part even In jest Of course, the vaudeville author did not know of thi^ 
when framing the skit and immediately wrote a single for the atraighC 
The blackface comedian Is still laying off looking for a partner. 



The man and woman making up a colored team entered their agent's 
office this wef^k saying all kinds of things to each other, but departed 
ready to get married. They didn't. The reason was that the woman has 
a husband and the man has a wife, and to make it complex both havei 
children. The team thought It would be a good Idea to get hooked up 
before starting on a western vaudeville tour, and the agent was ani^ioua 
to help them — until ho learned about their family anchors. The womai| 
Bald it didn't make so much difference about hers because she undcr^ 
stood her husband never was divorced from his first wife when he mar* 
rled her. The couple matle many charges against each other and had 
decided the best way to settle everything was to get married. 



The latter provides that where the lanager stamps or prints upon 
th*^ face or back of tickets a notice that it must not be sold for more 
than 50 cents premium over face, that notification is to be considered a 
part of tho ticket license. Tho courts have held that a ticket of admission 
is in effect a license to enter a place of amusement and may be revoked 
by the management. It would not, therefore, be necessary for a state 
law to tell the managers they may add the prohibitory clause restricting 
the premiums. 



Bert Clark (Clark and Arcaro) drew a surprise Sunday tslght at Jol- 
son's, announced as the final concert Al Jolson would appear in this 
season. Soon after the act opened hand -clapping started in the baN 
cony and rear of the orchestra floor. Clark stopped and inquired IC 
he was getting "the bird." Someone In the house replied he was talking 
too low. Clark explained that he had laryngitis, but that didn't satisfy; 
the grumblers. The presence of Jolson drew standee attendance. 



"Spangles," the BedinI girl act booked for this week at the Wlnte? 
Garden, was taken out and laid off, being replaced by several regular 
vaudeville turns. J. J. Shubert saw "Spangles" In Detroit last week 
and ruled that it bordered on burlesque. It will be reshaped and will 
play Brooklyn next week, closing shortly for the Shubert season. 



The managers can do that now if they want. The proposed measure 
is not mandatory. It it becomes a law the only value sp far c^s control of 
the agency selling price is concerned will be to force th6 managers into 
the open. If Jhe Oovernor signs the measure and the managers do not 
stamp or print upon iheir tickets tho 50-cent premium restriction, it 
w6ulu not be any problem to learn whether the managers cared what 
the agencies sold tickets for or to tell just which managers do care. 
If the managers arc equivocating about the ticket matter such a measure 
might tell the story. Of course, It is just possible the managers need 
such a law as a prop to take the plunge. It Is quite easy to understand 
hesitancy up to now because of the 'buy -out" system, a trade practice 
that keaps managers and brokers close together at times, especially where 
a hit is in Eight. 



The bills passed the Assembly March 17 and the Governor has thirty 
days- In which to sign or reject. A heaVing before him at Albany was 
held last Thursday, when a member of the Producing Managers' Associa- 
tion, a representative of the authors and ticket interests, \.'as present. 
Brokers opposed to tho passage of the bills had one of tho cleverest 
attorneys In New York at the hearing. There was somo bitter recrim- 
inations between ticket Interests present, but that probably had little 
weight upon Governor Miller. 



Tho Governor gave some bint of his opinion as to passing bills to 
regulate business, when he asked the managers' representative whether 
tho managers had not a way of controlling the ticket speculating problem. 
The answer was ^hat they had not. The brokers regarded that most 
ironically. They Will admit that if the managers really want to stop 
excess premiums on theatre tickets they can do it over night, and the 
brokers ought to know. 



Not long ago tho P. M. A. worked itself into quite a frenzy over the 
alleged ticket abuses. They were all set to remedy the abuses. Then 
It was discovered the by-laws of the association did not permit the 
P. M. A. to control the conduct of the theatres owned or controlled by 
Its members. That led to the reported formation of a sort of ex-partc 
committee, not functioning as a P. M. A. body, but charged with the 
purpose of cleaning up house. Ostensibly their plan was to stop excess 
premiums for all houses under their banner, with the idea that the 
others would be forced to join later. That In a way resembleK the 
pending bill that permits, but does not force, managers to stamp tickets 
with the premium-restricting clause. But boisiness got worse and little 
has been heard of that committee. 



The Governor has until Easter to sign the bills or to.ss them aside. 
If he should decide on the latter course, it will be a certainty that he 
disbelieves in their legality or is opposed to censoring business through 
legislative enactment. Or ho may feel that the problem can be settled 
by the managers themselves. And he would probably be right. ^ 

insidTstuff 

ON VAUDEVILLE 



Walt«^r C. Kelly is being featured by the Victor Co. in Its phonograph 
disk advertisements In conjunction with Kelly's vaudeville dates. Kelly 
has made several monolog recordings for Victor, and the record firm is 
plugging the "Virginia Judge" in each town ho appears. 

Kelly is at tho Alhambra this week, and the dailies are carrying ad- 
vertisements announcing Kelly'.s appearance there and the fact he 
record.^ for Victor. This is unusual featuring for a vaudeville artist. 
This .sort of advertising is only accorded to concert and opera per- 
formers. 



A vaudeville author last week completed a two-act for a team, tho 
plot concerning itself with a colored comic and a straight who is sup- 
po.sed to have just escaped from a lunatic asylum. The act was about to 
go Into rehearsals when tho author-producer was advised by the 
f^tralght's mother that her son wojild not be permitted to personate the 
part of tho "bug" She explained her eon had been recently discharged 
from a sanitarium and therefore deeme'' it Inadvisable to play such a 



A two-man team cancelled after the first show at an out-of-fowij 
vaudeville house due to their being under the influence of liquor, re« 
imbursed the theatre for the half week's cng.igement by giving notes to* 
the amount of the salary they were to have received, to be paid in three 
months. 



An independent vaudeville house .In Brooklyn has the distinction of 
having had seven managers within ten weeks. 



TOMMY'S.TATTLES 

By THOMAS J. GRAY 



Our idea of something useless Is an anti-radio clause in an acrobat'4 
contract. 



Magicians are also safe. You could never notice the egg in the bajf 
ovejr a distance of a quarter of a mile. If H was an egg you could not 
trust it might be noticed further. 



Quartets engaged for radio work can save a lot of money in laundry 
bills. On a sound wave a dress suit means nothing. 



Soubrets using mirrors on people in the audience to get themselveal 
and a song over are also out of luck. This is good news to baldheadecl 
men the world over. 



The monologist who "just noticed the Irishman on the street car^ 
will have his profits cut down. He will have to engage a motorman and 
a conductor to get the car effect over. 



Dog acts will now be trained to bark louder so their trainers will 
have a chanc3 to get some of this electric money. 



Wire walkers have no worry, as it's all done by wireless. 



Trick horses will be shod with very heavy shoes so they will be abl4 
to tell how many days they would have their trainers work. 



It's a great chance for bad ventriloquists. Who cares whether thefif 
lips move or not? 



Who will buy the radioi^one picture rights? 

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Would a radiophone agent accept 10 per cent, of the sound waves tot 
his commission? * 



Wait until the advertising men get busy with it. Ah, then you will heai* 
the buzzing 

"Have you a little fairy in your shaving soap?'* 

"Good morning. Have you tried our fireproof underwear?* 

"Don't get up until you have a can of Water's milk at your door." 

"What comes after the last payment?" 

"Keep your baby young with Cook's hair restyer.** 

"Light your fire with Prince Louis tobacco. Your ears know." 



American actors have a great sense of humor. One tried to sioji 
another one from doing an act that he took from someone else. 



After the worst theatrical season in ycar.s chorus girls seem to bt' 
looking better than ever. 



You can see Russian vaudeville in New York for the same price a« 
Russian caviar. 



Wheel Fhcws now explain the meaning of B. V. D. — Purlei^Que-Vaude- 

villc -Drama. 

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There's one gqed thing. Pic-throwing In moving pictures will not 
hurt the money-changing bits of burlesque. 

STARTING NEXT WEEK IN THIS COLUMN 
"The Horrors of Hollywood" 
Try and miss It. Order it from your newsdealer yesterday, 



Barnum and Bailey circus, who was 
refused admittance to this country 
by the emigration authoritir«», was 
not a regular member of the trio, 
but carried as an ass-istant. 



The next benefit for the Actors' 
Fund of Anierie.a is soheduhd for 
May 12 at the Colonial, Poston. 



Scarcity of vcUinterrs for tho 
weekly (Thursday) performance.= at 
Kings Park nnd Ward's Island in- 
stjtulions has led Nat Sobel to i>»tuo 
an appeal for co-operation. 



the Harry Lauder show at the Prin- 
cess, London. 



Trod DcBondy, of the II. P. M.-iri- 
nelli cfll« r; will accompany 
D. D. H.? wl.en the monologist 
sails for London, Eng., May 13. 
P. D. H.? ha?' signed to appear with 



Mildred A. Conrad, who broke 
her leg in a fall down a ntainvay 
at tho Palaco theatre, Rockford, 
lil., has brought *uit against tho 
Orpheum Amusement company for 
$10,000. Mi.^9 Coinad, who was 
playing a vaudeville engag<'mcnt at 
tiie theatre, was in a local ho.^pilal 
several weeks. 

The Theatre Guild will picduce 
slJIl another play this season, "What 
the Public Wants,' by Arnold Ben- 
nett. No date Is set for the opening. 
"Baeic to Metliuselali ' will occupy 
tl»e Gani^k indefinitely. 



pest dissolved their vaudeville 
partnership last week, following a 
brief career as a team. Watson 
created the male mlllfn' r rolo in 
Irene. Miss Tempest Is formerly 
of Tcmje.st and Sunshine. Watson 
will continue In vaudeville with a 
new partner. 



The Billie (Irene) Shaw, who was 
married to Roy Cummings last 
week is not the same Billio .Shaw 
(Mrs. William Soabury), formerly 
of Scabury and Shaw. Tho latter 
has roreivpd some ur.caricd for 
congratulations because of the 
mistaken identity. 



Bobby Watson and Florence Tern- 



Lcona La Mar, recently complet- 
ing her Shubert contracts, opens on 
the Loew circuit April 10 In Provi- 



dence. Four full weeks in the Loew 
New England houses have been laid 
out for the act to date. 



Marie Paddleford, daughter of 
tho former Mrs. Ben Teal, who re- 
cently arrived hero from abroad 
with her mother, may bo seen 
shortly as a principal In an Amer- 
ican opera. 



The Bijou, picture hourc, at St. 
Stephens, N. Y., was do.'^troyed by 
fire. Loss estimated at ::0.000. 



Tho Liberty, Irvington. N. X, un-* 
der tho management of J. Micheals, 
started vaudeville four days a week, 
commenc*In5 March "27^ Tho house 
plays two bills for two days each, 
consisting of four acts, booked by 
Uarry Lorraine. 




Friday. April 7, 1922 



LEGITIMATE 



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STOCK MANAGERS IN REVOLT 
AGAINST EQUmr aOSED SHOP 



J^ew England Producer in New York Engaging Cakt 
Irrekpective of Union AfBIiations — Walter Yin- 
cent Heads Stock Divisioii of P. M. A. 



The organization of "open shop" 
ftock organirationa In various sec- 
tions of the country Is In progrresa. 
Stock managers are complaining 
that they are unabl© to exist and 
Iceep their companies going If they 
are compelled to comply with all of 
the demands. Equity Is exacting 
under their closed-shop rulings 
and. therefore, certain managers 
have decided to come out In the 
open and orgranize companies on the 
open shop basis, where both Equity 
or non-Kquity players will receive 
equal welcome, 

" James Cormican, manager of the 
Lyceum theatre, New Britain, Conn., 
was In New York this week and 
declared his Intention to run an 
open shop company In his house 
during the coming summer. He 
stated that in the attempt to run a 
stock company at the Lyceum un- 
der the Equity closed shop rule had 
ended in failune, and he was deter- 
mined to try to put over an organ- 
ization that would be free of out- 
side influence. 

Mr. Cormican was In consulta- 
tion with the Actors* Filedlty League 
this week, but would not state whom 
he had secured for his comujiny. He 
did, however, say he is putting the 
matter of an opeh shop company 
before the stage hands and mu- 
sicians* locals In this city, and In 
the event that they are willing to 
agree to working with open shop 
players he will engage them, but 
In the event that they decide that 
they cannot work with a mixed wt 
of Equity and non -Equity players, 
he Is prepared with a non-union 
crew and muj^lclans. 

General Open Shop 

At the meeting of the Producing 
Managers' association last week 
Walter Vincent was elected to the 
itock managers division of the P. 
M. A. The question of stock com- 
pany control has been a matter of 
controversy between the managers 
And Equity since last fall, when 
Jesse Bonstelle opened a stock In 
Providence. Equity at that time 
contended that the P. M. A. did not 
kncompasa the stock field and ad- 
Tised Miss Monstelle that her com- 
pany must be all-Equity. The P. 
M. A. opposed, taking the stand 
that It was not a matter of arbi- 
tration, as the P.M.A.-Equlty strike 
agreement jpovercd all managerial 
activity. The acceptance of Vin- 
cent may be a forerunner to gen- 
eral open shop In stock this sum- 
mer. 

Equity's contention In the Bon- 
itelle case has since been dormant. 
There was some question, however, 
In the -minds of other stock man- 
agers and applications for that 
ifllvlslon of the P. M. A. were held 
back, Including Vincent's. At this 
time. Miss Bonstelle and Vincent 
are the only members of tl vt di- 
vision which calls for a smaller 
tee than for two dollar producers. 
That lipplles also to the division for 
touring managers. 

It Is understood that other stock 

tnanagers will apply to the P. M. A. 

. for membership which carries with 

It provision against closed shop 

tintll 1924. 



lOSES ROYALTY SUIT 

Milton Ager, composer of "What's 
in a Name?" lost out in his City 
court Huit against Alexander L. 
Jones for $1,139 back royalties al- 
leged due. Jones' defense that there 
^as no written or oral agreement to 
assume the royalty liabilities of 
John Murray Anderson. Inc., from 
Which corporation he acquired the 
What's in a Name?" piece, was 
upheld. judRment for $70 costs being 
entered against Ager. 

Judge LaFetra al.so denied Ager's 
molion for a new (rial. 



® SHOWS FOR CHAUTAUQUAS 

t>,^u".® con^»>anIes of "Turn to the 
*^»Bnf ar.j being organized for the 
^nautauqua circuits during the 
coming summer. The Redpath office 
» to L^e five companies of the 
four^ ^"^ *^® Swarthmore Circuit 

»>Jk r """^^ company under the Red- 
i^yj^agement opena Anrll 16 in 



TANNEN QUITS HOPPER 



Commercial B u • i n e t e Prevents 
Monologist's Stage Reappearance 



Jolson's will be dark next week 
during which De Wolf Hopper's 
"Funmakers," the commonwealth 
revue which relights the house 
Easter Monday, will rehearse. The 
show's sub-title will be "Some 
Party." A novelty opening will 
fade out Into a minstrel first part, 
the feature of the re.uo's first act. 

Among those added since the 
original list is Lew Dockstader, who 
•vlll appear both In the minstrel 
section and also offer his monolog. 
Dockstader joined the "Funmakers" 
when Julius Tannen advised Hop- 
per he would not b ^ able to appear. 
Taniien is associated with a furni- 
ture house and the executives 
asked him not to appear on the 
stage imtil May. Tannen announced 
his retirement from the stage last 
season. 

Another withdrawal from 'the 
original list is Herbert Corthell, 
who Joined "Tangerine," replacing 
Richard Carle. Added to the cast 
are Percy JIaswell, Alice McKen- 
zle, Sam Ash, Billy Grant, Harry 
Browne and Dorothy Bock. 

"Bombo," which Is leaving Jol- 
son's at the erd of the week. Is 
booked for a run in Philadelphia, 
after playing Atlantic Cily next 
week. The Jolson show will not 
play any other stands this season. 

Stanley Sharpe, who has been 
managing "Bombo," moves back to 
the Winter Garden next week, when 
Eddie Cantor's "Make It Snappy" 
opens there. Jack Pierre will be 
company manager for "Funmakers." 



SHIPMAN GOING ABROAD 

To Attend London Production of 
"Lawful Larceny." 



Sam Shlpman will sail for Eng- 
land early in May to be present at 
the opening performance in London 
of "Lawful Larceny," In which 
Pauline Frederick will make her 
first appearance as an A. H. Woods' 
star. Before leaving he will have 
completed a new piece in collabo- 
ration with William Anthony Mc- 
Guire. 

Sam Bernard Is also due to leave 
for the other side shortly for a va- 
cation. He retired from "The Music 
Box" some months ago and will not 
appear on the stage until his re- 
turn from abroad. 



"TANGERINE'S" SUCCESSOR 

Carle Carlton Is to do a new 
musical comedy very shortly, break- 
ing it In out of town and holding 
it in readiness to follow up "Tan- 
gerine" should business at the 
Casino show a decline during the 
early summer months. The pro- 
ducer Is secretive about his plans 
and will give no information about 
the project other than that he has a 
cast of eight stars. 

Carlton has made arrangements 
with the Shuberts .to produce a 
number of plays at the Casino and 
will co-manage that theatre with 
the producing firm. 



SSS M™ JOINS P. M. A. TO AVOID 



Government Will Make Refund 

^Brokers Allowed to Pass 

Own Impost On 



'PARTNERS AGAIN" 

The S' Iwyns will open tlie new 
Potash and Pcrlmutter play by 
Montague Glass and Jules Kckert 
(Joodman, starring Aluxander Carr 
and Barney I'ornard at Stamford 
n"Xt Friday evening. The title of 
the pieco has been (•han;,'(d to 
"Partners Again." 

It will play Brooklyn wtolc of 
April 17, with Ailantic City follow- 
ing. The l'.ro;nhvay house for thf 
attraction has not beon .s«*t, thoui,Hi 
the St'lwyns' Apollo and Timr-.s 
Square will b«»tli be available for 
the bonking. 

NORA BAYES' SECOND CHILD 

Nora Baycs adopted a two-and- 
half-year-old girl last week, who 
will be known as Leonora Bayes. 

Miss Bayes also as a eon byj 
Adig^iUon who ia four yea ra ot age. ' 



A new regulation regarding the 
collection of admission taxes on 
tickets sold through brokers, though 
determined on January 1 at Wash- 
ington, was not Issued to the agen- 
cies until two weeks ago. It con- 
cerns the tax on the 50-cent pre- 
miums outlined In the revenue law 
and officials of the Internal Rev- 
enue department now concede the 
payment of 5 cents on each ticket 
purchased In an agency was not 
called for In the law and such 
moneys are therefore to be re- 
funded If proof of claim Is made. 

As a matter of fact, there always 
have been two taxes on the GO-cent 
premium. In addition to the 10 per 
cent, (or 5 cents) paid by the pa- 
tron, the broker paid 5 cents (or 
2H cents). In other words, the 
government collected 7H cents on 
each ticket sold In agencies at 50 
cents premium. 

Another new regulation by the 
government permits brokers to pass 
on the 5 per cent, tax to tlie public. 
Brokers have contended all along 
that that was their right and 
pointed out it was the only business 
In which the government refused to 
permit the passing on of the tax. 

The agencies now selling tickets 
at 50 cents advance are charging 
2Vi cents tax on each ticket, as 
eigalnst 6 cents h~'.wOfore. Since 
the admission tax came Into effect 
the custom has been to charge 13.30 
for a ticket marked )2.75 at the box 
office (that is (2.50 plus the tax of 
25 cents). Now agencies are charg- 
ing $3.27% cents. As most tickets 
are sold in pairs, instead of 16.60 
for two. the charge Is $6.56. Where 
a single ticket Is sold a H-cent 
coupon Is Issued and may be used 
later. The actual caving to the pa- 
tron la 2V6 cents on each ticket, 
because, 'bile the •"» cei i tax has 
been called off, the broker's 2%- 
cent tax is chained to the public 
Instead of being paid by the broker. 

The problem of securing a refund 
from the government is said to be 
one reason why the regulation was 
withheld. Tax experts are offering 
to secure the refund, which dates 
from April 1, 1919, on the basis of 
50 per cent, of the amount claimed. 
One tax man 1 sendlpg o"t circu- 
lars, with a power of attorney to 
collect the refund. Arrangements 
with several brokers to secure the 
refund for patrons have been made. 
The refund is easy for those who 
had or have accounts with brokers 
and some of the latter may attempt 
securing the refunds for their cus- 
tomers. How patrons having no ac- 
counts will be able to prove their 
claims Is not apparent. 

The effect of the new regulations 
on tickets sold for more than 50 
cents premium Is similar. It does 
not affect the excess proitiiums so 
far as is known, but the claim on 
the first 60 cents still lies. On ex- 
cess premiums the broker pays one- 
half to the government. 



"BAMBOO TREE^' ON B'WAY 

Jimmy Hustey Will Have Bert 
Williams' Role 

•'Under the Bamooo Tree" will be 
readied by the Shuberts for Broad- 
way, and is due i;ito town In about 
thrc'o weeki^. Jimnny llusscy will 
be featured. The pieco was aimed 
for Broadway with Bert Williams, 
but the dea»h of the colored star 
forced the show off. Several come- 
dians have been mentioned to head 
tho "Tree"' cast. Husscy has been 
playing Shubert vaudeville this 
Sfa.son, appearing In two revue 
units, one of which was recently 
built around him. 

Though the .Shuberts ordered all 
new produclicjn.s off, there were .sev- 
eral .shows on the Imard.s which will 
be ijrought to New York. Thoy in- 
chnhi the "Tree" and ".Make It 
Siiap|>y." tho I'lddio Cantor show, 
which opens at tho Garden next 
Thursday. 



SKINNER SETS MARK 

Otis .Skinner closed the season of 
the 'i'ui.jne theatre. New Orleans, 
la.st .Saturday nlk'ht. Tho .star with 
"Blood and Sand" as the bill drew 
a gross of a!mo.st $12,000 on the 
week, tho biggest that the house 
ha . drawn this season. Tom Camp- 
bell, the house manager, Is due in 
New Y orH aomji time nex t w ^e^. ,. 



TROUBLE ON COAST VENTURE 



Understood to Retain Membership in Fidelity at 
George M. Cohan Did — ^To Co-Star With Blanche 
Bates Again in Autumn 



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CHICAGO SUMMER SHOW 

J. J. Rosenthal in Charge — Vaude- 
villians in Cast — Opens April 24 



The cast of "Molly Darling," the 
Moore-Megley production which 
opens at the Palace, Chicago. May 
9, for the summer, was completed 
this week. Richard Carle will be 
featured in the show, his support 
Including Jack Osterman, L^rln 
Raker, Ann Mllburn, Polly Walker, 
Rose Kessner, Bennle Weston, De- 
lano Dell, Hubert Wllke. Billy Tay- 
lor, Cecil iSummers and a chorus 
of 50. 

J. J. Rosenthal will supervise the 
management, the book being by 
Otto Harbach, lyrics and music by 
Tom Johnstone and Phil Cook. 
Julian Mitchell staged the num- 
bers, Walter Wilson directing the 
book. The shows opens April 24 
at the Ohio, Cleveland, goes to the 
Hartman, Columbus, the following 
week and then Into Chicago. The 
prices for the summer run will be 
from 60 cents to S2.50. 



EVA LE GALLIENNE TO STAR 



Has Play About Joan of Are by 

Mrs. De Acosta — Sponsor 

Unsettled 



Eva Le Oalllenne, co-sCar with 
Joseph Schlldkraut In "I.<lllom." has 
accepted a new play by Mrs. De 
Acosta, based on the life of Joan of 
Arc, which will probably bear the 
title of the canonised Haint, which 
she proposes to do following the 
closing of "Llllom" in Philadelphia. 

This will elevate Miss JL<e Gal- 
llenne to stardom, but the identity 
of the management, under whose 
direction she will produce the new 
piece is problematical, that depend- 
ing upon whether the Shuberts will 
renew their contract with her and 
accept the piece. 

Tho Shuberts originally con- 
tracted for Miss Le Gallienno's 
services and under their banner shp 
appeared in "Not So I*ong Ago." 
They "farmed" her out to tho The- 
atre Guild following the clo.se of 
that show. 



EUCLID AVENUE PASSES 

Cleveland, April 5. 
Euclid Avenue opera house pa^.^od 
out of existence Sunday night paln- 
les.sly. The event was more of an 
old-fashioned "get-together" affair, 
in which the audience was allowed 
to participate. 

Modem Ideas prevailed through- 
out, particularly when "Uncle Tom's 
Cabin" was produced in 45 minutes. 

Louis Rich and his orchestra 
played the old-time tunes, while the 
choruses were thrown on the screen, 
and the "guests" had their part of 
the program by Joining lustily. 

Razing operations were started 
early Monday morning, and a mod- 
ern offlce building will replace the 
old opera house, which has stood 
since 1874. 



''SCANDALS" FOR COAST 

George Le Malro left "Scandals" 
in Boston, and will shortly show 
an act for vaudeville with a male 
partner and a girl, similar to the 
o.steopath scene he did in tho White 
show. 

The company starts for the Pa- 
cific Coast In two weeks. TMo sub- 
.stitute was engaged in Le Mairo's 
[dace, the two speci.ilty scenes 
being taken out and two of llie 
.stronRcst bits of the 1921 .«how used 
instead, as these have never been 
seen in tho West. 



COHAN'S TRY-OUT PROGRAM 

George M. Cohan's try-out pro- 
gram for the spring has be»^n cut 
down though seven or eight plays 
were marked for production. 

One of the new plays to be done Ih 
"The Mission," a drama by Ethcl- 
bert Hales. Cohan will work on tho 
script with the author. 

In addition. "Pretty Nelly Kell' . 
a musical show aimed for summer in 
Boston, Is the only other ebow 
dettoiiply. decided oa by Cohaa, , 



Henry Miller has joined the Pro- 
ducing Managers' Association from 
which he resigned some time aso, 
to assume the presidency of the Ac. 
tore* Fidelity League. This given 
the P. M. A. 100 per cent, member- 
ship among the leading legitimate 
managers. Miller followed the lead 
of George M. Cohan, who joined 
the managerial association in De- 
cember. At the time Cohan was 
about to transfer hie production 
activity to London and on the eve 
of his departure, the league asked 
Cohan to remain here, pointing out 
that he could continue to produce 
unhampered by Equity by joining 
the P. M. A. Cohan replied that he 
would comply provided he was able 
to continue his membership with 
Fidelity. The league Immediately 
rescinded the rule prohibiting any 
member from joining a managera' 
organization. It Is understood the 
same applies to Miller, also the fact 
that he was in the P. M. A. at Its 
Inception. 

Being alone In the IS production 
fleld. it Is understood Miller de^ 
elded on joining the P. A.. A. before 
leaving for the coast, where he will 
offer a repertory for tho summer. 
He has four new shows to produce, 
at least two of them being designed 
for presentation on Broadway next 
season. The selection of the cast 
which he will take West Is not be- 
lieved to have been difficult, but un. 
willingness to take risk with the 
new productions Is said to have 
prompted him to make application 
to rejoin the P. M. A. 

Co-8t«rs for Coast 

Miller's coast repertory company 
will be beaded by Blanche Bates, 
Ruth Chatterton and himself. The 
organization will leave for the 
coast In about ten days, with one 
stop for a performance in Salt 
Lake City. Of the four plays to be 
out on, one Is to be used for him- 
self and Miss Bates again dually 
starring In the fall. Another Is to 
have Miss Chatterton starring. 

The Miller-Bates tour In "Tho 
Famous Mrs. Fair" ended its sea- 
son la.st Saturday at the Shubert- 
Ulviera. New York, the piece having 
played 40 weeks In New York and 
two seasons of over 35 weeks each 
on tho road. Miller has always been 
a favorite on the coast. On his last 
trip tboro he averaged around $19,- 
000 weekly. 



BERLIN AMONG VOYAGERS 



Mrs. Gilbert Miller and John Rum< 
eey Also Sail 



Irving Berlin, Mrs. Gilbert Miller 
and John Rumsey were among the 
passengers for London on tho 
Olympic last Saturday. Berlin Is 
going abroad for a rest and will 
work on the score for the new Mu- 
sic Box show while away. 

Mrs. Miller, whose husband Wifl 
remain behind to look after the 
affairs of the Charles Frohman, Inc.. 
win visit her stepson In France and 
return to London to meet Mr. Mil- 
ler when he goes abroad. 

The affairs of Channing Pollock, 
the author. Is the cause for the trip 
abroad of John Rumsey, who i.s the 
author's agent. Pollock's "The SIcrn 
on the Door" Is proving one^of the 
liondon successes and a production 
In to be made In Paris during tne 
summer. 



STARR-BEIASCO PUY 

Tiie road tour of "The Ka.slost 
Way." with Frances Starr, tormi- 
nntes this week. The star will be- 
KJn rclicarHJils in two weeks In .i 
now production under the manntce- 
mont of David Bela.^^co. wbicli in to 
be given a Spring tryout. 



Colored Road Show Too Expensive 
The road company of "Shuffle 
Along," playinj. at an average groF:i 
of $6,000 on th week, considered u 
large figure for a colored show, has 
fn iled to show n profit at that pace. 
The piece Is said to be too ex- 
pensively hooked up to make money 
as a popular priced road attraction. 
The company Includes 6i people. 



Watch for FRANK VAN HOVEN'8 
BiQ ADV^ Wcsk After Wsxt 



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LEGITIMATE 



Friday, AprH 7, 1922 



BROADWAY CUTS SALARIES 



(Coiitinuod from pngc 1) 
never br-foro known on liroaflwny 
closely followed the r<-Mluction of 
fidmip.sion price*. All r«^j:?ulnr ron- 
niuslcul attractii»ns arc |L'.50 top. 
There are only tlii<G mu»-i('al of- 
ferings chnrginf? more than $3 top. 
One of them ("Music Box Revue") 
will drop to $4 from $5 next we«k. 
Only six atirartlon.s out of the total 
of 47 shows aic plnjinK to capacity 
business. In those casts there hn.«< 
been no f alary rod M<"tion.«', but there 
are f w other exrepti<<ns. 

Cuts of 25 Per Cent 

, The rcdtirtion is reported at 2C» 
per cent. The ]ate.«(t shows affected 
were 'The Hotel Mouse" at the 
Shubf-rt, 'The Blushing Bride" at 
the Astor, and "Blossom Time" at 
the Aml>a.«;sador. Cutting for "The 
Rose of Stamboul ' at the Century 
was also reported, though the cast 
is small and the featured players 
were probably not affected. Some 
of the players on long-term con- 
tracts have accepted ihc cut. The 
alternative was the closing of tlu- 
shows or replacements for those not 
under season agreements. Attempts 
to run those attractions into the 
summer will be made, "Blo-isom 
Time" and the "Rose" having the 
best chance. 

Close affiliation with the ciit rate.*^ 
and the importance of aid from that 
source during the deflation period 
is shown by the placing there of 30 
attractions thi.s week. That i.s the 
record list in cut rates since its in- 
ception. Managers this week con- 
ceded the aid from cut rates was a 
"life stiver" for many attractions, 
and tickets placed there at bargain 
rates represented that percentage 
of tickets that cannot be sold at 
the box office or through the agen- 
cies.' Crowds in th cut r. e head- 
quarters this week greatly exceeded 
the old patronage. 

There are a dozen new produc- 
tions being prepared for Broadway 
entrance by the first of May, but 
th**y will hardly fill the void and the 
number of houses dark materially 
Increased Saturday night. "Just 
Married" will be withdrawn from 
the Bayes. missing a year's run on 
Broadway by two weeks, the house 
closing. "Vour Woman and Mine," 
which moved over lo the 39th Street 
from the Klaw, Monday, will also 
stop and the house again goes dark. 
"The L .w Breaker," which moved 
from the Times S(iuare to the Klaw. 
is in doubt as to continuance. "Just 
Because" will Ije taken off at the 
Karl Carroll, Saturday, after stay- 
ing three weeks, with nothing 
booked to succeed. "Voltaire" was 
closed at the Plymouth Saturday. 
after two wcek.s' showing, the hotise 
also going dark for the lirne being. 
The Ritz remains closed, with noth* 
ing in sight to relight It. 

The New Comers 

"Eombo" withdraws from J bison's 
Saturday, but the house will take 
on l>e Wolf Jlopper's Funmakers, ' 
a commonwealth revue. Edilie Can- 
tor in 'Make It Snappy" will follow 
Shuhevt vaudeville at the Winter 
C.ardeu next wetk also, at xshieh 
lime the Vanderbilt (dark this 
week) relights with "Letty Pepper." 
All three t.fft riiig^ for next week 
are musical. 

Grilhth s "Two Orphans" will end 
its run at the Apollo in anotlier 
week. The house is under lease to 
the picture producer, but u legiti- 
mate attraction will succeed it, 
'Lady Bug," due Easter Monday. 
The lloudini picture at the Times 
.*^quare l>^ guaranteeing. It will re- 
main but one or two \\eeks more, 
when Adfdph Kl.iuber will present 



"The CharUtan" there. Other shows 
3ue in shortly are "Whispering 
Wires," a myetery play; "Under the 
Bami'OO Tree"; "Go East Mabel,' a 
musical farce with Ethel Levy and 
Henry E. Dixie; "The Shadow," and 
"West of Pittsburgh." 

Due the last week In April are 
"J*artners Again,' the new Potash 
and Perlmutter play, being put on 
by the Selwyns, and "The Bronx 
Expres.«," which will follow "The 
Blushing Bride" at the Astor. The 
44th Street, which Is now dark, but 
under lease, will offer "Zero," ^a 
benefit performance, being rehears- 
ed there and presented by society 
peoi>le. 

"The Hairy Ape," now playing 
downtown, will be brought up to 
Broadway after another week, open- 
ing at the Plymouth, April 17. "The 
Green Ring," a new co-operative 
production at, the Neighborhood 
Playhouse, opened late last week 
and drew some attention. "Taboo," 
a special matinee attraction, opened 
at the Sam Harris. Tuesday, with a 
mixed east of white and colored 
players. 

"Sally" has two weeks more to 
go at the New Amsterdam, going 
to Boston April 24. The house will 
go dark, not reopening until the 
new "rollie.s" premiere June 4. 

Cut Rates at Record PeaP 

Tl^e influx of attractions into the 
rut rate agency Ihi.s week marked 
a new hipli record for the number 
on sale. As a matter of fact the 
cut rates are acting as the life 
saver for a number of attractions 
that are now eurrent on Broadway 
and next week with the advent of 
Holy Week it is believed that an- 
other high flgur will be set. 

There were 30 attractions listed 
early this week with the Shuberts 
finally placing tlie balcony seats for 
"The Rose of Stamboul" at the 
Century on sale and "Tangerine" at 
the Casino also Ijeing placed in the 
cut rates. 

In the ad\ance price agencies the 
nviniher of buys dropped still fur- 
ther this week, there being only 
13 attractions wi^ieh the brokers 
helfl outrig;)t. They were "Kiki," 
Bel.isco; "The Dover Road," Bijou; 
"The Rose of Stamboul," Century, 
whicli was extended for an addi- 
tional four weeks; "The Perfect 
Fool," Cohan; "Capt. Applejack," 
Cort; "Ch'auve Souris.' 49th Street; 
Good Morning LHarie. " Globe; "To 
the Ladies," Liberty; "Music Box 
Revue." Music Box; "The Cat and 
the Canary," National; "Sally," 
Amsterdam; "T.n\vfui Larceny." Rc- 
pubije, and "The llotft Mouse," 
Shubert. 

The attractJotiS listed in the cut 
rate agency w»re "The Bhishing 
Bride," ikstor; "Montmartre." Bel- 
mont; "Truth About Blayds," 
Booth; "Marjolaine. ' Broadhurst; 
"Tangerine," "'asino; "Rose of 
Stamboul," Century; "Just Be- 
cause," Carroll; "Demi-Virgin," El- 
linge; "The Czarina," Empire; "The 
Nest," 4Sth Street: "The Pidgeon," 
Fi-.'izee; "Candida," Greenwich Vil- 
la^'c; "Six Cjlinder Love," Harris; 
"National Anthem," Miller's; "R>>- 
bicon." Hiidson; "The Law Break- 
« r," Klaw; "Bulldog Drummon<l," 
l\ni(-kerbO"ker; "To the Ladies," 
Liberty ; "Thank Vou, ' Longacre; 
"French Doll," Lyceum; "For Good- 
ness Sake," Lyric; "The Mountain 
Man," Elliott; "Just Married." 
Bayes: "Ip the Laddt r." Play- 
house; "First Fifty Years," Prin- 
cess; "The V.lno Kitten." Selwyn; 
"The Hotel .Mouse," Shubtrt; 
"Shuffle Alon^-." OiUl Street; "Vour 
Woman and Mine," 39th Street. 



company 
summer. 



to be Installed -for the 



STOCKS 



The Charles lb)skam Chicago 
Stock Co. opens its tlftli srssion at 
Altoona, Pa., on April 17. 

Stock managers throughout the 
)Untry are making special efforts 
to secure name stars to appear in 
their productions. In many in- 
stances the companies desire to 
change the stars weekly aixl en- 
deavor to secure those who appcire*! 
in the j^roduetions when they were 
l)roduc« d on Broadway. 



A. G. Biainhridge gracefully got 
.iround the .squeeze which comes 
with H(»ly Week by announcing In 
the daily press that Shubert stock 
at the Shubert th"atre would be 
closed in obfe,ervance of week. 



The Robbin.'j Amu.scnient com- 



l>anv of I'tioa. N. T.. wi). put on 
(lrani.1t 10 gto<-k at its local Majestic 
theatre beginning Monday, .April 17, 
accoKling to announcement by Na- 
that) Ro»»bins >e.sterday. Fifty-cent 
;«»p for evenings will prevail, with 
inatinee.s daily « 'c^'Mt .Monday. 



The Auditoiium Players. MaUlen, 
Mass., pjod'icc a n» w farce com* <ly 
wc< U of Apii) 10, "Don't Wake iJio 
Baby," by William Jtlaff. a f^uLui 
lawvM'. Harry E. McKee. tlio di- 
rector "f the ■ pla>crs, protnisi-s 
something ru w in lighting effects. 
.Mr. Blatt .'•aid th.it Maldtn 'ump.i i)> 
will glv«? any play a hearing. 



The 14th Street theatre, X^w 
York, has Installed Italian vaude- 
ville. The liou&e, playing a split 
week policy, ufees all Italian acts 
with the excri>tion of one American 
turn. 

The hous<^ formerly split the wetk 
with Palian and Yiddish uramatic 
shows, employing two separate 
stock companies. 



For the first time In Its history. 
Wheeling, AV. Va., will have two 
summer stock companies this year, 
and at the head of each will be a 
Wheeling girl. Charlotte "VVynters, 
formerly of "The Wanderer" and 
"Bab," will head the Court theatre 
stock company, and Miss Millloent 
Hanley, formerly of "Te for Three" 
and now playing in Keith vaude- 
ville, will head the Victoria theatre 
stock company. 

Tho stock season at Vhe Court will 
be inaugurated May 1, whil- the 
date for the opening of the stock 
season at the Victoria has not been 
determined. 



The ^^ayIon Flayers, a rotation 
stock organization playing through 
the Californi t valley towns, have 
been finding difficulty in getting 
consecutive booking«, and will con- 
tinue their tour, playing uiider can- 
va»J. 



The Strand, San Diego, Cal., 
which has been playing in stock foi- 
tivc years, was ordered closed, fol- 
l(»wing an inspection and report by 
the City Building Inspector, who 
condemned it as an amusement 
house. Instead of finishing the 
week, which would have been al- 
lowed under the Inspector's order, 
the company closed on "Wednesday 
night, March 22. The building will 
probably be wrecke d. Plans f«»r the 
future of the Strand Players have 
not been announced. The Strand 
was a reconstructed public hall and 
was opened as an amusement house 
in 1906 under- the name of the Gar- 
rick. For a time it was operated 
as a vaudeville house, with the 
.Sullivan &, Considine Circuit, then 
being known as the Empress. Six 
years ago it took the name of the 
Strand, with Dodge A: Hay ward as 
lessees, and they ha\c since oper- 
ated it. 



The Monte Carter Company, 
which has been putting on musieal 
comedy at the Spreckels theatre for 
several months, closed its engage- 
ment on March 25. and plans to go 
to Honolulu for an eiit*-nded sea- 
son. 



Tlie Ac.Tilfmy Players er.terod 
upon the second wr« k of tho stock 
season at the Academy of Musi*-. 
Richmond, Va., Monday with "Hap- 
piness," the comedy written by 
Hartley Manners for Laurette Tay- 
lor. I.>-abelle Lowe in the principal 
feminine role of Jenny repeated her 
success of the opening week, when 
she was seen in the title role of 
The Dancer." 

Milton Aborn will direct a limited 
engagement of , musical comedy 
stock by a cast of about 40 fit Wil- 
mer & A'incents Colonial, Utica, 
N. Y.. now playing legit and bur- 
lesque. 

The Al.'orn Musical Comcd;- Co. 
will give one production each week, 
beginning Monday, April 17, open- 
ing with "Going Up" the first week, 
an<l "Oh, Boy" the next. Plans are 
announced for new lighting effects, 
au^mentfd orchestra and other fea- 
tures. Hairy Curtis, Ci>lonial stage 
manager, is In New York to pre- 
r>are for his work. Two matinees 
will be given Cii^ch week — Wednes- 
days an«l .Saturdays. Maude Gray 
and Leo I>aly, from the New York 
cast of Cohan & Harris' "<Ioing 
I'p • will be leads. The Columbia 
buiii sque and legit season will 
close A pi il 15. 



Tl'.e Billy Allen Musical Comedy 
Co. cUi'-es a live weeks' engagement 
at ilie Academy, Scranto* . Satur- 
day. Tho Aca<h mj' will »ert to 
an atti'action pohcy, commencing 
next > .ek with a dramatic fetoek 



At E. r. Aibee's theatre In Prov- 
idence the season of Keith ^•aulie- 
\ ille «'aine to an etid la:^t week, ai;«l 
.Mond.iy evening the Albee Stock 
(,'onipany t»ftene<l. For tho opening 
night tlie theatre, with jts 2,400 
seats, has been sold out, ;tn<l there 
is a subscription of morj than 5,000 
for the season. 

The I weiity-second .Mhe. ••omfany 
inchideH J'tladys Hurlliut. «;!ac<> 
Huff, IMith Clordon, Jane D.mwjII. 
Arth'ir Hohl. Eth.Ib. it Hiles, 
Stuart Saue, i:v.r*tt I'.nf •♦ i fn !«1. 
.^amu» 1 Gfuiriey, lOdvN.iKt r.i)tl»r 
and J, Warren Lyoo'*. 

J<amuel Godfrey will ;i; li'i d i»M>t. 
J. Warren Lyons is to be Mr. <;od. 
fieys assistant. 'iordou app'-ared 
on Broadway this season with "Na- 
tures Nobleman," and before that 
with Frank Craven in "Too Many 
Cook.s" and other productions. Such 



INSIDE STUFF 



ON LEGIT 



A star on tour botind for the coast recently played Dayton. The wif% 
cf the player was considerably upset about the hotel accommodations 
V'hlch were arranged for by the show's agent. She wrote the agent, d«« 
tailing the things she did not like. That included the serving of cold 
storage chicken. But she did not know that the agent was leaving the 
show. He wrote back: "Why didn't you order roast beef?" 



The fighting spirit of Nellie Revell and the influence of It oiv many a 
sufferer can be exemplified nD better than In the home of Harry Harris, 
the Milwaukee showman who is associated with I. H. Herk In the north- 
we.stern "wheel." Miss Revell's "Bedside Chats" column in Variety i« 
lead aloud at dinner time every Saturday evening in the Harris home. 
The reading Is made almost a rite. Mrs. Harris was brought to New 
York last week by her husband and was operated on at Mount Sinai 
hospital by the noted Dr. Berger. She had been operated on several 
times in the west unsuccessfully, and Is reported improving rapidly. 
But before they return to Milwaukee the Harrises will call at St. Francis 
hospital to express their heartfelt thanks and admiration to Miss Revell 
who still Is there bed-bound. Mrs. Harris made that a condition to her 
journeying east. The hu.sband said it was tho spirit of Miss Revell in 
her writings that made It possible for his wife to reach the road to 
recovery. 



Just to show the breaks that come to the average producer when it 
becomes known that he has a real hit on his hands tho following is 
related: About two years ago a special train to Pittsburgji h.ad a number 
of steel men and bankers aboard. A theatrical producer was als travel-* 
ing with them. A card game was in progress after the tmin was under- 
way a short time, and when it finished the producer was |4l',000 to the 
bad. It was owed to one banker, and he gracefully .said that the producer 
need not w^rry, but he might give him an I. O. U. This was done and 
nothing more was said about It. Then along came a musical comedy hit 
which ran almost two years, and the story of the bu^slness that the 
show was doing began to filter into the hinterland. When the show 
passed the $1,000,000 mark In gross receipts great ado was made of 
the fact and the result was that the banker saw It and said: "Well, If 
this Is the case I guess I might as well get mine." Sd he sent along a 
little note intimating that the $42,000 card debt micht just as well be^ 
settled, and the producer decided that he might as w ell kick in and did so. 



Radiophone music for general use in legitimate theatres and all 
classes of picture houses Is a new proposal being considered and is 
attracting much interest In theatrical circles. A special broadcasting 
station is considered, it to serve theatre purposes only, with the promise 
of considerable saving over the present system of house orchestra. Dra- 
matic houses particularly are to be Invited to participate in the service. 
The cost to such houses w^uld be one-fourth of the present musicians* 
outlay. It is the first practical radio proposition advanced since the 
radiophone craze arrived. The plan In brief is the engaging of two 
orchestras, they to p!ay continuously In a special broadcasting station 
so that music is to be had at any time during matinee or night per- 
formances. By simply tuning the receiving set the music would be cut 
out or "turned on" as desired and by use of an amplifier radiophone 
music would be .serviceable to any thejitre. The continuous program will 
j>ermit the use of the wireless orchestra service for all periods between 
acts, before the show and exit. Any variation of intermission in theatres 
would be taken care of by the continuous playing in the broadca.sting 
station. 

The best results of r.'idiophone transmission is instrumental music. 
There is plenty of imju-ovem^mt to be made in vocal work, lut orchestral 
music Is regarded as well suited to theatre usage. The radiophone 
music scheme is based on the selling of the service to a minimum of 
twenty theatres, each to be charged $50 pv week. That is a basis of 
$1,000 per week or $30,000 for a season of thirty weeks. Th*^ minimum 
number of musicians for a dramatic house is four, the apj»! tximate C0!?t 
in weekly wages being $200. 

Orchestral transmis.-ion over telephone wires Is the neare-t approach 
to the radiophone plan and was nearly accomplished aho\it eighteen 
years ago at the New York theatre. A transmitting wire led down 
through the chandelier which hid an amplifier, the music being used for 
the house promenade. Theatres were ready to jump at the novelty, but 
the backers of the scheme were forced to abandon It. They had se- 
cured a franchise from the city and had leased wires from the telephone 
company. It was soon discovered that the music Interfered with tele- 
phonic conversation and the telephone company withdrew the privilege. 
There are about 500 w^ires In a cable used for telephones, and the extra 
electric impulse needed to carry the music over the wires surcharged the 
other lines, that finally bringing about an abandonment of the idea. 

The proposed radiojthone orchestra depend ; on the securing of a desig- 
nated electric wave length which will separate its service from other 
broadcasting programs. Aside from its po.'^siblc theatre use, service could 
be sold to cafes and dance halls anywhere in the vicinity. 



The Imperial Russian Ope;a company which has attracted much aticr- 
tion in the west and which Is now a draw at the Olympic, Chicago, Is 
aimed for Broadway, but there will be several stands on the road after 
the attraction starts east late this month. There are 96 people in the 
organization, which is conducted on a strictly commonwealth basis. 
It landed in Seattle $4,000 in debt, that mostly owed to the steamship 
company, which gambled with the artists as to whether the transporta- 
tion would ever be paid. That sum was almost doubled before the com- 
pany got started, but it is claimed now that ail debi.s hav*.- been paid 
and there is a sizeable reserve fund ©n hanc. 

On arrival in Seattle George T. Hood, western representative for A. L. 
Erlanger, became inteiested In the strangers. Time was secured and 
Hood arrangd for local capital to b.-iek tho Russian*^. The attraction 
pla\ctl the coast and southern stan<ls, tinning north from New Orleans. 
In Chicago business took a jtmip after the first night, and a change of 
repertoire at each performance supplies an advantage. Last Aveek the 
gross was around $14,000, it being shown that foreign l.ingu.iL-^*' audier-ics 
lu'ovided the strongest feature of draw, the call being f< r moderate 
priced seats. 

Hood is traveling with the comp.'iny as manager. The custom r<, doling 
out allowances to the artists after each evening performance is followed. 
The Russians are s.nd to have banded togetlur when the war broke 
out, d.i'ing organ'/;, 1 io'i sevin \«ars .igo at the ImpeiiaJ theatre, lN*rc- 
grad. 



.'ire the plavt'rs ,Mi-. A lore oiV» rs 
fur tho ent»rtainmeiit t.f l'ri»\ i(k-nce 
theatregoers this seas«»n. Tlu'^' will 
pre«jent. with productions In replica 
of the seascui such j-l.iys as "Tiger 
Ro'-t'.' "The Mirage." -Expeiii nee," 
"Buddies." "House of Honor." "Cor- 
nered." "Tea for Three," The De- 
tour,' "Honors Are Even," "The Ac- 
quittal," "The Hoitentot," "^T^tin 



i:«ds." "Tho Ofitrau.i js Mr^. I'-l- 
mer." ••Only ::.S.' "Sh.av :,!.i;s;' -The 
Boomerang," "The Chai.ij'i*^'' ' ''"^ 
otheiH, 'The Chanjpfo:.' Will he the 
oji« ning play of the s»'aso j, *ii'' f''"^^ 
time this comcdy-draniu ha** l«»n 
off«re<l in Providen« o. 



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ERLANGER SPONSORS STOCK 
CO. TO TRY OUT NEW PLAYS 



Organization at Rochester Lyceum Will Test Offer- 
ings for Broadway Next Season — Rumsey Stock 
Located Nearby 



LEWIS & GORDON HAVE 
7 PUYS IN PROSPEa 



Alfred K. Aarona. treneral man- 
.cer for A. L. Krlaiicrer. will lue- 
sent ihe Lyceum I'layors. a new 
stock organization ODoninj? at the 
Lvcoum. KfK'htster. Ai)iil 17. Tlio 
Erlanpor name will l-e used in the 

billiMj: !■•>•■ ^'"-^ ^"■'*^ ^'"^^ ^''' ^^^'^*'*''^" 
lion with a fUocU coini any. 

Ill addition to slock preHentuliony, 
the Uvreifm organization will try 
out a i.umbor of new n:a\ s aimed fui 
Krianjjer j>rocIuclion on IJroad'.va\ 
it'e.xt se;isi.n. It will bo the Hr.st 
8to(lv to i»lay -Declassee" aial 'Tlic 
boomerang." 

Tlie iln\iMs j-t'U' 'ted fncliido a 
number of well-Known nanxos, tlic 
rast btiiiJ? nal|>h Morgan. I'lorence 
Sliirloy. Anne AtMlrews. Cecil Yain*. 
Suzanne West (a ftister of Lillian 
Kus.solT). Mary MacLatvn i\\\h> 
l»\'ives pic Uirea lor the stage). Ilutl 
rindlay, Leonard AVilley. William 
Williams and Lrnest Cos.surt. 

Tiio company will l»c direct. -d !•> 
Cttvlyle Moore, authoi* of several 
drama.s. while George {}. Culcor will 
be Keneral manaser. Last seasoti 
the Lyceum Mock was mana;i;i'd by 
Howard lUimsey. who will later 
In the fccason oi«en an opposition 
stock in the Temple. Iloehester. 
wliich has been pia\ iisf? \aude\ iile. 



'BRONX EXPRESS" SOON 

Coliurns Sponsor Abandoned Dur- 
ing Equity-Cohan Row 



'The rtronx Kxpress," wlilch 
George M. Cohan was about to stage 
when his differences with Kquity 
Impelled him temporarily to desert 
the American producing field, is to 
be seen on Broadway the last of 
this month under the management 
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cuburn. 

The piece was originally written 
by Ossip Dymow and played 160 
performances at the Jewish Art 
theatre. Al Woods purchased the 
play, later selling it to William Har- 
ris, who in turn passed it to Cohan. 
Wlien the latter left for Europe, 
Mr. Coburn bought the producing 
rights and delegated Owen Davis to 
write the adaptation for the Amer- 
ican stage. Trederick Stanhope 
will direct the production. 

The cast includes Eugene Powers. 
Lark Taylor, James R. Waters, 
H^pe Sutherland, Helen Tildcn. Lil- 
llan Spencer, Madge Surtces, 
Frances Clark, Kathrine Barnes, 
Mclvin. Clark. Thomas Williams, 
Dorothy Griffin, Esther Morgan, Jo- 
seph Sterling, Alice Johns, John C. 
Douglass and others. It'will open 
cold in New York with the new 
cast. 



OPERA STARS DIVORCE 

Chicago, April 5. 
I^ura Jean llobbs, formerly of 
the New York Opera Co.. was 
arranted a decree of divorce from 
Bernard C. Ilobbs. Through Ed- 
ward J. Ader, hep attorney, she 
affected a settlement of $10,000 in 
cash and a division of $60,000 in 
real estate. 

Bernard C. Hoobs. In Chicago. 
Through Edward J. Ader. her attor- 
Tiey. .she affected a settlement of 
110.000 in ca.sh and a division of 
160,000 In real estate. 



Loffler & Bratton Piece 
Lefflor & Bratton. for several 
veara recognized road managers, 
have secured a new comedy which 
they will produce as a Broadway 
attraction. 

The new piece by a prominent 
author \ ill be given a break in out 
of tow, this spring, and will l»e 
I>rought into a Broadway house at 
the sttart of the new season. 



SURVIVAL CONTEST 

•Ttmcs Dyrenfortli oj>oned M.>n- 
<^»y as iea.lii ■; i,,;in with Irene Bor- 
«l'nii .n 'Th.^ I'rench l^oW .it the 
I'^'«-i!in. .\inv York. 

H« irpiiircd l.M«nni-i K;n:;. wlio 
•"liM-ared in Hit- rol'-> f..r a week. 
"^•> l-arl l.aNiug bcou offered to 
iwvIvR men to find a .succcs.sor to 
i»oa B^^rroiigh.s, wlio retired from 
I he cast to appear in stock for the 
R'.unmer. 



FIDELITY ANNEX 

Rooms Near Fifth Avenue to Be 
Used as Meeting Place 
* 

The Aet(»rs* Fidelity League is to 
ha\e an annex social center. A 
■ ^!unitlee comprising 01i\e Wyi.d- 
har.i. Janot Bcecher. Louis Maim 
Ilt'ury Miller. William Collier, How- 
ard K\le ai>d Clara Li|>nian have 
two sites Oil West 4.')tli .street near 
Fifth avenue under eontideiation, 
and tmnouneement of the selection 
of or.e of tlu^se is to be n^.ade in the 
near future. 

Tl)e annual benefit c»f the A. F. L. 
this year uiU be in diarge of Wil- 
liam Collier, but the date ha- not 
Tcon selected .as yet. 



HILL AIMS AT B'WAY 

Creaka In Melo Designed 
Metropolis at $2.5C Scale 



for 



Gus Hill will enter (he Broadw.ay 
producing field shortly, his initial 
effort in the $'J..'»0 class being a 
melodriima called "In the Dark." 
written by Sanford Wliiie, which 
opened for a break-in at Fasten. 
I'a.. this week. 

.\nother sliovv nimed for Hioad- 
way under Illirs management is 
titled "Old Man Smith," by Adeline 
Hendricks. 



KLAW-ERLANGER SUIT 



Klaw Says Losses on "Girls In 
Blue" Reached $8,024 at Cohan 



Another suit between A. L. Er- 
langer and 3ilarc Klaw was filed in 
the Supre^ie Court Tuesday by the 
latter, asking for an accounting of 
the los.ses sustained by the George 
M. Cohan theatre during the run 
there last season of "Two Little 
Girls In Blue." 

Klaw alleges that while ho was 
In Europe ErIanger, without his 
verification, permitted the show and 
house to pool during the latter part 
of the run. He contends that the 
house lost $3,024 during that period 
but that the loss would have been 
only $2,336 had the attraction con- 
tinued on regular sharing terms. 



THOMAS QUITS STAGE 

John Charles Thomas has given 
up the stage for good. This week 
he attaelied his signature to a five- 
jear contract of which R. E. Johns- 
ton is the party of the second part, 
calling for his appearance in a 
series of concerts, the first tour 
being scheduled to begin next 
September. 

Thomas appeared at a benefit 
T)erformance at the Belasco theatre 
Tuesday afternoon, but in order to 
insure Ids presence it was nec- 
essary for the promoters of the 
affair to procure permission from 
his new manager. 



REVIVING 'TEATHERS" 

H. H. IVazeo Is to revive "Fine 
Feathers" with an all-star cast, the 
piece being aimed for the Frazee 
succcedif.ff "The Pigeon," 'wliich is 
i'.self a revival. 

The dr.ima was originally pre- 
.sonted on Broadway at the Astor 
farly in 1013. No other revivals are 
iinnounced for the spring, the re- 
vival .attempts of a number of man- 
.acjers in the fall having failed al- 
most in total. 



COSTUMES STOLEN 

Cincinnati, .\ptil 5, 
Wliea nv^ml)er5 <»f the Art Theatre 
company prepared to stage a per- 
forrnar:'. e of "Arms and the Man" 
the other nipht. they were sliOcked 
to r.td that a'l tiK-ir costume.^ and 
props had been ttelen. The artistic 
ones put on t!»e sliow in street at- 
tire. 

The eomfiany has been attr at tin- 
such atier.tion it has been booked 
for a number of engagements in 
towns in the Ohio Valley. 



Number Scheduled for Spring 

and Summer Tryout Test 

for Fait 



NEW AMSTERDAM GOES DARK 
HRST TIME IN TEN YEARS 



LoA'ls & Gordon, In association 
with Sam IL Harris, have a num- 
ber of plays listed for spring and 
early summer try-outs. The first 
of these came to light in Atlantic 
City this week when "My Lady's 
Lips" was produced. In this they 
are jointly interested with Sam 
Harris and Wallace Eddinger. 

The association of Harris and 
Lewis &. Gordon, together with 
Aaron Hoffman, dates back to the 
product icm of "Welcome, Stranger," 
and during the current .season the 
production of the William Anthony 
McGuire hit, "Six Cylinder Love." 

For the tryout season there is to 
he another play by McGuire that is 
to be as representative of another 
phase of young American life as 
was "Six Cylinder Love." At pres- 
ent the title of the play is "It's a 
Boy." That production is sl.ited for 
a tryout some time in July. 

*rIor to this, however, a nev play 
l»y l^obert Housmann, author of 
"The (;yi)sy Trail," is to be offered, 
it is entitled "Footsteps.* and Grant 
.Mitchell will in all likelihood be at 
the head of the cast. At present 
there is in rehearsal "Weary Wives," 
by \incent Lawrence. In this piece 
llarri.s. Eddinger and Lewis «& Gor- 
don • re jointly interested. William 
II. Gillmoro is directing the piece, 
and in the cast are Allen Dineliart 
(who has secured a release from the 
A. H. Woods production of "Lawful 
Larceny*), Calvin Thomas. Wanda 
Lyon, Ilichard Sterling. RockclifTe 
Fellows and Marjorie Wood. This 
will open at Atlantic City on .\pril 
21. 

They have also accepted "The 
Snow Bird." by Jack Lait, and a 
piece entitled "Another Scandal," by 
Co.-mo Hamilton. It Is a question 
which of these two plays will be 
utilized as a starring vehicle for 
Franeine Larrimore for the coming 
season. 

Samuel Shipman and William 
Anthony McGuire are also collabo- 
rating on a play to be entitled "The 
Wall IMower," and "The Ladies* 
Man." by McGuire, Is also in the 
course of construction for the firm. 

They are, however, not lotting 
down on their vaudeville production 
activities, and at this time have In 
course of preparation "Just an Art- 
ist," by Avery Hopwood, In which 
Edna Aug Is to be starred; an act 
by LeRoy Clemmons entitled "When 
Love Is Young"; the W. A. Mc- 
Guire sketch, "To Whom It May 
Concern"; "The Wedding March," 
in which Agnea Scott and Herbert 
Yost are to be assisted by Robert 
Conness. 

Crcighton Hale, the picture star, 
is also to be presented by them with 
a supporting company In "Blind 
Man's Bluff/' by Paul Dickey, and 
.lean Adair is scheduled to make 
her return to vaudeville in the near 
tuture In the Edwin Burke offerincr, 
"Christmas." 



"ABIE'S ROSE" FOR B'WAY 



Morosco to Bring Piece Tried Out 
in Los Angeles Stock Hout« 

"Abie's Irish Rose/' a new com- 
edy by Al Nichols, which Oliver 
Morosco gave a test at hls^ Los An- 
geles stock theatre, will be brought 
cast by the coast producer next 
month, recast with eastern players 
and opened in the suburbs to find 
out its possibilities for Broadway. 

The piece will continue at the 
Moro.'^co. Los Angeles, until May 1, 
when "The Boomerang" succeeds it 
there. The Morosco outfit believes 
it have another "Peg." Sidney 
Franklin is playing the principal 
ro!e in tlie stock production. 



Friml-Clark-Cohan Piece 

Edward Clark Is writing the book 
and lyrics of a new musical show, 
for which Rudolph Friml is com- 
posing the music, to be called 
"Cinders." George M. Cohan has 
tlio piece under consid*»ratlon for 
I»; eduction. 



Dinner to Ournside 
The Friars gave a dinner to R. H. 
I'.iwnslde at the Monastery last 
Suiiday night. Novei decorations 
were a feature of the event. Burn- 
sido was formerly Shepherd of the 
Lambs, but has alwajri been « 
member oC tht FrUtr*. 



"Sally" Goes to Boston— Did $34,000 Average Dur- 
ing Record Run — "Follies" Quits in Washington 
— Aftermath of Equity Row 



TOWN HAS PLAY CENSOR 

Parsons, Kan., Board Will Edit 
Plays, Films and Dances 



Kansas City. April 5. 

The City Commissioners of Par- 
sons. Ivan., have just passed an 
ordinance creating a welfare com- 
mission and providing for a censor- 
ship of local picture exhibitii»ns and 
tlieatric.il productions. It also pro- 
liibits liau'^^es and other foirns of 
public eritertainment later than 
ll:rO rights. 

The new conimission will have 
sui)ervisior of dance halls and is 
preparipg a lis-t of dances wluch 
will be l.iboo. The ordinaiice pro- 
vides a pej'alty of $100 maximum 
fine for vMd.ition of its provisions. 
Tlie coni.ii'ssion will serve for five 
years. 



OLD SCHEFF CASE UP 

Brought in 1917 By Geo. Mooser to 

Collect Profits on "Pretty 

Mrs. Smith" 



An action that was begun In 1017 
and dates from the production of 
"Pretty Mrs. Smith" in 1914 by 
Fritzi Schefi*. came up in the New 
York (;;ily- Court last week, Judge 
Meyer ruling that Miss Schoff must 
be examined before trial. Ceorge 
Mooser is the plaintiff against 
George Anderson and Fritzl Scheff 
Anderson, suing for $1,810.20 al- 
leged due on an assigned claim 
from Oliver Morosco. Mojosco in 
1914 leased tlie "Pretty Mrs. Smith" 
script to the defendants for 6 per 
cent, of t'fie gross. The show Ifl al- 
leged to have earned $30,171.25. en- 
titling the assignee to the $1,810.28 
sued for. j 

Miss Scheff for her defense says 
the agreement with Morosco was 
subsequently cancelled. Judge Mey- 
er ordered :iho must furnish a bill 
of particular.^ spjcifying when and 
where and how this contract was 
abrogated, whether written or oral- 
ly, etc. Th.e court also overruled 
Miss Seheff's contention that her 
constant ir;ivelling with showa 
would proliibit her presence in New 
York by slating she would bo ex- 
amined at a specified lime when 
she was not en tour. 



LEGIT ITEMS 

Lawrence Marsden Is In Allen- 
town rewriting the third act of a 
now play in which he has nn inter- 
est. In the meantime his daughter, 
Anna Marsden, is described as mak- 
ing a success of a character flapper 
bit in "I'p the Ladder, her first role 
on Broadway. 



Henry W. Sav.igo possesses the 
outline of .a play in whii h he wishes 
to star Mary Hay to be produced 
a year hence. 



Helen Ford steps out of the cast 
of "For Goodness Sake" at the 
Lyric, New York, in two weeks to 
be replaced by Ethel Grey Terry. 
Tho book of the imocc has under- 
gone several changes since reach- 
ing New York. 



The ricorge M. Cohan theatre, 
New York, recently purchased by 
.loe Loblaiif,' arid Max Spiegel is to 
bo remodelefl during the summer. 

It is the intention of the new 
owners to close tho house for thr«'e 
monllis iluring which lime th*» g.il- 
loiy Will be elimifiuted and the 
seating capacity Increased. 

The Ethel Levey production "Go 
Easy M iIm l" is being Ktaf;<M| by 
Priestly Morrison, Ha/.7.ard Short, 
originally engaged for the work hav- 
ing ro'.lred. Among the new en- 
gageinents for the cast litis week 
aro Estelle Wentworth. Russell 
Mack, Maigaret Duuiont ar.d Sher- 
man V»ade. 



The future of Harry Pih er. Inso- 
far as this country i.i conc<rMfd. Is 
hanging In the b.alinee and it i.ow 
looks ns though the daiicer Viil re- 
turn to l:rii.;l.and. I'llcer has been 
considered idr several dai»ce produc- 
tions, regoilatlons being started 
with tho l»oily Sisters. IMilh Kelly 
Gould and ot tiers, but arrancements 
lapsed. 



For the first time in 10 years, 
barring the incident of the actors' 
Ktri'.ce, tho New Amsterdam will go 
dark when F. Ziegfeld s "Sally" 
leaves Broadway and opens at the 
Colonial, Boston, Ai)ril 22. Unless 
a sudden booking is inserted, the 
New Amsterdam will be shut for 
five weeks, Ziegf eld's new "Follies" 
being scheduled to relight it June 4, 
about a month earlier than usuat. 
The house will be recari>oted and a 
number of renovations made, with 
new electrical effects installed back 
stage for the new "Follies." 

"Sally" leaves Broadway after a 
run of 70 weeks, the longest en- 
gagement ever played at the New 
Amsterdam. The number of weeks 
was exceeded by "Irene," but the 
weekly gross of "Sally" figures 
more than double, and its run from 
a financial standpoint Is a record 
on this side of the water. "Sally's" 
weekly draw for the first year is 
claimed to have been over $34,000 
weekly, and the total gross for the 
run will be something like $2.225,« 
000. 

"Sally" opened Dec. 21. 1920. and 
was hailed as a musical smash. 
During last spring the attraction'* 
dia.v was so consistently big it 
was decided to move the "Follies,'* 
the annual summer fixture at the 
New Amsterdam, to the Globe. It 
was always maintained that "Sally" 
could not operate at a profit at less 
than $24,000, now proved with the 
decision to move it to Boston. The 
musical wonder pace following the 
advent of Lent was around $21,500. 
High salaries paid I^Iarilyn Miller 
and Leon Errol. the stars of "Sally," 
made for the high gross necessity. 
The former was reported receiving 
something like $2,000 weekly, based 
on business over $30,000 weekly, she 
having a percentage arrangement, 
and Errola salary was around 
$2,000. 

The present "Follies" will be 
withdrawn next week in Washing- 
ton. Ziegfeld, In a statement sent 
out this week, said the "Follies" was 
being closed .a month early because 
of trouble with the show on the 
opening night In Chicago (Christ- 
mas). At that time, an Equity quar- 
rel over a chorister*s contract led 
to threat of preventing the curtain 
from nri.^ing. The manager also 
states that nono of the present 
"Follies" cast concerned with the 
Chicago Incident 'will be In the new 
"Follies" company. He estimated 
tho salary loss through the early 
closing of the "Follies" will amount 
to $64,000. 

Tlie first "Follies" nhows were 
produced at the New York roof, 
the first of the revues being staged 
in 1907. They were moved to the 
New Amsterdam In 1913, being the 
regular summer offering there, with 
last season excepted. 

The Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic 
closes tomorrow night, the reason 
being that "Sally," at tho Amster- 
dam, which finishes a we '; from 
tomorrow night is moving on to 
Boston, and this will withdraw Leon 
Errol and a number of others. In- 
cluding the chorus, from the roof 
sliow and rather than re-cdit the 
show and put In a new fi6rus it 
has been decided to close down. A 
now show will be pre-sented after the 
"Follies" opetis at the house. 



CHANGE "CHAUVE SOURIS'* 

Morris Gost, s|)onsor of "Chauve 
Souris" at tho <9th St.. will change 
four of the numbers within the next 
moTilh, ie|»laci;ig them with four 
new ones. I'alien.* has a icpertoire 
of 46 nunibers in all for "Chauve 
.Souris" which can be alternated at 
lie producer'^ will. 



"Putting It Over** Needs Male St^r 
Joe Conn(»lIy anJ P.arry McCt>r- 

m.ack will do a new show r.illed 

'I'uttlng it Over.*' by an unknown 

author within the next few weeks. 

Th'« c(»nibinatior; is ang!ing (or a 

male titar. 

f'lte piece will open ou . of l«)wn. 

with a metropolitan run scheduled 

later. 



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Friday, April 7, 1928 



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SHOWS IN N. Y. AND COMMENT 



Figures estimated and comment point to some attractions being 
•uccessful, while the same gross accredited to others might suggest 
mediocrity or loss. The variance is explained in the difference in 
house capacities, with the varying overhead. Also the size of show 
cast, with consequent difference in necessary gross for a profit. 
Variance in business necessary for musical attraction as against 
dramatic play is also to be considered. 

These matters are included and considered when comment below 
points toward success or failure. 



PHIUY JAMMED WITH 
HEAVY DRAMATICS 



^Back to Methuselah," Garriok (6th 
week). ThiH Loni|)l«'tea the socond 
showing of cy<I»\ Next \ eek the 
entire play will ha givon. (wo days 
being allotlid to each part. .Single 
tickets being fold. Last week over 
19,000. Guild may about break 
even on production, which eost 
125,000. 

''Blossom Time," Ambassador <'28tli 
week). Broadways operetta lead- 
er, having no opposition in that 
field. The draw from music lov- 
ers has kept giosr? on paying ba- 
Mis until lately. Slipped, with 
others, after Washington's Birth- 
day, but Fhould round out f eason 
here: 112,500 last week, dropping 
$1,000 from previous week. 

••Blue Kitten," .Selwyn (13th week.) 
J..ike most of the list, last wot-k's 
business felt three days* rain, 
tiross here was about $1,000 off, 
the takings being a little o\uv $13,- 
500. Ought to come back after 
Kaater. 

•*Bombo," Jolson (27th week). Final 
week for Al Johson, who will wind 
up the seaton in Philadelphia, a 
run of two months there being an- 
ticipated. Jolson's will be dark 
next week, reopening April 15 with 
De Wolf Hopper's "Kunmakcrs," a 
commonwealth revue. 

"Bull Dog Drummond," Knicker- 
bocker (I5th week). Doing better 
business than the other attractions 
berthed below the 42d street line. 
English melodrama getting be- 
tween $11,000 and $12,000. 

''Captain Applejack,*' Cort (15th 
week). One of the most successful 
attractions arriving with Christ- 
mas holidays. It ligures with the 

■ leaders in non-musical group, 
with business approximating $16,- 
000 weekly. 

•*Cat and Canary.'* National (9th 
week). The dramatic leader, house 
liaving capacity for $18,000 and 
business bettered that by $300 last 
week. Is a mystery thiiller of 
"The Bat" school and leads 
dramatic list. 

*Chauve-8ouris," 49th Street (tOth 
week). Continues at great pace, 
charging $5 top and doing n sell- 
out, with three matinees we^'kly. 
Draw is a class one. Management 
expects to continue right through 
summer, with a change of bill for 
the Russian players about June 1. 

"Cxarina," Kmpire (lOth week). 
Started out with promise of land- 
ing with the leader.s. Disappointed 
«f(er first six wcekf. with scale 
revised to $2.50 lately. A little 
over $9,000 last week. 

•*Demi -Virgin,** Kltingo (25tb week). 
One of the attractions that figure 
to run throii,;h the spring. Busi- 
ness not big. but profitable at $8,- 
500 last week. 

•*For Goodness Sake," Lyric "(7tb 
week). Is getting class trade with 
fiome agency activity, though gros.s 
disaptK>inting for musical show 
with this cast; $9,000 last week, 
hardly an even break. 

•'First Year," Little (76th week). 
Dropped off about $1,000 last week. 
Weather conditions may have 
been why. Price revised to $2.50 
lately, but no publicity given. 
About $7,500 last week. 

"First Fifty Years," Princess (4th 
week). A two person play which 
may draw better after Ea.vler. ^Ia^ 

, not been able to better $3,000 to 

f dale, but well spoken of. 

"French Doll," Lyceum (7th week). 
Strong matinee support has helped 
this one. I^st week was some- 
what undf^r the pace, the gross 
about $7,500. 

"Get Together," Hippodrome (32d 
week). Big house playing to a 
<*urrent loss, but management fig- 
ures to recoup Kaster week, with 
^chool holidays giving it final edge 
In draw. Has two weeks more 
to go. 

"Good Morninq Dearie," Globe (23d 
week). One of Broadway s favo- 
rites; show is not a revue, bjit 
more properly .a musie.il comedy, 
.••nd is sui)renie in that field; $29,- 
000 weekly at $4 top. 

"Me Who Gets Slapped," Fulton 
(I3th week). Warm weatlx'r will 
shrink this Hussi.in tragedy, 
which hasn't the appeal of c»ibei 
notable Theatre (Juild productions. 
Under $10,000 last week, 

•Just Because," Karl Carroll (3d 
week). Will close Saturday, was 
jinjducrd with private baeking, 
guararjteeing house three wteks. 
Lo.st from start. House ^oe.s dark. 

"Just Married," Nora Baye.s (50tb 
week). l''inal \^e«'k for f.irce wbi<b 
just missed pettinir .i 52-wc(k run 
on Bio.'idway. W.is a money 
niaK«r riKbt alorur until la.*^: month 
or .'o. Last week ill ojiped 10 $}. 500. 

»'.\iki," Bela.sco MIMli \v<'«k>. A dra- 
ma: !.■• m.irvel. doing all tli" bouvi 
will hold, whii h nie.uis ;ibout $lti.- 
.100 weekly. Sfe:idy c.ill bot'ii .at 
l»ox office and .Mgoncie.*", and. 
though one other s*iow is gettir)g 

V a bit moro money, this Belarco 
attraction is the actual leader. 



"Lavy^ul Larceny," Republic (14th 
week). Looks like the best drama 
housed In the Republic in years. 
A strong, well chosen cast counts 
much in its favor, (letting $11,000 
and over, which is good money for 
this house. 

"Madeleine and the Movies," Haiety 
(5th week). Cohan coined y was 
hurt .a bit by weather last week, 
as with most others, (iross was 
$9,300. which beat out mc : of the 
new offerings. 

'Marjolaine," Broadhurst (llth 
week). A polite musical attraction 
with the draw profitable >)U^ not 
big. Started off at better than 
$12,000. Last week takings im- 
proved, with nearly $11,500 in. Is 
musieal \eraioii of "Boniandor 
Walk." 

'Montmartrc," Helmont (Sth week). 
A .'■picy dr.inia with a I'arisian fla- 
vor, produced by co-operative 
company. Cut rates are helping, 
with the gross of $5,000 ,ind a little 
more able to make for even bieak. 
Th.it in jtossible because of shar- 
ing by players instead of salaries. 

"Music Box Revue," Music T.ox (29th 
week). The season's best revue; 
has been playing to $5 ."-inco fall. 
Next week .seale revised to $1 lop. 
management figuring thereby to 
kee[) show pulling stro!i{'Iy right 
IntD ."-u miner. 

"National Anthem," Ilenrv Miller 
(llth week), Failure of this ♦•om- 
edy drama to revive a disappoint- 
ment. Salary cutting neecs.sary. 
show gros.sing between ?(j.000 and 
$7,000. Should get better break 
after Mast»r, 

"Rose of Stamboul," Century (5th 
week). A corking show at $2.50 
top and unquestionably be.'-t pro- 
duction in years at that scale. 
Downstairs business has been .sat- 
isf.ictory, considering season, but 
upper floors away off. Two for one 
tickets for preceding attractions 
the reason. 

"Rubicon," Ihnlson (7th week). This 
adaptation from the French round- 
ly panned .at opening for its im- 
morality. Publicity at no cost to 
management sent business from 
$7,000 to nearly $10,000. Last week 
takings were $9,200, which means 
good profit here. 

"Sally," New Amsterdam (68th 
week). Broadway's musical smash 
of last season will leave for Bos- 
ton after two weeks more. House 
will be dark for five week., when 
"Follies" arrives. "Sally" playing 
to $21,000 but is expensive organi- 
zation. Cloes out with musical 
gross record of <»ver $2,O00.tJUO. 

"Shuffle Along," 63d Sire't (46th 
week). Management tigining on 
all-colored revue running into its 
.second summer. It is getting more 
than some of the new musical 
comedies and can operate to profit 
at less. 

"Six Cylinder Love," Sam Harris 
(33d week). Should play out the 
season here. Cut rate aiil siiould 
be strong for two months. CJet- 
ting around $11,000. 

"Tangerine," Casino (35th week). If 
this musical attraction has a kick 
left in it for Broadway, the going 
after Kaster will tell. Husincss 
slipping since start of Lent. Last 
week between $9,000 and $9,500. 

"Thank You," Longacre (27th week). 
Cut rates are helping comedy 
which Is quotpd at belter than 
$8,000 bust week. That gross 
should turn a profit. .Musical 
piece mentioned late this month 
as successor. 

"The Bat," Morosco (85th week). 
Went off last week with most of 
the list, takings dipping under the 
$8,000 mark for first time. Mys- 
tery play, run-leader, still counted 
on to complete second season. 

"The Blushing Bride," Astor (9th 
week). Musical show; did fair 
business at start though did not 
lino up strongly for Broadway. 
Pace off with others lately; la.st 
week's gross around $'.>,000 or 
slightly better. About two weeks 
more. 

"The Dover Road," Bijou (If.tli 
week). ' usine.ss for tlH» early 
])art of the week recently has not 
held the pace as well as the first 
three months, (lood trade late In 
week pulle<l takings up to between 
$S.500 and $9,000. That means 
nice |)rofit for this plav. 

"The Hindu," Comedy "(3d week). 
Indications were for .•strong busi- 
ness after smart opening. Last 
Week's draw under e.xpeci.itions, 
the gros.s being under $(»,(»U0. 

•'The Law Breaker," Kl.iw <9th 
week). This drama opeip d ;H ilw 
r.ooth; nn»v<d to the Times 
S«|U.'(re thrro weeks a^o ;ind y.\u^- 
ceeiled "Vour Woman and Mine' 
lure Mondiy. li.ul been getting 
$5,000 weekly. Last we«.)<'.s gross 
was several hundr»'d ]«ss, 

"The Mountain Man," M.ixine i:i- 
liott (17th week). Will run, an- 
other thjeo weeks, whi'h in.«kes 
its stay njuch longer than first 
indicated, f'rosa last wcf.it dipped 
under $4,000. 

"The N.est," 48tlj Street (10th week). 



Mantell Precedes Sothern and 
Marlowe in Shakespeare- 
Early Closings Seen 



Philadelphia, April B. 
After a period of very light the- 
atrical fare, mostly musical com- 
edies and farces, the first of April 

finds about as heavy an array as 
I'hilly has had this year. 

This week's openings were the 
Theatre Guild's "Llliom" at the 
Adelphi and Mantell In Rhakes- 
peareln repertoire at the Broad. On 
the 17th, Sothern and Marlowe come 
into the Lyric, and *'The Varying 
Shore" comes to the Broad. Drew 
and Mrs. Carter in "The Circle" 
now at the Lyric completes the list 
of thought-provoking productions. 

One house will be dark over Holy 
Week, the same being the Shubert 
where "Up in the Clouds" flivvered 
and failed to complete its allotted 
four weeks though it might have 
goue through at any other season of 
the year. 

Of the other houses, none looks 
sure past the 1st of May, and It is 
doubtful if many reach th.at date. 
"Angel Face," Victor Herbert's 
musical come(Iy, which played here 
a coupio of years ago, has been 
suddenly booked into the Walnut to 
succeed "Letty Pepper" beginning 
Monday the 10th. John E. Young 
heads the cast of this show which 
has been touring the Southern 
sticks, and comes here at a $2 top, 
one of many such at the Walnut. 
Xo limit is set for it, but it is not 
figured to stick longer than two 
weeks in face of the nujsicul op- 
position. 

The Carrick still claims good 
money for "The OHrien liirl" 
which, however, has dropped de- 
cisively from the S. H. O. class. It 
is hardly likely that anything ekse 
will be booked in here. There was 
talk of giving "Back to Methuselah" 
at this house, but nothing came of 
it. 

The Forrest has done beautifully 
with *Tip-Top" which has been one 
of the bright spots of the past week. 
"The Mask and Wig'' of the I'ni- 
versity of Pennsylvania play.q at 
this house the week of April 17. The 
name of their sliow this vear is 
"Tell Tales," based on the William 
Tell story. The lobbies of the syn- 
dicate houses have been, featuring 
picture displays of I-M W^ynno's 
show recently, and it was believed 
booked for the Forrest, but it now 
looks as If this show might skip 
Philly, and go to Chicago. If so. 
no one knows what show, if any, will 
come to the Forrest beginning April 
24. It is known, however, that the 



Matinees are the features of this 
drama, there being three after- 
noon performances. Four are an- 
nounced for Easter week. Tak- 
ings last week nearly $6,500. which 
may be better than an even break. 

"The Perfect Fool," Cohan (24th 
week). Reported booked out late 
this month, though management 
may try for continuance through 
spring. Business affected in last 
month but gross still tops other 
12.50 musicals. Last week over 
$13,500. 

"The Hotel Mouse," Shubert (4th 
week). Started out a fair draw 
and has not built upward. Holds 
to around the same pace of nearly 
$11,000 weekly. 

"The Pigeon," Frazee (10th week). 
Revival did comparatively better 
In Greenwich Village, but will 
continue to test the post-Easter 
going. "Fine Feathers" in revival 
may succeed. 

"To the Laddies," Liberty (7th week). 
I..ast week the taking.^ again be.at 
$15,000. That a new comedy can 
hold Its own through slump period 
Is indicative of its strength. Only 
a few dramas getting more money. 

"Up the Ladder," Playhouse (5th 
week). Is well spoken of but has 
little call in agencies. Support 
from cut rates is keeping it going. 

"Voltaire," Plymouth. Was with- 
drawn last Saturday, staying two 
weeks. House dark. Will reopen 
Easter Monday with "The Hairy 
Ape," now playing downtown. 

"Truth About Blayds," Booth (4th 
week). Weather conditions hurt 
a little last week but now comedy 
held up well, with the gross not 
much under $10,000. 

"Your Woman and Mine," HOth 
Street (6th week). Moved over 
from Klaw Monday but is listed 
to dose Saturday. Went co- 
operative after opening and built 
somewhat with cut-rate ai<l. 
House was dark; nothing an- 
nounced to succeed. 

"Orphans of the Storm," Apollo 
(14th week). Grinith picture will 
ho withdrawn after one week 
more. Lusine.HS last week a>»out 
$9.5i.tO. V>ul heavy advertising our- 
lay calls for more. N«j sui-eecd- 
ing attr.'u;tion decided on. 

Houdini, Times Square (1st week). 
()pen<(l Sunday on rental av- 
ranKrinrnt. May get some mcmey 
witii Houdini personally appe.ir- 
ing. though picture not rated 
good. 

"Man to Man," Central (2d week). 
ITnivcisal special. bally hooed 
strongly. 



house will he used for amateur 
purposes durlnfir May. 

When Elsie Ferguson's •'Varying 
Shore" ends at the Broad on Satur- 
day. April 29, it la not likely any- 
thing will succeed. The same ap- 
plies to the engagement of Sothern 
and Marlowe which ends at the 
Lyric on the same night. "Liliom" 
will stay as long at the Adelphi as 
it can make money, with doubt of 
anything to succeed. 

This leaves the Shubert as about 
the only house in doubt. "Bombo" 
with Al Jolson comes in on the 17th, 
but three weeks is the longest time 
credited it. Although it looks like 
one of the earliest closing seasons 
for a long time past. 

Estimates of the week: 

Shakespearean Repertoire with 
Robert Mantell (Broad 1st week). 
Much criticism here of bunr'hing of 
Sothern-Mantell bookings, with be- 
lief that latter will get worst of it. 
"Richelieu" opening night off in at- 
tendance. "Grand Duke," while not 
the flop here that it was elsewhere, 
was below house average. About 
$S.500, second and last week. 

"Tip Top" (Forrest. 3d week). 
Fred Stone show caught on after 
doubtful start. In fact, it lead the 
town last week on gross, with only 
"Lefty Pepper" claiming to come off 
better because of lower overhead. 
Did about $20,500, with a couple of 
spotty nights. 

"Up in the Clouds" (Shubert. 3d 
week). Gaites show expressed con- 
fidence and optimism up to middle 
of last week, when it was linally 
tleeided that going was too rough 
and last week of expected run was 
cancelled, leaving house dark for 
Holy W^eek. Half houses rule last 
week, with pro.spects that this weeir 
will be worse. About $10,000. 

"The O'Brien Girl" ((Warrick, 7th 
week). Cohan show fell o(T last 
two weeks, but still seems bent on 
finishing a long and profitable run. 
Xo special exploitatlc" or advertis- 
ing has been used, house trusting to 
word of mouth advertising. Slightly 
under $13,500. 

"Letty Pepper" (Walnut. 4th 
week). Claimed to have done best 
of any show in town, basing I'laim. 
probably, on comparatively low 
overhead. ''Angel Face" coming in 
Monday. Did about $12,000. 

"The Circle" (Lyric, 2d week). 
Selwyn show was sadly off Monday 
and Tuesday nights, but came baek 
nicely beginning Wednesday mat- 
inee and hitting u high level at 
w<'ek-end. with prospects that show 
will keep pace throughout three 
week run. Audiences all money. 
i:Md about $12,500, and will probably 
better than mark . 

"Liliom" (Adelphi, 1st week) Mad 
fine opening, with hopeftjl prospects 
of riding through I..enten slump, and 
then crashing through for big mom v 
Ea.stcr week. "The Whit^ Peacock " 
sadly off. except for some lialcony 
play, and woman audiences at mat- 
ines. did about $8,750 last week. 



ADVANCE SALE SAVES 
CHICAGO AnRACnONS 



BOSTON'S WORST WEEK 
SWAMPS 'miN STREET' 



Piece Goes to Storehouse — 

Final Weeks for George 

Arliss 



Boston. April 5. 

The worst slump of the season 
was noted here last week. When 
the storm blew over "Main Street" 
had perished at the Wilbur and had 
gone to the storehouse, the final 
weeks were being announced for 
Arliss with "The Green Goddess" at 
the Plymouth, and business all 
through the city was way off. 

A bad weather break was respon- 
sible for some of the loss of business 
and the brunt of the Lenten season 
slump was felt at the same time. 

"White's Scandals" (Colonial. 3d 
week). This show is not getting 
over very strong and it is reported 
that last week it was off on .«;everal 
evenings. 

"Dulcy" (Ilolli.s. 3d week). Not 
turning them away, but still holding 
up fairly well for a dr.amatic attiac- 
tion. with the matinee business good. 

"Welcome Stranger" (Tremont. 3«1 
week). Has been a disappointment 
from the start and last week no 
better than the two previous ones. 

"The Emperor Jones" (Selwyn. 2d 
week). Show is attracting consid- 
erable attention and drawing from 
the so-called "high-brow"' cliente'e. 

"Greenwich Village Follies" (Shu- 
bert. 4th week), lousiness ju.^^t fair. 

"The Green Goddess" (Plymovith. 
9th week). Gross under any of the 
previous weeks. 



Lew Herman is to piodnee piri 
acts in England for llie Stoll eir- 
cuit with .Toe Mercedes. The latter 
returned from Lf>n<b'n last week, 
after appearing in the halls there. 
The new vaudeville producing tram 
will .sail for the oihcr side May 16. 



The suit of Frank My< rs, who 
wa:; ent,M'-;ed as <M.ni|<;in>' man.ii^er 
of "Just Pecau.sc," has been Kcttlid 
out of court. It was a salary claim. 

The proposed Mile Desmond slo.k 
at the Weiting. Syracu.se, N. Y.. for 
thrift summer has been declared off. 
It's doubtful if thp house (Shubert) 
win organize Its -own stock. 



Steady Downpour of Rain Dis* 

courages Box Office Sales 

-—Two Openings 

Chicago. April 5. 

T.^st week's rain was consistent 
practically every evening of the 
week and had not some of the at- 
tractions been fortunate with a 
large advance sale, they might have 
been snowed under if they had de- 
pended on the meagre window sale. 

Two of the shows playing here 
said "Au Hevoir" to make room for 
other attractions Sunday night. The 
Apollo discontinued its vaudeville 
policy to return to the legitimate 
with Mclntyre and Heath opening 
Sunday night in 'Hed Pepper." The 
other attractions going by the 
boards were "Little Old New York" 
at the Cohan Grand, to make way 
for "The OBrien Girl," and the 
"Silver Fox" at the La Salle, in 
favor of Helen Shipman in her 
initial starring vehicle, "Lola." 

Two attractions will finish this 
week. Billie Hurkc will remove 
"Intimate Strangers" from the Pow- 
ers, to make way for William Gil- 
lette In a limited engagement in 
"The Dream Maker": Francine T..ar- 
rimore will take "Nice People" out /' 
of the Cort after a five month runt ) 
to admit Pauline Lord in "Anna 
Christie." 

Of the two musical sliows, ' Zieg- 
feld's Frolics" arc the leaders in the 
gate receipts, while of the non- 
nuisical element "Bluebeaid's lOighth 
Wife" and "Lightnin' " ran neck and 
neck for the top honors. 

"Intimate Strangers" (Powers. 2d 
week). Starting off at good f,'ait 
early in week, fell of considerably 
later, but Saturday matinee ajul 
night carried it over the $!(*.. 0(U) 
mark. 

Russian Grand Opera (Olympic. 
2d week). Chicago evidently has 
not tired of oper.a from support 
given this company. On second 
week passed the $15,000 mark. Leave 
here April 3 5. May Robson to opm 
the next evening In "It Pays to 
Smile." 

"Bluebeard's Eighth Wife" (Gar- 
rick. 6th week). This French com- 
edy is still the leader of the non- 
musical show. Had not weather 
elements been against it. it niight 
have gone close to the $20,000 mark- 
On the week take-in- it was close 
to $18,000. Looks as though will la.'^t 
well Into summer. 

"Ladies' Night" (Woods. ?d week). < 
Toned down considerably by l.ieal 
censors, due to editorial comment. 
.Show* drew the curiously Inclined 
in good numbers and Jumped over 
$14,500 on the week. 

"Ziegfeld's Frolic" (Colonial. 2d 
week). Stepping along nicely, with 
word of mouth advertising proving 
most beneficial. Getting society 
play with, upper part doing ns welL 
Reached close to the $28,000 figur* 
on the week. 

"Red Pepper" (Apollo). Openedl 
Sunday night for indefinite engage- 
ment. Top Saturday and Sunday 
evening $2.50, other nights $2. 
Wednesday matinee $1.50. Did ex- 
tensive advertising prior to opening 
and from indications looks a.s 
though It would catch on. 

"Nice People" (Cort. 23d week). 
In its sixth and final montli. the 
attraction Is doing well. W^ith in- 
clement ' conditions prevailing got 
over $7,000. Leaves S.aturday to 
enable Pauline T^ord to open Sunday 
in "Anna Christie." Is the last of 
the .Sam Harris attractions to ptilf 
out. 

"Little Old Nev^ York" (Cohans 
Grand. 1.1th week). In its last weeic 
tiiok ovt-r $0,000, Left Satnrday, 
•ThA OPrieii Girl" came in for un- 
limited eng.igement. 

"The Exauisite Hour" (Prinres*. 
2d week). In the south end of the 
"loop" house the C.race George show 
did as well as could be expe.ted 
from the reception it received at 
the hands of the d.iily pres«. ^^ot 
around $0,000 on the week. 

"Lady Billy" (Ill'nois. 5th week). 
Mitzl seems to still he resoujeefnl 
in drawing to this house. $19,000 
claimed on the week. Ed Wynn .".n- 
jionnced for April 2.1. 

"The NiahtCap" (Playhouse lHh 
neek). Still going aloncr at «-teHle 
gait, petting < lose to $8 000. Will 
in-nhnltlv remain until warm we.ither 
when Revue is seln^luhd for tlii* 
lio\ise. 

"Liqhtnin'".^! ;i e k - t o n e. ?.'^\h 
we»k). Pi;'ked up a bit om jn r.il- 
i'lT-weck. ft'efting c]n-o to $ix.ti0<» 
This business! is phenomeiK'l t"t 
house an«l attraction whi<b i*- -iP' 
lii-OMehinrr eijrhfh month liei-e. 

"The Silver Fox." Closed a* 'lil« 
house prem.'itnrely ^Larch 2i\ '1*'^*'? 
Shipman opened here in }i«r initinl 
starring vehicle, "Lola." on Siin«la\ 
night. 



"Frlu'.y. Apra 7, 1922 



VARIETY 



IT 



BEDSIDE CHATS 



BY NELLIE BEVELL 

(Nelli* Revell hat been for nearly threa yeara confined to her room 
and cot in the St. Vincent'a Hospital, Seventh avenue and Twelfth street* 
New York City. Without having moved from one position within the past 
m\x months (Miss Revel! havinQ lost the use of her spine) she has written 
and dictated those weekly articles for Variety, at the same time having 
variously contributed to other periodicals. Miss Revell has been called 
the bravest woman in the world by many.) 

They let me sit up for thirty minutes last week, but they pulled three 
teeth in the meantime. 

I must have gone to sleep with my mouth open and a nurse saw I 
bad teeth and reported me to the doctors. Anyhow, I seem to be get- 
ting closer to that operation for dandruff every day. After that I 
wonder what new outlet they will find foi their personally conducted 
Cook's tour restlessness? They can't do anything more to me unless 
they rig me up as a radio receiving station. 

To extract three molars the dentist gave me what he oiitimistlcally 
termed a local anesthetic. "Conductive anesthesia" is tlie alluring phrase 
employed on the time table to describe the beauties of the trip, and 
it is so used because the conductor injects novacain upon the 'Ight-of- 
way of the offending teeth. The theory is the drug will conduct that 
part of the gum into such a state of insensibility that the traveler will 
never realize the «ad moment of parting with lifelong friends. I was 
assured it was a painless journey and was gullible enough to buy a ticket 
and board the train. But long before reaching my destination I learned 
to my great sorrow that I had erred in taking a local. I should have 
selected the express and gone Into the sleeper which, being right next to 
the diner, wjuld have made the passage much more pleasant. One thing 
I discovered was that tlie conductor was no regular conductor. He was 
cither a brakeman or a section hand or hot for he broke one tooth into 
five sections and had to cut a V into my gum. As a representative of the 
operating department he sure was a rough worker devoid of any consid- 
eration for the passenger. Yet he was skilled in his crude way, for after 
It was over I had to admire the manner In which he backed the huge 
steam derrick Into such a narrow opening to rout out the unsound ties 
of the roadbed. As he did it a locomotive with six headlights danced 
crazily before my eyes while its four whistles and two bel's kept up 
such an infernal racket that I thought the armistice was being celebrated 
all over again In my attic. 



> And the Irony of the whole affair — if one can so refer to what seemed 

to be the extraction of steel -embedded teeth from an iron jaw — was 
brought to my understanding the next day when my nurse announced her 
departure for a few days to have two teeth removed. I asked her why 
she didn't have It done in the hospital. She told me she knew a dentist 
uptown who extracted without pain. Her successor the very next day 
poured oil on the fires of my discontent by taking the afternoon off to 
have a tooth pulled by a dental surgeon a block away from the hos- 
pital. She reported the process absolutely painless. It is a wise nurse 
who doesn't patronize her own hospital dentist. 



A shattered spine couldn't stop me from laughing, but a shattered 
bicuspid did. When Dr. Lorenz admonished me not to laugh because he 
feared the bodily agitation would react on the Injured vertebrae, I told 
him I just simply had to laugh if anything struck me as being funny. 
Then the dentist came and pulled three teeth and made my mouth so 
tore that I couldn't laugh. It hurt me even to crack a smile. 



A Sunday paper had an editorial on the tendency of theatrical man- 
agers to shorten their casts. Fine. I sure am right up to the times. 
If they keep shortening my cast I will soon be doing a monolog. I under- 
stand that before next season I am to end my run here and be taken off 
the boards, meaning the fracture board upon which I have been per- 
forming for nearly three years. 



A new nurse administered my ablutions the other day. When she 
reached my third chin she inquired if she should wash my neck. I said 
•*Tes, b" all means, if you can find it." No dre.xMHiaker has* ever been 
able to locate one on me, although I will say tiuit an artist on the Evening 
Mall accomplished what nature failed to do for me. He ran a portrait 
of me taken several years ago when I didn't have a neck cither, but 
he did something to It and, lo and behold, when It appeared In print I 
bad a modern dress and a graceful neck. 



The business office of a New York newspaper was held up and robbed 
by unidentified bandits. Inasmuch as It was the business office that 
was looted, you can't expect us prcs.s agents to get excited about It, 



The i>aper stuck vp was the Tribune, and the news reached the city 
desk In an odd way. "Won't you please send a boy down to keep me 
company? I'm afraid," tremblingly begged a girlish voice over the 
telephone to D. O. McAnany, the assistant night city editor. "Afraid of 
what?" he Inquired. "Oh, I don't know. I am just nervous, I guess," she 
wplled, "and besides it's lonesome here, for the cashier hasn't recovered 

yet from the blow on the head that horrid robber p.ave him. You see " 

But McAnany didn't wail for any mure info.ination via tlie phone. 



I see the city admlnisiratlon is experimonting with a process for de- 
odorizing garbage. Hope this device will be perfected so that its field 
of activity may bo extended to hospitals. Ether, Iodine, chloroform and 
creosote are a few of tho nostril annoycrs I can mention offhand that 
deserve such treatment. 



n one wcQk the newspapers announce flio adoption of eight parentless 
homeless children by two women of tlie theatre. Nora Bayes Jias taken 
► into her home and heart and Mrs. Harriet Collins, wife of Sim Collins 
he vaudeville team of Collins and Hart, is raivtijig siv made orphans by 
lurder at Lynnbrook, I.. T. Would respectfully sucrgest this as a topic 
a sermon by the Rev. John Tvoarh Straton. On second thought I 
hdraw It. It Isn't sensational enoush for his consideration. And 
ides he might attack the mor? Is of tlie chlklrcn who allow themselves 



Joe is his name and hallman Is his avocation. Joe i=? a most interesting 
character. Some mornings he halts in his duties outside my door to 
comment on the topics of the day. Ye^terjfay I asked liim what he 
thought about Muscle Shoals. "Don't kiio\/ mam" he replied without 
ncsitaliun, 'i ain't never seen him fight." 




Hotel r.ucHt Ends T.ife; Leaves Tody to Tn.rinv.^." was an intorrstlng 
headline that caught my attention the' other mornir g. I?i:t please note 
^« didn't consign his body to the nortors until he got through with it. 
■I'l'^re aro some of us denied even that privilege. 



Am up. state paper headlines: "England's King Pays nes..ects to 
ni.M^ea's President." Isn't that splendid? t^fiU paying respects. 



MAKE IT SNAPPY 

Pittsburgh, Pa., April S. 

Rddi* Cantor. I.IIUan Fitzgerald. T*ddy 
Wobb. Betty Fitch, Marie IJurke, Tot 
Qualtera, John Byum, I>ou Ilcarn, Joe Opp. 
Ueorfle Hale. Marguerite Wilson. 8aliy 
l^ong, Nell c:arrlngton Henri Coltave, D. 
McCarthy, Muriel Do Foreat. Alei .<«alay- 
man. Cleveland Brenner. Ingred Solfen. 
0. Jack Burna. Wllber Foster. Paul Her- 
bert. Billy Konco. Betty Mar8h.ill. Mar- 
tette O'Brien, Helen Caxrington. Mae Hul- 
livan. Cardinal Pealra. Kvelyn Campbell 
Paul Herbert, Margaret McCarthy. Margrery 
Foomy. Hermose Jose. Portland HofTa. Nan 
Phillips. Queene Queenen, Betty Palmer. 
May O'Brien. Alice Weaver. Jose H. 
Christie. M. Chrlate. M, De Vere, and the 
Misses Martin. Prior. Prank. I.angdon. 
S'olte, Evera, Lux and Vanrlker. aad the 
Blue Devils. 

•'Make It Snappy" is a typical 
Cantor show, a replica of the ''Mid- 
night Rounders" and perhaps 
slightly superior in general embel- 
lishment. Eddie Cantor followers 
will find plenty to rave about for 
there is an abundance of Cantor 
comedy, of the type that started with 
tlie dentist's otflce In the "Follies" 
a few Bcasons bade. 

For those who have been watch- 
ing the comedian's progress, tlie 
present piece may di.sappolnt just 
a trifle, for some of the comedy of 
last year's show is held over, ac- 
cording to the program, by request, 
while a couple of other scenes have 
been improvised, but are basically 
the same as others with which 
Cantor has been identified in other 
seasons. 

In general "Make It Snappy," Is 
the highest class production Cantor 
has ever appeared in. Every scene 
is a corker, and about 10 of 26 listed 
on the program are highly elaborate. 

The staging is credited to Charles 
Sinclair, who has done a surpassing 
job. There is one beautiful scene in 
the second act built around a tune- 
ful song "Fragonard Girl," in which 
Marguerite Wilson leads and the 
girls appear in Fragonard attire 
before a striking drop that blends 
harmoniously with the costuming. 

Clevpland Bronner's ballet is 
based on an original allegory and 
with some original lightlngr effects 
and graceful dancing makes a fitting 
close to the first act, even if tho 
story should go aver the heads of 
those who fail to read the explana- 
tion on the program. 

Cantor dominates about three- 
fourths of the show. Lillian Fitz- 
gerald is given second billing and 
plenty of work, including the single 
act she presented In Shubert vau- 
deville recently with enough of the 
mimicry eliminated to make It a lilt. 

The TMue Devils also go through 
their whirling smash as seen in 
vaudeville. Their bit follows a 
burlesque on the "Sheik" in which 
Eddie is the principal. Next to the 
"Blue Front.' clothing store scene, 
which is the one "retained by re- 
quest." and which is still loaded 
witli laughs, the "Sheik" gets com- 
edy honors. 

The stage door scene Is held over, 
practically as before, with Miss 
Fitzgerald in Nan Halperin's role, 
and walking off to spontaneous ap- 
plause. The dentist's office travesty 
which was remodled into an insur- 
ance otfice, last season is now a 
police station. 

Cantor meekly walks In to be 
examined for a job on the force, 
just as six feet of a giant are being 
ushered out as physically too small. 
Joe Opp is on the heavy end as 
usual, a little cross-fire Is added to 
last season's parley and when the 
phone rings to announce that all 
the coppers are being knocked off by 
the gas-house gang. Cantor decides 
he doesn't want the job. 

The show has been considerably 
pruned since its original showing, 
and still runs about ten minutes too 
long. The opening prologue is a 
scene in two in the form of an 
usher (Lillian Fitzgerald) directing 
a couple of customers to their seats. 

The gags interspersed are clever, 
but many miss the mark through the 
habit of Cantor's adherents finding 
their seats late, Cantor's songs are 
all new and just the right ones for 
him. 

One exception Is a "request." 
which he also did last year for the 
same reason, "After the Ball." The 
strongest of the new numbers Is 
"Yidi.siia Mammy." While every one 
of his one-step speed songs had a 
couple of laughs, one of them will 
be recognized as a paraphrase of 
an ancient joke, neatly dressed. 
"Don't: Stop: Don't Stop Kissing 
Me." or words to that effect. 

Close to ihft "Sheik" in comedy 
value, and new, weie a "Vampire" 
sutire and a street scene In whkli 
Cantor enacts tho rolo of a t.ixi 
driver and llearn the country sap. 

Tot Qualters leads three songss. 
pity this girl lacks a voice, pos- 
Hcs.sing every other requisite as sho 
does. The other feminine singinj,: 
lea<ls are all capable. 

John Ryan's tenor voire carried 
fjcveral numbers across successfully. 

There aro four males who art as 
chorus boys, among other thing. 
(Jforgie Hale does a noft shoe faney 
(lancu near the start th.at rival.s any- 
thing of its kind on the board.s today. 
.Murcel De Forest also registera a 
danritig hit. 

Ilearti and ''>pp are still the old 
(lependables. I'^verybody else does 
all expected. The music by Jean 
.Schwartz is snappy, but none of the 
melodies linger. Harold Atteridf^"- 
did the lyrics and book. Harrison. 



Jo Paige Smith, vatnh'villo ager.t, 
who his l»eon on the coast for the 
past five months, returned last 
weelc 



AMONG THE WOMEN 



By THE SKIRT 



The Palace, Monday matinee, was surprisingly small. CJertrude Hotr* 
man's act is most pretentious and Max Hoffman in the pit revolutionixod 
the Palace orchestra wijh the aid of extra musicians. 

In an "Arabian Nights" dance Miss Hoffman was in a silver robe, toon 
discarded, revealing an almost nude figure. A ballet dress worn by th* 
star was of white, made unusually long. A Spanish number showed 
an elaborate yellow shawl Over a navy blue satin dress with th« fall 
skirt bordered in green. A Russian costume was a riot of colors. 

Ruth Zackey, Ernestine Anderson and Ferrol Dewees wore the loveliest 
soubrette dresses of white,, green and black with half bodlcee oC 
brilliants. 

Emma Kllgge In a gold sequin dress did a most difficult contorttoa 
dance. Catherine Gallimore in a Dresden shepherdess dress was fetch* 
ing. Rae Eleanor Ball was In yellow net embroidered In crystaL The 
Stars of Yesterday handed me the biggest thrill of the season. Well do 
I recall Corinne In her early career. Corlnne for her minstrel sonc 
was in white tights with a satin coat edged in red. A coral sequin 
gown had a blue tulle girdle. 

Mrs. Jimmy Barry was in green chiffon ta.stefully touched with crystals. 
Her second dress of white had a silver leaf design. A large black hat 
was oddly hung with a wide lace scarf. 



Shocking was the attendance at the Winter Garden, Monday night. 
Alice Lloyd was practically the only applause getter. Miss Lloyd, re- 
peating at this house, wore two new dresses. One, a crinoline, was in 
a rather deep ^ green picked out in gold. A tangerine chiffon was in 
long lines* with the lowered girdle of gold. The Swanson Sisters with 
the Rigoletto Brothers did a yodel number, one in pink silk and the 
other In blue pantaloons. 

They changed to black and silver. The soprano frequently was mostl/ 
off key. 

Hattle AlthofP. with the Five Kings of Syncopation, was neatly dressed 
in black with jet. Betty Pierce, with Bobby Iligglns, wore a four- 
ruffled dress of green silk. 



At the Colonial on No. 2 the girl of Weyth and Wynn wears two verjr 
good looking costumes. One of blue metallic material had a covering 
of embroidered net. The sides of the skirt opened, from which fell 
cascades of mauve melioe. A very short dancing dress was in mauve 
petals. Blue ribbons hung all over the dress. 

Harriet Marlotte, as an eccentric old maid, dressed the part ac- 
cordingly. A young girl In the act was in mauve chiffon. Wells, 
Virginia and West proved the same riot they were at the Palace a few 
weeks ago. Dolly Kay is still showing the silver frock. 



James E. Cooper's "Big Jamboree" show at the Columbia, with all Its 
rough house. Is very amusing. Frank Silk and Frank Hunter are scream- 
ingly funny, even though their comedy Isn't the cleanest. The chorus 
wear several sets of well designed eostumes. One in particular was Terjr 
striking. A chicken number was well dressed. 

Leila Ricard, a tall blonde with a fair voice, made several changes of 
costume. Silver cloth was draped closely to the flgfure and a crystal robe 
had a touch of mauve. A sport costume consisting of a purple silk 
sweater and whito skirt was Miss Ricard's most becoming costume. 
Helen Andrews, a heavy soubret. was in the nsual short dresses, the 
difference only In color and materiaL 

Miss Horton succeeded in showing several neat dresses, the best 
looking one perhaps a plain grey charmeuse made with the low girdleip 
Mildred Holmes for her specialty was in black tights with a jacket em- 
broidered in silver. 



SPORTS 



Everett McGowan, the newly 
crowned king of outdoor skaters, 
who recently took the title from 
Bobby McLean, and Gladys Robin- 
son, the female champ of the sharp 
steels, have perfected a v adeville 
act ant' will present it around the 
Keith theatres during the summer. 
A special Ice fiooring will permit 
the couple to do their fancy and 
speed work. Alf T. Wilton promoted 
the team for the two-a-days. 



Boxing was resumed In Havana 
last week under the supervision of 
a regulatory commlsjio with dis- 
satisfaction. The men were poorly 
matched, and the contest bored tho 
crowd. Cuba has some good ma- 
terial from which to develop fast 
bouts, but the tendeney to "quit" 
has more than once spoiled the 
game. Much credi*- Is due to the 
efforts of Dr. Ju\n O'Naughton, 
well known in New York, to bring 
the game back Into favor, and 1 i 
may succeed. Since Broadway 
knew him he has taken ever the 
evening new.spaper. La 'rensa, and 
brought it forward into the leadin;; 
ranks of news viperdom. 

After a consultation Ith his 
business as.sociates at Madison 
Square Garden, this week, it was 
aimouneed that Tex Riekard would 
leave New York for a vacation last- 
ing during the run of the circus ut 
tlie Garden, after which he will re- 
sume active management of the 
property. 



there is small chance of the idea 
being carried out, mostly lecause 

of the State Athletic Commission i 

regulations. The place is used for , 

tennis and hand ball during the I 

summer, with a picture show ofTered 1 

at night. In the winter it la made 1 

Into a skating rink. l 



For the fir.'^t time Coney Island. 
New York, will be represented in 
l)asel>all circles, when *a serni-i)ro 
team, now in preparation, will open 
there within tho next month. (Sun- 
day otdy.) The field will be situated 
mar tho old Brighton lleaeh Music 
Ilal! anfl within a half mile of the 
New Brighton, Keith vaudtvllle 
house. Tho propo.sed stadium and 
playing field is si)onsored by Inter- 
est.s of tl'.e Brighton Be/ich Baths 

There Is some talk of the Van 
Kelton stadium at 57th street and 
IMghth avenuo being made itito an 
open air f.ght ohib for the summer. 
The location Is.an excellent one. but 



James Lowe, pugilistic manager 
for Jack Johnson, former colored 
heavyweight champion, and Joe 
Jacobs, manager of Mike McTlgue. 
announced this week that they have 
leased the Mt. Royal, Montreal, for 
th purpose of matching tho former 
colored title holder with Fred Ful« 
ton or Harry Wills (colored). Ac- 
cording to tho present dope, Johnsonj 
is to receive a guarantee of $15,000^ 
while the selected opponent will 
work on a percentage basis. The 
fight will be a 15-round decision 
affair and is expected to be held 
about the middle of May. The Mt. 
Royal has a seating capacity of 
IC.OOO. 



In the advertisement of Earle 
Reynolds In last week's Issue of 
Variety, It was stated he estab- 
lished the wor.-'s Ice-skating rec- 
ord for 100 yards at Detroit, Feb. 
1, 1898. Reference to Detroit news- 
papers of Feb. 8, 1898, was made. 
The date should have I een Feb. 2. 



Cohoes last week clinched the 
pennant for the second half of the 
race in the New York State Basket. 
hall I..eague. The team Is composed 
of Tripp, Johnson, Barry, Kamp- 
meier, J^in:kamp and O'Neill, all 
out-of-town men. Glovcrsvllle, 
winner of tho first half flag, will 
be met In a fcerles of three games 
to decide tlio league championship, 
tlie fir.st game being scheduled for 
I'riday ni^ht In Cohoe.s. The league 
w.iA not the suceess this year that 
it had been In others. 

IllL'h salaries paid the players, 
.>-(|ual>I»Iirig amofif, tho managers 
ajid leaiTue official.s, fights between 
rival teams. an<\ the indifference 
and ofuimes insolence- of stars, 
have been the main factors in put- 
ting profe.MRional basketball on t 
Lhidar up-Stftt4 



"M 



18 



VARIETY 



Friday, April 7, 1922 









REVIEWS OF RECORDING DISCS 

iVarU'ti/ (hpnrhnrut of critical rciicna of the current phonogravh records) 



POPULAR 



GRANNY— Yvette Rugel (Vocal>. 
KA - LU - A— Edna Brown - E'liott 
Shaw (Vocal)— Victor No. 18854. 
Tvotio Ku^cl, fioni vauili'Villc. 
makes her tl«'but as u Victor arlist 
with "Granny" < VounK-Lf'wis! Akst). 
Its sales Avjil ilrtcrmine Miss I^ugrols 
further allianc« with the Victor 
company, alilnnjRh on its merits she 
deserves pJayinK up as a solo star. 
A schooled singer, she lends added 
charm to the run of pop songs and 
is certain to imprefis. She h s been 
i:iven an excellent opportunity at 
least with a type of song that should 
carry her, or be carried by her. "Ka- 
L.U-A" (Caldwell-Kern), from the 
popular "Good Morning Dearie," has 
been recorded by practically every 
company two ways, dance a. 1 vocal. 
Edna Brown and Elliott Shaw's 
voice blend splendidly with this pic- 
turesque number. 



BOW WOW BLUES (Fox Trot)— 

Original Dixieland Jazz Band. 
RAILROAD BLUES (Fox Trot)— 
Benson Orchestra of Chicago — 
Victor No. 18850. 
Just "blues" Is this record. And 
'What wierd wicked blues! A blues 
is indescribable as a musical com- 
position. A "bliKs" makes a "blue 
laws" disciplo irate and a dancer 
syncopate. It's all in tho way you 
Jook at it or listen to It. For the 
dancer, suffice it both orchestras do 
wonders with their selections. 



ON THE 'GIN 'QIN 'GiNNY SHORE 

— Aileen Stanley (Vocal). 
THE MAMMA GONE BLUES— 
Elsie Clark (Vocal)— O' 'i No. 
4643. 
Miss Stanley's dulcet Dixie droll 
makes the most of "Ginny Shore," 
includinfir a cleverly written patter 
with the play on tho word "gin." 
"The Mamma Gone Blues" is evi- 
dently an error In title, or else Miss 
Clarke is singing a female version. 
She complains of those "turned 
down, low down, terribly daddy 
gon^ blue.s." But if it Is strictly a 
male's plaint, why was not a man 
assigned to record it? Miss Clark's 
contralto otherwise does nicely with 
the indigo wail. Incidentally It Is in- 
teresting to note the improvement in 
the Okeh tone quality. It may be 
the expiration of the Vict _• basic 
patents has caused such Improve- 
ment in all the former record makes 
as well as the many new ones that 
have since sprung up. 



SMILIN' (Fox Trot)— Green Bros. 

Mellorimba Orchestra. 
SOMEWHERE IN NAPLES (Med- 
ley Fox Trot) — All Star Trio 
and Orchestra— Victor No. 18851. 
George Hamilton Croon, one-third 
of tho All Star Trio, and Joe Green 
have a now recording combination, 
the Mell<;rimba Orclustrn, in which 
the marimbas arc tho featured in- 
fltruments. Because of tlie melody 
Eamcness throughout, tho di.vc im- 
presses as "kickloss," lacking that 
fiwin^ ao much in demand by mod- 
ern hoofers. The "Somewhere in 
N'lpleH" medley Is more liko it. 
being brisk, exotic and snappy. It 
has color as delivered, the "Maria, 
Mari" section accounting not a little 
for this. 



CTARS (Fox Trot)— Nathan Glantz 

and Orchestra. 
SONG OF INDIA (Same)— Gennett 

No. 4810. 
Mr. (Jliintz's s.ixo work, as always, 
features his re'urdings. He distin- 
g\iished him.*;elf a couple of year.« 
ago when he was assigned to carry 
tho saxo theme strain in "Dar- 
danella" and other popular dance 
tunes on some of tho recorils. I'^rom 
his position as an integral unit of 
an orchestra, he has come rapidly 
to tho fore with his own recording 
combination. In"StarH" (John Alden 
to be remembered for hi : "La 
Vceda"), Clantz has arranged .«omo 
novel efTocta, including a saxo and 
cornet "conver.sation"' and a snatch 
of tho "Poor Gynt Suite" In the ac- 
companiment. "The Song of India" 
is the utual fox trot arrang ^ent of 
Rimsky-Korsakov's imnnrtal coni- 
posi'ion. 



COHEN TAKES HIS FRIE D TO 
THE OPERA — Monro) Silver 
•nd Steve Porter — Aeolian-Vo- 
calion No. 14282. 
This Is a double-faced disk, tho 
burden of Cohens exp rionci'S at 
the opera In the company of his 
Tad friend Mike (Steve I»orter), 
covering^ both sides. Monroe Sil- 
ver has arranged the dia'og, the 
first part dealing with their ex- 
periences In getting to the Metro- 
politan opera house. Tho end t»f 
tho first fectlon finds them leav- 
In; at Intermission tim and the 
other side of the record finds them 
In a one-arm beanery bet ween acts. 
lis a funny dislc, evon thout^h Sil- 
ver does insist on retaining some old 
boys. 



MY MAMMY KNOWS (Fox Trot) 

— California Ramblers. 
WHILE MIAMI DREAMS (Same) 
—Okeh No. 4547. 
"My Mammy Knows" (Do Co.sta- 
Jcrome) is another of those Dixie 
mammy songs that permits of a 
wealth of Dixie song Interludes. 
"In the Gloaming" has already been 

)roDcr 



the California Ramblers ringing In 
•Sdwanoe Hivor," "Old Black Joe" 
.irid others in the accompaniment. 
•WJiilo Miami Dream.s" is a tune- 
ful fox trot which tho «»rchestra 
do]iv»rs acceptably, the sax and 
bra.sses featuring. 



WASHING BABY— Marie Cahill 

(Monotog). 
SHOPPING — Same — Victor No. 
45265. 
The.«»e two "canned" monologs are 
so typical of Miss Cahill one would 
guess it in a minute. A phonograph 
monolog is the most dilTlcult of all 
entertainment, because of the fact 
the raconteur's personality is spir- 
itual rather than actual. This Is 
sometime.s grasped as an alibi by 
ono or two of the standard disk 
monologisis to interpolate more or 
less mildewed "sure-tires" to bolster 
up their chatter, and it is to Miss 
Cahill's greater credit she eschews 
any such practices. In "Washing 
Baby" she Is assisted by an ever 
recurrent telephone bell, which does 
a dumb "straight" for her. The 
comedy is derived from remarks to 
baby which the party at the other 
end of the wire will misconstrue as 
applying lo himself. In "Shopping" 
an absent "Ethel" docs straight for 
Miss Cahill, the comedienne main- 
taining a running fire of patter for 
two minutes that packs a goodly 
number of healthy laughs. 



IN MY HEART, ON MY MIND, 
ALL DAY LONG— Aileen Stan- 
ley and Billy Murray (Vocal). 
BOO-HOO-HOO — Same — Victor 
No. 18855. 
Aileen Stanley and Billy Murray 
return to the Victor disks after 
quite some absence with two 
"canned" vaudeville renditlon.s. Both 
artists arc too well established on 
the disks to require commenting. 
As a team, it's a new idea for them, 
and, given numbers like these to 
record, they should build up a fol- 
lowing all their own. The boy and 
girl double number Is familiar to 
vaudeville fans. Its development 
on the records is a new angle, how- 
ever, and allows for considerable 
individual latitude in the way of 
novelty interludes. In tho first 
selection Murray carries the mel- 
ody. Miss Stanley joining on the 
harmony. In "Boo-lloo-Hoo" it is 
the reverfic. 



SWEET COOKIE— Mamie Smith 
and Jazz Band (Vocal and In- 
strumental). 
OH, JOE— Same— Okeh No. 4542. 

Mamio Smith set 'he pace for 
phonograph coon shouters. Her 
records sold to such extent, particu- 
larly in the southern and other col- 
ored communities, that the competi- 
tive record firms wore not averso 
to following suit and lining up a 
colorod woman coon shoulor — that 
i.'*. all but tho Victor. Possibly the 
major company dooa not think there 
is enough in It for .hem in that 
Held. Truth to tell. It must be 
falrlv thoroughly covered by now by 
Miss Smith, Kdith Wilson (Colum- 
bia), Kliza Christmas Leo (Gon- 
nett) and other.<«. To return to 
Miss Smith, .she has been peddling 
out tho coon shouts at the rate of 
two or more a month, all on the 
.aame, "Where is my sweet daddy? 
I'm a lonesome mamma," blooey 
style. Tho female cry to her love- 
sickened male has been overdone to 
such extJ'iit ono wonders how Ihoy 
soli. Contrariwise, some song- 
smiths think there is such assured 
markot for them all they do Is write 
such number for Miss Smith's par- 
ti<'ular use, tho sole intention being 
to ca.sh in on her record sales. The 
sheet music does not amount to 
muili. As a result Miss Smith has 
been declared "In" on several num- 
bers even to the extent of being 
nominal co-author (hereof. "Sweet 
Cookie" (Irwin Le Clerc) Is a lusty- 
throated woman's plea to her man 
known as "Sweet Cookie." That 
tells tho tale. As an instrumental 
blue.*?. It's another story. Her Jazz 
Band plays it in its wildest mood. 



POPULAR SONGS OF YESTER- 
DAY (Waltz) — HackelBerge 
Orchestra. 

Same (Part II)— Victor No. 35713. 

This 12-incli disk will be a revela- 
tion to the average pre!;«'nt genera - 
lion youth who decries the waltz as 
being too slow and can only appre- 
ciate j.azz and "bhu's* as dance 
music. The Hackel-Berge orchestra 
has arraiigod some of the best 
known "old time" tunes I i waltz 
tempo, playing them straight, minus 
saxo wails and trick br<>aks but as 
good old-fashioned music, employ- 
ing the br.'tsses and i irincs for the 
main molodv carryinp. "The Bow- 
ery." "Sweot Hosio O'Grady," "Side- 
walks of New York." "Annie 
Uoonoy " and kindred lunes are in- 
t udtd. 

WIMMIN (Fox Trot)— Club Royal 

Orchestra 
GOOD-BYE SHANGHAI — Same- 
Victor No. 18857 
p]ddie Cantor and Fred Fisher In 
devising "Wimmirr" natiirally dealt 
very seriously with the lyrics for 
Mr. .Cantor's vocal use. Tho dance 
end was allowed to talto care of 
itself, and the surprise of It in the 
fact "W^immln" Is as poo . a fox as 
a song. Medleyed with Fisher's 
solely own "Glow Little Lantern of 
Love." it is a spirited fox trot, the 



bass sax carrylnar the melody at the 
beginning, later giving way to the 
brasses and the piano. Tho Club 
Hoyal bunch Is a "Whiteman orches- 
tra, and the Whiteman hand In the 
orchestrating Is very evident. 

"Good-byo Shanghai" (Meyer) 
has been lauded and disparaged al- 
ternately by orchestra leaders, the 
latter averring they can't see it and 
others raving about It. The rhythm 
Is decidedly "choppy" and Oriental 
and away from the ordinary, and, as 
done hero, a noveltjc There is no 
doubt that If Paul "Whiteman had 
started his Victor ork with "Gypsy 
Blues," as he has recorded it last 
month, with its peculiar Negro 
spiritual rhythm, he would have 
been decried. But, once established, 
Whiteman has earned the right to 
experiment with odd arrangements 
and novel effects. Similarly, "Good- 
bye Shanghai" has been juggled 
with, and the result is interesting. 

SHE'S A MEAN JOB (Fox Trot)— 

Billy De Rex and Ladd's Black 

Aces 

I GOT IT, YOU'LL GET IT (0ns 

Stop)— Same — Gennett No. 4809 

Did you ever dance to a vocal fox 
trot or one step? Here's an oppor- 
tunity to do so. Billy De liex'B 
tenor enunciates the lyric clearly, de- 
spite the fast tempos in both rendi- 
tions keeping perfect time with the 
dance rhythm maintained by Ladd's 
Black Aces. Both are novelty songs. 

"I Got It, ' a one step by Lew Pol- 
lack and Lew Brown (the latter 
author of "Oh By Jingo," "Chile 
Beanie," and kindred "nut" songs), 
is a elver melody adapation of 
the Anvil Chorus from Verdi's w. 
k. 'II Trovatore." 



I'LL FORGET YOU — John Steel 

(Vocal). 
THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR 

THE SUNRISE— Same— Victor 

No. 18844. 
Krnest R. Ball's "111 Forget You" 
has justly won favor as a coniposi- 
tion. This Is the song that will sell 
this record, not forgetting John 
Steel's following. Steel has built 
up a certain class of audience that 
f} v'ors his type of. song. They will 
not be disappointed in this. 



STANDARD 

MESSE SOLENNELLE CRUCI- 
FIXUS— Enri' Caruso (Vocal) 
—Victor No. 87335. 

The immortal peer of all tenors 
sings Rossini's comi)Osition in Latin 
on tho Victor disks this month. Ca- 
ruso when alive once said, "The 
Victor records shall be my biog- 
raphy." One has but to listen to 
understand. 



SERENADE— Jascha Heifetz (In- 
strumental—Victor No. 66022. 
Heifetz plays D'Ambrosios Sere- 
nade beautifully, starling with a 
sparkling pizzicato and continuing 
lor the rest with tho bow. inter- 
preting the rippling melody with 
vividness and diilicult elaboration. 
The .seronade is a trilling tiling of 
color and brilliancy as Heifetz in- 
terprets it. 



SWEET PEGGY O'NEIL- John 
McCormack (Vocal). 
Thi.s is not the "Peggy O'Xeil" 
that was such a popular waltz hit 
recently. "Sweet Peggy O'Neil' 
(Rt Jding-Waldrop) is orthodox Irish 
in spirit, lyric and melody, slow and 
full of emotion. John McCormack's 
tenor is built for just such song — 
or should it be said such song is 
perfectly built for John McCor- 
mack's tenor'.' — but whichever tiie 
case it is a delightful addition to 
one's di.'jk collection. 



DON GIOVANNI — Lucrezia Bori 
(Vocal)— Victor No. 87333. 

Signora Bori's .soprano falls sooth- 
ingly on the oar with this immortal 
Mozart melody from the second act 
of tho "Don (Jiovanni" opera. 
"Dearest, Shall I Tell Thee," is the 
title ot" Tho selection. 



DEEP IN YOUR EYES— Casaba 

Instrumental Trio. 
FARE THEE WELL, LOVE— Same 
— Pathe Actuella No. 20673. 
"Deep In Your Eyes" was Victor 
.Tacobi's last popular waltz contri- 
bution to musical comedy, following 
'Apple Blossoms." The Casaba Trio 
• harp, violin and piano) plays the 
.selection with fine feeling, balancing 
thi^ more sedate "Fare Thee Well. 
Love" (Keith) with a lighter and 
more popular touch. 



BECAUSE— Philip Carson (Vocal) 
AT DAWNING— Htnry Moeiler 
(Vocal)— Gennett No. 10053 

Both Philip Carson and Henry 
Moellcr, both tenors, are new record 
singers. The former Is an unknown 
quantity by reputation, although his 
charming interpretation of this bet- 
ter class number Is bound to estab- 
lish him, but Moellcr has been heard 
from before, both with the N. Y. 
Symphony Orchestra and Oratorio 
Societlr's, as well as soloist In the 
New York Congregational Church. 
Mocller's rendition of Cadman's "'At 
Dawning" with its soothing repc-at 
lino, "I love you," ought to make 
this disc a big seller. 

Cnrson in "Been use" (D'llnrdolot- 
Tes<hemacher) takes a few high 
replsters superbly. Both these 
tenors will bear watching with th< ir 
phonograph work. 

VICTOR ORCHESTRA MEDLEYS 
— Nos. 18852 and 18853 

These two 10 -Inch records .nre 
marketed primarily as educational 
records for children. Beautifully 



CABARET 



Iko Bloom's Midnite Frolic, Chi- 
ago, has changd its policy of nter- 
tainment. Conditions forced this as 
well as other places to seek some 
other sort of show, outside of a re- 
vue, which proved expensive and 
not a big draw. Starting Monday 
his revue was discontinued and in 
its stead were eight vaudeville 
acts. Six single women were en- 
gaged to sing between dances and 
shows. The eight acts go on one 
after another, taking up about 25 
minutes. This Is repeated four 
times during the evening, with the 
first frolic starting as before at 11.30 
then 12.30, 1.30 and 2.30 a. m.. The 
admission price was reduced, and 
where formerly the "Midnite Frolic" 
extracted 99 cents admission dur- 
ing the entire wook, the price went 
down to 55 cent.s. with Saturdays 
and holidays 99 cents. There Is no 
cover charge. 

Considerable display advertising 
was used to announce this policy, 
and in addition Bloom has added 
an innovation which makes his the 
only cabaret having It. The nov- 
elty Is called the "Ball of Fire," con- 
sisting of a large ball, covered with 
small mirrors, suspended from the 
ceiling, by a wire, attached to a 
motor. Three spotlights are placed 
at various corners. The motor spins 
the ball and the spotlights change 
colors, giving an effect for the 
dancers. All house lights are out 
during the 'Ball of Fire" dance. 

The removal of the revue per- 
mitted a larger seating capacity 
and more dancing room. Formerly 
It seated 550, and now 700 can be 
accommodated. The Broadway 
Saxo-Harmonlsts contribute the 
music that hypnotizes the feet. An 
aggregation of six fellows who have 
versatility, class and Individuality. 
The band was held over for another 
six-month period. They are a sure 
bet draw for Bloom. 

The first of the eight acts was a 
tall, slender, curly haired miss, 
billed as Marguerite De Borde, sou- 
brct. She is a Now York Prod- 
uct, and moves around while sing- 
ing her numbers, with much pep. 
Jos?lyn Develoff, who claims vaude- 
ville as her field, danced in different 
styles. Miss Develoff is graceful to 
her very finger lips. Fred C. Moore, 
Irish tenor, sang pleasantly. Daisy 
DcWitte warbled syncopated songs. 
In shorts. Mi.ss DeWitte is a Monde 
haired miss who knows how to 
wear her gov.-ns and sing, l^'rank 
Norton, comedian, did a little of 
everything, singing, dancing and 
clowning. Josephine Taylor was 

the most popular of tho bill, render- 
ing classical numbers in a sweet 
soprano voice of much volume. Joe 
Tenner, who Is appearing also in 
Will Rogers' "Frolics" did a few- 
numbers. M.JZPtto and Lewis mixed 
dancing team, had the dancing field 



rendered by the Victor Orchestra 
and containing snatches of some of 
Tschaikow.sky's, KuUak's, Gauthier's, 
Gurlitt's and other compositions It 
makes an interesting aural release. 
And what a wealth of beautiful 
strains for the songsmith to "adopt" 
for popular songs! 



OLD BLACK JOE— Criterion Quar- 
tet (Vocal) 
MEDLEY OF SOUTHERN SONGS 
Same — Gennett No. 4816 
Some of Stephen Foster's best 
known Dixie classics are Included in 
this disc, the male quartet rever- 
ently interpreting the lyric signifi- 
cance of each selection. There Is 
no orchestral accomi)animent f-avc 
the banjo strumming by the men 
themselves. 



ROSE OF MY SOUL— John Steel 

(Vocal). 
WHISPER TO ME IN THE TWI- 

LIGHT — Same — Victor No. 

18836. 
Steel and Jerry Jarnigan, his 
piano accompanist In vaudeville, are 
the authors of both numbers which 
tho tenor delivers with the usual 
fervor that always distinguishes 
Steel's efforts. Both are love songs, 
of the "passionate" typo Steel favors 
so much, tho tenor interpreting the 
lyrics with characteristic feeling. 
Steel seems to have adapted John 
McCormack's stunt of winding up 
with the inevitable octave Jump. 
There is the popular appeal in liulh 
selections that ought to boost tlie 
sheet music sales, providing the 
songs are being published. 



ULTIMA ROSA— (Lonely Rose) — 

Giuseppe Do Luca — Victor No. 

64776. 

Commenting on rin Italian rrndi- 

tion la :ike tiying to diagnose 

HpoKlit'Ul. It houiid.M all right, tastes 

all right but what it's all about Is 

problematical. However, De Luca's 

baritone hints of sincerity and 

tender emotion so the theme must 

be ditto. Jib 



to themselves In their style which 
Is a mixture of ball room and acro« 
batics. The singers In between 
shows are Billy Bryant, Klinore 
House, Florence Lanier, Mari« 
Stone, Margie Drury and June War. 
wick. 



Chicago, April 5. 

The cabaret tours of Frank J. Mc* 
Govern, cabaret proprietor, to study 
his competitors' methods, were 
rudely interrupted when his wifo 
summoned seven detectives to arrest 
him In a local hotel early Monday 
morning, where he had gone with 
a strange woman. 

The couple were held for the 
Morals Court. 



The Fontain Inn, on the Merrick 
road, near Lynbrook, L. I., Is an- 
nouncing Its opening for tomorrow 
(Saturday, April 1). Dave Weiss 
and John Hcnnlngsen will again 
operate the roadhouse. 



Tho Club Maurice Is charging |2 
cover charge for the appearance 
there of Irene Bordonl, tho check 
addition prior to the star's cafe 
debut there being $1.50 a head. 
There has been plenty of grumbling 
from patrons because of the boost 
In charges. With the former tax a 
cabaret show was given, but Miss 
Bordonl sings three numbers and 
there is no other entertainment ex- 
cept Ray Miller's jazz band, prin- 
cipally used for dancing. Her cus- 
tom is to appear about 1 o'clock, 
and that makes the absence of the 
other amusement for the non- 
dancers the more pronounced. Club 
attendants explained the cover was 
I'aised because of the guarantee of 
$2,000 to Miss Bordonl, whoso con- 
tract calls for a percentage of the 
cover charges. She participates 
further over a certain gross. Since 
Miss Bordonl started, the manage- 
ment is seating only those in even- 
ing dress at ringside tables-^^it her 
request, it is said. 



Shanley's is expected to opt n to- 
morrow (Saturday) with its new 
dance place policy patterned after 
the Roseland. The Roselai.d com- 
pany, however, has no connection 
with the new ventv.e. .Shanley'.j 
policy, unlike tho Roseland id« a of 
charging a nickel a dance, will ex- 
act a $1.00 admission for men and 
$1 per woman with tho privilege of 
dancing all night. The .same scale 
will tbtain on the special .Saturday 
and Sunday matinees. 

The restaurant will not be com- 
pletely abandoned. The 43d street 
wing will be given over to the usual 
kitchen space. The Broadway side 
will constitute the dance hall. 
Thomas Shanley, Jr., and James 
Vernfont will have supervision of 
tho dance hall phase, including the 
refi«'.*jliment bar. 



Charles Bohler, formerly of th» 
Hugo Wilkes Agency, has contract- 
ed with Harry Moir to place a re- 
vue at tho Terrace Garden, Chi- 
cago, at the Morrison Hotel, begin- 
ning April 10. Those engaged for 
the revue are Elsio Cole, Bell Estes, 
Jackie Hatch, Etta Travis, Babe 
Dofield, May Love, Marion Davics, 
Helen Ray, Dot LeRoy and Gertrude 
Liebert. George B. Fleming will be 
the producer for Bohler. An ;idmi.s- 
sion charge of 50c. is made hero, 
and both matinee and evening per- 
formances are given. 



The Entertainers' Cafe, storm cen- 
ter of litigation in the .South Side 
cabaret area, Chicago, has been <lcf.. 
initely clo^ed for ono year. This was 
done by tho United States Circuit 
Court of Appeals upholding the de- 
cision of former Judge I^and!s clos- 
ing tho place for violation of the 
Volstead act. Suit to close the cafe 
was filed by tho U. S. district attor- 
ney on Nov. 24, 1920, and three 
months later Judge Landis or- 
dered it closed. Since then the place 
has been operating under a writ of 
supersedeas pending the decision 
on an appeal from Judge L;ind;s. 

"The Place," on West 48th street. 
New York, bus rroprnod with a le- 
vuo stag( (I by Al Davis inchiding 
Kitty Kiynn, Mabel Clifford. Al 
.Munroe and a chorus. ■'•The rhice" 
is conducted by Ciun'sc Ackernian 
;ind Johnny Hodge. 



One hundred thous;uid d«'ll;t'.s 
worth of "apple wine" ^^as sei/ed 
by prohil)ition agents upstaf*' ^-^"-^ 
week. A month .igo the ng^nts totk 
samples of tho wine, which proved 
to have an alcoholic content oi t 
per cent. They returned, seized the 
"applo wine." and arrested the own- 
(Contlnued on page L'S) 



Friday, April 7. 1922 



NEW SHOWS THIS WEEK 



10 



PALACE 

Affcndunce waa aomewhat under 
ntnacUy Monday night with the 
S^Jr boxes and rear of the lower 
K Bhowing thin sections despite 
Ar^lslug. Ten acts were program - 
57d but only nine appeared probably 
?ue to the length of the Gertrude 
Hoffman dancing turn which closed 
Jie mst half and ran 35 minutea. 
The Hoffman turn has been pruned 
considerably but can still lop off 
«bout 10 minutes without weaken- 
fnc The act alms at a bit of every 
conceivable style of dancing from 
Sltra cUissical to modern jazz, with 
the j:izz getting the mo.st returns. A 
imilet of four girls after u brief bal- 
let tiarc do the jazzing. The turn 
Kuffered from a draggy show ahead 
but couldn't well be spotted dif- 
fprenilv with the lay out. 

The *fil•^»t half of the bill slathered 
•lone in a spineless manner that put 
the lai^l four afts In the life saying 
rlass The main fault was the lack 
nf ji'st.ong comedy turn. The only 
net of tills nature in the f.rst flight 
was tlu- Wilson IJro.s.. a pair of 
Dutch comedians. who haven't 
ehaticcd a comma or a gag in their 
routiiu' in years. Ilarring new 
songs it i.'^ the same act that has 
been phiNing around the small tmie. 
The turn is not big time and didnt 
belong ill the alignment. Ancient 
eacs and hokum comedy methods 
Klcanu'd a Unv laughs with the best 
of the returns coming from the 
doubU' yodling and freak voiced 
slngin;^ ot the pair^ 

Four American Aces one of the 
best casting acts in the business 
started the show spicdily but the 
tempo was immediately let down by 
Rao Feiinor Ball and r.roiher. in 
then* classieal violin and whistling 
routine which didn't seem to lU in 

the e.irly :^pot. ,. ^ , , 

"Star> of Yesterday" holding over 
for their second week picked the 
show up and re-eslabllshed it. The 
specialties ol Corinne. .loe Sullivan, 
Tony Williams and l'.arney Fagan 
coupled with the reading of Tony 
Williams and May Kennedy wer\t 
as strongly as on their metropolitan 
premier. The .stars look several 
legitimate curtains. 

The Wilson liros. followed and 
Gertrude Hoffman and company 
closed tlie first half. T.e«»n P.arte 
deserves his program featuring hut 
the hish light of the entire tiun Is 
the .serpentine solo of Kmma Kllggc. 
This blonde beauty tied up the pro- 
ceedings with her "Peacocks Mir- 
ror" dance with contained more 
bends than the IJoston Commons. 

The show really starte«l after in- 
terml.-sion with Mr. and Mrs. .Tim- 
mle Darry. The laugh starved cus- 
tomers after a diet of class took to 
the Barry rube character like starv- 
ing Ru.ssians to caviar and laughed 
right through to the end. Mrs. Barry 
did her usual excellent foiling. 
They scored strongly. 

Mr. Kmmct Corrigan *In Memory" 
(New Acts), a dramatic patriotic 
recitation followed and held his 
auditors spell bound for 12 minutes 
with his dramatic powers and 
resonant speaking voice. 

Bert Fitzgibbon assisted by his 
brother Lew at 4he piano and xylo- 
phone nutted his way to his usual 
returns in a tough spot. A song 
plugger was worked in to coo a 
number from a box to which the 
"nut" pulled an impromptu burlesque 
dance. Fitz announced his first song 
title as "There's a Broken Arch 
for Every Heel on Broadway" and 
then sang a parody on "The Kosary." 
A new bit of nonsense was a toy 
dog house from which at a signal 
a toy dog shot out. This was worked 
up for laughs. Bert made two 
speeches then walked on with his 
overcoat on his arm and told them 
to stay quiet. 

Eva Shirley and Oscar Adler's 
orchestra held them remarkably well 
considering it was around 11 p. m. 
and on her closing number, an oper- 
atic excerpt, the exodus started. The 
band Is one of the best combinations 
since Paul Whlteman went back to 
the cabarets. Miss Shirley was in 
•xcoUent voice and showed three 
charming costume changes. It re- 
quires considerable personality to 
keep ihem seated at 11 on Broadway 
and the little singer would have had 
a perfect average had she dosed 
With a popular number. Con. 



ROYAL 

Thoy packed them in at the Boyal 
Tuesday night, the Ilroiwx Kagles 
turning out en masse to see their 
fellow member. Joe Darrev. 'the 
•lolson of Vaudeville," and to hear 
turn coo about a dozen popular 
songs in his own inimitable manner. 
iJaroey has gone far since his rui.ir- 
tot (ia\s and is now In the first 
niRlit of the -Knights oi the Cork." 
•a a ciiff.iin speech Darcev put in 
•^ Kreai phj^ for next Sundav's l>all 
garne of i|„. iJronx Clants. wlw. oc- 
'}'|Me<l a box. also introductd .limniv 
^•■ily. Tho Bronx welterweight, and 
viorkcl 1,1 a plug for a new soni; 
|"'» •:*• and a fellow I'.ronxite have 
.uih..i..,| Altogether it was old 
none. u..,S; lor Joe. ir». nuspi-ed up. 
h^\n.-^ tl:.. .vfcojul h;ilf of the .slu.w 
•I i"U ot pep. 

X-.r\No...i and Hail hunlled a 
! , r'' .•?^"'^"'"i<"t. l(d|.)\Nif.- Ihix'rvs 

'iMn- (Piolog. but hook.-.J them 

aiu'r ,, tew minutes uith ihoji- 

' V' ^'-ossllre ami repartee and 

•»'« U'j tremble hrddinu down tli ■ 

;>;l to elosin..' spot. It i.. a sur.-- 

' ^ man anu woniati talUing cfimho. 

• .uikMi^' VM,U tho rest of the good 

^•t'^ IM.vurds closed a long bill, 



getting on about 10:30 and doing his 
usual 40 minutes. The Edwards 
kiddies, the Furnesa girls and Che«<- 
ter Fredericks registered strongly. 
It is a likeable revuette framed in 
the Edwards manner and sure-fire 
for vaudeville. Edwards is holding 
himself more in the background 
than usual and allowing tho kids 
to set the pace. 

The first half of the bill held one 
of the strongest comedy hits of the 
season in Schwartz and ClitYord. a 
man and woman team that have 
been playing around the three-a- 
day houses for a long time. The 
Hebrew characterization of I'ddie 
Schwartz caught on as strongly as 
a Benny Leonard victory and rolled 
up a total that will stand out for 
many a day at the uptown strong- 
hold. 

Lillian Walker (New Acts), the 
former \ltagrai)h star, closed the 
first half in the Edgar Allen Wolf 
playlet. "Dimples." Miss Walker 
can do more than the usual screen 
ce'.ebrity antl pas.'-ed nicely. 

Kramer and Zarrell in interesting 
hand-to-hand stunts, featuring a 
dive over two chairs to a hand-to- 
hand, opened swiftly. Sandy, one of 
(Jus Edwards' dls.-overies. ileuced it 
acceptably. The Scotch kid sang 
several Scotch {;ongs. then made a 
Chang*' to kilts for a medley of 
Laiuler hits. He held them chiefly 
through his youth and likeable per- 
sonality, li was a good vaudeville 
show nii'el.\ arranged and sent them 
(•ul J ati.-!ied. Cou. 

WINTER GARDEN 

Tliis is "getaway' week r»f tin- 
Siiubert \ande\'ille He;ison here. 
ICddie Cantor in •".MaUe It Snai)py" 
putting the (Iaid«M b.ick in the 
revue list next Thins<lay nichl. Ac- 
cording to announcements, vaude- 
ville will again Uv insetted In the 
(larden next fall. Other repr»rts .are 
that the Lyrii* has bi'en selected to 
tal;e o\*'V Shnbert \au«K'vi|le at that 
time, with the c;.ir«len coi\iiniiinu 
.along i»rodm-lion lines. 

"Spangles" with .lean P.edini w.is 
the- underline but it was <"ons:dcred 
best to offer a straight v.nideville 
bill f«>r tlu' final week, so seveial 
standard singles were frameil iido 
the show. Alice I.loyd, Eddie I)ow- 
linyr ;nul C.eorgle Prii*e. Added too 
were the "Five Kings of Syneopa • 
ti»)n." there being nine acts in tot.il. 
with Bobby Higgins and cumpariy 
and the Iligoletto Brothers ret.iined 
from the original |in«-ur». Monday 
night a honsr o( tair proporlioas 
w.as in. 

The Bobby Hi.ngins' four p«rs<in 
farce closed intermission to excel- 
lent comedy purpose. His "Oh 
Chetney" by Lewis Alleii Browne 
is the meat of the second act of 
"Plea.se (Jet Married' which was a 
Broadway farce produced by Oliver 
Morosc(» three seasons ago. The 
"M.irried" faico with Ernest Truex 
and lOdith Talifcrro opened at the 
Little and movT?d to the Fulton for 
a rizable run. It arrived during the 
bed-room play craze. Its bed-room 
busine&:j was hilarious and could 
not be said to bo vulgar. The 
"well" lino was always worth a 
real laugh and so it is now with 
Higgins saying it. In adapting it 
for vaudeville Browne changed his 
characters and in rural guise, it 
serves admirably. Higgins' country 
bride-groom is a real type. They 
may not be as green out in tho sticks 
these days, yet no complaint could 
be made over the burlesquing of the 
type. 

Miss Lloyd took up the running 
after intermission, being moved up 
one spot. Her changes were made 
with the same speed that always 
characterizes her appearances, the 
house taking to her comedy ditties 
in particular. As the wife of a 
"twicer" she tickled and shortly 
afterwards, her impression of an 
old time Music Hall single, won re- 
wards that brought her back for 
two old time favorites. First was 
"Wliat Aie You Geltin' At, Eh?" 
and the famous "Splash Me." 

Followitig, the I'ive Kings of 
Syncopation, Hattie AlthofC and 
Carlos and Inez l.-uided lor a solid 
score. The dancing bits, never pro- 
longed, always got over. Carlos' 
handling of Miss Inez was rm exhib- 
tion of skill. His own single foot 
spinning was marvelou.s. Miss 
.Mthoff looked chic and her numbers 
were given something in her own 
wa.v The musici.ins are entertain- 
ing but the dancers and Miss Althoff 
count for rnrndi. 

i:ddie Howling In fie.st to clositm 
w.is anollier top jcorer. His dialect 
sto!it\s drew laughter. It is that 
Uind of a single that he is best at 
;ind seems much suter than his 
f(»rm»'r st.\le of monolog. Dowling 
spoI;(^ or the bonus feelingly, ask- 
it!u for a recompens** r.»r 'the l>o.\s 
wli(» ua\e up much and came l>a( l< to 
notliing." His rendition of ".Mv 
Pal C.ill.ih.in" was too long for f;o 
^serious ;i theme, lie was u ise in 
' dissip.'il ing lii'' w.ir note with a 
hiniioioiis idia l»<"t :•!•• linali. howhig 

off. 

tooigic I'lici,- w.«s a hit,.oii fou'lli 
He |;.is mad" liis t.oein |».i lodi'v? 
ltri'-;Ii!er t.li;tn b«lei<-. Tl." lioii:.e 
paitieuluriy lii<''d iliaf al'oiil tlu- 
Bronv suliw.iv e.vpre.v.-. to Hi.- 
no'.tsurr of "A I'ool Th. re Wis ' 
Tin tion-en.sf Of . ."IJeaulti" (K'ip- 
lim's • P.oors") also arnn'-td. Pi i< <• 
eneoi (• twite viMi song iMimtMi--. 
tin- lit 1m in:: a tnrledy h'Mld on 
l!:.' (Its'. |. .'(Mds tint no* • " ti; ;< li 
^{]]'U, on th.> stage as .\<-t. 

Til*' Kfg<»l'-'to P.roMer:' witli the 
S'.va! -on'^Sisteis. furni.-ili'd a novel 
numl-er thiee. The nei'div trick i.^ 



accomplished with cfToctive parade 
with the aid of a pocket flash Lamp 
that persons in the audience may 
i»eer into the " magician's' mouth. 
Nate Leipzig, himself a marvel at 
slight of hand, was sitting close to 
tho stage. He put on his glasses (o 
see the stunt and was presented 
with the threaded needles at the 
completion of the trick. The Swan- 
son Sisters are blonde and pretty, 
quite a decoration to the Klgolellu 
turn and they are probably no re- 
lation to the stately girls of same 
name appearing in Shu».>ert produc- 
tions. One of tho brothers who 
makes a one man band oiil of him- 
self, might get a new pair of 
trousers. Those worn Monday night 
were badly torn in tlie seat. 

Will Oakland made a jileasing No. 
2. He was billed as a conlra-tenor 
and got best results with his soft I 
voiced Irish songs, easily earning 
encores. H or ton ami La Triska 
opened, the mechanical doll idea 
being accomplished with as much 
skill as ever. The match test is 
still employed ami is of value, with 
the cabinet entrance and I'xit a 
good idea. In the shut spot, the 
Leach Wallin Trio's exhibition of 
iron jaw work aijain stooil up. the 
women holding t!ie house with few 
exceptions. 

Alec Hyde was in the pit. the 
musicians doing their stuff for him 
in the ab.'st'nce of Andy Bjrne who 
was out of town. Hytle showed 
hItMsel'" :\ cl"ver conductor. He was 
with -The i:«»se Cirl." Ihrc 

RIVERSIDE 

'•'he .'dmu' this we«'k is built foi- 
v.iriety .'Hid •nialifies as entertain ■ 
in;; divert issment. The usual Mon- 
day night regulars were out en 
nias.se. business being neai' cap- 
acity. Marion Harris, splitting liMi 
billing with Biggs and Witchie, 
evidt-ntl.v was responsible for pail 
of the draw, the salvo on her en- 
trance even taking her by surinise. 
They lilced Miss H.arris and he:- 
poji and blues numbers, totfing her 
t(» an cxtr.a bend and a word (d 
thaidvs after that "St. Louis Blue:- ' 
dltt\- which she sold in an original 
m.inner. Miss Harris was next to 
shut and. although the solo song- 
stres.s of tho bill, followed the 
"Mairy Me" tab which has its shari' 
of singing in no small proporlum. 
Miss Harris is an exclusive Colnm 
bia disk singer which may have 
been resp«msible ff>r the recngnitlo!i 
accorded her ort enttance althonuh 
she is compelling in person, livr 
wholesome blon<le i>ersonalii\ is 
moi e than a sufficient anchor. No 
matter how wicked and naught. \ 
the shimmle lyrics may be the sting 
is alleviated by the singer's whoir- 
somo ai»pear;»nce. I..OU Handm.m 
now assists at the piano w lure sIm 
formerly carried a jazz bond. 

Ralph Riggs and Katherine 
Witchic with their "Dance Idylls' 
c!(»sed the first stanza with a line 
of Icrp work the team has made 
unique in production and vaudeville. 
The dances are arranged in five 
scenes including a striking gypsy 
setting with a 8tercoj>ticon cloud 
effect. Between costume changes 
effects. Between costume chanj^es 
Mack Ponch. who conducts the 
orchestra fills In with three violin 
solos which were a little too much 

Lewis and Dody. ''the two S.ims," 
No. 4 wore tho other feature of the 
bill with their "Hello! Hello: 
Hello!" or "Chora Bocha" doggerel 
lyrics. For a real low cometly k. (». 
any lay-out would welcome this 
turn. They'd bo up there yet .ring- 
ing the verses if Dody didn't beg off 
because of the lengthy show. 

Ben Beyqr opened with his comedy 
cycle turn. There is nothing unique 
in the return btit it is fast and en- 
tertaining and qualifies for an 
opener. Dolson deuced with his 
dancing. He clicked strong ul- 
tliough he stalls f(<r wind a little loo 
long. That extra minute or fo 
makes tho delay the more notice- 
able between each step. The rag- 
time highland fling warranted an 
encore, Dotson delivering his fam- 
iliar "crazy" head-wobbling jig. 

Kay Laurell and company in trey 
nicho did nicely with Fred Jack- 
son's well written one -act comedy, 
"The Naughty Wife." The skit al- 
most plays Itself. S>(lney I'.ooths 
characterization of the Imsb.and who 
is aiding his wife (Miss Laurell) to 
elope with the third corner of the 
w. k. triangle (Lambert Terry), 
st.inding up abo\e all others irulud- 
Itig the star. Miss I.iaurell h is 
developed lur part somewhat al- 
though she impresses mostly as 
"sweet." Her saccharine i»ersf)n- 
ality however, l.icks dramatic fire 
and individuality ,nt times althongh 
on the whole it is s.ilisfying. i-oi 
tho N«). « spot on the big tins" it s 
sure-fire. 

As iisu.il Jii!iii3 Len/berg ni.id • 
intermission a "spot" of the lull with 
hi-* orcli* st!-;i ;ind its ( It\»M- leridition 
of ;i pf>p song. I..en/ln"rg soneliov'.' 
.'ilw.n s rnan.'ige« to get a gt'«at 
ti.-ri'h g !!ig aboMt liirn, ni'-n wfio 
ace r|ni4 k t<» adopt tinir leob i s 
on hestral .'u rang'-metif M. M.ui'oi 
H.iiris wa'^n't. the ordy i)li'irioi4i;i;)li 
jtford maker rui tte- |>r(»giaiu lop 
.hrliiis and his Harmonists are now 
al.^o 'c.i tiling" th«.' pop luri- : t->, 
th«' Ok'h rv'-'Jid"-. 

Riinriwaj' Four, a li.vbrid comedy 
ina!" quatt«t. reojx-ned af'« i' the mi- 
iisu.'illy ch-V'-r animated "A'-^iop's 
I'.ibles" r<''l. The boys oje^ri in 
"one" in dil.jp'd.ited full <lres^ suits 
and battered foi> hats going into a 
fast i-eiles of comedy bits leading 



up to the acrobatic ground stuff in I 
full stage for the getaftay. The 
(Jeorge Choos 'Marry Me" mir\la- 
ture musical comedy was second 
after intermission. Guy Voyer Is 
now starred in the piece where 
Helen Eley (wife of S.im Hearn 
who composed it) was formally the 
feature. The IClwell Sisters are sub- 
programmed although the prinni 
donna is etjually deserving of men- 
tion. The turn is pleasing enough 
scenically and in all other respects 
but lacks a big punch. They let It 
off rather qtiietly on that account. 

NIobe closed. following Miss 
Harris, and h«d»l tfiem lo ;i cus- 
t^uner. The girl's nqmilic displa.\- 
in the under-water exhibitions 
]tn7/.led the bouse and left "em talk- 
ing cm e.xit. I'athe News <li>.*^ed 
the show. .\h(t. 



COLONIAL 

A very high iiiii of K'eith vaude- 
ville here this week. The .show is 
sv\ift and enli*rtaining. .an admixture I 
of the famili.ar .and f.ivorite, with ! 
the new and interesting, if n<d .alto- 
gether import.atil. Business was 
.'[)lendld Tuesday evetdng. with an 
audience as Id..; -time as the show in 
snapping at the cues and shying at 
the false alarms. 

John B. H> nier ha<l no competi- 
tion as the laugh hit. His "Tom 
Walker in r>ixii'." one of the few 
lengtli.v talking vehicfivs in v.-uide- 
ville that can sustain wit ho it a re- 
cess in any p.irt of the running time, 
wallowed in wows. H.vrner seems to 
^'row mellower in rhara<der;zatlon 
and keener in laugh pointing jis he 
.-trolls along through the .\t>ars. His 
company is excellent, and the little 
blond ingenm* is as fresh nnl win- 
some jts a buttercup. The 8k it got 
the house Into unreserved laughing 
humor, und scored ono of those com- 
edy triumphs that are yielded only 
to a few masters of the satire- 
sketch, such as Roger Imluif. Bert 
Baker, Harry (Jreen, Hugh Herbert 
;ind John Hymer. 

Dolly Kay, with a voico nITerfed 
with hoarseness, acquitted herself 
nobly, crossing the II o'clock hour 
to unanimous concentration and oc- 
cupation through her incessant ac- 
ti>n and windmill .attack. Harry 
C»)oper, working e.asily and accumu- 
lating the hiughs until ho had 
»'verythlng In hand. opon*»d the pec- 
ond h.ilf to a ndling start. Cooper 
sings very little these days, though 
his tenor Is still working in high. 
Ruth Budd w:is a sensation, closing 
the i>teliminary portion, coming to 
m.any as an utter surprise nn she 
went Into the jirms and ropes from 
I dainty start of song, dance and 
novelty that Io<d<ed like ti r.itht < su- 
j)erior singing-stepping single. She 
IS uni)aralleled in In-r specialties. 

^Vells, Virginia and We.-l s< nl it 
home with a b.tttg in the fourlh in- 
ning. The boy gojjfi'd them, and th(» 
woman, after prc-judicing herself 
with common|»Ia'"e remlitiort of a 
song tb.it didn't fit either her or the 
.act, came back with unexpected 
dancing skill and scored. A good 
deal ot the gagging has been cut 
out since this trio slu)V^'ed last sum- 
mer, and soRie more cotild slip by 
without prejudice. This act is 
strong and sure and should h'.ave no 
loopholes for frivolous carping. 

Harriet Marlotte and Co.. In a 
sr)ecial drop-set in "two," worked to 
reasonable returns in the lhree-bi»ot. 
Miss Marlotte is a stranger to 
vaudeville within the observation of 
this reviewer, and tho act, seeming- 
ly, is new, too. It should work 
along, though it will probably never 
climb very high. The story is home- 
ly enough to cover its unplausiblllty 
and hay a hokum appeal for laughs 
as well as sympathy. Miss Marlotte 
is an old maid type of legitimate tac- 
tics who Is not unwilling to bend a 
bit for laughs. H«*r support f three 
people is without exception under 
grade and out of place in a big time 
theatre. She In-rscdf has capability, 
and what the act gets \n all her. 
minus the Impediment of amat'Mirifh 
colleague.«i. 

Wyet hand Wynn did nothing 
much until the man started his 
fTuitnr and mouth organ getriway. 
which was corkingl.v <lone an*' easily 
put a finish of meerit to a routine 
that lacked >>lamor. Tho Blue De- 
mfm.s, Arab tumblers .and pyramid- 
ers, opened briskly. Redin«ton and 
Ci-.int. (rarniMdiners, closed without 
casualties. f.nit. 



BROADWAY 

I'air M«)nday evening atternlance 
and so so gtade of enlert;iirin)«'rit 
with the (iiphasis on flash of st;if<«' 
fhe.ysing and .•ibundanl c(»medv of 
the he.'irty, riq'ged sort ttiaf hit the 
ta.^te of thi- clientele which Is 
peculiar. The house* ass.ays rather 
.above the sm.'ili time e!assifi<*.'ilion, 
but the .'iiidiericc in distinr-tis' small 
time in all its pre«lile(:tionH and 
m.ariifesl.'itioris. 

The hit ut tli<' evening. Wf ighed 
\>v volume and enthusiasm of .ap- 
plause, was the V cntriiotjuial turn 
<d' Walter and lOmily Wall* us. m;in 
and worn.'in who do liu? limiiiar 
routine of >.:,igs by boy and girl, the 
tiov<dty in this turn b"ing that tloMf 
are two. Thf woman's imitation of 
a ei-ying b.'iby is the b<'St /jf the m.'i - 
t«li;il. The teehniqii<}'Vs f,t,t:. froin 
P'if«»t. Tie- moulh.s and thro;i»s 
of both <»p''^i'ora can be s<<n to 
move rmd some of the ilho^iitn is 
lost. Nevertheless the botise fell 
for (he ;iet .'iiid continued to a[»fd rel 
until the in.in returned with n (ri'k 
doll which was made to dunfc on 



a flexible board manipulated with 
the lingers, a neat bit of encore. 

Allot h<>r comedy knockout were 
Hilton ami Norton with as crude a 
!.'» minutes of buffoonery as ever 
tied the I..lncoln square into knots. 
What r.in be said of the l)rand of 
hokum that spends a cotiple of min- 
utes in .t tangle«l medley recitation 
aion;; the lines of 

•'Vou're a better n\an tli;in I am, 

I'lider the biueaditig chestnut 
tree," etc., 
with the emlless interpolation of 
familiar lines. On the tdi<»wlng of 
the two acts mentiotunl it wouhl be 
temi>tlng providence to give tho 
Bro.idway costly specl.ilties when 
they enjoy this kind of «tufE so 
vociferously. 

la'avitt .tud Loirkwood made a 
bright spot in the No. 3. LeavitC 
working ad lib with his peculiar 
style of Hash kidding somewhat in 
the manner of the late Peter Dailey 
is much more likable than when 
he recently attempted the musical 
comedy Juvenile. He has the knack 
of swift and dizzy repartee and odd 
little quirks of genuine humor. 
The style is free and breezy .and It 
h.is about it a certain air of spon- 
t.-melty. ' Leavitt needs broad ef- 
fects for the development of hi« 
ciiuiedy goods. The polite and re- 
stricted musical comedy l>ook 
cramps him. In the present vehicle 
there is plenty of opportunity for 
snappy give and take of talk and 
the husband-and-wlfe Incident Is 
capital robust fun. In addition 
Leavitt has a pleasing voice. His 
partner is easy to look at in her 
attractive frocks and makes an 
agreeable foil. 

The Paul Whiteman Saxophone 
Septette (New Acts) was the only 
other turn with any weight at the 
Monday night show, Walter Percival 
and company being out of this per- 
formance under the State-Lake 
policy which skips two of the eight 
turns. The other three turns were 
exceedingly light. The Brlghtons, 
rag sketchists, opened the bill. A 
well handled turn of the sort, doing 
the famlll.ar tricks with the frag- 
ments of cloth. Jack LeVler has a 
novel tramcup made up of comedy 
monolog the while he performs 
simple clowning on the trapeze. 

This red headed chap has a dandy 
casual manner, kidding himself and 
the audience on a system not un- 
like Will Rogers. His comedy 
misses are good bunkum and hl« 
talk is always funny in a mild way. 

John Regay, closing, does nicely 
enough when he sticks to soft shoe 
t.-ipping, but his legmania and ec- 
centric dancing misses. The girl is 
a graceful stepper and a nice look- 
ing, chic hit of femininity, but there 
Is nothing sensational In her danc- 
ing.. It takes some pretty striking 
Work for two people to fill up at\ 
elabor.ately dressed full stage with 
a <lumb Hi)eci.ilty and in their 
r)re«ent routine this pair don't quite 
deliver, probably because their 
routine is not skilfully graduated to 
a more effective climax. A speedier 
finish would help them immensely. 

The picture is "Tho Bootleggers," 
meloilrama of rum runners off the 
Coast. Rush, 



FIFTH AVE. 

No frills or apple sauce in the first 
half bill. Just a staple variety bhow, 
made up of eight specialty acts, each 
delivering for full value, with the 
entertainment starting off with a 
bang and holding the interest of the 
hou.se consistently without .t let- 
down throughout the running order 
until the last of the vIkUi. 

The mixed orchestra at the Fifth 
Avenue has developed into an effi- 
cient vaudeville organization, pl.iy- 
ing the show as it should be played, 
picking up cues without a miss an«i 
generally rendering .m excellent ac- 
count of itself. The drummer, a 
capable xylophonlst, got the spot for 
a solo during the ov»;rturc Tuesday' 
night, aufl liammered out some real 
meIo<ly on his lumber pi.ino, the 
hou.se .according tho number a me-iH- 
ure of upiueciation beyond the cus- 
tomary perfunctory appl.iuse ex- 
tended to the regulation overture. 

I'age, Hack and Mack. th#» open- 
ing turn, got away with a i ush and 
kept tho tempo at high speed for 
nine minuteH with an array of dllll- 
cult h;ind-to-hand feats. The clos- 
ing stunt is a thriller, the mounter 
making a leap from the top of a 
three- high table arrangement some 
IS feel skyward to a hand cjitcfi by 
the undeiHtamb'r, Io«at'(I bix feet or 
so downstage, the latter Incid.-ntallv 
sur)porllng at the same time the 
woman of the act wrai)p«'d around 
Ills waist contortion fa.shion. A 
sjilendid act of its kiml, featured 
with clean-cut gymnastics. 

"The Man Off the Ice Wagon." a 
robust tenor, found the troln»r soft 
No. L'. scoring heavily with a r»'p 
that sfilit .';0-.';o betw^'en pop and 
st.itulard .<^ol«'ctions. Th«^ ' h <• Man'' 
thing i^ a good id. a for vatnl.-v il|e. 
a slide announcing the s!ng»'r was 
••discovered' workintr at hi.-, trarle. 
or something to that 'flert. and 
placed In v.iudtvill". His voire in 
swet nnd r<'son;int. .'iti"! hi'.s tdiras- 
ini,' of KiplingH 'Bond to .M.ind.! la v'* 
d'-noftd a Knowlc<hte of \(ic;jl {•cli- 
nic that sugt,'"sf«'d t)i»« 'Ire M.m'* 
mest hrive had Carrier;;. » H.ill on his 
root*' Tlione f imiliii with th«» mu- 
sic piibli.shitig ^,';ime of j»om»' >ear« 
.•lj.',o Wjii Ifiomii/.e the 'Ice .Man' 
•.« ,To1)nTiv N'"-tor. "Tl'.e Little M.in 
Wi»h H... piu Vorc..." 

Hinli Herbert and Co. fn ".Mind 
Vdi" Pusinex*-." were tliitd. inserting 

U'ontlrMU'd on page 21) 



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NEW ACTS THIS WEEK 



Friday, April 7, 1022 



1 






HARRIET REMP^L and CO. 
**Th« Heart of a Clown" 
Dramatic Sketch 
21 Mlns.; Full Stage (Special) 
23d St. 

Harriet Romrol's latest vtl)iclo, 
like two of her previous ones, por- 
mlts of a uual cnuractcriza'iuii. In 
this instance it is a young Italian 
circus i)erformer, an old woman 
type, similar to the one portrayod 
In her last sketch. Tlie action of 
•'Heart of a Clowu" takes place in 
A circus tent dressing room, the 
characters being a clown, the 
clown's son, and the two characters 
done by Miss Rempcl. It seems the 
clown's wife had left him for an- 
other man some years previous to 
the opening of the playlet. The 
circus is playing the town in which 
the clown's ex-wife lives supposedly. 
In order to revenge him.«*elf on his 
ex-wife, t|ie clown has the son, a 
child of say six or seven, dressed 
as a clown also. The ex-wife, the 
audience Is Informed via the clown, 
"would suffer extreme mental an- 
Kuish If her son, who incidentally 
the clown (his father) had kid- 
napped several years before, should 
become a clown like his father. So, 
Jt is with the idea of revenging him- 
aelf on the ex-wife that the clown 
•ends a note to her, telling her to 
come to his dressing room. Instead 
of the ex-wife coming to the clown's 
dressing room, however, an aged 
woman appears in answer to the 
clown's note. The old woman Is 
the cx-wife's mother, and she in- 
forms the clown in a scene that 
has considerable dramatic value 
that she (the old woman) has an- 
swered the summons because her 
daughter, the clown's ex-wife, is 
dead. There is a bit of love affair 
built up previous to this between 
the clown and the Italian circus 
performer. 

The comedy relief of the act Is 
derived from the pert speeches of 
the child, apparently played by a 
midget. The kid has been taught 
by hla father to distrust women, and 
his cynical remarks concerning the 
weaker sex furnish countless hefty 
laughs. The clown Is a dramatic 
character, his life being spent while 
out of the circus ring. It seems, 
nursing his desire for revenge. The 
man playing the part handles It 
competently. Miss Hempels two 
types, the Italian performer and the 
old woman, are both faithful. 

The sketch has been well pro- 
duced, a full stage eye of red and 
white material giving the turn Mke- 
able circus atmosphere. There Is 
a kaleidoscopic effect at the finish, 
showing the circus animals moving 
up a hill. It did rot work very 
well at the 23d Street. It hardly 
seems necessary even of working 
properly. 

The sketch Is rather crude con- 
■tructlvely in spots, but on the 
whole serves its purpose well 
enough as a vehicle for Miss Hem- 
pel's ability as a character actress. 

DcU, 



MRS. STAN STANLEY and Co. (2). 

Comedy Act. 

18 Mins.; On*. v 

City. 

Mrs. .Stan Stanley, assisted by a 
woman and man. Is offering a com- 
edy audience act, laid out along the 
gni'Mal lines of the turn of that type 
done for many years by Stan Stan- 
ley. A woman sings a few bars of 
an operatic aria off stage first, later 
entering with a dummy and going 
into a ventrilotjuial routine, prefac- 
ing her ventriloqui.sm with the an- 
nouncement that .she's the greatest 
lady exponent of the art in the 
world. 

She can throw her voice a hun- 
dred yards, she say.s, and, suiting 
the action to the word, makes a try 
at it. "How are you?' she queries. 
Voice from gallery reiilies 'Thirsty." 
This gets the act off to a laugh, 
with another arriving immediately, 
wlwn the male "plant" interrupts 
from a seat i'l the front orchestra 
row, starting a conversation with 
another plant (Mrs. .Stanley) in the 
rear of the house. 

Plant and girl crossfire for com- 
edy returns, with another colloquy 
starting between man plant and 
woman on stage. The dialog here, 
wiiich includes talk by the man 
plant directed to woman .n stage — 
"Vou may be good, but I just can't 
get interested in you' — for the bet- 
ter part is almost identical with 
similar dialog in the Stan Stanley 
act. Mrs. Stanley interrupts at this 
point, taking up a position In tho 
aisle beside the man plant, with 
more crossfire ensuing. This ex- 
change includes a smack adminis- 
tered to man plant by Mrs. Stanley. 
Woman on stage Invites man plant 
to step acro.ss footlights, which he 
does. 

Conversational exchange l>etwec:i 
man plant .and woman on stage next. 
Mrs. Stanley Joining the other two 
on stage after they have swapped 
a riddle or two. Money changing bit 
regarding number of fingers man 
plant hag on hands, with one of 
women lecturing man plant on hon- 
esty at finish, and man plant agree- 
ing with sentiments expressed, man 
plant winding up conversation with, 
"Lady, here's your watch," at same 
time handing back timepiece. 

The Mrs. Stan Stanley turn shapes 
up as a good cometly act. Its al- 
most identical resemblance to the 
Stan Stanley act will be immedi- 
ately remarked by any audience that 
has seen the Stan Stanley act. 

BclU 



(2) 



RUSSELL MACK, Assisted by 

Olive Hill and June Astor 

Songs, Dances and Talk 

18 Mins.; One and Full Stage 

(Special) 

City 

Russell Mack Is a light comedi.n>, 
youthful and modern in method. 
He has personality and a sense of 
comedy values, sings well enough, 
dances neatly and monolo.^s *n an 
average way. The groundwork Is 
there for rapid advancement In 
every department. Mack formerly 
wa.«» In musical comedy, and more 
recently in vaudeville with a mon- 
olog. He la assisted by Olive Hill 
and June Astor, the former appear- 
ing with him at the opening In 
"one" for a flirtation bit, and tlie 
latter confining herself to ringing 
and dancing, principally in the 
later full stage part of the turn. 

Mack Is the flip kidder in the 
opening, not fresh, but aic;*, and 
bright In a Juvenile way. whicli 
doesn't mean a musical coniedy 
Juvenile way. Miss Hill miUcs a 
good foil for Mack's comedy lit the 
openi ig sect! 31. In the fu'l »«tage 
part the two girls constitute a 
double dancing combination, stand- 
ing out with '"-Ickin^, splits, etc. 
Both girls are excellent d. u^crs 
and lookers. Mack monologs and 
does a '^ong or two, while th*.- Is 
arc changing costumes. 

The act has a good Idea for the 
f.nish, comedy tableaux being used 
for encores. This could be further 
carried out. It has limille-^s pos.«l- 
bilitics. The three are competc:it 
entertainers. The act has plenty of 
■tuff for the pop houses right now. 
It will bo ready to hold down an 
early spot In the big timer*: within 
a w^rlc cr two. 



EMMETT CORRIGAN 

Character Recitation 

"In Memory" 

12 Mina.; Full Stage 

Palace 

Mr. Corrigan Is ihe author of this 
excellent little bit of dramatic ve» j 
^ hich is enacted in a full stage set 
depicting the living room of a New- 
England home. 

Corrigan as the middle-aged 
father of a martyred soldier enters 
and scats himself opposite his wife, 
a motherly looking old lady who Is 
busy knitting. In verse he com- 
ments on the burial of "The Un- 
known Soldirr," which ho has Just 
hcffi reading about In the news- 
jLipcr. 

He Informs his wife that he Is 
certain it is their boy Jim wiio lo.-^t 
his life on the same ridge and In 
the same drive ere the "un- 

known" was lost. Continuing the 
theme he tells her of a dream he 
had and in the di-eam he witner,s(d 
tlio cerem ial attending the burial 
of the hero at Washington. 

After tlie great men of the nation 
had left the bier the corpse e;.* 
up and it was Jii.*. Ho beclcon : 
his father to him and begged hlni 
not to reveal his identity, as that 
would destroy the illusions of thou- 
sa'uls of motiiers who were y'^cre - 
ly proud tliat the "unknown' was 
tlK'ir r 'ced l*-*- ^ one. 

At the conclusion of the dre.im 
description a postman arrives with 
a registered letter from Washing- 
ton. Jt is for the mother and con- 
tains a gold .service star which iho 
I'.ither takes as eon<"lusive Idenee 
tiiut their boy was the one -elected 
to symbolize the mirtyrs of the 
nation. 

The act is intensely dramatic and 
entirely in verso, Mr, Corrigan be- 
ing the only one ,speakipg. The 
silent bnekKround of Mary Ilene 
Ma'k, the mother, was a lino piece 
fif intelligent characterization. Th^ 
orchestra effeef.s a to also a con- 
tributing factor to the illusiciji. It 
is impressive dramatic effort an<l, 
though somewhat in Iho nature of 
a ^^ombre rerr.inder of the war. 
holds a full-toned patriotic a]ip«.i1 
that lifts it above tne tawdry 'po'^t 
war" stufT that the .stages are lit- 
t'-":-Cu r.i'li. \ <"o». 



HOWARD and ROSS. 

Banjo and Singing (Special Set). 

18 Mint.; Two. 

Columbia (April 2). 

Here Is a big time speclaMy that 
could easily hold down a spot In 
the second section of any bilL It 
abounds with novelty, original com- 
edy crossfire talk, all productive of 
laughs, and the woman has an ex- 
cellent singing voice well fitted Into 
a miniature production wherein she 
gives Impressions of operatic stars 
in the rendition of selections from 
"Pagliacrl," "Carmen" and "Faust." 

Howard and his work are familiar 
to those who remember him as one 
of the Justly famous originators of 
the flying banjoes 20 years ago. He 
juggles one, two and three of the 
instruments, the while plunking a 
melody from them, as well as giving 
a great Imitation of a squeaky phon- 
ograph. A double rag number opens 
with routine following, the finale 
being utilized for the operatic im- 
pressions, the woman singing be- 
hind the back-drop, wliich carries a 
transparent center, appropriate 
hai king being utilized for the scenes. 

During the repertoire some nifty 
crossfire chatter is offered, all bring- 
ing the desired laughs. It's away 
from the average musical offering 
and combines novelty, originality 
and genuine musical entertainment. 
The appearance of botli is an asset, 
and both have a pleasing personal- 
ity that helps immeasurably. They 
scored the hit of the Columbia .Sun- 
day concert could walk right Into 
the Palace and do likewise. anJ 
should connect with a route without 
the slightest delay. Wynn. 



BRAWN, 8YRELL and DREYER. 

Singing-, Dancing and Piano 

18 Mins.; One and Three (Special) 

City 

•Betty Brawn and Lois .Syrell, 
brunette and blonde, respectively, 
arc dancers. Dave Dreyer is a 
pianist. The three h.ive evolved an 
excellent production singing and 
dancing turn, with a songalog. spe- 
cial lyrics and music, and contain- 
ing sufficient thread of story to 
make the specialities logical. Drey- 
er opens the act with an introduc- 
tory bit of verse, bringing the girls 
on, with the latter disarming crit- 
icism of vocal shortcomingr by 
conceding the fact and announcing 
lyrically they are dancers. The girls 
offer a splendid sight contrast, with 
their bobbed blonde and brunette 
locks. Pink costumes for the open- 
ing number are pips. Dreyer has 
an inning at the piano, imitating 
a pianola with uncanny accuracy, 
following girls' double dance. He 
manipulates the ivories with the 
experienced touch that comes of a 
thorough knowledge of the instru- 
ment. .^:' 

Gills each have a single next, 
Miss Syrell contributing to the gen- 
erally good effect with some nifty 
kicking, and Miss Brawn offering a 
bare-legged Oriental (Cleopatra) 
dance that discloses her as :.n adept 
contortionist, with splits and back 
kicks of the advanced type In- 
cluded. Following a short session 
at the piano by Dreyer the girls In 
silvered bodices and abbreviated 
garb, for double dance. The act has 
big-time atmosphere, the people }n 
it as well as the way it has been 
staged giving it value for the better 
houses. Bell, 



TERRY and HAWTHORNE 
Comedy Skit 

14 Mins.; One (Special Drop) 
Greeley Sq. 

Man and woman team emplojing 
a light comedy vehicle based upon 
the familiar husband and wife idea. 
The husband is endeavoring to get 
out of the house to attend a party. 
Wife enters the customary protest. 
He slips away for a short while, 
and upon returning discovers her 
in an inebiiated condition, she hav- 
ing discovered several bottles of 
whiskey which he had hidd.n in a 
bag and for whiih he returned. 

The best low convdy value <f !h< 
turn is developed in the drunk bus- 
iness by the woman, the turn finish- 
ing up when she declares slio had 
merely been faking to teach him a 
lesson. The skit is bright in spots 
and contains laughs. 3'or an early 
spot on pop bill it has the goods. 

JInrt. 



MORTOr: and BROWN. 
Singing, Dancing ^and TalW. 
15 Mins.. One. 
City. 

Man and woman <oolored) in rou- 
tine of double and si le so?igs, uith 
a few lines of talk and a bit of 
charaeteristiti soft fchoe stei^ping. 
Hoth have good voices, and both 
dance capably. : 

Open with raggy double ef Mir 
pop variety, man sii.gles another 
rag, talk next, woman soloing a bal- 
lad, with double for tiosipg. .Stan- 
dard type of turn for sm.'ill time 
'•i:'h. r- 7f 



"POWDER PUFF REVUE^ (9). 
Songs and Dances. 
26 Mins. Full Stage (Special). 
Fifth Ave. 

Two principal dancers, a song- 
stress, a man for bits and four 
choristers are employed on the stage 
for this rather elaborate revue. A 
leader Is carried^ soloing from the 
pit 

A generous eye of violet, with 
front drop to match, furnishes the 
principal stage dres.s. For the open- 
ing a tinted flood gives an old rose 
effect. In tune with the Colonial 
number offered. The song number 
at the rise of the curtain gives way 
to the tableaux entrance ot Lola 
Girlie and Senia Solomonoff, the 
dancers, who alone are featured in 
the billing. The opening is attrac- 
tive because of Its neatness and the 
richness of the dressing. 

The leader .solos In the spot, pro- 
viding a few moments for cof»tume 
changes. , The songstress, with a 
Spanish number, follows, that, too, 
bringing out the choristers with 
tambourines. Solomonoff in native 
costume joins the number at the 
close for a few steps with the girl, 
then goes Into Russian dancing as 
a single number. The stepping is 
good enough, but incongruous in the 
costume. 

Miss Girlie In fanciful Jap cos- 
tume was out on her toes alone fol- 
lowing her partner. Her "rise" and 
Jumping steps counted in the hand 
won with speeded finish. After a 
popular ballad in one the act re- 
sumed full stage for an extended 
oriental finale. The eye parts to 
display a painted back drop. Here 
again the costuming does not seem 
just right with the number. "A 
Song of India' was rendered, and 
the choristers were out in semi- 
harem garb, bare-legged and with 
veils over faces. Girlie and .Solo- 
monoff, however, in elaborate Hindu 
or East Indian costumes, are more 
properly in the picture. The danc- 
ing of the two leads Is given to the 
violin of the leader alone. Several 
good throws and single toe work 
again drew attention. For curtain 
encore Girlie does hock steps on her 
toes. 

The "Powder Puff Pevue" cost 
plenty to produce, the dressing par- 
ticularly showing that. It needs 
working to round into big time form, 
also, direction. Ihce. 



DONNA SISTERS, THIBAULT 

and CODY (4) 
Dancing Act 
14 Mins.; One 
58th St. 

A mixed quartet, the men work- 
ing throughout in evening clothes, 
the girls making three changes. The 
turn opens with a song in which the 
harmony is marred by one of the 
girls. This could be corrected and 
should be. From that on tbc act as- 
sumes a speedy tempo, the quartet 
alternating with -solo, doubles and 
quartet dances, and each Individual 
effort earned the principals a 
round hand. 

The opening ensemble dance is a 
good starter for what follows. The 
man's solo is exceptionally well ex- 
ecuted, his steps casing for inter- 
mittent applause: The two girls 
next offer a double dance, well done 
and well liked. The costumec call 
for a word of praise in selection. 
The other man solos for several 
bars and is then Joined by h.s part- 
ner, the two men going through a 
flock of clever steps. 

An en8em>»le dance at the finish, 
cleverly routined, earned the quartet 
an encore for which they offered 
the drum corps steps. The general 
stage presence amd the neat appear- 
ance of all four Is commendable. 
Th(y can hold a late spot on any 
small-iinie bill, and could qualify 
f«)r an early spot on the two-a-days, 
but the oprning song should un- 
dergo some rehearsing. They 
S'-oi-^d a hit. 1V..//<?J. 



TED and DAISY LAP^E 
Talk and Songs 
12 Mins.; One 
American 

Boy auci girl, 
pearance. Th^y 



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Both of neat ap 
have a routine of 
talk that is rather weak with only 
an occasional laut'-. Ihey affect 
the "drse-docs-dcm' dialect char- 
acterizing two slangy youngsters, 
the theme J'ollowing tho ".onv(n- 
tional flirtation^ method of i,.ti - 
duciJDn with cross-fire patter fill- 
ing in. 

Tho dan. ing helped to some ex- 
t« nt and the dt>ul»le ntmiber at th" 
close topp* d gjrm off fairly wll. 
but they have the ability to n;m 
higher. T}i» y wii stand j^ill or go 
backward as the a . now stan<ls. 
for they can nev»r progress far and 
sin. o th'v possess the ability they 
should take advantage of it. They 



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JACK WILSON and Co. (3). 
Comedy and 'longs. 
28 Mins.; One. 
Fifth Ave. 

Jack Wil-son In his latest routine 
follows the general framework of 
his familiar offerings. His principal 
aid Is Charles Forsythe Adams, who 
was a single and whose stage pres- 
ence and size resemble Franklyn 
Batle's. Adele Ardsley Is the fem- 
inine contribution, and a midget 
alluded to as "Willie," sang from a 
box and th«n Joined Wilson and his 
company on the stage. 

Dialog between Wilson and Adams 
carries a good comedy pace for the 
start. Jack, In the familiar burnt 
cork, arc style, and starched white 
"pants," is for playing "Zaza" with 
a blonde. In the argument he won 
the first laughs by .calling Adams 
"a soft drink; that is the dirtiest 
thing I can think of." 

Adams provided a change of pac» 
with a song single that started out 
like a chant but ended In true bal- 
lad f;>.shion, and it won him an 
earned encore. A money bit brought 
Miss Ardsley on, and foolery that 
coaxed the dough to her from "^ il- 
son left him alone when the others 
vamped to spend it. Wilson monol- 
ogized, introducing his kidding about 
cabarets. Any person going int the 
Palais Royal wjth only $7 would 
need holy water to get out, while 
there was so much other in the beer 
that after drinking four bottles one 
could have his leg sawed off and 
never feel it. His Detroit auto gag— 
the kind that "won't stop in front 
of a synagogue"— landed, v.nd he an- 
nounced a new song. "I'm Hungry 
for a Beautiful Girl, But They're Ail 
Too Hungry for Me."' 

Miss Ardsley had a song interlude, 
giving a number regularly, then in 
jazz and in opera style. It took a 
number of minutes more than 
needed for Wilson to change to 
"dame" dress, and a change of songs 
would speed the turn at that point. 
Wil.son, with a burnt orange "gown" 
that followed the skin-tight style of 
his, plus an enormous hat, h.\d a 
parody on "The Sheik." 'fravesty 
dramatics with Miss Ardsley and 
Adams took the turn into tho final 
bit. Jack is for stoning bad women. 
Miss Ardsley agrees provided the 
stones are from Tiffany's. Wilson's 
rejoinder, "How would you like a 
necklace of hard boiled eggs?' drew 
a laugh. Willie, planted in a stage 
box, then warbled a Dixie melody. 
and it turned the trick, the little 
chap taking to the stage and sing- 
ing an extra chorus. 

The Wilson act is framed for the 
black faced comic's funs. It is new 
In material rather than style. In 
Adams ho ha^ an excellent asso- 
ciate. jf,rc. 



BILLY SHONE 

Talk and Song:: 

•16 Mins.; One (Special Drcp) 

Columbia (AprH 2) 

Billy Shone or Schoen, as he was 
formerly billed, has provided him- 
self with a novelty for his new 
vaudeville effort, appearing from 
behind a .special tableau drop, at- 
tired in tuxedo, with a turban and 
an unusually long cigarette holder. 
He explains he is an Indian fakir 
and will exhibit his prowess as a 
mental telepathist. He then pro- 
ceeds to sing "The Shriek of 
Araby," getting a good start, fol- 
lowing by announcements of 
thought waves from F. O. B.— B. U. 
M.— I. O. U.-G. I. N., etc., complet- 
ing with comeily ansv.ers v.rll ar- 
ranged. 

A comedy number, "Mo. her Eve," 
is introduced, getting good results, 
with more talk interspersed be- 
tween ea'^h song. A Broadway num- 
ber is next and a ballad is used for 
a finale. The talk has been well 
written and Shone is a good sales- 
man. But he oversteps the time 
limit. The ballad might r* place 
the Broadway number and let that 
finish. It's something new, well 
d(.ne and productive of good re- 
sujts. Shone should conne. t with 
this act. ■Wj'iMi. 



THE PHILMERS 

Wire Walking, Juggling and 

Dancing 
10 Mins.; Full Stage (Special) 
23d St. 

Man and woman. Man walks wire 
and juggles, mixing in patter. AVom- 
an generally fills out stage pi'^ture 
and does a bit of danilng (hard 
rhoe). Man is a good wire walker, 
ju?Tgling capably while balancing on 
wire. Act carries black rr:<l white 
eye, vith pictures of clowns on it. 
Man is in clown costume at op< ning, 
later appearing in regulation trous- 
ers. It would be a good Idea to 
carry out tho black and wliite effo-t 
in tho costum' s of both ijirouiu'h the 
act, instead of woman wearing ro^^e 
colored short skirt and man clang- 
ing to brown trou-^crs. Good open- 
ing turn of its type. f^*"^^- 



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Friday, April 7, 1922 



NEW ACTS THIS WEEK 



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n-WlNKUNQ FROLICS" * 

!s Min..; Full 8Ug. 
'^^trican Roof 

There are no prosrramt at the 
:A^erican. conaeauently to discover 
^ ,..mes of the producer or caet 
K an act of thla type one must in- 
MtUatc. After Bitting through the 
routine for 18 minutes, there was 
mue to note worthy c ' inveatlga. 
tion other than to learn the name of 
nne of the girls In the line-up who 
Btood out like a white stone on a 
velvet background. The cast car- 
ries three boys and two girls, and 
the action revolves around a reper- 
toire of published songs. 

The opening Introdjccj the quar- 
tet in a, dance number, the stage 
being nicely dressed with a velvet 
back-drop giving the view a touch 
of class. Perhupa the act has spe- 
cial scenery not on view on the 
Boof A double number by boy and 
^Irl follows. Then the young 
woman, whom it devolopod was a 
Mabel Dlondcll, Boloed with a 
"Rube" number. That was the out- 
standing feature of f\ whole af- 
fair. In fact Miss BlondDll's work 
was so far ahead of anything shown 
by her associates she seemed out 
of place in the line-up. Her cos- 
tumes, her appearance, her ability 
and her general stage rresenco nat- 
urally led one to wonder why this 
producer didn't build an entire act 
around her alone. 

A double dance by two of tlie boys 
went nicely, although nothing be- 
yond f e conventional double steps 
were shown, this following a solo 
by the other Miss, a soprano who 
helped the picture immeasurably. 
A Frisco imitation following an in- 
troductory lyric by Miss Blondell 
in ijpangled panties unvoiletl a per- 
fect ligure. This registered well, 
more eo than the jazz uanc. An- 
other double dance by the boys and 
then a medley with a gra i I finale. 
Practically all the sonps were pub- 
lished by one house. One member 
of the audience Imparted the in- 
formation audibly that last week 
the song writers on tho same bill 
had the same songs. There is no 
dialoeue, and there should be dia- 
logue, but a music publisher abhors 
dialogue. It takes up time where 
a "plug" would better fit. And that 
medley of the songs in the ct made 
a doubl plug even though a poor 
flnale. It's Just a combination of 
five people. Individually talented 
to a degree, with one girl standing 
out despite the handicap of no op- 
portunity to exhibit talent. As It 
stands, it's just a small time "flash." 

TTi/nn. 

"SANDY" 

8ongs 

12 Mins.; One 

Another protege of Gus Edwards' 
doing a Scotch cycle of songs that 
generally depends on the rolling of 
the "r's" to make it seem as such. 
Interwoven with the vocal numbers 
Is a series of imitations of "birds 
and beasts of the field" by the 
youth. Mainly they adhere to a 
bit of whistling, a cat fight and 
the holding of the nose during a 
mimic bagpipe selection. Possibly 
a most expressive gesture. 

Three melodies are done with the 
final number resulting In a medley 
of Lauder's hit selections, not any 
too well done and Insufllcicnt to pull 
the boy out. lie is not overly sup- 
plied with personality, nor does his 
ability or material warrant a big 
time showing, even for so early a 
■pot as he held. No. 2. 

The "cute" classification was also 
missing, leaving nothing but pure 
ability upon which "Sandy" was to 
^t by and he failed to produce. 
Hence, not exactly a catastrophe, 
hut far from satisfactory was tho 
result, and though Lauder came 
over some 13 or more years ago It 
n»ay be well to remember there 
wasn't a good Imitation of him yet 
and this youth is no exception to 
that rule. isi^iff. 



WHITE and BECK. 
Songs. 

12 Mins., One. 
Columbia (April 2). 

Two men. working In tuxedo?, 
toting a fund of personality and an 
cxcell.«nt appearance, who can han- 
uie double numbers as well as the 

' n» ' t'^'"'-^ ^^^" ^'^^ ^ somi-comfc. 
"Uh, Dour." which gives them a fly- 
ng sf;ut, following' with the inev- 
itable 'Mammy song, with a pattor 
rMonis, harmonizing nic-oly and get- 
'np much more from this particular 
Mammy- than the majority. 
V, /J";n..dy number that scims lo 
•0 movu.i? fast is likewise handled 
„ '"^•■'^Hl shapo. nn.l the finale, a llu«^- 
' ^!l ^;"^'^''Jy lMi<\ prol,ably titled 
Th. \ •:?'"'^^'» off the turn nicolv. 
, o '; '^"''^ '^^ ^^•^"'^'l ^Pot and be- 
3 ^'arn/i '■'^^""•^'''y l^rgo attendance 

i i^noubl!:" °^ ^^-- A good Sing. 
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PAUL WHITEMANN'8 8AXA- 

PHONE SEPTETTl 
Musical 

14 Mint.! Full Stage (Speoial 

Drapes) 
Broadway 

Six young men play saxaphones 
graduated from the baby instru- 
ment to a huge horn almost the 
helghl of a man; with a deep organ- 
like note as foundation for the fas- 
cinating harmony. In addition 
there is a young woman who sings. 

The whole act has perfect taste 
in presentation. The musical ar- 
rangement Is strictly modern, run- 
ning to sprightly jazzed effects 
which lend themselves especially to 
tho insinuating quality of the soft 
brasses. 

The musicians open- with a neat 
number, done entirely in concert 
style and as they go Into their sec- 
ond selection the woman appears 
from the wings v^ithout parade and 
takes it up as a sob. She is an 
unaffected and re. -ed looking girl, 
tall and quietly dressed in black 
evening frock. She works with fine 
self-possession and poise during the 
remainder of the routine, alternat- 
in?r with the sextet of musicians. 
Midway of the Broadway bill, the 
turn scored on its good taste in 
ensemble and musical quality. 

Hush. 



JACK LITTLE 
Pianologue 
12 Mins.; One 

Jack Little Is clean cut, neat ap- 
pearing, blonde youth. lie goes 
straight to the instrument, without 
stalling, for an oriental medley with 
variations which proves him an ex- 
cellent musician. * 

The pianist announces a few 
Impressions of the modern mechan- 
ical piano and imitates a Q. It. S. 
roll version of a popular song fol- 
lowed by a mechanical roll that Is 
slipping and changing tempo. An 
old fashioned nickel In tho slot me- 
chanical completes this portion 
which Is entertaining and well ex- 
ecuted. 

A classical rendition with mar- 
velous fingering all over the key- 
board, followed by a Chopin pre- 
lude with variations and as the 
finish a medley of popular melodies 
to orchestra accompaniment. 

Little has an engaging personality 
and an easy address. In addition 
he Is a first rate musician. On his 
musical ability alone he qualifies 
for the number two spots on the 
big time bills. When he develops 
the possibilities of his personality 
and injects a bit of novel comedy 
he will acquire featuring and spots. 
At present it is almost a straight 
piano act. but strong enough for 
the two a day. Con. 



"STARS RECORD" 

Singing 

22 Mins.; Full Stage and One. 

(Special set) 
58th St. 

Stage sot in attractive eye, sup- 
posedly the interior of a phono- 
graph concern, a desk on one side, 
two fancy "prop" phonographs?, etc. 
Manager enters with introductory 
remarks about rehearsals of stars, 
etc. A quartet of singers arrive 
individually, representing Al Jol- 
son, George McFarlano. Marion 
Harris and Galli Curci. The bar- 
itone offers a solo, followed by a 
tenor solo In Italian by the Jolson 
Impersonator. 

The Marion Harris charasteriste 
offers a "rag" song, and the Galli 
Curci impressionist docs the ex- 
pected operatic solo. Then the 
blackface man runs through a rou- 
tine of three songs, the entire ag- 
gregation aiding the finale back of 
a one drop with a phonographic 
horn painted upon it. 

They harmonize for the closing 
number. There Is some talk between 
the fifth member an«l each of the 
principal.'^, some getting rosponfo. 
Tho singing is varied and this, with 
the scenic efforts, brink's tho vehicle 
into the "flash" class for the .small 
time and po«;.sibly the intermediate 
stands. It closed the OSth St. pro- 
gram and did nicely. IV'i/riM. 



LILLIAN WALKER and CO. (8) 

Comedy Sketch 

"Dimples" 

15 Mine.; Full Stage (Special Set) 

Royal 

Lillian "Walker, former Vitagraph 
star; is the latest screen lumlnar>' 
to enter the vaudeville ranks. For 
her return to the twice dally, in 
which she last appeared as a mem- 
ber of Gus Edwards' Song Birds 
about twelve years ago, she has 
chosen a sketch by Edgar Allen 
Wolf. 

Miss "Walker Is cast as a young 
star of the speaking stage named 
"Dimples." Her manager-husband, 
a rotund person, has not divulged 
the marriage for professional and 
business reasons, which the young 
star resents and is determined to 
correct. 

The sketch opens full stage in a 
divided set depicting her dressing 
room and tho first entrance back 
stage. Miss Walker enters bccom- 
ingb' gowned in opera cloak and 
decollette dress, to change for lier 
stage things. The maid advises her 
to humor her stout husband, who 
enters to be informed by "Dimples" 
that she has just accepted a three- 
carat diamond ring from one of her 
admirers. When he remonstrates 
she informs him it is perfectly 
proper as the public thinks she is 
.single and therefore open to at- 
tentions. 

After she changes to .stage cos- 
tume, showing a negligee during 
the operation, a good looking juve- 
nile enters and is greeted effusively, 
the young star kissing him in view 
of her hubby. Champagne is opened 
and "Dimples" feigns a souse. At 
curtain call she loaves to make her 
entrance, when tho husband and 
tho juvenile have heated words over 
the latter's attentions. "Dimples" 
returns to prevent a bottle throw- 
ing episode and mutual explana- 
tions reveal that the "lover" is her 
brother, that the secrei of her mar- 
riage has been reve.aled, in the 
ncwHpapers and that it hasn't ap- 
parently made any differenco with 
her public, judging by the amount 
of off-.stage applause that follows 
her Imaginary exit. 

Miss Walker handles a song and 
dance acceptable and read lines like 
a veteran of the speaking stage. 
She Is pretty and personable and 
has excellent support from her 
three players. The only Jarring 
note was the overdone "souse" of 
the maid, which reached the strain- 
ing point The sketch is neither 
novel nor brimful of bright dialog, 
but In the capable hands of this 
quartet will suffice to please the 
former fans who will be lured Into 
the vaudeville houses to see Miss 
Walker. It looks like a set-up for 
a once-around feature for the big 
bills. Can, 



PIERCE and RYAN 
Songs and Talk 
15 Mins.; One 
23rd St. 

Two-men ronibinatior* iruludinR 
r.en Pierce, a rhara't.-r coTn<'di,»n. 
an<l Lee Uy.in, .str.iiwlif man. Tlie 
former. pl.iNin« an old rul)" i liar- 
a( t( r. po.ses«5«s a wealth of <'«»rn- 
cfly niatori.tl al»ly d.-v. !..prd niih 
llip aid of l:>;in. a n"at a|M"--'i in:; 
r\]:\r* With pt"r:-nn.i!i'\'. 

Two nuiiibej.s .iTi i.itrodiir'd dur- 
ing tiio rouiine. one of a coined.-v 
riati.re and tlie /iliier of th*? piil)- 
lislu-d v.'iriefv. Am nef tl. if ran fit 
wher<» a tv\a-m<'n comedy turn Is 
n.eded. Jlfirt. 



ORIGINAL PIANO TRIO 

Instrumental 

6 Mins.; Two 

Rivoli 

Edgar Talrchlld, Herbert Clalr 
and George Dilworth constitute the 
Original Piano Trio. At tho Rivoli, 
a Broadway picture palace, they 
offered two selections (programed). 
Franz Schubcrts* "Marche Mill- 
talre ' s nd Rlmsky-K o r s a k o v's 
"Song of India" (not the fox-trot 
arrangement). The boys present 
personable appearances In tuxedos, 
being discovered at the keyboards 
at tho rising of the curtain. 

Minus any flourishing they play 
the march ensemble, winning ample 
returns. The "Song of India," per- 
formed with variations, almost 
stopped the show, tho applause con- 
tinuing after the lights were doused 
for the feature film. 

The irlo can easily elaborate 
their stufT Into an aeo«ptal)le 
vaudeville turn. They are e.ipable 
Instrumentali.sts on the or<ler of 
"IManoville," the "Pianophicnds" 
etal. AbrL 



KIBEL and KANE 
Song. Dance, Talk 
15 Mins.; Two and One 
American Roof 

Jules Klbel, formerly with a 
standard comedy trio .some years 
ay;o and a vaudeville author and 
producer later, has been working 
in this act for several months. It 
features a number of "nuf Inven- 
tions wliich are Irig'mous for all 
thtir iif>n.sen.'-c. These bits ar»' 
rU veiiy Included as part of tl-.o 
crosK-Ka/r!;?inK wl if h. eoupled with 
the duo's doilv ry arid Hln.'^ing. 
builds it up .vpanuingly. An "alarm- 
l»'ss ;il'irm ( lool:." a s»'lf-ki< k«r an<l 
(tther bits nr*' part of lIi'" buf«inos3. 

In "one" the couple u^e a I'rop 
bfMi'^«'-ljuil(!iiii? outfit U9 part (»f a 
double ni.ml>er. Their stuff i^ r.e.it 
and should become standard for 



SHOW REVIEWS 

(Continued from page 19) 
laughs in the early section in gener- 
ous quantities. Mr. Herbert's little 
comedy sketch has an element of 
natui'alnesa about it that Is delight- 
ful, and the manner in which it is 
played brings out Its value conspic- 
uously. His portrayal of a Hebraic 
type stamps him as a character ac- 
tor of ability. Tho man supporting 
him, playing the other partner, is a 
whole stock company in himself. 
The girl playing the stenog Is also 
excellent, tlie snippy office assistant 
to the life. 

Another comedy turn, fourth, Joe 
Browning, whanging em with a 
bunch of punchy material, dellvere<l 
In his easy monolog stylo. Some of 
the talk about an auto would appear 
rather broad If handled by a per- 
former less deft In its manipulation 
than Mr. Browning. It isn't what 
you do. it's how you do it. and 
Browninj^ assuredly knows how. 

By way of contrast Adelaide Bell, 
a dancing turn, next, Willi a pianist 
tilling in between cost unie changes. 
Miss Bell's back kicking is in a class 
by itself. Tho fancy toe and ankle 
work al.so stands out. fc5lio went 
over fur a flock of bows at the con- 
clusion of her specialty, the hou.se 
bringing her back for an earned en- 
core which took the form of a brief 
bit of splitting. Miss Bella dancint; 
ability would make her a real asset 
to any Broadway musical show. 

Sylvia Clark, sixth, with a likeable 
line of travesty numbers, put over 
with .an accurate comedy touch that 
brought Kolid applause and laugh 
returns. The spotlight number, cab- 
aret travesty bit, a ballad of the 
lighter type and Russian dancing 
burlesque made a diversifled routine 
that gave Miss Clark ample oppor- 
tunity to display her talents as a 
comedienne. 

Jack Wilson .and Co. next to clos- 
ing, with Wilson knocking over his 
usual score In a comedy wary 
throuRh travesty references to the 
prcLCding turns. Mr. Adams, now 
doing straight for Wilson, has a line 
baritone voice, used effeetively in a 
ballad. Mi.ss Ardsley and a midget 
vocalist. Willie ^Vard, the latter 
Ringing from a stage box at the 
finish, also flsrurod Importantly in 
the results obtained. It's a real 
variety act. this Wilson turn. 

Closing were the Berlo Sisters, 
with a singing prelude and high div- 
ing as tho meat of the turn. The 
singing at the opening means noth- 
ing and is unnecessary, but when 
the girls get Into those form-fitting 
union suits and start their diving 
feats — thai'a something else again. 
Four of tho girls — and about as 
shapely a quartet as ever splashed 
Into a tank — are engaged in the div- 
ing rout inc. tho fifth girl announcins 
the different plunges. A woman, 
announced as tho mother of the 
Berlo Rirls. romes on thfi st.ige from 
the audience at tho finish and does 
a couple of fancy dives, plunging 
Into the tank with her street clothe?* 
on. Her age was announced as 62. 
The turn held the house In to a man. 
Tuesday ni^ht the Fifth Avenue 
showed sij^ns of the Ijcnten d'^pros- 
slon. business being somewhat short 
of rapacity, but good considering the 
season. Itcll. 



STATE 

"With but a standard proKram fea- 
ture in plare of a large picture the 
State fir.st half bill was strengthened 
in tho vaudeville division. Monday 
night for the last ."^how the blR house 
held near rapacity. The show got 
underway early and kept up a good 
gait, the applau.so being well dis- 
tributed throughout the bill. 

Connell. Leona and Zippy started 
the vaudeville, with Love and Slcenk 
picking it up in the No. 2 spot. The 



two colored boys worked snappily 
and secured returns making way for 
Eddie Clark with character song.s. 
No. 3. The ideas developed in the 
Clark special number are unique. 
They lUt with a telling force. The 
State is a difficult house for quiet 
such as that offered by Clark. Mon- 
day nlglifs large audience appeared 
Interested and paid strict attention 
allowing the singer's efforts be heard 
far In the rear of the huge lower 
floor. 

Tho Timely Revue a high class 
production act with three girls 
and two men served in a good stead 
in the fourth position. Tlio act has 
seen much service and tias not 
det»»riorated. The costuming and pro- 
duction ends have been kept up to 
date with tho five people on their 
toes every minute doing creditable 
work at all times. W ilk ins and Wii- 
klns floured in the comedy honors 
of the evening in the next to closing 
spot. The man and woman combin- 
ation experienced little difficulty in 
unearthing the laughs and kept 
tliem coming all of the while. 

The Song Writers Festival head- 
liner at the house for a full week 
closed the show. The big act In- 
cludi.Mg the greater portion of the 
writers connected with one publish- 
ing liouse and featuring iwimbera 
of that concern gained all the re- 
turns that could be expected for a 
"plug' act. IlarL 



the big thrice dally. It Is one of 
those acts that can always bo re- 
lied upon to deliver In a spot. 

Ahcl 



MARDO and ROME 
Comedy Act 
14 Mins.; One 
American Roof. 

A "Wop*" act. one doing "straight.'' 
tho other senii-coinle. They offer 
some talk, .a few numbers and some 
dancing, tho comedian doing a 
good routine of steps. A Primro.se 
soft shoe d.'inee also helr)ed some, 
but the t.ilk needs fitrengthenlng. 
The "Wop" number, with a patter 
choru.«». earned apid.nise .•fnd tho pair 
Just mndo the line with little to 
spare. A KOf»d small-tinier, railing 
for an eaily yimt. Wynn. 

BAYES and FIELDS 
Talk, Songs. Dances 
12 Mins.: One 
American 

Dpeniiu; behin<l drf)p with llu.ijish 
di;il'<'. v<'iy«»ne pi rit apparent- 
ly Kn-w tliey would do a iif/wult- 
Piehards surpri.se and ai)p<ar In 
blackf.n •>. h<y <li'l. A ^oru; and 
dau'^e fi.Il-)\v«d. l/itfi rtJjMrd rer|. 
tations and anrf)unf-<rrients bron;;ht 
a ft'U- si;ii t«-r#d liu^;hs witli ti* ;• 
• •onied> 1,1 lU .'lUil "l»u.sl.,e.M*." biji ?!:•• 
(l.ilK'iM; .vavd the e(»ui»le. Tlw / 
d.inrri r.'ither well. , It m .t .'rnili 
timer thit enn fiualify ii.v a min- 
ber wo Kpot. / Wi/n i. 



58TH ST. 

A rather pleasing bill at the GSfl) 
.Street tho first half nicely balanced, 
well varied and entertaining in u 
small timo measure from beglnnluK 
to end. The feature picture is "Be- 
yond the Hainbow" with the weeklj 
Pat ho reel added for good measure. 
Tuesday night the house opened 
light but gradually filled up and 
there wore few vacant seats once , 
the show proper got started. 

Walsh and Bentley opened with a 
hand-to-hand routine in "one," the 
top mounter essaying a bell-hop. 
There is some fly talk, all connect- 
luK well for laughs, and while they 
offer nothing of a seuRatlonal na- 
ture, the series of stunts Is cleverly 
staRed and earned them a goodly- 
uharc of applause. 

Barrett and Farnum, who were 
reviewed In these columns last week 
as Barrett and Neil, showed to bet- 
ter advantage at th© 58th Street 
house and their comedy went over 
to numerous laughs. The dancing 
was sutficiently good to earn them 
an encore and the male member 
scored with an Irish reel. They did 
exceptionally well. 

Tho Kennedy brothers, with the 
former Kenned/ - I..aFrance act 
partly rewritten, collected a con- 
tinuous string of laughs although 
the first two "gags." notwithstand- 
ing the fact of the returns, are 
rather aged for this generation. 
More eomedy patter could bo added 
here for tho situation is elastic, and 
while tho boys kept them in good' 
humor they should aim higher in 
dialog. They were a distinct comedy 
hit and should have no trouble In 
keeping busy with this vehicle. 

Florence Tlmponl, a eharacler 
.Minger, was another specialty well 
liked, tho tough number getting the 
best returns. She could add sev- 
eral more choruses to this to ad- 
vantage for she has a first rate style 
of delivery for this tyi>o of .song. 
She went big. 

Will Armstrong and Co., with a 
comedy sketch, found the Ruin*; 
easy, his woman assi.st.mt handling 
a French character oppo.site Arm- 
strong's eccentric com«!dy. work in;; 
sltti;itlons np to one iM'arty lau«;li 
after another. The finish followed 
an antl-ellmax and this didn't help, 
but as now offered the finish is 
logical and rounds the turn out 
nicely. Thla skit belongi on th<» 
better grade of time, where comedy 
sketches of Its cali'>re are alway.< 
appreelated but seldom seen. Tlievr 
earned the legitimate hit of the bill 
with no dangerous contenders for 
tho honors. Donna Sisters. Thlbaulr 
and Cody and Stars Record. 

Wynn. 

AMERICAN ROOF 

Thi.i week's bill atop the Ameriean 
theatre continued right on dov.u 
through Intermission, speedily run- 
ning through six of the nine speei.il. 
ties before tho audience could be 
awaki'Tied from lethergy. but tho 
crowd was not to bl.une for the pro- 
gram can be rated as one of th»» 
weakest the I.,oew house has carried 
In many a day. Of course. on.« 
nilght make favorable mention of 
"Twinkling Frolles" (New Act), a 
miniature production, as the pro- 
ducers like to style these affaim, 
but at host this Is nothing mon? 
than a well dressed song plugging 
concoction. 

The fir.st sign of life dispiayefl 
by the gathering camo with the ar- 
rival of C.rcy and P.yron. third from 
i'lo.siriK. Their routine of cross fin* 
pil'»i- ar:i Hn liandllng was sd 
.•^tipeiior to anything shown by tho 
pi«\iour^ .-lets, the auihence were 
suflleiently elated to explode their 
• rithusiasm an«l v<»lromed tho roupI.« 
wjlli fn'iu.rit <i'itl»iir--!s of .'ipi>]ause 
.Hid h.arty l.iUKhv*. Tlie womrin tall. 
rood looking and capable of hatxl- 
jifii,' di.ilf.tr. wuikjni{ opi)03ito h-r 
'-•hr-Kf'r m.ile parrnor. v. liose per-uli.ir 
<J.IIv.ry gave tho ro!;tine u bit of 
efwitr.(.sf. «nnii.inf>d to muke a lik- 
.'ible niriiiK.'enient, They Jinve .sonv'- 
'hwig a trillo difi.'rent from the 



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Friday, 




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BILLS NEXT WEEK (APRIL 10) 



open 



IN VAl'PEVILLB THEATRES 
for tb« week wltb Monday matii •«. 



wb*D not otbcrivlM 



fAll houie* 

Tb« biUc below arc grouped In Olv'slons. accordinc to fcookfng offlcea auppIUd 
from. 

Th« manntr In which these b:ila are printed doe* not denote tbe relatlTe 
Importance of cita nor thc-ir proKiuiii poattions. 

* before name dcnotra act Is do!i:R new turn, or reappearing after abaeace 
from vaudeville, or appeurtng >Q cily where listed for tbe first time. 

4 : 



KEITK CIRCUIT 



KEW YOIJK riTY 

Keith 'e I'alui-e 
Paul AVliir«:ninn >"o 
Harry J ronley Co 
O lloffmnn Co 
Murray A: Oak<nnil 
Brown & Weston 
B & 1] Wheeler 
Reed & Tuohf-r 
Mantvirs MauiklDs 
Gene Green 

Keith's Klvrniide 

Billy Sharp a Rev 
Ij«o Donnelly Co 
Well* Va & West 
Btfcel T^vey 
Harry Breen 
l<orlmer &. Iludron 
Paul Sydell 
J J Morton 
McFarlane A P 

Keith's Royal 

Thank Tou Doctor 
George J esse! 
Jlawthorne & Cook 
Dotson 
Harry Cooper 
Morgan Dancers 
Stanleys 
Willie Rolls 



■atJy 



•l-'jor'- Mfo J< 
The Vivirns 

Td ha.f 
Oreen £: Iiurn^rt 
I.ane «fe llnrjH r 
Mr X- Mrs t> Wilde 
tUth« rs to fill) 

Keilh'H 81st 8t. 

Renmil & W» si 
Daphne I'oiiarU Co 
liurt tc Ho(i< dale 
Owen Mc«.;ivn(y 
Jewell &, Itiiymond 
Sultan 

Keith's n. o. n. 

2<l half (6-9) 
Harriet Renipel Co 
Tommy Dooley 
McFarlane it P 
Berlo Girls 
Wheeler 3 
(Others to fill) 

lat half <10-13^ 
Sylvester & Vance 
Magtan Troupe 
Ward'-'il * I.ucosta 
T.ucinn Lucca 
Adonis Co 
(Others to fill) 



Walter Newman 

In "PKOFITEERINC." 

Keith World's Rest Vaadettlle 

I>irectioo \V. 0. UE>1M!;S8X 



Beaumont Sis 

Keith's Cotonlai 
Mae West 
Cooper A RIccardo 
HAG Ellsworin 
Seed A Austin 
Kdwln George 
Bailey A Cowan 
Fred Summer Co 
Valda 
4 Acee 

Howard A Clark 
Roy A Arthur 

Keith'* Aihambra 

Kay Laurell Co 
Ouiran & Wgutritc 
Sylvia Clark 
Courtney Sis Co 
Ruenell & Dcvjtt 
Den Bei'xr 
Wiley A Hartman 
Kafka A Stanley 
JAB Morgan 

Moss' Rrondway 
"Marry Me ' 
Combe A Nevlna 
Patricola 
R A A Boylan 
Wilson Bros 



rd half »13-U) 
JIabel Burhe Co 
I'ftge Uatk & W 
(Others to fill) 

Proctor's 125th Rt. 

2d hnif (6-9) 
•Temple 4 
H & J Chnse 
Harry Die* rj 
The i'hilmrrs 
(Two to fill) 

Isl hnlf (10-1?) 
Thos Jackson Co 
4 Ynquis 
(Oth- ra to fill) 

2d half (l.l-iC) 
Rice & Wern»r 
Harry Ellis 
(Others to till) 

ProeCor'd »8th 8t. 

Arthur Whit' law 
Rreon Family 
Orren A Drew 
S Gillespie Girls 
Diamond A Dr'n'n 
Shoot Thru Wonian 

2d half 
RucKer & Winifred 
/-aurie Ordway Co 



HARRY KAHNE 

SIX CYLINDER DRAIN 

NEVER MISSES. 

Again Tearing Oftl>HKt.M CHIC LIT 



Co 




1-exey A O'Connor 

Dawton 

Mallia Bart Co 

Moss* Coliseum 

Mabsl Rurko Co 
Glenn A Jenkins 
Douky A Sales 
Ruby Royce 
demons Beli'gs 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Belle Baker 
Smith & Darker 
Frank Gabby 
Gene & Whit© 
(Two to fill) 

Keith's Fordham 

Belle Dakrr 
•"Missing" 
Runaway 4 
Frank Gabby 
The Castlllinns 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Ain.a NellBon Co 
Watson Sis 
Dooley A Sales 
Glenn A Jenkins 
The Briphtons 
(One to fill) 

MoHik' Fninlilin 

Hurh Herbert Co 
Dolly Kay 
Joe Brownlnj? 
Kitty I-'ranr i«» ro 
Mr A Mrs (^t M i,d<j 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Geo I^eMaire Co 
•Florence Bra»ly 
Olscn A Johiisdn 
.Shaw A Lee 
Franklin Chas Co 
CJenions BH'ks Co 

Keith's HnmiKon 

Bert Baker Co 
Elizabeth Brire Co 



Magoan Troups 
Iinpr rial r> 
(Two to nil) 

Proctor's 5tb Ave. 

2d ha:r (6-8) 
Frankljn ArdelJ Co 
Bob Lasailo Ce 
Burt Ai Rosrdd!e 
Doris Duncan Co 
Handera St. MilixS 
Hoy LaFranco 
(^^Ih. rs to nil) 

l.st half (10-12) 
LeMalre l!in ra Ce 
An<licw Mack 
(Oth. rs to nil) 

2d half n3-lC) 
Barrett R. Cunri^f:i 
Bobby Randall 
Ethel H«>pl^'»a 
Prortor'H 2:M St. 

2d half (C -^) 
Story K. Clark 
lA>r;nu r fi H'.jd«^r n 
•"Awkward Age' 
Valentino Vex 
(Others »o r'\i) 

L««t half (1(;-12) 
•Van Bros 
•Edward Doyle Co 
3 I>r» a 
(Others 'o ri!) 

2d half (1! IC) 
Thoa Jai'kson Co 
Craffa A: Halty 
Berlo (J.Tls 
Orren A Drew 
Luf'y r.riK h 
(Othirs to fllj) 

FAR RO(K\nAV 

t olumhia 

Td lia.f 
Runaway 4 
Kiltv 1' ran "is Co 
Joe Urov. nfnp 

(Otii'Ts r> jm;) 



Ruth Dudd 
K'.-nncdy & Berle 
Hulg ^- Lf^vero 
Thakro'e Circus 

Keith's Prospe«t 

2d half (6-9) 
B Barriscalo Co 
Jack Wilson Co 
I'rancfs Arn)S 
I'ap© Hack & M 
Novelty Clintons 
(Une to nil) 

1st half (10-12) 
Margaret Young 
Jack Lavi-ro 
(Others to fill) 

2d half (J3-1C) 
I'aber A B«>rnel 
Stella Mayhew 
Cbthtra to fill) 

Moss' Rliiera 

Joe Darcey 
Corradini'a Animals 
Olsen A Johnston 
Smith A Barker 
Kane & <;jant 
Delias Walker 

2d half 
Hugh Hrrberl Co 
Lewis & Dody 
Dolly Kay 
Ruby Royce 
Kltamura Japs 
The Castilliuns 

ALBANY. N. ¥. 

Proctor's 

r.evlne & Walters 
Uolfurd & BoRard 
• 'has Keating Co 
Belle Montrose 
Leo B«'c rs 
The -McHanns 
.d half 
Barrrtt A Farnum 
Sargent Ai Marvin 
Hope Sis Co 
Jea*Solh»*rn 
Holmrs Ai l.eVcre 
Mankin 

ALLKNTOUN, PA. 

Orph*um 

Melo-runs-Four 
Gertrude Barnes 
Kifnc r A Remy 
Fr''«l Bowers Co 
(One to fiii) 
2d ha f 
Flnher A Hur«<t 
Bronson ,<I- Edw'ds 
Fishor A Gliinore 
Coni'.'bacU .M.nhtrcls 
(One to fill) 

AMSTKKDAM.N.Y. 

KiaKo 

.1 Kendalls 
Cr.inif'r A Tayfnn 
Ht rrirk & Hart 
Boniard A Meyers 
Rose A Moon 
I'd half 
Clown S' al 
Al Carp 

Ch;\s Rarnry Cn 
firhwarlA A Cifrd 
J J Clifford 

ATLANTA 

l>yrlo 

(Birmingham fplit) 

lat half 
Paul A Paulino 
Chas WilRin 
Bradley A Ardne 
Meehan A Newman 
Van A !'.< ! e 



BALTIMORR 

Maryland 

The LeGrohs 
Walter C Kelly 
Pearson N'pf^rt A 
Mu«ial IlunUrs 
Mariin Harr.a 
Flanni^an A M'r's" 
Lu' .. « A »;o.j;.!e 



Whrcl«^r A Potter 
ON- !1 A Gaffney 
Bud Snyder Co 

2d half 
Doll A Gl ss 
Ed Morton 
Thos J Ryan 
Sllbors A North 
Creations 

CUESTFR, PA. 

Adgement 

Roma 2 

Miir«.»;i«f FoUette 
Pierce A Ryan 



SACKBO'SVU.tM 
Palace 

(Savannah split) 

1st bait 

Reynolds A Wblts 
Miller A Capman 
Linton Bros Rev 
Jack J.lttle 
Koel Lester Co 

JERSEY CITY 

B. F. Keith's 

Sd half (€-9) 

Thos Jackson Co 
Polly Moran 
"New Leader" 
Chaa Tobias 
Br'kaway Barlows 
Allnian A Harvey 

1st half (10-12) 

Crafts A Haley 
LaDora A Beckm'n 
Harry Ellis 
(Otbers to fill) 

2d half (13-16) 
Novelty Clintons 
(Otbers to fill) 



Page Hack A M 
(Others to fill) 

Id half (13-ie) 
Frank Ward 
•Palmer Kids 
(Otbers to fill) 

KXW ORLEANS 

Palace 

(Mobile split) 
1st half 
Aeroplane Girls 
Murray Sis 
Cblshohn A Brcen 
Nevlns A Guhl 
Paramount 4 

MORFOLK 

Academy 

(Richmond spllty 
1st half 
Moore A Davis 
Damarel A Vale 
Plots Bros A fits 

rniT^A DELPHI A 

B. F. Keith's 
Herbert A Dtirs 
Tom Wise Co 



OBRTRrDE— —MARY 

MOODY and DUNCAN 

OPERA and JAZZ. INC. 

COMING EAST. 

Direction. MARRY WEBKB 

Week (Asril 10), Majettie. See Astonie. Texai. 



SAVANNAH 

BIJoa 

(Jacksonville split) 

1st half 
Sberwin Kelly 
Mattylie Llppard 
Jonea A Elliott 
Joe Whitehead 
Dobbs Clark A D 

SCHENECTADlr 

Proctor's 

Clown Seal 

Al Carp 

Cbas Barney Co 

Jean Barrios 

Schwartz A Clifford 

J J Clifford 

2d half 
Cramer A I^ayton 



1403 RROADWAV TELEPHONE BRYANT 841-842 

ED. DAVIDOW and RUFUS LeMAIRE 

PRESENT 

JOHN LA PETITE 

GIURAN and MARGUERITE 

Week (April 10). KEITH'S ALHAMBRA, New York. 

•|^\ST WALTZ"— BOSTON, APKIL 17. 



Neit 

Open MES8R.8. 



MUritERTh' 



n 



DATON ROI <;E 

Coiuu.bia 

(Shr» . [ort 81-1. t) 
l.«f. half 



"New L*>ader" 

2d hair 
Edwards A Edw'ds 
Piatt A Dors^y Sis 
Jean Oran»>»e 
Welch Mea.'y A M 

CHARLOTTE 

I.jrio 

(Ronno«e split) 
let half 
DeWitt Burns A T 
'^arilslo A Lainal 
Tommy Marleil Co 
Bob Murphy Co 

CINCINNATI 
R. F. Keith's 

P A M Britten 
Will M.I honey 
WhitlMK A Rurt 
Powers \- V, a! lace 
Jessie Keed 

CLKV ELAND 

iiifi|HidroiM« 

Hob Ali»- Bht 
Hariy ll-iln.an Co 
'I'he Slirrro. 1.8 
Santos .<;• Majce Rev 
\ViiUi!l sis 

in.-tth M. 

Kenn< dy .I: Kramer 
Jason A HarriRjiii 
Claudia <"oi« man 
Hiiiy i'fl.ison 
Hanipl.iM .»i Blake 
Aerial \rf!etittM«'8 

roi.iMiirs 

D. P. Keith's 

Dassi Cirr-ua 
Arnaut llr< s 
Km. si IWrll 
l.)icd<< A I n« z 
E!sa Rjun Co 
D'l For Boys 
Wan/.i r & i'almer 

DETROIT 

Temple 
Alex Brf.s A B 
Jn»» •'uii'-; 
Harry Jolmcn 
Elinore A Wil'iamH 
Florence Nash 
Murray A Gcrrlfh, 
Vlssrr A I'n 
Huslon Ray 

EASTON. Pa. 

Able O. U. 

Fisher A llant 
Bronson A Ridwards 
Finhf^r A Gilniore 
Conu'baclc Minstrel 
(One to f)!!) 
Tdhalf 
.Vrlo-I"un.«-Fonr 
GrrTiide Barney 
Kilnrr A Reney 



ix)risvn.LE 

Kchh's National 

(Nashvlile split) 
1st halt 
Heras A Wills 
Henri Sis 

Sullivan A Meyers 
Coley A Jaxod 
Andrleff Trio 

LOWELT, 

D. F. Keith's 

Mr A Mrs J Barry 
Sharkey Roth A Vi 
Countess Verona 
Josie Rooney Co 
Montanibo A Nap 
Allan Sha'v 
Hegcdus Sis 



HORILE 


2d ha?f 


Lyric 


Roma 2 


(N. Orleans spill) 


Marceli«» Fol>'ie 


lat haf 


Pierce A R? an 


Earl A SjnshJne 


"New Leader" 



Mcehan's Dogs 
Herschel Henl^-re 
Riggs A Witehie 
Bevan A Flint 
Ruth Roye 
Leavttt A Lockw'd 
Van A Tyson 

Keystone 

Will Morris 
Dixie 4 

Geo Webb Co 
Bobbe A Nrlsen 
J C Mack Co 

Wn. Penn 

Hegeman's Ban^ 
Chapman A Ring 
Jean Grane«e 
Welch Wea'y A M 



CHAS. J- 




JOHN J. KEMP 
Theatrical Insurance 

86 JOHN STREET. NEW ¥ORK CITY 

Phone: Bowline Green 1100 



DOB CAHRIIC 

AUSTIN and ALLEN 

"BROADWAY TO TH»^. ORIENT' 



Healey A Cro?8 
B J Moore 
Kate A WJley 
Kharum 
Claude A Marion 

Keith's ilefrerson 

KavanaiiKh A K 
liewla \ Dody 
F A K Hall 
Oreenleo A Di'yton 
Stella Mayhew 
Kltamura Brt a 
(Two to fill) 
2d half 
Makrr A R'dfcrd 
.loo Darcey 
Furman A Nafh 
Kane A Grant 
The Vivians 

• orrndlni's Antn'ls 

MoKN* Regent 

Watson Sis 

• :*n#! A White 
Hakcr A RcUford 



ItROOM.YN 

Keitli's itnoliwiiV 

Harriet Remp. | « "o 
(Jua I'M wards" Rev 
Eddi»' Rc!»a 
\'al Harris 
Sandy 
•'flits Urrn 
(■nuHwal 2 
(Other.s to fll) 

Keitli'M Orphenm 

U D.UTisi'.'ilc Co 
Mfl-.tunhiin A K 
Wcavtr A W»'a\»'r 
ll.in.l.rs A .Millia 
Wiil.v II.ll.> .». B.C. 
Kae i: i'..iil ,V Mro 
.«f,irs of Y' •••••■rd.iy 
llii'i Krnilni" A D 
T« d Lnri;iin*» Co 

Mo«»s' FliKhiisli 

V.-iilii:i,,s .';■ WdlfiJs 

i'ranli lariiuiu Co 



Le\ ine Ort^re A D 
BonninRton A Scoit 
Kva Fay 
Finiay A Hill 
Knapp A Coma";.! 

niRMIN(;lI\lM 

Lvrlo 

(Atlnn'a «p:it.) 

Lst half 

Prances Ro' drr 3 

Manuel I;oiii.(ine 3 

Davis 3 

RAJ Cr-Juhfon 
Dalton A i^'raig 

BOSTON 

II. F. K<<itli> 

Miiil.fni Mi.wtr 
White .s.s 
•Flashes ' <» 
To to 

7»Jildred Harris 
Hob I.aS.i!!t' 

in ITALO 

Shea'«i 
Gordon A Ri-a 
KddiO l.f^onnrd 
Henry A .Moore 
Norto'i A Nicho's-on 
•'lara Mortiiu 
r)avrs A Daineil 
S K Frifcroe 
•^'eN 'n Hra< Ks 

CIIAKI F.STON 

Viet or. V 
W A H I'.ruwn 
ny.il \ i:.Tiy 



Fred 
(One 



Bowrrs 
to fill) 



Co 



GRAND RAPIDS 

Empress 

Da« «on Girls 

Joe Towl*» 

'■Dr»ai:;H " 

f'reolo Fi:sh Plate 

North A ILilliday 

Bowers W'lcrs A C 



OFFICES 

BOOKING WITH ALL 

INDEPENDENT CIRCUITS 

Sutte 417, Romax BIdg. 

245 West 47th Street 

NEW YORK 

PHONE: BRYANT 8317 



HAMILTON. 
Lyric 



CAN. 



ReeV; fi Rcetor 
I'riinlt lifown 
liO'.'il • ;.iMroi(;n*'S 
M' I»< viir Ltlly A Q 
' "has Irwin 
Crtai l.ec n 

■ AltRlSni RG 

Hojetiiic 

Fields A Finlc 
Miller A Anthony 
(Three to fill) 
Id half 
Huinford K Stanky 
(Four to fill) 

INDIANAPOLIS 
B. F. Keith's 

The Faynrs 
Thr H'Tlnrfs 
W,-i\ti(> A W.irrcn 
K'fl'ip fi Ht rman 
K" If t V I>r.n#. r 
I'atr.'.e A FuM'vnn 



Worth A Willing 
Jarvls A Harrison 
Francis A KennoOy 
Dee A Cranston 

MONTREAL 

Princess 

(Sunday opening) 
Tbe liai:<!ngs 
Julian Kltinfre Co 
Yokes A Don 
W A J Mandell 
Rair.sdi'ils A Deyo 
Weber Girls 
Kenny A Hoi Us 
Swift A Kelly 

MT. YERNON, N.Y. 

Proctor's 

Jd half (6-«>) 
"Love la Young" 
Crafts A Haley 
DeLyle Alda Co 
(Others to fill) 

let half (10-12) 
Rico A Werner 
Frank Ward 
Berlo Cilrla 
Noveity Clintons 
(Others to fill) 



Your Watch Repaired For 

$1.00 

Xfaterlal at '^ost Written nu.T-antee. 

Terminal Watch and Jewelry Co. 

Comer »3«i Street; 4.:.* 7th A\e., N. V 



l'lM)n*> It It V ANT 'oi'.t 

DR. M. HERBST 

D E r: T I S T 

MtAY D^AC.NJ^Sin 
ilfi: RKO tDUAY. Snitc 40H. Cor. 4Sd PI. 
\ NEW YORK 



2d ba:f (13-16) 
Sylvester A Vance 
Jack I«avero 
(Others to fill) 

NASIIYILLB 

PrinrcftS 
(Loulsviilo spilt) 
Isl half 
Van Horn A Inez 
Bobby Hrpshaw Co 
(^otton Pi'.-kers 
Walnjsl. y A K'ting 
Herbert Lloyd Co 

NEWARK. N. J. 

Proetor's 

Id half (6-9) 
Venita Oould 
Sylventer A Vanrc 
Furman A Nash 
^lab^l Fortl Rev 
Joe Browning 
Adonia Co 
Wm Ebs 

Claire A Atword 
1st half (10-12) 
Barrett A Cunnecn 
•Palmer Kids 
Benny Kruger Co 



RICHMOND 
l.yrio 

(Norfolk erl:t) 
let half 
"Not Yet Marie" 
CahUI A Romaine 
Melody Sextet 

ROANOKE 

Roanolte 

(Charlotlo pp'.it) 

1st half 

J Smn'l A .'^iH 
Grind'll ^ E*ther 
Geo Mort.jn 
1 Ix>r<1''ua 
Melvilic A Rule 

RO( HESTER 
TempiA 

Cleo Gasooipne 
Quixey Four 
Edith Taiaferro 
Herbert's Dogs 
Herbert Brooks 
A A O Falls 
Bksldon Thos A B 



Mack A Holly 

FrozIni 

Bernard A Meyers 

White BlatU A \y 

(One to fill) 

SYRACrSE 

D. F. Keith's 

Mang A Snyder 
I^on^K^in A Allen 
I'lara Howard 
Wilfr^'d ClurUe Co 
Vincent O'Donnell 
Sully A Houghton 
Lddio Foyer 

Pro«*tor's 

Ma.-U A I.nRu.> 

Burns A l.orrj. in.? 

D('W»>y »\: Rogers 

FrozinI 

Mark A Holly 

Wh.te Diark A U 

':.i ha:f 

3 K»^ndali.s 
Harry c.iriiin.l 
.l«^an Harrids 
Harry H. rr.sfnrd Cn 
I'r.ink Mullane 

TORONTO 

Shea's 

Van C.iio ,Vr Maiy 
l^< rrone A Oliver 
M.ioro A Ja^no 
"'a.stin!r N'li >.s 
I-'on Vavarra 
The «.';i:iv:n< .s 



Roger Imhoff Co 
Rome A Oaut 

Ilippoilronie 

Miller Girls 
McClean Gates Co 
Boyle A Bennett 
Larry Hark Ins Co 
Angel A Fuller 
Doctor Harmon 

TROY, N. T. 

Proctor's 
Barrett A Famum 
Sargent A Marvin 
Hope Sis Co 
Jean Sothcrn 
Holmes & LeVcre 
Maakln 

2d half 
LeVlne A Walters 
Wolfurd A Bogard 
Belle Montrose 
Berrick A Hirt 
Leo Beers 
The McBanns 

L'TICA, N. T. 

Colonial 

Great Johnson 
^Whitfield A Ireland 
Harry Beresford 
Fields A Cottier 
Blackstone 

Sd hair 
Mack A Larue 
Burns A I^orralne 
Dewey A Rogers 
Frank Mullane 
Blackstone 

WASHINGTON 

B. F. Keith's 

Wilson Aubrey S 
Jim McWilliams 
Ona Munoon 
Daity .Nfliis 
• 'ressy A Dayne 
Blossom Sr»'l»y Co 
Waiters A Walters 

YONKKRS. N. Y. 

Proetor's 

1st h.-.it 
r>thrl Hoplilns 
K'r.iuiclin Chus Co 
Nonnan 

YORK. IM. 

Opera Ifoimc 

Hunifcrd .♦.: ^■r.'. ril y 
i'r%>' A M,iyn«i 
(Th:-..» to 111!) 

2d hTlf 
Wllll.ima A Tavlor 
.l.m r of J*r.-in.-n 
Mnii' n A Francis 
(Two !.i till) 

YOl Vt.SVOWN 

llippndroPi«* 

l>aR';i:nirt (tiM l>cps 
Larry i'om'r 
l»o.)uy A Stor»^y 
Mafon A <'o!e 
Ohio yuart'T 
\ )■ r.r Jloirc Co 



BOSTON— B. F. KEITH 



POLI CIK'J UIT 



PITTSni KGII 

Davis 

Snell A Vernon 
Dancing MoDoiialdti 
Moan A Frye 
Frankie Heath 
Harry Fox Co 
Rube A O ilricn 

PORTLAND, ME. 

B. F. Keith's 

Chick Salo 
Marguerit Padula 
Bessy e Clifford 
Burke A Durkin 
Dave Roth 
Millard A Marlln 

BEADING. PA. 

Mnjcfitic 

WUllama A Taylor 
Janet of France 
Mullen A Frun'-is 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 

Case A Mayne 
Josi') H^ath) r Co 
(Three to fill) 



nRIDt.K.rOKY 

1N>U'N 

Studies D Art 
Foil Is .'o T,.-ltoy Co 
Hilly K-lly Co 
•los K Watson 
Duflv A IC'^liar 

•:d h:ilf 
The "''romw -lis 
Dunham A <»M 
••NiKht in I'i:ri.s" 
Ntv.hoff A Piulps 
Uo'hw*'!! Brtiwne 

Plaza 

Toylnnd 

7 swfc'ihtaris 

Z!p\a 

Una Clavron 

I'd half 
Kirk A Harris 
(Others to fill) 

HARTFORD 

Cnpitol 

Canting «';ini:iboIiS 
Family Ford 
BAD Walton 
Paul Nolan Co 
The Delmonts 



la 
C. 



U-. half 
Prince .»JUt'rji 
W.I.l A Sa.l:.!; 
i'r.Tiie May A 
Iior.s Dun an 
"V. M My 1 »• -.iv" 
S|"\<.irD. MASS, 

Pul.uc 

P;!;y Mack A D 
11. I'll Mor'Mf^ 
Bror.n A Harrows 
Kn.<\vl..s A Wir e 
• iiflM.lv Lnn'i ' 

•Jd iK'lf 

Th" na'irs 
J«<ann»-»lo Ch. 
'Oh .ludce" 
B C Hi liam 
Giers Musical 

WATERIU KY 

Pni.ice 

Sarlus A Silvers 
H R!ow:t» Co 
Jaok Cr'gory Co 
Lucille DuP.ois 
Benn.tr A Lee 
'Oh Jucls«>' 
WHiie .^mith 



ds 



10 



HARRY— — JKANNK 

LANG and VERNON 

"Who lb Your Boss" 
ORl'IIEl M CIRCI IT 
Direction: LEO FITZ<iKRALD 



Fargo A White 
Big Ci>y 4 

:d half 
Sankus A Silvers 
IJpnnftt A Loo 
Yip Yaphankeis 
Willie Smith 
Reynolds 3 
I.>uffy A Kdler 
Margaret Young 

NEW irWEN 

Rijon 

The Balto.s 
Dunham A O.M 
Klrlc A Harris 
Hrady A Atoliot y 
".Night in Pars' 

:d half 
Toy 'and 
H A L Walton 
Leigh trll<» & C 
Jack (Jregory (To 
(One to flD) 

Pa la re 

Tho CroinueilH 
Yip Tapliank*^rs 
Wood's Circus 
"AllFs Cupid* 
Newhoff A Phe 
Green /i Mvra 

lid half 
Casting Camphe'.ls 
Follla A LeRoy Cu 
Fna Cl.iyfon 
Jos K Watson 
4 Fords 
(One to nil) 

BCRANTON. PA. 

Poll's 

(Wilk's-B're split) 



;ps 



:d half 
K»'n:!i 'ly a- Rooney 
Stu.li's \*.\rt 
l,ad'»s Choice 
/.isKa 

Fark'o .t Wh le" 
M« lody l.r'i'l 
pUie to fi.i) 

WII.KLS-llAKKi: 

I'uli's 

(S'-rc ;i*o:i «ili;> 
IM h»;!f 
Pinlilo 

Ra\ A Davis 
llf^i^ ::■/.], <n /.- Wh I'- 
ll oward A Sa«ll< r 
« hoy Ling l'\>o Tr 

WOR( 'ST'R. MAs»^. 

I'oli'M 

R^'ynoiila 3 
ITow.trd A RrsH 
Kennedy A Ho.in. v 
•Jd half • 

Paul Nohtnco 
Green A Myr.i 
Family ^^lrU 
Big riiy 4 
Wood s t-'ircus 

Phiza 

Martin A /.ahro 
Jeannettn Chil«ls 
"Ladies' Choice;'' 
Leightello" A C 
Four I'ords 

Id half 
Duly Mack A D 
Helen Morffo 
Brady A Malionev 
Brown A Barrous 
The Heimonts 



B08T0N 

Boston 

TTanlon A Clifton 
Morgan A BIndT 
Charles Harrison 
Swor Bros 
Adelaide Bell 

Gor<lon's Olynipl* 

(Scollay Sq.) 
Maud Karl Co 
Jack Norton Co 
Bert Fltzgibbons. 
Jay V«lie A Girls 

Gordon's Olympia 

(Washington Bl.) 
Toney A George 
UMs A Lee 
John B Hymer Co 
William Hallen 
Adolphus Co 

Howard 

Robinson A Pierce 
Tbe Kilaros 

■BANGOR. ME. 

IIUou 

Shirley A Sherwood 
Beulah Pearl 
Caesar Rlvoli 
Paynton A Ward 
Cooke M A Hurvey 
(One to flll) 

BROCKTON 

Strand 

Kay NAilan • 

Hilton A Norton 
John Steel 
JAN Olms 

2d half 
Bl Clovo 



FITCinu K4i 
Lyric 

MorciJe Bros 
Jeanne La Cro»se 
MaeU A Stanton 
B A Rolfc Co 
(One to nilt 
2d half 
Davis A Walker 
Howard A Roi^s 
l^onovan A Lee 
Portia Sisters 
(One to flll) 

MAYERHILL 

Colonial ^ 

Jack Reddy 
Stephens A H'l'stsr 
Texas Four 
Portia Sisters 
2d half 
Kay Neilan 
Jim A Betty Paff^ 
B A Roife Co 
Hall A Shapiro 
(One to flll) 

LEWI8TON. M^ 

Music HaU 

let half 
Shirley A Sherw'd 
Beulah Pearl 
Caesar Rlvolt 
Paynton A Ward 
Cooke M A Harvey 

LYNN. MA88. 

Olympia 

"Shircen" 

McGrath A Deeds 
Donovan A I^e 
Vadl A Gygi 



BOB NELSON 

Witb MelNTYRE tad HEATH 
APOLLO THEATRE. CHICAGO. ILL. 

THANKS TO MESSRS. SHUBERT 



Stephens A H'l'ster 
McCiratli A Deeds 
(Ono to till) 

CAMBKGE. MASS. 

Gordon'H Cent. 8q. 
H A H Skattli* 
It C Hilliam 
"St)r:ngtlme'" 
(One to fill). 
I'.l half 
Geo R.M.I ,*i Girls 
AnKtT K I'a. ^..-r 
"Shircen" 
(one to fill) 

F'L RIV!:H. M V'-s. 

Empire 

Jcfsie Miliar 
Ji.m A F.'t'y I^.t^c 
»'->o7:in ."i Casey 
«Jco ReM.l ,t- Glils 

:'d half 
J'^aPT.t; I.ii Crosse 
M.ick A Stanton 
'i'hr.o Duooih.j Sis 
((Jne to fill) 



2d bait 
Kelly A Brown 
Hal Johnson Co 
John Steel 
'•flpringlime" 

MANCIIKSTEH 

Palace 

Kernan Cripps Ce 
Kelly A Brown 
Ityron A Ilalg 
Hall A Shapiro 
Three Danoise Bis 

2d halt 
n.jrns Broa 
I'icr.e & Guff 
Kcrn.tn < "r.pi ., Co 
lick 1 1 eddy 
i Cs'^hov. s I'afa 

N. lii:DI"l». CONN. 
Ol.vnip'u 

T A .N Oln.H 
T.'S.'H I'our 
Hilloii K No-:i'i) 
\ad! A G>!'. 



HUGH HERBERT 



N. V. A. CLl n. NEW YCltK ( ITY 



CHICAGO— KLiTH CIRCUIT 



CINt INNATI 

Piiluce 

Thnrrrs Trio 
De Glenn A Adams 
■■.Sun. 11' r I'v6' 
Ben Mc.-ojr 
L;'Fran.o A Dvron 
McFttri.ind S-s 

IMN\ILLF. ILL. 

Ternn'« 

Dan SlKrrran r« 
.'^t hafer f,- \\ .je:iian 
(Two to fill) 

DAYTON. O. 
IL F. Kcilli's 

Jo«^ R. g.i n » ".> 
"Indoor Sports" 
Nifty Trio 
(Two to flii) 
:>\ half 
Nipion Duo 
K A I] Kuiir-n 
I>r.i/.ii..in 11< :r. .•».» 
'"aiisrc con.Tt 

' JO P.ii!< T.p. s " 

DL' ROIT 
tAt. Salln 

De Var.i .t CHr^>^ 
<.»iMavo 

niel<vi!> Ft.;)'»s 
K A i: Kuh!» 
Georfjilis Trit 

1.1 half 
.Mario Gf-n. ro 
<Jtl.iii» «"iir,!ay 
I'liTuro.'c Trio 
PriripcTon Five 
(One lo fll) 

K'L'M'/.GO. Ml< If 

lt«>g( lit 

Marie Gcner.i 
I'aii s)u r!<i.iii i^o 



i.i:\in<;t<»n. kt. 

Ben All 

H.»!),.:..y .'^ \\ ri:«iie 
c'.ilifife Connt 
lira:;;!:.", n He r.ss 
•':iO link Tr<s" 

1<1 half 
.T.MWS rfw SylvesUr 
•r»a •!•.■' Fi.-i-^W. s* 
Al:r(. RariMin 
Al.isn.i I)ii.> 

PADKAil. KY, 

Orpliciini 

Frances ,<i i»ai < ^ 
Alit •• Ram. n 
SchatTtr W .<;■ Rise 
."^av. y.r ,V H.i.ly 

:'.l luCf 
'"olvin A ^'k .rd 
Carlos A I cnr en 
.Two to fi'l) 

Rl( HAIOMt. IND. 

.Mi'rriiy 

Nippon Duo 
Jones .'.• .'ly i\ .«.:« r 
« Iv o to fill) 
I'd ha if 
Hoiv-iay A V\:;U::e 
"Meio Dan'' ■ 
. Tv, .> ro t!; I 

SAGINAW. >Il( 11. 

.lefrjjs-Sirand 

'1.1^ .< r .'. l.ust.v 
llirry •'oLniaii 
K • r.ny .MaMO A. S 
(Mnc i•^ ftli) 

•..'d i:.t;r 

!?• ■< n Si;.iii» ii 
• ^orual s Tr,.' 
'■Mlc.ivi.!-' Ko: ,»»" 

■ • Cie U' f ' I 

TOIMDC). O. 

II. r. Lsvtii'- 

V!.'*'lxa I Ml. I 

S.i'i ,» M. :■ .rf 



omolnl DentlHf to the N V A. 

DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 

I4n:i H'lvny (Putniini BldR. i N. T. 



f^lias** A La Tour 
Princeton Five 

?d half 
Octavo 

FrieH A( W 'ic. n 
(Two to nil) 



Prli>-v,i«;e Three 
• .Melo Datne" 
2d ha'f 
Wilfri.l I).j Bos 
Joseph Rrpan ••i 
"Indofr S}'"'-' 
.Niffy Tr:o 



SHUBERT CIRCUIT 

This Week (April 3) 



NELUE NELSON 

With MABEL BURKE 

At the Coliseum and Harlem O. H., 
New York, Next Watk (April 10) 



NEW YORK CITY 

Winter Garden 

Bobby HIkkUis Co 
Will Oaklan.l 
Rlgolefto Bro« Co 
Horton A LaTnsKa 
Goo Price 
Hattio Althoff Co 
Eddie Dow ling 
Alice Lloyd 
I^ach Wallen 3 

BROOK LIN 

Crescent 
King A Rhodes 



w n r.if.!-.;" 

'"has M'iJootix 
•Miss ^IrtcKirnen" 
Fred All. M 
Fi.mlilin Dwo 
ClarJ< A AT'., ro 
Parish A Ptru 
Clay C.-o'j. h 

BOSTON 

Mnje<.(ic 

ClHl.r.K«t Ci *• 

W W Tr;.> 

The (;flud.vn-!is 

V A .M ll'f/h- » 



Friday. April 7.1922 



VARIETY 



2S 



"i^rr^:: 



MoConnell It S 
^nk Johnwn 

CINCINNATI 

8b«b«rt 

IfWalfht Rounderf 
Ile«n Iironsoa 
pl«ro 
flam Hearn 

S^ea ft Blyle' 

Wblta Rldnor ft c 
DETROIT 

Detroit O. H. 

(Sunday oiu'tiuigr) 

i^ pronK»nad.>ra 
polio S 
Llora Hoffman 
Jimmy Huhsey 
paddy Doyle 
Alf Latell 
ptbetDavIa 
O'Hanlon ft ^' ^ 
Florence Ha>rt«'<l 
Burn* ft Foijn 
Bftth Bros 

jfSWARK, N. J. 

Rial to 

HMon ft K^elcr 






Brendal ft Bert 
Mathews ft Ayrea 
Garland ft Smlta 
Alfred Powell C« 
joa rarsoni 
Calvert ft Shayn* 

rHiLADELrmA 

ChMtnot St. O. ■. 

•Whirl of N T" 
Roy Cummlnjf* 
J Harold Murrar 
Florence Shubert 
Clarence Harver 
Dard ft Earl 
Nancy Qlbba 
Keno ft Green 
Kyra 

Purcella Broa 
Dolly Hackett 

WASHINGTON 
Belaaco 

(Sunday opening) 
"Some Olrl" 
RudlnofT 

Bobby O'Neil Co 
I.ouis Slinon 
•On th»» Frontier" 
Brown & Spencer 



Berk ft Saun 
PrliiceM Jue Q T 
Norrla Antmal« 
Rlnaldo Bros 
Van ft Corbott 
Sandy Shaw 

SIOLX CITT 

Orplieam 

(Sunday opening) 
I^uflter Bros 
Claudius ft Scarlet 
Wm Gaxton Ct* 
Al Wohlmua 



Camcroa Sis 

Taxi« 

Tra.y 8c Mi Brido 

Amaranth Sio 

UINMPICO 

Orplieuin 

\Von1er Girl 
M Sc A Clark 
HoUit Sc <'laik 
OU'Ott A- Mary Ann 
Wright L»ai.rei« 
Etn«rson Sc B 
(Oih.Ts to nil) 



WESTERN VAUDEVILLE 



76c 



GEO. CHOOS Presents 

FRANK ELLIS 

in "A DRESS REHEARSAL 

Neat U>ek (April 9), Majestic, 

San iuitonlo 



f» 



ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 



f HICACiO 

MaJeMli<^ 
Harry Wataon Co 
John Burku 
Ben Welch 
D D H? 
rellK Adltr 
Al Herman 
Harry Lan(?'li>n 
Three Regale 
Oalletti'fl MonUs 

Pala*^ 

Bessie (.luyion 
Hae Samu«>l9 
Harry I^ Ma.<».>n 
Raymond BunJ 
Jos Bennett 
Jar Velie & Cirle 
iOthers to flio 
State-Lake 
Roscoe Ails 
Kddle Buzzoll 
Mat Nazarr.) Co 
Cliff Nlzarro Co 
Kramer & Boyl« 
Zuhn ft Dries 
Leo Zarrell 
Raymond & Si-hr'm 
Bowers Wah r:< ft C 
Carl Einy s Poti 
i h 3 Gib.son 

DENVKR 

Orpheuni 
Za Bernicia Co 
Harry Kahne 
Gordon Sc Ford 
Bill Robinson 



Co 



B ArlinRton 
5 Avalons 
R.«ne Roberts 
Wellington Cross 

Orplieam 

■ (Sunday opening) 
Blanche Sherwood 
Janla & cliaplow 
Vera Gordon Co 
Innls Bros 
Marga Waldron Co 
Harry Delf 
Merle's Cockatoos 

NEW ORLEANS 

Orplieum 

Marmoin Sis 
Aileen Stanley 
Preasler Sc Klalss 
Tar/.an 
Mlchon Bros 
Hartley ft Pafson 
Hall ft Dooley 

OAKLAND, CAI« 

Orpheum 

(Sunday opening) 
Adelaide ft H Co 
Mehllnger ft M'yers 
3 Haley Sis 
Chabot ft Tortonl\ 
Sealo 

MrCormlck ft W 
Weston Models 

OMAHA, NEB. 

Orplieam 

(Sunday opening) 



ULIS and LEE 



of 80NGLANO 
lUCClT 



lUCOEStFUL 8YNC0PAT0R8 
PL.VYINiJ KEITH f 

I>lrertion: AL STRIKKR 
H. B. MARINK.LI.X OFHC E 



Keane ft Whitney 
.(Others to flU) 

PES MOINES 

On>l><*i*n* 

(Sunday opentng> 
0arclnettl Bras 
Mason ft Shaw 
Jimmy Sava 
Biggins ft Biites 
7rizle Friganz* 
Fred I.indaay 
^ ft F Ma/o 

KANSAS CITT 

Main St. 
Oook ft Rosevere 
Oroon & Parker 
Ward Bros 
Btornard's Midgets 
Ben Bernio 
AfUis Troupe 
^ura De Vine 

Orpheum 

Mathane Bros 
Frank WiUox 
lean Bouthcrn 
•TedestrlanlBni" 
Koogan & O Hourke 
Nathans Bros 

LOS ANOF.LES 

Hill St. 
Ruby Norton 
Crawford & Br'dk 
Block ft Dunlop 
Bostock's School 
Raymond Wllbert 

Orpheum 
Peggy Parker 
Laura Plerpont 
Van Hoven 
Pinto ft Hoyle 
Lola Bennett 
Pavls & Pell 
Pat Rooney Co 

MEMPHIS 

Orpheum 

Rockwell i F)i 
Geo McF.irl inj 
Richard K'-'ane 
Demarest \. c'U 



Ite 



La Pllarlca I 
Jas C Morton 
Zelaya 
Rolfe Rer 
Lydcll ft Macy 
Howards Ponlea 

PORTLAND, ORE. 

Orpheum 

(Sunday opening) 
Josephine Victor 
Modern Cocktail 
Silver Duval ft K 
I^ynn ft Smytho 
I/alnty Maria 
Alexander Patty 
Bert Howard 

SACRAMENTO 

Orpheum 

• (10-12) 

(Same bill plays 
Fresno ll-l«> 
Mrs Sid Drew Co 
The Duttona 
Jim CuUcn 
Princeton ft Wat'n 
Bill Genevieve ft W 
Miller ft Mack 

ST. LOUIS 

Orplienm 

MosconI Family 
J R Johnson 
Neal Abel 
Jed Dooley 
Jack Inglis 
McKay & ArJino 
Finks Mules 
Juggling Nels(4ka 
Carlctoh ft B 

Kinlto 
Clark A Bergman 
Pearl Frank 
Morris A Campb*! 
CiifTord Wayne 
Lillian Shaw 
"Knights RooHtern" 
(Others to nil) 

ST. PAl?L 

Orplienm 

(Sunday opening) 



ALTON, ILL. Nihia 

Hippodromo 

WriKht & i:arl 
Ross Wyae 8t Co 

2d half 
Billy Gerber Rev 

ATCHISON, KAN. 

Orpheum 

Wells & Winthrop 
Jean Gibson Co 
Kinkaid Kilti>-:» 
Jean Gibson Co 
Cliff 'Blanchard 
Jennier Bros 

HARTLESVL, OK. 

Odeon 

Hall & West 
Harry Haw & Sis 

2.1 half 
Wills (."lilbfrt Co 
Roach & Mic"urd\ 

BL'JIINOT'N, ILL. 

MaJeHt1<; 

Karl & Mull.n 
3 Whii.- Kuhi.s 
Carl Emmy & Pets 

LM half 
Laurel Lee 
Sehictl's Manikins 
tone to nil > 

CENTRALIA. ILL. 

Grand 

Mason A Roo no y - 
Reno Sis & Allen 
Walton A Brant 
W Karbe A tJirlie 

2d half 
Billio La .Mar Rev 
Allen-CanHeiil 
Sawyer i KiM'e 

CHAMPAK.N. ILL. 

Orplirum 

Lohse A Sterling 
Bob Hall 
Sehictils Wotid. rs 
(Two to fill) 
2d half 
Vernon A Holers 
Ben Ne*^ One 
(One to fill) 

CHICAfiO 

Americiin 

Jack lvenne<ly Co 
Capt Belts Seals 
(Four to nil) 
2d half 
Mary Haynes 
(Five to nil) 

EnipreM 

Manfllo Co 
Davis A Neliion 
Lahra Marsh 
Hayes A L!o\ J 
Rodero A Marr.inl 
Rose Kllie & U 

2d half 
O A N Fost.) 
Howard A Wright 
Elliott A I.inko 
Gruett Kramer A G 
York A King 
Alex Milford 

Kedzie 

Kerslakes Pisi 
Flsko A Fallon 
Grant CJardner 
T Wilbur Co 
Frances Kennedy 
Ed Jani.< Rev 
rd half 
Leroy Bros 
Mason A Roonoy 
Monarch Comf'ly 4 
Rosa El lie A R 

I.inroln 

Tule 'A Richards 
"Flirtation" 
John Geiger 
Monroe ft Grant 
(Two to fill) 
2d half 



Claudius ft Scarlet 
Wh\ Gaxton Co 
Al Wohtmaa 
Cameron .'<is 
(One to All) 

2d half 

Taxlo 

Tracy ft M<-Brido 
B'Tt Kenny 
Amaranth Sta 
(Two to All) 

SIOUX F'LLS. 8.D. 

Orpheum 

Amaraiuiv S:s A Co 
B A E D'Veraux 
Laurence Johnson 
Stratford Comedy 4 



Vernon Rogera 
Biiiy Gerber ReT 
Allan A Canfleld 
Reo ft Helmar 

2d half 

W Karbea ft Girlie 
Hurry Hush-'v 
ll^no Sis A Allen 
Ross Wyse Co 
Byron Bros 

TLKBE HAVTB 

Hippodrome 

Lady Tsen Mel 
Frank Dobsou Co 
Bert L'^wl.i 

' Ritter A Knappa 

(Ona to nil) 



Harry Mason Co 
Dunham ft WiU'ms 
Medoff Playero 
Warwick 
farr A Bray 
Ooets A Duffy 
Hall ft O'Briea 
Bnyes A Fields 
Diaz Monkeys 
2d half 
Walt ham A PrV 
Hurinan A Brown 
Zeke A Randolph 
Al Tyler ' 
Dancing Shoea 

ATL\NTA 

<irajid 

Billy Kinkaid 



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"."AVc? SERV-US TRANSFER 75* 

WEST 41th ST., Formerly at 



WHY PAY 
WHY BE 
NOW AT 310 WEST 41th ST., Formerly at 4:.ih St. and 8ih A v. 

Phone LongHcre 5992. HARliV KOSTEK. Manager 

Theatrical Kate to All Hotels. Tlieatres. Depots Below 125th Street. 76c. 

Brooklyn, Bronx and Above K'Oth riireet, ll.rto. Special Load Rates to liig Acts. 

AUTO TUl.<K.S— ALWAYS OPE.N - STOU A«.;E 



(One to fill) 

FT. S3I1TH. ARK 

Jole 

Hall A West 

Thelma 

Gauii-'rs BricLl'ers 

Jack Rosia 

Kara 

(iKAND ISI... NEW. 

MiiJeHtie 

Clifford A Boihwell 
I>e Voy A Duylon 

•M half 
I'll* A Ti<l.* 
Uon." A Schaffrier 

Tile <<: Tide 
Rose A Scliaffner 

JOLIET, ILU 

Orpheum 

B A P Valentine 
4 Laiiiy Uros 
(One to nil) 
2d hsTlf 
Carl Emmy.s Pets 
^ White Kuhns 
Robt Re illy Co 

KANSAS CITY 

filolM) 

Melva Sis 
Variety 4 
Harry Bond Co 
Bobby Van Horn 

2d half 
.Vustin A Cole 
Harry Haw A Sis 
Simpson A Dean 

LINCOLN. NEB. 

Liberty 

Tile A Tide 
Hugh Johnson 
.Simpson A Dean 
I'erro A Coulter 

2d half 
Walton Duo 
Parks A Clayton 
"Napanees" 
Laurence Johnston 
LaFrance Bros 

MADISON. WIS. 

Orpheum 

2 Rozellas 
Yamamato Duo 
Marsh A Williams 
Bloom A Sher 
Drown Gardnr A T 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
O Young A April 
BAP Valentino 
Hays A Lloyd 
Melody A Art 
Danny Aahearn 
Teiinesseo 1\) 

MARSH'LrN, lA. 

CaMino 

Hugh Johnstone 
Ray Fern A Mareo 
Dailoy Bro^ 

OKLAHOMA CITY 

Orpheum 

3 Whirlwinds 
Jack George Duo 
McWaters A Tyson 
Bessie Browning Co 

I 2d half 

C Blackwell Co 
1 Clifford A Johnston 



2d half 
J A G c:uiltoyle 
Johnny Coutou 
(Tsvo to nil) 

.SO. BEND. IND. 

Orpheum 

•MuMooii F A R 
Gautier.s Top Shop 
(Four to nil> 
2d half 
Hayatake Xros 
Ei>ib.<t A AltoM 
Jack K'linedy Co 
Monroe A Grant 
(Two to nil) 

SPRIN(iF'LI>, ILL 

MttJeHtie 

Ward A l>»)oley 
Han ley A Howard 
Claude Coleman. 
(Three to «ll> 

2d half 
Lady T>-;n Mel 

m 



:d naif 

Wird A Dooley 
t'laude Golden 
MuMoon F A R 
GautKMS Toy Shop 
(Two to nil) 

TOPEKA, KAN. 

Ciruiid 

Wells A Wimhrop 
Jean Gibson I'o 
Kmkaid KiUlrs ' 
tlilT Blanchard 
Jennier Uros 

2d half 

Meiva Sis 
\arieiy 4 
Harry Bond Co 
Bobb^ Van Horn 

TILSA. OKLA. 

Oriiheuni 

(^ Blackwell Co 



NOW AT 

33 WEST 46th STREET 

NEW YORK 



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.jkvvkli:hs 

TEL. BRYANT 1543 



I.NC. 



"Flirtation" 
Ilert I.fWIS 

Rirter A Knappe 
(Two to till) 

ST. LOUS 

C'oluHibua 

H A* M Hazard 



Clifford A Johnson 
Rubble liordono 
(One to nil) 
2d half 
3 Whirlwinds 
Jack George Duo 
McWatera A Tyson 
B Browning Co 



NEW 



LOEW CIRCUIT 

CITY 



mWIES anil LEVERE 

"THEMSELVES" 



" Up Now 
Direction: HARRY FITZGERALD 



U40 Throwing the "Dummy* 
England \^ay 



EDDIE VOGT 

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Co 



Hughes 
Sammy 



Musle.ii 
Lee C.> 



Mll.WAl KKK 

Majeslin 

Oari,t,;ii,.i N silvan 
Bobby Pender 
Burns A Fr .1 i 
»l«M Kte« 
(Oth-r* »o f,t, , 

Pahier 

Hddia \\,y , ,, 
SpenoiT .« \\ ,; ,;.s 
Frank Firroii 
tiorion A Day 
< Others t., ti,i , 

MINNKAPOI IS 
Hennepin 

[•Hund ly oiK-ning) 
»Vilton HroH 
lirnla ft Ernie 



Sallio Fisher 
Lydia Barry 
Sheila Terry 
l.ane A Byron 
t Caincrons 
Pollard 
Transfiold S:9 

SAN rRAN»l*»CO 

(iolden Gato 

(.'^uii(l;iy opening! 
\ <»rion9 

Voun;? America" 
T.iylcr Ho\N d A T 
Hita Could 
shrhvr \ Fitzs'm^ 
I'.Hpe A Dutloii 

Orpheum 

^Sunday openings 
Win .Sea bury i'o 
Olivcrv A Ulp 



Ford A Packard 
Ed Janis Rev 
(Four to nil) 

Logan* Square 
O Youn< A April 
York A MaybMie 
(> Kraciner A G 
Mary Haynes Co 
Alex M'Mford Co 

:d half 
R,)dero A Marconi 
Marsh.iU A Wins 
Four Mdl'-y* 
D.WENPORT. lA. 

Danny Ah arn 
Eileen Sdine Co 
(Four to fill) • 

2d half 
McRae A C|.-i?i? 
Kellain A <»l>ate 
(Four to fill • 
1)1 Bl Ql F. 1A. 
MiiJeHlir 
Dai ley J'.ro^ 
K-nti dy A Dr.* 
J.»hnny Coul'>n 
Flan.l- r" A B'» " " 
E. ST. I.Gl l>. ILL. 
F.rbcr* 

r'Mrlo.'* it. D files 

l{arr> TJu'»-'y 
Myron Br >>* 
SmiletM I'.i. ' .\ A 

21 half- 
\\''ii;Iit A Ear: 
N c<: P I.Tr.'. . ■• 
Grant Gar 111 - 
.L'ssie st<rl'';«-'« 
G :«iir ) v M • I •" 

i;i)U \Ri»\ I . Hi 

A'.l.-n A ' •''••: 
• ■ .il..s \ D -fr • • 

LI. (.IN. Ill 

RiilllO 

1,1 h....' 
Howard A lulJ* 



Robbie Gordone 
OK.MILGEE, OK. 

Orpheum 

rhaa Frink 
Watts A Hawl'^y 
Wills-Gilbert Co 

2d half 
H'^ctor 
(Two to flll> 

OMAHA, NEIL 

EmpreH* 

Clifford A Boihwell 
DeVoy A Driyttin 
Rose A Schaffnor 
' Xapancos" 

21 half 
DouRal A I>'ary 
n A E Deveraut 
Startford Comedy 1 
Eil'^en Stone 
PEORIA. II L. 

Orpheum 

M.^P.a.' A Cl-.:g 
Laur-I Lee 
Kobt Reilly Co 
V'orUe A Ki!i«' 
H.iyjta).'- Br.-s 
1 ( >jie t" ni! ) 

2d h-^if 
fJirdii'T A A'ibrey 

TJu' Sift-ni" 
I'.ob HaM 
( I'vio to H;. t 

K\f im:. w i^. 

IGxIlii 
". Haluel .•*!•< 
lirU"" K A C 
;;i.van: , A S- ••■■"■' 
I : I A ard Huui • ' ' > 

2d )• I r 

;x. ryl.ik'"* V'a* 
'• s.;-' A l-atl'Mi 
l;nveii,» A Itauli 
\1 IX. D:....;ii < o 

«|4H \ MTV. l\. 

OrphiMini 



<^'OKK 

Stato 

Tasmantan Four 
Xlo Trio 
Dillon A Milton 
Marks A Wilnon 
Mlddleton A S 
Mar.ston A Manley 
Twinkling Frolics 

2d half 
Gibson A Price 
T>aw3on L'lRnn A C 
Luckey A Hams 
N St Clair Co 
Gottler A Fields 
6 Musical Xi>sb-jS 
(One to nil) 

Amrriraa 
Wanda 

McGcrwan ft Knox 
CJibson A Price 
Mason A Gwynne 
Dancing Shoes 
Rccd A BlaUo 
T P J^^-^kson Co 
Friend A Downing 
LaSova A Gilrnore 

2d half 
Boland A Knight 
Wener Amoros S 
Barry ft Layton 
Around the Clock 
Shea A Carroll 
Morgan A Gray 
Wilkins A Wiiklns 
DePlerre Trio 
(Ona to All) 

Virtorls 
Kane Morey A M 
O'Connor ft Clifford 
N'evins A Gordon 
Wilkins ft Wilkins 
Klrksmith Sis 

2d half 
N'orman Bros A J 
I'asson A Bros 
Phil Adams Co 
Marston A Manley 
LaSova A Gilrnore 

Lincoln Sq. 

Bollintrer A R'nolds 
I)ora llilt<m Co 
Harry Ma.son Co 
.\nthony A Arnold 
'Speedy Bii i" 

2d half 
Van AJ:nier5on 

Duri.* A Lyorf? Sis 
Ward'il A D'couil 
Gordon A Gat^s 
Dancing Surprise 

CiriM'li'y S^. 

.•^unini rs Dii> 
r.o'aii 1 A Ki. »;Nt 
Ir-vl Griv C» 
!>i>rothv Biirion «"«> 
iloriiitn A (iates 
I'hi .\d,in..«t <0 

;M h;.;f 
n.ilIinK''-»' .* U'n ('.J.'' 
It.*rtie K I tm>r 
t'ir' y A r«yr'>n 
INnt!t>v Hanks A G 
Frank T rrv 
<',)rtiell Leoiii A '/ 

Del«n«ry Ht. 

/.. >;; :• 1)U.) 
Ilov\.ir"l A Broft n 
Gordon A D'ho'ir 
\N !ri Wcs'on <'0 
(Jr y A Rvr i. 
2.1 h.ilf 
' H;i\ itiotid * 

I lolilt-. A NV •.•..•» 

■ .M ir\ « D t .- « •.! ■ 
L.-w \\ -l.-h 

■ i;iri in M.I.'.:-. • • 

Niitiomil 

I.>uA4oU L'lgati ji. * 



Uico A Franclo 
Koy La Pearl 
"Girl in BaMkct" 

2d half 
3 K.anazawa Boys 
Reed A Blake 
V.'iu Weston Co 
<»livu Bayes 
Ta-^^manian Four 

Orpheum 

3 Raymonds 
Curry A (Sraham 
Lew Welch 
Downing A Lee Co 

2d half 
Spoor A I'arsons 
Gordon A Delmar 
Nevlns A Gordon 
Roy La Pearl 
Twinkling Toee 

* Houlevurd 

Cornell"' Luona ft Z 
Bentley Banks A G 
Barry A Layton 
Bob Ferns Co 
laobhs A Watklos 
St C!alr Twins Co 

2d half 
LeFleur A Portia 
McGowan A Knox 
Bayes ft Fields 
Dorothy Burton Co 
Blily Ma.son 
Root Garden I 

.\venuo U 

Ara Sis 

Dana ft Loehr 
B 3 Hall Co 
Hank Brown Co 
Modoff Plavers 

2d half 
Musical Rowellys 
Goetx ft Duffy 
"Honeymoon Inn" 
Al Shay no 
Will Stanton Co 

BROOKLYN 

Metropolitan 

3 Kanazawa Iloyn 
Dons A Lyons Sis 
Carl A Inez 
Frank Terry 
G ilusli.il N'omvs 

2d hilf 
Sunimcra Duo 
O Connors A Ciit'd 
r^ob F-rnj Co 
Hank P.rown C3 
Kirk.iiii "h S 9 

Fulton 

Rf'Of (;ard<'n % 
.■"it-'phTs A lutin'!.- 
\Vf»rd-ll A D'iourt 
I'.illy Mas-m 
'riiiitls It'-v' 

2d hHlf 
Earl A Matthews 
DIMon A Milion 
T P Jc l^•..n Co 
Fri'-r I A l)0".'ti;nir 
ixaii- .MoT'-y A M 

Norman Mr i^ .C .T 
•Shi-a A ' arroi 

.lick < 'ii! \n* f'o 
I . u I k e y \ H a r r ' « 
I'ati*. ;ii;? .-^!irprl -n 

2d half 
Dora A ^■e"!l•y 
ll'li-ne Davi<< 
M,di:^'foii A S 
''««■> fi A G ■*. > M 
'I'.iti'ly K-'. 

Pi<Im<^ 

D "■• rt Ivr.i li' r 
■)' A [• Liu •• 

■ '.irdo X N'.'i 

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I a : .'• A Bi a/ 



I.ind A Treat 
May A Hill 
Weir A Crest 
Jones Family 
2<1 half 
JAB Altken 
Carlton A Tate 
Kcberts A Boyne 
Wilson A La r sen 
Hazel Green Band 

BALTIMORE 

lllpliodrunie 

Just Fcjends 
lldith LaMont 
I'exas Guinaii Co 
Bender A Armstr'g 
Leach LaQuinlan 'i 

IIIK>I INGHAM 

Ilijou 

Will A Blondy 
Prown A Elaino 
Marie Russell Co 
Wolfe Ciilbert Co 
Ethel Gil mure Co 

2d half 
Billy Kinkaid 
Lind A T/eat 
May A Hill 
Weir A CrMit 
Junes Family 

BOSTON 

Orpheum 

G Ayr«i* A Bro 
Marshall A Con'ors 
Kibe I A Kane 
Chung Htt-a 4 
•In Argentina" 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Fletch«r A P'quate 
Mabel Whitman Co 
Leila Shaw Co 
Ouinn A Caverly 
•In Arg.-ntina" 
(One to till) 

IK FFALO 

Stato 
J ft C Nathan 
Cortex A Ryan 
Salle ft Robles 
Ruwleji A Van 
Bart let t .Trio 
Mokra Rev 



K 



(IIICAGO 

McVirker's 

J A J Mura 
llallen A Goff 
Monte A Lyons 
"Li-t's Go" 
Grace 'Cameron 
Franchini Broe 



Co 



DAYTON 

Duyton 

Zcno Moll A Carl 
Ireno Tr-vette 
Geo .sianley A Sis 
Tom McRae Co 
Jack Wal.th Co 

2d half 
'Mills A Miller 
Olive Wright Co 
Arthur Sullivan Co 
Murray Livingston 
Class A Jazz Rev 

FRESNO, C\U 

Hippodrome 

2d half 
Turner Pros 
VI is ft Clark 



KANSAS Cir« 

Loow 

Witiiams ft Daisy 
I bert Carlton 
Wahl ft Francis 
Weston ft Ellna 
Dance Follies 
Sd half 
Segrlst ft Darrell 
ChaniberlHin A E 
Allen's Minstrels 
Small A Sheppard 
Icna Kingsbury Co 

I.-%KEWOOn, N. J. 

PaIaco 

Russell A Hayea 
(• A D Jennings 
Ralph Whitehead 
Golden Bird 

2d half 
Dolly I >u Ml pi I MS 
.sievers A Lovejoy 
(Two to nil) 

LONDON, CAN. 

Loew 

Stanl.y tt, Elva 
H-rmcn Harlow 
Chas Mack Co 

2d half 
H A K Sutton 
Keo Tom Four 
I»ouslaa IMint Co 

L'G HE A en, CAL. 

stnto 

Wilbnr Hl Girlie 
La Hose A Adama 
Uilla Wlllard Co 
■llmmy Lyons 
Prod La Heine Co 

2d half 
King Itros 
King A Rose 
Martin A Courtney 
Hucl.ion A Jones 
iJernice LeBarr Co 

LOS ANGELES 

Stnto 

Foley A Spartan 
Mann A Mallory 
Homer Miles (^o 
Josephine Harmon 
"Getting It Over** 

MEMPHIS 

l4>ew 

The Newmans 
Robert Giles 
liilly DeVere Co 
Heath A Sperling 
Tsigane Troupe 

2d half 
Will & Blondy 
Mrown A Blaina 
Marie Russejl Co 
L W Gilbert Co 
Ethel (Hlmore Co 

MONTBE.%L 

I/oew 

DeT.yon.s Duo 
Dave Thursby 
Eadie A Ramsdon 
Collins A Pillard 
Waldron A Winsl'w 

NEWARK, N. J. 

State 

Hubert Dyer Co 
J»»an Boydell 
Eddie I'lark Co 
.\«»h!ey Dorney Co 
Kid Act 

OAKLAND, CAL. 

State 

Margot A Francois 
Mammy 
Tho Chattel 
McCormack A W 
Great LaFullotie 

OTTAWA, CAN. 
I.oew 

Hill A Qulnnell 
A .t L Wilson 
l> A'(; Hall 
Cri'scent Comedy 4 
Dancing Whirl 

PITTSni RGH 

Lymiin 

Swain's Animals 
Adams A Gerhue 
Fox A Kelly 
Lambert A Fish 
IS Sfan!!iloff Co 

PORTLAND, ORE. 

HIpiNidrume 

Harvard A Bruce 
Manning A Hall 
Kerr A En.ugn 



McGreever A Doyle 
Ward A King 
Don Valerio C« 

SAN FRANCISCO 

Hippodrome 

Ella La Vail 
I avis ft Bradner 
"Bet IV W ike Cp- 
C A T Harvey 
Musical Peaches 

SAN JOSE, CAL. 
Hippodromo 

Ist half 

Turner Bros 
Pits A Clark 
Hodge A Lowell 
III ley Feeney A R 
Elizabeth Saltl Co 

SEATTLE 

I'nlttce 

DImond A D'ghter 



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Co 



l.ehr A 
Chas Gi 

A ilyma 
Melody 



Bell 
11 Co 
Carbone 
Festival 



Co 



STOCKTON 



Sr'NCF^I.D. 

Loew 

Little Pippifjia 
Lambt-rtl 
Grew A Pa'ea 
Amoros A J^anetta 
' fcu-p Lively'^ 
2d half 
K<'nnedy A NeL-ion 
Forrest A Church 
O Handworrh Co 
Tower A Darrell 
(One to hill 

TORONTO 

Loew 

PtscI Duo 

Conroy A O Dnell 
"Snappy Bits" 
Jim Reynolds 
Holland D'krill Co 

WA.SHINGTON 

Strand 

The Rockos 
Arnold Grazer 
Walter Fenner Co 
Miller Packer ft a 
Frank Stafford Co 

' WINDSOR. (AN. 
Lo<>w 



ROSS WYSE and CO. 

To bo the smallest thing on a vaude> 
ville hill is one thing, and to be the big' 
gest thing is another; but to be lioth at 
the Maine time is quita a distinction, one 
which Is Well earned by "Toney," by T. 
H. S.. Majestic, Milwaukee. 



Stato 

2d half 
Dennis Bros 
Blily Barlow 
Joselyn A Turner 
LaTour A Klllolt 
Tom McKay's Rey 



H ft K Sutton 
Kee Tom Four 
L'ouglas Flint Co 

2d half 
Stanley A EWa 
Bernlce A Baflo^i 
Chas Mack Co 



GUS SUN CIRCUIT 



DCFFALO 

lafayett* 

Reno 

Walton ft Marshall 
Stuart Sis Rev ' 
Riano N'hiane A W 
Diving Belles 

DETROIT 

Columbia 

The Arrowsmitha 
MAM Rogers 
Mahoney A Talbert 

(iL'NS F'LLS, N.T. 

Empire 
Pauline A Francia 
Kcefe A Lillian 
Arthur Shields Co 
Jack Dalton 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
The Curiislcs 
A A L De Voa 
Beckwlth's Llona 
(Two to nil) 

H'T'CTON, W. VA. 



Johnion ft Crane 
"in V/igginsville" 
Alice Nelson Co 
I^antgan ft Hancy 
(^ntor Troupo 

BOCHESTKR. M.T. 

Victory 

Van A Carry Avery 
Del ft Edna Elliott 

Id half 
Molojy Land 
(One to (111) 



TOLEDO, 
KItoU 



O. 



O A L Gardner 
The Three Sporta 
Sam Libert Co 
Callahan A Dlisa 
Allen A Cantor 
Andre Boole Revue 

W.iTERT'WN, If.¥. 

A voa 

Melody Lane , 
Armstr'ng A James 



BILLY GLASON 

".UST SONGS and SAYINGS" 

Thla Week (April X), Keith's, 

Indhinapulis 

Dirertlon, LEW GOLDER 



Hippodrome 

Bingham & Meyers 
Miller A Rose 
(Three to nil) 

INDIANAPOLIS 
Lyrio 

nava Bara ft T 



dotta 



Beckwlth's I, 
(One to nil) 

• 2d half 
.Sully Rogers ft S 
Del A Kdn.i Elliott 
Van A Carry Avery 
"Pearls of Pcliin' 
(One to nii> 



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Hodgo A Lowell 
Pviley Fccney A R 
Elizabeth Saltl Co 

HAMILTON. CAN. 

Ix>ew 

Los Sllvas 
Parker A Dunn 
• I'laymati's" 
Lew Hawkins 
lU'bby Jarvij Co 

HOIIOKLN. N. J. 

Loew 

I.'Fleur A Por'U 
' .Mary s Day Out" 
Dolly Durnplin 
"H «n'>nioon Inn" 

{(Hi", to ni! ) 

2d half 
Cuum A C.irum- 
U M orrell « 
(• A D Jennings 
A ra .S:s 
(otio 10 f.ii) 

IIOIYOKF. MASS. 

Loew 

K"nn"dy & Nel.xon 
1 urr '^t .t Church 
lower A Darrell 

2d hi If 
L:f?Ie pii.pifui Co 
I an.b»-rt i 
.Xi.'!or<,s ,4 .T.»;ii'"t !•• 

not STON. TEX. 

.MajcMtic 

M -Irov .s,.i 

l,.'.v T.lfofd 

M. (Jn-evey A D> . '. 

Ward A Kinj; 

D(«ft Val'-r f* t > 

2d half 
Rose A Dell 
l.f' Mason Co 
< al\ m A ij'f'on: of 
"J'osier (ill i" 
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DriscoU Long ft H 
;>» Tjinguay 

PROVIDENC E, B.I. 

Emery 

Fletcher A P'quala 
Mabel Whitman Co 
Leila Shaw Co 
f.Miinn A Caverly 
(iirl i.OOO Byea 

2d half 
r» Ayr.'s A Bro 
.\i.irMlial! A (Connors 
/\ibel A Kaiio 
Chung Hwa Four 
G.rl J. 000 Eyes 

S\< R\MKNTO 

Iiip|M>dr«ime 

J. St ha'f 
r».»nn!s Pro.s 
lUlly I'.arlow 
.lost-iyii A Turner 
l.aToiir A EllloU 
lorn .Mt Kays Rev 

ST. I Otis 

l4»ew 

M.:;s A Miller 
Oi.v* Wright Co 
\ Sullivan <'o 
Murr.iy Ll\ in>;.'«f >n 
Cla.ss St Jazr. Rev 

21 half 
Williiiiiis A Daisy 
Clu'rl ('.iritoi 
Wahi A Frati'is 
W-.-tlon A El.no 
I'aiice I'uIIl-'* 

S\N ANTONIO 

Prlnr«<*« 

I*.»'n.lcr .t ll'-rr 
P.art Doyle 
I'lanU (orneM C> 
L<*iit*-r A Moora 

< \itiieo Rev 

::d hcf 
Mttirov Si.«i 
lew -IM-jil 



WINNIPEG 

I'luitagea 

Eary A Eary 
Snyniour A Jean'ttc 
Jack Conway Co 
<lark A Verdi 
Krfords Oddities 

REG IN A, CAN. 

PHnlngea 

(10-12) 
(Same bill plays 

Saskatoon 13-15) 
Hori A Nagaml 
Muster Qulnlan Co 
fU»eman A Grace 
Mibbltt A Malls 
I'cjwell (julDtct 

GT. F.\LLS, .%IONT. 

Pantajrea 

(11-12) 
(Same bill plays 
Helena 13) 
"Derby Day" 
WaJfwr Mrower 
Craig A Holtsw'rth 
Kuma 4 
Ford A Price 
Ciias ltog»rs Co 

BITTE. MONT. 

Panlageo 
(5-11) 

(.<<ame bill plays 
Anaconda 12, Mis- 
soula 13) 
Mole Jesta ft M 
4 Poi)Ularity (;irls 
.Velson A .Madison 
Everetfe'« Mopks 
I'll Pourrl Danenrs 

SPOKANE 

Piintnges 



Stanl»y A Jaffr-y 
"liiee/.y Buddiee" 
Kola Jackson Co 

TACOM.l 

Pantuges 

Joe Thomas Co 
Willie Bros 
r.aPin^ A F:niery 
CornUh A Corniflh 
Sklppor Kndy A R 
"Petticoats" 

PORTL\ND. ORE. 

1*11 lit ages 
Henry Cafalano Ct, 
J'.crnlvlci Biot Cn 
Maggie Clifion Co 
.Mason ft Bailey 
Southern 4 
4 Danubfs * 

TRAVEL 

Gipen weidt) 
Skoi;y H-lf U..V 
F..I-y A i)',\.-il 
Walter n.'iN(Mit{S 
O .Tohnson <'o 
3 Ambler Bro4 

SAN FRANd.HCO 
Fnntages 

(Sunday opening* 
'Cupids Clos'up" 
Borslnl Troupe 
Melody (Jarden 
Lieut Barry (.'o 
Home A Wager 

OAKLAND. CtL. 

I'iK'lagea 

(Sunday i^pt-n tig) 
I Mnrds 

E iz Nels .n Co 
Ila/el Moran 



LOUIS McNUTT 

(I CAMERONS) 

Tonring Orplievn Cirrnlt 

Next Wrrk ( \prll •>>. 
Hennepin. MinnetipniU 



Tips ft Taps 


r A J M«-.n 


Sfrect I'rchiT 


Good Night r.'urse 


Wilson fk. .Mc.woy 


l.»a^ d Ueese 


Cind'-r' I!a Hev 

DU.al A i^.Vl'l^»nJs 


LOS ANtiELF-i 


♦ Erretto-* 


Pan tag oa 


sr.ATTf.B 

Pant 11 reo 
Farrrtli A iit«.> h 
l-'uliirlN'jc K'^v 
I ->dv A'W-e's Pe»» 
Imriley A M-rrol 


.N'orma Teimi 

Kiass A Bn, an'. 

Pol Pourrl 

Mison Cll V 4 

• Lyes of BuddiK- 

SIN DIKOO 


M !i«r KHi.t C 
Morsn A Wiser 

VANtOI VFK. ». C. 


Pantngea 
Pasquaii Broa 
Del Italty Japa 


PttMtilges 

r..ifi K"lly 


i .senators 

.lack llaMe., Te . 


ioun'ry Vii:*.;^" 


Jv:!ig A ir M"n 


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Friday, April 7, 1922 



SHOW BEVIEWS 

(Continued from page 21) 

Averag« small time combination and 
the America nites like them. 

Lew Welch followed with a mon- 
oloK. Its construction and subjects 
are original, but hardly strong 
enough for tho spot delegated to 
Welch. He earned periodical laughs, 
but there were no so-called "roars" 
of laughter and while ho pleased to 
an extent, the pleasure didn't quite 
extend to what one might expect 
from a candidate in this position. 

The closing act. The Dancing 
Dorans, can marie up the date and 
credit themselves with the evening's 
honors. A fant working duet with a 
neat little production, attractive cos- 
tumes and the essentials that go 
with them. The opening, a double 
dance in sport costumes insured 
their safety, kept the entire house 
In for the finale and the ensuing 
routine cinched the hit. A good act, 
far too good for this spot on this 
particular program. 

Chester and Warren opened with 
a speedy routine of ground work. 
They really deserved more than they 
received for they work hard and do 
some good tumbling, but the moving 
audience proved a handicap. 

Bollinger and Reynolds, a comedy 
wire act in which the man does all 
the work, were third oik the bill. 
Its a typical opening act, but the 
spot aided to an extent and the 
comedy work on the string got over. 
The talk is superfluous. Just why 
the principals iu this type of act 
insist on dialag is mystery. It 
doesn't belong and seldom gets any- 
thing. 

There were four other specialties 
on the program all reviewed under 
New Acts: Ted ^nd Daisy Lane, 
Bayes and Field "Twinkling Frolics" 
and Mardo and Rome. The feature 
picture brought forth Elaine liam- 
merstein in "Reckless Youth." 

Wynn. 

m 

GREELEY SQ. 

The first half bill appeared rather 
pretentious for this downtown house, 
largely due to the fact that It con- 
tained a real hcadliner, Mabel Talia- 
ferro and Co. In "Rose of Italy." 
Tuesday night the lower floor was 
well fllled, with only a few vacan- 
cies here and there. 

The Ziegler Duo started proceed- 
ings. Displaying clever balancing 
work, the couple garnered returns. 
Charlotte Worth appeared No. 2, 
with a routine of restricted and pop- 
ular numbers. MIsa Worth is a 
comely miss and well groomed. Her 
efforts should bo given over almost 
entirely to restricted numbers. Little 
can be expected by her with the 
general run of published numbers. 
The two early numbers were bright 
e^pots In her routine, the turn sag- 
ging towards the finish, with but 
light returns secured on the get- 
away. 

Terry and Hawthorne (New Acts) 
had the first opportunity with com- 
edy and handled it satisfactorily. 
Mabel Taliaferro and Co., No. 4, 
heUl the attention of the house to a 
man. The Taliaferro vehicle, cred- 
ited to Kenneth and Roy Webb, po«- 
sesses real punches and has Bxiffi- 
clent novelty to prove Interesting 
to any class of vaudeville audience. 

Friend and Downing, next to clos- 
ing, tried for comedy honors, de- 
pending largely upon parodies. Tho 
comedian is a crude worker, with 
several of his remarks out i ' place. 
The downtowners appeared to en- 
joy the parodies, which is a char- 
acteristic of many small time audi- 
ences. This team is not up to the 
mark fw a next to closing spot in 
the general run of Loew houses. La 
♦ Hoen and Du Preece closed the 
'show with a sharpshooting routine. 
The act is of a standard nature and 
can be relied upon for results. It 
easily lived up to expectations Tues- 
day night, Hart, 



23RD ST. 

A Flow-moving .«ix-act show the 
first half, with a range of enter- 
tainment running from wire walk- 
ing to trained dogs, with singing 
and dancing and a dramatic sketch 
making up tho body of the bill. Two 
single man singing turns in a six- 
act show doesn't make for sufficient 
contrast. Tho bill was also short 
on comedy. 

The Phjlmers Cnrw acts) opened, 
and Charles Tobias was second. 
Tobias ha.s appearance, youth and a 
likablo personality. Monday night 
ho pcemed to be over-anxious, try- 
ing too hard at the expense oT stage 
polpe. For the greater part of the 
time he was talking, Tobias main- 
tained A position with his feet pro- 
jecting over tho edge of the iuot- 
light trough, making him appear to 
!ack a desirable quality of ease in 
his delivery. The patter runs to 
familiar material and, barring the 
forced manner of putting It over, is 
intelligently handled. Tobias did 
particularly well for No. 2 at the 
l.-3d Street. 

Hliields and Knne, two k.'dss, boy 
and firl, rntertainrd i»kasantiy wilii 
hongs and dances. No. 3. The b()y 
has a great> pair of dancing Icg.'a 
and tho girl warbles cutely. Dur- 
ing a conversational exchange the 
boy refers to the girl as a flarrcr. 
and Fhe counters by calling liim a 
linale hopper. The modern vlaiig 
references brought a laugh. More 



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of the same type of exprepsioiisi now 
current among the ri.sing genera- 
tion might be Includeil in the pat- 
jtcr to it.s advantage. Tho team got 
over nicely. 

Harriet Rcmple and Co. (new 
acts) were fourth, and Pob SjH Salle 
next to closing. La Salle grabbed 
the hit of tho show with his danc- 
ing, following .several well delivered 
songs. A pianLst, assisting, sings a 
ver.^o or two of a number, intro- 
du'ing difffr»^nt ♦ypes of dancing, 
the latter very well executed. A 
.vt.indnrd art of its l<ind lh.it can 
got away with it anywlierc with fly- 
ing oolor.9 .Coradinni.s Animals, 
fox terriers, pony and monkry, 
closed. The (}ny,» are a well trained 
lot and the monk gives the act tho 
nece«s.>ry dash of comr-dy. "The 
ICnd of tho IlainlHiw ' w.is the fea- 
ture picture. Monday night busi- 
ness was fair. JhU, 



CHICAGO REVIEWS 

(Coiitiiiu».d from r-^fec 8) 

an act as ■^A^11 n* .it ine finish, but 
I will not lot any a« t stop tho ahow, 



although most of the acts took en- 
cores. 

The policy was switched this 
week. Tho house has been playing 
a feature picture, with eight acts 
and four shifts a day. This week 
the Charlie Chaplin film, "Pay Day, ' 
got tho lights, and ten acts were 
engaged with eight to a shift and 
five shifts a day. The Chaplin f^lm 
of two reels started the show early. 
The orclic-itra of this house has been 
noticeably bad in the past, and on 
this show when it was needed most 
it absoultely hampered proceedings. 
The orchestra hua eight piccea, and 
it was seldom that they were heard, 
most of tho time it .«'eenird n*? 
though tho violin ana Trombone werr 
doing solos.. This .«hould be cor- 
rected. Hasl and ■ Casl, man and 
woman Jaiane.-e, galloped off with 
honor.v. The woman does niOtt <<t 
the balancing stunts, the man till- 
ing in. Tho routine is mixed with a 
little ground tumbling and perch 
work. For a closer the duo hopped 



on tflbles, Indicators recording: the 
number of somersaults they did in 
rapid succession. The indicators 
read twenty, but they far exceeded 
this number. Bessie Welch strutted 
in with her routine of songs. Miss 
Welch seemed disturbed by the or- 
chestra, yet managed to come back 
for a comedy song. Sho was dressed 
well and did not exit once, but dove- 
tailed Into each number. 

Mack and Castleton, two men, 
danced Into strong recognition. Eoth 
arc limber and graceful and sprin- 
kle a little comedy talk through 
their routine to allow for rests. 
Tho heavier of tho two sprang a se- 
ries of hard acrobatic danrcs that 
clicked. The slender chap handled 
the talk, whii h i.s wher<' more value 
could be added with crL-^i'Ier cJ^at- 
trr. Mal» y and OPrirn shewed 
tin ir iircst nt act as a no*v one about 
lln«r months ago. The act then wa<^ 
well round* d and now i.s presented 
in a polished manner. Maley for- 
merly w<«rked with Marino. Eddie 
Cashidy iranhed Into his philo.<^oph- 
ical monolog on, marri«d couples, 
being rewarded at times by out- 
bursts of applause. He has a good 
line of talk and dclivrs it well. 



Three minutes of logic in rhyme fln* 
Ished hl« offering. Tom Da vies and 
Co., a woman and two men, found 
the going easy. The plot consists of 
a man wanting to go out and his 
wife objecting becauso sho was 
afraid of burglars. A burglar enters 
while they are talking. Tho climax 
consists of the burglar proving to be 
a club member of the husband's. 
FIske and Fallon are dependable en- 
tertainers and qualify for big time 
company. Tho woman, an accom* 
plished Finger and Inf^trumcntalist, 
adds considerable with her sweet 
personality. The man does a hick 
who has gone daffy over an actress 
and feeds his partner cleverly. "Ond 
Two, Three' was assigned to « lose. 
Tho a^t has four male dancers and 
a woman. It op. ns in a pretty gray 
yt of drops, tho woman intro«liH ing 
tli« a«'t in song. Tho four m' n en- 
trr with song and dr.iico. The art's 
name is derived throuph, one. two, 
three being the tempo of the danc- 
ing. The dancing by llic quintet la 
riOt above the average and none im- 
press as possessing an abundance of 
talent. Otto Rardell and Otto antl 
(Jould and Gold not ueen at this 
.show. 




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EZRA MATTHEWS 

Xlsra Matthews, S8 (Malthewi 
and Blakeney), and brother of Treat 
Matthews (Matthews and MUItr)^ 
Tftudeyllle agent, died at the LifX« 
intton hospital, Brooklyn, N. T«| 
March Jll, following an oovsratioiw 



Mrs. Mary Patterson, 67 years CkM^ 
of Washington, D. C, whose daugli« 
ters, Mary and Helen, appeared lisril 
recently with "Two Little Qlrls In 
Bluer at the Colonial theatrs, dleA 
March 29 at the American Hospital^ 
Chicago, from injuries received aev« 
era] days before, when she fell dtfwni 
a flight of stairs at the Union bottL 



Mrs. P. J. Kennsdy, mother of th« 
Kennedy Brothers, oC va* dsTUISb 
journeyed to Knoxvillo, T .n., thl« 
week^with th^ body of her )eph«w« 
,Sgt. Chae. McQulre of th^ SOth Utr^ 
ISOth Machine Qun Co., whloh ar«. 
rived with the last nhipment Ot 
overseas dead this week. 



FRANK M. HOGAN 
Frank M. Hogan of the ticket de* 
partment of the HloglingB-Bamum 
& Bailey circus died at BellevuQ 
hospital, New York, April 1. Ha 
was buried at his home, JanesTllK 
Wis. 



The mother of Grant Oardncr 
died March 28 in Springncid, 



The mother of Jim Morgan (JiflOi 
and Betty Morgan) died at her bomA 
in Chicago. March tl. 



Eugene M. AussuCe, ringmaster 
at the Nouveau Cirque, Paris, ^OlsA 
March 20, aged 56. 



NEWS OF DAILIES 

The Theatre Quild has chosstt 
"From Morn to Midnight," hr 
George Kklser, for its private per« 
formance for subscribers only, Maj 
7 a I 14. 



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A movement is on foot in Neir 
York for the erection of a temple tO 
boi known as a Peace MemoriaL Ttoa 
project is to be taken before tha 
city administration. It is proposed 
that the city furnish the site fo tha 
building and tho endowmrnt neoes« 
sary. The idea is to establish • 
conservatory of musio such as exists 
In various European cities. 



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Tho Waldorf and McAlpin hoteM 
have installed radio recelviniT 
switchboards which makes i sslbls 
a guest of Ather establieiiment Uf* 
tening to the wireless cone ts by 
merely picking up the receiver |4 
his room. 



Francis K. Lieb is at Bellevn* 
hospital, suffering from veronal 
poisoninfC. 8unday night a messexk* 
ger was sent from the Sloan Ma* 
ternity hospital to tell Lieb of tba 
serious illness of his wife, and when 
the boy was unable fo get In ha 
summoned a policeman who brcAa 
in the door. Lieo was found on tba 
bed, unconscious. 



The Friars gave a complimentarjf 
dinner to H. H.Burnside, April 2. 



AMERICAN, CHICAGO 

Chicago, April 6. 
Business here for some time has 
been way off. But from the type of 
entertainment being presented it 
|ool<8 as though some efforts were 
»«lng made to economize. The cur- 
rent bill with four "show" acts on 
" out of 8lx is hardly one that 
jn^rits approbation. This hou-^e has 
wen advorllving for somo time 
loature' and headline acts. The ro 
^as not even what could be con- 
»<»ura a« a small time feature act 
0" the bill, the only recognized turn 
«"'l that was the next to closing 
o< t wa.s Frank Farronr tho mono- 
1%'ist. Fnrron is offoing an old and 
jhackncyca routine of "gags." Far- 
^'^'^ lias ability and a faculty of 
K«ling his war..:-, so for his own 
take should get m.-.tcrial. 

ITrl.K ^"feKl'ne, hoop rolling and 
boomcraui;. Th».se two have a big 



full stage flash turn and a worth- 
while routine. 

Delbridge and Gremmcr, a man 
and woman, with song and talk, all 
of the talk being done by the man 
with a group of darky dialect stories; 
tho man a rather good-looking chap 
and endowed with personality. Tho 
man can sell a good line of chat tor. 
but with a lot of old boys, such a?- 
he uses, it seems quite evident ho 
cannot make much headway. Tho 
woman, however, more than niaK<-.s 
up for tho vocal dcli'-il on lli^ P^i^^ 
ot the man. 

' Harbor and Jaokson, man Jiml 
woman, submitted a I«»t of non-.n- 
sleal patter, augmenfMl with ponps 
ard grotosMUO dancinr. Tlio mem. 
long \and loan, Is ft d<lin'nfor of 
rcc« ntrioity. Tho woman v. rves jis 
a good foil an«l <]«"s a i..mai k..t'!« 
ytraight. 

Fourth oanio the (hhyo'A M-t.i.^ 
revuo, a n«.'.<lty ofl« ring pn^:enl''l 
by llirro \\om«n A^.-l two men, 
whirh Maurice CM'nwnld iR sub- 
mitting tor a f.ature or f^.-^h turn 
on 11)0 smaller billn. There .« 
plenty of lla.h and cla.« to the turn 
from a scenic standpoint. The '..in- 



Bon girls, two young and winsome 
damsels, present a pretty picture in 
their dancing efforts. 

A violinist, who plays jazz and 
classic melodies during tho dance 
interludes, and a pianist who chants 
a bit while the violinist Is tuning 
up, arc also carried. The violinlat 
is a most welcome aequisition to the 
act and lendn it plenty of class. In 
its entirety the act is well arisembk'l 
and will serve as a feature turn for 
fhe smaller houses. Closing the sliow 
were the Four H« nry?, two men a»»d 
two worn*;!), W)tli .'I novo! cquiiibrJ.-^- 
tic off'-rin^;. '^ 



^ ACADEMY 

Chicago, Aiiil 5. 

.Crin'lir.g along rfradiiy from noon 
until 11 p. ni., with no jn-ei^ i: o ot 
overburd< rung fRrformrrs with 
.■ralaiy, this tbcatr*' Icatftl in the 
heart of the 'Jlop ' house <l»stii<t 
.still manages to do a j^ood and con- 
• Irtont b;if;In« --I. 

Opening tho show were th*^ 
Piraro Duo, man an<l woman, witli 
gymnastic and criuilibristic foat«. 
T!:e man goes through a good 



routine of stunts using chairs and 
tables while the woman proves to 
be a fitting aid. 

"Deucing It," Howard and Earl, 
man .oiid woman submitted a 
routine of song and dance. They 
are going back to the clog style of 
dancing and much interest is man- 
ife.sted. 

Thon came CJcor^e and .Selma 
Walters, with lomedy talk, singing 
and dancing which served to amuse 
for Ifi minut«s. Following them 
w»re tho Aloha Ilawallans, three 
men and two women, with Innlru- 
montation on ilio st<el guitars and 
iikeh I< H. liIi:^;hing with native danc- 
ing of iho "llu-T^a" typo. This act 
< r».atf<l a s< nsation, mostly on ac- 
count of tho lihishlng dance. 

Xfxt to rlcj^lng were lOlliott oimI 
Link«>. man and woman, with an 
ab'mdanoc of rapid lire eorne<ly 
talk that w< nt ov« r in hurricane 
fashion. 

Closing wrro Ilazeltinc's <^'irrns 
prore of dogs and ponies. I>iiiing 
the triek intorludes by the animals 
tho man exocnted a numhrr of bar- 
rel jumping feats whilo th« wmaTi 
did a "ontortion ^ )i»^« irOit y. 



Robert B. Mantell and Genevley# 
Hamper may spend 10 weeks in To« 
kio next season at the invitation of 
tho Imperial Theatre of the Japan* 
etie capital. A financial guarantee 
accompanios the invitation. 



Oliver Morosoo was divorced at 
Detroit March 30 and married {^elnuk 
I'aley at t:^anta Ana, Cal., two days 
later. The divorce proceedings wer» 
begun several months ago, and it Is 
understood that Morosco settled 
$200,000 upon his first wife, who wa4 
Annie Cockrcll of Ban Francisco* 



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Acronlhig to a cable report, Peggy 
Hopkins Joy CO h<as consented to 
marry Henri Lctellier, publisher of 
the "Journal" in Paiis. 



A motion picture, <i,000 feet In 
length, which is to explain the Bin« 
stein theory of relativity has been 
completed in Germany |ind will 
shortly be ^'xhibited in tVus country. 



Peggy Davis, a Ziegfeld show girl, 
who has been misjrtng for the past 
three months, was found in a West 
Side sanitarium rarly this week. 
.She was pennil<H«. 



Otis i=?klnnfr was robbrd of $200 
while pi. lying New inlean."». The 
mon^^y w.i** t.ii.m from bis room in 
tho J>t. C'b.ii;- s hef»l. 



Mary Harden has rerelvod an 
offer of $-:'0,0(iO from h«r former 
manager, i'li.arb < I^. Wagner, for a 
f eason K coinr ri iiinr. Miss Garden 
sails for Monto Carlo in Juno aiid 
will be al.'rouV until next Hepr« mbcr. 

lf« b n M« ».krn and TI»miphrcy Bo- 
>:.iit have t.tk«'!i out a licenflo to 
wed. Mr. Bog.jrt is at pr« n» nt play- 
ing in "Up the- T-.udd« r" r.r.d Miss 



Alcnkrn ^va' 
•'I lifting.' 



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ft Havana, April 1. 

Tho entertainment now offerod In 
tho Cuban capital l-* mo?it varied. 

.«nd until after the Olympiad of tiio 
Latin-Americas, to open liere Cuban 
Independiiicc Day, May .10, will dur- 
paas other years. 

, Holland B. Juilkins. resilorit man- 
ager for John McL:. IJowmaii!* Hol'.-I 
Scvilla, la roguiiating to hrirs t>i 
Cuba real American fchov/.H, v^ith 
Indications haning towurJ a mu- 
sical production Wiih plenty of gu.lo 
and special rvimbers. He In:* be'^n 
n«ffOtiatin>j for tho use of the Na- 
tional theater. The matter has been 
taken up with Hany Askins anl 
John Meitii, both of whom saw 
prospects duiir.g their recent vi^it. 

Mears also has a plan to u'.tlizc 
the new Theater Capito'.io for a 
brisk musical come.ly. liut the de- 
mand for 14 performanof'S wet'kly 
was considered a bit 8tronii'>us. The 
theater is well OQUippeJ, but id a 
band-box sort of house. 

The recently opened Com<» !ia Th»'- 
ater U doing well and ha.«< tho cr»*;im 
of the Cuban society patronage Top 
prices for Cuba are beina oi»tained 
for Spaniel productions and some 
French farces. Marti Theater runs 
to. the "Merry ^Viduw'• sort of pio- 



iuctlons, with an occasional Spanish 
variety show, and draws well al ♦-' 
top. 

Hivani hi9 always been consid- 
ered a good iircus town, but came a 
c!opper this winter. Both show.s 
thai have made this their main win- 
ter stop for year.s went blooey. One 
which stays here as a rule during 
the entire .season pulled stakes after 
ibrn.^ wt^eks of miserable busine>s 
and d'^pirr^'d f«»r Mt^xiro. Another 
that has always toured the interior 
after a prolonged Havana engage- 
ment gave up and succumbo,! f«»r 
the winter. Heisoii? Ju>*t general 
depression, so far as could be ob- 
.sorved. 

Cubans ar.^ coming out of tle> 
deluge of laok-of-cashitis, anil it 
n~»w seems oj)portune for ontertain- 
m^nt managers to look o\er the field. 
Tliey like girl shows and favor 
Amt.'i-vNifi ptTformers. At present 
we are surfeited with makeshift 
s?outh American stuff. Josef Hof- 
man di«l well at his i.remier, Fritz 
Kreisler also rt^'eivinc: good patron- 
age M.'iruuorite Sylva gave a single 
p»Tform.'uice ntid flew back to Flor- 
,ida with lur hi:sband. Major B. I^. 
Smith of I lie Aeromarine Airways. 
l'rl»«da Hem pel was well received 
.•arlier in the season. So was Sousa. 



IN LONDON 

(Continued from page 3) 

•trongly at the hotel that Sir Os- 
wald Stoll engaged them to app'-ar 
as a turn at tho Coliseum, where 
they "stop the show" twice daily. 



The Palladium's change of policy 
has been inaugurated by the produc- 
tion of as excellent a revue as Lon- 
don has seen. The producer has not 
strained his mental capacity in his 
search for originality, but he has 
managed to dish up the usual revue 
menu with some exceedingly good 
effects. The music Is excellent, the 
dresses beautiful, the chorus comely 
and the comedy, often the last con- 
sideration in a West End revuf*, Is 
well to the fore. The opening shows 
us an aerodr me in which a harried 
producer bemoans the loss of his 
leading people, he is saved by vol- 
unteers from the audience^ and the 
fun commences in earnest when 
Charles Austin, l.,orna and Toots 
Pounds go for a trip In an airship. 
Following c'>me scones which surely 
touch on every possible topic and 
almost all parts of the globe. A 
candy store, a tube station, a South 
Sea Island, Pierrot Land, a glimpse 
at the Kussian revolution, the zoo, a 
harem and the realization of a series 
of old print.« of London being among 
thorn. The harem rctne pos.sesses a 
novel effect, which .is doubtless sug- 
gested by tho Hippodromes "j;peo- 
trum analysis." In a "black oul" we 
Bee black girls dressed In whit*». but 
when the liaiits go up the girls are 
white. "Col')rlan<l" is another b au- 
tiful scene, and in this ^t)rn.a Pounds 
makes the big hit of the evening. 
Toots Pounds scores he.wiiy in the 
Old London scenes, and both tiie 
twisters get away v.ith 'I.ovint? 
Trombone Men" and the Klaxon 
horn finals. Tiiis finale is respon- 
sible for a mo.st infernal din, tho 
audience being handed miniatin-e 
horns. But it has neither the effect 
nor the Joyousne.«s of the C. B. 
Cochrane tambourine stunt in "The 
League of Notions." Another scene 
which is a big succe^;? Is that In 
which the Pounds gir!^ give imper- 
sonations of the Dollies and the 
Duncan Sisters. Charles Austin 
worlrs hard throup-hout. and to his 
broad humor and clever work much 
of the revue's success Is due. Month.^ 
shouUi c". ip.<o itefore .a ohani;^ of 
bill Is requited m Art^yle street. 



Jo^ephln^ Karle is the Ii«?sf re- 
cruit from the legitimat*^ to vaude- 
ville, opening successful'y at the 
Pavilion. CJlasgow. 



cast had very little material to work 
with, but did their best. Gertrude 
Elliott, l.'eMitifulIy gowned, was 
hardly tiie typist the ordiniwy man 
meets in Soho, but she did all she 
could to make the lady real. 

Unless help comes and quickly the 
existence of the Stage Society Is 
threatened and it will be unable to 
carry out its present season's pro- 
gram for lack of funds. This society, 
by far the best of the semi-profes- 
sional producing companies which 
abound in London I. as been respon- 
sible for introducing many remark- 
able plays to both the footlights and 
the public. The production which Is 
likely to be its last Is as remarkable 
as any of its predecessors. "Six 
Characters in Search of an Author." 
produced at the Kingsway on Feb- 
ruary 27, is the work of an Italian, 
Luigl Pirandello, and Is strikingly 
original. Is somewhat Grand Gul- 
gnolish. There Is also some indeli- 
cacy In speaking of sex matters. 
Pirandello writes the first act of a 
play. Having got so far he tires of 
his theme and casts that MS. aside, 
leaving hi^ six characters stranded. 
Determined that they shall be In an 
a'ted drarna. they ^o to a theatre 
where a play is in rehearsal. The 
piece is another play by Pirandello^ 
arid tiiey bf»g tho pro<lucer to put 
them in. Ilventuoliy he consents. 
The drama which follows Is terrible 
tragedy itx the setting of modern 
comedy. It tells of llie seduction of 
a stepdaughter by her stepfather, 
and the bitter sliame and agony of 
the mother and tho rest of the fam- 
ily. In the end tws of the children 
commit s^uicide, and the other 
strandoil character.^ vanish as they 
c ime. "Somebody let the curtain 
down:** the stage manager cries, and 
the play is ended- "Six Characters 
In Search of an Author' was bril- 
liantly aeleJ. 



/^ 



Douglas Murray has written sev- 
eral good comedies, notably The 
Man from Toionto," but in "Sitah 
of Soho," whi'h followed ' I'adJy the 
Next Be-t Thing' to the Savoy on 
I'ebruary 2:V he has failed to live 
up to the pionii-e he trave. The play 
is artificial, wordy, bad The lirst 
act promises well enough, but after 
that the author loses the trail and 
pins his faith on the old "in and out 
of doors' fcitualions of f.irco, and 
eplgrammatiral verbiage. Di -k 
Ranee, the son of a grocer milliof.- 
airs, loves a pretty typi.«it. Sarali. 
This does not suit the millionaire'- 
book at all and he buys h-;>r off with 
£30.000. With half tlie n.onoy she 
goe.^ into "society"; witli th-^ sec- 
ond half tihe speculite-* :it\d makes 
a fortune. Tl;en she pays the grocer 
back. She is a big social .'•ucce.'s 
and has a real good time snui)blng 
.the snobbish Uancu fami y in a 
series of scenes in which all the 
characters dash "oil' and "on" with- 
out any real reason. Meanwhile 
Dick has been Jilted by the daughter 
of a peer. He tlit-refore, it belni; 
necessary to bring the play to a sat- 
isfactory conclusion, returns to 
Sarah, and nil is well. There are 
one or two .'^ide issues in the plot, 
but nothing to speak of. For some 
part of the evening fh«» audienee w.is 
restless nnd the "bird" wa.<» threat- 
ened, but the tabs f.dl safely on a 
"mixed" recej)ti«>n. Whatever suc- 
cess "Sarah of Soho" achieves l.s dti#» 
to Lottie \'anne. who was brilliant 
•8 the ffrocer's wife. The icbl ot the 



"The Co-Optimists/' a oo-oper- 
ativa organization of specialty 
artist.^, which has enjoyed a highly 
successfu. engagement at tho I'al- 
a^e. is not doing so well now. 
Viewed from the standpoint of an 
American theatrical attraction, it 
would not h ■ a formidable one. It 
Is, In reality, a travesty on the style 
of show given at the English sea- 
shore resorts on the beach, with the 
performer"! passing around tho hat. 
The big hit of tho entertainment is 
Laddie Cliff with a coon song, "Coal 
Black Mammy," characterizing it as 
a floppy old "nigger." Tho charac- 
terization is not a bit like the real 
thing and would be ridiculous in 
America. 



FOREIGN REVIEWS 



^i: 



MAN IN DRESS' CXOTHES 

London, March 25. 

David Belasco, in association with 
Charles B. Cochran, presented at tho 
Garrick here last night a play in 
three acts adapted by Seymour 
Hicks from the French, entitled 
The Man in Dre.53 Clothes." It may 
be rea-<t»nabiy infeiied lliat Ml\ Be- 
lasco controls the American rights. 

The piece Is and is not a good 
play. It is excellent in spots, but 
the denoument is obvious and in- 
evitable. It is a combination of 
Georges Ohnefs famous novel, "The 
Iron Mailer," and a conventional 
naugiity French farce. 

Lucien loves Ciermaine. He is 
wealthy, titled au'i romantic. A 
marriage is arranged and tJermaine 
goes through wiili the ceremony, 
feeling she is being sacrificed. 
Lucien, understanding the situation, 
makes no demands on his wife, set- 
tles the bulk of his fortune upon 
Germaine and enters upon a life of 
I'arisian dissipation. The play opens 
one year after the marriage cere- 
mony in the apartment of Lutien. 
He has spent tlie remainder of his 
fortune, and tlie sheriff and baililYs 
come to take away the contents of 
his apartment, leaving him only a 
bedstead, wa.^hstand and one suit of 
clothes. At this 'juncture enter his 
wife with I lie re<iuest that he grant 
her a di\orce «,o she may marry an- 
other man whom she believes she 
loves. 

The second act finds the count and 
a friend at a fashionable restaurant, 
without funds, anxiously seeking an 
invitation to dinner. Tlie wife and 
her suitor enter. She discovers the 
true situation of affairs, and the 
third act finds her once more in 
Lucien'H apartment, and the curtain 
falls with the faithful old hoci.semai.l 
placing a second pllfftw on the bed. 

The adaptation by Mr. Hicks, who 
Is also the star. Is whoUj* ineoiisist- 
ent, and for this reason would have 
to be rewritten for America. To be 
8urc» Mr. Hicks has written a char- 
acteristically Hlcksonian part for 
Bimself. but not true to life. .At one 
moment In the piece he explains 
that he Is an unsophisticated country 
gentleman and a moment later ut- 
ters flippant cosmopolitan reportee, 
very much along the fashion we in 
New York have come to accept from 
our Willie Collier. They expect such 
shafts of wit from Hieks in London 
as we do from Collier in New York. 
but it is wholly incongruous to the 
development of the plot of "The 
Man in Dress Clothes." 

Drastically readapted and with a 
romantic actor like, let us say. 
Lionel Atwil', and staged with all 
the Belasco accoutrements, "The 
Man in r)ress Clothes" looks like a 
good theatrical gamble for "The 
States." ~ Jolo. 



AUSTRALIA 

By ERIC H. GORRICK 



I 



Pub!i.«hed In book form In 1920, 
Arnold liennett's "Body and Soul" 
has Just been produced as a play by 
the repertory company at the Liver- 
pool Plavh.ouse. The action con- 
cerns bo^u>^ psychic happenings and 
soul transmission from one iterson 
to another. Tho soul of Laily Mab 
Infola passes to Blanche Nixon, a 
typewriter saleswoman. Blanche 
does r"markab'o things, finishing 
with giving away all the mon.'y her 
!;kl>'>hip possesses. It was well pro- 
dL^d an J acted. 

Among th.^ plays with which we 
are rhrouen-'^d is one from Czecko- 
SlovaI;ia. Itoughly the story tell.-? of 
a profe.-.sor who" produces a Fyn- 
thetic man. He is guaranteed to 
function for 10 year.^. Plea.-^ed with 
the original, the professor sets up 
a factory and turr^s out quantities 
of thes<» "creatures." who find a 
realy sale. All the factories in the 
world employ them and they are 
even trained is soldiers. Ultimately 
they get fresh, kill off the humans, 
until one one man is left. Then they 
discover that they don't know how 
r-^profluvc their own species, also 
that they are rar>idly running down. 
They plead with the one human be- 
ing who h »s survived the massacre, 
but he nnnot lo'Ip them. They've 
slaughtered lh«» onlv people who 
knew the secret. He, however, no- 
tice.^ that ofiH rtiale and »»ne female 
m.tchine differ from the others Inas- 
much as they app'Mr unselfish. The 
human therefore advises thsm to 



SON ALTESSE 

Paris, March 12. 

The latest production of the Gau- 
mont company is a comedy In four 
parts, realized by H. Desfontalnes 
from a scenario by Delphi Fabrlce, 
which will please the average pic- 
ture goer. "Son Altesse" (His 
Highness) constitutes a sentimental 
reel in which the producer has em- 
bodied all the romantic points pos- 
sible and depicted a clean love 
story. 

Briefly 'told. It describes a young 
prince, Victor, heir to the throne 
of an Imaginary kingdom. Ho is 
visiting Paris and abandons his 
diplomatic friends to mix with tlie 
people, often accompanied by a 
friend. Marcelin. During a police 
raid he conducts a street vocalist to 
shelter, being afterwards thanked 

give the rein to tlieir natural de- 
sires. They do so and a new race 
is created. And yet people still write 
columns about our sadness and 
societies are formed to brighten 
London. 



The Actors* Association has made 
a start with its stock company 
scheme which is hoped will meet 
tho pre.sent tinemploymcnt crisis, 
but th^ l\ilace Battersea does not 
seem the brightest house at which 
to launch the ^^nterprise. although 
the manager, Fred Baugh, is back- 
ing the thing generously. He has 
guaranteed the Employment Fund 
JCJO a Week for four weeks In re- 
turn for which the A. A. provides 
play, plavers and printing; the 
theatre meeting all other expenses. 
The amount is not a large one, but 
small though It Is. r.au£,'h looks 
like losing on hia philanthropy 
unless business is bttter Jhere 
than usual. Tiie pjeee cho^e-n for 
the opening is ' Ea.st Lynne" and we 
cannot but think that a less hack- 
neyed piece might have been found. 
The (»ld inovincial adage. 'When In 
doubt put up East L>nrie" may not 
be as near llie truth as it was t»'n 
years ago. Some of th-^ nam<-s In 
the cast give a better i-b-a of the 
parlous Ftate of things th.in any- 
thing else could do. 



Hermaf^ ' Fin«-k foll-.ws the late 
.Tam»'.'» W Tate as comp'ser for 
the Wylie-Tate prodiK^tmns. II« is 
also composer of tiie revue whieh 
Nelson Keys produ-es at the Atu- 
ba;»sAddr at the end of March. 



HER MAJESTY'S —After an ab- 
sence of fourteen years "The Merry 
Widow" made her reappearance 
March 4. Franz Lehar's opera 
proved as popular as when first pro- 
duced here. Originally Intended 
only to play a twelve nights' season, 
the bubiness attracted lias been so 
big the season has been extended. 
Gladys Moncrieff as Sonia is the 
outstanding hit. This young singer 
was trained for the stage by Mrs. 
Hugh Ward, wife of Hugh J. Ward. 
director of Williamson -Tait. 

CRITERION.— Nicola. March IS. 
Emelie I'olinI and Frank Harvey in 
"My Lady s Dress ' 

PALACE.— March H. Allan Doono 
in "Broadway Jones" (revival). 

G. O. H— "Dick Whiitington.*' 

ROYAL.— The Pirates of Pen- 
zance'' was revived here March 1. 
by W^illiamson-Talt. Business has 
been big. A magnificent orchestr.i 
under the baton of M. CJustave 
Slapoffski added to tho suecess of 
the production. Strella Wll.'^on as 
Mabel, daughter of General St.uiley, 
made an emphatic success. V ictor 
Prince .scored the comedy hit. 
Charles Mettam as the pirate ap- 
prentice was poor. John Ralson 
scored a hit as the pir.itp king. 
Scenery and lighting effects de- 
lightful. 

TIVOLI.— Since F:ila Shields de- 
parted from tl is house business has 
slumped. The average takings dur- 
ing her seaso* exceeded £2.000 
weekly. This is a record. J. W. 
Rickaby is ^he featured j»ttraction 
tills week. His work is fairly clever. 
He is not the draw that Wilkie Bard 
and Miss Shiehis proved to be. 
Holding down No. 6 spot, he went 
over well. Closing the kIiow is the 
iluusion. "Sawing a Woman in 
Half." The act is presented by P. 
.Vbott. During its presentation 
many peoj)Ie walked out. Fox News 
opene<l. Neil Melness in Scotch 
songs and stories set the vaudeville 
portion going. Renoa and Arta. 
xylophone, went well. The Three 
Lottos, trick cycli.^ts. presented a 
clever act. The Two Rascals 
(Fields and O'Donnahue) is tlie first 
American act to be plaj-ed at this 
house since Harry Musgrove took 
charge. "Working nKirly thirty 
minutes with songs and stories, the 
l>oys juilled an absolute riot. Clif- 
ford Morgan, recitations, just got 
over. 

Fl'LLER'S— Busin«»ss Is fair at 
this house. Gladys and Alber opened. 
The Darrasjhs wervt wtll with songs 

by her husband, who believes the 
prince to be a store assistant. Meet- 
ing Frlquette, a pretty laundress, in 
their society, they dance together 
and fall in love, but the dream Is of 
fdiort duration. The ambassador in- 
terrupts a supper party to inform 
Victor his uncle Is deceased and he 
must leave his new friends at once 
to be crowned king. Frlquette is In 
despair, realizing a real prince is be- 
3'ond her sphere. Victor returns to 
his kingdom, followed by Friquette 
and her companions, anxious to view 
the coronation. 

A wicked journalis-t gets wind of 
the prince's former escapade and 
alludes to it in his reports, so that 
the past becomes known at court. 
In the meanwhile Victor has mar- 
ried a princess, but he Is wearied by 
the ceremonies and appears to de- 
test his young wife. The queen 
causes Frlquette to be brought into 
her presence, nnd taking counsel 
from the girl she changes the court 
etiquette so judiciously that her 
husband is enraptured. 

Frlquette sadly returns to her 
laundry, wl;lch is subventioned by 
her former admirer, and becomes 
prosperous, while the young king Is 
now a happy man In Ms own hom<». 
This film will suit the people in any 
country as an ordinary French film 
without any particular pretention | 
beyond amusing the audience. The j 
photographic work is in Gaumont's 
best style. Kctidrcw. 



and violin playing-. Antonio NotrelU 
made a hit with selections from 
grand opera. Remona. mentallst 
presented a clever act. Connors and 
Paul went over bigr. Newman and* 
Wynne got applause for sketchL 
Newall and Wiggins, jugglers, poor 
type of act. Pagden and Stanley 
pleased with songs and crosgfir ^ 
Phrozo, billed as the human do^H 
proved to be man dressed up. Act^ 
becomes tiresome. Hats McKar - 
banjolst, weak. Edgar Beyn( " 
closed. 

TOWN HALL— Spivakovskv. 

LYCEl^M— "The Little Mini.ster.^ 
Agnes Ayres In "The Furnace " 

GLOBE— "The Sheik." 

STRAND. — Connie Talmadge 
"Woman'.s Place." 'The Amazinir 
Quest of Mr. Bliss." 




MELBOURNE 

MAJESTY S. — 



• .V 



Night 

"Johnny, Get Your 
the Next Be«t 



HER 

Out." 

r.ov.xr,. 

Glm." Hit. 

KINCi S.— "Paddv 
Thing." 

TlVDid.— "All the Winners.- Re- 
vue. Bert (Jilbert. Scott Ar^jyll. 
Yost and Claddy. 

PRINCESS.— "Bluebeard •• 

PALACE. — Allan Kilkie Co. 

LYRIC— "Pierrot Punch." 

P.I JOF.— Jack Bircliley, Bere ford 
and Rennie, Trent and Sadie. Two 
Nichols, Bert Coleman. American 
Revue Co. with Ward and Sherman. 

M.\.IF:STIC. — "Lahoma." "John 
Foi-est Finds Himself." 

LYCIX-M.—' The Sheik " 



ADELAIDE 
G.VRDEN.— Humphrey Bi.vhop Co. 
A rSTRAL— English I'ierrois 
i:r>VAL.— Babes in the Wood." 
KING'S. — Jennie Hartley, Court- 
ney and Mr. C. Gus Raglus. Georgs 
Deane. Loala Stantone, Sam Stern, 
Alberto. 

Vt^RK.— "Torable David" (pio- 
ture>. 



BRISBANE 

ROYAL— Robbery I nder Arms." 

CREMORNE— Edgely and Da we, 
Pauline Bindley, Arthur Aldridge, 
Beatrice Hollowty, Robert Greig, 
Fred Bluett, Clifford O'Keefe, Colin 
Crane. Nell Flemming. 

EMPIRE.— Ling nnd Long. Walsh 
and Verne. Hal Rae, Craydon and 
Mack, Richardson Brothers and 
Cherrie. Sunshine Co. 

MAJESTIC. — • -common Clay" 
(picture*. 

TIVOLI— Frank Mayo in *Th» 
Blazing Trail." 

Ferry the Frog has made 100 con- 
secutive performances at I'alact 
theatre.^Melbourne. 



"Way Down East" opens at ihs 
Strand March 11. 

"The Sheik," at the Globe. Is get- 
ting II top at Saturday matinee and 
night shows. Picture is a boom 
hero. 



^fary Graham, of Jack and Mary 
Graham, gave birth to a babv girl 
dast week, Oct is on Fuller circuit. 



Yost and Clady. Holdcn and Gra- 
ham. Goodfellow and Gregson. Scott 
Argyll, Talbot O'Farrell, Malcolm 
Scott and Sam Barton have been 
booked for a tour of the Tivoll cir- 
cuit. 



Clatide Flemming wi:i producs 
"The Little Dutch Girl" for William- 
son-Tait in Perth, Western Aus- 
tralia. Jack Hogue will play load. 

Annette ICellerman Is to producs 
a picture in New Zealand. 



Gardner and Revere, after a rec- 
ord season on the Fuller circuit, 
leave for America March S. 



Fuller's open a new theatre In 
Newcastle next week. 



The Green Room Club will hold 
Its twentieth annual revel at the 
George M. Cohan, Easter Sunday. 
Apid 16. Bernard Randall will be 
In charge of the &how. Ont of the 
features will be "The Serennders," 
a thirty-people string orchestra 
playing mandolins, guitars and 
banjos. 



May Irwin h'ft last we'-k fi»r h'^r 
summer home on the St. Lav\rence 
River. She has abandoned her plan 
of converting the Irwins" river home 
into a road house. 

The first staff eng.igement of the, 
Atniiatcd Tlicatros' C4irporation was 
made last week when I'.lvia P.at«'s 
was etigag'^d as secretary to I. H 
Herk. Miss B.ites has been agent - 
Ing on her own for th»^ past several 
months, and will prid>ably close h.er 
ofilee immediately to take up her 
new di'.ties. 



Oliver Morose) is reported to 
have had a man in Sap Franej^co 
looking over neveial houses the 
producer wants -jr >iock. 



Marcelle, an American illusionist, 
wiio had a disastrous season in Nevr 
Zealand, has been engaged by Uirry 
Musgrove as scenic artist. 



William J. Kellv Is mikii-g \ big 
hit In New Zealand. 



"Broadway Jones" opens at Pal- 
ace theater this month, with -Vllen 
Doone featured. 



E. .T. Gravestock, concert manager 
for J. and N. Tait. has resigneiV He 
will import .artists and coiitluet con- 
cert tours. The first artist to be 
fxplolK d by Mr. Gravestock wii: be 
Ro.sina Bui kman. 



".Afifd of the Mounrains" Is to bS 
re\ived here next montli. . .Another 
»♦ viv.il will be 'The I'.elle of New 
York." 



G'Mie Rl.hards has been ertrared 
b\ \\'i:ii.imson -T lit to |)r«>du^-^^ T'^* 
OHrien C,\i\" and ".Maty."' 



Ji'^'r "\TarMn. rope «pinner was 
eonviot»'d on a chart;' of tiht lining 
L'l iO on an automobil^.b^ nu.ins of 
false i>vetences. 

TrTii;ii J. Ward has re.sign-d from 
WiMiamson-T.nf. He \< Roitot '<» 
bui.. I theater.-, and prt»due.' Inde" 
pendently. 



RB 



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rriday, April 7. 1922 



V A RI ET Y 



27 



THE LAUGHING HIT OF 1922 ' 



JACK POTSDAM Presents 



JEAN 



RALPH 




AND 




In "A FEW MINUTES WITH OUUA" 

WHILE PLAYING THE WEEK OF MARCH 20th. AT THE COLONIAL THEATRE. AKRON. OHIO, THIS MAN AND WOMAN COMEDY ACT WAS 
SWITCHED FROM THIRD POSITION TO CLOSING THE SHOW, FOLLOW ING A SURE-FIRE BILL AND SCORED A DECIDED HIT. 



MATINEE SHOW MONDAY, MARCH 20 

VON CELLOS 
LARRY COMER 

f COY AND WALTON 

MRS. GENE HUGHES & CO. 

BOB LA SALLE 

ROSCOE AIL^ and 

KATE PULLMAN and BAND 



AND FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK THE 
PROGRAM RAN AS FOLLOWS: 

VON CELLOS 
LARRY COMER 

I 

MRS. GENE HUGHES 

BOB LA SALLE 

ROSCOE AILS and 

t 

KATE PULLMAN and BAND 

AND 

M'COY AND WALTON 



THE FOLLOWING LETTER FROM THE MANAGER 

SPEAKS FOR ITSELF 






rCIBCR A 8HCA AMUSEMENT COMPANY 
LEUEEt AND MANAfiERS 

AKRON'S LEADINO VAUDEVILLE THEATRE 

Colonial Theatre 

AKRON. OHIO. March 22. 1922 

Mr. Jack Potsdam. 
Loew'a Annex Bldg., 
160 West 46th St., 
New York, N. Y.: 

Dear Sir:— 

In reply to your letter of the 21 tt regarding my 
reason for switching McCOY A WALTON from third 
position to closing the show, I with to state that it was 
the only act on the bill that I could use to follow ROSCOE 
AILS and KATE PULLMAN. 

I am proud tft say that they held the position very 
good — so very good, in fact, that my report to the New 
York Office will show that I reported them as doing 
"very big" in the closing position. 

Youre truly. 
(Signed) B. L. KEARNEY, 

Manager. 



Direction GLADYS BROWN— WM. S. HENNESSY OFFICE 

COLONIAL, LAKCASTEE. PA.. FiBST HALF NEXT V/EEK (APRIL 1012), WM. NIXON, PHILADELPHIA, LAST HALF NEXT WEEK (APEIl 13-15) 



CORRESPONDENCE 



The cities under Corresponde 
ss follows, and on oao^s; 

BALTIMORE 35 

BOSTON 33 

BUFFALO 27 

CLEVELAND ,.,,, 33 

DAVENPORT, lA 38 

DETROIT 34 

INDIANAPOLIS 34 

KANSAS CITY. 34 



nee in this issue of Variety »r9 

MONTREAL 35 

NEW ORLEANS 37 

PHILADELPHIA 39 

PITTSBURGH 33 

PORTLAND, ORE 27 

ROCHESTER 34 

SYRACUSE 38 

iWASHINGTON 37 



critic of liie "Xews" commonted at 
some length on the fact, callinp tho 
show ".'■•(•I'hi'^tiratetl," antl inlimnt- 
iJig that It ^vaa harOIy i)roi)«r for 
yoin);; giri:?. Which, of course, as- 
surotl a big wc.k'a business. 



Both the Criterion and the 01\m- 
pic are \nnlfrgoIng altcration.s. with 
the fut'ii"' policies .«?till shroudnl in 
pecrcpy. The Criterion .stage is be- 
ing rcm^ul* I'll perhaps with a view 
to hou^ihti productions of Eonie 
fsort. 



BUFFALO 

By SIDNEY BURTON 
Loews this week began an exten- 
sive billing campaign covering the 

f^.^^"^«;v" se.nion. ThI.s makes llie 
tnii'l of t5:o big houses to adopt th»^ 
method of advtrtising— the Hip and 
h?"''5 ^l^^^'i having both gore into 
tni.s tiehl rLCO)nly. 



<^. Sharp. Minor, organist at the 
i^iiiyetfft .S'iuare. came liere e'\ 
^•ooks ago at J330 a week and no 

i-nr!'''^'"^- ^'•'^•"^ ^^^^'^ ^le ask.d for 
»ouo weokly. a year's contract and 

ln.° ,?"* ^^*'' ^■•'»<^'ition with pay. He 
jot tho j^oo and the contract. Th^ 
ngure ]^^ an earthquake for local 
»nonm«n. ..pinion being pracfical'v 
unnmmrM.s that no organist is worth 
»nai rnurli. although Minor can 



carry any film across for a wallop. 
Lafayette Square this neck goes 
from hix to live arts of vaud*:'villc 
as permanent i)olicy. 

Julian Eltinge, addressing the 
IJuffalo Advertising club at the La- 
fayette liotel Tuesday, told of his 
seven months* trip in tho Orient. 
Kltinge said the sojourn cost him 
$70,000. While in India, he was ui>- 
ablo to apixar as the weather was 
so warm his make-up melted. 



A perulinr feature of the showing 
of "The Varying Shore' at tlie Ma- 
jestic last week was tho fact that 
the audiencns were composed large- 
ly of young girls. At tho opening 
Monday, half tho audience were 
flappers and sevr-ral of the boxes 
contained groups of debutantes. The 



HART, WAGNER and KERN 

In "GOING TO THE OPERA" 

ORIC;iNAL, COMEDY, \ARIETY 

Act Written by JOHN P. MEDBURY 

T:.U n>*k (April S), McVitkfr'B, Cldraco 



"Llglitnin"' (Milton Nobles Co.) 
is bacic at the Majestic this wf'ek 
for a rtturn engagement. Picture 
offerings include: Hipp. "What No 
Man Knows": Lafayette, "Shame"; 
T^oew s, "Mo!an of the I>ady Letty"; 
Strand, "(^ame Chicken"; Academy, 
"New Disciple." 



PORTLAND, ORE. 

IlElLKl — WVek 27th, Ethel Ear- 
rymore in "Declasscc." 

HAKER.— Haker Stock Co. Jn 
"Tlie Ituined Lady." 

LYRIC— Lyiic Mu.«ical Comedy 
Co. in "Let's Go." 

Picturrs. — Liberty, Richard Bar- 
thelmess in "The Seventh Day"; 
Columbia, "All for a Woman"; 
Ilivoll, (Jeorge Arliss li» "Tho Ilul- 
ing I'assion'; Blue Mouse, "The 
Birth of a Nation"; People's, "Fool- 
ish Wives"; Majestic, "Wliy An- 
nounce Your Marriage?"; Hippo- 
drome, "The Night Hors'man." 

r. S. .Tcnsen, head of the firm of 
Jfusm fc Von Horb^rg, controlling 
40 picture houses in ilie Northwest, 
returned last week from a trip 
through the territory lliat resulted 
in closing thrco houses — one each at 
Bellingiiam and W'enatchee, Wasli., 
nnd Mirat F'alls. Mont. Jens^^n de- 
clares a general cut in admission 
prices to J. & Von H. houses is be- 
ing started. 



cago Grand Opera company, with 
Mary Garden singing twice during 
t)u> season, grossed $7y.K96, with 
"Monna Vanna" on the llr.st night 
doing best with a tako of $20,144. 
The guarantee was $7L'.500 and of 
the gross $7.1*63 went to war tax, 
leaving a prollt of $133, which 
cheered the local backers. The com- 
pany will be askfd c* return next 
year. W. T. Panglo, veteran North- 
west showman and manag»^r of the 
HeJlig lln-atre. enginorrrd the local 
season at the Auditorium. 



Kobert Bruce, maker of motion 
picture sconics, is massing his forces 
iiere for his summers work, taking 
his former cameraman, John La- 



Mond, away from the "Josh" Binney 
Pictures company, and LaMond'n 
wife. Mayo Mcthot, out of the cast 
of the Baker Stock company. 



Mrs. Anthony Euw«r (Ruby Page 
Ferguson) Is en route to Portland 
with her poet husband to m.ake her 
home. The Euwers have a big 
orchard at Hood Rivrr. Mrs. Euuer 
contemplates opening a dramatic 
school here. 



DR. PRATT 



FACE SURGEON 
Fact Liftlni 

cr'cw.?.";"""' (40 West 34th St.) 

Eytlld* Y«uthifl«tf irbon* S9 Feeo) 



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BILLY 



MALEY •"<» O'BRIEN 

In "UP and DOWN" 

JtST COMn.KTINCJ LOKW TOUR 

This Week (April 3) — Rialto, Chicago 

Direction: HANLON & TISHMAN 



Five loeal appearances of the Chi 



JONiA AND HER HAWAIIANS 

Assisted by EDWARD SHAW 

Singing — Music and Dancing 

Thin UrrL (April .<). MiVickmi. Clilcaffo. Booked Holid Coai>t t« C oait. 

Direction: MEYER B. NORTH 



JOE and MAURIE 




IV A NKW AMI ORHilNAI. «DDI ICU OII^UT /^I7C> 
(0\IKI>Y ACT J,NTITI>KI> DS\\JDrl tKll^tl I Xjt t ^ 

Mf Vlrkrr'M, C'liloaco, Now (April •> 



FIRST TIME IN AMERICA 



SISTERS RIEFFENACH 

ORIGINAL ACROBATIC FEATS ON HORSEBACK 
WITH RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY'S CIRCUS 



NOW AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK 



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Fridaj, April 7, 1928 



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THE KING'S COMMAND 



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"I'LL TELL THE KING ON YOU*' 

AT B. F. KEITH'S 81st STREET, NEW YORK, NEXT WEEK (APRIL 10) 

M. S. BENTHAM Office (Sufned) His Majesty, CHARLIE ALLEN 






CABARET 



(Continued from page 18) 
er on the charge of poascsslng and 
manufacturing an intoxicating Uq- 
ilor. The defendant claimed that 
the wine was used in making vine- 
gar, but a local vinegar manufac- 
turer told the agents that he had 
no knowledge of how the liquid 
could be used for such a purpose, 
and that hard cider, from which 
vinegar Is made, usually has a 
greater alcoholic content tlian 7 per 
ceht. 



Jo« Lanin's "Superior Orchestra," 
brought from Philadelphia for the 
Hosemont danclnj; establishment in 
Brooklyn, has arranged for a tour 
of the Brooklyn amall-timo vaude- 
ville houses, playing night shows 
only In connection with th-ir stay 
at the Rosemont. 



On theip return today from a ten- 
day Investigation of whisky smug- 
erllng operations along the Cdnadlan 
border, Al Thomas and Charles Le 
Carron. prohibition enforcement 
agents attached to the New Yorit 



•'.I Visit Become* » Habit*' 

YORK CAFETEi^lA 

Pare, nriiolr^ome food, tAstefully 
prepared. 

ropular prirm. 
158 West 44th Street 

(Adl- Hotel ClarldRp) NEW YORK 



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City oHlce. predicted the next move 
of the government against rum run- 
ners would be an airplane patrol of 
the North country. "There seems 
to be no other way to stop the traf- 
fic, whicli is assuming larger and 
larger proportions/' the agents said. 
"Conditions at Uuuses Point and 
Malone are worse than at any other 
point along the border," they said. 



Paradise (formerly Relsenwet)er'9) 
has a new Dixie (all colored) revue 
staged by Al Herman. The cast In- 
cludes William Maatin. Virgle Ilich- 
ards, Morton and Brown, Harper 
and Blanks. Dave and Trease and a 
chorus of 20, Princess Kalama, Ha- 
waiian dancer, presides In the 
Crystal Room. 

Victor House, assistant United 
States attorney, started suit last 
week to force the closing of Ueisen- 
weber's for one year under the pro- 
visions of the Volstead act. The 
restaurant had been visited several 
times by federal agents and arrests 
made. 



Two thousand eight hundred bot- 
tles of liquor, valued at over $I-,000, 
were destroyed at Malone last week 
l)y customs officials and deputy 
marshals. A large crowd gathered 
to see the booze trickle away. In- 
cluded In the bottles smashed were 
1»97 of ale, 1.775 of other liquors, in- 
cluding several brands of whisky 
(Scotch predominating) and 24 gal- 
lons of wino. 



FORUM 

Quincy, 111.. April 3. 
Editor Variety: — 

While playing Pantagcs the- 
atre, Kansas City, last Decem- 
ber. Dave Harris was at the Or- 
pheum. He came over to us and 
wanted to talk about the bass 
violin, which he admitted he had 
taken fri>m us in 1911, in Atlantic 
City. He said that he was sorrj' 
and that ho was doing a cabaret 
act and wanted to know what he 
could do. We told him he could do 
the bass violin on the condition that 
he announce same at each perfor- 
mance as done by Robert Kuhn. of 
the Three White Kuhns. 

He pave tis his word he would do 
this. He did it for the week in Kan- 
sas City, and the minute he got 
away from us he stopped. 

We have just received a loiter 
expressing wonder why we allow 
Dave Harris to do our bass violin, 
and Baying he does not announce 
it. 

Dave Harris claims other acts 
have done this bass violin act, and 
he Is probably right. But all have 
been lifted from Robert Kuhn of 
the Three White Kuhna, It has 
been hard to get protection for lift- 
ed material, but it ahould be easy 
now with the co-operation that ex- 
ists between actors and managers 
of today. 

Three WhUc Kuhns. 



"THE RELIABLE OFFICE" 




'BAERWITZ 



160 W. 46th Street Suite 202-203 

NEW YORK 

.VAUDEVILLE MANAGER AM) PRODUCER 



New York, April 5. 
Editor Variety:— 

I would like to express through 
Variety my sincere gratitude to all 
who fio generously and kindly as- 
sisted In making my father's 
(Charles B. Lawlor) benefit at the 
Cohan theatre Sunday night a suc- 
cess. 

Our gratitude extends to the 
newspapers, managers and agents 
and last, but not the least, the art- 
ists who BO unselfishly volunteered 
their Borvicca. Alic^ J4aulor, 



P. S.—Ask Lew Welch 



JUDGMENTS 

Andrew Sherri, Inc.; Watsky 

Bros.: $;JLM1. 

American Cinema Corp. and Wal- 
ter F. Niehbuhr; S. Licbowit/,; $J.- 
i::a.64. 

Bronx Exposition, Inc.: K. &[. 
Minchi.son: $L'.;;l'1.30. 

Milton Ager; A. E. Jones: costs. 
$70.12. 

Commodore Film Corp.; J. Fv.ipow- 
sky: costs. iL'l.lfi. 

James Ben Ali Haggin: J. Cul- 
(lone: $941.50. 

Walter Windsor; Lewis Pub. Co.: 
$76.70. 

Ben Ali IHaggin: P. Horiey: 
$307.17. 

Max R. Wilner: N'. V. Edison Co : 
$:)i.i8 

Percival Knight; same: $11.58. 

AIco Film Corp.; Citv of X. Y.; 

$r>.i'.s9.n.'. 

Allied Features, Inc.: s.Tmo; $2,- 
G.-,L>.8r>. 

B. D. Nice A. Co., Inc.: Marcus 
Lovw Realty Corp : $4iC.13. 

Shiller Prods., Inc., and Morris 
Shiller: Tromonr Film Labs. Cotp : 

Reelcraft Picts. Corp.: fJrerne- 



baum Sons Bank & Trust Co.; $1,- 
047.62. 

Connorized Music Co.* Inc.; Nat. 
DIst. Telegraph Co. of N. Y.; $384.06. 

Specialty Photoplay, Inc.. and 
Harold Slutzker; Ritchey Litho. 
Corp.: $95S.60. 

Signet Films, Inc.; S. Goodman; 
$174.20. 

Elmer Tenlty; 1493 B'wav Corp.; 
$284. 

Talking Motion Pictures, Inc.; 
Indep. Movie Supply Co., Inc.; 
$480.15. 

Niles Welch; C. T. Harling ct al.; 
$316.70. 

Ziegfeld Cinema Corp.; Western 
Union Tel. Co.; $140.70. 

Am. Song Pub. Co., Inc.; City of 
N. Y.: $408.85. 

Jesse L. Lasky Co.; same, $68.88. 

Excelsior Feature Film Co., Inc.; 
.same: same. 

Multicolor Film Improving Co., 
Inc.; same: same. 

New England Theatre Co.; same; 
same. 

Efrem Zimbalist; N. Y. Edison 
Co.; $34.27. 

8. Leon; Reisenweber's. Inc.; 
$76.69. 

Abel Cary Thomas; O'Toole's Mo- 
tor Rentinsr Service. Inc.; $217. 

Dwight MacOonald; 302 West 81st 
St. Corp.; $300.20. 

William K. Ziegfeld; Acker, Mer- 
rill & Condit Co.; $40.96. 



Notice for the closing of the stock 
at the Strand, Hoboken, was posted 
Saturday of last week. 



The Cross Keys and Broadway, 
Philadelphia, both playing vaude- 
ville will change to stock May 1. 
The Cross Keys will have tjie Des- 
mond Players and Broadway, the 
Broadway Stock Co. The houses 
are of the Sablosky & McGuirk 
string. 




Beautify Your Face 

You mu»t look food to iiiako 
good. Many of tho "Profu- 
tion" have obtained ond ro- 
tained bftter part* by havinf 
• nt« eorrict tkalr fratural lm« 
perfectloni and rctrovt blcm- 
iihet. Coniultatlon froo. Fee* 
rcatonablo. 

F. E. SMITH, M. D. 

347 Fifth Avenue 
N. T. City Opp. Waldorf 



HOUSES CLOSING 

Akron. April 6. 
The Akron, Felber & Shea hou.se, 
playing vaudeville and pictures, will 
go into atock May 1, when the 
Pauline McLean Players will open 
their stock season over the summer 
months. 



«'B'WAY WHIRL" IN BOSTON 

*'The Broadway Whirl." under th 
management of John Henry Mears, 
opens a three weeks' engagement in 
Boston April 10. The company will 
end its season at the completion of 
the Boston engagement. 



Use the Old-Time Solid 

ALBOLENE 

and Prevent Make-up 
Poisoning 

Remove your make-up with McKes- 
son A Robbins Solid Albolene. Cut? 
the grease paint iostanily. Abso- 
lutely free from water. 

The same splendid and dependable 
product you use to buy back In 1914 

At all druggists and supply stores 
generally 




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packacn only. 



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No. 77 



SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 

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during our alteration sale, we issue final notice that 
next week (April 10) will be the last and final week 
whereby you can obtain exceptional values at re- 
markable discounts. 

In order to get the benefit of wearing the nattiest of 
Spring clothes, drop in and look over our selections of 
styles and the splendid values you can get by buying 
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WITH RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY'S CIRCUS 

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NEXT WEEK (APRIL 10). B. P. KEITH'S PAUCE, NEW YORK 



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Direction THOS. J. FITZPATRICK 



P. 0. WARNS FILM MEN 



Shipments Delayed if Extra Postage 
Is Not Paid on "Special" Parcels 



DriUas. Tex., April 5' 

Postal C'fncials hero Un>^ hron 
ordered from Washington to take up 
with the managers of local pietur«' 
film exchanges the use of tags or 
stickers specifying 'Special Deliv- 
ery" and Parcel I'ost, without pay- 
ing the additional postage charged 
on such shipments. 

The communication to Po. master 
Phlps stated it haci been brought to 
the attention of the postal aulhor:- 



li'-;; at W.ivhingloti that the film ex- 
changes \v»re using the tags or 
.siiikei> IN".! a UK paying additional 
pnsia;^* arul orilei ed Ihe postmaster 
Ik make an ir>\ esiigalion and ail- 
vi;^c the ijirn ixchange managers 
it( the future to i>revent th. use of 
surh tags or sticUi-r.s unless th ad- 
ditional pustagr was paid. 

Delay in thv sii.pinent of Tilms will 
be can. d unless the postage is paid, 
as ihe IVnn^ will n<.t be .sent .special 
deli\ery t»r i>arrtl [»ost un. 4s it is 
.vhown iMi the shii>ping lags that the 
extra pa>menl has Itieen made. 



^vrivN BLANCHARI) *^ " 

1403 llROAD\VA¥. NKW VUKK CITl 

BER ('S FOR DIO TIME IlESTRlCTKD 
MATKHIAU ACTS KKWRITTKN. UK- 
liEAKSED and OPENINCJS AUKAN'f'.ED 

P. S— Rpal Comedy Art* New in the 
East — CoiiiiMunicaie. 



PRIZE TKIF 

Tlie nine I'lrst National «-xhibit-" 
ors who won prizes in lUo exploita- 
tion contest corul acted during An- 
niversary Week ar< to make the 
trij) to the coast during June. The 
tiap will lake three weeks, one of 
wluch io to be spent in the wilds of 
wild Hollywood to m'C how really 
tame It IS. 



GRANDJEAN ENGAGED 

Leon CJrandjean. fiuinerly i)ub- 
licity promoter for the Sanger cir- 
cuit of motion picture houses in 
the SoutI). with headquarters in 
New Orleaiis. has been engaged by 
Fred P.. Warren and Walter dreene 
for the Amei'ican Ileleasing Cor- 
l)Oration. 

CJrandjean will ha\e general 
charge of the publicity for the new 
releasing cumr»any. and will lay 
particular stress on exploitation 
aids for the exhibitors, he being 
particularly fitted for this through 
having handled the ?>'2 houses of the 
Sanger chain. 



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Leather uith 
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Trimming. 
Alio in Qre'i 
and Black 
Suede uith 
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Trimming. 



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PARAMOUNT BALL 

The annual ball of the Paramount 
Club was given ai the Hotel Bilt- 
more last Friday night. There were 
about l.GOO people present. Danc- 
ing and vaudeville were the enter- 
tainment offered. 

Adolph Zukor presented Matilda 
ICatz, the oldest employe of the 
to«ii)any, with a platinum and dia- 
mond wrist watch. She joined the 
Zukor oflice staff when the ofTlces 
were in tlie Times building and is 
now connected wiiii the foreign de- 
partment. 



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WILL ISSUE IN MAY A 

Special Shubert 

Vaudeville 

Number 



•n 



PARAMOUNT CHANGES 

A number of changes in the sales 
(»rganization of Paramount have 
been made recently by S. R. Kent, 
general matiager of distribution. 
W. P. Moran has bee:i 5uicceeded as 
branch manager at Salt Lake by 
(>. Wog. 

l{. K. Klder succeeds M. C. 
Hughes in Cincinnati, the latter 
xing transferretl to Pittsburgh. 
C M. Ileagan goes to Indianapolis 
as manager, while .T. C Dugger. his 
predecessor, will be transferred to 
Detroit. 



SELIG & RORK PART 

Los Angeles, April 5. 

The producing [)arlnership exist- 
ing between Col. Selig and Sam 
llork has been 'dissolved, the part- 
ing taking place last Saturday. 

No reason for the dissolution is 
advanced, e.xcept that the contract 
wliich had one yeat to run has been 
completed. Neither of the pro- 
ducers are ready to slate what their 
plans for the liiiuio ;ir«'. 

THEATRES WANT PROTECTION 

Tlicatre owners of Los Angeles 
ask for more police protecti. . , and 
express disappointment in the pro- 
tection accorded local show houses 
in a letter received by the Cit.\' 
Cfuincil from Secretary Francis 
Woodward of the Los Angeles The- 
atre Association. It is tlie belief of 
Woodward that the amusement es- 
tablishments are entitled to '*'at 
least" ordinary police ser\ ict>, espr- 
ei.illy as the theatr* owners pay an 

I occupational tax at a rate of T ) per 
eent. higher than other busin en- 

i terpriscs. The resolution sent the 
Council is the result c>C tiie Je.<nt 
rtibbery of the California theatre. 



It will deat \a ith the Shuberts' firsU 
year of \ aude\ ille and their forthcom-' 
ing second year. 



The Special Shubert Number will 
carry announcements that may be for- 
warded now at regular ad\'ertising 
rates to 

Variety's Offices Anywhere 

VARIETY, New York 

154 West 46th Street 

VARIETY, Chicago 

State-Lake Theatre BIdg. 

VARIETY, San Francisco 

Pantages Theatre Bldg. 

VARIETY, London 

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Ninth Sca3on with Ringling Brothers and Bar nam & Bailey* s Circus 

Fcr Vaudeville Engagements See WIRTH, BLUMENFELD, Inc. 
AT THE MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, NOW 



[day, April 7, 1922 




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ALMA NEILSON 

AND COMPANY IN 
*«BOHEMIA" 

NEWARK EVENING "STAR" 
Alma Neilson and company offor 
dance act, "In Bohemia," an art- 
jl setting for the exhibition of Miss 
[eitaon'a capabilities. She begins 
There most dancers leave off. which 
leans the possession of quite ex- 
raordinary resources. 



FISHEE'S BOARDINa HOUSE 

Tills is a picturization in ft single 
?1 of the famous Rudyard Kipling 
^em which is part of the short reel 
jplemontal program at the Strand 
is week. Pathe is the distribut- 

organization. 
There is a brief introductory In 
ich a man is shown reading a 
:(ify of the poem and then the plc- 
turixation begins. The tragic little 
[tale is swiftly told in a manner that 
lappeals, but the principal fault that 
joiie finds with the picture is the 
llitllng. 

It is exceedingly difficult to read 

ho titles in their present type. One 

" the reasons is that the footage on 

lem is not long enough and the 

fher is that they are badly done. 

^titling of the pictures with a view 

eliminating this drawback would 

desirable. 

Otherwise the taJe of the roven^ 

the sea, their nffair.s in port, the 

|«ve spurned heroine and the quick 

xn to hatred on her part with the 

JMltant light and quick death of 

Ihc man w^ho turned her down are 

rraphically portrayed. It is a reel 

that will be liked by the better class 

)f reading fans and still there is 

[Hufflcient thrill in it for the gener- 

l«Jity. Fred. 



UKSON WITH ::eiian 

Los Angeles, April 5. 
Frank Urson, who has been di- 
eting the activities of Mary Miles 
Inter for several seasons and who 
is one of the leading directors of 
former Realart company, has 
igned from the Famous Players- 
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KIRKWOODS IN COURT 

Los Ang<lps, April 5. 

L>iv(.roe nml $200 weekly alimony 
is n.skod by Gortrmle liobinson 
Kiikwcod of Jamrs C. Kirkwoocl. 
noted picture actor, in a suit fiVed 
here. 

Mrs. Kirkwooil nlloscs lur hus- 
band receives |l,oOO a week salary. 
She bases her complaint for divorce 
on crucltj', alleging lier husband 
struck her on rieveral occa ions. 
The couple were married in 1016 
and pr-parated eight months later. 



BALLA and ADRIENNE 

In TWIST— TURNS AND TUMBLING 

V Combination Consists of Youth, Beauty, Art and Ability Which Is 

Known from Coast to Coast. 

This Week (April 3)—McVickers, Chicago 
Direction MAX OBENDORF 



BIG JIM 

THE SHIMMIE KING 

»ly Dear That Vo*% tlio .Slilmmie. The FunnU-st Hear on the Vainl»'%ilk S(mico 



STAGE CAMERA SIUNT 

Scattlp. Arril 5. 

Mis Ix)uise T^ovely is m.iking a 
personal appearance in Seattle at 
the Strand. 

I'art of her plan is to present a 
motion i)icture studio scm ne and to 
film real pictures. She will chose 
14 local girls who are filmed on the 
stage before the Strand Theatre au- 
diences each day. 




MUSICIANS' ROW 

(Continued from page 4) 

'(axation without represfjntation." 
the latter pliiase summing up thw 
"appointive system," which .»^ystem 
the "appointives,"' backed by Jos. 
N". Weber, president of the A. V. of 
M., wish to retain. 

It is claimed by iho "♦dcctiveri" 
that President "NVeber of the A. F. 
of .M. had promised one of their 
faciion that tlie elective system 
would be instituted in 802 as soon 
as a "favorable" board and officers 
was elected by the M. M, 1\ l^ The 
favorable board and officers werr 
elected last November, it is claimed. 

The M. M. I\ U. order keeping 
No. S02 men not t)rlonging to the 
M. M. P. V. off tho floor of the 
Ir dqutirtrrs buildint in SCih street 
is still effrctive. 

As matters stand in New York at 



present. IL'.OOO inpmhfjs aio «n- 
rollcd in SOL', and ^.00U in the M. M. 
P. U. In or<b r that a musi<'ian may 
secure woik in Xew York it i.M 
practically impf-rativo for him to 
bflon;? to the M. M. P. XL as well as 
No. 802. This costs the mu^-.ll•ian |8 
yearly for each rnion, as against thf> 
fcingle $8 yearly before the estab- 
lisbni'nt of No. 801'. 

The necf^.ssity for belonging to both 
union.", although tho M. M, P. ^^ is 
out of the M. M. P. U.. lies in th« 
fact that tie .M. M. P. l^, -vliilc not 
recognizf^d. has the only "exchange 
floor" where a munlclan may seek 
work. Local 80j has small cniar- 



tors in th • .same buildin;? n.s the 
.M. M. P. r.., but no ejcchangf- floor. 
A deal was under way this weok 
wherehy No. 802 was to engag< an 
entire floor in a building at liroad- 
way and 57th street, with .sufTifient 
noor spare to i)ermit of a largo 
nurrjber of m»rnbei meeting In- 
formally daily and tJuough that 
securing work. 



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THIS WEEK (APRIL 3)— RIALTO. CHICAGO 



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Direction GREENWALD & ANDERSON 





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Friday. April 7, 1921 



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THE GREATEST FOREHEAD BALANCING ACT IN THE 

WORLD 

First Time in "America with the Most Sensational Feats of All 
BALANCING TWO PEOPLE ON THE FOREHEAD 

ONLY UNDERSTANDER BALANCING THREE HUNDRED POUNDS 

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BANDIT'S WIF2 SUES 

IiOS Angeles, April S. 

The adventures of R07 Gardner, 
notorious mail bandit, are brouglit 
to light again in a sCiit filed by his 
wife, Mrs. Florence Gardner, also 
known as Dolly Gardner, against the 
Arizona Picture company for |5,000 
•damages. Mrs. Gardner sets forth 
In her cotnplaint that she is the only 
person entitled to use or commer- 
cialize the name of "Roy Gardner." 
She alleges she is the sole owner of 
certain pictures and films and is 
the only person authorized to ex- 
hibit them. 

The films are being exhibited at 
a local theatre, but according to 
Mrs. Gardner the defendants ob- 
tained a copy through means un- 
known to her and are showing them 
at a rival theatre. 

Mrs. Gardner also asks that an 
injunction be issued restraining the 
defendants from exhibiting the pic- 
tures. It has been reported here 
that Mrs. Gardner is to use the 
profits of her pictures in having a 
major operation performed on her 
husband's brain to determine the 
cause of liis unlawful activities. 



George S. Kaufman and Marc 
Connelly, co-authors of "Duky" and 
**To Iho I^idies," have another com- 
edy in the making \vhich will be 
known as "West of Pittsburgh." 
Georse Tyler will produce it. 



SHORT VAMP SHOES 

Original and Novelty 
Footwear 

ll stoek and «atf« t* •rdar. 

Also stage shoes and 
toe dancing slippers a 
specialty. 

Our ihoei art used for meit 
of the leading production! now 
running on Broadway. 

Mall ordart promptly tlllod. 

Catalogua on rtquott. 

"BARNEY'S" 

1654 Eighth Ave. New York 




B00TLE60ERS' FIRE 

Charles Miller has fini hcd his 
production of "Bring Him In," a 
North\.est Mounted sto.y, which he 
has been shooting at Port Henry. 
In the cast are Earle Fox, Frank 
Losee, Frederick Burton, Charles 
McKa: and Harry Lee. The only 
woman character in the picture is 
played by a girl, who is to be known 
to the screen simply as Dot. She 
is Mr. Miller's nineteen -year-old 
daughter and this Is her first screen 
appearance. 

In the making of the pictures 
some of the scenes last we^k were 
shot on the State road near the 
border. Earle Fox was nearly 
killed while he and Harry Lee were 
enacting the roles of Northwest 
Police on the road. Bootleggers 
runniari cars through mistook them 
for the real thing and opened fire on 
them I they started running their 
cars past. 



SHULINO IN EAST 

William Shilling, who has been 
directing on the coast, has come 
east and located at Katonah, N. Y., 
where he proposes to m Uce a num- 
ber of scenes of a new proauction, 
starting i.roducing next week. The 
final scenes are .0 be shot in Santa 
Fe, N. M. Shilling was co-director 
in the prod actios of "The Silent 
Call." 



LOCAL SYRACUSE FILM CO. 
Syracuse, N. Y., April B. 

Financed by local capital, the Sy- 

racuse Motion Picture Co. has been 

organized here with 50,000 shares of 

8 per cent, preferred stock, par value 
$10, and 150,000 shares of common, 
no par value. An option has been 
secured on property at Elastwood, 
a suburb, and the transfer will be 
made without delay. 

Filing of a truat agrreement with 
the County Clerk's office here re- 
veals that Hamilton Smith and Ar- 
thur A. Caldwell of New York and 
Attorney Thomas K. Smtih, William 
W. Wlard and Edward H. Dann of 
this city are the trustees. Hamilton 
Smith will be managing director, 
while Cadwell wiU be chief camera 
man. 

The parties of the second part, 
who apparently are putting up the 
initial money in the transaction, are 
Robert Dey, Willard C. Lipe. George 
B. Hubbard. William W. Wiard, Ed- 
ward H. Dann and Thomas K. 
Smith. The first four named are 
Syracuse business men. 

Managing Director Smith claims 
that the first complete film will be 
on the market in six weeks. It will 
be made in New York, while the 
Eastwood plant is being equipped. 



BILLS NEXT WEEK 



Continued from Page 23) 



THEATRE PROJECTS 

Mt. Carmely Pa. — Chamberlain 
Amuuenieiit Co., 40 W. Independence 
street, Shamokln, Pa. W. H. Lee, 
3*^ a nth street, Philadelphia, Pa.. 
archltecL Location, Mt Ci r Jiel. 
$200,000. 

Philadelphia, Pa^ — Maxwell Amuse- 
ment Co., 712 N. Franklin street, 
Philadelphia. Location. 52d and 
Poplar streets, $200,000. 

PhiladeTphia, Pa. — A. M. Green- 
field, 15th nd Chestnut streets, 
Philadelphia. IIoffman-Hcnon, Fi- 
nance Building, same city, archi- 
tects. Location, 1825 Market street 
$500,000. 

Hamilton, Ont., Canada. — F. Guest, 
74 Proctor boulevard, same city. B. 
II. P" /k. 1 Main street, same city, 
architect, $400,000. 



MR. G. RHODES PARRY 

OF LONDON 

'ill Leave for tlie West Saturday, April 8th, Visiting the] 

Following Cities: 

TORONTO, HAMILTON, BUFFALO, CLEVELAND 
TOLEDO, DETROIT and CHICAGO 

Artigtt Desiring Lngagimcntt in England Wire for Appointment 

ADDRESS, CARE VARIETY 
154 West 46th Street, New York 



DILLON'S VENTTIEE 

Edward Dillon expects to get 
under way shortly on his Initial 
production made by his own com- 
pany. It is to be a feature that 
will bear the title of "Gold Plated." 
The producer is trying to perfect a 
releasing arrangement at present, 
and expects to have his picture 
ready for the market some time in 
June. 

In the cast he believes that he 
has a "find" in Florence Dixon, who 
has been an advertising model, 
being known as the "Coca Cola Girl," 
and who later posed for perfume 
and soap ads. In the cast with her 
will be E. K. Lincoln, Cyril Chad- 
wick, Margaret Seddon, Hedda Hop- 
per, Julia Swayne Gordon, Maude 
Turner Gordon, Charles Hammond, 
I^ichard Carlyle, James Harrison 
and Emily Fitzroy. 



L'O BEACH, CAIm 

Pontaces 
Zara Carmen t 
O Saunders S 
LilUe J Faulkner 
Burns & Wilson 
Different Rev 

SALT UkKS 

PantAffes 

B & E Adair 
Lazar A Dale 
•Current of Fun" 
I^ancton £mlth ic L 
6 Patrowars 

OODEN, UTAH 

Pantaffes 

(13-16) 
"Spider's Web" 
Meredith & Snoozer 
Oklahoma 4 
Holland & Oden 
Romantic Teacher 
Ward ft Gorjr 

DENVEB 

Pantares 

Wyoming i 

Green ft Dunbar 

Aleko 

Pan American 4 

Al Sweet's Uuzzars 

Mendozas 

COLORADO SP'GS 

Pantares 

(10-12) 
(Same bill plays 
Pueblo 13-15) 
Dunbar ft Turner 
Shaw's Dogs 
Mabel Harper Co 
Swan ft Swan 
El Cota 
Larry Rellly Co 

KANSAS CITT 

Paniares 

Tybelle Sis 
Hal ft Frances 
Chic Supreme 
Tumbling Demons 
Virginia L Corbin 
Fulton ft Burt 

ST. LOUIS 

Empress 

Smith's Animals 
Craig ft Cato 
I^ensee & Balrd 
LunatiB Rakers 
Sampsel ft Leonh'dt 
Hortmann Co 

BfEMPinS 

Pantages 
Class Manning ft C 



Harden O'dwin ft R 
Danc'g Humphries 
Al Fields 
Dr Pauline 

CUEVELAND 

MUM 

Peserlck ft Dever 
Zelda Santiejr 
Johnson Fox ft Q 
Glasgow Maids 
F ft T Hayden 
Ishakawa Bros 

DETROIT 

MIlM 

LaToy's Models 
Violet Carlsoa 
"Night Boat" . 
Foster ft Ray 
Six Tip Tops 

Regent 
Terminal 4 
P Conchas Jr Co 
Ous Elinore ft ■ 
Harrison Circus 

TORONTO 

Pantages 

3 Alexs 

Bernard ft Ferris 
"Story Book Rev" 
Harry Van Tassen 

Arizona Joe 

HAMILTON'. CAN. 

Pantages 

Madam Paula 
Creole Rev 
Roland ft Ray 
Nell McKinley Co 
Becker's Band 

* SCR ANTON, PA. 

Miles 

(Wllkes-Bre split) 

lat half 
Lareto 

Pardwell Mayo ft R 
Huba 

Harry Antrim 
Cupps Family 

WILKES-OARRE 

Bllles 

(Scranton spilt) 
Ist hnlt 
Schepp's Circus 
Fred Hafran Co 
Byal ft Early 
Carl Roalnl Co 

WHEELINCW.VA. 

R«x 

3 Bclmonts 
Teelak ft Dean 
Sherman Van ft H 
Vera Sablnl Co 



Grace Doro 
The Omeras 
Lewis ft Norton 
"Rubevllle" 
Toney ft Norman 
Rasso 

HOUSTON, TEX. 

ftlajestio 

Hanoka Trio 
Jack Joyce 
Anderson ft Graves 
Moody 4k Duncan 
•Trip to Hltland" 
Stan Stanley Co 
Doctor Thompson 

IJTTLE ROCK 

Majestic 

Kara 

Moran ft Mack 
Piearl Regay C» 
^rack Rose 
Gautler's B'klayers 

2d hair 
Chong ft Moey 
Annette 

Haveman's Animals 
(One to fill) 



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B ft B Gorman 
OKLAHOMA C1T| 

Majestic 

(Tulsa split) 
1st half 
S Whirlwinds 
Jack George 2 
McWators ft TyiH 
ltos9le Brownins 
Hurio 

BAN ANTONI0 

Majestte 

F ft K Carman 
Margaret Ford 
L ft G Archer 
"Dress Rehearsal" 
Barclay ft Chain 
Anderson ft Tvsl 

TULSA. OKLA, 

Majestls 

(Okla. City Bplit> 
1st half 
The Vanderbllts 
C Blackwell.^Co 
Jack Cllftord 
Robbie Gordons 
(One to fill) 



INTEBSTATE CIRCUIT 



MORE GOV'T. WAR FILMS 

Seattle, Ap. : 6. 

"The 91st Division In Action" ij 
to bo presented Friday and Satur- 
day evenings at the Blue Bird The- 
atre,- Bremerton, for the benefit of 
the disabled veterans now in hos- 
pitals. 

These pictures were taken b: the 
U. S. Government at Saucclons, 
Chateau Thierry, Ainse Murne, St. 
Mihlcl and Argonne f. .'osts, and 
show the Ist. 2d, 4th, 26th and 91st 
"Wild West" divisions in ictlon. 



DALLAS, TEX. 

Majestic 

Margaret Taylor 
Cook ft Oatman 
Ptono ft Hayes 
Clinton ft Rooney 



Paul Decker C» 
I^yons ft Tosco 
Reynolds Donegan 
FT. WORTH, TE\. 

Majestie 
Jordan Girls 



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kitchen equipped with china. linen all- 

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If you were "audience" and a per* 
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Jokes, you'd say. "That guy Is cer- 
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JAMES 
MADISON'S 
WEEKLY 
SERVICE 

is first In the field with some orieinal. 
Rure-dre Radio laughs, includitii; a| 
Radio monologue, entitled "Via Air.' 
a double Radio gagging routine,! 
"Huw'a Your Wheezle I'lug," a num- 
ber of single Radio and miscellaneouf 
jokes, a great parody on "April Show«| 
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two numbers for 13. A year's sub- 
scription (52 is.sues) costs $50; or a 
three months' subscription (13 Issues) 
costs $16. It may begin cither with] 
No. 1 or current issue. 

FRANK VAN HOVEN 

.<»ays of JAMES MADISO.NS WEKK 
LY SERVICE— "It's a wonderful idea. 
Why didn't you think ^of that years 
ago?" And that means something, 
for Frank has certainly reached the 
top of the vaudeville ladder. Of 
course, he had talent, but was never 
afraid to spend money for material, 
and there Is one secret of his succesa 
Fashions chanffe In comedy material 
the same as in garments or motor- 
cars. And you. who are always buiy 
in a theatre, need my WEKKLT 
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In MUSICAL ODDITIES 

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B. F. KEITH'S PALACE, NEW YORK 



NEXT WEEK (APRIL 10) 





WITH 





'<RICE and OLD SHOES'' 



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RUNNING ORDER 

MANTELL'S MANIKINS 
REED AND TUCKER 
BROWN AND WESTON 
MURRAY AND OAKLAND 
GERTRUDE HOFFMAN REVUE 

INTERMISSION 

HARRY J. CONLEY 

GENE GREENE 

PAUL WHITEMAN AND BAND 

BERT AND BETTY WHEELER 






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Announcement 

HARRY TENNEY 



Wishes to announce to his many friends in the profession that he is NOW connected with 



JEROME H. REMICK & CO. 



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G«oro« Choot has received con- 
firmation of the acceptance of a 
contract calUnar tor 20 weeks out 
of SO from Ivy Shilling, at present 
a Londop star. She is due to arrive 
here in August, the contract stip- 
ulating all engagements must be 
either in the Un'.t';d Stat?s or Can- 
ada. 



Wee Georgie Wood, ttie English 
comic who appeared over here a 
number of years ago, has been 
contracted for a tour of the Keith 
houses, opening early in September. 
He will offer a skit called "The Boy 
Scout." 



H. M. Portman has succeeded 
Ralph Du Brulier as manager of 
the BlJou, Birmingham, Ala. 



LEST YE FORGET! 



DETROIT, MICH. 

By JACOB SMITH 

Jimmy llussc-y heads the Shu- 
bert-DetroiL this week, making the 
third nppciaance at that playhouse 
this season. This time ho lias all 
new material. Other acts are: 
Alfred Latell, Marjorie Carville, 
Llora Hoffman. Ollanlon & Zam- 
bunis. Buddy Doyle, repeat; Ethel 
Davis, Florence Rayileld, Hath 
Brothers, repeat: Burns and Foran. 
Business very good. Still unde- 
cided when this house will close. 



Nat Nazarro, Jr., Is headlining the 
Colonial this week witli Shubert 
vaudeville. Lew Cohen states busi- 
ness has shown improvement. Other 
acts: Garry Owen. Doyle and Blaine. 
Tom Mills and Williams and Cul- 
ver, and picture. 

Lew Cohen, of the Colonial, Is 
back from Boston, where he mar- 
ried Sylvia Friedman. 




DUBOIS 



^Sounds the tocsin for a bet' 
ier spot than opening or 
cloaing.** 

TOURING OVER THE KEITH 
AND ORPHEUM CIRCUITS 

Thanks to cftp«bl« dlreetioa of 

ALE T. WILTON 



"Little Old New York" at New 
Detroit. Next, "Dear Me." 



Woodward Players offer "The 
Woir; a< the Majestic. 

San Carlo Opera Co. at Garrlck. 

Broadway-Strand Is advertising 
Dodo Reld, niece of Wallace Reld, 
as doing a personal appearance. 
Feature picture is "Her Husband's 
Trademark." 



"Turn to the Right" opened to big 
Sunday at the Capitol; "'Orphans of 
the Storm" held over for fourth 
week at the Adams, policy changing 
to continuous performances with 
prices at $1 top: "The Woman's 
Side*' at the Madison; "A Stage 
Romnace" at the Fox-Washington. 



INDIANAPOLIS 

By VOLNEY B. FOWLER 

"Dog Love" at the Murat the last 
half. First lialC dark. English's 
durlc 



Monte Blue and Tove Banor In 
person at Loew's State this week. 
They were to bo guests at the an- 
nual convention of the Indiana In- 
dorsers of Photoplays, a club 
women's organization opposed to 
censorship. Tuesday and Wednes- 
day. 



Mr.=<. David Ross of Indianapolis, 
president of i\\e Indorsers, has been 
aslced to speak at a "better fllms" 
conference at Atlanta, Ga., April 23 



THE NATURAL 
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Without Cut- 
ting:, $10. 

Sitf* Ear Wavai, $3 pair. 

Ear Puffi. 12.50 patr. 

WALTER HAIR GOODS CO. 
;?9 Sixtb Avr., at 13(1 Strret, New York 

Dept. V. Ilooin 12. 





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Used trunks and shopworn samples of all standard makes always on hand 

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SAMUEL NATHANS 

1664 Broadway, N. Y. City 

Phona: Circit 1873 Between 51st and 52d Str»«tt 

531 Seventh Ave.^ N. Y. C. 

Phone: Fitz Roy 0620 Between 38th and 39th Street* 

OLD TRUNKS TAKEN IN EXCHANGE OR REPAIRED 



to outline the Indiana plan. The 
Indorsers fought side by side with 
theatrical people to prevent the 
ostabii.slirnent of a State Doard of 
Censorship in the lust Legislature. 
They succeeded, too. 



Keith's stopped broadcasting acts 
by radio in a tie-up \yith a local 
newspaper. The Circle and Loew's 
State, movies, have installed power- 
ful receiving seta and augmeiU their 
regular i>rogram with interpolations 
of radio bits. 



The Little Theatre Society will 
give a i>lay at the Ma'^onic Temple 
April ti il( signed to develop dra- 
matic talent in children. This will 
be the third of a series. 



Wabash. Ind., has a Sunday blue 
law scrap on its hands. As usual, 
the blues got after the city adminis- 
tration to shut up t^he movies. Wil- 
liam Dickson, proprietor of one 
house, was lii-.ed $10 and costs. 



The Cosmopolitan Amusement 
Co. of Gary, Ind., has filed linal cer- 
tificate of dissolution with the Sec- 
retary of State. 



Last week was pretty lean. The 
national flower show was on at the 
Coliseum with attendance of from 
.".,000 to 10,000 daily. Bolides, it 
rained every day but Saturday. 

KANSAS CITY 

By WILL. R. HUGHES 

Shubert— 'The I'nloved Wife." 

CJrand — Drama Players Stock In 
"Wedding Bells." 

Gayety— • Tit for Tat,", vaudeville 
and pictures. 

Films— N e w m a n, *'A World's 
Champion;" Liberty. "Wild Honey." 
Royal, "A Game Chicken;' Twelfth 
Street, "A Question of Honor;" 
Doris, 'The Barricade;" Century, 
"Powder River" war films. 



The week's engagement of Lionel 
Barrymore In "The Claw" at the 
Shubert has been on© of the real 
successes of the season. Business 
has held up to a high level all week 
and the star and the comj)any en- 
thusiastically received. The sup- 
porting company Is exactly the same 
as on its opening in New Yorlc last 
October, which Is a novelty for 
Kansas Citians. as so many of the 
New York productions are brought 
here with a changed and, many 
times. Inferior cast. 

For the current week "The Un- 
loved Wife" will bo the attraction, 
with two shows daily. It is a guess 
ns to what the piece will do in this 
house at a dollar top nights and 
fifty cents for matinees, le has 
been heavily billed and with Its 
sensational paper and Its lines of 
"women only* and "no children 
tmder 16 admitted" will probably 
draw some who aro looking for the 
unusual. 

The Drama Players, under the 
management of J. L. Adams, con- 
tinue to make friends at the Grand 
and mny continue long into the 
summer. "Turn to the Rij^ht" was 
this week's bill and it .and the play- 
ers were strongly played up by the 
press, which Is strongly boosting 
the organization. 



"Powder River," the film sliowing 
American troops In action, which 
showed to large crowds at tlie Em- 
press l.ist week, will be sh.)wn again 
commencing April U al the Cen- 
tury. 



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style of fiction and lovers of the 
real old -fashioned "meller" should 
have no trouble In selecting some- 
thing that will appeal to them the 
coming week, judging from the 
titles displayed at some of the 
places, of amusement vik, "I'^nloved 
Wife." "Wedding Bells." "The Ro- 
mantic Teacher.' "The Wife Saver," 
"Don't Doubt Your Wife' and "The 
Great Lover," underlined for the 
Shubert. 



For the third time in the last 
few weeks, the Ori)heimi is fur the 
current week timetabling its bill. 
This house has been presenting 
some extremely expensive bills and 
the results are shown by the steady, 
business enjoyed. 



The Pittsburgh National League 
ball team was the guest of Joseph 
Cllick. manager of tlie Shubert. at 
a performance of "The Claw" Sat- 
urday night. 



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ROCHESTER, N. Y. 

By L. B. SKEFFINGTON 

LYCEUM— "Two Little Girls 
Blue,"'Ull week. 

CAYETY— "The Golden Crook." 

FAY'S— Doree's Celebrities. Selma 
Bratz, Eddie Sloane. Howard and 
Norwood, Elvia Lloyd. Elmer Beard. 



FAMILY— Mu.sical #^tock . 
Pictures— • The Ro.sary." Fay's; 
•'Moran of the Lady Letiy." ItegenU 

A -new stock company Is to open 
in the Lyceum on Ai>ril 17, ivuowi^ 
as the Lyceum Players. The Man* 
hattan Players, manager by llowar 
Rumsey, who had played at th 
Lyceum for eight or nine summer 
will ihii^ year move across thostree 
to the Temple, hitherto the home o 
Vaughan Glaser's eompafiy diirhif 
the war months. The latter will nol; 
cc»nie here this year. The 1-yceuw 
Players will be presented hv Alfrel 
E. Aaron?, general manager for L 
L. KrlangT?r. 




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SONG HIT of the SEASON 

"In Maytime • 
I Learned 
to Love" 

h JACK SNYDER 

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BALTIMORE 

(GRETMACK) 

FORD'S— Ziogfeld's Follio?. • 
AUDITORIUM— "East Is West." 
PALACE — Burlpsque, "Foil y 
Town," pictures and vaudeville. 
I GAYETY — BurleP<iiie, "C hick 
■Chick," pictures and boxing. 
B FOLLY— Burlesque. 
■ CENTURY— Pictures, "Turn to 

Wkhe Right." 

1 'NEW— Pictures. "Gl.i<!S Houses.' 
1 PARKWAY— Pi: ture.s,'Threo Live 

^IVOLT— Pictures. "School Dnys." 
BOULEVARD — I'icturt s. * i'ive 
Days to Live." 

STRAND— Pictures, "The Sev- 
enth Day." 
WIZARD- Pictures, "\yay Down 

East." 

HIFFODRG.ME— The Ra< kos. Ar- 
nold Grazer, Waller Fc nner and Co.. 
Miller, 'iPacker and Selz, Frank Staf- 
ford and Co.: lilm feature. Norma 
Talraadge in "Poppy." 

GARDEN— Homer Sisters and 
Co., Stanley and Wilson Sisters. 
Walter Fisher and Co., Howard and 
Lewis, Ypung WanfT' Troupe, Tom 
Hix in "Up and Going." 

ACADEMY— ( E.x-Shubert Vaude- 
Tille) "Determination," a ten-reel 
picture with no dnaw. 

MARYLAND— Keith Vaudevill»>; 
Blossom Seeley, with Benny Fields 
and Co., topping a show that f^he 
more than overshadow.s. The others 
in lights are Kate Elinore and Sam 
Williams and Jay Dillon and Betty 
Parker, Others are Devoe and Hos- 



ford. Anderson and Burt, Major Jack 
All« n, Marc»*lle Farley Jane and 
Miller and Wilson Audrty Trio. 



The Risteau censor hill passed the 
last Legislature, whirh closed its 
session yesterday. This bill merely 
defines the work of the present 
board and met with no opposition 
from the film men. The latter tried 
to have an amendment to present 
law calling for a trial by jiiry, but 
wrre not successful, a com|>roniise 
beiug made that in eases where a 
fine of more tlian fifty dollars was 
i»npo.^vd .'«n ai»peal can be taken. 



The local Council passrd the day- 
light saving ordinance despite stren- 
uous opposition, but a looal daily 
played it up and lent help, and 
through this succeeded in having 
several mass meetings in the coun- 
cil <hamb« r. whieh they padded. 
Popular opinion seems evenly di- 
vided. It will start April 28 and 
continue to the last week in August. 



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MONTREAL 

By JOHN M. GARDINER 

HIS M.N.TK.STVS.— Jane Cowl in 
"Smilin* Through." Next week, 
Allan Pollock in A Bill of Divorce- 
ment." 

PRINCESS. — Watsons Dogs: 
Frank Browne; McDevitt, Kelly and 
Quinn; Six Ha.«.<ans; Leo Beers; 
Wilfrid Cl.irke; Clara Morton; Joe 
Cook; Theodore Bekeri; Alexander 
Bros, and Evelyn. 

ORPIlErM— Orphcum PuV^ers in 
"Seyen Days." 

( ;.\YETY. — Vaudovine, pictures 
a d ••Greenwich Village Revue." 

I Ml'KKIAL. — Countess Verona; 
Gates and Lee; Henry's Melody 
Sextet; Montambo and Nap; Kelso 
and Lee; Angel and Fuller. 

LOEWS.— Dancing Whirl; Piuil 
and Georgia Hall; Arthur and Lydia 
Wilson; Hill and Qujnnell; Crescent 
Comedy Four. , ^. 

ST. DEMS.—Pavlowa and her 

ballet. 

CAPITOL. — Anniversary week — 
Feature. •Turn to the Right." 

ALLEN— Allen Concert Co.; fea- 
ture, •Tolly of the Follies' and "A 
Question of Honor.' 

The f:a\etv theatre rlo>^es for the 
.v-eason on April l.l, according to 
pre.v,, jit an ang» menis. 

Jane Cowl in "Smilin" Through" 
did only fair business. 

B. M. Garfield, man.iger of the 
Gayelv. was jelirve.l of fU2 by 
pickpock'ts during the we» k. 

Tbe Sund.iv .losing ronlrover<y is 
duH lo again burst fortli in all ns 
glorv .Members of the aldernianic 
l„):ir.i iiave prepned papers to 
spring tile nuc-tion -it ;• • r..-: iiKCt- 
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VAUDEVILLE will be the hub of all 

Show Business next season. It will be 

The Base of Supply; the market from 

which every other braiuh is going 

to seek talent for bills or shows. 
Besides \\iudeville, Big and Small Time, Pictures, 

Burlesque, and the Legitimate will come to 

VAUDEVILLE 



PICTURES must use VAUDEVILLE ACTS for extra 

attractions 

BURLESQUE is organizing for a special supply of 
Vaudeville Acts to strengthen its Attractions Next 
season. 

The SMALL TIME must ape the BIG TIME and 

the Big Time must take care of itself. 



VAUDEVILLE ACTS should promote themselves to 
bring 
the fullest results. They should advertise. 

Place their names before all managers and agents. 
If llierc is a demand for them, that will uncover it. 



ENGLAND Is In a panic ore?' native talent. 
Fns^land wants American acts. So docs 
Australia. So docs every country thai plays 
vaudeville as a staple entertainment. 



There are numerous reasons why an advertisement 

or a series of them should be ordered by every 

Vaudeville Act believing it is in demand. 

The best reason is that acts cannot be 

carried in memory by those who look to 

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(April 10— April 17) 

*^ig Jamboree' 10 Casino Brook- 
Ayn 17 Empire Newark. 

'•Biar Wonder Show" 10 Gayety 
Detroit 17 CJayety Toronto 

"Bita of Broadway" 10 Empire 
Newark 17 Casino Philadelphia 

"Bon Ton Girls" 10 Gayety Kansas 
City 17 Gayety St. Louis 

'•Bowery Burlesquers" 10 Empire 
Toledo 17 Lyric Dayton 

^'Broadway Scandals ' 10 Majestic 
.Wilkes Barre. 

"Cuddle Up" 10 L O 17 Hyperion 
Kew Haven. 

Finney Frank 10 Gayety Boston 
17 Columbia New York. 

••Flashlights of 1922" 10 Orpheum 
Paterson 17 Majestic Jersey City. 

"Follies of Day" 10 Majestic Jer- 
sey City 17 Empire Trovidence. 

"Folly Town" 10 Gayety Wash- 
In^rton 17 Gayety Pittsburgh 

"Garden Frolics" 10 L O 17 Star 
Cleveland. 

"Girls de Looks" 10 Star Cleve- 
land 17 Empire Toledo. 

"Golden Crook" 10-12 Bastable 



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Syracuse 13-15 Grand Utica, 17 Em- 
pire Albany. 

"Greenwich Village Revue" 10 
Gayety BufCalo 17 Gayety Roches- 
ten. ^ 

"Harvest Tintje" 10 Columbia New 
York 17 Empire Brooklyn. 

"Hello 1922' 10. L O 17 Gayety 
Omaha, 

Howe Sam 10 Empire Providence 
17 Ca.sino Boston. 

"Jingle Jingle" 10 Qayc^ Toronto 
17 Gayety Montreal. 

"Kandy Kids" 10 Olympic New 
York. 

"Keep Smiling" 10 Columbia Chi- 
cago 17 L O. 

Kelly Lew 10 Hurtig & Scamon's 
New York 17 Orpheum Paterson. 

"Knlck Knacks" 10 Empire Brook- 
lyn 17 L O. 

"London Belles" 10 Gayety Ro- 
chester 17-r.> Bastable Syracuse 20- 
22 Grand Utica. 

"Maids of America" 10 Palace 
Baltimore 17 Gayety Washington. 

Marion Dave 10 Miner's Bronx 
New York 17 Casino Brooklyn. 

"Pace Makers" 10 Lyric Newark. 

"Peck a Boo* 10 Star and Garter 
Chicago 17 Gayety Detroit. 

"Record Breakers" 10 Trocadero 
Philadelphia. 

Reeves Al 10 Park Indianapolis 
17 Star and Garter Chicago. 

Reynolds Abe 10 Lyric Dayton 17 
Olympic Cincinfiatl. 

Singer Jack 10 Gayety Boston 17 
L O. 

"Shows Show" 10 Majestic Scran- 
ton. 

"Sporting Widows" 10 Gayety 
Pittsburgh 17 L O. 

"Step Lively Girls" 10 Casino 
Philadelphia 17 Miner's Bronx New 
York. 

"Tit for Tat" 10 Gayety St Louis 
17 Park Indianapoli.s. 

"Town Scandals" 10 Olympic Cin- 
cinnati 17 Columbia Chicago. 

"Twinkle Toes'!.,! Gayety Mon- 
'rrnl 17 Gavrty Buffalo, 

Watson Billy 10 Empire Albany 17 
r.nvrty Boston. 

Wiliiams Mollie 10 L O 17 Palace 
Halfimore. 

"World of Frolics" 10 TTyperfon 
New Haven 17 Hurtig &. Soamon's 
New Yo.k. 



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W^hen aendins for mall to 

VARIKTY addroM Mall CIrrk 
POSTrAIITlH. AnVRUTI.SING or 
C'lHCI'I.AIl liKTTF.im WILL 
NOT fin ADVKHTISIOD: 

I.r.TTKRS ADVF.RTISED IN 
OM-: ISSllR ONLY. 



.\rnji)!>d .1 S 
Arnold Mrj VT P 
Arlois Mrs W.ilter 
Australian Delsoa 
Anderson W 

Harbour & .Tackson 
narclay John 
Harry Johnny 
Hrady Klhcl 
Hrcault Alma 
Liralnard Ralph 

Cam<»ron Wm 
Carmen KltU« 
OhalUa Julia 
Clover Cha» 
Cuhon Arthur 



Cuscadu Sarah 

DeChplvIa Violet 
l>oFritu» Oliver 
DcSllva Jack 
neV»'rn Mlllan 
DeVcrn Vilolet 
Draxton T 
Drew Uca trice 

Elfnian Il.^ssl* 
EHbergr Art 
Evans Nan 

Peln Carl 
Floyd Elmer 
Frcar Joseph 
Fuller Jeane 



Galnos Jack 
Oermaine Mark 
Golden Jacob 
Gordon Qrayce 
Gordon James 
Green Sam 

Hamilton Helen 
Hamlin Louis 
Hurst Fraakia 

James John 
Jeanette Ruth 
Johnson Baker A J 
Jones & Crumbly 
Jordan Betty 

Karar Bob 
Kceloy Julia 
Kellam Frank 
Kelly Miss T 
Kennedy Helen 
Kennedy Marcella 
Kennedy May 
Kent Miss 8 
Kirk Claire ^ 

Kuhn Sia 

LaPolnt Mrs F 
LanflT Jamea 
Langford Howard 
Lecardo Bobble 
Loff N 

Lorraine Edna 
Lord Miss M 
I^weuwurth Sam 

Mack Al 
Major Mr W 
Marvin John 
May Arthur 
May J 
Meohan W 
Mercerean Verna 
McCann John 
McDonald John 
McKay & Earl 
McNeil HoKify 
Miller Grace 
Miller & Rose 



Mills Bob, 
Murray John 
Murray Taul 

Oaks Percy 
0"Dare Kellam 
OlMver & Opp 
Otis Julia 
Otto S Miss 

Perkins Bert 
Perry Geo 
Potter W 



Green John Tracy 
Uleama Sylvia 

Oolden Grace 
Gordon Robbie 

HoUoway Arthur 
Healy Matt 
Hovard Florens Mrs 
Hendrlckaon Jaa 
Herman Lew 
Hughes Blllle J 
Huff Grace 



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RetlRan J 
Rexford llaLtry 
Ruby Jules 
Rulofr A 
Rutterman Peter 

Saye Oscar 
St Claire Ida 
Stanley Ida 
Stevens I^la 
Stewart Billy 
Stewart & Collins 
Sweeney Fred 

Taylor Phlllla 

Van Alstlne Harold 
Van Cellors Mr 
Van Orden Lewis 

Wallace Grace 
Walsh Geraldine 
V/ard N 
Warner Frank 
Warrington Babe 
Webber Rosemary 
Wellington Dave 
West Ada 
White A Miss 
White Lillian 
Wick Jack 
Williams Grace 
Willing Rudy 
Wllmot Hf^rt 
Wilson Mrs J 
Winters Jackie 
Wolfe Victoria 



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ArJell Bros 
Adair Alma 
Austin Bob 
Alice Lady 
Ambler W C 
Antcnoro Mlllfo 

Barclay J 
I^yron Chna 
Helmont Belle 
Bathwell Lyda 
Burton Richard 
Banjoes The 
Tiarnes Stuart 
Tturnctte A Lee 
Brown George 
Barclay Don 
Bait ley Del 
Barbco Beatrice 

Crone Miss 
Cor E W 
Clark Walter 



Clifford Isma 
Carr Alexander 

Davenport Paul 
Dowk Mrs 
Dr£i3 H Tf 
Davis A McCIoy 
Day George 
De Haven Milo 
De Onsonno Nellie 

Earl Billle 

Forman Ada 
Fox Eddie "Bozo" 
Fulton Nellie 
FlorettI Gustavo A 
Finlay Bob 

Gin Chas W 
Oolger John 
GIbaon & Betty 
Genung Gene 



IrUb Mae ' 

Joehrendt E Mrs 

Khaym 

Keaaia Herman 

I<ePayne Babe 
Lewis Fred 
Lavigne Sis 

Miller A Murphy 
McOrath J J 'Ted' 
McCo'rmack A L 
Magnetlco Frank 
McWlnters Odia 
Morse Lee 
Murray ft Popoka 

Newport H Mrs 
Nash Bobby 

Olsnftth Mary 

Prixley Oos 



Polly ft Os 
Pressler Edward 
Patricola Tom 
Palmer Fred J 
Pearl Saflie 
Pfeiffer 
Patton Joan 
Patton Jeanette 
Patterson Helen 
Poole Jack 

Rae Ethel 
Ranells Mildred J 
Raines ft Avery 
Roattlno Adelina 
Rusaell Flo 
Ryan Hazel 
Resslcand R Mist 

Sherman Dorothy 

§tanton Charles 
umnaers Cecil B 

Templetona 2 

Voltaire Harry 
Verobell Mme 
Verona Countess 

Wallln J Mrs 
Wanzer ft Palmar 
Well Milton 
Waatlka ft Un'st'dy 
Wilkea Ruth 

Tulr Ifaa 

Zira Lillian 



Dorothy Jardon, while playinf 
Keith's. Philadelphia, last weeL| 
Interpolated In her repertoire oP 
songs "Yahrxeit," a Yiddish operath 
number which sne rendered in thi 
Hebraic language. Rabbi Dr. 
Krauskopf. one of the prominent 
leaders of the Jewish faith ia 
Philadelphia, urged his congrega- 
tion to attend. 



The Fairbanks Twins, starring 
at present In "Two Little Girls ^in 
Blue." will not be seen in vaude 
ville daring the summer as prev 
iously announced, but will sojou: 
in Europe during that period for 
vacation. They wiir open In vaudi 
ville early in September, a rou 
having been arranged by Bil 
Grady for the team. 



The Max Hart suit on a $3,000 
note for money loaned agrainst 
James Barton, co-star of the ''Rose 
of Stamboul." was settled out of 
court this week. Barton agreeing to 
settle in full. The action was start- 
ed through Kendler & Goldstein in 
the Queens' County Supreme Court. 



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Lionel At will. This attraction Q 
also doing well. 

The Shubert-Oarrlck atllt remain^ 
dark, annolinclng "The Charlton" 
for tho V'cck of April 10. Olga Fa- 
trova follows in "Tho W'hita Paft^ 
cock." 

The Cosmos hill con»ists of "Par«i 
don Me"; Laurie Ordway; Mr. and 
Mrs. Melbourne In ''On tho Sleeping 
Porch"; Morey, Senna and Dean: 
Alton and Allen; John I31ondy an^ 
Bister, with the usual feat are and 
comedy Alms. 

The Loow-Strand shows Senator 
Murphy: James and Bessie Altken;* 
Hazel Green; Carlton and Tata In 
"Opera and Uproar"; Roberta and 
Boyne; feature film. 

Tho Gaycty this week discon* 
tlnued the vaudeville and picturei 
policy, reverting to burlesque only. 
This week, "The Sporting Widows^" 
with Al K. Hall. 

Tho New Capitol. "The Mil«-*« 
Minuto Girls." 

Loew's Palace, "Hail the Woman**! 
liOew's Columbia, Rudolph Val«n« 
tlno apd Dorothy Dalton in "Morani 
of the^ Lady Lctty"; Moore's Rialto^ 
second week of "Orphans of th^ 
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NEW ORLEANS 

By O. M. SAMUEL 
One of those meditative, uncon- 
led, reposeful audiences at tne 
phemn Monday evening, immersed 
first, became affable and latterly 
lonstrative. FriUi Scheft was 
lllnlng and lent a dominant tone 
the whole show, receiving an aura 
[acclaim from those of the dil- 
kntea who had assembled, 
rlvla Loyal appearing initially 
red that it is better to do noth- 
rlth artistic finesse than to spoil 
sclal endeavor. Miss Loyal 
suavity in staging and 
^ly served as a cloak for her 
land Imposing dog, but the act 
ibCle was complete and satisfying. 
Nee's Americanized Chinese 
roceeding went quietly until he 
iXighi forward celestial atmos- 
lere at which time the crowd about 
sed. 

Salter Newman and his sketch 

koftteering" moved along splendld- 

rhile it kept within the picture, 

unfortunately veered nonsenst- 

Into an uncertainty from 

5lr-tt never extricated itself. 

lotta Irwin scores resoundingly 

J rose above the playlet as a tiy 

[atlkog. Newman jockeyad 



for applause by stepping In front 
of the curtain at the llnlsh, a pre- 
valent trick that Is inappropriate. 
Kellam and O'Dare found the path- 
way far from roseate, but . Slim 
Kellom's stoicism and tenacity 
melted the marble heart in front 
to such extent they were laughing 
at and with him toward the end. 
Fritizi SchefC was little short of a 
revelation in appearance. Her 
figure Is that of a follies girl, while 
her physical contour is that of 
youth. She received upon entrance 
a voluminous reception and ex- 
tracted her meed with the old 
surety. 

Al and Fanny Stedman pur- 
mounted the fact Kellam and O'Dare 
were ahead of them with an offer- 
ing of a liko trend, doing nicely with 
Al. Worden Brothers held well at 
the finish with pedal juggling, be- 
getting attention and quite some ap- 
plause. 




Extremely warm Tuesday night, 
but buEincrs at tho PaLicc was ca- 
pacity. The show was light in tex- 
ture, rising and falling, while lack- 
ing tho essential kick that might 
have lifted tho proceedings. Heras 
and Wills did something at the out- 
set throuRl) method that "was dif- 
sonu3 1 ferent. The pair was well liked. 

Henri Slaters reached iheir peak 
when the blonde of tho twain sent 
"Nobody's Fool" over for a wallop. 
It was hit and miss before and afltr 

Sullivan and Meyers had tho 
rlopcment and collap.^ible automo- 



bile for the main comedy motif, be- 
getting smiles that eventually elab- 
orated into real chuckles. 

Colcy and Jackson ascend until 
midway, when /4heir offering re- 
cedes. The final dance holds little 
and could be omitted. Mattie Jack- 
son might do something with ma- 
terial. 

Andrieff Trio were awarded the 
applause troi>hy for their aptly 
staged dancing Interlude, closing 
splendidly. 

WASHINGTON. D. C 

By HARDIE MEAKIN 
BELASCO (Shubert). — "Some 
Girl," listed as a cameo musical 
comedy and heading the bill this 
week, is one of the be»t of these 
offerings yet presented. It has 
many luneful melodies, a fairly con- 
nected slory and is played by a 
capable cast. Nina Olivette, a re- 
markable dancer: Florence Earle, 
Ray Crane. Shep Camp, Louis 
Simon and A. Barbour Ilalliday are 
all worthy of mention. 

The* balance of the show has one 
or two redeeming spots and one 
outstanding bit. The bin Is opened 
by iOn the-Frontier." a marksman- 
ship act that showed hero before. 
It won good returns, r.udinoff. In 
the Pcoo>id spot, also rrpcating with 
smoko .'^.Uetclira and whistling. 



Louis Simon and Co. In "Too Many 
Chauffeurs," the cast being made up 
from the musical offering, were 
next. It flopped. Herbert Spencer 
and Fleta Jan Brown, songwriters, 
failed to Impress, giving way to 
Bobby O'Neill In "Four Queens and 
Joker," originally programmed to 
follow Intermission but closing the 
first half instead. The girls and 
Mr. O'Neill were really amusing. 

The last half was given over en- 
tirely to the "Some Girl" musical 
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KEITH'S.— This house has surely 
hit a pace breaking stride when th^ 
value of the show eac'.. week Is con-* 
sidered, and this week the* nen bill 
measures up to the standard. Frank 
Fivek and George Jenny on roller 
skates opened and surely did pro- 
duce some thrills. Raymond wyll^ 
and Marie Hartman. suggesting th^ 
Old-timo vuudovlllian, went over 
well second, while the ju.aptng oC 
Meehan's dogs came closo to arbp- 
ping the show in the n«xt spot. ' 

Jack Benny, here what seems t6 
be just a few weeks ago, literallx 
walked his way into the hit class, 
coming back for an earned speech, 
and was followed by the MariOn 
Morgan Da'nrers. It l.«i mij^hty sel- 
dom that Washington sees anything 
more artistically or beautifully donci 
than thia oflcring. 

Tom W ro, assisted by a clever 
company headed by Nil<a Mao, in 
"Memories," opened after intermis- 
Bion, and although the act is a littltf 
long it held every minute. Elizabeth 
Brice was next with ajs#W collect 
tlon of tfongs, nd, as was .o ba ex-* 
pected, was more than apiyreciated, 
while tho Charles Ahcarn Co. was 
a laughing hit In' the closing sx>ot^ 
This Is burlesque at its best. 



After two weeks of darkness 
Poll's reo|>ened Sunday night with 
"The Last Waltz," with Eleanor 
Painter. As was expected, the piece 
is attracting good business. 

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Charle.«i (Chic) Sale Is here again 
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Majestic (Shubert) 

'Give them tl\e show^and they'll 
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constant follower of vaudeville. The 
original booking called for the Nan 
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with their 'Chuckles of l921." But 
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Besides Clark and McCulIough 
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WIETING.— First half, dark; last 
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STRAND. — First part, "Star 
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first Ray feature. Last half, "Sual. 
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ROBBINS-ECKEL—All the wee? 
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the biggest draw in the history of 
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SAVOY.— "Nancy from Nowhere" 
CRESCENT.— "The Bonnie Brier 
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The Rivoll theatre, the new plc. 
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Ttm Princess theatre. Cornlflp 
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a fire which had its origin in an ad- 
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turned hi the alarm. Reports made 
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Tony Calderone, proprietor, waf 

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Week of 2nd. "The Hottentot." 
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"Pennant Winners,' "Frivolity Girls'* 
and this week he is using a titW 
that was always good for a draw, 
"The Monte Carlo Girls." 

The Columbia has many ups and 
downs In attendance. The patrotw 
seem to get the word instanter if 
the bill is poor and business is hke« 
wise, but when they get a good 
show the people are there. 

CAPITOL.— A. H. Blank has bmj 
getting the worst bookings and now 
cuts the price and is underlined for 
some things that will get buslneis. 
"Smllln' Through" and "Orphans oC 
the Storm," at regular prices. 

GARDEN.— The favored Blank 
house has had a real week with ftj 
good picture, "A Conner cicut Yanj 
kee." and now gets "Turn to thij 
Right." 

TERRACE GARDEN (Arthur 
Beck, manager).— Has been usin| 
good acts all season for the suppof 
show. 6 to 8, and for the danpinl 
between 9 and 12 using three acts- 
singers and dancers. The house hai 
an orchestra of six pieces and n» 
cover charge before 9. 




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VARIETY 



39 



OSWALD 



WOODSIDE 
KENNELS 

WOODSIDE 
LL 



LITTLE 

PIP IF AX 

THE FCNNir MTTLE SAILOK CLOWN 

Assisted by 

Miss Elsie and Eddy P * ^0 

"FLN AT Tlir BKACIl" 
^ I.OK\V ( IK< riT — 




NANCY GIBBS 



P 



(Assisted by) 



t 



PIERRE DE REEDER 

IN 

«*MUSICAL MOMENTS'* 
M*Mr«. LEK and J. J. 8HI BERT 



Lyle I, Virginia 

THE GINGER SNAPS 

VMQVE rOMKDY ACT 



John Keefe 

"The Corn-Fed Boob" 

»st \Ve«>k (April 9), On«I>«'um, St. Paul 



CLEVELAND 

By J. WILSON ROY 
OHIO.— Dark. 

HANNA.— Dark. Next. Thur.slon 
COLONIAL.— "Dowcry Revue." 
EMPIRE.— "Ting-a-Ling." 
MILLES.— Six Tip Tops: r.lasgow 
Maids; Harry Webb; Will aiul 
(lladys Ahem; 13ellc Oliver, and 
pi«'turcs. 

. . PRISCILLA. — Musical comedy, 
•Somo Baby." 

GORDON SQUARE. — ""VVhai 
Next?"; Ivee Tom Four; Dell and 
Edna Elliott, and pictures. 

Films.— Allen, "The Night Rose" 
and "Tho Bashful Suitor"; Still- 
man, "Hail the Woman"; State, 
"The Pa-ssion Flower"; Park, "One 
Olorious Day"; Standard, "Con- 
flict"; Knickerbocker, "Soul of 
Man"; Mall and Alhambra, "Trail- 
in"'; Circle, "The Child Thou Gav- 
est Me"'; Liberty, "Peter Ibbetson'; 
Strand, "The Price of Po.ssession"; 
Rialto. "Polly of the Follies'; 
Lorain-Fulton, "Tho "NVise Kid." 



1^ Keith's Hipp 

. HiKh standard vaudeville Is of- 
fered at this house: capacity hou.se 
Monday matinee. Kitty Donor, with 
Bister Rose and brother Ted, won 
top honors with dances. Florence 
Nash got over nicely with "A Breath 
of Fresh Air," a snappy and clever 
skit. George Whiting and Sadie 
Burt hit the buH's-eyo with all their 
numbers, ivrcy Bronson and Win- 
nie Baldwin in "Vision of 1971" con- 
yulsed the house. Ernest K. Ball 
joked and .sang sevprnl of bis pnpu- 
\5^- ^impositions acceptably. Harry 
Tftnd Dennis Du For put over a smart 
fiancing act; Follette'a Monkeys 
• now wonderful intelligence, and 
#iang and Snyder close with some 
•arnig athletic stunts. 









Keith's 105th Street 

Eildio Leonard is tho bright and 
'5»»ning star. Monday night he ear- 
nni ^^■,*:''V tiding before him. Stewart 
fol!! ",^^ ^''"''® with their nimble 
rootwork. Will Mahoncy in his ec- 

uJll^\^ ^^^ ^^'^s a scream; third time 
■ i ♦ '" P^^^ ^^'W weeks and landed 
i^itK ,".? ^^ ^^■^'*- I^Jlly Wayne and 
,oiV\ ^^-^^''^n In "The Last Car" 

Mpiln''''^ ^" ^''K^ »"«'^»*^- -Tack 
'•WK ^1, *"^' ^^^y Carson in 
lann!^^'.'^^''^*^'" collected a lot of 
vnrS A ^"^ *^*''*' »'"^J<^i' skating and 
_uineay; Larry Comer pleasrd with 
»ung rovue. Connolly and Francis 
?mi ^*^'*,'^^'''' with songs, dances 
lavn ''''^'^•'*' bits. The Sternards 
i, ;*;^ «"''»l»I>y xylophone turn that 
'' *^^,^'*''t''i»ted. and Snell and Ver- 

iC ^■^' ^ K""^ a.^robatic act in 
^»e rlosmg p,,ot. 



KYRA 



Shubert Vaudeville 



ERNEST HIAH 

in "Nothing Serious" 

"One crowded week •t 'Four-a-Day* Is worth 
an ao< withcut a date."— Apologies to Sir Walter 



•Scolt. 



Direction EARL & PERKINS 



TRIXIE 
FRIG AN Z A 



AT 



ORPHEUM, DES MOINES 
Next Week (April 9) 



fe^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^> ^^^^^^^^AA^^ A# 



JACK J^ORTON 



in **RECUPERATION." by HUGH HERBERT 

Direction: CHAS. MORRISON 




PHILADELPHIA 

By ARTHUR B. WATERS 

The "Bringing Up Father" series 
will be lontinued here by the com- 
ing of "Bringing I'p Father in Wall 
.Street" to the Metropolitan O. H.. 
beginning Monday, April 17. The 
show comes here from tho Man- 
hattan U. II., and its slay, men- 
tioned as limited, will probably be 
one week, possibly two. Nat Leroy 
is tho author. Matinees will be 
given Monday, "Wednesday, Friday 
and Satiu«lay. 

The annual benefit of the Char- 
lotte Cuslunan Club will be h«-ld at 
tho Walnut .Street, April 23. A 
number of actors will apiiear, and 
society women will pose as well- 
known actresses of the past. Mis. 
James l^lv«M-.son is chairman. 

Among those taking part will be 
Elsie Ferguson and company in the 
first act of "Tlie Varying Shore." 
Viola Allen and Robert Warwick in 
•'Aristocracy ' by Louis N. Parker; 
Fanny and Kate Davr-npoi t, imper- 
sonating their aunt as "Fedora," and 
Mrs. John Drew as "Mrs. Malaprop" 
in "The Rivals"; Mrs. Otis Skinner 
in a monologue: Julia Marlowe, E. 
IL Sothard, Al Jolson and others. 



Keith's 

Except for the two headliners this 
week's bill might well be labeled 
"Melody, That's All." Daphne Pol- 
lard's lark of subtlety in her meth- 
ods of drawing laughs is forgotten 
in view of the fact that she is really 
a remarkable comedienne. 

This is her second visit here this 



yejir. arid she wears well. The oDier 
feature is l^lsa Ityan in "J*eg lor 
Short." a ekelcli built on familiar 
lines and with definite imprint of 
Miss Ryan's work In "Pej; o* My 
Heart." Jt is good though not ex- 
ceptional. Frisco and assistants In 
the .ludience get across well, l-^irl 
and Carl Pearson, helped largely by 
Cleo Newport at the piano, put 
across .some acrobatic dances. Jew- 
ett and Raymond have quiet act, 
lacking in pep. Grace Nelson's 
patriotically tinged songs fit in with 
lier billing as the American-made 
prima donna. The rest were well 
above gennal average. 

Shubert 

An f-nlire repeat Is this week's bill 
«nd marks the third appearance of 
the Shubert "Whirl of New York" 
rovue which came here lirst in the 
legitimate as "The Belle of New 
York" and has made two appear- 
ances as a vaudeville unit. The old 
"Belle'* ha.s been almost entirely 
lost. Kyras dancing. Roy Cummings 
and his hat smashing foolishness, 
Keno (Jreen with their acrobatic 
<lance and J. Cl.arence Harvey with 
his spats are all as they were. 



PITTSBURGH 

By COLEMAN HARRISON 

PICTURES— Grand and Regent. 
"Woman's Side"; Liberty and Black- 
stone, "World's Champion"; Savoy, 
"Sky High"; State, "Way Down 
East"; Olympic, "Husband's Trade- 
mark"; Cameraphone and Minerva, 
Dempsey-Carpentier film; Lyceum, 
"Glass Houfes"; Dunuesne,"Iirand"; 
Aldine, "Dangerous Little Demon." 



Davis (Keith's) 

Several points must have decided 



AMERICA'S rORCMOST THEATRES AND HITS.— Directien. LEE tad J. J. 8HU0ERT 



AMBASSADOR !.rnel"crr:ie%r55: 

Etcs. 8 30. Matinees We.Iiiesdaj it Saturday. 

The Musical Sensation 

BLOSSOMJME 

Maxine Elliott's ^^'^^^aV,.^^d"^i l.'J 

CLARE KUMMER'S New Play 

THE 

MOUNTAIN MAN 

with SIDNEY BLACKMER 



ROOTH ^"^ <^«*« Rf'et. Eres. at 1:30. 
1 **vf\^ A « UaUi.cea WeJ, and Sat 

WI.NTIinOP AME.S PrPBPnfs 

"THE TRUTH 
ABOUT BLAYDS" 

By A. A. MILNE 



BIJOU 



Thea.. 4'fh W. cf IJ'y. Ktps. «:3u. 
Ua'ilrsrei Wed. and 6it. 

TfJ£ 

DOVER ROAD 

By A. A. MILS'E n'th Ch'Ji^ PhpPrX/ 
Pirn, cf (JuTjiil.' M. ta«ii;<' l/Hao. V/IICI I J 

F. RAY COMSTOCK and MORRIS GEST Present 

B A L I E F F ' 8 

Chauve Souris 



From MOSCOW— Direct from LOt^OON— PARIS 

JATU CT THFATflK. Wr«t nf Rwht. 
^M I rl iJ I • I'hone Cutle oH::6. Lis. i.M. 

MATINEES TUICS.. TllUnS. and SAT. 



CUITRITRX Theatre. 4«th St. W. rf n'way. 
9nv/DE.rv 1 j;4p, « .„. Miif«. Wccl. k Sut. 



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— M.\KK — 

T R A N 



D 



t CHARLES CHAPLIN 

in bia latrnt lauRh provoker 
STR^vn .I'PAY DAY" 

cIr? SWl?,"2'^^ ORCHE.STKA 

^ARL EDQUARDB, Conductor 



TIIK KAVOKMK ST.MJM 



FRANCES WHITE 



Charmini.' 

— J ,11^1 f. 



AM> 



TAYLOR HOLMES 

■^iSTn! The HOTEL MOUSE 

•Bully Ent(rtat;»mcnt.' — .N'. Y. (.«.iiimrr< i.il 



THE BAT 




PFMTIIPV TlU-lATnE, f,2d street ami 

V^Cl^ A \JK\. 1 Centrnl I'^rk W, Evj. «:20. 

Matlncps We<ln<>.sday and :Saturday. 2:20. 

Ti:.SS.\ J A. MPLS MARION 

KOSTA BARTON GREEN 

Intlie r««>r of MoHleal Pro<1u«-(loim 

The ROSE of 
STAMBOUL 

WITH A BIULLIANT COMPANT 



Ern. R:30. Be«t Seats $2 50. 
Matinees Wed. and Sat. 

NINTH MO.NTH 



CASINO 

A Carlton Production 

JULIA SANDERSON 

IN A MUSICAL COMEDY KATIKE 

TANGERINE 



AOTAn Thfatff. 4.*.t»i A n'way. i:** « .io 
il\ll|K ila;.i:cca W c J. ai.d .SJt. 

CECIL and CLEO 

LEAN MAYFIELD 

In th.- ' /.IPPV" Mr.sH-AT. (OMEDV 

'THE BLUSHING BRIDE" 



In favor of a return rnp;aK<'nu nt of 
JSinfjer's Midm't.s to tlio J^ii\ is this 
v.*cek. On their vi.«lt a couple of 
monthfl ago thoy j)laj't.'d lo Bome 
of tho liirjjest i<MMii)t.s the liouso has 
ever drawn. Eddlo Cantor'H appeal 
to followers of vaudovlllo was an- 
other Item listed as a eountorinllu- 
cnce. Flanagan and MorriHon are 
being given secondary prominence 
and aro also counted as a draw. 
Their "lesson in golf" skit is a skil- 
fully arranged treati.se on the game. 
Tho MuKi(*al Hunlors. starting, and 
IJilly Milkr and Co.. No. 3, an addrul 
starter, subbing for Donegan and 
Allen, foun<i tho sledding rougli. 
Elida Morris, twicing, won a full 
share of appreciation, dene (Ireeno, 
shifted to No. 4 for the night, reg- 
istered a couple of extra hows. Mul- 
ler and Stanley's lust appearan<M) 
here was a wow from tlie start. Tho 
Midgets elosed. their turn slightly 
l)olislicd since tho foinirr visit. 



Tlie Duquesne, having noted a fair 
measure of success with short runs 
of feature films, is changing the pro- 
gram weekly. "Way Down Ka.si" is 
being shown again, this time at the 
State, at 55 cents. 



"A Bill of Divorcement" was given 
favorable comment in all the dailies . 
after opening to three-quarter draw I 



I YRir* <"J S» .W.of Rway. Eva.fi-O 
1.4 A AX A Vx AliMincfS >Ved. lb. .Sat. ;;;..u 

The S-nrishlug Musical Con)Cf]y Hit 

FOR GOODNESS 
SAKE 

^hli n ffiKt of Nenr York'H I'im uH(«>a 




Monday at the Nixon, •Tarying 
fc?hore' next. 



Tlie Park and Model theatres in 
tlio Lawren.eville distrlet and tho 
Ihighton on the Nonhside. all for- 
merly owmd by tho Ihighton 
Amusement Co., have been trans- 
ferred. Tho llrst-named has been 
running Tab shows and pop vaude- 
ville, the other two movies. K. 
Hosen and A. Jo.seph bought the 
llrst two for $34,000, while I. H. 
Fleischman is the purchaser of the 
other at a reported consideration o£ 
$30.1!00. 

Ranmel Do Faslo. manager for a 
year of t!io niuckatone theatr<;'. has 
been retained in that capacity by 
the new purch;isers of llie liouse, 
Kouland and Clark. 



Eddie Cantor opened to cipaclty 
Monday night* at tho Alvin, with 
Lillian Fitzgerald given sub-prom- 
inence in the displays. James A. 
Reed, manager with the "Make It 
Snappy" company, is well known 
here, having been manager of the 
Duquesne theatre several years ago. 

Tho regular season at the Alvln 
will close somo time next month, 
somewhat earlier than usual. Man- 
ager John Reynolds was without a 
booking for next week as late as last 
Tuesday. 



NEW YORK THEATRES 



HENRY MILLER'S 72.^1 .VsSJi 

EVES. 8:20. UATI^EES TUURS. A SAT. t:SO. 

LADRLnE TAYLOR 

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"THE NATIONAL ANTHEM" 

DCDIIDI If* TIIEATIIE, W. 43<1 Street. 
nLrUDLIU C^va. 8:o0. ilats. Wtd. a »at 

A. n. WOODS Presenta 

MARGARET LAWRENCE 
LOWELL SHERMAN 
ALLAN DINEHART 

in ^'LAWFUL LARCENY" 

A iNe\* I'lay 4j> ^KiA UUil'lJAN 



HLj I lINvil!« Mata. Wed. and Sat.. S;30. 
-THE MOST FAMOUS PLAY IN NLW YORK— 

THE 
DEMI-VIRGIN 

By AVfeRY HOPWOOD 



2 SAM H. HARRIS Attractions 



Sam H. Harris li' *'ijr>ai.t '«aH. 



Evei. 8:20. 



Matt. WkI. and Sat. if 2 20 



Six Cylinder Love 

k New Conif'tj b> Wm. Arthonj M'Ou'rt 

with ERNEST TRUEX 



CORT 



Weft 4«th "^t. f>e».. *:1'>. 
Maia. Ue.i. A Sat. at 2:15. 



WALLACE , MARY 
EDDINGER ^^ NASH 

in "CAPTAIN APPLEJACK 



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MUSIC BOX y/r? ,S:..c"Hii: 



Krea. S:1S. 



klat^. We<1. and Kit. at %M. 



"Bttt Mutual Show Evar Madt >• Amaricaj'' 

IRVING BtRtlN'S 

MUSIC BOX REVUE 

—- With • Cast of Metropolitan ravorilafl — 



T 
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KNICKERBOCKER Theatre 

D'tvay. S8th SL Evca. 1:30. 
Matlncea Bat. and Mon. 
CIIAItl.ES Dir.LlN'GllAM rrcKcii(.-i 

"Bulldog Dnimmond" 

A Heal Molodrama, by "flapper," 
with A. K. MATIIRUM 






<— ^ 

JOHN r.OI.DEN ATTK.\CTiONS 

Btaicrti by UINCIIKI.L SMITH 
I AKIPAPDC W. 48 St. Kvp«. 8 20 

LUIMbAUnL fcui*. wt«i. & .s.tt. 

Thank You 

A Cduc'l) b; Uea^rs. Sncl'b ar.d Cu<Ij ng. 
— — — AND — — — 

I ITTI C ^^•"^ ♦"»» ^^- Kv«" • 30. 
LI 1 I L.C &!utn Wed. Ht itat. 

"The 1st Year? 

Cf tnd With FRANK CRAVEN 



>Jt.l.VW I i« MRt!». \M<\. At .S.it . 2.;j 

Alirilllt IIAMMLCSTRIN I'n rnf» 

CAWTHORN and LORRAINE 

I in "THE BLUE KIHEN" 

J inn POUSRff CAFE OF ifl?8irAL RTIOWS 



NEW AMSTERDAM ^;J,^\^^ 

vlATINBES WBDNESDAT A 8ATURDA1 
50c to $2.50 —NO IIICHER 
ZIEGFELD TRIUMPH 
MARILYN MILLER, LEON ERROL 

SALLY 



BELASCO 



WAit 44th Bt Cvra. I:1S. 
Uata. Thuriw h 8au t:15. 
OAVIO BELASCO PrtMnta 

LENORE ULRIC 

« KIKI 

A K«i« Cbaratcr Study by ANDRE PICABD. 



WE.STi EvB. I:S0. Mats., 
46tti 8t I Tburs. and Bat. 



LrCEUM 

E. RAT GOBTZ Preaenia 
Tha International Btar 

IRENE BORDONI 

in "THE FRENCH DOLL" 

A new comedy with a few KongiL 

Adapted by A. B. THOMAS. 

From tho French of Paul Ariuont 

anj Marcel QerbldoD. 



EMPIRE Sa'r^r'**^'- ''^'•'•"=" 



Ved. St Sat. at 2:20 



"DORK KEAN 

GLORIOUS IN 

'The CZARINA*" 



^EVE.NI.NQ Woni.D 



I IRFRTV '^'»**' ^- *2 Ft. Rv. i:fO. 
a^aDM^^EK I I jjaia^ vVed. & SuL X:2«. 

A NEW COMEDY 

By the Authora of "DUI.rY" A 

"TO THE LADIES!" I 

with W 

HELEN HAYES " 

OTTO'^KRUGER 



GLOBE— 



n n O A D W A T, 

and Forty-nixth Bt. 

Evrnlnca 1:30. Mata. Wed. and But. 1:30 



CHAP.LES DILLINGHAM Prc'Tta 

'GOOD MORNING 
DEARIE' 



with a Caat ri 
N. T. FaTorltaa 



"^"iTthS"" HIPPODROME 

iif^W^'Y "^^^ RECORD 

Vjd 1 PAGEANT 

TOGETHER" 

The Hippoirome^s 
Greatest Spectacle 

Xveiiltm^ 5C<-., $1. tl.''C, I?. 
I>ally Malt. 2.600 <;o<>d .«<tata fl 



rnirr.s cx'T 'I xv«.i,it.«^ icf. 

IN TWO II I>all 



T M E A T fl r 

ftroaOifay .and 4341 SUctt 



T COHAN 

Eves. 8:15. Mats. Wed. and Sat. 

ED WYNN 

"The Perfect Fool" 

HIS NEW MUSICAL RIOT 

f^AipTV Hwiy an>l 4».tli M. K^e-. * ."• 

UHlU I I Matlnrf.s \Vttl. and Sat. al : JO 

CLO. M. COHANS Product. on af 

tHE HEW COHAN fAHCE 

MADELEINE 
f h\" MOVIES 

with GEO. M. COHAN (Himstif) 
GERTRUDE COHAN and 




PICTURES 



Friday. April 7, 1922 



COAST FILM NEWS 



Lon AiiKeh'S. April 3. 
Gloria Swjinaon ia all sot for her 
trip to Kurope. 



••In the Days of DufTalo Bill" is 
rell untlor way. 



Mark Larkin Is back at his desk 
at. the Fairbanks studios. 



Bustor Kf-aton Is hark at the 
■tudio after two week.s on lucaiion 
at Truckt".*. 



Thomas Moighan is prettinB 
through with "Our Leading Citizen" 
under Alfred Crcen's direction. 



Scott Sidney, veti-ran director, I.s 
working on another Christie comedy 
with N'eal Burns and Vera Stead- 
man featured. 



Will T. Geatz who was with P. A. 
Powers In the baby days of the pic- 
ture business in now director of 
publicity at the R-C lots. 

Leatricc Joy and Thomas Melghan 
have been chosen to head the 
••Manslaughter" cast, Cecil B. De 
Mine's next for Paramount. 



"Man Unconquerable" is Jack 
Holt's latest starring vehicle for 
Paramount. Joseph Hanabery is 
directing at the Lasky lots. 



leen Moore and Antonio Moreno are 
featured. 



Having completed a travesty on 
•'The Three Musketeers" Max Lin- 
der is leaving for a vacation in 
France before starting another 
Goldwyn special. 



Katherinc Hill's "Shuttle Soul" 
will be King Vidor's second in- 
dependent production to be started 
.soon. Florence Vidor will be the 
featured player. 



company Sol Lesser East when the 
latter makes his proposed trip. 
I^mish contemplates the erection of 
another picture bouse here. 

Tt Is finally settled that Georgre 
Fitzmaurice, who recently returned 
from the I^sky London studios, will 
make "To Have and To Hold," 
which has been adapted for the 
screen by Ouida Bergere. 



John Fleming Wilson's last con- 
tribution to the screen before his 
unexpected death was "The Way 
Back" filmed by Universal with 
Frank Mayo starred. The story is 
soon to appear in a national mag- 
azine. 



William Lord Wright has Joined 
the Universal scenario force and 
will collaborate with Arthur Statter 
in aiipervi.sing serial and short reel 

feature production. 



Eddie Fitzsorald. of Fitzgerald 
and Quigley vauileville team, has 
been working with Neely Kdwards 
in the latter's new Universal comedy 
"Taking Things I':a.^>." 



Chu-enco Hennecke with the 
"Paul* Parrot t compf^ny at the 
Roach lots will be assistant director 
of the company as well as an im- 
portant character player. 



Work has started on Louis Vance's 
••The Black Bag" at U. Herbert Raw- 
llnson stars. Virginia Valli, feminine 
lead; Stuart Paton, director. 



Preparations for the return of 
Wesley Barry are being made at the 
Warner Bros. lots where Freckles 
is to start a new picture soon. 

Jerome Beatty, director of pub- 
licity and advertising for Famous 
Players-Lasky, is spending a month 
on business at the local Lasky lots. 



Frank Mayo and his wife, Dagmar 
GodowsUy, are visiting in San 
Francisco, with the litter's father. 
Leopold Godow.sky, who is on con- 
cert tour in the Nortli. 



Marshall Neilan's next picture will 
be "Ifer Man" adapted for the screen 
from a Saturday Evening Post 
storj' by George Patullo. The cast 
is now being assembled. 



Allan Dwan who will direct 
Douglas Fairbanks in the special 
production of Robin Hood's career 
is supervising the construction of 
sets on the new Fairbanks lota. 
They promise to give Von Stroheim'a 
Monte Carlo sets a run. 



smith, former Port Huron (lllch.) 
theatre owner, and A. J. Flynn, 
owner of the Majestie theatre. 
Santa Monica. Jack Mulhall, pict- 
ure star, attended the opening per- 
formance in conjunction with the 
feature film, in which he plays an 
Important part. _ 

The Roberta Arnold -Herbert 
Rawlinson domestic feud took an- 
other turn last week when Mr. 
Rawlinson filed suit for divorce here 
against Miss Arnold charging de- 
sertion. Just recently Mi.ss Arnold, 
now appearing in a Broadway pro- 
duction, was the complainant. The 
couple have been separated since 
1919. Rawlinson is now making 
personal appearances at picture 
houses on the Coast. He is con- 
tracted with Universal. 



Al Christie's new comedy for Edu- 
cational will include scenes of a 
musical comedy for which a replica 
of the Music Box theatre has been 
built. This is the picture in which 
Vera Steadman makes her return 
to the screen. 



Pictures made in Japan are to be 
brought to Hollywood soon for as- 
sembling. Marion Falrfar. scenario 
writer, and John Jaspers are pro- 
moters of the plan. K. K. Tanakji. 
a Jap, was given local training for 
the picture's direction. 



William V. Mong has been loaned 
to Clara Kimball Young by Producer 
J. L. Frothingham for the star'.^s 
new picture. Frothingham has fully 
recovered from a serious attack of 
the "flu." 



The "\'al of Paradise" Just finish- 
ed at the Lasky lots has been re- 
named "North of the Rio Grande." 
Bebe Daniels and Jack Holt co-star. 



Pat O'Malley Is to play a leading 
role in Peter B. Kyne's "Brothers 
Under Their Skins" now under mak- 
ing at Goldwyn. E. Mason Hopper, 
director. 



Rupert Hughes Is filming an 
Italian-American story "The Bitter- 
ness of Sweets" at Goldwyn. Col- 



When Charles Ray commences 
work on "A Tailor Made Man" it 
will be his first production in a long 
time under an outside director. 
Joseph De Grasse will wield the 
megaphone. 



Irvin Willat is to start on the 
production of "The Siren Call" with 
a special cast headed by I>orothy 
Dalton. Miss Dalton is now tlnish- 
ing "The Woman Who Walked 



"The Masquerader" with Guy 
Bates Post promises to set a pre- 
cedent for double exposure experts 
of the screen. In the meeting scenes 
of the dope fiend and the member 
of the House of Commons. Richard 
Walton Tully, the producer believes 
he has perfected the double exposure 
photography. The picture will differ 
greatly from the stage plaj' inas- 
much as numerous bits have been 
substituted for many of those used 
on the legitimate stage. 



Gladys Crockwell. former Fox 
star, returns to the films this week 
as a member of Jackie Coogaa's 
"Oliver Twist" company. Mi.ss 
Brockwell will portray the role of 



Nancy Sikes In this Dickens «tory • 
Lon Chaney has also been definitely 
chosen for Fagan, and will join the 
Coogan forces following the com. 
pletlon of a special Irving Cum« 
minge production now under 
making. Frank Lloyd, who Just re» 
cently completed a Norma Tal- 
madge special, is to direct young 
Jackie's picture. ■ 

A trip to the Orient ia to be made 
this month by Charles Eyton, gen- 
eral manager of the Famous Play- 
ers-Lasky lots here, and his wife, 
Kathlyn Williams, who is under a 
physician's care as the result of the 
death of her son, Victor Eyton, aged 
16. The lad, the Eytons' only child, 
was a victim of influenza. Coming 
so close on the murder of William 
D. Taylor, who was i chum of the 
Lasky manager, young Eyton's 
death has re.'mlted in a serious 
breakdown of Miss Williams. 

Leon Barry, veteran professional, 
at one time leading man for Sarali 
Bernhardt, and now a character 
player in pictures, was sued last 
week by Mario Francoise liarry for 
divorce. The wife alleges her hus- 
band now earns $325 weekly, and 
asks the court to award her a just 
.allowance and the decree instead of 
to Barry, who had recently tiled Fuit. 

Mrs. Barry resides in the east, 
and is represented here by attor- 
neys. The couple were married in 
New York in 1917. and lived to- 
gether for ten month.s. separating 
March, 1918. Barry Is now working 
at the Mack Sennet lot.^. 



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Alone" under 
supervision. 



George Molford's 



Elaborate scenes feature the new 
Gloria Swanson picture ''The Gilded 
Cage" under Sam Wood's direction. 
David Powell plays the male lead. 
Anne Cornwall and Walter Hiers 
are in the cast. 



It Is the plan of Adolph Ramish 
of the West Coast theatres to ac- 



A number of elaborate sets arc 
being erected on the United lots 
for Jackie Coogan's "Oliver Twist." 
Sol Lesser having moved his otilces 
out to the studios is on the stage 
dally aiding in the supervision of 
tlie picture. 



Sam Taylor of Harold Lloyd's 
scenario staff, has been signed to a 
long term contract by Hal E. Roach 
and will continue writing exclusive 
scenarios for the P.ithft comedian. 
Mr. Taylor will supervise Lloyds 
six stories to be made into pictures 
under the latter's new Pathe agree- 
ment. 



The Sunset theatre on Sunset 

boulevard reopened March 27 un- 

1 der the ownership of S. D. Gold- 



INSIDE STUFF 



ON PICTURES 



As an aftermath of the election of cfticc-rs for the cominjf year of the 
M. P. Theatrv Owners' Chamber of Commerce, there is a number of. 
tales abroad regarding the manner in which the defeat of William Brandt, 
who wai- running for re-election as prei«ident, was brought about. It is 
stated that th* N. Y. State organization of the Theatre Owners of Amer- 
ica showed particularly the strength that it wielded in the local organi- 
zation, through bringing about the election of William I^andau. Accord- 
ing to the Brandt followers, the State organization went to eaci ex- 
hibitor in Greater New York that had > )litical assistance from time to 
time from the State organization in the smoothing over of minor viola- 
tions and urged them to vote as directed. The day after the election 
of Landau was announced, the phone in the Chamber of Commerce was 
in continued use by men in the Industry who demanded why Brandt 
had not called on them for their votes in the election. A score of ex- 
hibitors controlling the bigger theatres informed Brandt had they been 
advised the election was to be as closely contested as it proved to be, 
they would have been on the ground and cast their votes for him. As 
he was defeated by only six votes, it is plain that any sort of a campaign 
on his part would have brought about his re-election. 



THE GREATEST PRAISE EVER ACCORDED ANY SCREEN PRODUCTION 

THE NEW YORK VERDICT— THE SENSATION OF THE SEASON 









ixx *'XHE MAN F^ROIVI DE YOIMD'' 



•*The weirdest, most imcanny. yet most fascinating pic- 
ture ever presented. Iloudini outclas.sed all his previous 
efforts. This stirring photo<lrama will draw like a mag- 
net."— J/ariort Russell in THE BILLBOARD. 



'Never a spfctacle SO Impressivo in its realistic fury. 
Oue's bi-eath came quick and short. Thrills and romance 
as tempestuous as Niagara itself."--EVKNING JOl'RNAL. 



"Houdlnl can do things no one else on earth can do, and 
some of these are In his picture. Most thrilling is his swim 
down the Niagara rapids and rescuing a young woman 
about to go over Niagara Falls. No fake about this. 
Houdinl actually docs iV—narriette Vnderhill In N. Y. 
TRIBUNE. 



"Houdinl excels all past accomplishments In his new 
screen play. Swims the Niagara rapids to within a few- 
inches of the Falls."— EVENING TELE(5RA>L 



"Nothing Houdinl showed on the stage equalled the 
stunts he performed before the camera." — THE SUN. 



"The most thrilling scene and well worth seeing, is the 
one in which Iloudini swims through the Niagara I'alls 
rapids and rescues the girl. A strikingly daring feat 
which was entirely genuine. Both Houdinl and girl risk- 
ing their lives. Certainly novel."— THE EVENING MAIE. 



•*Tlie water rescue scene In Houdlni's new picture is one 
of the two most startling photoplay views ever made." 

— guinn Martin in THE WORLD. 



"There are thrills and then more thrills. Iloudini is 
whirled to the edge of Niagara and saves the girl. Holds 
audience .spellbound."— THE EVENING WORLD. 



•'I quivered at the views of the couple battling in the 
rapids on the verge of the Niagara cataract and cheered 
when they made the crawl to safety." — Joseph Muhancy 
in N. Y. AMERICAN. 



*'Most thrilling rescue ever filmed. No fake about thla. 
It's a corker and well worth seeing. Drew cnthusiastio 
applause."— /J. W, Baremore in MORNING TELEGRAPH. 



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•*As honestly exciting a moment as one could have. A 
thrilling situation that ranlcs with waterfall scene in 
'Way Down East"— N. Y. HERALD. 



"One can safely wager It is the most peculiar film now 
on Broadway. It is weird, it is startling; one of the most, 
thrilling ever screoncil."— EVENING POST. 



"The pictures of the falls and rapids are remarkably 
fine. Rescue accomplished at great risk to Houdlni and 
the girl."— C;L0BE. 



"Iloudini fi-hting the rapids— Interesting and fantastic 
conception."— TIMES. 



"I'Jmbodies mystery and thrills like the rescue of the 
heroine from the rapids of Niagara. This feat by Iloudini 
pro'.es to be the big feature of the picture." 

—KcUeij Allrn in WOMEN'S WEAR. 



4 



Also HOUDINI in person in Original Feats of Mystery, including Disappearing Elephant 



THE WEIRDEST AND MOST SENSATIONAL LOVE STORY EVER FILMED 

NOW" SHOWING— TIMES SQUARE THEATRE, NEW YORK— TWlCj: DAILY 

TERRITORY NOW AVAILABLE 

HOUDINI PICTURE CORP., 220 West 42nd St., NEW YORK CITY 



Friday, April 7, 1922 



PICTURES 



41 



PAY DAY 

.Cliarlofl rhnplln 




jvicr© Friend ^ 

next to final Charles Chaplin 



made for First Na- 



tndv to D6 

,nal is m Broadway first run at 

Strand. It is a two-rceler. in 

^bich Chaplin has incorporated re - 

versions of many bits of 

he lias done in previous 

However, it is a corking 

but hardly enough to be 

lieu of a feature, as was 



jtmpcd 
slnesa 
ictures. 
^two-recler, 

SlTrJiflt^'Jhe'strand this week. 
%'cldontally. he has also cleaned 
>. « niak»^-up somewhat. That 
"%^ie a i^actiiii f om his last pro- 
uctioD. 'The Idle Clas.s." in which 
"was auite the dandy 
In this production ho is a 
borer on a construction job. 
r^rflonearance is as a late arrival 
' wS?k and he., slips the burly 
a lily with a sweet liule 
gesture. Hl.s first laugh comes with 



day 
His 



lor 
foreman 




?muloyment of a hod elevator du. 
fnTthe lunch hour. Charlie A'etting 
a free meal through the ups and 
downs of th«» contrivance. 

When Saturday arrives he draws 
his pay and gets a few laughs out 
2t the Inability to figure correMly. 
tside the job his wife is waiting. 
Charlie figures a hold 



rand 



■out 



him 



on 
at 



to live ^ith them. Taken from the 
East Side to West End avenue, the 
mother proves to be a fifth wheel. 

I'inally when a crisis arrives in 
the family affairs the mother dis- 
L'loses the fact that she was the one 
that l:ept the expensive homo going. 
She reHirns to the East Side, where 
finally the regeneration of the young 
wife is brought about, her mother, 
however, marrying a male butterfiy 
and continuing on her way. 

The story is full of heart throbs, 
and Nigh's direction is on a par 
with the story. He carries hi:; 
theme along naturally, although he 
must have had Hometliing of a 
struggle to overcome the tendency 
to slow down the tempo of the 
action on the part of the star. 

Belle IJenneit, who is now ploying 
tho role Hazel Dawn originated in 
"The Demi-Virgin." plays tho 
younger wife. .She is :\ particularly 
striking blonde, atid portrays the 
easily led young wife to perfection. 
Hut IJeth Mason, who enacts the 
role of her mother, is a distinct find 
as a type. Sh«? managed to endow 
her rolo with an atmosphere that 
was appa'.ent the moment she 
stepped before the camera in her 
first scene. Harry Denham plays 
the role of the older son nicely, 
wliil.j Stanley Price is the younger 
brother. Dore Di>vids()n ])rovidod 
much of the conrPdy in the picture 
and at all times hrkl his au<lience. 

The production i.s nicely done, and 
th" ,')dded I'lizma ♦ olor titles are 
effi^ctive. The i)iiture looks like a 
$100,000 .special. Fred. 



immediately thereafter irislng-ln the 
close-ups. It made for a ragged 
continuity and can easily be elided 
through the cutting of the Intro- 
ductory Bet flashes. 

The star's personality In the dra- 
matic scenes counts for not a little 
in distinguishing her, although, truth 
to tell, the native fan seems to prefer 
a "sweet 'n pretty" heroine to the 
other kind. Abel. 



MAN FROM BEYOND 



the dough; but she catches 

a clever money-changing 
to come off the 



in 
manages 



It, and 
bit he 

After that the exterior of a saloon 

shown with the workmen mierg- 
,ig after they liave had their regu- 

• Saturday night spree. The 

rber-shopplng takes place right 

utslde the door, with the usual 

ater thrown from above ros»i!t. 

he breaking up of the part and a 

'jple of bits with Charlie trying 
board a trolley car arc quite the 

nniest things in the picture. 

For the wallop laugh toward the 
end ho is employing tho old gag 
whore the husband is about to re- 
ire in tho early hours and the 
irm goe.<? off. wakes the wife, arul 
ill gives her the impression that iJi 
reality he is just getting up. Thai 
w»8 put over cleverly: but from 
that point on there wasn't much to 
the finish. I'haplin did some bath- 
room .stuff, falling in a tub of water 
illed with soiled clothes and the 
in.il fade-out had him standing at 
radiator In his undies trying to 

ry out. 

In his support he lias Edna Pur- 

ance, who plays but a small bit 
the early section of the picture; 
kls brother Sydn.-y. who does a 
couple of bits with Chaplin in the 
drunk stuff with more or less of an 
Bill" moustache. Neither of 
e two has anything to speak of 
in the picture. Mack Swain as the 
foreman of the job manages to put 
ovpf a couple of clever bits in the 
first reel, while Phyllis Allen as tho 
wife got her .share of laughs in the 
final reel. The picture runs 22 
minutes. Fred. 



tlret;e 



THE RED PEACOCK 

VioU'tfe ro'n iNoRri 

Alfrrd tlmrou No rianrx' 

< "lar.H tJiM moni No iinnic 

Mr. «;fini(iru No Hituio 

(Jri.stori Hoy No nann" 

KhiiM Lavtlle No namo 

'".•iMt <;irey No naino 

VioUM.'s lullUT No naiiK.' 

This V. F. A. production (Par- 
amount fe.iture) is curr«.nt at the 
Hivoli. As with all Pola Negri 
starring prornictions made iibroad. 
the Hamilton Theatri«'al Corp. (Ih** 
F. 1'. L. subsidiary) "presents." 
This makes about the fiflli or sixth 
of Miss Negri's piclu:cs to reach 
Ihoadway for premier iiresentations 
and ;is lias been commented on be- 
fore, the bjunelte (lernian st.ar has 
yet to make a picture that will not 
suffer in eomiiarison to her "Pas- 
sion." tlx? lirst foreign film to bring 
Mij;s Negri to the altcation of Amer- 
ican film fans. 

Paul .Stein dirrrted from a story 
by J^mns Kraly originally titled 



YOUR BEST FRIEND 

lather Myers Vera OorJon 

Sobert. her eMtut gon Harry Hcnh.im 
iirry. her yuutiKest son Stanley J'ricc 

lW«la. Roberl'fc- wife 13»'11»> Uonnclt 

\mr Mother lieth Mason 

lltirls, ihe family bookkeeper 

Dore Dav idson 



A purc-flre hit from the box ofTlce 
*indi)oint that is bound to stand 
^th the other winners that William . 
-Nigh has written and directfd in 
^be past. It is a Harry Kapf pro- 
dactlon released in tlie independent 
market by the Warner Bros. The 
.picture was presented in t'ac Crand 
[Ballroom of the Astor at a special 
showing Monday night. Tho presen- 
tation wa.s under the direction of 
Upf, who provided the picture with 
brief prolog. The prolog and 
pusical themo seemed to slow the 
irturc to a certain extent as far as 
l^p first couple of reeis were con- 
Jined. The production is about 
«*>0 foot at present, but It will 1)0 
ill somewhat to speed up the 
<^her portion. That is tho only 
••miCiRm that there is to be found, 
^•ra aordon is the star, and has 
Paying opposite her Dore David.son 
^!Ly ''"'*' ^' ^ faithful old family 
I'nipioye. He shares honi)rs with 
^ v.?^^'* to a certain extent. 

Miss Gordon has another role of 

'''♦^ typo iliat made her famous in 

Hunioro.sque." It Is one of those 

lewKsh niothor lovo stories, wIkuo 

|ae older generation strives for 

ears so that their offspring mav 

paAo ever, advantage, only to find 

I tho youngsters take everything 

,-. A''*"t^'I and spread their wings 

muTJy from those who provided for 

\u '"A^*' ""^^^y youth. 

iwin^'' Gordon as the Kolf-^acri- 

U!m "?°^^^r has a rolo .^uch as she 

iW "^K ,^ suited to and tho type 

'at Pho has made stand up on ihe 

lYno "u 1^"^ ^"^ a mother of t 
I.JPe .«>he is in the foremost rank 
•«ose on the screen. 

|fl* h J/V'' ^^^'^ ^^oys aftrr the 

•Sm, 1 I^"^^ husband, .^ends one 

\<ZVi^ law school, and at the 

I wmng of the story he Is returning 

e aitrr bf-ing made a partner in 

iMMthr..' «"^N "*' ^'''"^'^ 1^»« wife and 

I r"*^r-ln-i;uv (two women of tho 

jj^.uu-ed typr) with him. Tlw y 

teL, »?^''^ ^^^^ ^ >iome In a 
p-^iuonablc part of tho town whr-re 

y can entertain is the proper 
r. and also that the mother Is 



US 
of 



"Poor Violette." Stein will not 
worry our domestic megaphone 
wieldcrs to any great extent if this 
is a .sample of his film product. 
Taking a story that winds up with 
a •Caniille" fade-out (the heroine 
expiring from a racking cough, in 
her lover's arms) he has drawn out 
the theme unnecessarily, the audi- 
ence at any time exi)ecting its con- 
clusion only to find a new sub-plot 
developing. It roally does not begin 
to interest until the last half. At the 
beginning it g.ave rise to audible 
giggling, the business really hinting 
of travesty rather than realism. 
Some of the characters' "heavy 
dramatic" histrionics have been 
lampDoned too broadly and exten- 
sively In America to command 
serious .ittention. 

Violette (Pola Negri) has many 
affairs with her various benefactors. 
Hising from humble estate, first as 
a flower girl and then as a lady's 
maid, she is seen accepting the at- 
tentions and mundane assistance of 
Count Girey, a roue. After being 
discharged by Florelto, her first 
mistress, tho count ^akes her Into 
his homo for the night, offering 
temporary shelter and tho position 
of maid in his household. The next 
fade-in finds Violette breakfasting 
in negligee with the count and being 
waited on by the butler. She is the 
peers' constant companion thereaf- 
ter, mingling with his friends. Plani- 
ly Fho is his mistress, ^.relation 
which is not In keeping with tho 
honorable love of Alfred Gcrmont 
for the erstwhile fiowor girl. To re- 
count the plot would uncover similar 
inconsistencies which raises wonder 
how llie titler and editor overlooked 

them. . ^ , 

Famous Players has been trying 
«;omo radical cxperin)cnts at Hie 
Hivoli and lUalto hotisrs of late. 
First it was that mediocre .serial 
Imporiatlon. Now it Is the 
Negri pictmcs. No doubt. 
c\irrent rate of excliango. F. P. I^. 
must b(« paying very few real Amor- 
ie.jn dollars (-omparjitively for thes*- 
I)ictures and obviously the gain is 
attraofive mough to warrant an at- 
tempt to force the market. Put it 
looks like an unct-rtain undertaking. 
Tlie audience giggled and tittered 
not once or twi-c but many tunes 
at some of the businrss. 

'•J»:is.',ioii" grippo«l on scver.'U 
points. Its stupendoMM mob stuff 
w.is an out.standing foature. None 
of this is present hrie. It is pool 
stuff as a soclrty drama; men and 
in rvtning rlothis. witli lii-' 
as far as i-u). hiitwde is con- 
presenting dfcid.Mlly unat- 



Pola 
at the 



Star. Harry TIou<llnl. ."^tf^ry by TTouilini. 
A*l.'tptatio:i by (*ooli<li;e Streeler. Dlri'fllon 
liurton Kinc. I'ruiJuct^vl by Ilouilini Picture 
* 'orp. 

'rhe Man from Boyonil HouainI 

Dr. Olibert Trent Arthur Mau«li> 

Dr. •'rawford StranKv Albert Tavermer 

L)r. iJregory .Sinclair Krwin «-onneMy 

i-'ranciils Duval Frank MontKoinory 

<'aptnin of thu barUvntine. . . .l»uis Albirril 

Miit Nororosa Vale Henner 

IVIice Strange lane v't»nn»Mly 

hV'life Non-ross Jane Connelly 

.Marie L^Orande Nlta NoUh 

This new production by the hand- 
cuff king had its first presentation 
at the Times Square Sunday night, 
the box-office scale being topped at 
$L'.20. It is a five-reeler of about tho 
grade of a serial built along lines of 
candid melodrama, but aspiring to 
higher appeal through its spiritual 
import, which de.als in a rather 
stumbling way with the problem of 
the hereafter. The two things don't 
go together. 

Taken as a frank melodrama it 
has a whale of a punch. Iloudinl 
does a sensational rescue of the 
heroine in the Niagara rapids, and 
it has a kick that would carry any 
audience with it independent of the 
rest of the footage. It is a veritable 
whale of a stunt and would have 
made the picture if the surrounding 
story had backed it up and led to It 
properly. The trouble is that the 
presumption of high literary mean- 
ing in the rest of the story Is all 
bosh. So the net effect Is pretty 
unsatisfactory. Serial melodrama 
and screen uplift won't mix, and 
disaster confronts anybody that 
tri«'s the impossible. 

The picture is offered as half of 
an entire evening's entertainment, 
tlie second half being a series of 
illusions and escapes by Houdini. 
Sunday night the Illusionist did his 
needle-threaditi^; feat, a splendid bit 
of legerdemain; a cabinet disap- 
pearance with a girl, his straighl- 
jarket escape and, finally, the Dis- 
appearing Klephant as the climax. 
Tho last-named is substantially the 
.^'..imo as that performed at the New 
York Hippodrome, and makes an 
effect ivo display — better in the small 
tiie.itie than on the hugh Hippo- 
drome stage. 

T.'H'ro may be a grade of film fans 
tliat will take "The Man from lio- 
yornl" seriously, but the experience 
of "Tho Mistress of the World" leads 
one to tho opinion that it won't do 
for Broadway. The story Is raw 
melodrama. It opens in the arctic 
noith, where a frozen explorer comes 
upon the ship of a former expedi- 
tion ice locked for 100 years. Search 
of the wreck reveals the figure of a 
man frozen In a block of Ice for a 
cenluV- Simply as an Illusion the 
passage here had a certain shocking 
realism. The scientist chops the 
figure out of its gelid casing, and 
tlio figure, in the person of Houdini. 
comes to life. 

Tho scientist brings him to civili- 
zation as a discovery. It appears 
that the Man from Beyond had 
loved a maid in his former life, and 
when he Is presented at the home 
of tho scientist a wedding Is going 
on. Who .should the bride be but a 
reincarnation of the former sweet- 
heart, and the Man from Beyond 
claims her. In spite of the protests 
of the bridegroom, one Dr. Trent. 

Here's where the serial stuff 
starts. They send the Man from 
Peyond to the Insane asylum, while 
Trmt abducts the bride's father and 
locks him up In a rat-infested dun- 
geon. Houdini escape from confine- 
ment, and the complicated rescue of 
the girl's father begins, piling wild 
molodram.a upon wild melodrama 
tint 11 reason reels and totters. The 
tiid I?; tlie convenliOrirtl fmbrarrj nf 
Houdini and the heroine. One 
looked for some switch to make it 
all appear somebody's wel.sh rarebit 
dream, but the story Ftood "as is," 
without attempt to alibi. 

It's a great pity that heroic swim 
l)v Houdini through the rapids 
e.-uldn't liave been a part of a more 
«':iti«<fo'"tory pi'^ture. It is a true 
thriller. Ttunh. 



featuring — Seena Owen, Matt Moore 
and Gladys Leslie. 

Tho picture from the standpoint 
of story, cast, photography and ed- 
iting is as good as any that has boen 
seen on Proadway in weeks. It Is 
well acted and the interest, even 
though the production is seven reels 
in length, never lags. It has a 
strong sex appeal and an absorbing 
situation. Two sisters living in one 
house and both in love with the 
same man, one of them being mar- 
ried to him and he believing himself 
to be in lovo with the other, is plen- 
ty wallop. 

.Seena Owen plays tho role of tho 
unloved wife, giving a worthy per- 
formance. .She is ji eharming litile 
actress .and gets her points across 
with a punch. Gladys I.rt'slie is the 
youngor sister who almost sue eeds 
in stealing tho husband, while Joe 
King plays the husband. 

A couple of minor roles are well 
played by Mildred Arden and Uobi'rt 
Schable, while two darky servant 
»)its fall to Frances Grant and Fred 
Miller. 

The direction of Capellanl holds 
the story at an even pace, with lots 
of airtion making for inter<>st. Thero 
are a couple of moments that might 
be considered slightly draggy, but 
on the whole the picture lias been 
edit«'d perfectly. 

"Sisters" with a smash of adver- 
tising behind it is certain to be a 
box ollice winner. Fred. 



MAN UNDER COVER 

I'au! I'orter Herbert riawUnfK.n 

Da<i<iy Miiffat.... (ieorge Hernandez 

Mavor >iar|ier Wni. tTourtwright 

Jontf, WIloy CifOfK* Webb 

•Hoal Oil" « hate Kd. TIMon 

Holt I.anij.loii <;»>rald I'rlng 

Margaret l.angdon Uurhara Il^dford 



I'ol. 
The 



('ul|»«»i>|n.'r. , 
Kiddlos. . .. 



IleN'n .Stone, 



.WilJin Marka 
Ltetty l^liason 



the star of 
Is released 
brand name 
attraction." It Is a 
with the principal ac- 
the oil fields, with the 
a corking clean-cut 
as tho reform* J crook, 
is an Interesting pic- 



Loew's 
double 
Tho 



Jlerbcrt IJawlinson Is 
this Universal, which 
under that company'.s 
of "hpecial 
crook story 
tion laid in 
star giving 
performance 
Tho picture 

turization of a homely tale that 
Is strong enough to stand on its 
own in the majority of daily 
change of program hour- .. al- 
though it wa:, shown last week at 
New York as part of a 
feature bill. 

story Is by Louis Victor 
Fytlnge. a "lifer" in the Arizona 
State Penitentiary. Harvi j Gates 
provided the script an<l Tod Prown- 
ing directed the production. All 
three contribute materially to the 
succe.«'s of the tale. 

It.iwlinson h.as the rolo of a ot)o- 
llmo crook, who with his |)al jilayed 
by George Hern.indez, returns to 
his homo town to find tin; cashier 
of tho bank, a former Intimate, in 
a jam and needing fU&.OOO to cover 
up a shorl.ige in his recounts. The 
two pl:»n to eraek tho safe of the 
bank to make it appear that the 
shortage occurred through crooks 
getting in. When thoy iirrive, they 
see the casJiier has beaten them to 
It and committetl suicide. Then 
they make it appear Ih.at iho h.'ink 
has been "turned off" and the 
cashier has lost his life defending 
tho property. 

The younger crook deciiles to go 
straight and carries his pal with 
him He buys the loral newsp.-jper 
from tho dead man's si.'-ter and 
proceeds to operate it. Later he 
discovers that a coujilo of ue sky 
promoters are shoving oil stock In 
the town and collecting thou.smds 
of dollars. Ho frames .a phoney well 
and gusher, gets tho fakers to buy 
hinf* out for all tho dough that they 
havo collected and run them out 
of town, returning the money to the 
victims and Incident.ally winning the 
girl from whom he bough' tie 
paper. 

it is a well told film tale, full of 
Interest an<l action a»id we;l iianded 
as to dirctMion. 

In tho cast suppoiting Raulin«;on. 
P.irbara Bedford has tho lead and 
gives .1 winsome perfoimanee. Two 
heavies, fnactod by George Webb 
and Kdward Tllton. are also well 
drawn ehnraeters, Willis Marks In 
a character role manages to fill the 
picture nicely. An unnarne«l girl 
doing a "fat girl' bit eoincM in for 
tho laughs at the finLsIi of the pic- 
ture, Frril. 



the heroine, who Is an orphaned 
child in tho caro of lier grand- 
parents, a pair of decaying aristo- 
crats who are soured on the worhl 
at largo because oncoming years 
havo compelled them to cease their 
lives of HOtnal activity. They live 
in a prison like country pl.aco and 
when tho girl arrives thero after 
having been expelled from a convent 
school because of a slight Infraction 
of the rules, tho old pooi)le decide 
to teach her a lesson by holding her 
in se<iusion. Tho result is tho child 
runs away and marries the tirst man 
that she meets, luckily for her a 
well bred young chap with consider- 
able of a fortune. 

However, llie girl undertakes the 
marriage simply as a means to free- 
dom from her grand parent,s. and 
without any sense of the responsi- 
bilities that the stop entails. The 
result Is that in leading a butterfly 
existence she and her husband be- 
come estranged and she very near- 
ly falls a victim to a he vamp. In 
the end, however, she and the hus- 
band are reconciled and all ends 
hapily.*^ 

Aliss Hammerstein makes a 
charming heroine and Niles Welch 
as her leading man is of the type 
that fits perfectly in pif'tures. He Is 
handling himself In the last few pic- 
tures with greater ease than hereto- 
fore. A bit played by Constance 
Bennett stands out. She is a hick 
chorus girl type that figures for a 
moment In the story In a manner 
that gives tho audience a thrill. 
She was in an auto accident and 
accompanied the hero-husband to 
his country place while the wife 
was in the city. It Is Inferred that 
they spent the night there with 
the hero sleeping on the sofa while 
the girl used his sleeping quarters. 
Her opening speech the morninur 
after is "What an oil can you turned 
out to be." 

"Reckless Youth,** however, !s at 
its best jUNt a fair program produc- 
tion. Fred, 



SISTERS 



A!'x Snl'Kland. .. 
flu-rry Strlikland. 

ATifl.l l.lttlP 

I'.'lf'i 3»y**' 

M.if H?t )-lo>.l 

Dr. ^'trl'Uland. . .. 
JijHtm l,itn.' . . . . 

j.:<ii '-tl M.inmiN . . 

uImi id i-'vi vaiif . . 



, . . .Ff-ona Ow>n 

. <:iad.vi r.<-'«)l«' 

, .M )ili«-«l A rdon 

. . . . .Mat t Moor.- 

loo Kinp 

Tom « Jill-"" 

, ItobfTt S< baltl»» 
. . Fran* rs < Jr.oit 
rrcd Wilier 



W0!iun 

Wiunen, 

cerned. 



tractive appear.) nee. Tho men on 
the contrary are e,.nvincing al- 
ih.nif^h tho male lead at limes al.so 
e!.-:i\s histij'tnics of a trite sort 
The two hale h«avirs were aderpnite 
and eomparo f.ivovabiy to the 
ic.an conception of a .so<iety 

Tlio production is 
mounted with evid.ntly no rest, je- 
tton on the bankroll 
Director Stein has a choppy, abrupt 
Myls of full-fla.shing the scenes and 



Anior- 
vlllain 
h.mdsoinely 
) res'rh'- 
alihotjgh 



"Sisters"' is the firf^t Internation;il 
lihu Service Cor]), production the 
.\ineri\')ii nel<;t,'^iiig '^^orp, has mnr- 
l.tted. 'J'lie production was secired 
some rnontlisago from the Hearst 
ir.t^ rests and thi«< u<'k It opened 
at tl.e Cameo theatre for a two 
v\eeks' htay. A ftrong advertising 
. :iTMpr,i,%Mi wiUi the «eri.il story al.-^o 
ruiiiiie.g In the K\* nlnf!; Journal 
I'ave indications that the Cameo 
would have the b"-t week's htislness 
in i's .<^hort hi?-»"iy with this pi<"- 
Iwr", ".listers" is a screen version 
of tlio novrl by Kathleen Norrl^. 
produced tinder the direction of Al- 
bert Caprllanl, and It has three 
names In the cast that are worthy of 



RECKLESS YOUTH 

Klalne 



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Keaton 
slapstick 
based on 
with the 



THE GOAT 

Buster Keaton's newest twin- 
reeler was tho comedy feature at 
theltlvoli this week. The comedian 
and Mai. St. Clair wrote and di- 
rected this Metro release. 

Keaton is building up a followin.^. 
Judging from the scattered applause 
at the flashing of the first title. The 
comedy was in the nature of an 
added attraction, replacing a Snub 
Pollard reel which was programed 
instead. 

is developing .a line of 
comedy that is always 
eonie sort or story thread 
result the entailing bits 
and business are all the more mirth- 
provoking bccau.so of their action 
consistency. Unwittingly, Keaton 
finds himself "mugged" in the 
rogue's gallery when ho thrustd his 
face in at the photographer's w! • 
dow at tho wrong moment. When 
the crook escapes, his supposed pic- 
ture is three-sheeted throughout the 
district, including a |G,000 reward 
for his return dead or alive. Kea- 
ton thereafter finds himself con- 
tending with the minions of tho law. 

Obviously, a very thin story plot, 
the star and Mr. St. Clair havo made 
considerable of it. The result in 
laugh returns speak for themselves. 
At this rat*», Keaton's wares ought 
to bo booming with each succeed In.; 
comedy. He is a good com' "y buy 
for anybody's picture program. 

A bil 



w<'ek -stand 
offered in- 
for a single 



Here !s n eorldng box office title, 
coupled with tho name of a well- 
known arxl lil<e<l .mar, 'a famous 
.'jiitlior wiio producrd a worth whlh* 
.sfoi\-. yr-t the* result on the sej-een 
Is ;i Htoiy that Ii.ik been hntt thiouph 
the tenij)0 of its «lir«'ciion. it i« 
(IraK^^'y and wearl.soni'; to an ex- 
treme, 

••|{ecl:lesr< Youtir' Is a Sei/.nl'-k 
pin»luctit»n ,'ind li.iM l-^liine Hantiner- 
.vfi'jn as !l)e .«if,ir. 'J he .•^tf>ry is from 
the ]»en of Co'-rno Hamilt<»n while 
IMw.ard I, Mfintague )>rovldefl the 
Fc«ti;in<». The tlirection was iii *he 
h.'Mnirt of Halph Ince. 

'Ihe Mtory purports to sltow 'hat 
f.ufifM^- sed de^ires In youth oP- 
tlm»H leail th6 victim to eccentric 
beiia\ior as an outlet for emotion. 
Miv.i HammeiKtcin has iho role of 



THE INTRIGUE 

It becomes apparent why this 
Pola Negri five-reeler was not in- 
troduced vl.a tlie usual medium of 
one of ♦he leading 
Broadway houses and 
stead at the New York 
day on Its first run. 

The picture, sponfored by Com- 
monwealth and distributed by 
Howells J'lclure Sales Co., Inc., Is 
pretty poop stuff. Even In the 
quality of its photographic work It 
belongs In tho period of ten years 
.ago. The pictures arc flat black and 
white In great gobs of each, with- 
out intermediate toning. 

The star, who under the best of 
treatment gives no effect of nymph- 
like youth, here becomes a hard- 
faced middle .aged woman due to tho 
.atrocious photography and tho back- 
grounds are spoiled in the p.amo way. 
At this iatn day the least the fans 
can expect Is decent workmanship 
from the cameraman. The me- 
chanics of the film ought to be at 
the command of anyfjne ami bad 
workmanship In this respect is un- 
forgivable. 

'rhe story is an odd combination 
of old fashioned melodrama and 
inept probhm play, transparently 
theatrical and forced, btit It has one 
climax fairly effective in a stagey 
w;iy. This is tho passage where the 
French prefect of police etiiers the 
bedroom of the German uotnan spy 
who nmrtlereil his .«on and str.inKles 
her. It's a <|ueer bit of JiCittn to 
come out of Getniany, but properly 
handled by the c.arnera man it would 
have bren a "punch." Th-; canif^r.i 
tre.atmf'Ut here is esp*'ei;il|y b.ad, 

Tlirotjghout, the melodr.ima g« Is 
a tJ.'ive.sfy twist from the drc^^|llg 
of the .a«tors. In one scene, presiim- 
;ibly a fas hioiiablo function in the 
Paris homo of a govcii jn»nt of- 
ficjal. the women wenr gowns that 
beloi rr in a pinall village chureti 
SO' ial»le .and "omport lhern^< Ives ap- 
propriately to that locale, A con- 
sider.ihh; footage shows the woman 
spy • vampliiii " the son of the Fr-. tih 



42 




Friday, April 7, 1022 



ofT\cia1, and the screen action horo 
is of the typo popular when the 
vamr> strron typo was at the top 
of its voKue in America, Htilted and 
abi-urd beyond the worst offenses 
of oui- own Tlieda. 

The picture reeks witli sex stuff, 
ponderous in the Ciermim way and 
silly rather tiian risque. It all 
starts in a I'aris Rambling house 
run by a French woman and a Ger- 
man spy who is her partner. She 
tries to force her dautrhter to marry 
the (Innian. but the Kirl loves a 
youuK I'fnch bank clerk, whom she 
is al»<»ni to marry when x\\o Rambl- 
ing house is raided i>y the prefect of 
police and the scandal ruins lier 
chance. 

Instead the girl (Pola Negri) 
sweats vengeance upon the prefect 
and \ve<ls the (Jerman spy, who is in 
communication by wireless with 
IJerlin conveying information that 
will be u.seful in case of another 
war. The girl Is compelled to aid 
the spy. She secures a meeting with 
the son of the prefect who becomes 
Infatuated and delivers his father's 
copy of the secret government code 
Into her hands. 

About that time the prefect is 
directed by the minister of state to 
search the spy's house. This bring.s 
him into contact with the woman 
and he also promptly falls in love 
with her. Having secured the code 
book the lady spy dismisses the 
boy who goes home and blows his 
brains out, leaving behind a note in- 
dicating that an un-named woman 
was the cause of his act and a 
scented handkerchief which later 
reveales her Identity. 

The prefect continues ids affair 
with the woman spy, her husband 
having fled, and bit by bit comes to 
know that she was responsible for 
the son's suicide. Compelled at 
length to arrest the woman by pres- 
sure from higher ofhcials, he enters 
her bedroom at night, apparently for 
a rendezvous and kills her. That's 
the climax, theatrically effective 
enough. But the whole thing is il- 
logical, one of those fictions that 
depend for suspense upon every 
obvioua trick of the stage and 
scr«en. Hush. 



WOLF PACK 

This is probably amonj the 
cheapest pictures ever produced, 
both from the standpoint of scenic 
investiture and cast cost. It im- 
presses the observer as if Director 
William J. Crafts took the company 
of six out on location — a mountain- 
ous exterior — and shot the works 
In a coujile of days. Joe Hammond 
(Joe Moore), a Northwest Mounted 
Polieoinaii. is out to capture The 
Wolf, a notorious bandit. The Wolf 
has t\v<» henchmen and the N. W. 
M. P. have a similar number of 
nllie>». the giri (Kileen Sedgwick), 
and the heroine's uncle, who plays 
two roles. Ag Steve Lamonf, he if; 
killed l»y The Wolf in th lirst half 
reel in an attempt to steal the 
old miner's treasure. The same 
man impersonates I-.amonts broth- 
er for the rest of the action. 

One thing Is omnipresent — action 
and rough and tumble fighting at 
the slightest provocation. While 
always a commendable detail of 
any film production, it Is over- 
'dono her© to the extent it becomes 
oppreesirely noticeable. Some of 
the reviewer's neighbors at the 
Stanley, where this pictrro held 
forth last Friday, giggled audibly 
with each .succeeding set-to. As a 
result, it evolved into a series of 
anti-elimaxes, always delaying the 
punch which was nothing more 
than the capture of the bandi: by 
our per.^istont liero. Said p. h. 
scraps liercely, but is cruelly man- 
handled by The Wolf's henchmen, 
who. for some unexi>lainod reason, 
Inflict only corporal punishment on 
Hammond, but nothing ^ "1. ex- 
plaining the Chief does not wish It 
so. WI1.V, is an unexplained mys- 
tery, although the desperadoes 
ueem vicious enough for anything. 

The story could easily have been 
told in two reels. It was nothing 
but the drawing out of a serial 
twin reel epli?odo two and a half 
times as long. Peerless Pictures 
produced and the llealto Pictures 
distributed. 

Joe Moore, who is f»'atured with 
Mis.s .Sedgwick, is a scrapping lead 
Who could do better with better 
Frrli)ls. Mi.s.s Sedgwick does her 
share capably riding hard cro.ss- 
country and donig some active out- 
door work. The heavy is almost 
farcic.il. with his teu-tweiit-lhirt 
"villyun" personation. 

One or two rough cabin interiors 
supplement the plentiful outdo«>r 
FettingM. For the <'xhihitor it looks 
like a cheap buy if his house is f»n 
the nickelette order. Abel. 



THE RAGGED HEIRESS 

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LONDON FILM NEWS 



I.,ondon, Marcli 25. 
Preparations for tlie making of 
the (JoMwyn .screen version of Ilall 
Caine's novel, "The Christian." are 
going ahead. Maurice Tourneur, 
the producer, arrives here toward 
the middle of April and will di.scuss 
the scenario with the author. The 
(Jovernor of tlie Isle of Man lias 
given permission for the use of any 
liart of the island, ar.d among the 
London scenes will be several of 
Soho. It is to be hoped the pro- 
ducer will resist any temptation to 
show Wardour street. Even avoid- 
ing the two shadv sides of the 
"Heart of Filmdom." it will be diffi- 
cult to shoot man.v scenes In the 
oncc romantic, but now tawdry dis- 
trict, without giving some film rent- 
ing or producing company a gratui- 
tous advertisement. 



Ad\e:tising by film Is not popular 
here despite the attempts of various 
enterprising agents to get publicity 
via the acreen. The different 
"gazettes" are the chief offenders 
with their small items of millinery, 
etc.. but a re -edited drama which 
was shown to the trade recently 
beat everything <'lse hollow. In a 
spe«ially inserted title hero and 
heroine were advised to get their 
furniture from Messrs. So-and-So. 
naming one of the cheap furniture- 
on-hire-syatem firms. 



Hugh Croise, the producer of 
"Three Men in a Uoal ' and "Four 
Men in a Van," is pr<'i)aring a foot- 
ball screen play entitled "Goal. " 



Several films of German origin 
are being shown. One in particular, 
an exceedingly good, if somewhat 
old-fashioned circus story, has been 
released as a Danish production. 
For many months these "banned" 
films have been hawked around: 
German travelers have been active, 
representatives of Pritish firms have 
had a good time in Berlin and else- 
where, and, if carefully searched, 
many a Wardour street storeroom 
would yield up a stock. Apart from 
the question of ex-enemy films 
other strange things are happening. 
It would surprise few if in a short 
time a Bolshevik propaganda pict- 
ure, cut, and with newl.v taken 
scenes inserted b.v an enterprising 
American producer, will be shown 
in I^ondon as an entirely new and 
original British drama. 



The fine travel S'-'ries of films at 
tho Philharmonic Hall arc not doing 
the wonderful business expected. 
No film of this sort has pulled in 
London with the exception of Itich- 
ard Percy Burton's "Allenby" pict- 
ures. Even the Shackleton pictures 
were a financial "wash-out." 



Homo producers still seem to pin 
their faith on the popular novel, and 
many of them show a marked lean- 
ing toward the "once popular" work 
of the sort our grandmothers used 
to read. This I3 possibly because 
the copyright having run out. the 
only outlay required to purchase 
tha story is a few peimies for a 



•'The Kagged Heiress" is a simple 
little .story released by J-'o.x witli 
Shirlc.v M.ison as the sl.ir. As ;i 
matter of f.ict Miss M.ison is worthy 
fif bettrr screen story materi.al than 
this story b.v Jules Furihman proves 
t<« lie However, Harry l!«aumont, 
who directed the pi'tnje, makes tiie 
most of the material at hand, and 
in th'- main the little f.-.iture ap- 
)tears to contain sufiici»nt to interest 
the average autiicnce in the general 



run of dailjr change houses. It was 
presented at Loew's New York this 
week as part of a double feature 
bill with a Goldwyn feature that but 
a week before had been at the Cap- 
itol as the principal attraction. 

It is a story of two brothers, one 
a widower with a child and the other 
married to a grasping wife. Tho 
former is accused of a crime and 
sentenced to jail. He places his 
young daughter in the hands of his 
relatives, who treat her so cruelly 
that she runs away and goes to her 
old nurse. This fact is kept from 
the prisoner, who on his release goes 
west immediately and begins life 
over ag.ain. sending money regularly 
to his brother for the education of 
the girl. 

She in the meantime remains with 
tho niu'se, who pro\ ides for her as 
thongli she were her own child, and 
on tile tleath of the nurse, who the 
girl really bellevert is her mother, 
the little one starts forth to make 
her way in the worhl as ,a servant. 
Coincidence steps in and she ob- 
taii'S a p'isition In the home of her 
uncle and aunt. It is discovered 
that she has used the references of 
the dead nurse, and i.s about to be 
turned out when word Is received 
tiiat the brother who has made a 
tremendous fortune in the west i.s 
i-oming to >isit his d.tughter. 

The uncle jind aunt are in a quan- 
O.ivy as to wliat thf.\ are to do when 
they decide to Utilize tha maid for 
th(» (laughter. She is compelie«l t«> 
a«< ede to the deception, and finally 
at the crucial nu>in«'nt she reveals 
the true state of afYairs. The giil 
is i)ro\ed to hi.' the real daughter 
after all. 

.Miss .Mason in.uts her role of th*» 
gill (Itverl.v, l)Ut occa.sion.iUy lets 
a little fiapper stuff slli» that is not 
fpiite iri k«'e»dng vilh the «tory. 
Fdvxin Stevens as the srheming 
uncle .and Claire M.tcDowell as the 
giaspin^; wife hotli f^i\e sterling per- 
foinuiuces, .John llarron as the 
Nouth who f.ills in love with the 
•uirl is all that couM be desired. He 
i.-< a most promising t>pe of juvenile 
lead, and with din-clion shtoiM de- 
\(dop to n«' gr«\it Vi scicen artist as 
was his laic brother. 

Fred. 



second-hand coj)/. After thi.^ ex- 
penditure has been made the studio 
hack can knock it into scenario 
shape. 



As.sociated British Producers, a 
producing company that ro.se from 
the ashes of tho old Clarendon Co. 
and the younger Harma Photo- 
Plays, has gone the way of many 
British producing concerns. The 
official receiver is in possession of 
the studios at Croydon, which could 
be bought today for i: 3,000. Claren- 
don was one of the pioneer British 
firms, and in the early days had 
quite a big reputation for melo- 
drama and slapstick comedy. Al- 
though the studios are in the mar- 
ket, it is more than likely they will 
shortly be used for the making of 
a series of pictures founded on one 
of the stories now running in one 
of the Harmsworth group of chil- 
dren's papers. 

Insplrctl by the recent night club 
orgie and "dope" disclosures. 
Masters are making a drama en- 
titled "Cocaine." The story tells of 
the adventures of a girl in London's 
underworld. Hilda Bay ley. who 
played in the Alliance production of 
"Carnival," will be seen as the girl. 



A new firm. British Super Films. 
has taken over the old Samuelson 
studios at Worlon Hall, Isl'>worth. 
The first picture will be a sporting 
feature which Albert Ward will di- 
rect. Lillian Hii»ll, Robert F:nglish 
and Clive Brook are the principals. 



Frank Coddard. the pugilist, will 
appear in a iu»w Ideal i)roduction 
which A. V, Bramble is directing at 
the Elstree studio.«<. The picture is 
an adaptation or" "The Card." Lal- 
die Cliff is also a member of thf 
cast. 



Having obtained his locations in 
France. Kenelm Foss is ready to 
start on his adaptation of William 
J. Locke's "The Beloved Vagabond ' 
In which Maurice Moscovltch will 
"star." 



Harley Knoles has completed his 
version of Balfe's "The Bohemian 
Girl." This picture has an excep- 
tional cast, which includes tJladys 
Cooper, Ellen Terry. Constance 
Collier, Aubrey Smith, Ivor Nove'.lo 
and Henry Vibart. 



Another attempt will shortly be 
made to establish Selznick Pictures 
here. Sam Morris will be here 
toward the end" of April to estab- 
lish the oilices. and the org.iniza- 
tion will handle the British and 
European tlistribiition of all Selz- 
nick pictures not in the Pathe lon- 
tract. 



The latesl Tliomp.^on production. 
"A Romance of Old Baghdad." is 
not a good film. The stor.v is 
tedious and ordinary and is badly 
told. Much has been made of elab- 
orate studio sets of the buildings 
and bazaars of the ancient city. 
Matheson Lang, whose appearance 
Is doubtless meant to be the feat- 
ure's big draw, has little to do but 
walk about and pose, things he does 
passing well and for which it Is un- 
derstood he received £ 100 a day. 

Will Kcllino has left for Scotland 
to make the final arrangements for 
the making of the Gaumont "Rob 
Roy" picture. This promises to be 
one of the most ambitious pictures 
ever attempted In Great Britain. 
The scenic arrangements will necef*- 
sltate the building of an entire vil- 
lage of the period which will, toward 
the end of the picture, bo sacked and 
burned. Two thousand people will 
bo engaged in making the picture. 



"Married to a Mormon." a com- 
panion picture to "Trapped by Mor- 
mons," v.'hich ia showing immediate- 
ly on completion. Is being made at 
Teddington. The incidents are all 
supposed to take place in Salt Lake 
City after the heroine has been 
trapped In England. It promises to 
be as crudely melodramatic as the 
first, but as the Mormon boom will 
probably be over before It Is fin- 
ished It will not have the same pull. 
Several well-known people are In 
the cast, including lOvelyn Brent. 
Ivan Berlyn, and H. Booth Cunway. 

Arrangements for the Gaumont 
"Byron," which C. C. Calvert is to 
direct, are now complete. An Amer- 
ican actor who has spent much time 
with D. W. Griinth. Howard ('.aye. 
will appear as Byron: Marjorie 
Hume will be the Lady Byron, and 
the rest of the principals include 
Mary Clare, George Foley. P. H. 
Hignett, Marjorie Day, W>ndham 
Guisa, and Mrs. S iba Raleigh. Basil 
Emmott will be the chief of th" 
photographic si.tfT. 

It is more than likely that Gold- 
wyn comi>any will mike a picture 
hero this sninn'tr. the .story hein^ 
an adaptation ot Hall Caine's ' Th.- 
Christian," with Jilaurice Tourn.Mi:- 
as director of production. Ilie (. Idi t 
I players will be American. 



Waller Wanger's n'^xt big filn. for 
Covent CJardcn i:^ likely to be tl," 
French masterpiece, "The Agony ot 
the Eagle," which many people her*' 
thought would be put on before 



"Theodora." In the meantime the 
Italian fllm seems to be adding to 
tho popularity of the opera house 
as a Iclnema and cementing the man- 
ager's determination to make the 
building into London's first picture 
house, if possible. 



••Over the Hill" bids fair to break 
the records tor business done by 
an American picture here, even 
beating "The Kid." "The Old Nest" 
was not a big hit. When the gross 
takings of "Over the Hill" are reck- 
oned up they are expected to reach 
the grand total of over i:iOl>,lUO. 



y 



by G. Champa vert (Prlsmos Films),! 

Renee Foatelli has sailed from 
France to work a year's engagement 
with the Paramount Film Co. at Loa 
Angeles. 



The filming of the story of King 
David Is practically under way with 
the arrival of 20 American motion 
picture people In Jerusalem. It is 
said 5,000 persons and an enormous 
number of animals are to be used in 
the production. It will be the initial 
big picture ever taken in the Holy 
Land. 



FRENCH PICTURE NOTES 

Paris, March 1*7. 
jVmong the new films are "Pou- 
loulou," from the novel c»f G. I..eroux, 
ill 12 epi.soder; (Societe des Cine- 
Romans); "La Branche Morte." 
wliich is to feature Firmin Gemier, 
manager of the Odeon theatre; 'La 

Mouche dOr'' ("The Golden Fly"). 
"La Rouce" ("Swarm") and -Ln 
Pitre" ("The Actor"), all three by 
Albert Dieudonne; "Ceiui Qui \ end 
le Bonheur" ("The Happlnes.s Ven- 
dor"), by Jea!f Herve; "Le Mystere 
de la Villa Azmy. ' 12 episodes from 
novel by \'alentin Mandelscamm 
(Cnlon Eclair);: "Ecco Homo," by 
Abel Gance. and also his "Fin du 
Monde" ("End of the World"); Ju'.es 
Verne's "Michel Strogoff"; -I/rim- 
pire des Tenebres" ( 'Kingdom of 
iJarkncss"). by Jean Astorq; "I/ln- 
vitation au Voyage." by t;''rmaine 
Dulac; "L'Eva.^ion. ' from the book 
of Villiers de I'lsle Adam, adopted 



Invitations were issued by tht 
management of the Salle Marivaux, 
Paris, and the French filial of Vk% 
I'nited Artists, In the name of Mar/ 
Pickford for a private press presen- 
tation of "Idttle Lord Fauntleroy* 
on March 24, the house being closed 
to the public that evening. 

"I/Home Qui Rode," produced hyr 
Raphael Adam from his own see*] 
nario. is being released by the So« 
ciete Esperanto In France. 



The old melodrama. "La Fille di 
Chiffonniers" ("The Rag Picket 
Daughter"), played in 1861. is beli 
screened by Henri Desfontalneij 
with Blanche Montel and Madeleine 
Guitty. 



CHAUFFEURS TOO 

Los Angeles. April 5. 

"If a chauffeur is too aristocratic 
to perform the menial labor of 
washing ha automobile he is a thiet | 
if he accepts his salar.v." says Mrs. 
Rich.inl Walton Tully. wife of th« 
noted playwright and producer, in 
an:>wer to a $20,000 slmder suit 
filed against her by Edmun H. 
Armstrong, her former chauffeur, 
Armstrong alleges that Mrs. Tully, 
in the presence of others, cha -ac- r 
terizcd him as "a gi»od-for-nothing, * 
lar.y thief." ' 

In her atiswer. Mrs. Tully adiUitl 
basing cast aspersion upon ths 
chauffeurs honesty, but asserts .sht 
was justified in doing so. It seerni 
Armstroi'g refused to w.ash the c«f 
at the request of his employe *. sayf 
ing he was hired to "drive " and not 
to "wash" the car. 



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"All the Screen Can Give!" 

Read this: 

Des ^foifirs, Towa. March iOth, 192i 
Mr. J. D. M'iWama, 
Associated First 2\\i(ional ricfures, 
6-8 West Jifith Btrcct. 
Neio York City, N. Y, 
My dear Mr. iriMiawi.?:— 

/ have just had the pJeasurr of secinsj "ffMITAX' THROVGU" in « 
coW projection room, and I vnut to state that I am more enthusiastic 
over the possibilities of ">S'3f//.7A" THKOUGH" than any picture that I 
hax'G had the pleasure of screening so far this year. The n'onderfuUl/ 
human heart interest lore story in this attraction is what v^ill appeal to 
the tcomcn, irhich means money at the box-office. ITU ALL THE 
SCREEN CAN CIVE: 

Yours very irulu, 

A. H. ULASK ESTEUPniSES 

{Higned) A. <i. Stolle 

Booking Manager 

Toscpli ^f. .^clicnck presents 

NORMA TALMADGE 

ill 

'Smilin' Through' 



Adapted by James"~\sliioore ('rerlman 
and f-Utlriey A. Franklin from Allen 
L.angdon Martin's pi i \ , Diiectod \,y 
."^idiK-y A. I'raid;lin. 




A First National Attraction 




■IF^ 



Friday, April 7, 192g 



PICTURES 



43 



NEWS OF THE FILMS 



bv. O. R. Miller, superintendent 
ie New York Civic League and 
Lllbany auper-reformer, prints 
[plaint in his Bulletin, obviously 
ring to Senator James Wallter 
ftbe Theatre Owners: "The 
itt bill providing that no Leg- 
Uor fihall accept a retainer from 
Hecome the paid agent of any 
Son or corporation interested in 
•uring the passage or defeat of 
>aiures pending before the Leg- 
ature. This was one of the New 
i-k Civic League's bills, the pas- 
M of which we believe would 
|e driven out of the Legislature 
Ee men who boast of the big 
iftiners* they receive as lawyers, 
It whose chief business is to 
M»y for the moving picture and 
jMr special interests. We shall 
pew the fi^ht for this bill in the 
fl Legislature." 

DImitri Stephen now is diting 
id titling a Kuropenn feature 
Jl^ "My Mother," which being 
tdlcd for the American market 
f the Arista Film Corporation. 
phe Curse of Drink," a photo- 
ania based on the old Harry 
l»ney **meller" of the same name, 
also being titled by Stephon. The 
tter production is being eleased 
' Noted Dramas, Inc. 

Edward Bowes, who Is ma nag - 

g director of the Capitol theatre, 

ta been elected vice president of 

e Goldwyn company. Mor'tz Hil- 
ir and Abraham Lehr were re- 
Kted vice presidents. ?Ir. Lehr 
In charge of production at the 
Mdwyn studio? in Culver City, 
Philip W. Haberman was re- 
nted treasurer and Gabriel L. 
fs, secretary. This completes the 
sutive administration of Gold- 



start preparations for his second 
picture, to be released through First 
National. The purpose of Tully'a 
visit hero was to deliver to First 
National the finished neMXlves of 
his first picture, "The Masquerader," 
based upon the stage play in which 
Guy Bates Post starrci for six 
years, and in the screen version of 
which Post makes his screen dohut. 
First National will withhold it till 
fall. 



MOROSCO FILM CO. 
BEING REARRANGED 



OHIO GOVERNOR GOES 
OVER CENSOR'S HEAD 



Imund H. Jewett is suing the 

oiinorajnlc Pictures Corp. for Jl,- 

2S.W— two and a half months' sal- 

py as sales manager. The defend - 
nt counterclaims for $8,000, repre- 
>ntlng 32 per cent, of a $25,000 
lock of Cosmoramic Pictures stock 
i had subscribed to. 

RThe Commonwealth BMlm Corp. Is 
Mng Max Fogel. an up-state film 
^ibltor, in the New York Supreme 
burt for $800 as a balance due on 
h« rentals of a film, "Jewish Life in 
oland," which Fogel had contracted 
> exhibit In Rochester, Buffalo and 
yracuse. The complainant alleges 
'ogtl paid $100 down on a $900 
row rental for the three houses 
nd after showing It at the Corin- 
ilan, Rochester, failed to live up to 
le contract. 



Betty Blythe's next appearance 
)llowing "Fair Lady," the Rex 
*ach picture, will be in a film ver- 
jon of a novel by Anna Katherine 
jeen. It Is an adaptation of "The 
nyor's AVife." which for cinema 
rposes has been retltlcd "Should 
fsbands Know?" She has been 
Bba's queen, an Italian noble- 
"Tian and now appears as an 
frlcan woman leader In political 
elef». The picture Is being com- 
>|tcd in an Kastem studio. 

rred Xiblo hag been signed by 
'ainous Pluyers-Lasky to direct a 
pries of features starring Rudolph 
aientino to be written by June 
lathis. 



Sam Taylor has been plae«»d und^T 
long-term contract as a scenario 
"Titer for Harold Lloyd. 

'om Meiphan started work this 
^ek on "Manslaughter" under tlic 
action of Cecil B. De Mille. 

C. LiReau has been appointed 
^sas City manager for Famous 
^ilJers-Lasky. succeeding R. J. Mc- 
^us, who was transferred to St. 
^8. R. T. Thomson, former St. 
"^2 , "lanaBcr, has been trans- 
frrta to Omaha, replacing H. I. 
^raus. sent to Washington. D. C, to 
"^^^d ?• C- Wallace, who will be- 
orae a district manager. 

"Will Page who has been conduct- 
ig the special exploitation depart- 

K^«in u^*" ^^« Universal special 
Foolish Wives" is completing his 
^^Jjact With the organization to- 
lorrow. He has been with them 
»r ihree months and on his leav- 
f tK •*" to a record of 80 prints 
ttro ♦.^'*^^"'"^ working as a special 
«,.«."" ^" various parts of the 
J^ntry. This is the third super- 
Fture that Page has handled In 
ff„.'^''\ year, the first being the 
»t i'u"^ V* Pi'oduction "The Queen 
•J;>heba which was followed by 
^dwyn H "Theodora* and finally 
}'. picture. In addition Page 
been putting over the regular 
«r v. picture which have been 
7m. \^ ^ Central, landing heavily 

*ia "^.^'i '"^^'"d Honey' and "Man 
yiau for them. 

I1^!!''k' ,^*lton Tully. necom- 

»»*<« by Mrm Tully, left Tuesday 

^08 Angele% wh«r« 1m wiU 



Names Columbus Citizens to 

Pass on Films as Final 

Court 



Cincinnati, April 5. 
The power of Mrs. Evelyn Frances 
Snow, chief movie censor, has been 
curbed. Governor Harry L. Davis 
has appointed three Columbus citi- 
zens as a Board of Review to pass 
final judgment on all pictures sub- 
mitted for censorship In Ohio. 

Whenever a company protests 
agaln.«t Mrs. Snow's decision the 
case will be taken before the board, 
which consists of Joseph Schoer- 
thel, pliilanthroplst; Robert H. 
Schryver, banker, and Mrs. W. H. 
Sharp, former president of the Ohio 
Federation of Women's Clubs. 

Governor Davis' action was pre- 
cipitated by Mrs. Snow, who or- 
dered theatres to eliminate from 
la.«t week's Pathe news reel a state- 
ment which she is alleged to have 
made that the people are not ca- 
pable of deciding what kind of pic- 
tures are best for them. The Pathe 
reference, merely a quotation made 
from a supposed newspaper inter- 
view with Mrs. Snow, was accom- 
panied by her picture. She also or- 
dered the photograph cut out. At- 
torneys Maxwen and Ramsey, of 
Cincinnati, on behalf of Pathe, will 
appeal the ca,se. 



HART FILM CENSORED 

'Travel in' On" Ordered Off After 

Denunciation as "Religious 

Travesty" 



Los Angeles, April 5. 

Citizens of the entire State are 
watihing with inten.><e interest the 
result of the ban placed on "Trav- 
elin' On." William S. Hart's lat- 
est Paramount picture by the Pasa- 
dena board of picture censors. The 
film was withdrawn from the Pasa- 
dena theatre by C. L. Langley, of 
the Turner, Daken & Langley cir- 
cuit, following Its denunciation by 
Mrs. Beatrice George, chairman of 
the Pasadena cenporwhip board, who 
declared the film to be a "travesty 
on the Christian religion." 

When announcement of the ban 
was made on the screen at the Pas- 
adena .show house the au<lience set 
up a .«?eries of hisses. It marked the 
first time in this Slate that a regu- 
larly released picture was ordered 
wiihdrawn by the censors. 

Just a week previous the film ran 
for a whole week at Grauman s 
thfutre in Los Angeles and seemed 
to meet wjtli the approval of all 
who .saw it. "A typical Hart pic- 
ture' 'is the way showmen of this 
city referred to the film. It seems 
that Mrs. George was anxious to 
giin some national publicity and 
if this was her desire she has cer- 
tainly succeeded, especially in Cali- 
fornia, as the whole .state is anxious 
to see how much power the "town" 
board of censors have. 

It iS understood that Mr. lart 
will take immediate action against 
the city of Pasadena. There la some 
talk that Famous Players-Lasky 
corporation will also act, but Jesse 
L. La.sky, who maintains offices at 
the Lasky Hollywood studios, has 
not yet discussed the matter. Hart 
is believed to have refused to ad- 
dress a Pasadena audience on tlie 
censorship question. It la reported 
Hart expressed the desire to act 
and not "talk." 



Two Productions Represent 

$300,000— Bank Gets 

First Money 

A general reorganization of the 
Oliver Morosco Film Corp. on. A 
number f Los Angeles banks, who 
have been refinancing the motion 
picture division of the producer's 
business, have placed one of their 
own men in charge of that end of 
the business, which is tw handle the 
release of the two productions, "The 
Half Breed' and "Slippy McGee," 
which were made on the coast last 
summer. 

The company !s said to bj In for 
$300,000 on the tv.o pictures, and 
the releasing arrangement through 
First National has been so arranged 
that the banking interests are to be 
reimbursed out of the irst money 
raised by distribution. "Slippy 
McGee" is to be released on the 
May program of B Irst National, In- 
stead of "The Half Breed," which 
was originally scheduled. 



MORENO'S^GRIEVANCE p A POWERS OPERATES 

Sues Vitagraph for $129,000 and /\y n /i DIVDAIT 

Signs with <3oldwyn UN R— L rAIKULL 



THOSE POKER CHECKS 

,«;an Francisco, April 5. 
Ki. Jiard D. Powell, who -says he 
is a Los Angeles picture producer, 
was arre.sted In Oakland laFt week 
on a charge of pa.ssing a ba.l check 
for $100 on the Eank cf Italy In 
that city. Powell told the police he 
secured the check in a poker game 
in San Francisco. 



Work on the latest Mae Murray 
feature, "Broadway Rose," started 
last week under the direction of 
Robert Z. Leonard. Miss Murray 
objects to the statement she was 
available for vaudeville. 



Los Angeles, April 5. 

Back of tho announcement that 
Antonio Moreno is no longer with 
Vitagraph and will be featured in 
Goldwyn productions there lies much 
legal matter which will probably be 
threshed out in the Los Angeles 
courts between tho picture player 
and his former employers. 

Upon signing with Goldwyn, 
Moreno filed suit against the Vita- 
graph for $129,000 which he claims 

Is due him under contract with the 
Vitagraph company. Moreno alleges 
that his contract does not expire 
until January 21, 1923, and Is suing 
for salary he claims is due him from 
January 28. the time of his alleged 
dismissal, to the date when his ser- 
vices were originally to have ended. 
Vitagraph ofllclalp refuse to talk. 

It seems that Moreno's trouble 
with Vitagraph dated from last 
autumn when he alleges he was 
given "bits" In pictures despite the 
fact that his contract called for 
stellar roles. Moreno started with 
the company as an extra In 1914 and 
was breaking ice as a star when the 
spilt came. He claims he was many 
times miscast and on several oc- 
casions made to appear as a 
"heavy." With Goldwyn he hopes to 
portray characters "fitting a Cas- 
tllllan type." 



Revision of Salary List Re- 
ported Reason of Pauline 
Frederick's Departure 



It appears that the reason Paul- 
ine Frederick announced her resig- 
nation from the R-C compan. and 
the screen to return to the legitimate 
stage lies with the new policy of 
I'resldant P. A. Powers of R-C, 
who h . issued fair warning at the 
Hollywood lots that the enti plant 
would run on a co-operative plan in 
the future. Powers has made it 
plain that deep cutK are to be ex- 
pected In the salaries of tho firmer 
employes of the company ho re- 
main. It Is reported that Ttlss 
Frederick's $7,000 weekly wa*. to 
come down with the others. Incl- 
dently Scssue Hayakawa and Doris 
May are also In line for a cut. 

The Japanese star Is said to be 
drawing around $4,000 weekly. It 
is the plan of Mr. Powers to con- 
tinue paying healthy sized salaries 
to the stars and any other Impor- 
tant cog of the picture, but not as 
has been the custom at A-C. 

Everybody from i'»e Jan' tr of the 
studio to the highest player or di- 
rector will share In the profits with- 
remuneration coming in a gradu« 
ated scale, depending on promi- 
nence. 



Momllton Thedtricol 
Cerporation 
presents 




The Most Brilliant 
Triumph of the 
Most Brilliant Star! 

'Every moment of her per- 
forniaricc is a revelation of flash- 
ing thought and snddcn feeling. 
Unerring and brilliant acting." 
AVtc York Times, 

•Tula Negri is magnificent. 
Her little finger is worth most 
of the other actresses put to- 
gether.'* Nnv York Tribune. 

"The picture tells its story in 
a way that few native prodticers 
could have equalled. A welcome 
relief from mo^t of the recent 
foreign pictures." 

A'nt' York Call. 

"Great beauty and suri>ri-«;ng 



a 

Q^anamount 
Q>iciure 



(3-col. adv. Mats at Exchanges) 



artistry. 



It 



JSSL* 



Ne:v York Telegraph 



^l^tH^ FAMOUS PI AYFRS I A.SKY CX^RPORATION &S (iB||£ 




il'l.' JU. J. V 



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PICTURES 



INTERNATIONAL FILM CONTROL 
FOR CUBA STILL IN ABEYANCE 



Friday, April 7, 192f < 



[Talk Now in Form of National Censor Board — 
*'Rowdy'' Film Stopped by Police— Tale» of 
Spice Phoney 



" 4- 



Havanna, April 6. 

We have heard much here about 
>r plan to amalgramate the motion 
t>lcture propositions Into one gen- 
eral control, under the Joint opera- 
tion of American and Cuban Inter- 
ests. The general plan was to have 
created a National Board of Cen- 
sorship which would BO regulate 
matters that the control would not 
be a cause for worry. It Involved 
some technical details, however, that 
seems to have upset things. We had 
negotiations taken on here with 
the names of Arthur Hammersteln 
and a relative. Clarence W. Gormly, 
of New York; Carl Laemmle, 
Winnie Sheehan, a Philadelphia 
syndicating group, and some others. 
At this end Pablo Menocal, Rafael 
Ybor, Holland Judk' a.id a few 
others were named. But while It 
may not exactly have died aborn- 
ing it didn't go through. The direct 
negotiations here were in tha hands 
of Senor Guillermo Gomez y Colon, 
major domo of the Presidential Pal- 
ace, who has an ambition to enter 
the movie game and is the most 
likely candidate for chairman of 
the proposed National Board of 
Censorship. 

The rowdy Alms, as vulgar reels 
are called, enjoyed a very brief run, 
measured by less th;.. . a week, be- 
fore the police swooped down and 
closed them up. They were de- 
clared to be of German origin and 
production, imported through a 
French producer. In this connec- 
tion a recent Ne.. York newspaper 
visitor wrote details of a visit to 
this production and told of fine 
limousines depo:. ing splendidly 
gowned women at the door of this 
display house, etc. In the first place 
there are mighty few limousines in 
Havana. Besides, this fellow did 
not see a public exhibition of the 
film. He besought a Cuban friend 
to gain him a view of the film and 
this was eventually arranged at a 
private showing witnessed, we are 
told, by four personc for the "ben- 
efit" of tlie visitor. 

Beverly Griffith; recently from 
Now York to manage Universal of- 
fxea here, has brought some life 
into the motion picture productions 
at the old Campoarior and is again 
•'packing them in with such pro- 
ductions as *'W-y Down East" 
and "Little Lord Fauntleroy" at |1 
top. Down hero the 6:15 doesn't 
refer to the afternoon suburban 
train, but indicates the "society 
tanda" at the motion picture houses 
—in other words, the hour when the 
ollto of Havan patronize the movies. 

Cuban lawn tennis, an Indoor 
game played by girls, draws well, 
chiefly because of the opportunities 
to speculate upon the plays. The 
wagering is. brisk at these shows 
and the girl players are adepts, al- 
most as good as the men who play 
the hardier Spanish game of Jal- 
Alal in the huge Frontons. The 
Jal-Alal always provides a thrill 
for the visiting Americans. It is 
strenuous enough to please anyone 
and the riot of the bookmakers so- 
liciting bets is equal to a rush day 
scene upon the Curb market. And 
of course adds to the bedlam of the 
contests. 



ANOTHER FRISCO FILM 

San Francisco, April 5. 

Max Graf, producer of Ilobart 
Bosworth's last feature, "White 
Hands," which was made at the 
Pacific Studios here, has Just re- 
turned from Los Angeles and an- 
nounces that he has engaged Milton 
Sills and a cast to make a picture 
in San Francisco of Caroline Abbot 
Stanley's novel, "The Modern Ma- 
donna." 

The picture is to be filmed at the 
Pacific Studios. Graf has been an 
ardent booster of ^an Francisco as 
a picture producing center. 



POLLY MORAN CANCELS 

Polly Moran, the screen comic 
who has been vaudevilling here- 
abouts for the past several months, 
cancelled six weeks' booking around 
New York this week In order to 
arrive on the- West coast in time to 
participate in a new feature comedy. 



FRAME-UP, SAYS STAR; 
DENIES GIRL'S CHARGE 



Rawlinson Sued for $200,000 

by Mother of New 

York Girl 



Boston, April 5. 
"Dorothy Clark married Karl L. 
Elms here oa Tuesday. 



Los Angeles, April 5. 

The charge that Herbert Rawlin- 
son, picture star, assaulted Dorothy 
Clark, aged 16 years, is made in a 
$200,000 damage action filed here 
last week by a San Diego attorney 
representing the Clark girl and her 
mother, Mrs. Ethel E. Clark of New 
York, 

According to the complaint, the 
assault took place in an apartment 
house on 48th street. New York city, 
Oct 15, 1920, at which time the 
Clark girl is alleged to have been 
15 years of age. Rawlinson, who 
recently returned to pictures as a 
star for Universal, and Just arrived 
home in Los Angeles from a per- 
sonal appearance tour of the West 
with a late picture during which he 
defended the motion picture indus- 
try, was taken by surprise when told 
of the suit. Through an attorney 
he has made public statements 
charging that it is a blackmail case. 

J. IC Stlckney, attorney for the 
complainants, in filing the suit, said 
his instructions came from Mrs. 
Clark, who is living in New York 
city with her daughter at this time, 
and his only knowledge of the affair 
is Mrs. Clark's statement that 
"Rawlinson wronged the girl and 
should be made to pay." 

The picture player admits know- 
ing the defendants, having met them 
at a local picture studio several 
years ago, when he eays he be- 
friended tiiem through pity for their 
poor condition. 

"I am well acquainted with Mrs. 
Clark and her daughter." Rawlinson 
said. "The last time I saw Dorothy 
she was a baby. I gave them small 
sums of money time and again when 
the child was an extra on the lots 
and her mother seemed In need of 
funds to make both ends meet, I 
never gave them any large sums." 

Rawlinson Is popular In the film 
colony here and seems to have an 
exceptionally fine record. There are 
few of his fellow-workers who will 
give credit to any of the statements 
against him. Some few weeks ago 
the star filed suit for divorce against 
his wife, l;nown professionally as 
Roberta Arnold, on the ground of 
desertion. 



THE HUSBAND SPEAKS 



George Walsh Reph'es to Seena 
Owen's Divorce Complaint 



Los Angeles. April 6. 

A sequel to the divorce action 
filed against him by Seena Owen, 
film celebrity, in private life Mrs. 
Signe Aucn Walsh, comes in the 
cross-complaint filed here last week 
by George Walsh, of Universal. 
Walsh sets forth tliat ho receives 
a .salary of $G00 a work and not 
ll.r.OO; that he is not the possessor 
of 150,000 of worldly goods; that ho 
goes to bed early evenings so as 
to be fit for picture work the next 
(lav; that when at home he attends 
to hi.H daiij^hter, l»atrioia. acred five; 
that he has not had any affairs with 
"another womari," particularly Es- 
tollo Taylor, Fox star, with whom 
he is charged with living, and that 
his wife Is temperamental. 

Walsh alleges that a property 
settlement waa made in January, 
1920, whereby his wife released him 
from all nionetarj' obligations In 
consideration of the payment of 
$.'1,000. He further alleges that his 
domesfin troubles camo following 
the birth of their daughter, when 
he states he tried to dissuade his 
wife from contlnutng in pictures. 



ROAD SHOWDiG TO 
FORCE STATE RIGHTS 



Burnside Offered Notes But 

Little Currency— 10 Road 

Companies Going Out 



AUDIENCE V01E ON PICTURES 
GUIDE TO BOOiONG CHOS 



Milton Burnside announced laat 
week he Is going to send out 10 road 
companies of 'Tankee Doodle. Jr." 
the 8tat« rights feature he brought 
from the coast. The reason for the 
road showlnir of the production is 
that the states right exchange men 
who have been trying to secure the 
production have been offering little 
cash and many notes. 

Burnside came east several weeks 
ago with a print of the picture. 
After several screenings the word 
got around the trade that here was 
a picture that appeared on the sur- 
face to be another "Mickey" for the 
state rights market and then the 
offers began to come in but none 
had a real cash angle. 

This state ot the market has 
caused . Burnside to engage Paul 
Gray as general press representa- 
tive and start a campaign for the 
picture. At present an opening is 
arranged for it at the Allen, Cleve- 
land, where it will be presented 
with a miniature musical comedy 
as a prolog. Barrett McCormack 
handling the presentation. 

Originally the title of the picture 
was "Fireworks." With this basis 
to work on a hook-up with a na- 
tionally known fireworks display 
company will give the exploitation 
staff a chance to put over a wallop 
In the form of an explosive display 
in all of the key towns. 

Burnside flgures that through the 
road showing of the picture he will 
compel the state rlghtera to come 
to terms. 



Prospect, Brooklyiii Tries Consensus as Means 
Stimulating Business — Successor to Style 
Special Nights 



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"SAWING" niUSION 
EXPOSED ON SCREEN 



John E. Coutt's Version Shown 

Under His Sponsorship 

in Films 



BOWLAND-EABGER CO.? 

Richard Rowland and Maxwell 
Karger are planning a producing 
and releasing organization. Row- 
land since leaving Metro has been 
looking around with a view to re- 
turning to the making and selling 
of pictures. Karger was one of the 
first producers with Metro ano later 
became director general of produc- 
tion for it 

Under Karger's supervision there 
are 62 features a year planned for 
the program. Five directors are to 
work under his supervision. Pro- 
duction is to be started almost im- 
mediately. 

At the time when Rowland left 
the Metro organization it was said 
that he had received something like 
$1,000,000 for his interest In the or- 
ganization. This Is to form the cap- 
ital under which the new company 
is to do Its preliminary work. 

The exchange system is to be 
along the same lines on which Metro 
operated so successfully, that of a 
franchise purchasable by an ex- 
change in each territory. 



The Clarion Photoj^lays, Inc., tak- 
ing advantage of the raft of inter- 
national publicity deriveC from the 
continuous litigation between a 
number of illusionists has pro- 
duced a two-reel picture, 1,500 feel 
In length, the first reel showing the 
illusion as staged by John E. Coutts, 
and the second reel showing an ex- 
pose of the trick. Coutts sponsors 
the film. 

In the Coutts Illusion only one 
woman is used, a committee bind- 
ing her ankles, wrists and neck, 
the ropes being run through aper- 
tures in the box. Glass plates are 
run through the crate as well as 
flexible steel plates, apparently di- 
viding the box Into eight small com- 
partments. Then the sawing is 
done. 

The expose shows the attendants 
slipping noose knots in the ropes 
which are later severed by the girl 
within with a knife. She then as- 
sumes a sitting position, bringing 
her knees up to her chin. The glass 
plate through the center comes 
above her head and the saw pene- 
trates the box above the glass, thus 
insuring her safety. The steel 
plates are flexible and are bent hori- 
zontally by the girl as they are 
placed In the slots. The title is de- 
pehded upon for the draw appar- 
ently. Explanatory sub-tUles, ex- 
plaining the feat was first presented 
in the Cth century B. C. 

Monday afternoon the film was 
projected for private inspection, but 
the Marlnelll office had several rep- 
resentatives on hand ready to make 
aflfldavlts If an infringement on the 
Horace Goldin illusion was con- 
tained in the expose. I^ater these 
men gave it as their opinion that 
since only one woman was used 
Goldin had no legal redress, adding 
that Selblt might claim prior rights, 
but Coutts claims ho exhibited the 
illusion in this country before Bel- 
bit It will be state-righted, Bert 
Ennls supervising the business 
affairs of the concern. 



KANSAS EXHIBITORS FIGHT 
NON-THEATRICAL PICTURES 



S^ate Theatre Owners Protest Release of Commer- 
cial Films to Churches and Schools — Lower 
Rentals as First Move of Cheaper Scales 



Kansas City, April 5. 

The members of the Motion Pic- 
ture Owners' Association of Kan- 
sas started something at their an- 
nual convention at Wichita last 
week. A vigorous protest will be 
made agjiinst the non-theatrical ex- 
hibition of commercial moving pic- 
tures. They contend that churches, 
schools and municipal auditoriums 
are »eing encouraged to show films. 
These institutions, by reason of 
their small overhoiid expense, are 
ublo to exhibit the picture for a 
smaller admittance fee, which would 
mean the ruin uf the regular the- 
atre managers, if they were at- 
tomptlng to meet the prices. 

This, coupled with the fact that 
such institutions may show the 
pictures without having to pay a 
war tax on the admissions and in 
some cases are permitted to give 
Sunday performances, while the 
theatres are barred, is setting up 
unfair competition, it is declared. 



For those reasons the exhibitors 
will violently oppose the practice of 
the llm hou.ses releasing commer- 
cial pictures to anyone but legiti- 
mate picture theatres. 

The organization Is also opposed 
to having to pay a music royalty 
and will make a fi^ht to have the 
practice abated. An attempt will 
aljso bo made to secure lower film 
rentals, as the members wore In 
favor of reducing their admission 
charges if possible, and which they 
say cannot be done with the pres- 
ent prices they are paying for their 
I)ictures. 

Officers for the ensuing year were 
oloctcd as follows: — M. Van Pragg. 
Kansas City. Kan., president; R. J. 
I^ipgett, Kansas City, first vice- 
prosidont; G. L. Cieos, Mulberry, 
second vioe-prosident; 11. H. 
Holmes. Kmporia. third vice-prosl. 
dent; William Mein, Kansas City, 
treasurer; William Smith, Kansas 
City, secretary, and Trunk Duvld- 
flon, Cherrj'vale, sergeant-at-arms. 



Competition for business has i^l 
come so keen among the small thnJ 
theatres In and about New T« 
that extra attractions In the wa 
of "dance nights," "country stc 
nights," "local talent nights," 
have failed to draw sufficiently, 
being the worst time of the y( 
for these theatres which Khow s] 
vaudeville acts and a feature pi. 
ture, Ideas are boing tried out daij 
in order to increase patronage. Tl 
managements of the circuits of tl 
various theatres have outlined wl 
they are up against to the mai 
agers of the local theatres and tl 
managers themselves are searcl 
Ing out new ideas to try and 
ster up business. 

The amateur nights, which wwl 
inaugurated under various nanaes,] 
drew for a time, but when a pr». 
fesslonal booking agent, who ai. 
vertlsed for talent in dally news- 
papers, took things In hand his as. 
semblage of singing ex-waiters, an- 
bltlous song pluggers and pariorl 
singers began to bore the audlei 
and attendance fell off on thcai 
nights. Dance nights were well at^ 
tended at first, but these special 
occasions were marred by outburst/ 
of derisive and noisy cat -calls. 

The country store night revivi 
lasted but a brief spell when tli 
novelty of handing a pair of ml|ii 
tary brushes to a bald man or a bjj 
of cigars to some well meanlai 
house-wife soon palled. Now a nit 
idea is to have a "popularity cot- 
test" among patrons. This cont^lt 
Is different from those tried befdrei 
Inasmuch as the members of the! 
audiences vote for their favor 
screen attractions. As the member 
of the audience enter the theatre 
they are handed a slip upon whicl 
Is printed something like two han*| 
dred titles of well known films. Tbi 
contest lasts a full week, durlof 
which these strips are distributalf 
and marked by the audience 
then left In a metal receptacle. 

A faithful tally of these "votes" ii 
kept and the announcement of tit 
winning photoplays are then maA 
at the theatre. The B. F. K( 
Prospect theatre in Brooklyn Is 
first theatre to try this Innovation! 
and the contest Is on this week wIUi| 
the winners to be announced rw 
Monday, at which time will start 
the showing of the pictures. The 
pictures win be shown three time 
daily, with a change of progi 
every day. 

If the slip bearing the names 
the photoplays does not contain tl 
name of any picture favored by 
voters there is a space at the bot< 
tom for the title of any unlistil 
picture. 

In this way the management • 
trying not alone to bolster up bull' 
ness but also give the crowd soid»* 
thing It wants and which the th«*j 
tre has no other means of fln4isf| 



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CHILD EXPERIMENTS 



Chicago Educators Making Survif] 
of School Children's Tastes 



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Chicago, April 5. 

School boys between the ages t 
G and 14 years are more in eyt 
pathy with animals than huma#»Sl 
while girls of the same age l^l'l 
shocked when they look at reptile 
and other animals on the scrfl^* 
according to indications of applaii»« 
evident on the part of more tW^ 
4,000 boys and girls, while tk»y 
viewed two educational pictur«. 
being presented as an oxpcrim*' 
at the Tivoll tiiealre. through tleBn 
co-operation of Balabnn & Kw^»'' 
and Superintendent of Educatiooil-' 
Poter Mortcnson. j| 

The experiments are boing nia*l'^<' 
for the puri5ose of dotorminingwbal% 
the school children like on the «ll' 
ver shoot with a view to supplant 
ing "wild west" pictures with fil 
tliat are entertaining and at t 
same time educational. 



Loew Calif. House Sold 

San Francisco. April 5. 
Sam Gordon, who owns sever 
theatres In and around Napa, h.i 
bought the former Loew State th^^ 
tre In Eufcka. The house will pi- 
pictures. 



May. April 7, 1922 



PTC T U R E S 



41 



EDKOR AND BLllENTHAL SEEK 
TO ELIMINATE SAM RACHMANN 



ionfer with View to Buying Out His Interest in 
United Plays — Bitter Fight On Between Im- 
\ porters — $500,000 Libel Suit and Arrest 



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Lsky 



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A meeting for the purpose of 
eliminating Samuel Rachmann from 
participating in the affa. of United 
riays. Inc., and the Hamilton The- 
bre Corp. in Bv-lin. was held e the 
of the Famcaa Players- 
Corp. on Wed.iesday after- 
)n There It was proposed that 
Bluraenthal and Zukor inter- 
in both corporations would 
"chase the rights that Rachmann 
,ld. Nathan Burkan ^presented 
foreign promoter .t this meeti^ 
with the latter's son a'.so pres- 

riiachmann. former froi oter of 
iternational Wrestlinc Tourna- 
Bnta and a number of theatrical 
Tnterprlse in thin country prior to 
the entry of America in . the world 
war in 1917. went abroad after the 
close 0* hostilities and arranged a 
number of afTiliations with pro- 
Iducers of pictures in Germany, and 
^also secured the rights -jr numer- 
!ous foreign plays and operettr.s for 
country. Associated with 
In the enterprise v as both 



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ITATE CALLS LEHRMAN 
IN ARBUCKLE CASE 






Third Trial Expected to End 
Next Week— Accused 
on Stand 



San Francisco, April 5. 
The third trial of Roscoe Ar- 
uckle Is consuming much more 
jnae than ♦>ither of h!a previoua 
Isea have. The case will enter its 
Jth week Monday, when it is ex- 
isted to be concluded, 
^he defense has managed to In- 
2^uce a number of witnesses that 
"*fe been a surprise to the district 
Mtorney's staff Henry Lrhimann 
fiat been subpoenaed and is expected 
10 take the stand for the state, 
inwe wa.i a bitter contest today 
^vhon Arbucklc took the .stand in his 
Avn defense. 



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)ISTRIBimNG 'CAPT. KIDD 

■^n agroemrnt was reached late 
**^enlly by whirl, the Kddio Po!o 
'HleptnOent .serial, "Capt. Kidd. 
f"- at the I'eerless studio in Fort 
^e, wiji be distributed on the state 
ight.H basis HH the chapters are 
«omi,U.(o,j, Joe Brandt acting ;is 
men a pent. 

^'^Sherman II. KrcUbfrK was cr.d- 
'•<» With i.rumotiiiK the Polo ii.d. - 
■wi.lr-nt venture oriKinallv. wh« n 
'>s '^oniraci witli rniveriil 'X- 
^^'1. Ho .secured some of th-- ini- 
1 I'O.kir,^' and wa.s to h.ive haii- 
•J the .v.ii 
♦■■'k has 
ted 
H. 



s. What 
not ( f.ine fut, 
company with 



rauped the 

l\r*'lil"'r^r 

I'olo last 



WM. NIGH IN DEMAND 
BY INDEPENDENTS 



HAYS ASSN. BY-LAWS 
STHl IN QUESTION 

Group of Dictator's Sponsors 

Unable to Find Complete 

Agreement 



Quits Warner Bros, and Under- 
takes Producing On 
His Own 



doJp;. :ukor and Pen Blumenthal. 

he latter principally made a name 

r himself in this country as an 

porter of film.*'. 

About ten days ago Rachmann re- 

rned to this country from abroad, j 
tad on Friday was arrested by Dep- | 
fir Sheriff Murphy on a civil war- 
.-flmt issued to Ben Blum ?nthal, who 
iflle:, J that Rachman had sent a 
number of defamatory cables re- 
garding him from rli to Zukor. 
Blumenthal had started suit for 
1500,000, claiming libel via cable, 

nd Rachmann was releas-- '" in bail 

f 14.000. 

At the Ambassador Hotel, v.'.iero 

achmann is stopping, it was : tated 
his week that the manager and 
IDfomoter would not speak regard- 
ing the affair. 

. During the war period, Rach- 
■ann, who was in tlnancial trouble 
kecause his affairs In Germany 
were tied up, received numerous 
advances from various theatrical 
managers in this country, who car- 
ried him to the extent of thousands 
of dollars. Since he returned 
abroad on his first trip to Germj«ny 
after pca-e was declared, the entire 

clebtedncss has been wiped out by 

is making repayments. 



Willijim Nigh, author and direc- 
tor, is severing his connection with 
the Warner Bros, and Harry Rapf 
to undertake the making of inde- 
pendent productions with his own 
organization. Nigh has a record as 
one of the best of commercial di- 
rectors, turning out one box office 
winner after another. 

Since the fact became known that 
he was in the market to undertake 
independent productions, thero have 
been several combinations formed 
to finance him or to Obtain his sig- 
nature to a contract to write direct 
productions for them. 

Al. Lichtman and K. M. Asher 
tried to interest Nigh in a story that 
they had in which they also wanted 
him to i»lay the leading role. This 
ho declined. Atop of that, I. E. 
Chadwiok, with a coterie of up-State 
exhibitors, tried to influence the di- 
rector to join forces with them for 
the making of pictures. This offer 
came after the screening of "Your 
Best Friend" at the Astor this week. 
Nigh wrote and directed this picture 
In record time. 

Associated with Mr. Nigh in his 
new venture In the capacity of busi- 
ness manager will be Frank Loomis, 
who for a number of years was with 
Vitagraph. 



NEW ORLEANS BAD 



"Turn to Right** Disappoints — La- 
fayette Cashes on Splurge 



There Is still something that Is 
holding up the adoption of the by- 
laws of the Motion Picture Pro- 
ducers and Distributors' Associ- 
ation, Inc., of which Will H. Hays 
Is the head. Just what the monkey 
wrench in the works is cannot be 
ascertained at this time. All that is 
being- stated alwut the delay is 
that they are ''holding conferences 
regarding the by-laws." Those 
conferences have been in progress 
for some week now ever since 
March 1. 

Incidentally those who are In the 
association who have underwritten 
[ the Hays salary are trying to find 
something immediately that will 
justify them for the amount they 
have Kub.scribed. Tho situation in 
Massacliusetts in regard to censor- 
ship, where the public is to voice its 
opinion in a popular referendum at 
the forthcoming election, seems to 
bo the most logical out that they 
have been able to find up to the 
present, providing they can inject 
Hays into the campaign. 

No matter how remote Hays' 
connection with the battle may be 
in the event o< victory in the New 
England btate, his sponsors feel 
that they will be able to point with 
pride to the recruit fronv the Hard- 
ing Cabinet and saj', "Well, you 
sec what he done?" 

Tho question now remains 
whether or not Mr. Hays will be 
willing to throw himself into the 
State fight in Massachusetts. That 
would take him right into thu arena 
of politics and in Boston. 

In tho light of the fact that it was 
In the vicinity of Boston that the 
dinner which brought about a 
shake -down on the part of the New 
England blackmailers took place, it 
is almost safe to assume at this 
time that in the outlying sections, 
where the hard-shelled Yank is 
holding forth in all his glory, the 
natural feeling would be in favor 
of censorship, especially with the 
recent Hollywood scandals. 

Will Mr. Hays bo willing to face 
a situation of this sort Is the ques- 
tion. 



New Orleans. April 5. 
Southern picture business con- 
tinues to slump, with no sign of 
prosperity in sight. The theatres 
are employing the usual resources 
to attract p.itronage, with slight 
results accruing. 

STRAND— "Turn to the Right" 
(First National Special; seating ca- 
pacity, 1.700; scale, 30-55-83). The 
John Golden-Winchell Smitli com- 
edy opened auspiciously but fell 
away the latter part of the week; 
$5,100 for seven days. 

LIBERTY— Nazimova in "A Doll's 
Hou.se" (Nazimova special; capaci- 
ty, 1,500; scale, 80-55). A light 
week, get $4,200. 

TUDOR— "The Blot" (Seating 
capacity, 800; scale, 17-28). Lois 
Weber special, ground along much 
as progr.^m release. Dr^w $2,300. 

LAFAYETTE— "Don't (Jet Per- 
sonal" and "The Wise Kid" (Split 
week policy: cifaclty, ?.400: scale, 
10-25). The Lafayette manage- 
ment pop* red the town ])rn(ligiously 
last week going up $1,000 a.M a re- 
sult. 



HINT AT REUNION OF 
CONSTANCE AND HUBBY 



Miss Talmadge Scoffs at 

Report of Marriage to 

Maurice 



Constance Talmadge laughingly 
denies reports on Broauway that 
she is to marry Maurice, the dancer. 
although she was photographed 
with him and Leonora Hughes 
aboard tho liner when Maurice and 
his partner >ailed, and wafl fre- 
quently .seen with Maurice in pub- 
lic. 

Maurice and Hughes are dancing 
the "Connie Talmadge Glide,'* a 
new movement suggested by the 
star, which she rehearsed with 
Maurice. Miss Talmadge is admit- 
tedly separated from her husband, 
though no court action has"-tK*^*n 
instituted and there is some basis 
for expectation of a reunion. 



f ILM CABLE CODE 

Economy System Being Compiled 

Under Auspices of National 

Association 



rolo lias rdwcved his pro-luetion 
taUics to h,js Angeles. 



A new .aide code, desif^ned ex- 
ilusively for the use of th<- mi»ti<»n 
picture industry, Is now beiri?: com- 
piled by lie American Code Co.. and 
will be ready soon for distribution. 

Tlic JU.w code for the motion pic- 
ture' industry will ^c known as the 
Cinema Cod*-. It Is an abbreviation 
<.f {ill existing code Jnsomuch as 
thrce-lett* r words will i»tevail. 

At a nv'fing • ^ the » xpnr'er-^' di- 
vision of il)M .Valional .Association, 
iMul H. Ciomelin, chairman <d tiie 
«livisioT). roqiK sted th.'it all th-.' <•. ..!..• 
( xpi rts of < ompany ni«'mb< rs sub- 
mit to th..' X.-itio'ial Association for 
iransniission to tl)e .\mi. r..an <.'odc 
Co. tii... words anl : i .is« s most 
use<l in tl»» ir cxlo coninrjulcation 

abroad. 

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ANSCO FILM PLANT BOOM 

WorKir.9 at Capacity and New Fac- 
tory to Be Built Soon 



.^^yrnenso. Afiril 5. 

Ans>^o company's liingh.'imton 
plant, li;!ndling the cinematogruph 
Inisin^-s. is now operating on caprt- 
"•ity liOf- s, and jilans for .'in nddi- 
tion lo the factory arc- in pi*'parn- 
tion. 

Til" .Aiisco stockholders at annual 
nuetin;: '.■■k'^t week vtited s«'V«'ral 
ch.nr.^;* -•. T. W. Stephens of .\cw- 
ark. .\'. .1.. former prr . i<lcrir, l>e- 
conic < li I rm.'in (*t the board of di- 
i'cm;- . H. W. l>a\is of .New York 
sijei ( (Is liitil in file jiresidency, 
Ceorv* ^'^ • Topliff was ninvd lir.-t 
\ ic(.» p« Mtiit anO tr* isuft r. <'. 1'. 
.'^tanbiKv. n);ii!;if;«r of th^ London 
ofll'c «f An.«-o, Ltd, h'-innie-j sec 
ond \ i<'- y»r*-.-id«'nt, and A. <'. L.t- 

o'w Ui (if liiiicliainton, sot i«'i.'iry. 
A. DiMcijclmunn of P..iifc;li.un:on i, 
named assistunt treasurer. 



MENACE OF HAYS ORGANIZATION 
BATHE-CRY OF THE DIRECTORS 



See Pressure to Cut Salaries in Association of Pro- 
ducers and Distributors — Start Drive for 100 Per 
Cent. Membership as Protection 



SCHULBERG AND MAYER 
MERGE ALL INTERESTS 



Anita Stewart, Katherine Mac- 
Donald and Mildred Harris 
in Pool 



"^ H AnKcle:-. April 5. 

Merger of the Ix)ui8 B. r layer and 
B. P. Schulberff lorce.j was effected 
here la«t week, marki..j the first 
time In the hlMory of the film husl- 
nesa that two large independent 
producers, releasii.g through the 
.same distributing organization com- 
bined their activities. John M. 
Stahl prodi' lions, Anita Stewart 
pictures and Mildred Harris films 
have been under the Mayer banner, 
while Mr. Schulberg, who is presi- 
dent of Preferred Pictures, Inc., 
produces Katherine MacDonald fea- 
tures. First National releases both 
products. 

The new company will occup^ the 
Mayer studios here, to be k town in 
the future ns the Mayer-Schulberg 
studios. All the Schulberg equip- 
ment is to be transferred to the 
Mayer lots. Th^ I'referred picture 
studios will be temporarily deserted. 

A series of John M. Stahl special 
productions is planned. Fred Niblo 
nnd Gusuler productions are also to 
be part of the new program. Kath- 
erine MacDonald, who has been un- 
der Schulberg's wing since he broke 
away from United Artists, will con- 
tinue as Iwfore. Other plans have 
not yet been decided. 



PIONEER RECEIVER 



Will Operate Business Making Re- 
leases — Answer by April 18 



Jacob Scheehter and Thomas II. 
Matters have been appointed receiv- 
ers of the Pioneer Film corporation 
by Judge John C. Kno.x in the Fed- 
eral Di.strlct Court, imder a Joint 
bond of $10,000. The I»ioneer had 
an involuntary petition filed against 
it alleging assets of |1 00.000 and 
liabilities of $300,000. 

The receivers will arrange tho 
further release and distribution of 
tho Pioneer's films and will conserve 
tho assets for tho benefit of the 
creditors. The company, located at 
125 West 4Cth street, was one of the 
leading Independent film distribu- 
tors. Its attorney has been granted 
leave until April 18 to file its an- 
swer to tho bankruptcy petition 
pending a reorganization of the 
corporation. 



BALBOA STUDIOS SOLO 

J. E, Logan Takes Over tha Former 
Horkheimer Property in Long Beach 



I^oa Angeles, April S. 
Sale of tho Balbot studios In Long 
Beach to J. K. Logan was reported 
a fe.v daya ago. The property, on« 

of the largest studios <m the Pacific 
Coast, Includes lUO.OOO square feet 
and nine massive stages. It is said 
1100,000 closed the deal. 

Tho studios, which gave many 
successes to tho Fllver screen, have 
been under the control and super- 
vision of the Los Angeles Board of 
Trade for some time. Tho Hork- 
heimer brothers were owners of the 
lots. A last-nilnuto Injunction by 
the Horkhelmers to prevent the sale 
proved futile, according to the re- 
port. The entire plant y<\\\ be reno- 
v.'ited and the Indlvldu.'il set.s roub- 
le.'! sed. 



PHILIPPINE PICTURE 

.*<.in l''ra»u:!sen. A[)ril 5. 

An ani:«nH Mis .'ii«.' being made \>y 
flu; .M(jtion I'i •lure Utility eotju.r.i- 
titin, i liirn Uunui'iw;; or;,'aniz;itio:j 
i/f ;|•l.^ <it\. to m;ike .i picture in 
t'i<* Philippine ri.jftds. 

Tlio .*^tory is by 1:i«';m Juar<l»», ac- 
fiess ar)«l .'nithf»r, v." ho will '«> tf> 
tliM I'liil ppin.-i In tlio p.irty that 
ih' lude.s J\enn^fh Mc< l.iffii.y i,f |ii. 
pi<-liiro corporation to arrange for 
the filming. Tho p.irty expM-t^ to 
; ail next, |iY,eek. 



The Motion Picture Directors* 
Association, which a few short 
weeks ago entertained \Vill Ilaya 
as its guest of honor at tho Astor 
Hotel at a dinner that was repre- 
sentative of the entire industry, la 
seemingly seeing a menace in Mr. 
Hays and the association of pro- 
ducers and distributors that h« 
represents. That much is evinced 
by the plea which the association of 
directors is utilizing at this time to 
increase its membership. 

It is the desire of the members 
to make the association representa- 
tive of tho motion t)icturo dlrectora 
of the country to 100 per cent. If 
that is possible. Individual mem- 
bers are approaching non-members 
with the argument that the newly 
formed association of producer and 
distributor la one that is golns to 
try to eventually control the entire 
Industry and compel the brains of 
the directorial staffs to be sub- 
servient to the dollar which is to 
rule. The direttors believe one of 
the alms of tho Hays combination 
is to compel a reduction in .salaries 
all along the line In the producing 
end of tho Industry and that the 
directors are to be among thoae 
that are to be first asked to take a 
cut. 

There is also in tho air an cle- 
ment that points toward a possible 
afilliation with tho American Fed- 
eration of Labor on tho part of the 
directors. The invitation was tend- 
ered most broadly at the dinner at 
which Mr. Hays was present and 
there is a faction in the directors* 
association in favor of such a move. 
On the other hand there Is another 
element that does rot wish u labor 
afniiation at this time and Is fight- 
ing against It. However, these are 
nevertheless directing all their 
activities toward making their or- 
ganization representative of 100 per 
cent, of the directorial talent in the 
country because they feel that with 
an organization recruited to that 
strength they will bo able to fight 
their battle without the neofHSlty of 
Joining with the A. F. of L. 

During the last week a straight 
canvass of directors in New York, 
who are not members of the asso- 
ciation was made, anC a number oX 
applications were obtained. 



MINN. EXHIBITORS 
TO DISCUSS HAYS 



State Theatre Owners Con- 
vene in Minneapolis 
Monday 



Minneapolis, April .<>. 

Five hundred motion picture the- 
atre owners are expected to gather 
here April 10, 11 and 12 to discuss 
Will Hays nnd pre»«#^nt d.^y prob- 
lems of exhibitors. 

A feature of convention week will 
be ra^lio concerts which will furnish 
music for dancing at the Radis.son 
hotel. Governor J. A. O. Preus and 
Lieutenant-Governor Louis Collins 
will attend the opening session and 
banquet. The convention his hieen 
called by W. A. Steffes, president of 
the Minnesota division of the The- 
atre Owners of America . 



•ORPHANS" IN OAKLAND 

S.in Fninciseo, .\pril 5. 
"Orj>h.ins of tho Storm" opens 
this week it the Century, O.tUland. 
After ;i few weeks of pictures in 
the Century tho policy of tl)o house 
will go hark to mu.=;lral mmcdy 
with .Jack I{ms«o1 and his <onii>.Tny 
returning for .an indefinite ♦ n)^age- 
ment. 



R.-C.-UNITED MERGER 

LoH .Angcjcs, April ."». 
T!i" rn' jt;er * f the Kol.>» if^cn r'r.l»? 
.'iinl \]\t: l"nit«<l .stiiflids, \vlu»h ad- 
j<»in eiich other on Melro«iO avcriuo, 
have been current here ns a story 
lor .M.'veral dajs. A compi' te mer- 
ger will, vhowever, not t.ake plae»», 
the two Organizations only getting 
together on a workli^g agreement. 



M 



PICTURES 



Friday, April 7. 1922 



^^ 



BOSTON FILM HOUSES 
SUFFER LENTEN DROP 



a 

has 
Fool 



Loew's State Does $12,000 

and Fears It Is Too Big 

Vanish 

Boyton, April 5. 

ThP !ons-(lelayca Blump Ui nrst- 

Tlie i""i» •• „ ■' rtjfurca came out 

release »^"*-^j""t"^,celc. hitting all 

of a ^l^'^^.fVnP excciUi n of LoeWa 

month ago »"°.*'"^, "."cth. "I'o 
?'nviv^rl\tTrU oSl1>t tho rarU 
lah ^^'/^^..^l.^'i, tho $1.10 evening 
on its fourth ^'<^^^' JJ'i/Jould carry, 
top being "yi';^;^'L*^eaBed for New 
It is now being reloaBea 

?-;^C? tS'e T;^ord^or ••POP- l-uses 
next week. jt^^qX^ i.ioyd In "A 

in 'TiacKea "^ *^.q ^^ a. heavy 
have passed ^'^^^.OOO. vum 

exploitation cost ^"^^^^"^.ubucit/ 
newspaper copy onu i ^ 

Kid" being used ^« ^^^J^e %«»»» 
Fears concerning this Jiouse 

too heavy 'o^JS^^^Vhe lo?w c'^imp. 



BUSINESS IN BROADWAY HOUSES FALLS; 
RIALTO'S DAILY CHANGE INNOVATION 



Paramount's Big Seven Holds Business Level — 
Other Houses Feel Depression — ^'Tum to the 
Right" Fails to Pull— Chaplin Disappointing 
This Week 

4 — 



(40-60). (2.- 



to cash in on back 

**p\^*k_"Wild Honey . - „ . 
20?*caVcUV>. ^^afrat'-l^'stVo^ng 
^'^^"°S?rv feature ••Foolish Wives- 
fast" week^ ar$l 10 top petered down 
o an estimated $7,000. and option of 

*^*' m a low figure 'It not 
had been feared for pnt. 



um 



around' $5,000 a »ow figure 

- wer than had been feared 

/uA o«..fh— "Turn to the Right 
Old South A^n^; Brought In 



i ter i hid a big week at the^ew 
state r.eported at about lo.500; 
.^Cameron ot the Royal Mounted 
bpine used this week. 

Modern-"A Game Chicken." wUh 
Bebe Daniels and Senne ta The 
puck Hunters (800 cnpacity> (-8- 
40) reported off at under $5,000 last 
week ^Sisters." with Seena Owen 
and Alice Lake in •Kisses." being 
used this week. ««^ia 

Beacon (bill, capftcity ami scale 
identical with Modern). Reported 
as being under Modern l^ist week. 

FRiscfln^LGTeoro 

BttOW LAST MONTH'S 

Exhibitors Say Reason for 

Drop Is Mystery to 

Them 



San Francisco, April 5, 
Business in the picture houaos last 
week took u still further drop until 
the aveiacjo now registers almost 
a GO per cent, deficit against what 
the houses were doing about a 
month ago. Still there is seemingly 
no wav in which the exhibitors can 
account for the fulling oft in at- 
Icrulunce. 

The estimated gross huslnoss and 
attractions in the local houses for 
wcok ending April 1, is as follows: 
California— "Island Wives." Vita- 
graph. Seats, 2,780; scale, 50-73-90. 
Corinnc (Iriffith, star. Al*o showed 
Buster Keaton In "The Paleface." 
business holding up nicely here 

$ir..ooo. 

Granada— "One Clorlous Day." 
Paramount. Seat.«». 3.100; scale, 50- 
90c. Will Rogers and Lila Lee. 
stars. A Christie comedy and 
I'owler and Tamara in dance 
specialties were other attractions. 
The opening of the Golden Gate has 
effected the attendance at this house 
only a short block away. Got 
$14,000. 

Imperial- "Foolish Wives." I^nl- 
versal Special. Seats. 1.4'J5: scale, 
50c.-$l. Running along at profit 
this third week but fell way below 
the opening and second week which 
got $23,000 and $15,000 respectively. 
Last week grossed $8,700. 

Strand — "Thunderclap." Fox. 
Seats, 1,700; scale, 25 to 75c. Mary 
Carr. ptar, doing steady business. 
Got $6,000. 

Tivoli— "Star Dust." First Na- 
tional. Seats, 2.200; scale. 40-7.'c. 
Hope Hamton, star. Drew $7,200. 



THE POLLARDS MARRYmO 

Los Angeles, April 5. 
Ifarrv "Snub" Pollard comedy star 
with the Hal K. Roach forces and 
Mrs. Elizabeth Bowen were married 
hero recently. The ceremony cul- 
minated a friendship of many years 
standing alth(^gh coming as a sur- 
prise to the bridegiooms fellow 
workers. T'ollard Is starring in a 
serlo« of two-reelers. Following 
completion of his present picture 
the newlyweds will visit Australia 
where Mr. Pollard'a parents reside. 



Kvery one of the Broadway houses 
had a falling off in hu.siness last 
week. Not one of the bigger thea- 
tres showing feature attractions 
managed to hold to the pace of the 
previous week. The fact that there 
were two days of rain is held to ac- 
count for the low attendance. 

Interest for the greater part cen- 
tered on the daily change of policy 
that was Inaugurated for the single 
week at the Rialto, where Para- 
mount showed its seven biggest pic- 
tures as reissues. The house held 

its business on a par with all the 
others along the street, and under 
ordinary conditions the innovation 
should have been a distinct money 
maker. 

"Turn to the Right" was consid- 
erable of a nop at the Capitol, 
where the takings fell far below 
what the picture was expected to 
do, and the Strand, with "Gypsy 
Passion." was way off ia business. 
However, that house is making up 
for It tills week with the latest 
Chaplin. It Is playing the two reeler 
as its feature attraction, and has 
surrounded it with a, bill entirely 
comprised of short nubjot ts. On 
Sunday there was capacity all day 
long, the bill being so arranged 
that tho Chaplin Is shown eight 
times during the day, while there 
are tlx full shows presented. The 
general commen* of the audience on 
the program offered at two of the 
performances on Sunday night 
showed that they were disappointed 
not only In the Chaplin picture, but 
that the Strand management would 
show them a two-reel comedy as 
the big Item of the bill and n>>t have 
a feature with it- 

Tlie estimated gross: 

Cameo— "Wild Honey" (Univer- 
sal) (Seats, B60, Mats., 50; Eves., 
75 — Sats. and Su is., 75 straight, 
with grind from 9.45 a. m.). Took 
feature after it had run four weeks 
at the Central to only fair ' usiness. 
Managed to draw about $4,700 on 
the week. 

Capitol— "Turn to the Right" 
(Metro) (Seats, 5.300; scale. Mats., 
55; Eves, G5-85). Picture failed to 
reach expectations In gross. Drew 
about $32,500 on the .week. 

Central— "Man to Man" (Uni- 
versal). (Seats 960; scale, 55-85.) 
Harry Carey, star. First week of 
new feature opened Monday night 
of last week. Drew $7,S00. 

Criterion — "Love of Pharaoh" 
(Famous Players Special). (Seats 
1,100; scale. 55-$l.) Now in its 6tli 
week; business dropped consider- 
ably last week, getting around 
$8,900. 

Rialto — "The Mhaclo Man," 
•Don't Change Your Husband." 
"Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde," "Old 
Wives for New," "On with the 
Dance," "Behold My Wife" and 
"Male and Female" (Paramount's 
Big Seven). House played the 
seven big I'aramount features un- 
der a dally cliani;e policy. Bu.siness 
was around 519,000 on the week. 

Rivoli— "Beauty's Worth" (Cos- 
mopolitan). Marion Davies. star, 
^'onsidercd one of t!ic best Davies 
features; drew a . ttle over $17,000. 

state— "Polly of the Follies" 
(First National). Together with 
the regular split -week eight-act 
vaudeville show the houi^c's busi- 
ness held up to around $19,000 on 
the week. 

Strand— "Gypsy Pasf.lon" (Vita- 
t^iaphj. A fiireltjn made production 
ihat was in the house on a dis- 
tributor's guannitee in the event of 
gross under $25,000 they were not 
to share. House had to pay noth- 
intr for i>ieture. ajj business was be- 
1»»NV $1^,000. 

Times Square — 'The Man from 
r.j'vond" (lloudini). The handeuff 
king, appe.iring with thp picture. 
!»pened on Sunday night; up to 
Tuesd.'ty afternoon with f r per- 
formances had not gro.ssed $1,000. 
Monday nigbi the attraction drew 
$2iU 



LOS ANGELES TAKINGS 
AT NEW RECORD EBB 



Two Flops in "School Days" 

and Metro's "Turn to 

Right" 



BUSINESS SPOTTY IN 
DOWNTOWN PHILA 



Aldine Slumps With Substitute 

for Foolish Wives — ^Tal- 

madge Scores 



Los Angeles. April 5. 

This city is suffering from the 
worst collapse In business the mo- 
tion picture theatres have ever 
experienced. Last week's takings 
slumped frightfully, this week is 
worse, and the indications are that 
there will be no relief next week. 

Two flops occurred last week. The 
first was the failure of the Metro 
special, "Turn to the Right," to get 
started at the Mission, where the 
picture was slated for a run. It 
was withdrawn after one week, 
during which the house recorded 
the worst business on record. At 
the Kinema and Warner Brothers 
production, "School Days" was 
withdrawn after running for only 
half a week. "Polly of the Follies" 
replaced the picture. The reason for 
the "School Days" flop Is laid to 
bad booking at the house, they hav- 
ing previously played Wesley Barry 

in "Penrod" only three weeks pre- 
viously. 

The estimated takings here last 
week were: 

California— "Her Social Value" 
(First National). Seats 2,000; scale 
mats., 25-35; eves., 35-55. Kather- 
ine MacDonald, star. Also "Oh 
Promise Me," made in Hollywood 
by Christie in co-operation with 
local American Legion Post proved 
good draw. House got around $12,- 
000. 

Grauman's — "The Cradle" (Para- 
mount). Seats 2,300; scale, mats., 
35; eves., 55. Ethel Clayton, star. 
Had Stanford University Band of 
60 pieces as special attraction. Drew 
a little over $16,000. 

Kinema — "School Days" (Warner 
Bros). Scats 1,800; scale, mats., 
28; eves., 40. Wesley Barry, star. 
Poor booking brought this inde- 
pendent production starring Barry 
into this house three weeks after he 
had played here In "Penrod." The 
picture flopped hard and was with- 
drawn after three days. Constance 
Talmadge In "Polly of the Follies" 
replacing. Business down to around 
$7,500. 

Mission— "Turn to the Right" 
(Metro). Seats 800; scale, mats., 
35-55; eves., 55-85. Picture was 
booked for a run, but opened so 
poorly with a steady falling off in 
business from day to day that It 
was withdrawn after the first week. 
"Orphans of the Storm" a future 
booking here. 

Rialto — "Fool's Paradise" (Para- 
mount). Seats 800; scale, mats.. 
80; eves.. 55. Picture In fourth and 
final week and drawing good busi- 
ness, considering. Getting around 
$10,000, with a steady morning to 
night grind. 

Miller's— "The Silent Call" (First 
National). Seats 800; scale, mats. 
30; eves., 50. This production In 
its eighth week at this hou>;e proved 
to be the surprise picture of the 
season, doing a corking business on 
its 8tay here. Average business 
goitr^ about $7,000 a week. 



Philadelphia, April 5. 

Business in the downtown movie 
houses continued spotty last week 
although neighborhood houses re- 
ported fine business generally. All 
going to prove once again that this 
winter in Philly it takes a mighty 
good picture to draw the fans down- 
town at the current high prices. 

Poor business hit the Aldine es- 
pecially hard when that house sub- 
stituted "Molly O' for "Foolish 
Wives." The Stanley escaped for 
the most part the drought ivith de- 
pendable Norma Talm.idge, though 
dallies called "Love's Redemption," 
her present vehicle, beneath her 
standard. 

Some particularly bad weatl.er 
kept such houses as Stanton. Karl- 
ton and Victoria under normal, 
whereas with good weather breaks 
the might have weathered the 
storm. 

Estimates for last week: 
Stanley — "Loves Redemption" 
(First Nation.al). Classed with 
"Wonderful Thing" as far below 
stanpard of star. However, figures 
for week went to $27,000 (higher 
than preceding week but not up to 
former average. No extra attrac- 
tion featured. (Capacity, 4,000; 



"SMIUN' THROUGH" IS 
SMASH IN CHICAGO 

Newspapers Hold Talmadge 

Film Up as Model of 

Good Picture 



scale. 35-50 days, r.0-75 nights.) 

Stanton— "The I'rodigal Judge" 
(Vitagraph). Booked in suddenly 
when it was decided to hold "The 
Golem" off two weeks. Dailies were 
inclined to be \ery kind.- though 
favoring Macklyn Arbuckle above 
storj'. Was by no means the utter 
flop that "Footfalls" was. but failed 
to break hoodoo of house. About 
$8,500. (Capacity, 1,700; scale. 50 
and 75.) 

Kartton — "Bought and Paid For" 
(Paramount, second week). Picture 
was well liked here, and maintained 
higher average than last two at- 
tractions. Keaton's "Cops" helped 
out a lot. Ran about $5,500. This 
week house is followin gexample of 
Rialto, running Paramount reviv- 
als, "Miracle Man" Monday and 
Tuesday; •♦Jekyl and Hyde," on 
Wednesday and Thursday, and 
"Male and Female." Friday and 
Saturday. (Capacity, just over 
1,000; scale. 50 and 75.) 

Aldine — "Molly-O" (First Na- 
tional, first week). This house, 
which started out with United Art- 
ists only. Is now branching out, 
running first a Universal and now a 
First National, despite understand- 
ing of those on inside that Stanley 
company would make it unpleasant 
for company putting in pictures at 
this rival house. Hardly enough for 
a hand of poker at opening of this 
Normand feature, surprising after 
good business of "Foolish Wives." 
Might have picked up, 'if bad 
weather had not come alor^. Did 
scarcely $7,000. (Capacity, 1,500; 
50 and 75.) 

Arcadia did mildly with "Povertv 
of Riches" (Goldwyn) and Victoria 
failed to pull in much with "R. S. 
V. P." Barthelmess in "Tol'able 
David," one of season's best here, 
did pretty well, though film not so 
much suited to lower Market street 
house as to Stanley, Karlton or 
Arcadia. 



Chicago, April 5. 

There was no letup in rain and 
sleet from Monday until Friday of 
last week. This smashed to smith* 
ers any chance of fair business for 
the week. Saturday and Sunday 
brought good weather and buslnea 
came In a rush. This freak weather 
played havoc with the grosses ani 
it looked as though the lowest gross 
ever reached would be topped by the 
showing of the films for the current 
week. 

The event of the week was the 

comment caused by Norma TaU 

madge's "Smilin* Through" at the 

Chicago. The gross it made at the 
Chicago can not be taken as 
criterion as to the merits of th 
film, as from every other angl« 
the "Smillu* Through" film made 
decided hit. The dailies raved ovei 
it. and gave freely of space an( 
editorials. One daily took upon 
itself the comparing of the filnt 
with one of the legit shows in ths- 
town, referring to the film being 
cleam wholesome and welcome. 
"Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse* 
starts Sunday at the Roosevelt for 
a run of three to four weeks. 

*'Foor« Paradise (Paramount), 
Roosevelt. 2d week. Did well hold- 
ing out this long, but it is likely 
film could have stood another week 
except for weather. For the .second 
week of the run Ascher Brothers put 
on a specialty in prologue form of 
the "magic carpet" scene of the 
lilm. Around $7,000. 

"Connecticut Yankee" (Fox). Ran- 
dolph. 3d week. Finished its rum 
of the week on Friday. This com-r 
pletes two weeks and five days fop 
the film. Was given much publicity 
in the dailies and advertising w.i» 
also heavy. Closed week with about 
$5,000. 

"Smilin' Through" (First Nation- 
al), Chicago. The stage piece ha4 
a lengthy run locally and the bill- 
ing carried special stress on this 
being Jane Cowls stage success.. 
The critics seemed to be impres.«?ed 
with the thought that this is Miss 
Talmadge's finest. In the fact of 
weather handicaps, film did aa 
average of $3,000 to $3,400 a day for 
five days, with Saturday and Sun- 
day doing $6,000 each. 

"Orphans of the Storm" (Grifflth). 
Great Northern. 9tli week. Dropped 
$1,000 on the week, grossing close 
to $7,000. Exploitation and pub- 
licity work being exceedingl.v well 
1 hcndled. The merits of the film 
are still holding it up for a good 
run. 






BAD WEATHER HURTS 
BUFFALO AnENDANCE 



"My Boy" Follows '•School 

Days" and Similarity 

Hurts Good Film 






5. 



Family Jar 

I.os Angeles, Ai»ril 
Iwumors of a divorce suit a^^ainst 
her husband, Clarke C. Coffey, an 
attorney, by liessio Kyton, h-uding 
woman of the Moroseo st<»tU com- 
pafiy. and former wife of Charles 
F. Fyton. general manager of the 
loc.il I.asky studios, arc denied by 
Miss F..\ ton, who has admitted, 
however, that she and her hush.and 
have been sepa.ated for .srune lime. 
The Coffeys were married in Santa 
Barbara in lOli 



"ORPHANS" DOES $20,000 

Washington Film Business Holds Up 
Surprisingly 

Washington, April 5. 
Naturally the busine.'-H getter of 
the past week was GrUfiih'.s "Or- 
phans of the Storm," at JNIoore's 
Rialto, although the other houses 
apparently held their own. ^Esti- 
mates for last week: 

Moore's Rialto — "Ori)hans of the 
Storm" (capacity about l.HOO, all re- 
served for this attractioj: ». scaled at 
75 cents flat, with a morning and 
supper show with seats unreserxed 
at 40 cents. Did easily $20,000 on 
the week. 

Loew's Palace— With si>lit week. 
First h.'ilf. -At the Stage Door'; 
second half. May McA\ 05* iiv 'ilome- 
spun N'ainp." (Capa<Mty. 2.r.00; 
scale. 20-3.'. matiniM-'s and ?.n-40-r,n 
nights). SlipprU a little to about 
$14,000. 

Locw's Columbia -—G'orge P.ebin 
and the east of the pietiM'- in per.soii. 
(Capacity. 1.200; s>.iJfil :;.' f«ir mati- 
nee an.l 3r,-a0 niKliti. Uxtr.inrlN 
w.irin .Sund.iv opening hm t ti iinh. 
but hell! up apii.aently to lis; v.nlc'w 
fmure of rl(is»' to $:».(h)i>. 

Crandall's Metropolitan - .\nif:t 
Stev/art ifi 'lUr M.id i;aJL,Miii' 
(('ap.K'ity. 7'0: seale. 'j',t-:;o mail 
nees, ^5-50 nights*. I'irst full wi .*» 
since reopenim:. Star of picture f.; - 
voritf here. Businet'.s close to $10.- 
000. 



Buffalo. April 5. 

Business hung about the lower 
levels persistently last week, witH 
bad weather probably the mala 
cause. Situation sized up as fol- 
lows : 

Loew's — "Broadway Peacock" and 
vaudeville. (Capacity. 3.100; scale, 
mats.. 10c. ; night.*?. 20-40c.) Con 
tinulng even pace with steady c.i- 
entele In evidence. Past wcki 
bill looked like money. Got around 
$9,000. Results of separate Sund.af 
bill policy still uncertain. Somi 
he.ivv films chalked up, inchulinf 
'\Moraii of Lady Letty'' this week. 

Lafayette--"Sheik's Wife" ani 
vaudeville. (Capacity. n.700; scale 
mats., 20c.; nights. :;0-50c.) PiJ 
turo off but redeemed by exrelloflj 
vaudeville. Bill stood around $-.75* 
for six acts. Drops to $2,100 W 
five this week with i\ve to h»» pobcT 
till further notif-e. 'Wife" film sec- 
ond foreign at house in fortnight' 
Drew on "name" but paniK-d peti- 
erall.v. Minor, organist. '^^'•''^'•^ 
it over, irouse got botweent $S.OW 
and $1>,000 last we- 1:. 

Hipp— "Mv Bov." first half: "Come 
On Over." last half. H'.ipaciiy. 
2.400; scale, m.its.. l.'-'-T.c.: nichta 
:;o-.M»c.) Slipped ].i.-t we. U. Toor 
l.ookinu' sent Coo'-rati lihii m .0"^ 
hei-ls of "School Days." • l!oy' pu 
tin-.' drew excellent <-on-.tn. lUf. D^ 
!ui.-> .1 out :!t b.»\ oiPce. SiK.V; C(" 
1 III 1 ic!; -d dr.wW Afo'tntl ?T,'t.C 
WCik. 

C'Ar.PENTIF.R riLM 

(i -ori^es C.r.iH'i.ti-r, the Fr'^iK 
pi:;.ri;i:-.t. hi.-; }-i;rc.<'d t'» ..i>P"-"" *^ 
forthcoming Stuart Bl'.ci;: • P" 
ture. 



T 

?riday. Apra 7. 1922 



MOTION PICTURE DEPARTMENT— Pages 40 to 47 

PICTURES 



47 



iVS' FIRST PICTURE 
VIEW IS OF HAYS 

Famous Players' 12- 
Reeler Showing Post 
Office Methods 

"H. Hays took his first isquint 
r*pl ture officially Bince he as- 
nid the task of heading the In- 
itry in the projecting: rooms of 
,ou'» Players last Friday afler- 
The picture that he Bat 
i«h was one depi ting the ac- 
les of the U. a Postoffice De- 
»ent. The picture is in 12 reels 
dhows to a great extent the in- 
,tlons that Hays inaugurated 
i he was in office and which 
being continued by his suc- 

present, it is said the picture 
lavc to be cut considerably to 
late the Hays sections. The 
X Postmaster General is con- 
ly before the camera in the 
and there is perhaps a 
umce that it will be p.'ef red by 
ctjttres of both him and the pres- 
\t postmaster so as to ob\iate the 
cessity of eliminating ll:iya en- 
ely. 



FIVE INDICTED IN KNICKERBOCKER 

THEATRE DISASTER: FOUR ESCAPE 



Criminal Neglect of Duly Changed Against Architect, 
Contractors, Building Inspector — Jurymen De- 
mand Congress Insure Theatre Safety 



iNORED CENSOR. FINED 

>wman Screened Clara Hamon 
Film After Warning 



Oklahoma City. Okla.. April 5. 
le management of tl ^ Majestic. 
jer, Tox., was fined $50 per day 
fhr^e days for showing the Clara 
Hamon pictures over the 
It of the local board of cen- 

ite assurances that local mo- 
picture theatres will not show 
e Hamon pictufes has been made 
the Wom»^n's Clubs at Wichita 
Is, Tex. The pictures had been 
wn at Burkburnet, Cisco. New- 
and Ranger. Tex., previous to 
announcement. 

yor Parisa and the city coun- 
at Newcastle, Tex., disapproved 
screening of the lliimon pic- 
jies at that place, billed for a 
e-day run at the Star Theatre. 
«e management piomplly tan- 
iled ihe date. 



"PAY DAY" IN CHICAGO 

Chicago, Ai)ril 5. 
Charlie Ch;ii)lins '-\iy Day" film 
is generally released liiis current 
rk, with MoViokers, Kiulto, and 
licago theatres, featuring the film, 
the Chicago, the Chaplin name 
film had tlie lights over the 
Compson feature "Green 
[ptation." The lights at the Chi- 
also carried Sidney Chaplin's 



"Washington, April 5. 
Five of the nine men held by the 
coroner's jury were today Indicted 
by the grand jury and held on the 
charge of manslaughter as a result 
of the investigation made by District 
Attorney Peyton Cordon into the 
Knickerbocker thvatre disaster of 
January 28 last, when 97 people 

were killed and over 100 injured. 

Four others that were held after 
the inquest over the body of Marv 
Kthel Atkinson, one of the victims 
of the disaster, were exonerated, 
those being held being Reginald 
'Jeare, architect who drew the plans 
and designed the theatre; John 
Howard Ford, of the I'nion Iron 
Works, who, it is said, changed the 
original plans of the steel roof sup- 
ports; Julian R. Dowman, asHistant 
building inspector at the time the 
theatre was being built; Richard G. 
Fletcher, foreman of the Hammett 
Fireprooting Co., sub-contractors for 
the cement and mason work on the 
structure, and Donald M. Wallace, 
general foreman for Frank L. Wag- 
ner, contractor for the building. 

The men held by the coroner's 
jury but whom the grand jury did 
not hold were Morris Hacker, build- 
ing inspector at the time the nick- 
erbocker was being erected; Frank 
L. Wagner, the general contractor; 
John L. McDonaldson, subcontractor 
for the structural steel, and Thomas 
Li. Costigan, engineer and computer 
of the ofllcc of the building inspector 
when the structure was under con- 
.struction. • 

The grand jury does not attempt 
to point out any specific cause of 
the collapse of the ih«atre roof, but 
the indietnients returned specifically 
charge each man held with having 
been negligent in the performance 
of his duties in planning and con- 
structing the theatre, with the result 



that due to such neglect tiic roof 
fell upon the auditnoe. It further 
poiijts out that the live men, each 
supposed to be an exp' rt in his 
particular line, were guilty of neg- 
lect in designing, constructing and 
supervising the building. 

The duties of each of the men 
held is set forth i:) the in<lictment, 
and it is charged that Oeare, the 
architect, did not draw the plans 
of the tlieatre in ii skillful manner, 
and subsequently failed to ex<rci«e 
proper general direction and super- 
vision of the work. Ford is charged 
with having failed to design and 
fabricate the structural steel in an 
expert manner. Fletcher, the In- 
dictment charges, neghcted to fur- 
nish the cement, concrete, stone and 
hollow tile for the construction of 
the building as he should have, and 
in other ways failed to supervise 
materials. 

Wallace Is charged with having 
failed in his capacity as foreman of 
constVuction, and Dowman with not 
having inspected the structure in an 
expert and conscientious manner. 

That certain materials that were 
used in the construction were not of 
sufficient strength to hold the heavy 
load was also stated in the indict- 
ment, and that the roof had noi 
been constructed as per the speci- 
fications. Yet it is allov< U the ac- 
cused failed to report that the the- 
atre building w.as unsafe. 

According to United States At- 
torney Gordon, it became the duty 
of the experts at once to notify the 
management and owners of the the- 
atre and the public that the struc- 
ture was not in safe condition. 
This duty, according to Mr. Gor- 
don, did not end willi the comple- 
tion of the theatre in 1917, but con- 
tinued from day to <lay until the 
collapse of the roof. This, the gov- 
ernment alleges, makes tho defend- 
ants criminally liable for the death 



of the many people who were In the 
theatre when the roof fell. 

This section of the indictment was 
drawn, it is said, in order to meet 
the claim that, the work having 
been completed more than three 
years ago, pro.secution is barred by 
the statute of limitations, *- — 

Mr. Gordon, in discussing this 
point last night, ?^aid that the men 
are liable to ciinunal prosecution 
due to the fact that they were neg- 
ligent in the performance of their 
duty. In explanation, Mr. Gordon 
said: "The case Is parallel to that 
of a man who set.s a loaded gun in 
a p^jblic place and does not warn 
tho general public that such an in- 
strument of death has been set up. 

"Some Innocent party springs the 
tt.jp and lo.srs his life. The mar) 
wjio set such an instrumer.t is liable 
to punishment, as he has been crim- 
inally negligent in the performance 
of liiM duty." 

Following the return of the Indict- 
ment, Foreman Martin McQuade of 
the grand jury filed a recommenda- 
tion addressed to Fnited States At- 
torney Peyton Gordon, in which the 
jury suggests that Congress and the 
district commissioners be asked to 
obtain sufficient funds to warrant 
the employment of additional ex- 
perts in the omce of the building 
inspector, and that certain revisions 
be made In the district building 
code. The recommendation reads as 
follows: 

"We. the members of the grand 
jury, having heard all the testi- 
mony presented to us in the case of 
the Knickerbocker disaster, make 
the following recommend.ations: 

"1. That Congress should be asked 
to furnish larger appropri.itlons to 
the building Inspector's office, to the 
end that he may pay adequate sal- 
aries to employ a sufTicipnt number 
of computers and Inspectors to do 
the work required. 

"2. That the building ^ode of the 
District of Columbia be revised by 
correcting paragraphs which are 
ambiguou.s and conflicting, and that 
specific charges bo made reg.'irding 
con.struction of the type of larger 
buildings, particularly those In 
which public gatherings will be 
held" 



TAX FREE RENTALS 
AFTER JAN. 1, 1922 



Section 906 Does Not Apply 
in Certain Cases, Gov- 
ernment Rules 



Washington, D. C, April 5. 
A. C. Holdan, deputy commission- 
er of lntern.nl revenue, has handed 
doWn a ruling rfs.ading the 5 per 
cent, film rental tax f!'at is of Inter- 
est to all exhibit.!-. Tlie ruling 
was obtained by fli*» x. A. M. P. I. 
throtigh Jack C .nolly of the asso- 
ciation's Wa.sh:igion hureau. It 
affects all cent., .ts made In 1921 

for pictures playrd ..ftrr Jan. 1. 
1922. 

The ofllcial ruling Is:. 

"Where a deposit of .ipproxl- 
mafely in prr cent, of the rental is 
exacted hut the film is jiot exhlb- 
itctl and the balance of tlio rental 
l»aid until after January 1, 1922, tho 
tax imposed under section 906 does 
not apply in the case of a transac- 
tion of this nature; if. however, 
practically the full rental is paid at 
the time of entering into the con- 
tract and such contract l.«» mkde 
prior to January ]..lt)22, the tax 
would attach. 

"If a contract of this Kind was not 
fulfilled and the rental charge re- 
funded, the taxpayer would be en- 
titled to a refund of the tax th«r«- 
on." 



REOPEN LOSER 

Min:ieapolis, April 5. 
Lyric theatre, closed several 
months by Finkdstein *i Ruben, 
will reopen as picture house this 
week. Lyric was not making the 
nut before closing, but F. & R. now 
believe they can make it go. 



OF RIFTIN FAMOUS AS 
LASKY JOURNEYS TO N. Y. 



ders of Industry's Largest Concern Understood to 
tee Divided on Many Points— '^Mistress" Flop 
Fart of Breach 



'«• return to New York late this 
^^ of Jesse La.sky is awaited 
Interest, there being rumors 
ilie effect that the differences of 
nion existing between I^^sky and 
■or have reach* d so definite a 

c a meeting was desirable. To 
^e that have been watching the 

J" workings of the Famouft Play- 
-Lasky org.'.nization there semi 
^'« indications that there is a rift 
me association of tho two part- 
^' which has developed into a 
Zu ^^'''''''^' ^^^'»'"e il'c last few 

Ijja.s hern noticeable for a few 
"Vs that Lasky lias bcm trying' 

l)tain personal publicity "that 
J« ni.iKe It possible for him to 
JJi*- a i,]:ire of importance In 

"•^/■y that would rank with 

■^'^'n the TaMor rase broke on 
•ast and the atl-ndant scan- 
San to be aired Zukor made 

rnl ? ^^'® ^^^^ considerable 
bctwcQA him ana Laaky 



regarding the n.anncr in which the 
Vine street lot was in th»^ fore- 
ground in the three biggest s-an- 
dals of the picture field. 

Th re was another clash of the 
two over the presentation of the 
foreign made horial production "The 
Mistress of the World." in v.hich 
I-asky was overruled in regard to 
the presentation of the pictures a.s 
a Paramount produi't in two of the 
house's which the corporation con- 
trol on Broadway. Laskys conten- 
tion that the pictu/e wotild not hoM 
up on liroadway was \* rified by th^ 
flop that the production took on Its 
first showing at the Hialto and Hi- 
voll and the subscqr.ent smothering 
of the serial for the fin.d tuo epi- 
sodes under i fe itUre produ* tion of 
the company. 

Lasky i«j duo to arrive cjthi to- 
day (Fiiday) or to lorrow. A :.-jni- 
bcr of conferences -ir^' scried. iled 
for he coming we'k b*;v. cen him 
and Zukor. What the curcomc of 
these meetings will tc Js only a 
matter of conjecture. It la ex- 
Dftcted they wiil r.^^h a truce* 



EXHIBITORS WONT 
OBEY ARBITRATORS 



Theatre Owners' Group De- 
cline to Abide by Joint 
Board's 'Rulings 



ZEIDMAN'S BUY 

Bennle Zeldman, film producer, 
has purclfa.si'd an oi)tiou on the 
screen rights to "The First Fifty 
Years, ' the pl.iy at tho Princess, 
New York, In which Clare Fames 
and Tom -Powers l»lay the orily 
roles. 



REPENT AT LEISURE 

Wine Party Led to Marrlag* and 
Then to Regrets 

San Franci^*.•o, April 6. 
James Joseph McNamara. a mov- 
ing picture director of this city, 
appeared before Superior Judge 
K. r. Mogan here laut week with 
Mrs. Kvelyn Long McNamara and 
asked that their marriage be an* 
nuled. 

Ho said they met at a win 3 party 
in Los Angeles, and neither had any 
recollection of having gone through 
the marriage ceremonj-, although 
tho records of the count clerk of 
a small southern California town 
showed that the couple had been 
legally married. They said they 
woke up in a Santa Barb.ara hotel 
and discovered their plight. The 
annulment was granted. 



Too Many Film Houses 

Memphis, April B. 
Bijou Theatre, one of the leading 
picture houses here for years has 
t)een deraoli.xlicd to make room for 
an ice cream parlor. Too many pic- 
ture .show.'j here is the reason given. 



Fp-statc exhibitors of Ntw York 
arc finding fault with the joint ar- 
bitration board with its membership 
culled from tho ranks of the ex- 
change managers and the exhibitor 
body. A grouj) of exliibitors visit- 
ing New York City this week stated 
that they had informed tiie officew 
of the f^tate >rganixation of the 
Moving Picture Theatre Owners 
that thfy would not continue to ac- 
cept the rulings of the arbitration 
board and would cease to present 
their differences to the boards. 

The exhibitors maintain that 
courts «. f law arc tho place wliere 
» ontrai t differences hliould be fought 
out. That when a contract is signed 
those that are parties to it are 
aware of the contents of the con- 
tract and both .should b; in readi- 
ness to ^ive up to the agre«^n<nt. 



Exhibitor- Prat'uccr Bout 

Tao ri>tic combats liver.e things 
around upper Broadway Tuesday 
aftern(»on, the first being j^taged In 
Wolpin's Jiest.'iuiaTit. where a 
uoni;in dii,«r, not «-;,ti«-(led wit]) her 
ord' r of fgg«, i»ro' eed' d to j-pr«ad 
them o^er the countenance «f the 
waiter. 

Tlie ^^'c..nd d' \ • ]«'il>f d i ito a pfi;U- 
ine Itattle t»ftue«ri J.imes P<iiafe, u 
film produc<;*, nnd Abe Le.fn*, an 
exhibitor. Th^y mixfd things for a 
few ininr.ies fin:illy heJ: k >•!'•'- 
rantl t'.\ a polio* mac,. 



GOVT. TAX PROBE FORCING 
INDEPENDENTS TO PLAY FAIR 



Check Up of Exhibitor Records and Exchange Pay- 
ments Tips Off Producers on Volume of ''Hold 
Outs" by Gypping State Righters 



Alliance Signs Shaw 

London, Aprii T.. 
Harold ."^ijaw, brothf r-in-lr*w of 
Viol.i Dai.a and Sljirley Mav<">, has 
signed to produce fcr il.o Alhan.e 



A t.ix iiifijiiy of indei^endent 

state right exchanges sa^d to be 

practically nation -wide in scope 

promises to force a reform of tlie 

gxppiiig stale right dealers In thr jr 
r<Ia lions with IIk- i<ioducers in tliis 

(irid. 

The Investigation )>y 'ho re\(:n.ie 
departm»^nt which orij^'inally started 
in a che<."k-up of one independent 
exrhange opirator is ^;iid to h.ive 
disclosed .*^u< h gtneial doctoring of 
r<'tijrns that Ibo eAamination was 
cx(«nd«d to otlKr e.\<hangos in the 
state iiKjiit fn Id. 

It u.'is n<il<d tliat the st.'tf«ni» nJ.*^ 
of earijiri^rs ou a certain lilm. a^ 
lejiMited l>y the cx<hariKe and by 
ihq produrer d.d not iiarallel. C< r- 
t;t:n totais re|»orted by the exchange- 
were ignored in the r« turn of the 
prodij(er, tho fxch.inpo' i«i>ortiiiK 
for the film tax and the piothi«rr 
reporting on personal Income. 

This discrepancy in turn broiiglii 
about an examination of the books 
of exhibitors In the territory served 
by tli« exchange./ Tho net r ult 



was the dJKcovery that thcf-xchange 
was r«portJng |2:i0 rr-ntals to the 
pro<lu.'»r at $200 and in many cases 
was not reporting ceitain playing 
dates and rentals received at all. 

The situation w^« brought to the 
attention of the produ'er and he 
<o-operaled with the revenue of- 
lioials, y.o the story go».y, and a full 
disclosure was made. Other pro- 
ducers were made acquaint'd with 
the state of affairs and vo^'^ral of 
th« m have cith«r asi.ed tho ex- 
change for a hhowdewn or com- 
munieated their s\jf-pi«ion> to the 
^'ovrrnment with a \JeW: (<> forcing 
Uioi • i',«(iiir i« V. 



MAE MURRAYS NEXT 

.M. < .Murray ^tarte<l work on a 
i;^ '.V |ir«jdii. rioii at the Jii"graph 
5?>idjos lhi'< Wftk. K«t'u« it 7,. Leon- 
aid, )jr,r hu'-band, is directing. The 
l-icHire iS to b»} finished at the Tif- 
fany vtudio". MIm'I Murray denies 
th.'t .»ho conLempla^es a vaudevilld 
t«tur, as /reported last week, even 
though the agenU offerfeU timo. J 



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Wire for professional copies and orchest ration . 




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NEW YORK CITY, FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1922 



48 PAGES 




FILM HOUSES QUIT 



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r OVER $2,()()0,()II0 GROSS SMIILLE II TOWNS 

MARK, U. S. BOXOinCE RECORD 



Eixreedt ''Lightnin's*' Total by $200,000— Goes Out 
i Apnl 22 With ToUl of $2,200,000— Averages 
*^ $31,200 a Week— 'irene'' Did $1,297,502 




IN YEAR 



*tklly,** which ends Its run at the 
|fow Amsterdam April 22, goes on 
tti road with the biggest total gross 
>lt compiled on Broadway. Esti- 
ttatM that the attraction would 
0rtM up with a flnal figure of $2.- 
lOOjIM will not be quite attained. 
lat the computation Ift not far 
>ng. Up to last Saturday the 
tMl gross was $2,137,457. Count- 
on the musical wonder getting 
iO.DOO for this week and next, the 
' ngs will easily reach $2,187,600. 
• weekly average for "Sally" is 
►w to $31,200. 
^The record of the Ziegfold show 
l|iatf In money gross its nearest 
Jpapetitor by about $200,000. 
2J5*itnln'" in its three years on 
^^•dway (at the Gaiety) was 
ewiiaed to have shaded the $2,000,- 
■^0 mark, but the ftnal ttgures were 
»Ter given out. "Llghtnin' " ran 
J^®«^ counting froq;i the pre- 
to closing date. By reason of 
•» matlne^ performances, its ac- 
playlng time counted to 161 
and three performances, 
ally's" run will be 70 weeks. 
difference between the final 
for the two attractions is 
I of house capacity and scale. 
'Gaiety eeats 806 as against 
Jy 1.800 for the New Amster- 
"Llghtnin' " opened to $2.50 
•n Aug. 26, 1918. Its second 
• counting from the time of re- 
(Continued on page 3) 

BERT WILLIAMS' LAST 

Up from Sick Bed to Make 
Phonograph Record 

One of the last acts of Bort Wll- 

..^''* ^a» the recording of hi.s 

'Not Lately," on a phonograph 

% which will be offered in re- 

shortly. 

Williams was In his la«t mortal 

»■ when he got up from bed to 

>ra the number at the earnest 

'Citation of the maker. He was 

»j8ed by his physicians not to un- 

■^Ke the exertion, but put their 

■"' aside. 



I* for FRANK VAN HOVEN'S 
BIO ADV. Next Week 



CARNEQE TECH SCHOOL 
KEEPS TURNING 'EM OUT 



Complete for Developing Stage 

Talent— B. Iden Payne 

Connected 



Pittsburgh. April 11 
An ever-increasing list of students 
and the success of the Carnegie 
Tech School of Drama here gives 
some assurance that the legitimate 
stage of the future will not go beg- 
ging for talent. 

The school is one of the most 
complete of its kind in the country, 
and many players In legit who come 
her visit it. 

B. Iden Payne and Thomas Woods 
Stevens are the chief names identi- 
fied with the institution. The for- 
mer declares that there is no other 
dramatic school In existence, whore 
conditions so nearly approach the 
professional stage and where fa- 
cilities are so good, for instruction 
in playwrighting. designing, and 
producing, as well as in acting. Mr. 
Payne is the author of a new play. 
"Dolly Jordan," which the school 
will soon produce, it being one ef 
30 on the list for the year. The 
curriculum is wide. Morning classes 
Vo Into the general cultural studic.«», 
as history of art, dancing, fenring, 
gesture drawing and speech parts, 
while the actual theatrical work 
comes later In the day, with various 
students engaged either in making 
costumes, constructing prt p.s and 
scenery framcsi painting scenery or 
rehearsing parts. 



VOTE AGAINST SUNDAY SHOV/S 

Kansas City. April 12. 

The people of SpringlleUl, Mo.. 
the fourth largest city in the State, 
do not want Sunday theatres. 

At least this was the expre.ssion 
they gave at an election tl»is week 
when a proposed ordinanco author- 
izing the operation of theatres on 
Sunday «ra« defeated by a vote of 
approximately two to on*. 



Gus Hill Learns from Post- 
masters Cinemas Have 
Been Converted Into Gar- 
ages and Warehouses by 
Hundred — <> Vaudeville 
Dropped — Only Big 
Places Prosper 



uthegooduquorinnewyork. 
declare two revenue agons 



Izzy Einstein and Moe Smith, Active Booze Detaetora, 
Talk on Whisky and Beer— ''Home Brew'* the 
Bunk — ^Few Know Good Liquor, Says Izzy 



^ 



ONE HOUSE A MORGUE 



Carefully compiled statistics just 
assembled Indicate that picture 
theatre activity,- particularly in 
towns with a population between 
2,000 and 26,000, is undergoing a 
distinct setback. 

The Gus Hill Annual Guide, re- 
constructed each summer for re- 
issue, carries a list of approximate- 
ly 10,000 picture theatres In the 
United States. This, ft is claimed, 
is about as close to the actual fig- 
ure as one might reach notwith- 
(Continued on page 8) 



WEEKLY HARMONY > 
MEETINGS IN SOUTH 



Local Managers Bring Cen- 
sors, City Officials and Pro- 
fessionals Together 



As a means of combating cen- 
sorship and opposition from local 
authorities, theatre managers In 
several of the larger cities In the 
south have inaugurated weekly din- 
ner* to which the censors and city 
olllcials are invited. 

The members of visiting attrac- 
tions and vaudeville arts attend 
and arc called upon to give an im- 
promptu performance. The dinners 
a.s a rule are on Monday, with the 
idea of acr4uainting the visiting 
players with the town authorities 
as soon as they arrive in town. 

The custom haH met with a larpr 
degree of success In several of the 
cities. It has created harmony be- 
tween the theatre interests and the 
authorities, and visiting players are 
mado to feel they are weloom*. * 



STOP! 

LOOK!! 

READ!!! 

HOWARD and R08S. 

Banjo and Singing (Speoial Sot). 
:t8 Mint.; Two. 
Columbia (April 2). 

Her* Is a bir tlm« apccUItr taat 
could caailr hold down a syat In th« 
second aectlon of anr bill. It abound* 
with noreltjr, orlffln*! oomodr croM- 
nre talk, all productive of laughs, and 
th« worniui haa an •xeollont singing 
Tolc* well fltted Into a miniature pro- 
duction whoreln she give* Impree- 
•lons of operatic etare in the rendi- 
tion of eelectiona from "Pagllaoel," 
"Carmen," and "Fattet." 

Howard and hi* work ar* familiar 
to those who remember him a* on* 
of th* Justir famous originators of 
th* flying banjoes. H« Juggle* on*. 
two. and thr** of the in*trufn*nta. th* 
while plunking a melody from them, 
a* well as giving a great imitation of 
a xiueaky phonograph. A doubl* rag 
number opon* with routine following, 
the nnnle being utilised for th* oper- 
atic Impressions, th* woman singing 
behind th* back-drop, which carrtos 
a transparent center, approprlat* 
backing being atlliied for th* scenes. 

During th* repertoir* som* nifty 
rroHsflr* chattor Is offerod. all bring- 
ing th* desired laaghs. tt'a away 
from the average musical offering and 
combines novelty, originality and 
genuine musical entertainment. The 
appearance of both la an aa**t. and 
both have a pleasing personality that 
hflps Immrasurahly. They ■cored the 
hit of the Columbia Sunday concert; 
could walk right Into th* Patao* and 
do likewise, and nbould connect with 
a route without the allghlefK dulay. 

Wynn. 



There is very little good whisky 
being sold In New York City at 
present, "Honest Izzy" Einstein and 
Moe W. Smith, famous prohibition 
agonts, told a Variety repres^ntativa 
up-state. Smith and ElnftelHi in 
their visits to thousands of New 
York establishments, ranging from 
saloons on the East Side to caba- 
rets on Broadway, have tasted 
every kind of liquor extant, and are 
well qualified to speak on the sub- 
ject "The supply of good stuff is 
very low," Einstein declared. "The 
stock on hand In ealoomi and caba- 
rets when the prohibition law went 
into e£E«ot haa, ia the ma|ofity uf 
cases, lonff etnoe dleappeared, and 
It is neceeaarr for theee^ places to 
go out in the open market for their 
wet goods. Withdrawals from ware- 
houses have been so tlchtened up 
there is little likelihood of legiti- 
mate whisky, gin or brandy getting 
into the hands of the 'aat-drink- 
and -dance' places or the 'gin mills' 
from this source. 

"Home whisky, of course, is oom- 

(Continued on page 19> 



MUSICAI M1X01I, $35,000 

The American Society of Com- 
posers, Authors and Publishers 
divided its first quarterly royalty 
melon last week. It aggregated 
over $35,000. Class A publishers re- 
ceived close to $1,000 each. Class 
A writers got a little over $200. 



All Material Copyriglit««<l« 
CbM* V, axs. No. 004'^R. 

Advi>rti'«om*nt 



R££D ALBEE'S OOKCEBT TOUB 

Reed Albee, son of B. F. Albee, 
Is to appear in a series of concerts 
later In the year, the details of 
which are now being arranged. 

Younger Aii)eo i« an accomplls' ed 
baritone, having studied under the 
best vocal teachers procurable. He 
lately gave a Sundwy evening con- 
cert In Philadelphia. 

doris"kTane 

frnntfxl tlie Cctrlna't lorpra to be . 

th* Rmtrtsst drenaed courtiers Miy * 

njUr rtrr tmva lier hr»rl U> — »nd I 

tlitl't juit wbers ws fltud In. • 

Wr^' Kvrrrvffiinp in Attire ^W ; 
for the Theotr0 • 

Ui H'eM 40th fttreet, N. 1, •. • 
. . . Brooklet No. f 7 . . • « 



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VARIETY'S LONDON OFFICE PARI FQ ^ ^^ Martin's Place, Trafalgar Square 

V^ /\ E> UMIsO Friday, April 14, 1922 




LONDON'S DRAMATIC CRinCS 
FLAYED BY IRATE PRODUCER 



C. B. Cochran Also Talks of Retirement — Angry at 
Reviewers — Barred from Future Revues — Says 
They Had Bad Taste 



London, April 12. .years, and yet I cannot And one 

C. R Corhran, apparently not only M^o^d of praise in any of the critl- 

angercd but disheartened by the • *^'^'"'' ^^'^ ^^<^ '""«^^- 



critics of the London daillen, talks 
©f retirement. He does not now 
Intend to follow up his plans of 
presentinpr a scries of old English 
comedy and Shakespearean revivals 
at the Aldwych. He states his re- 
vues, whether the critics like them 
or not, have brought him pufllcient 
to gratify his own tastes. Among 
tlie big losses he instances the Rus- 
Bian ballet, the production of "Cy- 
rano de Bergerac" and Chauve- 
Souris, 

To Variety's London correspond- 
ent, Mr. Cochran said: 

*'I have barred the dramatic 
critics from my future revue pro- 
ductiorfs because it seems to me a 
crazy business policy to Invite a 
lot of fellows to occupy seats which 
I can sell at a guinea apiece with 
the full knowledge in advance that 
they are going to circulate to mil- 
lions of readers of their papers, bad 
advertisements of my productions. 
"Since I started producing revue 
In 1914. 80 per cent of the so-called 
criticisms have been misleading and 
willfully opposed to the opinion of 
the public, as proved by the fact 
that all my revues have had long 
runs and have been financially suc- 
cessful. 

"The revue, as started by mo at 
the Ambassadors and now given by 
me at the London Pavilion and New 
Oxford, Is ' devised to amuse the 
educated public with an apprecia- 
tion of beauty, color, light, music, 
-Wit and satire, it Is best appre- 
ciated by men and women of the 
world. 

"I am not sure what are the quali- 
fications which get a man a job 
as dratnatlc critic on a London dally 
newspaper, but with few exceptions, 
they are men with a positive hatred 
for color, bad taste and regard a 
beautiful woman as a creation of the 
Devil rather than one of God's most 
beaut if nl works." 

•*Their knowledge of the world Is 
generallly limited to Fleet stre t and 
the bar parlor of their suburban 
tavern. The majority submit to 
revue managers scenes and lyrics 
which ahow an entire lack of the 
public's requirements and - hich, If 
produced, would disgrace a village 
schoolroom cntertalnmcn*. 

"For some reason or other they 
Invariably praise mediv^crity and 
resent my attempts to amuse the 
more cultured classes, whose lives 
know a wider horizon and who seek 
Intelligent light amusement as a re- 
lief to the more serious undertak-' 
Ings in life. 

"For the main part, I do believe 
that the London dramatic critics 
are honest, but they are merely In- 
capable of appreciating the Joys of 
an entertainment devised for nor- 
mal human beings with a broader 
visifm. 

"They approach the criticisms of 
revue with a few stock phrases such 
as 'lack of comedy,' 'meaningless 
and reminiscent muHie/ 'an unnec- 
essary display of the fomale form,' 
•an unnecessary amount of monc^y 
lavished on millintry.' etc. 

•In my Inst production there are 
ftt least three sc'iios whi«'h K'^t more 
laughter than any comedy incident 
I have come across In my or any 
other person's revue. They don't, 
however, employ a red-nosed come- 
dian with loose trousers and flap 
boot.«». To the I^ondon dramatic 
critic this stands for Mark of com- 
edy* in revue. 

'Tlic 'meaninfiless nn«l reminis- 
ce nt music' In '^lati'air and Jfont- 
martre' Includes Maurice Yvain's 
wonderful song, 'J'en ai Marre'; 
Irving Berlin's "A-iuntlng melody, 
•Say It "With Music,, George 
Gershwin's 'South Sea Isles.' 'Please 
1)0 It Again,' an< severa' d«'liglitful 
new numbers by Pole Porter and 
Max Darewski. The music, pub- 
llsh»ra tell mo t>>5re arc more sell- 
ing song hits in rrry new Oxf rd re 

'n I L 



"My revues are not for 'high-brows 
nor are they for 'low-brows.' Up 
to now they have pleased not only 
the better elements of the British 
public, but the great cosmopolitan 
stream of visitors which flows 
through London. The opera could 
never show a more distinguished 
audience than the ground floor of 
my Oxford and Pavilion during the 
flrst four months of the Fun of my 
revues. , 

"I could produce a revue which 
would please the musty critics. All 
my music would be dull, all my 
girls would be unattractive, with 
costumes from the Eon Marche at 
Brixton, unkempt hair and black 
fingernails. A splendid scenario for 
a ballet would be culled f.om the 
patent medicine advertisements 
which appear In the more disreput- 
able papers. Red -nosed comedians 
would fall down at least once in 
every three minutes, and the music 
would-be what the critics call *mu- 
slcianly,' If not 'distinguished' — In 
other words It would be pretentious, 
have no melody and be thoroughly 
flat-footed and dull." 



DRIVEN TO PROVINCES 
BY LONDON SHOW COSTS 



Fred Terry Explains Why West 

End Producers Go 

Broke 



London, April 3. 

Fred Terry, one of Loudon's most 
popular actor-managers, but one 
who is rarely If ever seen In the 
West End these days, has begun 
his suburban tour with that well- 
known favorite, "The Scarlet Pim- 
pernel." He is very out-spoken in 
his reasons for remaining In the 
provinces. 

To run a theatre at a rental these 
days would cost him anything be- 
tween £1,400 and £1,500 a week. 
The bare rental would cost him 
from £250 up, the orchestra would 
cost about £90 more, and the whole 
production would run at double ex- 
pense. Even his "walkers on" — 
supers In the provinces — would be 
actors at the £3 minimum instead 
of the "one-one." 

It would mean capacity business 
at every performance If the man- 
agement was to pay its own salary 
and make a^y profit. There are 
managers today, even though syn- 
dicated companies and cheap revue 
has driven many of them Into re- 
tirement who could buy up several 
of the West End celebrities with- 
out feeling any particular strain. 

When rents of theatres become 
such as will permit an actor-man- 
agor to make his bread and butter 
with occasional jam, Terry will re- 
turn to the West End to produce his 
Scottish drama, "The Borderer." In 
this he plays Uothwell and Julia 
Neilson the unfortunate Mary. 
Quein of Scots. The play has 
already been tried out in tlie prov- 
inces with success. 



IRENE FRANKLIN NOT AT HIP 

Loiidcjn, April 12. 

Irene Franklin will not open at 
the Hippodrome as scheduled. The 
illness of Burt Green, the star's 
husband, is given as the reason. 

In place of llie IIi|»i)odromo en- 
gaj^'enicnt Miss Franklins contract 
has iMM-n held over by B. II. Gillis- 
pie for the Moss Tour. She will 
play tho tour next st'ason at the fig- 
ure set for tli«j llii»r)odiunic' engag*- 
ment. 



SAILINGS 



May ir. iN»\v Yoik to London), 
Klein Brothrrs. 
April II -I). W. Griffith. Marie 



MUNDORF SEES 2,400 
ACTS; 90 GOOD FOR U. S. 



Keith Booker Sails for Home 



After Survey — Long 
Time Abroad 



London, April 12. 

Harry Mundorf Keith booker. 

who has been abroad a long time 

on a special mission to logk over 

the foreign field, sailed for New 

York on the Cc^rlc April 8. 

During his travels in England and 
on the Continent, Jt Is said Mundorf 
has looked over 2,400 acts and Is 
credited to have declared that out 
of that total only 90 promise re- 
turns if booked in the United 
States. 




CLAIMS PRIORin IN 
LONDON HrS EFFECT 



Frank Gardner Says He Used 

Film Panorama Nearly 

20 Years Ago 



New York, April 9. 
Editor Variety: 

Beferring to an article published 
in your issue of March 31 regard- 
ing a moving picture effect u.sed In 
the Wylie-Tate London Hippodrome 
Production, 'Bound In 50,' based on 
the Jules Verne story, 'Around the 
World in 80 Days,' the effectiveness 
of same and the comment that It is 
Incredible that none ever thought 
of it before, I wish to state that I 
used the effect nearly 20 years ago. 
In a vaudeville act called "Winning 
a Queen,' also leased on a Jules 
Verne story, "A Trip to the Moon." 
It was a panoramic cloud effect, 
showing a tramp shot from a can- 
non and ascending to the moon; also 
a reverse effect^ showing the tramp 
returning from the moon, accom- 
panied by the Queen of the Moon. 

This was the flrst moving picture 
ever used in connection with a stage 
effect In any country, an& the first 
trick picture ever made In this 
country. I still have the negative. 
I played the act In England in 1906 
for a season, and again In 1908. 

I afterward used the effect exactly 
as It Is used In "Bound In 50 ' in an 
act called "Shanghaied." In this 
effect the actors were in the picture 
In person and had dialogue pertain- 
ing to the scene while the picture 
was projected. It was a panoramic 
effect, showing the flight of the en- 
chanted horse, bearing two persons 
from Arabia to America, leaving 
Arabia, passing over the ocean over 
'Frisco, Chicago, etc.. Into New York, 
meanwhile the characters keeping 
up a running flre of talk, regarding 
the comedy points of interest of the 
places over which they were pass- 
ing. 

I used the .same effect in four dif- 
ferent acts, but always used the 
house picture machine: I carried 
several lenses with which I could 
cover the entire opening of any 
stage from any throw, but some- 
times the operator could not change 
lenses quickly enough to get a focus 
at the beginning of the picture. In 
that case, I used the house lense 
and did with whatever size picture 
I got. 

In the London production they 
have a permanent machine with a 
lense that will cover the required 
space all set for the effect. This is 
a simple matter with a production, 
or a simple matter with a vaudcYille 
act if tliey carry their own operator 
and machine. I have the idea copy- 
ri,phte(l in this country and in Eng- 
land. 

Frnvk Gnrtlnrr. 



AMERICANS HT REVIVAL 

London, April 12. 
J. T^. Sacks has promised a reviv;il 
of "The Merry Widow" next month 
in one of the Shaftsbury avenue the- 
atres. The cast will have Joe 



Just read where my old pal, G. 
Rhodes Parry, Is In New York. 
What a bad break for me not to be 
there to return to him some of the 
many little things he did for me. 
Well, anyway, a lot of U. S. A. ^cts 
have asked me whom to go to for 
English bookings. The answer is 
DU page two of Variety of March 31. 

Mr. Parry has been very kind to 
U. S. A. acts over there. He has 
been a manager and has been Just 
one of the fellows the Moss people 
sent over the tour to look things 
over. He is about the best posted 
man in my idea of what England 
wants today from IT. S. A. Any of 
my friends who want to go over, 
use my name. Call on or write him 
at Variety. One great little kid. 
Hope you brought over the little 
wife. Best to you, old pal, and wel- 
come to our eountry. I sail July 22. 
FRANK VAN HOVEN. 

Till April 23. Continental Hotel, 
Los Angeles. Calif. 

P. S. — ^The kids above aro the 
VAN HOVEN BROS., Harry and 
Frank, taken a few years ago. THE 
UTTLE GIRL IS FRANK, 



IRVING BERUN MUM 
TALK OF MUSIC D] 



Com 



Reaches London, Goes to 
tinent— Looking Up Musie 
Box Material 



London, April It 
Irving Berlin arrived in Londc 
April 8 via the Olympic., and 
to Paris this week. Thereafter 
will spend three weeks in Carlsl 
He declares he is travelling pi 
marlly for rest, but will tak© 
vantage of the opportunity to ]oo^| 
over material for the new "Maile 
Box" piece due for September pio.] 
ductlon In New York. 

Saul Bornstein, .of Berlin, lac^l 
music publishers, ^also .Is here, hay- 
Ing arrived on the Mauret&nic] 
April 10. He says he's "just look- 
ing around." 

Neither will admit there ta 
music publishing deal In prosp< 
on this side or that the present 
"Music Box"* show will be produce 
here. They do not deny there : 
something In both stories, whici 
are being circulated in I/)ndon. 

LOSS $50,000 

*'PIn8 and Needles" Players Near^ 
All Returned Overseas 



SALE OF ANNA HEIR'S 
EFFECTS BRING UTTLE 



Auction Held in Paris— Bar- 
gains for Buyers— $10,000 
Piano for $1,200 

Parts, April 12. 

The entire furnishings of tho late 
Anna Held were auctioned here last 
week, with most going at excep- 
tional bargain prices. 

A piano, said to be worth $10,000; 
was sold for $1,200, while a bed- 
room set went for one-fifth of its 
actual value, bringing $600, and 
dining room sets went under the 
hammer for $300 each. 

Following necess;ary deductions, 
the balance in accordance with the 
will of the deceased goes to her 
daughter, Anna Held, Jr., now in- 
vaudeville In America. 



Real estate situated throughout 
the western states of America and 
belonging to the Held estate, was 
sold about six months ago. 



MILD HELD UP 



Baggage Arrives in London for the 
Opening, But Not Singer 



London, April 12. 

Mile's baggage arrived on the 
"Mauretania" April 10, but the per- 
former was not on board. It was 
said here Milo's wife had caused 
him to 43e detained as the boat was 
sailing from New York in connec- 
tion with her divorce proceedings. 

Milo is due to open with the 
Harry Lauder show beginning April 
17. There is a possibility he caught 
a later boat and will make tho date. 



Most of the "Pins and Needles' 
cast have returned to London, 
bert de Courville, the producer M 
the English revue. Harry Pilccr all 
Edith Kelly Goiild remaining hsm 
Miss Gould Is dancing at the Knick- 
erbocker grill. Last week. Alic4 
Pollard, Nan Hearne, Masle Gay. O, 
D. Harris, Amy Verrity, Jack Mor» 

risen, Ewart Scott and Rupert Haxsl 
sailed from New York. TomiQ|r 
Mostel had preceded the others 

There were 11 players brought 
over originally by do Courvill* 
"Pins and Needles' ran six weeks 
at tho Shubert and. was then madiil 
over Into a Shubert vaudeville unit, 
being offered out of t6wn two Weeki. 
It Is said the English show left 
about $50,000 here. 



TAX RELIEF REMOTE 

London. April 12. 

Private advice, to .«^ay nothing 6t 
reading between the lines of politi 
cal chatter, points to the prospect 
that, despite all the talk, organized 
meetings, propaganda, and what noV 
the entertainment tax will not go. 

When the final decision Is givei* 
It will probably be pointed out thai 
It is only since the slump that tlii 
managers have started complaininf. 
During the war, when anything al- 
most played to capacity and eveiy 
little country kinema was showinf 
any old "junk." no word was raised 
against the tax. 



Sophie Tucker Wins 

London, April 12. 

After devoting a week to trying 
her material In every sort of ai 
amusement place, in^uding cabaretl 
ranging in class from Murray's * 
establishments In tlio Limchoui* 
district, Sophie Tucker opened Apitt 
10 at the Empire, Finsbury Park. 

She was as nervous as an anaa* 
teur, but sang eigbt songs and then 
had to make a speech, scoring. 



''RUNNING WATER' FAILS 

London, April 12. 
"Running Water" at Wyndham*:-' 
is generally looked upon as a fail- 
ure and Jn all pro'jability will bo 
with<lra\vn aftj-r a short engnqo- 
mcnt. 



WILETTE 

KERSHAVI 

DRURY LANE 
Theatre Royal. LONDON 



ELKMS 



Ch.itlrs Kitl.'^, onoc a vaudevilh 
sketch manager, is back after a tour 
of tho world, Including stays in 
China, Japan, India and Lorneo. 




laying MossSbll iPrineipal 
Direct ioit: V.S.K^miKSSS: 



vue than any ofher production poro (Aquitonia, N»>w York to I ^Oi'^*" ''*"^^ George Graves for sure 

last ten I London). iantTeilher Edith Day or Lily Leslie. 



given in London for the 



MR. G. RHODES PARRY 

OF LONDON 

WILL BE IN CHICAGO FOR TWO WEEKS 

Artists Desiring FIngagements In England "Write for Aim"'-"''"'''^^* 

Variety, State-Lake Bldg., Chicago 



Friday, April 14, 1922 



CABLES 



SiRANDED IN FAR EAST; 
WONT TAKE 40 P. C. CUT 

British Opera Co. Broke in 

Java— Comedy Troupe 

Prosperous 



London, April 1 
For some time past the affairs of 
the Waring: Opera Co. have been 
agitating the mind of the profcs- 
aion This company operated In 
India and the Far East and the 
news that it was "stranded" In 
Java came like a bombshell. The 
Situation was not too cheerful at 
home. Inquiries In a reliable quar- 
ter have elicited something of the 
truth of the matter. 

The Waring Comedy Co. went out 
and did exceedingly well, their capl- 
UI amounting to one lac of rupees 
tuscribed by important Calcutta 
bu8lnes.s men. Inspired by this, the 
same baclcers put up another two 
lacs, making the capital of the 
Waring organization roughly £18,- 
000 and brought out the Waring 
Opera Co. Each company was on 
its own— the coriedy crowd with 
one lac. the musical people with 
two. While the comedy company 
was in China the opera company 
opened in India and Immediately 
flopped. It was unwieldy and had 
neither particular beauty or talent 
Business got worse and worso. The 
salary list was over $9,000 weekly, 
while tlie theatres they visited 
could, if packed to capacity, hold 
2.000.' The registered capital soon 
went, so did money personally ad- 
vanced by the directors and so did 
money advanced by the manager of 
the comedy show. * 

Two weeks in arrears of salary,^ 
the company Insisted on going to 
Java, where big business was ex- 
pected. This did not come ofi. and 
the original directors again offered 
to run on If the artists would take 
a 40 per cent, cut, "leaving a good 
salary for anyone of them." They 
refused and the directors went 
broke in their own defence. 

It was then that the three Actors 
Association members out of a com- 
pany of twenty-seven cabled home 
that they were stranded. The gov- 
ernment's representatives In the 
East made arrangements to send 
them home, all hotel bills, etc.. 
were paid, and the old directors 
made them a personal present of 
'£10 each for pocket money. Con- 
certs and other matters broug'..t 
them in about another £10. and so 
they came home, where their full 
arrears of salary v.'er'» paid within 
a month. 

If It had not been for their In- 
■Istenc© on going to Java there 
would have been no trouble, but 
their trip around the \.orld would 
have been somevhat curtailed, they 
would not have had the proceeds 
of concerts and Masonic sympathy 
as pocket money, nor would they 
have had their salaries to draw 
here. The corned: company has 
Just returned, having done wonder- 
fully pood business, although not as 
good as that on their previous trip, 
which was during the days of war 
prosperity. 



FRENCH AGENTS' FEES 



No Commlttion Limit on Salaries 
Beyond 10,000 Francs a Week 



Paris, April 12. 

The legal commissions now 
chargeable* i)y agents for legitimate, 
revised by the recent police circu- 
lar after consultations with the 
various syndicates and managers' 
association, arc: 

For monthly engagements not ex- 
ceeding 500 francs, 2 per cent; over 
500 and less than 800 francs, 3 per 
cent; over 800 and less than 1,500 
francs, 4 per cent; over 1,500 and 
less than 3.000 francs, 5 per cent; 
8,000 to G.OOO francs, 8 per cent; 
over 6.000 to 10,000 francs, 10 per 
cent. Over 10,000 francs full free- 
dom between the parties. For single 
performances to 500 francs, 5 p-'r 
cent; over 500 to 1,000 francs, 6 per 
cent: over 1.000 to 2 000, 10 per 
cent. No fixed tariff when over 
2,000 francs per show. 

Vaudeville commissions have al- 
ready been reported and can be 
briefly repeated as being le:.H than 
500 francs per montli, 2 per cent; 
over 500 to 1.000 francs. 5 per cent, 
ai>d over 1,000 francs, 10 per cent. 




AMERICANS IN EUROPE 

Paris, April 2. 

Enid Watkins, soprano winner at 
the American music conservatory 
of Fontainebleau last year, Is re- 
maining in Paris to sing at local 
concerts. Joseph Jenkins, tenor. Is 
also in the French capital. Among 
other visitors are Aflolph Ochs, 
owner of the New York Times. 

Rachel Crothcrs, authoress, ac- 
companied by Mary Kirkpatrlck, of 
New York, have arrived in Paris. 

Frances Doble, daughter of Arthur 
Doble, of Montreal, makes a stage 
debut in London, in the French com- 
edy, "The Man in Dress Clothe.^." at 
the Garrick, with Seymour Ilicks. 

Mrs. George A. Kessler has been 
called from Europe by Ihc Illness of 
her mother In California. 



MUSIC HALL REVIVAL 

; Paris, April 12. 

. The Salle Marivaux, now a pic- 
ture house, will probably offer 
^ vaudeville In the future, fulfilling 
i|^ the original purpose for which it 

I was built during the war. 

II It is also a foregoing conclusion 
a number of pictures will be shown 
three evt-nings of the week, the 
other four being devoted to music 
hall programs. 






LONDON 

By IVAN P. GORE 



London, April 2. • erally thought to have t.'ihon a so\ oi 



The duplication of performances 
has been suggested as a means of 
further coping with the widespread 
unemployment. The Idea was that 
West End managers should produce 
new plays with two companies, one 
for matinees, another for evening 
sliows. Also that I^ondon produc- 
tions should bo duplicated by sim- 
ultaneous presentations in tke big 
provincial cities. The Idea has 
sonrething in It from the point of 

view of the actors, but the managers 
won't bite. 



years' lease only two years ago. 



After tne Lauder season at 
Princes, wliieh contiuonceH East*»r 
Monday. April 17. C. B. Cochran will 
present Lucieii Ciuitry, Sacha Cluitry 
and Yvonne Printemps In a series of 
I' rench plays. 



B 



.EMMA LINDSEY 

I'RKSK.VTING 

SULTAN 

, F. Keith's 81st St.. New York. 

This Week (April 10) 
Direction JERRY HITCHCOCK 



RISKY PLOTS MARK 
NEW PARIS PLAYS 



Two of Spring Productions 
Hinge on Domestic Prob- 
lem idea 



The A'audeville Club clo.sed March 
L'3. A new club will shortly open 
close to the old one, but will be run 
on difft-rent lines. The old place, 
despite its association, had gone 
down conaideraWy of late. The 
'stars" who should have supported 
it seemed to fight shy. 



f 



DEATHS ABROAD 

Denys Cochin, French .senator, au- 
thor and member of the Academic 
des Sciences Morales et I'olitiiiucs, 
died in l»aris. aged 71. 

Leon Ceniot, comic, professionally 
known as Leonce, died at Arras. 
France, from the effects of wounds 
received durinf: the war. 

Luther Munday died March 29 in 
London. Practically unknown to 
the present generation, he was a 
Pill-«r of .' tren^th in the '"Kr.'ut days" 
of the London ."-tage. I 'or year.s lie 
^as m anaKer for Sir Cliar'.r-s Wynd- 
J»Jim and for Sir Herbert r„M'rbohn 
•Iree. and lii« range of frknds aiul 
^f'qu iiiiiances ^vas vari- l atid ic- 
ni.ivkalil«'. 

iJora Im mr,7. ho was ly turn-- a 
tiamp. an able seaman, a police 
•"n- table, a mctropolHan fir»'tnan, a 
chf.riwter in fc;t. Paul's Cathedral. 
«nd the chairman of a free -and -ca.'-y 
London music hall. 



FILM HOUSES QUIT 

(Continued from page 1) 
standing the padded mailing lists 
carrying upwards of 15,000 names 
and locations. 

This month the Hill organization 
sent the stereotyped Questionnaire 
to each manager and theatre lis>ted 
in last year's guide and out of the 
10.000 listed upward of 2.100 were 
returned undelivered. Realizing this 
meant the elimination of more than 
20 per cent, of the total, Hill fol- 
lowed the query up with a letter 
addressed to the postmaster of each 
town where letters were undeliv- 
ered. 

One Is Now Morgue 
The return brought olllcial an- 
swers from all but a few of the 
2.100 odd locations, with the admis- 
ory comment that practically all the 
theatres had been converted into 
various other line? of business, the 
return answers adding that the lo- 
cations were now butcher shops, 
garages, warehouses, grocery stores 
and every other conceivable type 
of commercial enterprise, many be- 
ing demolished with now buildings 
erected in their stead. One answer 
carried the information the picture 
house was now the town morgue. 

To offset this deterioration noth- 
ing in the way of new buildings has 
been recorded of any conseQucnce. 
Those who have made a study of 
the turnover express the opinion 
that wartime prosperity with am- 
munition plants and mills, factories 
and industrial concerns of all types, 
fattening on government contracts, 
brought in a surplus of small the- 
atres, but with conditions returning 
to normalcy, the little fellow with 
the inferior program was slowly 
but surely crowded out by the bet- 
ter grade theatre with better grade 
programs and now wliere there 
wore once four or livo theatres 
tiiere is but one surviving and this 
providing a program ch.ange twice 
or thrict weekly. 

V Another condition that helped 
crowd out the small exhil)ifor was 
the ."udden determination of the 
small time vaudeville thcntio to 
play pictures only. The si>lit-\ve«k 
vaudeville hous#s slowly began to 
suffer and the program of acts cost- 
ing from $300 to $1,000 weekly be- 
Kan to .disai>pear and in tlioir place 
feature pictures \v;^re rnib.slitut'd. 
With a reasonably l.irge capacity 
the manager couM (tit bis operat- 
ing expenses and ;:dmiJ.-ioi. ar.d 
still outl)id the small .-xliibitor f.T 
I)atronage un the basis of cttialJly 
entertainment. 

Hills finei\- nl-o b-onglit f«»rtli 
the fact that the majority oi houses 
of the small t\ pe ( hant;«-ti owner- 
ship three or four limes ycatly, sug- 
gesting that speculators were on 
the job during the prosperous times. 



Paris. April 12. 
Two of the three new plays have 
the rex problem angle and are 
risque in idea. The third is a melo- 
drama of the Communist regime in 
Russia. 

"Angevine," produced Ai)ril 3. has 
to do with the adventures of a 
modest girl studeat who in a lark 
accepts the invitation of a wealthy 
nobleman to attend his house- 
warming and play hostess in place 
of his mistress. She resists tempta- 
tion atid by clever maneuvering 
marries the baron's nephew. The 
title is the nickname given to the 
baron by his gay friends. 
, Mme. Cora Laparcerie produced 
at the Renaissance on April 7 a new 
work by Charles Mere, *'I..a Femme 
Masquee" ("The Masked Woman"), 
to replace "The Danseuse Rouge." 
The piece by the author of "La 
I'lamme" (still running at the Am- 
b' ;u) met with a good reception. 
Leading roles are played by Cleorges 
Colin, Mauloy, MYnes. Sylvlac, Clor- 
maino Sombray and Lai^rcerle. 

The plot: A millionaire covets the 
wife of nis doctor, and during a 
party at which the women are 
masked he threatens the husband 
with ruin unless the husband con- 
sents to her becoming his mistress. 
The wife indignantly refu.ses and 
during the discussion it develops 
that the millionaire Is afflicted with 
a mortal malady and has only a 
short time to live. 

Tho millionaire spends what re- 
mains of life in debauchery and dies, 
leaving hi~ fortune to the doctor's 
wife, thus compromising her. Al- 
tl ough a priest and the husband 
."Aiggest that the money be accepted 
for charity when it is dear that the 
wife was Innocent, sho declines, 
preferring to livo modestly, after 
pardoning his previous rapacity. 
There Is a sensational scene where 
tne rich man is lold of Ids doom 
and another strong climax when the 
wife suspects her husband's will- 
ingness to compromise. 

Tho Theatre des Arts produced 
"Xatchalo" April 8. It li a new 
piece by Andre Salmon and H. Sau- 
nicr, produced by Henry Burguet. 
It was received with evidence of a 
fair success. 

Messrs. Parry, Baur and Carpen- 
ter and Kva Francis and Ro.se Raur 
head the cast and unfold a story of 
Rusisa under the Communist re- 
Kime. Xatchalo, educated and a 
philoirf»phcr, serves as a revolu- 
tionary spy during the reign of the 
Czar. Frequenting cabarets to leurn 
police secrets she meets and fall.^ In 
love with IX'l.'innoy, a French offi- 
cer. Later Natdialo becomes head 
of the Moscow People's Commission 
and. meeting Delannoy. denounces 
hi.Mi. althou;:h she i.-» still in love. 
.Kbe finally assists Helannoy's son 
:o in ilvc possible his fathers e'A-ripe. 



The opening program of vaudeville 

at the Alhambra consists of: l^lla 
Retford, Renee Kelly In "The Dicky 
Rird,' Will Fyffe. Dixie and John, 
.loe Cohan and Anna Dorothy, J. C 
Class and Mamie CIrant, Syd. How- 
ard, tho 10 Loonies, the 10 Tazser- 
woullths. The following week's in- 
cludes: Hetty King, the New York 
Havana Rand, Herbert Clifton, (iene 
(Jerrard, Ja'sH^ Henson, and Tom 
Waters Co., Doris Lee and Klsie 
Steadman, Mutt and Jclf, and Dan 
Whitley. The.se 8i»ecimen programs 
and the fact that the theatre is re- 
turning to the "rover ticket" system 
seems to indicate that we are going 
to have a real old-fashioned music 
liall agnln in the West Knd. 

Tile i»roducing societies are etill 
busy, aatiough it is getting tiome- 
wliui late in uie season. One would 
not think ho iiom the weather. The 
Interlude I'layers aie prepar»ng to 
produce 'Air. Siudley Revokes," al 
the King3 Hall (National Sporting 
Club), wnilo the Playwrights Thea- 
tre will shortly present u triple bill 
at the Kmgsway. Their program 
consists ot 'Washed Ashore,' by 
l>o:oihy Massmgham; 'Iho Girl in 
tho Cii>" and 'ihiriy Mmutes in a 
Street, ' boili by Beatrice Mayor. 



Kdward I^uriltard has fixed April 
19 for the production of 'Love's 
Awakening'' at the Fmpire. The 
cast includes Juliette Aulran. Betty 
Chester. Marjorie Clordon. Amy 
Augarde, Vera Pearce. Billy Lc»on- 
ard, Harry Brindle and Fdouard 
Lestan. 



The newly decorated and partly 
rebuilt Drury Lane will rejpen 
April 20 with "The Decameron 

Nights." 

"A Lass o' Laughter." which was 
produced recently at tlie little pro- 
vincial town of Leamington, will be 
presented by Sir Alfred Butt at the 
Queens April 29. The j>lay is the 
work of two authoresses. Nan Mar- 
riott Watson and Kdllh Carter, who. 
becoming weary of getting their 
manuscript back from managers 
and so-called agent.s. persuaded the 
owner of the country theatre to give 
them a week. 



The cast of "The Dippers," with 
which Cyril Maude starts a provin- 
cial tour in Liverpool April 10 prior 
to the West Knd productions, con- 
sists of Cyril Maude in the leading 
part. Hermlone CJrlngold, Haw- 
thorne Wood, Lola Gelardl, Dorothy 
Debenham, Winifred McCarthj^ and 
others. 



The Co-Optlmlsts at the Palace 
are rehearsing yet another edition. 
Three items from the existing show 
only will be retained. The second 
half will consist of new numbers. 
Including a dramatic version oC 
"Poor Cock Robin." by Sewell Col- 
lins. The performance will conclude 
with a burlesque on one of Laddie 
Cliff's biggest successes entitled* 
"Too Much Coal Black Mammy/* 



J. T. Crein's company of I'rcncli 
iMaj ers will appear at the Court loi 
their annual iiiauneo sea.son, com- 
mencing Ai»ril :i4. AnUrce J'asral ot 
tlie Tlieaite Saiah Bernhardt will be 
leading woman, while the supporting 
company v. ill l>o recruited in Lon- 
don. lUe season will last lour weeks 
land will iioi interfere with the pres- 
ent aeaaon ot CJulsworlhy ie\ival3. 



The new Grand Gulgnol series, 
whleh Jose Levy is rehearsing at the 
I^ittle, will include a revival of 
"Heard at the Telephone." which 
the late Charles Warner produced 
at Wyndhams over 20 yearn ago. and 
which he pr^sentced in vaudeville in 
America about 15 year« past. 



Waller Hackett, author of tho Cri- 
terion succe.sa "Air. Applejohn s Ad- 
venture,' has reiired iruni iiis post 
as prjducer of A. 10. W . *\iason's 
pluy • Jtunning \\ ater," which J. K. 
\ eiirenno wul present at \\yna- 
hams, with i-Alna, Best aa leading 
woman.. He is succeeded by Nor- 
man I'aeje. 

Bromley Cliailoner is producing a 
new comedy, 'New Wives lor Uid," 
by Kric liudson. Tlio producer iia.s 
long been touring ' Wnen Knights 
Were Bold," with periodic W est l-Jud 
revivals. 



Lddio \'ogt, who opened at the 
Victoria I'aiaco a lorinight ago, is 
not iiiAVing lite bc^l of luck Willi 'A 
Dre-sa Itehearsal." Tho show is 
Momewiiat above the lieads of pop- 
ular Lnglisli audiences, much oC tiie 
language is as bo much Hindustani 
to them, and the fact of a principal 
comedian v.ori;ing from the front of 
tho houye is too great a novelty to 
be assimilated easily. If it does not 
"click' and has to come off, JOddie 
Vogt will bo seen in London revue, 
to .star in v.hich ho has had several 
offers. 



Tho one-time notorious liaunt of 
ttio Hash d(.-mi-mo.ndaine, the croolc 
and the moneyed fool wlio thought 
ho was seeing life, tho Hotel de 
L'Europe, after a brief existence as 
tho re.';]»ectable Victory, hotel, will 
shortly become the headquarters of 
the National Society for the I're- 
\eniion of Cruelty to Children, 



Jam<*s While has taken over the 
Shaftsbury for the production of hia 
new musical piece "A Whirl of Hap- 
plnes.4," and rehearsals will com- 
mence toward the end of April. Lily 
St. John win l)e tho leatling lady, 
and the principle comedian, Billy 
Merson, will be taken from vaude- 
ville. 

Some West Knd theatres are 
cheapening the prices of their se.ats. 
The jvingswa.v, where "The Yellow 
Jacket" lias been successfully re- 
vived, is also deducting tho tax, 
which is tho great topic of the day 
In managerial quarters. At the 
Queens, pit stalls can now be had 
for five shillings and nine-pence, 
and almost everywhere the dejnand 
for upper circle seats is greater than 
the supply. Pit stalls especially are 
a sort of managerial pandering to 
snobbishness. A certain class of 
playgoer was too big for the pit, 
which involved waiting with all 
classes of the public, yet the liank 
book would not run to the stalls, so 
i^e management took away some of 
the old pit seats, reupholstered 
them, doubled tho price, called them 
"pit stalls" and everyone was satis- 
fied. 

The .sittings of this ye.ir's com- 
mittee on the Performing At)imalfl 
Acts are over and General colvin 
antl his associates are consbb^ring 
what report to make to the Houss 
of Commons. 



Arr.cric.Tn Playlet in Paris 

Pari.^, April 2. 
A shart T»i"ce try <^'onst.aii(t Loan - 
l«ry, 'Viol.inta." Will f'»rm part of 
the new program at the little NOu- 
\eau theatre, in which "Circles," by 
fU-i^rf:^"' Mi'ldlelor. Will likowise bo 
seen. 



lof>. 



W hen the run of "I'addy the Next 
Best Thing' eventually Inisbes at 
the Savoy tho theatre will pass into 
tho hands of Lyn Harding and 
J)cnys CJrayson. who will produce 
'The Card I'layers." the last work 
of tlie juto C, H iddon Chaml>ers. 
'I'iie play will be produced by Dion 
Boiieiraull and Oodfrey Tearle will 
Ije ill!' b-adiiig man, 

Phiilip Michael F.araday'.s lea.^c of 
llie Duke of Voi ke'.s expiies af the 
e.ad of .April, but before then I'in- 
ero'.s "Tlie Knchanted Cottage." will 
have cease<l to enchant, although Its 
I>ro(]'.i^erH are supjiosed to be look- 
ing for another theatre. This ter- 
mination of l-'aiad ly's lease is .some- 
what of a surpr1»<\ for ho was gen- 



"SALLY'S" RECORD 

(Continued from 2>age 1) 

opening in September, 1919, after 
being dark three weeks during the 
actors' strike, the admission was in- 
creased to 13. "Lightnin* " ended 
its run Aug. 27, 1921, the original 
company moving to Chicago, where 
it is still playing. The scale for 
"Sall.v" has been $3.50 from the 
premiere, Dec. 21, 1920, the only de, 
viatlons being for New Year's eve 
and one other performance. 

in the number of actual v^eoks 
played "Irene" exceeds "Sally" by 
l.» weelcs. It having run 85 weeks at 
the Vanderbllt, which is the Anier- 
l< an run record for musical shows. 
Its pro.^s^'as $1,297,502. the avetage 
being about one -half of 'Sally." 
The .same scale was used by both 
a' tractions. The Vand>rbllt. how- 
e\er. has a '•eating capacity of 7S0. 
not much more than half of the New 
Ani^l^'rdam. 



Watch for FRANK VAN HOVEN'S 
BIG ADV. Next Week 



VAUDEVILLE 



Friday, April 14, 1022 



AGENCY BILL HEARING A JOKE; 
DOOMED FOR SCRAP PILE" 



Mountford Argues Before Governor Like Pinochle 
Player — Executive and Newspaper Men Enjoy 
Hearing — Laugh for Over an Hour 




Albany, N. T., April 12. 
That the bill of Senator Fcaron. 
Kf'publican, of OnonilaBa county, 
amending the general business law 
in relation to employment agencies 
is doomed for the scrap pile is the 
belief here following a hearing on 
the measure before fJovornor Miller 
last week. This is the last we^k the 
cJovernor has for acting on 30-day 
bills, and he has not indicated that 
he will take favorable action on the 
legislation sponsored by the Senator 
from his home city — Syracuse. 

The hearing on the legislation at 
the executive chamber in the State 
Capiiol Friday afternoon resolved 
it.self into a burlesque, affording 
the Governor and newspaper cor- 
respondents repeated laughs. The 
iK'.'irlng hit the f^xerutive vrin of 
humor so hard that the Governor 
cut an appointment with a dentist 
to listen to the arguments pro and 
ron on the measure, and laughed 
for more than an hour. After tho 
hearing the Governpr termed it a 
"good ."-how." The correspondents 
agreed with him and regretted that 
it had not taken place before their 
reoent dinner at the Ten Eyck so 
they could have satirized it in their 
"unconventional convention.'' 

Harry Mountford, former head of 
the White Rats, who represented the 
Vaudeville Actors* Union, and James 
AV. Fitzpatrirk, president of the 
American Artists' Federation, spoke 
against the bill. During the debate 
on the bill Mountford was on his 
feet repeate<lly answ«^rinS state- 
ments made by fbe only proponent 
♦)f the measure. Senator J. Henry 
Walters of the Keith ofTice. 

At one stage of tho hearing Mount- 
ford interrupted to say he hoped he \ 
was not taking up the r;overnor"s 
time, 

'H.)li. no." the Chief Executive re- 
plied. "Th" discussion is not with- 
out intfrost. Keep on.'' 

In summing up his case Mount- 
ford gave an excellent imitation of 
a pinochle ]>lnyer with a winning 
hafid. Standing before the flovern- 
or's desk with a stack of briefsi, con- 
tracts, letters and other dat.i in his 
hand he d«^nU them out to the Oov- 
rrnor one by one as corroborations 
In his case. 

' "Th^re," shouted Mountford as he 
imyhed n brief und'r tlu' no.se of tlic 
1 Executive. 

"And there." he L< llowed, as a 
contract was dropp. d in front of tho 
Cluvernor. He continued this meth- 
<'d until all of his docuf.ents had 
boen placed on the Governor's desk, 
The unusual and unique way he 
turned tlie papers over made the 
^•eribef5 split their sides with laugh - 
t(>r. 

When the point was raised that 
bovi-iing agencies do not split f^es 
with a<tors' agents Mountford dis- 
played a piece of paper which ho 
vaid was a computation of figures 
on whirh an actor booking with tho 
Keith agency had his salary fixed. 
The figures incjudea. he said, a per- 
nnlage charged by the agency fiom 
the actor's agent. He kept his finger 
over the name of the actor at the 
. tO() of The slip. 

'Let me see that," Sfriator Wal- 
ters requested. 

' Xo, sir."' Mr. Mountford thnn- 
dcrcd. "If he ever sees that name 
that actor will never pet another 
Job." 

Mr. Walters s.»id he was not sure 
it came from liis otfi.'e, intim.-'tlng 
the slij) might be flclitiou.*. 

This intimation brought upon Mr. 
Walters an attack by Mr. Fitzpat- 
rick, who decl.ared himself fieed 
from all restraints of courtesy by 
the "insinuation.'* He heajird eoals 
of fire on the former O. O. P. fioor 
leader in the Senate in a scathing 
attack on the Keith agencies, later 
c xcusing himself to the Governor on 
the ground that Senator Walters' 
r< mark justified his language. 

IN peated interruptions marked the 
healing, Mr. Walters' statements 
bringing the f»pponents of the bill 
to their feet to make < nntradictions 
on tin average of about twice a 
minute. 

The newspaper men, sitting as 
erifica, pronounced the liearing a 
••fc'ood show." A note Mating "this 



is a good show; it ought to be 
booked," was handed to the 4j0v- 
( rnor who read it and then settled 
back in his chair chu.Kling. 

After the hearing was over the 
question was heard several times, 
"What does the bill do. anyway?' 
The measure was so cleverly drafted 
that tho scribes were unable to see 
Its fine points. Senator Walters 
was generally given credit for draft- 
ing the legislation, which, if signed 
by the Governor, would allow a 
licen.sed theatrical agency to charge 
a gross commission of 5 per cent, 
for vaudeville or circus engagements 
and a similar fee by any and all 
agents concerned in the securing of 
the engagement. The phrase in the 
existing law which provides that the 
fees charged "by one or more such 
licensed persons, individually or col- 
lectively, procuring such engage- 
ment, shall not exceed 5 per cent.," 
is stricken out in tlje Fearon bill. 

As the hearing came to and end 
Governor Miller asked of Senator 
Walters: 

"Why do you want this bill?" 

"To differentiate between a theat- 
rical agency and an employment 
agency," replied Mr. Walters. 

The Governor smiled and ad- 
journed the hearing. 




RURAL POLL FORECASTS REVOLT 
FROM NEW YORK REFORMER^ 



Senator Walker Sees "End of Hypocrisy" Upstate--* 
Drys' Plurality Cut from 30,000 to 3,000 in Cod- 
gressional Vote — Sunday Benefits in Albany 



KEITH'S TRYING FOR 
NEH SEASON'S ROUTES 



LEO GENEVE 

FLANDERS & BUTLER 

*'A VAUDEVILLE CONCERT" 

"Worthy of the headline position 
oi\^ny vaudeville bill is the act en- 
titled 'A Vaudeville Concert,* which 
Leo Flanders' and Geneve IJutler 
present to Orpheum patrons this 
week. Mr. Flanders is an accom- 
,)lished pianist and Miss Butler has 
1 sweet voice of great range. . . . 
Made a great hit with the Monday 
night audience." 

ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 

Direction BURT CORTELVOU 



Concerted Effort to Arrange 

Time for Medium Salaried 

Turns — Names Deferred 



ORPHEUM'S UNIT SHOW 
HEADED BY EDWARDS 



RICE'S 'SURPRISE FARH' 
CAST WITH OLD TIMERS 



Edwards Unit May Play Col- 
onial, N. Y., for Sum- 
mer Run 



Revival Opens This Week- 
Leonard Grover, Frank Mc- 
Nish and Kalie Roonev 



Another old time vaudeville pro- 
duction has arrived, opening at Port 
Richmond, f?. I., this week (la.st 
h.ilf) and T<nown as K 1 Rice's "Sur- 
prise Party." It was written and 
staged hy I>ave Mari( n. 

The cast includes iMward C. 
Rice, I^eonard Grov< r (oil time 
playwright), Frank McNish (for- 
merly of McNish, .T<ihn.^on atul 
SlavJn's Minstrels), ]:d<lio (lirard 
(Donn<'lly and Clirlard), ' ormer star 
in •'Natural CJas" and in vaudeville 
as flirard and CJardnor), Kd Peg- 
ley (blackface ci mic of former 
years"), Katie Rooney (the first 
daughter of Pat Rooney, who will 
imitate her father and wear his 
clothes), Annie Hart (who will sing 
"Tim Sullivan's Chowder"), Laura 
U* nnett (\Vood;o:i and Peimett) 
and .lorn Kardin (an old time lead- 
• r, who will direct the orrh«\<tra). 



RADIO REQUEST 

Westinghouse Applies for Permis* 
sion to Use Music 



The 
poi^ers 
ceivrd 



American Society of Com* 
Authors and Publi-shcr.*? re- 
an applicatif.n this week 
from Westinf;house Electric Co. for 
privilege to perform music con- 
trolled by the Soci<-ty on tho eve- 
ning of April 15. This is the llrst 
time si:ch application has been 
inado by a broadcastiiicr station, 
and is looked upon by the A. S. 
C. P. as a forerunner of a royalty 
arrangiment between the radio 
com[)anies and tlie copyright 
owneri^. 



Negotiations are under way be- 
tween Cus Kdwards and the Or- 
pheum Circuit whereby Edwards 
will pro<luce one or more un!t shows 
for the Orpheum time next season. 
The plan calls for the show to con- 
sist of a rjus Edwards production 
turn, with five vaudeville acts ap- 
pearing in an olio with the whole 
shaped up somewhat along the lines 
of the Shubert units of the current 
season. The first with Edwards in 
it, is expected to start the tour late 
in Julj'. 

The deal also calls for the first 
Kdwards unit to go into the Colonial, 
New York, for a run about May 1. 
If the latter i)lan goes through in 
conjunction with the Orpheum deal, 
the early closing plan of the Co- 
lonial will be changed to the extent 
tho house will end its vaudeville 
season as per schedule about May 1, 
but will continue as far into the 
Humnur as the ICdwards unit will 
take it. 

Among the vaudeville productions 
Edwards has in preparation are Gus 
Edwards' Protege.s. "Paby Follies," 
"►Star of Tomorrow" and a revival 
<'f Edwards' Plondo Typewriters. 
The show scheduled to go on tho 
Ori)heimi Circuit as an Edwards 
unit will be called "Gus Edwards' 
Annual Revue." 

It is mulerstood the Edwards unit 
will play the Orpheum circuit on a 
percentage arrangement with n 
guarantee, with Edwards in charge 
of the company, and engaging the 
vaudeville olio acts instead of 
acts being contracted for by 
Orpheum circuit. 



A concerted effort is being made 
by the bookers of the Keith circuit 
to arrange routes for next season 
for a large number of medium 

priced acts, especially of a comody 
calibre, although the comedy acts 
of this brand are not monopolizing 
full attention. The executives aim 
to corral those acts essential to the 
support of headllners and feature 
acts. 

TJ)e headlioers ai'c not receiving 
any immediate attention. It seems 
as though the Keith otTlco will ad- 
just this matter as it comes up, se- 
lecting the "names' where they 
will do the most good at the psy- 
chological time. 

A number of rout<'s have been 
passed upon, coming through the 
oflieo of E. G. Lauder, who .super- 
vises this division. As far as is 
known there have been no routes 
issued to any headliner, these be- 
ing deferred until future meetings, 
but no definite information on the 
pLans of the booking olllco could be 
ascertained. 



'SPORTING ED.' OF 'IRON 
AGE' IN DEMPSEY PARTY 



Billy Halligan, Uninvited, Per- 
suades Cunard People to 
Allov; Him to Join Runyon 



the 
the 



ALICE BRADY'S SKETCH 

Playing for Keith's Before Return- 
ing to Pictures 



Alice Prady, having five weeks of 
inactiveness before returning to 
picture work, will play three weeks 
in Keith vaudeville with a new 
sketch. 

The booking was direct. 



Act for Gertrude Vanderbiit 
Harry Carndl and Harold Atter- 
idge have completed a new single 
offering for <;<»rtie Vanderbiit in 
vaudeville. She will return upon 
the elosing of "The Gold Diggers." 

The Pelasco production is sched- 
uled to stop in four weeks. 



MIDGET CIRCUS 



Gus 



Hill and Ike Rose Propose 
Half-Pint Size Show 



Gus Hill and lUo Rose have about 
decided tho time is ripe for the in- 
troductiOTi of a midget circus. Hose 
will embaik for Europe the first 
week in .May to corral as iTjany 
Lilliputians as possible for the 
project. A number have already 
been seeured in this country. 

The combination plan to have 
midget elephants, baby animals of 
all kinds for a menagerie, ponies, 
etc., with miniature ('hariots, band 
wagons and everything else in com- 
parative si/c to the principals. The 
organization will exhibit under can- 
vas (which will not be of minia- 
ture size) and if present plans ma- 
terialize the outfit will get into ac- 
tion this summer or early fall with 
a southern .winter tour. 



r>:ily Halligan, vaudevil'.o actor, 
is now enroute for ]']uroi)e with 
Jack Dempsey's party, which sailed 
Tuesday on »lie "Aquitania." Hal- 
ligan was an uninvited guest, hav- 
ing secured lian;-!portaliou but no 
berth from tho Cunard Line oJIl- 
cials by representing himself as the 
"Sporting Editor of the 'Iron Age.'" 

Halligan insisted he was with 
Damon Hunyon's party, and had his 
effects sent up to Tltu^.yon's state- 
room. Tho Cunard jKM'plo issued 
Halligan traiy^portation. When the 
liner shovid off, the irrepressible 
Halligan was aboard, although Kun- 
yon was jmt av.aro that he was to 
have comi)any. 

On the d* V li a group of theatrical 
and vaudeville friends of Halligan 
and Deinpsey were laying even 
money Halligan would be in Run- 
yon's bed and Runyon on tho floor 
before the ship doekcd on the other 
side. 



SHUBERTS' CONTRACT 



Advance Forms Out — To Be Cor- 
rected and Printed 



The ralisade, Clift Side, N. .7.. 
started vaudeville thl9W««k, playing 
two bills of four act« eacfi two days 
a week. ^ 



Tlie ]>ropose<l new e(»ntiact to be 
issue«l in all engagements Jiext sea- 
son by the AHlliated 'i'hratres Cor- 
poration which will .supervise the 
unit system, is now under eourse 
of jeconstruction. Advance copies 
reached I. H. Herk this week and 
after corrections will be placed in 
c'rculation next week. 

The new contract is in blanket 
form. It is toppe<l with the line 
"Sliubert Advanced Vaudeville Con- 
tract," which indicates the new 
organization will use the word 
"Advae.ced' in preference to "Su- 
prenu" and the other adjectives 
formerly (uinF;«lrred. It st)ecilies in 
one clause that all baggage and 
raih«)ad expenses will Itc paid l»y 
the manager from the opening to 
closing point and reimn. 



Max Winslow and .lack Curtis 
nKiy be delaye«l on their proposed 
sailing date for the other side. They 
did set a date in May, but now it is 
Indefinite. 



Albany, Ajuil 12. 
"It looks to me as if even the 
T>eople in the rural districts have 
grown tired of the hypocrisy known 
as prohibition," declared Senator 
James .1. Walker, Democratic mi- 
nority leader in the State Senate, 
when asked to comment on the re- 
sult of the special Congressional 
election in the 37th district upon be- 
ing Informed that Judge I'^rank Ir- 
vine, Democratic candidate, had re- 
duced the normal Republi;an ma- 
jority by nearly 27,000 votes, Lewis 
Henry, the (i. O. P. entry, beinj 
elected by only 3,087. 

"The .sooner we get back to a sane 
and sensible progrann of light winet 
and beer," continued Senator Walk- 
er, "th" sooner we will have a 
steady, conservative comnivniity. I 
will be very proud if this .State 
takes the lead in brinr^irr; us back 
to a condition of social ami moral 
normalcy.*' 

Senator Wallicr's comment was^ 
inspired by what was regarjled here 
as a remarkable vi'tory. not only 
for tho Democrats, but fcr.tiiose 
people in a normally vtny dry dis- 
trict who have voiced their ^•(^nti• 
ment in no mistaken terms in op- 
l)o>iticn to the prohibition enforce* 
nunt act, the Congressional candi- 
dates having run on a wet and dry 
ticket, Judge Irvine declaring him- 
.self opposed to the Volstead law. 

There arc other evidejicrs in the 
air of a revolt from puritanical 
rule in the State capital. 

Albany's Firct Sunday Show 
The Iirst Sunday iiight theatrical 
performance staged in Albany in 
.several years occurred at ih<> Enr.- 
pire Ai)ril 9 when the V. M. H. A, 
Minstrels were given under the 
auspices of the Israel Guardian So- 
ciety f < r the benetit of Jewish or- 
phans. I'ermission for the perfonn- 
ance was granted by Mayor William 
.S. Hackctt, tho new Demo ratic 
(wecutive. Theatre patrons here 
were jubilant over the action of the 
mayor in permitting a shov/ on Sun- 
day, and interpreted his move as 
being in favor of regular .Suiulay 
night benefit performances. The 
mayor, hf)wever, stated no piecedent 
ha<l Itcen established for Sunday 
perfmmanoes by granting the per- 
mit for the minstrels. 

"Each case will be considered sep« 
arately as application is made,* 
Mayor Hackctt declared.. "The per* 
formanco at tho Empire is by n« 
means an opening wedge fur .Sun- 
day night (iitertainment and should 
not be so considered." 

Following the announcement of 
tho show, Mayor Hackctt, from 
early morning on, was bcseiged with 
tel<'i)hono calls inquiring whether 
tho i)erfiM inanee was an indicatioa 
of the policy of the new administi'a- 
tion. To all inquirers Mayor 
Hackctt replied the performance 
was not to be taken as a precedent. 
With two exceptions the Repub* 
lican administration had denied per* 
mits for Sunday entertainmentf 
where an admission was ciiarged 
irre.«^;pective of the cause. 

"1 issued tho permit," the mayor 
said, "because it was for a charity 
that would appeal to any one. Since 
the permit was issued I have had 
many telei)hone calls about it; in 
fact it seems to have stirred .some 
people a good deal." 

"What will the policy of the ad- 
ministration be in the future in the 
event .a charitable organization asks 
for i)ermits for Sunday night en- 
tertainments where an admission 1« 
to be charged?" tho may« r waf 
asked. 

"As to that," he answered. 1 am 
not prepared to say at this \\mt. 
Each individ'.ial case will have to 
stand < n ii«5 own feet. 1 ha\e out- 
lined no poi'cy, but injend to tak« 
each case as it comes along and de- 
cide it on Its "merits. I think there 
is some misunderstanding in regard 
to this particular permit. It is not 
an opening wedge for Sunday night 
entertainments. It was ^iven ^ 
that Ji simi of money m ^l^t l>« 
turned into the fund for th- .are of 
Jewish orphans. That is all there 
is tf) it." 



Watch for FRAIfK VAN HOVEN'O 
BIG ADV.. Next Week J 



ifei 



JM 



Friday. April 14. 1922 



VAUDEVILLE 



(12,000,000 DEALINGS IN STOCKS 
OF AMUSEMENT GROUP FOR WEEK 



Half Entire Common of Famous Players Reported 
Changing Hands — Strong Pool Backs Issue, but 
It Sticks at Old Barrier Around 84 and Drops 



It is pointed out in reference to the 
long advance In Famous that during 
the' period of its brisk advance its 
companion issue. Loew, Inc., has 
■been suhstantially motionless, al- 
though developments within the 
Loew company have all been on the 
constructive side. Early last fall 
Loew had recovered from its bottom 
of 10 to around 14, and in six months 
Its range has been within two or 
three points. 

Loew's Betterment 
Careful observers of prices are 
confident of the prospects of Loew. 
Nothing much has been made in 
ticker gossip of the substajitial re- 
duction of bank loans nor of the 
drastic economies that have taken 
place In the administration of the 
circuit, but the belief among insiders 
Is that these things will make a 
highly favorable impression when 
they are disclosed in the annual re- 
port this summer. One of the rea- 
Bons. probably, for Loew's inaction 
is that there are so many other 
sensational performers in the list 
just at this time that attention is 
distracted from this inconspicuous 
Issue which for the present is In the 
non-dividend paying class, and there 
seems to be no Immediate disposi- 
tion on the part of groups or pools 
to push it to the fore. 

Such Ignoring of favorable ele- 
ments Is typical of a bull market 
Inspired by public buying. The 
same thing Is evident in Famous 
Players. 'The day before the break 
from 84 to 81 the financial writers 
noted that the company was pre- 
pared to reduce its bank loans by 
$1,000,000, but nobody appeared to 
pay any attention. Probably the 
•peculators were too much preoccu- 
(Contlnued on page 21) 



KEITH'S, ATLANTIC CITY, 
TAKEN BY ARONSON 



WEEK END VAUDEVILLE 

The Park, Stapleton, Staten 
Island, Installs vaudeville Friday 
and Saturday, commencing this 
Week. The house has been reno- 
▼ated and will install split week 
Vaudeville in a few weeks. Straight 
pictures are played the remainder 
of the week at the present time. 
J. J. McNevin will become resident 
manager. 



Local Syndicate Now Holding 

House — No Announcement 

of Policy or Opening 



Atlantic City, April 12. 
The sensation of the Boardwalk 
today Is the securing of a lease for 
10 years with an option from the 
Stanley Co. of America for Keith's 
theatre on Garden pier. The lease 
is held by the Progressive Amuse- 
ment Co. of Atlantic City, under 
the direction of the syndicate which 
is composed of William Richard- 
son, owner of the Washington base- 
ball club; James B. Manage and 
Jules E. Aronson, who are in sole 
control. 

All business relations with the 
Keith ofllce of New York terminat- 
ed with the transfer of the prop- 
erty. Keith's formerly played 
vaudeville booked through the 
Keith office before and since the 
Stanley company acquired the prop- 
erty. At one time, Mr. Aronson 
represented the Stanley company in 
this city and managed Keith's. 

The announcement given out re- 
garding the change In direction of 
Keiths does not mention the future 
policy of the theatre, nor its open- 
ing date. Both are likely to shortly 
follow, since the spring season 
starts full blast now with Easter 
but a few days away. 

The Progressive Amusement Co. 
has as its president Mr. Aronson, 
who, besides his baseball interest, 
is concerned in Philadelphia enter- 
prises; vice president, Joseph A. 
Waxman, a showman; secretary, 
Forrest Sterling; treasurer and gen- 
eral manager, Mr. Aronson. 

The title of the theatre may be 
changed with its reopening. 




WOMEN SMOKING IN THEATRE 
NOW REGULAR OCCURRENCE 



Loew's State, Broadway, Holds Female Smokers in 
Balcony Seats and Loges — No Objection Offered 
by Management — State Permits Smoking Upstairs 



KEITH'S JUBILEE WEEK 
NATIONWIDE EVENT 



"DEMAND TIIK OIUGINAI." 
BETTY— —PHILIP 

MARTIN and MOORE 

"Don't despond — don't give up. 
Just be your.self. The self that is 
highest and best. Just live in a 
sensible way." 

And do not forget to book 

Martin and Moore. 

TALK No. 17 



Keith's to Celebrate Third-of- 

A Century Anniversary 

April 24 



3 NAMES IN Aa FOR 
GREATER NEW YORK 



With the discontinuation of Shu- 
bert vaudeville at tlie Rlalto, New- 
ark, this week, the house will install 
a straight picture policy. It was 
originally Intended to continue 
vaudeville at the house with the 
bills to be supplied by an independ- 
ibnt agency. 

The Hialto was a picture house 
rrlor to the start of Shubcrt vaude- 
yille, a stage having been built in 
Beptembcr. 



22 SEASONS WITH CIRCUS 

Bert Cole left for Louisville this 
Week to begin hia 22d consecutive 
«eaaon with the Hagenback-Wallace 
«Ircua, opening there April 22. Cole 
" special representative and offl- 
clal announcer for the outfit Dur- 
ing the fall and winter months ho 
flcvotes to vaudeville, owning the 
'Tango Shoes" act. 



TELLEGEN'S ACT 

Star Agreeable to Vaudeville Tour 
—Excerpt from ''Blind Youth*' 

If a suitable salary can be ad- 
Justed by the Keith office, the de- 
but in vaudeville aa a headlincr of 
Lou Tcllegen will be announced 

shortly. 

After some correspondence, Alf 
T. Wilton received word from Tcl- 
legen Wednesday to negotiate for 
a summer tour. 

Mr. Tellegen Is prepared to pre- 
sent the first act of "Blind Youth," 
In which he is now touring In the 
south and headed this way. He 
will be supported by two women 
and three men, and the production 
will carry a special set. 



Arrangements are under way to 
introduce three stars In a single 
vaudeville offering. If Alf T. Wil- 
ton is successful in promoting the 
venture, the Keith circuit will give 
out a spring and summer route to 
Arnold Daly, Amelia IMngham and 
Wilton Lackaye, the three to ap- 
pear in a one-act play called "The 
Shirkers," by C. M. S. McClellan. 

The piece was originally intro- 
duced by Daly nt his own little 
theatre, opposite Sherry's, some few 
years ngo, and at that time he was 
supported by Holbrook Blinu and 
Helen Ware. 

In the event Lackaye cannot Join 
the cast when produced someone 
else will bo selected. 

No figure has been set on the 
production, but It was looked upon 
favorably by the Keith bookers for a 
summer attraction around Greater 
New York. 



Never in the history of the B. F. 
Keith vaudeville circuit has that 
organization been the recipient of 
.such nationrwide interest as 
promises during the week of April 
21, when it celebrates its Third of 
a Century Anniversary in jubilee 
fashion. K. F. Albee's dedication of 
the Keith theatres everywhere to 
the cause of civic betterment has 
aroused the interest and activity of 
educators, clergymen, business and 
professional leaders. The event 
seems destined to go down In 
theatrical history as th« most 
unique amusement ever recorded in 
this country. 

The Keith booking agents and 
local managers are bending their 
efforts in a co-operative measure to 
make the programs for April 24th 
week bills of distinction. All 
branches of entertainment that go 
to make up a vaudeville show will 
be represented by the best In their 
respective lino. 

Motion pictures showing the past 
and present events of the Keith cir- 
cuit will be a factor in the cele- 
bration, while In the smaller towns 
block parties, street decorations, 
special nights and speeches with 
demonstrations by fraternal, mili- 
tary, religious and Industrial so- 
cieties will aid to make the Jubilee 
a gala event. 

Special care is being taken In the 
.tjoloction of hoadllncrs for the 
Koilh theatres during that partic- 
ular week, as well as the supporting 
show«, and those artists who have 
aided In building up the circuit 
from a 5'.mall and obscure string to 
one of the chief industries of the 
natinn, are being selected from the 
abundant list of desirable and avail- 
able talent to aid in the celebration. 



Women may be seen pufnng their 
cigarets any evening at Loew's State 
theatre at Broadway and 45th street, 
New York. That Is the statement 
made in the review of the State's 
program the first half of the week 
in this issue of Variety. 

Variety's reviewer {Hart), who 
has been a frequent visitor at the 
State in his capacity of a reporter, 
since Marcus Loevr opened that 
magnificent theatre, says the sight 
of women smoking In the balcony 
loges and chairs of the State lias 
now grown to be a common sight. 

The State permits smoking on the 
balcony floor, without the sex des- 
ignated in the smoking announce- 
ment. The reviewer also mentions 
the theatre management has offered 
no objection to the women puffers. 

He relates an occurrence of a similar 
nature at another theatre* where a 
male patron seated near a woman 
who lighted a cigaret, called an 
usher, protesting against her smoke. 
The usher requested the woman to 
ctaso, which she did without remon- 
strance. * 

In \K^ fall of last year Variety re- 
ported Several women attending the 
first nights of legitimate openings 
in Broadway theatres could bo seen 
smoking their cigarets as they 
paraded the theatre's front during 
entre acta. It is understood that 
the ladfes' resting rooms of all the- 
atres along Broadway are filled 
with smokers regularly. Two or 
three of the latest Broadway leelt 
theatres have joint smoking rooflis 
for mea and women, with cigarets 
for each sex supplied by the man- 
agement, on tables. 



MAY BE ANOTHEE PAIB 

Ike Rose, manager of the Blazek 
twins, known as the Siamese Twins, 
^ho died recently in Chiopao. is 
preparing to sail shortly for Europe 
in search of new freaks. 

It Is his intention to find a new 
pair of connected twins In one of 
the Central European countries. 



HALL OPENS HOUSE 

The State, Jersey City, a new 
house sponsored by Frajjk G. Hall, 
opens with vaudeville and pictures 
April 24. The State, a 3.000 seat 
nouse, will play six acts for a full 
Week, booked by John Ilobbina. 



Moe Aranow, 8bub«rts' Publicity 
Moo Aranow is i^ charge of the 
Snubort vaudeville puMlcIty ofllce, 
•ucceedJng Horace Mortimer, re- 
cently ro.signod. 

Aranow was at one time con- 
nected with the Keith publicity 
oBces under John Pollock, 



ON INDEPENDi^T TIME 

Joan Bedinl's "Spangles." now 
playing Its last week of Shubcrt 
vaudeville at the Crescent, Brook- 
lyn, will open an eight-week tour 
of the Independent vaudeville 
houses beginning Monday. 

Clark and McCullough from 
"Chuckles" will hoad the act for the 
independent bookings, 

"Spangle.s" will play several 
weeks for the Fox circuit and Tally 
Markus through an arrangement 
with Arthur Klfiu of the Sliubcrt 
ofllce. 



$2,000 JUDGMENT FOR DESVAL 

The suit for $5,000 brouRht by 
Olympia Dosval, through his at- 
torney, was tried last week. A jury 
befot-e Judge Louis Wendell in the 
City Court awarded a. vordif t of 
SL'.OOO and costs in favor of the 

plaintiff. 

The charge was based «« dolay 
in transportation of .stage i.ara- 
phernalia from Cuba to New York. 



Irene Olsen, with tlie Greenwich 
Village Fulliex the last two season.^, 
has been engaged by Arthur Ham- 
mersteJn :ov t?ie ingenue role In 
naxt BBfUon'B Fiank TInney 9how. 




PHOIY'S BUSINESS POOL 
TAKES IN 11 HOUSES 



Nine in Philadelphia, Two in 

Atlantic City — Bookings 

Not Affected 



STELLA WIRTH 

MAY WIRTH with "PHIL^^ 

HEADLINING KEITH CIRCUIT 

This Week (April 10), Davis. Tit tsh'ti gli. 

Ni'Xt Week (April 17>. Maryland. Baltimore. 
"May WIrth with Phil nnd other mcTnixTs of tlH» I'am<»iis Family have 
rfturn»d J^.'ist. Ami huc# an act. Si-vor has vaiidoville soon anything 
lik(! it. It docs not In long in tlio circus, in'ithor does it smack of vaudf- 
ville. It Is a veritable production in itself. Massive .settings, gorgeous 
tnippings an-l l::iI»i<lf>S( opic }-'r«.i.i': rff. r ts go to make up this turn, every 
moment of which is ;i f.;. Muii.e enjoyment. From all nppearances it might 
be a scene from the 'follies* or some ojually preteiitltnis offering. Truly, 
no one would ovrr (trenm of It being a cirrus act. N<'vyr Ix'fore has Miss 
Wirth been oflVred such an ».pportunity to display hor prowess. She Is 
on the fltago from start to finish, continunlly on the go. One sensation 
after another. This is truly the greatest riding act vaudeville has ever 
known.*— E. H. 



Philadelphia, April 12. 

Th« Nixon-Nirdllnger Interests 
and those of the Stanley, Sablosky 
& McGulrk have formed a business 
pool, taking in all the West I'hitifi- 
delphla theatres under their con- 
trol and also affecting the two lead- 
ing houses in Atlantic City. The 
houses here are nine in number, two 
playing vaudeyillo to date and the 
others having aplcture policy. 

The now arrangeihent which be- 
comes effective next Monday will 
not affect the booking of the vari- 
ous houses. The Nifou-Nirdlingcr 
office win continue to take care of 
iln Ihcatrefl •« alwuya, whliti there 
will be no change In the booking of 
the Amalgamated ofllce in New 
York, reports last week of a change 
in the bookings in error. No change 
Id the picture bookings applied. 

In back of the pool Is the as- 
sumption that the West I'hlladel- 
phla section is over-theatered. The 
houses there, however, have not at- 
tempted serious opposition policies. 
The theatres placed in the pool are 
the Nixon and Cros.skeys (both 
vaudeville, though the latter is due 
to stock at the end of the month) 
and th- picture houses are Locust, 
Belmost, Kivoll. Imperial, Globe. 
Coliseum and Cedar. The Apollo 
and Globe, Atlantic City ,are pla/.-ed 
in the pool for all attractions, that 
including the Sunday night concerts. 

The Keith ofllce has no interest 
in the new pool. Kecentl.v, 1 cw- 
ever, Nixon-Nirdllnger and the 
I eith ofllce jointly renewed the leads 
on the (Jrand opera house, the 
rental term extending for some 
ye.ns. The Nixon-Nirdlinger bulld- 
liit^, which wns sold, will be va- 
cated by the firm's oirice force this 
week and oHlces in other buildings 
will be taken. 



Watch for FRANK VAN HOVEN'S 
BIG ADV. Next Week 



VAUDEVILLE 



Friday, April 14, 1922 



PANTAGES FRANCHISES IN EAST; 
WESTERN MANAGER'S NEW PLAN 



Franchised Theatres May Employ "Pantages Vaude- 
ville" Booking — Summer to Line Up Additional 
Bookings for Pantages' Road Shows 



Alexander Pantages will invade 
the East next season, according to 
advices received at his New York 
office this week. He plans to give 
out long term franchises for Pan- 
tages road show in all territories, 

regardless of opposition, where Pan 
vaudeville is not being played. 

The farthest eastern points on the 

'circuit now are Toronto. 'Wilkea- 

barre and Scranton, the latter 

towns playing the regular road 

shows. 

As fast as franchises are Issued, 
the additional weeks will be in- 
cluded in the blanket contracts is- 
sued by the Pan booking oflflce. 
Where a certain territory is fran- 
chised for a long period the theatre 
owner will be permitted to call his 
. house a Pantages theatre. This is 
now being done in a number of 
towns whore the Pan road shows 
are played, and where Alexander 
Pantages has no other Interest than 
the booking. 

This is the first announcement of 
the coast circuit stretching to far 
eastern points, but it Is said to be 
authentic. A gefieral canvass of the 
territory will be made by circular- 
ised advertising and personal calls. 
Some years ago when Pantages an- 
nounced an intention of coming as 
far east as Chicago, the announce- 
ment was scoffed at, but he eventu- 
ally fulfilled his promise and then 
pointed further east. 

The summer months will be util- 
ized in lining up a string to link . 
with the middle west and western | 
houses, negotiations now being 
under way with several managers 
on the Pan franchise matter. 



MORE LAY-OFFS LAST 
WEEK THAN RilO YEARS 



Vaudeville Books Filled for 

Remainder of Season in 

Big and Small Time 




Vaudeville bookers report tluir 
books filled up for the balance of 
the season through the necessity of 
taking care of acts holding contracts 
that have cjosed or booked to close 
within the next month. 

This condition is particularly ap- 
plicable to the Keith office, but a 
round of the Loew, Fox and inde- 
pendent offices revealed the same 
congestion. 

It is estimated the past week saw 
more acts laying off in and around 
Greater New York than have been j 
idle in 10 years. 

The hottest April 10 In 35 years 
threw a panic into the booking men, 
with the smaller circuits imme- 
diately adopting their summer sc^le 
of prices and cutting down the num- 
ber of acts used wherever possi- 
ble. 



KEITH OFHCE SUGGESTS 
REVIEW OF NEW AND OLD ACTS 



Wegefarth, Keith's New Efficiency Expert, Outlines 
New Card Index System — Explains Benefits of 
Reviews of Old Acts 



35 FRANCHISE HOLDERS 
NAMED NEXT WEEK 



WILLIE ROLLS 

Rolled on handle bars 25 years ago. 

Next Week (April 17). at 

B. F. Keith's Palace, New York. 

Rolling on Hkatos, Willie Rolls? 

He does. 



LOEWS OFFICE REDUCED 



Retrtnchment in Chicago Booking 
Branch Started by Schiller 



HILL'S UNITS 



Chicago, April 12. 

K. A. Schiller, southern and west- 
ern general manager of the Loew 
circuit, was here last week for sev- 
eral days. After his departure it 
was learned that he had started a 
retrenchment policy in the local 
Loew booking office here by cut- 
ting the salary of employes .ind 
eliminating a number from the 
payroll. 

Harry Earl, who has been in 
charge of the publicity for the 
western office, and Krnest Linick, 
an .issistant booker, are to sever 
their connections with the office. 



Road 



Shows Condensed — Will Be 
Offered Loew 



ODD SOUTH 



New Orlean't Orpheum's Best Sea< 
son — Memphis Bad 



Now Orleans. April 1?. 

The local Orpheum is due to close 
April 23. The Orpheum in Memphis 
closeR for the summer Sinulay, after 
a disastrous season rman«"ially, Tlie 
Memphis house hii.s been a steady 
losf r from the start. 

Roth Orpheum houses started 
thr-ir seasons two weeks latt-r than 
usual and olo?-o a week earlier Iban 
is rustomary. 

The New Orleans honso ha.: had 
11 e best year of Its career. 



Cus Hill's "Bringing ITp Father," 
"Mutt and Jeff" and "Boob Mc- 
Nutt," which have been road at- 
tractions under the Hill banner for 
many seasons, are to be condensed 
for vaudeville "units" and may play 
for the Loew circuit next season. 

Rath &. Garren, Iho independent 
producers, are doing the condensed 
versions. They will offer the acts 
to the Loew people when that cir- 
cuit begins playing units once 
monthly. 

Hill will send out separate com- 
panios as before, but will alter the 
bookings so as not to conflict witli 
the vuudovilie ver.sion.s. 



CHECKING UP 



Agents Instructed to Confer with 
Bookers Each Friday 




SOUTH ISN'T COMPLAINING 

])«'spito tu«? wail of iirosjuM'tivc 
caily vaudeville closings^ many 
<m;inatiiif^ from the northfin I'otin- 
try, not a word of complaint an»nt 
business or the early summ«T has 
been received from the f.ir ^ou^h. 
I*resent conditions indicate tliat the 
southern territory will not discon- 
tinue its regular programs this 
weawuri as fnily as it did in 1021. 

Jule Pelmar, who supplies the 
Keith bills for 15 of the Far South 
towns, has received no instructions 
to look forward for a cessation of 
vaudeville activities from any of 
his stands. Dolmnr has his shows 
routed four weeks in advance. He 
would renulre that length of time 
from each thf»ntre to be prepared 
for a closing. Last season his ter- 
ritory began to fade out of the pic- 
ture early in May, but it looks as 
though it will be some time in June 
before he will clo.se his books this 
Bummer. 



CLARK AND McClT "UGH ACT 

Jean Bedinfs "Chuckles," the Shu- 
bert vaudeville unit, closed Sunday 
in Boston. It had been intended to 
keep the unit out for several addi- 
tional weeks, with the closlnj^ no- 
tice posted unexpect'edly Thursday. 

Clark and McCullough, the stars 
of "Chuckles." openet ; a double 
act at the Audubon, N»-*w York, Mon- 
day, booked by Abe Thalb<>imer, a 
Fox and Loew route havinjr bet ii 
laid out for the team. Tli^y ^o in 
the n'^w I'Musie I'.ox Itevue" for 
next season. 



Watch for FRANK VAN HOVEN'S 
BIG ABy. Next Week 



CUTTING DOWN PROGRAMS 

The Globe, I'biladelphia, has re- 
duced its program from 10 to five 
acts, having arranged for the ex- 
hibition of the Dempsey-Carpentier 
I'lRlit pictures for the next several 
ueelvs. 

The Amalgamated agency h.»s also 
arranged to reduce tlie programs at 
the William l*enn. Alhambra and 
Allegheny (Philadelphia), dropping 
one act from the regular running 
order because of the bookings of 
several largo acts or "tabloids" 
which take up the difference in 
time. 

The Cross Keys and Broadway 
will drop the vaudeville policy MTiy 
1, the Mae Desmond Stock com- 
pany taking over the Cross -Keys 
while a dramatic stock organiza- 
tion, not as y^t selected, will be the 
Broadway attraction. 



Artists' representatives booking 
through the Keith office were in- 
structed this we^k via an order sent 
out by \V. Dayton W. Wegefarth 
that they (artists' representatives) 
must check up their next week's 
bookings with the bookers Fridays 
hereafter. 

The order is intended to elimi- 
nate possibilities of errors in book- 
ings, in the event an act might be 
penciled in Tuesday or Wednesday 
for a booking the following week, 
.and the booking be erroneously 
listed as confirmed or unconfirmed 
as the case may be. 



booking 
the Poli 
resigned, 

the real 
Have?). 



R. C. MILLER r.ESIGNS 

R. C. Miller, picture 
manager, connected with 
office for 3 2 years, has 
effet'tive April 15. 

Mr. Miller will enter 
estate business in New 
Conn. 

His position with the roll office 
will be filled by , Adelmo Vanni, 
nephew- of S. Z. I'oli, and formerly 
manager of the I'alace, Hartford, 
with Henry Menge.s, manager of the 
Itijou. New Haven, moved to the 
Ilaitford vacancy. 



TWO MORE CLOSE THIS WEEK 

Two moro Shubprt v.»U(bville 
stands are sche<luled to close ibis 
we« k. They arc the RIalto, NowarK. 
and the Belasco, Washington. 

The Rialto will go info a picture 
policy for the summer months, but 
will not p'ay j:id<'r)endent vaudeville 
in conjunction as previously re- 
ported. 



CHILDREN TAKEIT OFF 

Mt. Vernon, N. Y., April 12. 

The Robbins family act, which re- 
cently closed in a circus in the AVest 
and opened in a new vaudeville act 
at Proctor's here last week, was 
taken off the bill after Sui)crin- 
tendent Charles H. Warner, of the 
Children's Society, of Yonkers, had 
conferred with officials at the Keith 
office in New York. 

This action was taken following 
a stamp of approval placed upon 
the act by Mayor Fiske and Mrs. 
Susy .S. Wood, probation officer in 
this city. They said that, although 
the four children are exceedingly 
joung. every attention is being 
given their training, and. they want 
for nothing. The act is a singing 
a (Ml dancing turn. 

NO SUCCESSOR NAMED 

Many conjectures this week 
around the Palace theatre building 
as to the possible successor to the 
late S. K. Hodgdon, a number of 
the Keith Exchange employees be- 
ing named for the post, but E. F. 
Albee declared to a Variety repre- 
sentative that out of respect for Mr. 
llodgdon there would be no an- 
nouncement made nor any sele<HIon 
decided upon until next week. 



Shubert Vaudeville Starts 

Sept. 1 7, for Next Season — 

35 Weeks and 35 Units 



Thirty-five franchises for next 
.season Shubert vaudeville "unit" 
shows were issued this week by L 
H. Herk, president of the Affiliated 
Thpatr*»s Corporation. 

The names of the franchise hold- 
*»rs will be officially released next 
week when final arrangements and 
acceptances have been secured. A 
letter from Herk has been sent to 
each of the applicants who have re- 
ceived favorable recognition from 
the Affiliated board of directors, 
notifying the individuals their ap- 
plications have been passed. 

Contracts have been drawn up 
and are awaiting the signatures of 
the franchise holders and all other 
details about completed. 'The cir- 
cuit will open Sept. 17 and, accord- 
ing to present plans, will start the 
sea.*^on with 35 weeks and an equal 
number of units. 

The units now p!aying Shubert 
vaudeville such as "Promenaders," 
"Some Girl." "Midnight Rounders," 
"Chuckles," "Spangles" and "Whirl 
of New York," all having proved 
money makers, will be retained 
with slight alterations of book and 
personnel, to meet the standards of 
the censoring body of the new 
policy. 



SING SING SHOW 

"Shuffle Along" Will Appear at the 
Prison April 23 



Sing Sing, N. Y.. April 12. 

The Entertainment Committee of 
the Mutual Welfare League of 
Sing Sing Prison wishcj to extend 
its gratitude to Messrs. Harry L. 
Cort and John J. Scholl for their 
kindness in arranging to bring up 
to this institution the entire 
"Shuffle Along" company Sunday 
evening, April 23. In addition to 
the regular cast now appearing at 
the 63d St. mu.sic hall, the "Shuffle 
Along" orchestra will bo here. 

Friday evening, April 7, through 
the ki)idnefs of the management of 
the Victoria theatre, Ossining, as 
well as the artists, the imnates en- 
joyed a good three -act vaudeville 
bill. 

Johnny P.urns, Jim and Betty 
Pago and I'aul H. Schafer ap- 
peared. 

The show ended with a Uni- 
versal feature "Conflict," with IMis- 
cilla Dean. 



CHICAGOANS STARTING EAST 

The advance guard of the Chicago 
agents who file into New York every 
summer arrived this week when 
liilly Jackson sauntered in. making 
his headfiuarter.s at the Keith office 
for .1 fortnight stay. 



•THE BAT" IN TABLOID 

May Tully is producing a tabloid 
version of "The Bat" for vaudeville. 
The piece was placed in rehearsal 
this week, with Jc-jslc Busley as 
the featured member of tlie cast. 

The same producer also launched 
a tab version of "Parlor, Redroom 
and Bath" earlier in the season for 
vaudeville. 



Picture Shoves One Act Out 
The local Moss and Keith liousf-^ 
will drop one act from their usual 
programs next week when "Pay 
Day," the latest Chaplin release, 
opens aa the feature of the pictuie 
portion of the vaudeville bills. 



Kendrickt and Masaud Exchange 

William Masaud, manager of 
Fox's City, w.'is tra sferred to the 
Audubon, New York, this week, 
changing places with Manager Ken- 
dricks, who has been sui)ervislng 
the Washington Heights house for 
tiie Fox circuit. 

Mr. Kendricks is also one of the 
exploiters of the circuit, proficient 
In arranging .special performances, 
etc. 



No Break- Ins at Roosevelt 
The Itoosevelt, West Hoboken, N. 
J., succeeding the Courtland, fellu- 
;ited a block away, as a break-in 
house booked through the Keitli 
office, was shopped after one week's 
experiment by the booking man- 
ager. Bob C.olden. The house will 
I continue playing fl>o acts on a .split- 
week baais. 



The Keith office has in.*^t;jib(i a 
card index system to file reports 
and criticisms of vaudeville acts 
according to liie new «y«tem of con- 
structive reviewj that are den-.and- 
ed from all employes by Dayton C. 
Wegefarth, recently appointed effi- 
ciency expert. 

The following circular letter was 
distributed this week: — 



SUNDAYS OFF AT JOLSON 

With the departuie of ••l]om"o" 
from the Jidson last wei K. t.'ie Sun- 
day concerts will t-e discotitinuca. 
It \» the fir.^t Shubert Sunn..y house 
to go dark since ol»''»"»cr- , 

The <»tber h..uses wi.l - oiitinUf 
I the regular coii?prts nr.t 1 ^" 
weather ''orccs their closing. 



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April 10. 1022. 
To All Who Review Acts:~ 

We are beginning a card system 
of reviews, one card to an act, to 
eliminate bulky scrap books. You 
will receive the new cards for use 
this week and I am sure- you will 
like the idea. The majority of 
queries can be checkeil. thereby 
eliminating a lot of writing; of 
course, you will have to write your 
constructive criticism and your es- 
timate of the act. I presume you 
understand that your suggestions 
are pa.ssed on'to the artist through 
the agent: I mention this so that 
you will study well the suggestions 
you make and rot ask that impos- 
sible changes be made. 

Your name is NEVER USED in 
this connection, 

If the system is to be valuable 
to the circuit, to you, to the arti.sts 
and to the artists' representatives, 
not only NEW acts must be lov- 
ered in this manner, but OLD ones 
as well. In other words, when an 
entire show is seen, each act of the 
bill should be criticized on indi- 
vidual cards. 

This sounds like a great deal of 
labor, but I dare say y(>a will find 
it easier than to write \oiir criii- 
ci.sms in the old way. You might 
ask: "Why review an old act?" 
For many reasons. The card will 
tell whether the scenery and cos- 
tumes have been kept cl« an, 
whether the artists have 'let down" 
in their playing and whether they 
are showing the same interest in 
their work that was manifest dur- 
ing their showing-week. It acts 
as a check-up all along the line. 
It's much cheaper to paint a house 
occasionally than to let it rot away 
and then have to build a new one; 
a clever realty owner examines his 
property at stated intervals, and 
the same reasoning applies to our 
profession. » 

Y'ou can see readily how \ <ni per- 
sonally will benefit through this 
system. It may be that an act that 
is slipping a bit will be pulle<l uf 
before you play it. Therefore, I am 
sure of your concurrence. Yours 
very truly, \Vr(j< forth. 

P. S. — Please use typewriter. 



BRIEFS IN AVON COMEDY CASE 

The Shubert s had to Thursday 
(April 3 3) to file briefs in the Avon 
Comedy suit now pending before th« 
Court of Appeals. Joe Smith and 
Charles Dale must file answering 
briefs a week later. The appeal was 
argued last Thursday. Smith and 
Dale's defense was that thty are not 
"unique and extraordinary " and can 
be easily replaced. 

Decision on the appeal will not 
come down for several mo4iths, it Is 
believed. Meantime a $3,000 bond 
has >>een posted by the appclants to 
reimburse the Shuberts in cflse of 
in adver.-e decision. 



TWO AGENTS TAKE LEAP 

The matrimonial bug bit unex- 
pectedly among the agents of th« 
Loew ofllce this week. Alex llail- 
Ion was wedded to Etta AValpol. ac- 
cording to schedule last Svindaj'. 
Mf)nday Harry (Hymie) SbaftW", 
who is a pal of Haulons, said there 
was nothing left for him to do but 
marry. He journeyed to the Munic- 
ipal buildmg, the bride being a non- 
1 -ofessional. Hanl6n and .Shaft^r 
had an apartment at Jack's. 



Friday, April 14, 1922 



i'"..«Lf.»-^' 



V A U D EV1 LLE" 



mi SHEET MUSIC SLUMP 
ON VOGUE FOR CANNED DISKS 



Publishers* Plaint Answered by Record Makers, 
Fault Is in Sales Methods — Jazzed Classics Pr€^• 
valent, Outcome of Dance Craze 



popular son,? writ Ins is developing 
Into a iiaclc business in one respect 
with the musical arranger the ful- 
crum of this new angle. Since Hugo 
^ey adapted some of Puccini's 
"moat popular arias and dubbed them 
"Cho-Cho-San." and Paul White- 
man introiUiced hia fox-trot ar- 
ngement of Rlmsky-Korsakov's 
"song of India." songrmiths and 
ng pulili'ihora have been turning 
dam-' arrangements of the 

jissics. 

Lee David's adaptation of some 
TschaikowsUy's best known airs, 
lich Witrr.ar!: took over from the 
D. Nice Co.. and Arthur I-.ange's 
iiigemrnt of Massenet's "Mcdl- 
"tfttlon." from "Tals." aro but two of 
the recent nddilio'ns. 

John Philip Sousa recently de- 
cfled jazz as being a plagiarized 
adaptation of the classics, adding 
that when the writers run out of 
classic tunes they will start ragging 
the hymns. 

The reason for this is ascribed to 
the dance craze. The dancers crave 
inspiriiv^ dance music. While the 
\ publishers employ the orchestras as 
I an important "plugging' medium, 
some declare It is hurting tlieir 
busir.ef:s on the sheet music end. 
It tend.i to s.vell the "mechanical" 
[returns from phonograph and roll | 
(gales, but the 2-Cfnt royalty or the 
fl2-cent roll income (which is very 
limited) does not compare with the 
proflts to be derived from sheet 
music if it were selling. 

The recording directors assert 

that one ought to ride with the 

other, and if the .sheet mu.slc end is 

so bad it is surprising the records 

and rolls even sell what 'they do. 

i They admit tho "canned" music is 

F getting a play and tho one conclu- 

' sion must be that something Is 

wrong with the price or the method 

♦f actually selling the copies. 



BOTH TOO YOUNG 

Marriage oF Elise LaRose Annulled 
In Albany 



Albany, N. Y.. Aprli 12. 

The marriage of Elise La Rose, 
of the vaudeville team of LaRose 
and LaRose. and Donald Walter, 
son of a wealthy Washington fam- 
ily. wa.^ annulled last week by a 
court order issued by Supreme Court 
Justice E. L. Tulley. The marriage 
was annulled as both parties were 
under the legal age. Miss LaRose 
was only a few months over 17 when 
she married Vv'alter, -^-lio is not yet 
21. 

Miss LaRose in the daughter of 
Mr. and Mrs, Anthine W. LaRoic of 
this city. She and her mother, who 
was Lilliar Graves, a sister of Guy 
Graves, manager of the Strand, at 
Yonkers, N. Y., had a vaudeville act 
for a short time last season. Follow- 
ing her experience in the variety 
houses. Mis;s LaRose was sent to a 
dramatic school in New York. While 
a student there she met Walter, 
also studying for the f-tage. lie 
seemed to be well supplied with 
money anel v. as eiuite a favorite 
among the embryo stage stars. 

Walter and the Albany girl fell in 
love at first sight. After a short 
courtship, they were married by the 
Rev. Arthur II. Judge, rector of St. 
Matthew s church in New York City. 

I'ollowing their marriage reports 
stated that Walter was l)y no means 
in love with working. Mis,^ LaRose 
decided she would be better off if 
she pa<ldled her own little canoe, 
and her moltier inN(ilut«Ml the an- 
nuUment proceedings. The luisb.md 
did not contest. 




CAMPAIGN ON CARIMAIS 



STARTED FOR MINNESOTA 



Photo by James Ilargis Connelly, 

GALLARINI SISTERS 

The second reason why they are 
racing along HUceessfuUy is 
CLOTILDE, 
whose likeness appears above. She 
has a rare combination of musical 
talent, mastering the cornet, violin 
and accordion, 

"Ml'SIClTK DR MILANO" 

At present in the Middle West in 

A'aiideville with the Shuberts. 

Direction: JENIE JACOBS 



Woman's Alliance of Minneapolis Files Protest 
Against Licensing Dominion Exposition Shows — 
Gives Reasons Why Carnivals Should Be Barred 



KANSAS PSYCHIC WONDER 



APPEAL DISMISSED 



Gallagher and Shean Not "Unique 
and Extraordinary" 



KALIZ' $100 A WEEK 

Amelia Stone Receives Legal Sepa 
ration, Without Contest 



The muchly used legal phrase, 
"unique and extraordinary and ir- 
replaceable," again figured in the 
courts last Friday .71 ea the Appel- 
late division handed djwn an opin- 
ion unanimously afflrming the late 
Justice Hotchkiss* decision denying 
the Shuberts an injunction against 
Gallajher and Shean. William 
Klein appealed on behalf of the 
Shuberts, contending the team was 
contractually bound to play Shubert 
raudeville. The Appellate division 
■eld against the managers. 

I ' Gallagher and Shean were among 
the first to be signed by the Shu- 
berts for their prospective vaudo- 
Jllle circuit, according to the Shu- 
berts' claims, and they held an ex- 
clusive contract for their services. 
The team claimed they signed to 

I JPn^'ir in production,^, unaware tho 

I enuberts intended launching a 

J vaudeville circuit. 

»4K^^^ Shnherta sought to enforce 

|their contract on tho "unique and 
|p«xtraordinary" argument which 

|'..:4U8tice HotchkLsa dismis.scd. 

K^Ppler & Hochman actod for 
liallagher and Shean. 






BEDUCEL FOR HOLY WEEK 

The small time vaudeville houses 
^nt In for retrenchment during 
«oly Wet-k, most of the .^plit week 
»tandg formerly playing six acts 
Rm^i^'"" t«-o acL'^. with the other 
Brr^ll time houses in like proportion. 

Y^^ is In direct contrast to the 
n>ethods of former seasons, when 
acts would be added In an effort to 
8t|mul.-,te business. This year Holy 
week ari.i the Jewish IMssover. fall- 
. f ^^««^'nur, put an unusual rrlmp 
nto thoutr.' attendance, rarticwlarly 
lnCie;,i„r New York. 



Bobby VVat3on and Mabel Ferri Turn 

i-oMl.y Watson ard M.ii.el I'erri 

"■\^- fninuNl a vaudeville pirtner- 

''[•• \\..rsnn is lat«'ly cf 'Irene," 

nu rf.>..iuly dissolved a vandevillo 

fln/^;.*'' '•"'•"■<'"<•? Temi.eNt (Wat.'^on 

"'HI ivrnpest). Miss Ferrl H an 

jnR-nno from tho legit and vaude- 

'[, lanUs. Her latest engagemfnt 

^as wiih '.Little White Cottage.' 



The separation action started by 
Amelia Stone (Kaliz) against Ar- 
man Kaliz (Stone and Kaliz, at 
present with the 'Temptation" act), 
was not defended by Kaliz. Jus- 
tice Newbuiger Tuesday awarded 
the plaintiff $100 weekly alimony 
and $150 counsel fee by default. 
Miss Stone admits she had already 
received $100 on account. 

The differences of the Kaliz' date 
from last September when Miss 
Stone retired professionally, Kaliz 
alone heading the allegorical vaude- 
ville production. A separation 
agreement was drawn up that 
month providing for $75 weekly in- 
come for Miss Stone. When Kaliz 
lapsed on the payments early this 
year formal legal proceedings were 
begun. 

Mrs. Stone alleged desertion and 
charged her husband has become 
infatuated with a member of tho 
"Temptation" turn. Their differ- 
ences were patched up for a short 
period, but Miss Stone lator elected 
to press the suit. 



Kan: as City. April" 12. 
Kugenia Dennis, the 17-year-ol«l 
school girl of Atchison. Kansas, who 
in the past tow months has become 
known as "the Wonder Girl," owing 
to her remarkable psychic powers, 
ha:i been held over for the second 
week at the Doric. Her seeming 
power to ansv.'or all sorts of ques- 
tions with remarkable accuratenes.s 
is bewildering. The young woman 
is introduced by the manager of 
the theatre, who apparently leaves 
her alone on tho ^tage. I'atrons 
write no questions, simply stand up 
and ask them verbally, and the 
answers come back in the tame 
maimer instantaneously. She does 
not go into trances, hide her eyes, 
gaze into crystal ball, but acts in- 
differentlj'. Her answers to many and 
varied fiuestions are claimed to be 
almost always correct, according to 
her questioners. 

Friday evening she was visited 
!>y a committee consisting of a 
number of instructors in psyi-hol(»t;y 
from local colleges. They observed 
her methods, altitudes and expres- 
;;ions for more than an hour, at the 
end of which they were unanimous 
in declaring that she had most un- 
usual powers. Miss Dennis declare.s 
.«he cannot explain herself, saying 
that since childhood she has been 
able to "think of nothing," as she 
expresses it. 

A business man who had a pri- 
vate interview came out of her 
dressing room and said: ""i^hat girl 
told me things that only God knew. 
Why, before I had a chance to sit 
down she began telling me what I 
wanted to know, answering the 
questions. It's beyond me." The 
girl does not claim to be a mind 
reader. 

The engagement here Is Miss Den- 
nis' second professional appearance. 
She lives quietly at her home In 
Atchison, Kansas, with her parents, 
and seemingly has no desire for 
public life. 



Minneap ills. April 12. 
First guns to arouse the state of 
Minnesota against carnival:; were 
fired here today when the Woman's 

Co-operative Alliance in a communi- 
cation to the city council declared 
its organization (»pposed to carni- 
vals, and asked the council to deny 
application of the D(»m;nIon Kx- 
|)ot>ition shows for licen.se to show 
here week of May 22. 

Mrs. Uobblns ftilman. executivo 
{•eeretary of the erganiz Uion, fos- 
tered by prominent Mitmeapolis 
s(»ciety women, atinouncci today 
that the alliance pl.ins to: 

Conduct a cami>algr« in Minneapo- 
lis to create public rentim.'nt against 
carnivals, c^perlally » treet carni- 
vals. 

Carry the campai.TM to the Fed- 
erated Women's Clubs of Si, Paul, 
to drive carniva\s from St. ul. 

With the experience gained In the 
two cities, carry tho fijrht through- 
out the state, and e.'peciar.y to th.e 
next Jtate le.-jl.-^lat ii:e to )taln a 
state law Kimi'.ir to that of Cali- 
fornia. thPt will bar carnivals from 
entering Minncrot.a. 

Investigators of the alliance, who 
have made cartful ttiuly o» carni- 
vals and their eft'ct on the morals 
of people, especially young people, 
rliarge that: 

At least two-thirds of tin attrac- 
tions of every eariiiv.'il consist of 
gambling devices; sanitary condi- 
tion.^ are never good; por.'ons 
physically uncU-in often c, induct 
sandwich ar.d luncli counters; loca- 
tion of carnivals in th' largo cities 
ts usually In an urde:urable district 
and often near tlie wliolesalc or rail- 
road districts, v.lrre little natural 
su|)ervlsion is found; all of the local 
rowdies and gang.s ar.i attracted to 
the place; numerous In^^tanees have 
been noted where girl.i are hired 
away from home by the jiromlse of 
occupation In the carnival. 

"This problem mu^t be attacked 
by the state as a whole." dcirlarcd 
Mrs. Rhoda Kypinr, of t'le alliance. 
'The small communities aro nor- 
ganlzed, and, as .'^hown by the ex- 
perience of Minneapolis, lo. ;1 legis- 
lation has been ineffective. Fnder 
the present licn.'-e system It is al- 
most impossible to get real la-, en- 
forcement. The license system oftni 
acts as a cloak to »-over evils which 
would not be tolerated a.s unli- 
censed." 



A .'"overe blow at (h'» disrei>u table 
carnival buaness comes just a', this 
time, when the season's business la 
about to jump off, in the form of an 
expose ill "The Country (Jentle- 
nian." probably the strongest of the 
periodicals addressing themselves 
to the farmers of the country. The 
publication in put out by the Cur- 
tis Co.. of I*hl!adelphla, which also 
has "The Saturday Kvening Vortr 
It covenj the farm population thor- 
oughly, and its expose of the car- 
nix a I outrage is bound to awaken 
puM c rrntfmet:t in ther.? commun- 
ities. 

Til" first chapter of the expopo, 
entitled "Confesnlon.i of a Fair 
I'aker." appears in "The Country 
Gentleman" of April 8. and occupies 
a conspicuous place as a leading ar- 
ticle. It pin-ports to be written by 
a reformed gi after, who spent moat 
of his Ife In the graft trade with 
fairs and carnivals, and was moved 
to merd his ways by a wife and 
cbildren coming to an age of under- 
standing. 

The v.riter quotes from public 
health reports, reveals som^i of the 
inside workings of the "g.*afi" crowd 
an<l shows Intimate knowledge of 
the game. He also uses much of tho 
material gathered by Variety In its 
cru.sadc*. The article puts some of 
the oni'.M on the fair m.anagors, sev- 
eral of whom it puts on record as 
declaring that 'We must have a 
r> <hvay to help out on tho expen."e. 
A (lean midway wouldn't pay. It 
mu: t have the sex pull to get tho 
p;H»ple in." The writer denies thi.s 
.'»nd cites many fairs which cut out 
tho "gill fthow.s" and hooch danc<»s 
and st II made a pruHl. 



RFAL PULLMAN PORTERS SH^O 

K.msrjs Cily, pril 12. 
X. Clark Smith, director of mu- 
sic Jt the Lincoln High School here, 
huA be< II cngaK^d |,y the i'ullman 
(^). to go to Chle.igo next summer 
and te.ieh the I'ullman porters to 
.•'in.'^ There are j ome 0,000 porteis 
crnploved by tho I'ullman Co.. with 
some thousand or more oft duty 
every day between runs. 



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DARDANELLA" SUIT ON 

The Felix Bernard suit against 
Fred Fisher, Inc., over tho "Dar- 
danellu" song came up on Monday 
before Justice I'ijur in Special 
Term, Part 4 of the Supreme Court. 
The case was still in progress Wed- 
nesday, tho numerous witnesses 
testifying to a packed court atten- 
dance comprised chiefly of "tin pan 
alley" representatives. It will take 
up the major part of this weik. 

IJernard says he was induced to 
sell out his interest in "Dardanella" 
for $100 and claims $".0,000 royal- 
ties due him. 

SELLS-FLOT^ OPENS 

The S«-lls-l''l')to oireus <.})-i:i-(l 
.Saturday in the Colis.-uin, CWk tgo. 
repeating the annual perfo: rnanc'- ot 
taking the f.ld Kingliri/i .'•fand. Th • 
Kinglini; Dms.-lS iinum-T'.ailey out- 
lit lr;i\rs tlie (I.udfn. .April !".♦. play- 
ing Hroolvlyn the follo\Nir,g w<elc. 
The old order will t-e followed, tin- 
show nioving from I:.ookl\n to 
I'hiladelpliia and plt> mi; the .New 
.Jersey week of statids on the return 
trip Into northern New Yoric or Xew 
llngland 



Frank Kceney, who ha« a sirinjf 
of tlinioughbreds in training for the 
current racing season, has been en- 
tertaiiiing a Rroup of i)rofessi.»nalfl, 
including liaymond Hitchcock, 
I''arir\y llrice. M.ary ll-iton. C.e rg« 
White atid Marshall Montgomery In 
j5altimore, the jiarty \i iting the 
i:o\vi<' race track dail". 



S-B ENDING SEASON 

Washington, D. C, April 12. 

Shubert vaudeville at the Belasco 
may close tomorrow (Saturday), 
three weeks previous to the date 
set. Manager Ira LaMotte gave 
notice to the house staff this week. 
This was done as a' protective 
measure, although no deliniie in- 
structions from New York have 
come through as yet. 

"The Ilounders," billed for next 
week, has been switched to Thila- 
delphia to substitute for the Hu.ssey 
revue. Hussey is rehearsing in the 
late I'.ert William.s' show, "Under 
the r.amboo Tree." This leaves no 
show In readiness for next week 
unless plans arc suddenly alter«d 
an<l a show thrown together at the 
last minute. 

It Is reportfd Frances Starr will 
play the .Slu:bejf -r..-l.sa« o the first 
we«>i; in May, 



GALLAGHER AND SHEAN 

Chicngo. April 1 -', 
I'io Zie^feUl whilo here last we.-K 

signed ioiitracts with Callagher and 

Sii'-in at the Majestic the.itre this 

week, for the 'Kollies." 

They are to work in the show and 

do their Hpeei.alty. 



Watch for FRANK VAN HOVEN'S 
BIG ADV. Next Week 




L!LLL\N ST. LEON 

AMERICA'S PREMIER LADY EQUESTRIENNE 

who was selected for tot- first bill t-i op.-n the new (;()I.|)I'..S (lATlC, Kftn 

I 'r;i riri>i( M, the lattst ( »rp'ii< iiin .Jiuiior liie.itrc. ulii«-li <ipiiird M.irch 26 

Mis.s .ST. lA.os is 1 i:.\Tri:i;i) u ri'ii i.^kstocks i:ii>iNr. sciK>oL 

•Now Appeal irm r»n I hi- « »rph« urn rireuit. 



VAUDEVILLE 



Friday, ApVil 14, 1923 



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TOUL' SAVES KID FLAT; 
BRASS KNUCKLES N. G. 



Con Sends His Heavyweioht 

Against a Gilyago Named 

Kid Limbo 

Syracuse, Aptil 12. 
rear Clih-K: — 

My new heavyweight wrni to the 
post la.st ni^'ht .ind box(<l a hi^ 
Kilyaso nainotl Kitl I-.imWo that I 
wrote yo:i about last week. I know 
now wliy Tomato named my rpj? 
Kid Flat (or I never seen a puy 
who could flatten out better than 
Jiim in all my experience with the 
glove swingers. 

As I told you last week I managed 
to slip the brass knurks into his 
light glove although Limbo's chief 
second stood In our corner and 
watched me lace ui> the mittens. 
However I learned how to palm the 
knurks from Merlin, the magician, 
who was with me some months ago 
and I had no trouble start in my 
Arab with his odds in the right 
duke. 

We told him to keep his left hand 
stu«^k out and not to use his right 
until he saw an opening and then to 
f-hoot it and the knucks would do 
the rest. He followed instructions 
for about a half a second but walked 
right Into a round house swing that 
toppled him over like a punctured 
balloon. When he got up at nine 
ho was wild eyed and staggered on 
liis feet with his back to Limbo 
and started boxin with the referee. 

I took one peek at him and knew 
he was out on his feet so reached young', tried out some homo made 



PRIARS' DINNER FOR GRAY 

Tommy Gray's appearance on his 
return from the coast las. week led 
to the Friars conspiring to feed the 
boy-author. 

In the monastery of the society 
.•^ome evening next week, Mr. Gray 
will bo the guest of honor at a 
I'riars* banquet. As usual, the 
g\ifst will guess what the honor is. 

Mr. Gray was 27 years of age on 
his last birthday; he stands fwv 
feet ten; weighs 105 pound.s; nearly 
blond and sometimes red; wears a 
j-oft hat; shows hi.-? teeth when he 
talks; lives with his folks; knows 
some of the worst dumps around 
Times S<iuare; has never been 
pinched for anything serious; loves 
to talk aV)o\:t the show business; 
thinks I?ustor Kealon is a better 
comedian than Kddie Miller; would 
like to do a two -act with Felix' Ad- 
ler; has never been married, hopes 
he never will be; has never been 
honored before and never will be 
again; knows more singles than a 
booking manager; writes dramatic 
plays for practice and nonsense for 
money; Is known f roi i coast to 
coast through finger prints; has a 
mother who loves him, no one else 
ever tried to; never has laughed at 
his own stuff, never has laughed at 
anyone else's stuff; owns a car he 
bought outright, third-hand; be- 
lieves Broadway Is the beginning 
and end of the world; entertained 
for the soldiers in France; caused 
the armistice when the Germans 
heard about him being over there. 

Mr. Gray has been before the pro- 
fessional publi:; for several years. 
He has a brother, Dan. Tommy, 
amateurishly, when both boys wer" 



> 



over and pulled the bell ending the 
round which had about two minutes 
to go. Their was an awful squawk 
from Limbo's corner but the official 
timekeeper Is my pal and swore 
that it was a full three minutes. 
1 knew I couldn't repeat for they all 
had their watches out on us the 
next canter. 

Between rounds we worked on 
Flat and finally got him fixed up so 
ho could hear. I bellered in his 
ear to let his right hand go no mat- 
ter whether Limbo was covered up 
or not and he promised that he 
would. He walked out in the second 
and let fly with the right started it 
«t the floor and hittin Limbo on 
the knee cop. Limbo went down, 
took a nine count and then got up 
limpin and hollerin that his leg was 
broke. 

We screamed at Flat to go on In 
and finish him for the referee was 
payin no attention to the beef about 
the broken leg and was orderin 
I.iimbo to quit stallin and cither dive 
or fip^bt. Flat, when he saw Limbo 
backin away from him. began to get 
chc:ity and .«;tarted lookin around at 
us and winkin like a worlds cham- 
pion gettin a quiet work out with 
Fome sucker that he can tako any 
minute. Limbo is an old war liorse 
that aint got much except experi- 
ence but the old ex wins many a 
battle. He timed a right cro'-s that 
copped Flat on the button Just as 
that sap was roundin aft^r one of 
his winks at our corner and the next 
minute our tramp was on the floor 
apain. 

From then on ho was up and down 
like a Putnam building elryator. 
llo (M-rtainly could take it. All he 
needed was a che.st protector and 
a mask and he would look like 
Steve OXeil catchin a double head- 
rr. All he lacked was a one-piece 
liathin suit and a .swimmin cap and 
ho would be eligible for an honorary 
membership in the coast life guards. 
After ho had done the dip about four 
times and I was beginnin to figure 
on throwin the sponge In to save 
him from gettin his brains knocked 
ont, I took a long chance and when 
J..imbo nailed him again I yelled 
"foul" all over the place. 

I didn't think the ref. who was 
one of the boys and the most noto- 
rious homer in Northern New York, 
would have p;uts enough to disqual- 
ify but I'm a monkey's uncle if he 
don't gra]j Limbo and award the 
fipht to my droopin lily on a foul. 

In about an hour after we got 
Flat patched up he was stnittln 
around the hotel lobby tellin the 
boys that it was a good thing that 
they stopped It for he would have 
killed Limbo in another round or 
two. Limbo ♦is still in town, limpin 
iiround like he had housemaids knee 
and ytllin murder that he was 
jobbe«l and that he will agree to 
Mop Flat in a round If they are 
rematched, or walk down Main 
etrcct on his eyebrow. I am sittin 
tiKht and lettin him rave for who 
knows we may steam up a demand 
for another frolic. • 

I thi'ik thiit Flat mav .ome 
throush and amount to someihin 



gags on his older brother. Dan stood 
them for the first half^ but during 
the last half, told Tommy he would 
have to go to work, whereupon Mr. 
Gray, the author himself, purchased 
a typewriter on the installment 
plan, training to write upon the ma- 
chino through several hundred 
repetitions of "Why does a chicken 
cross the street?' Tommy found 
out there were 397 ways of telling 
that gag without one encroachinpr 
upon the other, and he then decided 
to be a humorist. 

Mr. Gray started upon his funny 
career writing for "The Dramatic 
Mirror." While the decline of "The 
Mirror" was never blamed upon 
Tommy, still it is a fact "The Mir- 
ror" has since passed away. Later. 
Mr. Gray commenced a column in 
Variety. By careful editing, it got 
Into print now and then. After Mr. 
Gray became friendly with Va- 
riety's staff, it got into print more 
often, until of late his name has 
been used In large type, so his 
creditors could locate him without 
the trouble formerly encountered. 

Mr. Gray's brother. Dan, is ?;till 
a decent citizen. AVhilo he permits 
his brother Thomas to remain at 
homo. It is under.-^tood in the family 
cixx'le that Tommy can no longe;* 
try out gags in the hou.-e. 

Any other InTormation required 
by the toastmaster of the lurid his- 
tory of Thomas .T. Gray, funnyman. 
Tommy will furnish himself. 



CENSORING DIALOG THAT 
DOESN'T ENLIGHTEN 



New York Censoress Against 

Profanity — "The Geth- 

semane" Looked At 



An Insight Into the New York 
censorship situation may be gath- 
ered from the following, related by 
one of the principals to the Inci- 
dent: Next week at the Capitol 
there is to be shown a Prizma color 
production entitled "The Gethse- 
mane," depictingr the eve of the 
Crucifixion. This week the picture 
was taken to the offices of the State 
Censorship Board and the follow- 
ing conversation occurred: 

'What Is the name of this pic- 
ture?" asked the cen.soress who re- 
ceived 'It from the attacks of the 
theatre. 

"It's 'The Gethsemane*." 

"Well, who plays the lead In It?" 

"Jesus Christ!" 

"Look here, young man, I want 
you to understand that I will not 
tolerate profane language in these 
offices." 

"Madam. I am not being profane 
in my speech but simply answering 
your (question." 

"Oh, la that so! Well. I want to 
know who Is playing the leading 
role in the picture and I expect you 
to inform me." 

"That Is exactly what I did. I told 
you Jesus Christ was the principal 
character." 

"Well, then, who plays opposite 
him?" 

"Judas Iscarlot." 

"V<^y well, we'll look at the pic- 
ture and see if it we'll pass It." 



M. M. P. IT. QUARTERS 

Local S02 of the American Fed- 
eration of Musicians has taken a 
lea.se of 8,400 feet of floor space In 
the Fisk Tire Co. building, 67th 
street, near Broadway. The local 
will move Into Its new quarters 
about May 1. The leasing of the 
57th street headquarters means the 
break between Local 802 and the 
Mutual Musical Protective Union, 
formerly 310, Is irreconcilable. 

The move by 802 was made tc* 
provide an a.-sembly room for its 
members where they might seek 
work, the M. M. P. U. having I>arred 
802 members from the M. M. 1'. U. 
assembly floor several weeks ago. 

The 802 local has elected Edward 
Canavan, Richard Halle and Sam 
Finkclstein as delegates to the an- 
nual convention of the American 
Federation of Musicians to be held 
at Grand Rapids. May B. 



PROBING COLLICOTT'S DEATH 

Los Angeler., April 12. 

Police have started a probe of the 
death of Max I. Collicott, showman. 
who died last week at his home here, 
a few minutes after complaining of 
stomach trouble. 

His sister-in-law, Mrs. John Colli- 
cott, wife of the nationally known 
showman, reported the peculiar in- 
cident to the police. Before going 
home he was in the company of his 
brother, John, at a downtown thea- 
tre. 



CARILLO'S 'LOMBARDr' 

Leo Carrillo will shortly return to 
vaudeville with a condensed ver- 
.sion of "Lombardi Lit.." the Moro.sco 
production which elevated the char- 
acterist to stardom. 

M. S. Bcntham arranged the 
vaudeville production which will 
carry a cast of four besides Car- 
rillo. 



BIRD BALLYHOO 

Loews State theatre offered a 
unique ballyhoo this week by plac- 
ing the three largo macaws which 
usually adorn the Inner lobby on 
rings beneath the canopy of the 
theatre Just over the sidewalk. 

The birds were unchained. 



Powers' Elephants in Mains' Circus 

Powers elephants, leaving the 
Ilippodromo when "Get Together" 
closes next week, will join the Wal- 
ter L. Mains circus. The Downey 
outfit lost two bulls through death 
last season. 

With Powers' four mammoths, the 
^tlains show will have a herd of 
seven elephants this season. 



ELL AlTD INJURED 

Chris Monohan. pianist, is Feri- 
ously 111 in the Brooklyn (N. Y.) 
iiospital. 

Dixie Norton (Norton and M"l- 
notte) under carp of physician will) 
a sprained ankle. 

I3ecau.se of the Illness of Mr.<-'. 
Bert Cole, who underwent an opera- 
tion for gallstones at the Halmo- 
man ho.«;pital. New York, Aiuil 5. 
the vaudovilla act, "Tango .Shoes." 
was closed for the sea.son. Mr.s. 
Cole is recovering. 

Silvio Ilein was opera t»^d upon 
Tuesday in the Lenox Ilill ho.-pital, 
New Y'ork, for a tumor on his .«<i)inf. 

Suzette, accordioni.st. is Sf lionsly 
ill at the homo of relatives in Chi- 
cago. 

Mrs. Walter Hill (Mr. and Mrs. 
Hill in "J'oor Old Jim") is con- 
valescing in the Albany Ho.spital, 
Albany, N. Y., from a major opora- 
lion. The team was compelled to 
cancel its bookings on that amount. 

The wife of Billy "Swede" Hnll is- 
confined to her room at the lloui 
DeFrance, Nuw Y'ork, with influ- 
enza. 



for ho Is as game as they make 'em. 
He dont know right field from left 
but If he will lirten I think I can 
make a fipht'T out of him. Ho has 
a swell head and really thinks he 
boat Limbo on the level but so had 
Napoleon and Ty Cobb, 

At any rat<^ Im goln to start him 
again bffore I pay off and I will i)i<i; 
a real mock orange for him this 
time. 

Tour old pal. 

Con. 



NEW ACTS 

Sam Ward (Ward Brothers) now 
with Al Lloyd (Lloyd and Wells) 
(Lloyd and Rubin). Rubin Is now 
of Rubin and Hall. 

Bennett Sisters (formerly with 
Harry Carroll) In two act. 

George Lcmaire with Frank Ne- 
ville In skit. 

George Hover, return, ballet nov- 
elty, "The Fox Chases," assisted by 
four girls. 

Smith, King and Grifllth ("Maids 

of America"), burlesque. 

The original E. Phillips company. 
consisting of three people in gym- 
nastic work. The trio arrived from 
(Germany last week, 

Jose .Saxton and Jack Farrell in 
The Elopers." 

Jackie Saunders from pictures, In 
a dramatic sketch, with four peo- 
ple. 



MARRIAGES 

Alex. Hanlon, the Independent 
vaudeville agent, to Etta Walpow, 
in New York. April 8. 

Julius Schleifstein, treasurer of 
the Liberty, whose membership 
name in the Forty Second Street 
Country Club is "Blutch," and 
Eleanor Faldix, non- professional, 
will be married Easter Sunday. 

Katheryn Stemplo resigned from 
the Jack Martin dancing revue in 
i;tah this week and immediately 
departed for San Diego, Cal., in 
preparation for her forthcoming 
marriage to Lieut. Gus Gllckner, of 
the marines, sclM>duled for April 15. 

Joseph Schildkraut, with "Lillom," 
to ?:isie Bartlett Porter, April 7. in 
Philadelphia. 

JUDGMENTS 

Joseph Davis (Triangis Music 
Pub., Inc.); Knupp Engraving Co., 
Inc.: $279.65. 

Ziegfeld Cinema Corp.; Western 
Union Tel. Co.; $140.70. 

Efrem Zimbalist; N. Y. Edison 
Co.; $34.27. 

Talking Motion Pictures, Inc.; In- 
dependent Movie Supply Co., Inc.; 
$480.15. 

Jesse L. Lasky Co.; City of N. Y.; 
$68.88. 

All Am. Amus. Corp.; same, 
$543.49. 

Bankers Trus* Co.; M. Klaw et 
al.; $2,144. 

Herman L. Roth; Doctors Service 
Corps. Inc.; $46.05. 

Aileen Stanley and Robert M. 
Buttenuth; Jerome U. Remick & 
Co.; costs. $24. 

Armand Vecsey; Ulman Mfg. Co.; 
$39.60. 

Alexander Beyfuss; Patterson- 
Andress Co.. Inc.; $7,093.53. 

Blackburn-Veede Pictures, Inc.; 
W. R. Hall; $412.07. 

William Moore Patch; Howard 
Rusk, Inc.; $113.65. 

John Cort; A. Ward. $529.14. 

Daniel R. Rogers (Song Shop); 
Crown Music Co.; $602.22. 

Leo Fox and Charles Penrer (Fox 
A, Penzer) ; Claremont Film Labs., 
Inc.; $733.12. 

Sigmund Romberg; J. Muhzer et 
al.; $1S8.20. 

Harry Sissle and Joseph Blake; 
n. S. Hechhf'lmcr. $163. 

Music Industries Chamber of 
Commerce, Inc.; A. M. Lawrence; 
j'ji.'i.yo. 

R. H. Burnside, Inc.; City of 
N. Y.; $94.41. 



TECHNICAUTY COSTS 
KITTY GORDON $20,833 

Appeals Court Reverses Judg* I 
ment Against Weber and 

Anderson 1 

. ;. i 

The Appellate Division of th^ 
New York Supremo* Court reverse^ 
the lower cour*, Friday, Api'li 7 ' 
in the suit of Kitty Gordon, who In 
Juno of last year won a verdict ot 
$20,833 against L. Lawrence Weber 
and G. W. Anderson In the allega- 
tlon of breach of contract. The ap- 
peal was argued in the higher court 
in February. Miss Gordon was rep- 
resented by Frederick Gold.smith 
and Harold M. Goldblatt. Willi.ain 
Klein acted for the defendai.ta. The 
case may be taken to the Court ot 
Appeals, although Miss Gordon's 
attorneys may institute another suit 
in light of the Appellate Divl.sion'i 
decision. 

Miss Gordon was engaged to make 
a series of eight pictures, but pro- 
duction stopped after th ; first film 
was completed, and she was dis- 
missed, the suit being based on sal* 
ary for the balance of the contract. 
The defense was that the contract 
was with the Kitty Gordon Featura 
Film Co. and that Weber and An- 
derson signed the agreement as 
officers of that corporation Miss 
Gordon, through her attornoys, 
contended that no such corporation 
actually existed and the dc.cndants 
were liable as Individuals, which 
claim was upuold in the lower court 

The Appellate Division, however, 
supported the argument of the dc« 
fenss that the complaint did not 
set forth the non-existence of such 
a corporation. The decision handed 
down was that. Inasmuch as the 
complaint failed to allerrc that 
Weber and Anderson used trickery 
in securin Miss Gordon* s gna- 
ture to an agreement with a non- 
existent corporation, she should 
not have been permitted to intro- 
duce such testimony In the trial of 
the suit. The opinion, written by 
Justice Dowling. hung on the de- 
fect in the complaint. 



Mike Bernard Is organizing an 
orchestra he proposes for the 
Million Dollar Pier, Atlantic City, 
this summer. Henry Fink arranged 
the engagement. Fink Is also look- 
ing after Joan Sawyer's summer 
cabaret engagement, no definite 
plans having been settled as to her 
partner as yet. • 



Bookings for the Moulin Rouge, 
Chicago, opening April 15, made 
through Harry Walker, are Jack and 
Juno Loughlin, Pauline Anderson, 
Vera Griffin and Baroness Raus- 
kana. 



BIRTHS 

To Mr. and Mrs. Dave Frank at 
their homo In New Orleans, a son. 
Mr. Frank Is southern representa- 
tive of the Leo Feist Music Co. 

To Mr. and Mrs. Marty Joyce 
(Armstrong and Joyce) at their 
home, 368 Grand avenue, I^conla, N. 
J., on March 14, a daughter. Mrs. 
Joyce was formerly P^lora Be.ittie 
(vaudeville) and is the mother of 
the Heattie Dolls, now playing for 
Keith. 

Mr. and Mrs. Gus Kahn. at the 
Michael Rec^e Hospital, Chicago, 
April 3. daughter. The father is a 
songwriter; the mother is profes- 
sionally Grace I.>evoy. 

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Ryden, Astoria, 

April 8, daughter. - • . • . v , . , , • 

Mr. and Mr.^. Tudor (Tudor and Arnold Johnson has completed his 
Stanton), at the Misercordia hos-J^tay at Miami, and has opened the 
pital. New York, April 11, daughter. St. Johns Catlillac. Detroit. 



HOUSE CLOSINGS 

The Alhambra. Stamford. Conn., 
will drop vaudeville this week and 
pl.ay pictures for the summer. 

Robinson's Grand, Clarkesburf, 
W. Va., May 8 (pictures). Lyce- 
um, Canton, O., April 24, closing en- 
tirely. Strand, Greensburg, Pa., May. 
1 (picture). Strand, Ithaca, N. T.j 
June 5 (pictures). 

"Mutt and Jeff," under the man- 
agement of Gu3 Hill and B. J. 
Carpenter, closes Saturday night 1« 
Youngstown, Ohio. 

O. E. Wees **The Trail of the 
Lonesome Pine" closes Saturday In 
Hamilton, Ont. 

The Lyric, Hamilton. Canada 
(Keith), closes Its vaudeville .season 
April 22. when a summer policy ot 
stock will be installed. The house 
plays Keith vaudeville and pictures. 

The Majestic, Fort Worth. Texaf 
(Interstate) closes April 23. Keith «, 
Columbus, closes April 23. Pan- 
tage», Edmonton, Canada, closet 
April 15. 

IN AND OUT 

The Three Lees, gymnasts, opened 
at Proctor 3 23d Street, New "ioffc 
Monday, booked to play the fir« 
three days of the current week. Fol- 
lowing Monday's perfornianocs. omx 
two appeared for Tuesday's mati- 
nee, and neither could explam tnj 
whereabout.^ of the third. I^,"™ 
later dlsclo.«5ed ho was suddenly 
taken 111. with the attending mem- 
bers not aware of it until after »n 
investigation. Nestor and Dixon 
filled the vacancy. 

Wanda, trained seal, out of tne 
American. New York, first haU, 
with Lockhart and Leddy substi- 
tuting. ^ ,^ 

Ethel Hopkins, out of Proctors, 
Yonkers, N. Y., first half. H'!}*"* 
Maureen Englln substituted. Dia- 
mond and TJrcnnan withdrrw from 
Proctor's. 58th street, first half, ill- 
ness. Bobby Randall filled the va- 
cancy. The Roylans cancelled tn* 
current week at the Kroadway, Njv 
York., illness. Succeeded by r 
Fevrc. t 



What a Broadwayite considers 
inflamatory literature Is a post 
card from a friend visiting Ger- 
many. The card quotes the prices 
of wet goods there. A drink of the 
best Scotch liquor costs the equiv- 
alent of four cents in American 
money, while a bottle of the best 
beer is to be had for half a cent. 



ENGAGEMEl^TS 

Fred. J. Nichol.«». "On the Stafrj/* 

Helen Lowell. Rrandon Hiir.st aM 
Frank Doane, "The Night Owl.' . 

Etheliiid Terry, "For Goodnew 
Sake " 

McKay Morris, "Whispering 

Wires." 

Harold Slater, "The Hind'.' 
Beatrice Hendrickson, 'On tns 

Stairs." ^^ 

Marion Sunshine and Ik-tic vr 

sen, "Daffi-Dill." 



P ' VARIETY'S PHICAGO OFFICE 

Friday, April 14, 1922 



Ci)tcago 



STATE-LAKE THEATRE BUILDING 







MARIGOLD GARDENS 

*^ Chicago, April 12. 

MurlKold Garden* has again been 

.rJJfaed from itb ntate ot lethargy. 

y^r since Ernie Young withdrew 

?iVa«Bi"g Parade of 1921- from 

fhl Gardens laat October a sort of 

luJom settled on the establishment 

Snti this weel«, when he again re- 

y„rned there to reveal his latest 

iSmmer offering. "Arabian Nights." 

Tt Droved to be the most sumptu- 

lii« and pretentious offering a local 

r«haret establishment has ever held. 

iT in its clas.s. is the mcst colorful, 

hrilliant, dazzling and entertaining 

nfforins produced in these parts, 

and outshines any of Young's pre 

vious meritorious endeavors. It 

big class finish, with 



great 



is 
a 



daring cos- 



galaxy of gorgeous and darlni 
fume.s and bewitching girls. Of 
these there are three principal 
women, a ballet of eight and a 
Siorus ensemble of 12. This group 
of femininity alone exceeds any 
rroup or collection of women that 
ave been used in cabaret revues, 
f the men in the revue proper 
•e are only two. and they are 
ceedinKly busy through the four 
urs that it takes to r^ through 
e enlortainnient. The wo nen prin- 
pals likowi.so do their : '.are. and 
O BO in a most plrasiu,:; and im- 
pro-sivc' fashion. 

The first "::mash.*' or the oponinK. 
Ik the appearance of Hazel Kirk, 
leadin?; tlu* 'Tallyho" niimb'M-. with 
the 11' Marigold coachmen and thi^ 
Elldu Hallet. The girU^ of the ballet, 
none of t!i;i.i over IG. are costumed 
to reprfont the ponio-. while the 
ladies of the en:-emble represent the 
coarhmon. It is a numljer rrof«t 
pleasinc: tt the <'ve and one that 
lingers in the mind. 

Then Louis Lavellr* comes forth to 
let loi-o a bit of classical ineloiy. 
after which the fast and 8i)eedy ac- 
robatic ('.uo. Pro.sper and Marot. dis- 
penre romo of their '•Coll(>^re Ath- 
letic" fe:^t.^. 

A lull might be antlripited after 
thc^ sj)e(>dy sliowing of thi' <Vj'j. but 
such is not the ca.-sc. for Mary 
Thom.'!s then came forth le.idinK the 
•Nautch XtimUer." with the Mari- 
gold Ciyp.sies and fli»» ballet as a 
backsrround. Mis.s Thomas rendered 
a iKillad dnring the time the ensem- 
ble wer;^ goin^ throuerh unique and 
novel st<MjK. Just before the com- 
pletion of the number Margo llaf- 
fero. premiere danseu.'^e. tripped out 
«nd pave a most artistic terpsiclio- 
rean Interpretation of the number. 

Without an interruntion of the 
proceedings Hazel Kirk came forth ^ 
and in her inimitable style rendere<| j 
a mo.st n%i^lodiou.s song, which proved ', 
to be one of the hit numbers of the | 
•how. following her. Arthur [.com- 
ing stepped forth with a bit of 
speedy eccentric steppincr and tied 
the show up for the time be'.ng. 
"What there is to constitute eccen- 
tric steppincr Ijceming know.K and 
was able to show in a most proficient 
manner. 

:Then came the bipr event of the 
5ftvening as far as the audience was 



«EL1," the Jeweler 

TO THE PROFESSION 

Special Discount <o Performer* 

UIIKN IN tmCACO 

Slate-T4vke Theatre BIdg.. 

Cifound Floor 



concerned, "The Pearl Number." 
Mary Thomaa waa designated to 
l<»a^ this number, and sang the 
theme song. "Say It With Pearls." 
The entire ensemble and pony bal- 
let were again utilized for this num- 
ber. The costumes worn in this 
number by the damsels are com- 
posed entirely of pearls, and accord- 
ing to Young it took 4,700 pearls to 
construct each costume. The total 
weight of each costume is 40 pounds, 
and from these statistical figures it 
is no doubt that these costumes 
were the most costly used in the 
revue. This number in point of dis- 
play of feminine nudity is most 
daring. However, it might be said 
that there is no evidence of vulgar- 
ity discernible as far as the wearing 
and display of the costumes are 
concerned. 

Miss Haffcro. next, made her first 
solo appearance with a dancing 
number. Her position was hard in 
following this spectacular number^^ 
but she measured up to the occasion 
in capital style and registered splen- 
didly with her classical stepping. 

Tlie customers were all tuned up 
for .somethlnK fast and snappy then. 
This thoy got when Hazel Kirk 
strutted out with the 12 MariRold 
struttcr.s and ponies for the ".lazz 
Number." This is a real fast strut - 
titipT event, with all of the girls 
.sf^oplnR like "sixty." It was one of 
the big numbers of the show, both 
in costuminf-? and staKing. and as 
the anti -climax served in good 
stead. Mi.ss Kirk, a stunning blonde, 
is a mean shaker, with a per.sonalily 
that mak'^s atiy dance acceptable 
To top ofr tills bit number a colored 
' dancer. lOarl Collins came on for 
I insl three minutes of f;i«t acrobatic 
• lidos and jwdils and a .wnlk-off with 
a strut that was "hot." 

Following. I.ouis I.avalle lei "The 
Roman f f.aaialor." In this number 
the j:irls j-.ro * cstumed a.-< Kladlators 
and cnpr.rr^' in flrill routino that for 
its precision approaches th- ma'U*»r 
man«^uvers cf trained and hanl- 
cned soldiers. The ballet r.dds 
proatly to tlie impresj^iveness of this 
numlier, wiih aesthetic dancing and 
a routine of en.-cmble work that 
cr<'ati'<l a fir.or. It was the psycho- 
lo^'ical iqjot for a tremendous !)unch. 
and w.ir^ not fouttd wanting. It had 
even the hard-boiled first-nighters 
and ringiiiders on their feet, and was 
like a redfire to a circus or the good 
old flag to a vaudeville act. 

between numbers Krnie Youngs 
Orchestra. directed by William 
Mills, furnished the floor dancing 
music Hi* well as idayinp for the 
revue. Here again Young h.is 
shov.u him-sc'lf as an astute show- 
man, getting together 12 men. all 
real musicians, who are bound to be 
recognized as one of the best -play- 
ing organizations in any cafe any- 
where. , . 

All in all Young has a show here 
that should stand them up for 
weeks. It excels beyond qualifica- 
tion anv of his previous endeavors 
and should serve a.s the be.st that 
can be offered in cafes and cabarets 
anywhere. A runner-up will be 
mighty hard to get and can hardly 
be assembled to compete with it. 
The tariff of $1 charged for admis- 
sion to the (lardens Is well justified. 
Kdgar Schooley and William 
Rankon are resjjonsible for the pres- 
entation and staging of the revue. 



COUECnON AGENCY 
DEBUTS IN CHICAGO 



Commission Will Be Collected 

by Excelsior Collection 

Agency 



Chicago. April 1*. 

Tills week the W. V. M. A. agents 
were requested to sign 8li|)a au- 
thorizing the Excelsior Collection 
Agency to collect their commission 
from all acts playing the Orpheum 
and Orpheum, Jr. circuits. 

This is the first time a collection 
agency has ever been used out this 
way. It will not affect the agents 
booking acts in the W. V. M. A. 
houses. 



Fred Bachmann. who has been 
managing the Krnie YouufT Revue 
in Baltimore, has returned hero to 
take o^ er the management of the 
new Youn?; show at Marigold Ciur- 
dena for the summer. 



is a corking good ground tumbler 
and flipflo|) artist, and it was difll- 
cult to keep track of the turns and 
flops he executed. The woman was 
a pood feed for him. 

"DeucinB" it came Alyce and lai- 
cille Sheldon, a comely pair of girls, 
who have a pood sense of harmony 
and po throuph a routine of fitting 
songs and dialop. The girls ha\e 
a manner of renderim? syncopated 
lyrics that will carry them any- 
where, especially their rendition of 
the "blues" type, and more of this 
style and less of the ballads would 
be of benefit to them. 

In the "trey" spot was Raymond 
Bond, with his quaint and heart- 
touching homespun comedy, 'llem- 
nants." The ease and sincerity 
with which Bona handles his char- 
acter delineation hit home with the 
customers, and they just relished 
every one of the spoken lines of 
dialog which were rendered by 
Bond and Kleanor Magnuson. This 
act pave the show its comedy start 
and that was lived up to throughout 
the balance of the performance. 

Loop. 



MARCUSE & CO. DECISION 

• Chicago. April 12. 

In the bankruptcy proceedings of 
Marcuso & Co., who failed s.ime 
time apo, creditors were denied a 
rehearing by the United States Cir- 
cuit Court of Appeals on a recent 
decision holding five men not liable 
for certain debts of the concern, a 
brokerage hout^e. 

The five men contributed to the 
trust fund of the company and the 
creditors asked a reheuritig on the 
ground that the five were partners. 

The men are Henry Vette, Peter 
M. Zuncker. Theodore ReRenst«iner. 
Clement Studebaker, Jr., and tJeorge 
M. Studebaker. 

M.'iny actors and persons In the 
theatrical business here who did 
business with the firm, were hit by 
the decision of the court, as they 
had large sums of money intrusted 
to the concern. 



JAKE STERNAD FUND 
INTERESTS SHOW PEOPLE 



Popular Manager Died Desti 

tute— Wife and Child 

in Need 



THEATRE MEN GUHTY 

Chicago, April 12. 
Pleas of guilty to defrau<linp the 
I'nited States (Jovernment out of 
$12,000 were filed In the I'nited 
Stated District Court before Judge 
Carpenter last week by Fred Iwnlck 
an<l Raymond L. Jacoby, owners of 
the State-Congress (stock bur- 
les(iue) : and the Zlegfeld, pres- 
ident. Monroe, Atlas, I'ine (Jrove 
and Ix'xinpton theatres, all picture 
houses. They Mere previously In- 
dicted for failing to turn over that 
sum. collected as war tax. Judpe 
Carpenter took the case under ad- 
visement for 30 days when he will 
impose sentence. 



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To the Profession for $52.00. 
GCARANTRED FOR FIVE YKARS. 

Complete line of new and used trunks. 
Tour old trunk In exch.nnge. Special 
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431 Rush Street, Chicago 

» Dlockd from RtatP-L.tke Theatre. 
2 Minutes frt)m Loop. 

. IN THE HEART OF THE 
ARTISTS' COLONY 

Announces the Arrival of 

•*YELLOW" NUNEZ 

Cnrnposcr of "I.lvory Stable Ulufs'* 

•*o«"'d'» Orefttest Jacr. Clarinet ist. 

Direct from New York City. 

Dance in the Red Lantern Roonfi 
from 9 p. m. on. 
niNK IN BARN ROOM. 

$1.00 Table d'Hote Dinner 



MAJESTIC 

Chicago. April 12. 

M-n predominated on tho 1)111 
headed by j:ossie Clay(on tliis week. 
There were three men to each vom- 
an on the bill, or altopether. IS to G. 
The men did their share and. de- 
spite tho fact they outnumbered the 
women, they also did in favoritism 
with the audience. 

Miss Clayton with her "dance 
playlet proved a capable headliner. 
The novelty of tho act. the terpsi- 
chorean endeavors of Miss Clayton, 
the Maglevs. the Templet ons and 
tho Versatile Sextet, carried the ap- 
plau.se thermometer to the sizzlinsr 

point. ^ , 

Next in applause were Turns and 
Freda in their comedy talking and 
instrumental skit. These boys on 
No. 4 had things all their own w.ay. 
Following was Johnny Burke. 
Next to closing was Al Herman. 
Not having been seen for two yearn, 
or since he was here with the 
•V.reenwich Village Follies.' Her- 
man found an easy passage with 
his songs and comedy talk. Leo 
Zarrell Duo. with hand-balancing 
feats, closed* the show. 

Tho opening turn, which pot the 
show off to a fast start, was Wilbur 
and Adam.s, in their acrobatic and 
comedy nonsensicality. The man 



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Chicago, April 12. 
The show did not run with much 
snap, and instead of the bill gain- 
ing monuntum as it went along, the 
bill ran evenly. Jean and Jeanette 
Mura. billing themselves as "Dres- 
den China Painters." started the 
show quietly with four subject.^. 
The act open.*? before a special set 
in full, with the back drop allowing 
two openings wherein paper 1."^ 
placed and upon which .scenic work 
is done. Poth of the people wear 
artists' makeup, and the man ac- 
companies his work with whistling. 
Ned Melroy bounced in with Irish 
stories and songs. Melroy amused 
with his stories, .although his sing- 
ing was not above the average. The 
way his present stock of stories 
went they seemed to need a change. 
For a curtain caller he did an Irish 
jig. Wil.son and AVilson. two col- 
ored men. .started off with a bang, 
and let things dwindle dnwn until 
their finale, when they danced and 
took many bows. They open with 
tnlk that was suddenly cut short, 
although It was going all right. 
Th( n the tall slender man did a 
.^ong and dance, making w;iy for \ho 
other fellow to come on for a char- 
acterization of a preacher. It was 
a forceful bit, using much of the 
man's energ\', but did not register 
with much force. They both come 
on for some drnggy clowning and 
then dan^'e for their finish. It ap- 
peared that dancing and talking 
wcro their biprgest assets. 

Eva Westcott and Co. were fourth. 
Thf act Is a monolog by Miss West- 
cott. with tho "and company" con- 
Kl«5ting of a man seat^'d at a table, 
who does not speak one lino nf»r 
make a motion. Ho Is supposedly 
th»» husbnnd of the wife, who does 
nil the talking. The act opens In an 
interior sot, with the wife coming 
in and trying to fi.x up a ficrht sho 
had with her hu-^band. who is seated 
■at .a tal)le. She chances to a masquo 
gown, and then walks over to hop 
husband, reads the paper and fimN 
her husbnnd's b.nnk has frnled nnd 
that he Is dond. The act acpom- 
plishes Its purpo.<<e. with the climax 
of dramafic bit proving a sfronf: 
punch. Trix and Harvey Spcrlc 
prosentert a pleasant talk, song and 
danco routine. Th« talk was wiity. 
but seemed to pass over the andl- 
once'.q heads and out of the d<^ )r. 
V.niU do R little of evorything. which 
balmrns the af't In ovory way 
rjraco Camoron, with the .Ts<»Istanco 
of a mnlo pl.ario plnyor, did fotir 
^opRs and woro two g»)\vn«« .'ind rin 
f'pera e.'ipe. Th^ piano T»1av«^r did 
•I solo of a mcdl.'V of nnmbors. Mi'<s 
Cameron provfd r*- freshing,'. .Mon*'"- 
ind I.yojm stoiiped proceedings. 
They Inv.^ frcqu<'nted this houT'^ 
offrn and have ev- ry r»s.':et to pla^e 
them In line for biirgep thing.«». 

"Let's Co." A girl nrt, wa.q ai- 
«lgned to finish the entortalnrn'^-nt. 
Franchlne Hrothers and Ada Mor- 
gan were not se^Mi^lhli show. 



NO TWINS' WILL FOUND 

Chicago, April 12. 

According to II. Goldson, mana- 
ger of the IMaza theatre, Rosa and 
Josef.i r.lazek, the Siamese twins, 
who recently .died, told ftim when 
he visited them at the West End 
hospital that In the event of their 
deaths they wanted Kranz, 11 -year- 
old son of Ho.sa. to receive their en- 
tire estate. No mention, he said, 
was made of their brother. 

The estate is value<l at $200,000, 
and no will has been loeated. The 
twins played their last engagement 
at Coldson's theatre before eoing to 
the hospital. 



SONG EXCHANGE 

Chicago, April 12. 

rSallagher and Shearn are playing 
a return engagtmenl ut the Ma- 
jestic this week. 

Besides playing at the Majestic, 
the team will vi.sit the I*ala<'e where 
IJurns and I'reda .are .appearing and 
appear with them at the conclusion 
of their act. The latter team uses 
three stanzas of the O. and S. song 
and at the conclu.sion of the verses 
CI. and S. make tholr api)ear.ince. 
Burns and I'Yeda will do likewise for 
tho team at the Majestic, cominp: 
on toward the end of tlie act and 
singing their three stanzas. 



Chicago. April 12. 
More interest Is being manifesteil 
in the ral.<^:ing of a fund fur the 
maintenaiu'c of the Invalided a/ul 
paralytic widow of Jacob A. 
Sternad, the pioneer booker and 
manager,, who died hero last week, 
than in any similar proposal at- 
tempted here. 

There Is not a person Interested 
in the theatrical field, whether per- 
manently or tran.'Jlently locate<l la 
this ci»y, who has not ex|)re.s^ed 
some desire or manifestation to help 
the widow of the popular "Jake." 

At the time of his death, Sternad 
was destitute. Floyd Mack (Mack 
and Maybelle), who obtained hi.s 
start In the theatrical business 
through Sternad, listed all of the 
property he owned as a guarantee 
to the undertakers for tho expense 
of the funeral. 

The Western Vaudev.ille Mana- 
gers* association, of which Sternad 
practically served as the organizer, 
is exerting: influences in every 
direction to aid the work of the 
establishment of the fund for 
Mrs. Sternad and her son. It has 
granted a leave of absence from the 
booking floor to Harry Spingold, 
treasurer of tho fund, to allow him 
to work on a subscription list. 
Spingold. with the aid of several of 
the association bookers. Is makin^T 
a personal canvas of friends of tho 
deceased in this territory and has 
been able to raise a fairly substan- 
tial amount of money. Collections 
are being taken up in the various 
agents' offices and the local theatres 
and there is hardly a person about 
C!:Icago who knew Sternad or knew 
of him who have not added their 
mite toward the fund. 

Efforts ar« now being made by 
those assisting Spingold in his 
work to get In touch with Sternad's 
niuny friends In the territory east 
and west of here to get them to 
contribute toward the fund. 

Close to $1,000 has been raised so 
far, but a much more substantial 
amount is necessary, due to the phy- 
sical condition of the widow. The 
appeal Is being made by Spingold 
to everyone in the profession to con- 
tribute to this worthy cause by 
sending donations to him In the 
Woods Theatre building, Chicago. 



STERNAD'S MIDGETS TOP 

Kansas City, April 12. 
Tho Mainstrcet (Orf)heum cir- 
cuit) is offering Sternad's Midgets 
at tho top of its regular six-act 
bill. 

The act his been heavily circused 
and the management hopes to dupli- 
cate tho record business done by the 
parent house with Singer's Midgets 
last season. 



Jack Mooney. manager of Powers, 
ha.s been elected seeretary of the 
Irish Fellowahip Club for the ensu- 
ing year. 





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Friday, April 14, 1S22 



COLUMBIA BURLESQUE PLANS 
INaUDE TWO INNOVATIONS 



Traveling Representative Will Confer With Local 
Managers in All Cities — General Publicity Man 
Will Follow to Stimuate Interest 



The Columbia Amusement Co. has 
deflnltoly settled upon a plan to be 
carried out throughout the coming 
summer, starting about June 1, 
■when a representative "will begin a 
tour of inspection of all the theatres 
on the circuit for the purpose of 
putting all of the houses in condi- 
tion for the opening of the fall 
season. The plan contemplates the 
expenditure of whatever money may 
be necessary, not only for the paint- 
ing, redecorating and refurnishment 
but for the Installation of every 
known modern device in stage 
equipment, especially with reference 
to the perfect lighting of the stage 
productions. The representative 
will be given practically carte 
blanche to fully accomplish the de- 
sired results, the object being to 
surround j>atrons with the same 
environment In every detail that Is 
encountered In the legitimate, or 
higher priced theatres. 

In each city visited the represen- 
tative will select a man, probably 
the local manager, to go thoroughly 
Into all the details of what may be 
required In that particular theatre 
and leave the completion of the 
work In tkat man's hands. The 
traveling representative will repeat 
his visits to each theatre as fre- 
quently as possible throughout the 
summer and he will be held re- 
sponsible by the executives of the 
Columbia for the fulfillment of the 
plans laid down lor him to work 
out. 

The Columbia Amusement Co. has 
also decided upon departure for the 
coming season. A general traveling 
press representative will be em- 
ployed to start from New York 
about a month prior to the opening 
of the regular wheel season and 
undertake to stimulate new.«?paper 
publicity at every point on the cir- 
cuit. This functionary will travel 
constantly until the end of tlie 
season. Ho will be empowered to 
employ a qualified newspaper man 
In the various cities and will keep 
In constant toucl\ with them to see 
that the publicity pl.-ms are con- 
summated as far as possible. Tliis 
new department will have full au- 
thority in the matter of expcndiiures 
for advertising space, and the re- 
sults of his efforts will ]>e checked 
up In the general oHlcc of the Co- 
lumbia. 

Throughout the summer the ex- 
ecutive committee of the Columbia 
will be in constant conference with 
^all of the producing managers for 
'the purpose of kooping in close 
touch with preparations for next 
season's shows. It Is the fixed de- 
termination to vastly improve the 
quality and extent of next season's 
offerings and the plan of having 
frequent conferences with the pro- 
ducers Is relied upon to overcome 
the possibility of having to make 
changes in the performances after 
the opening of the season. This 
Ide.i, It In hoped, will take the place 
of the old censorship plan so long 
In operation. In this conriection. a 
plan has also been formulated by 
which "similarity In the perform- 
ances v;ill be overcome, e.specially 
with referenre to the repetition of 
musical numbers week in and week 
out, and with reference to the same 
types of comedians following one 
another closely. 

There Is no present visible op- 
position In burlesque for the com- 
ing season, the Columbia directors 
are determined to take advantage 
of thfs condition and make its 
houses and shows more Inviting 
than ever before, and especially to 
the Inclusion In Its patronage of 
ladles and children. 

New scales of prices are being 
worked out and they will be based 
upon local conditions at the various 
points, with a downward tendency 
due to the return of normal con- 
ditions generally throughout tho 
country. 



3-IN-1 OUT FOR GOOD 

Two-Week Try in Kansas City 
Brought Worst Busineas 



WORST SEASON IN 8 
YEARS; FEW WINNERS 

Gerard's "Follies of Day^ Far 

in Advance for Total Gross 

on Columbia 



Kansas City, April 12. 

Although this Is the last week <ft 
the season for the Gayety, Columbia 
Burlesque circuit, the three-ln-one 
thing has been dropped after two 
weeks' trial. "While tho local house 
has been showing a much better 
business than many of the other 
houses on the circuit the past two 
weeks with the pictures and vaude- 
ville added have been about^ the 
poorest of the season. The man- 
agement Is thoroughly convinced 
that burlesque patrons want bur- 
lesque and not pictures. 

There Is no dispute but the new 
policy was confusing. Some, es- 
pecially the regular matinee pa- 
trons, got the idea that the regular 
performances were cut In order to 
give the additional show, while 
others who understood that all 
seats were reserved bought in ad- 
vance, came just in time for the 
regular performance and left when 
it was over, although the feature 
film was run immediately after the 
matinee performance. It is practi- 
cally a certainty that the mixed 
show policy is throuph so far as the 
local house Is concerned. 



JIMMY COOPER'S SHOW 



Playing Burlesque Booking Circuit 
Independently— Retains Title 



Notwithstanding that the Amal- 
gamated Burlesqne Enterprises offl- 
cially closed the show last week 
playing the Burlesque Booking 
Office circuit, called "The Beauty 
Revue," and in which Jimmy Cooper 
was starred, Jimmie Cooper will 
continue on the B. B. O. time with 
a show of the same title. Cooper's 
arrangement is now direct with the 
B. B. O. people, and tho new "Jim- 
my Cooper and His Beauty Show" 
will have tho same act, but there 
will be a new chorus costuming 
equipment. 

The new Cooper show Is playing 
the Capitol, Washington. thi.s week; 
tho Olympic. New York, next week, 
and another B. B. O. house, the fol- 
lowing week. 



McAllister & shannon tab 

"With the closing of Jacobs & 
Jermon's "Flashlights of 1921" on 
the Columbia wheel Salmduy (at 
raterson, N. J.), Shorty McAllister 
and Harry T. Shannon, the come- 
dians, will open Monday In vaude- 
ville at Keenoy'.«, Newark, with a 
musical comedy tab. The tab will 
consist of bits from the burlesque 
show, with the comedians supported 
by four principals and eight chorus 
girls from the organization. 

The McAllister and Shannon tab 
has been booked for one week In 
the Keeney house with the possi- 
bility of the organization being re- 
tained as .a permanent tabloid stock 
if successful the first week. 



Watch for FRANK VAN HOVEN'S 
BIG ADV. Next Week 



• »yi vtA. : ■■ 



COURT'S A. B. A. CONDITION 

Judg»; A. N. Hand of the Federal 
District Court decided that if the 
American Burlesque Association 
waives its demand for a jury trial 
its appeal to vacate the order di- 
recting I. H. Herk and the other 
ofllcers to bo examined before trial 
will be granted. I'eter J. Olney, Jr., 
was appointed referee for that 
purpose. 

The A. B. A. appealed, stating It 
is solvent to the extent of over 
$150,000. Judge Hand appointed 
ex-Federal Judge Henry E. I^e- 
combe special master to take testi- 
mony in the banUri.ptcy pro- 
rtcdings. 

OLYMPICS FINAL WEEK 

The Olympic, New Y rk, operated 
by tho Krauses, is playing its final 
werk as an Am**rican wheel stand 
with tlio Krausrs* own show 
(Kandy Kids") as the attraction. 

Next week (.April 17) the Olympic 
starts as a spoke iiT ilie Burlesque 
Booking Office wherl, tho initial 
ItookiiW being "Beauty Re\ue." 



The past burlesque season will go 
down in theatrical history as the 
worst organized burlesque . has yet 
experienced, according to Informed 
burlesque people. Of the 36 Colum- 
bia wheel shows playin this Bea- 
con, unofficial estimates place the 
number of winners at less than a 
dozen, with the shows making 
enough to cover production e:^- 
penses and showing a profit netting 
less money than any season in the 
past eight years. 

Barney Gerard's 'Tollies of the 
Day," the show selected for the Co- 
lumbia, New York, summer run this 
year. Is reported to have played tp 
the largest gross thus far on tho 
season, with Indications pointing to 
the "Follies" finishing the season 
far In advance of any of its nearest 
competitors, as regards gross re- 
ceipts. 

The runners up, according to re- 
port, are Billy (Beef Trust) AVat- 
son's Show and the Mollie Williams 
Show, both having played to con- 
sistently good business, considering 
the bad season, but both consider- 
ably behind the Gerard show. 

Other Columbia shows reported 
as having made some ...oney on the 
season are Dave Marion's Show, 
"Town Scandals," "World of Frol- 
ics" (Sliding Billy Watson). Abe 
Reynolds' "Big Jamboree," "Keep 
Smiling," Frank Finney, and 
"Golden Crooks." 

Many of the Columbia wheel 
shows during the past season played 
to bigger grosses than in 1914, the 
poorest season otherwise than the 
past season, but In 1914 overhead 
expenses such as costumes, actors' 
salaries, transfer, railroad, etc., 
were much lower. The shows made 
more money with less grosses In 
1914 than they, did In the season 
now closing. 

Of the American wheel shows 
Jack Beid's "Record Breakers" and 
Jimmie Cooper's "Beauty Revue" 
led the American while on that cir- 
cuit. Most of the other American 
shows lost money, several pro- 
ducers going practically broke 
about the middle of the sea.son, but 
managing to stagger through. 

Despite all efforts of the Colum- 
bia to Introduce business boosting 
stunts on that circuit, the business 
has steadily dropped for the last 
three months. 

The continuous Idea, thought well 
of at the start. Is admittedly a flop, 
and the cutting of prices 25 per 
cent. In the Columbia houses, In ef- 
fect for the first time last week, also 
failed to show any improvement in 
business, In most Instances busines.^ 
being worse than before th.: cut. 



GREB UPTOWN NEXT WEEK 

Harry Greb Is making his initial 
stage appearance In New York next 
week at Hurtig & Seamon's, as an 
added attraction with the "Step 
Lively Girls." Greb will receive a 
flat salary of $1,000 for the en- 
gagement and box three rounds at 
each performance. 

Greb has been with "The Green- 
wich Village Girls" for three weeks, 
one week with "The Bowery Bur- 
lesquers" and this Is his first week 
with the other Hurlig show. Re- 
turns at the Harlem stand will de- 
cide whether he will continue as a 
H. S. attraction. 



$400 SUNDAY AT STAR 

The Star, Brooklyn, did $400 last 
Sunday when a vaudeville bill com- 
posed of H.a'.ian artists who played 
in that tongue opened the new pol- 
icy, which includes stock by a com- 
pany of Italian players during the 
week. 

The house was formerly a Bur- 
lesque Booking Office stand witli 
Sunday vaudeville concerts booked 
by Joe Shea and Billy Atwell. Sun. 
day's recfipts are reported as the 
best for the Star since last February. 



MORE FOR VAUDEVILLE 

Bobby Barry and Dick Lancaster 
("Maids of America") will present 
"Much To Do About Nothi:.g'; Al 
K. Hall ("Sporting Widows"), with 
3 -people comedy skit, and Bert 
Lehr ("Keep .Smiling"), with 2 peo- 
ple, are going in vaudeville, booked 
by Charlie Allen. 



LEW KELLY IN VA7DEVILLE 

Lew Kelly, the burlesque come- 
dian, may retire from that branch 
of theatricals and make his debut in 

a vaudeville sketch. 



COLUMBIA'S 25% SCALE CUT 
BRINGS YEAR'S LOW m 



"Jamboree" Did $5,600 La«t Week— Played to Lc 
People Than Show of Week Before— "Bits 
Broadway" Did $7,900 at Old Scale 



GIVE AL CREDIT 

Your Old Pal Closes Season — Back 
in New York With Troups 



Tour Old Pal Al, Is In New York, 
^-aiting for Aqueduct to open. The 
summer will be no worse for him 
than the winter, according to his 
burlesque brethren. If Your Old Pal 
slips all of his sliow winnings to 
the books he will still be on the 
good side as against last summer, 
they claim. 

For Al, the boss boy of Brooklyn, 
closed the Reeves' "Beauty Show" 
in St. Louis Saturday. Al closed 
his reason at the same time. The 
route said he war: to close, officially 
in Indianapolis, but there wa:: no 
place left in Indianapolis to close a 
Columbia show with, the Park there 
having beaten your old pal to the 
closing date. 

Al, his troupe and a bank roll rcr 
quiring one second to count, came 
bark to Now York — al! the way by 
train. 

Along with the fompany returned 
also Al's Kinjo, the Lest money 
maker in the co.npany this season, 
for it saved two salaries. Every 
time the banjo ai)pcared on the 
stage, once each performance, Al 
was behind it. 

Your Old Pal Al had little to .say 
about the road touring. He ad- 
mitted his show was a good one 
this season, perhaps the best he 
had ever had; that he did the ban- 
ner business in every town: that 
he 'oeat all the other shows In the 
same towns from $1,200 to $4,900 on 
the week, but refused to comment 
upon future conditions and would 
not state authoritatively whether 
he thought the bad times were due 
to 'oad business or bad hootch. 

Mr. Reeves did rot wear his 
headlight diamond stud Tuesday, 
but stated he had hidden it away in 
Gowanus (another name for Brook- 
lyn). The reason, said Al, was that 
he had hoard some terrible stories 
about robberies in New York. 
When first hearing tiiem he thought 
racing had started early this year 
but later found It meant street hold 
ups. No hold up guys,, said Your 
Old Pal, will get his ice; if anyone 
is to get it. It goes for the books. 

Your Old Pal will lighten up 
Broadway daily hereafter from 1 
until 3 and after the racing season 
stajts, from 11 to 1. 



Up -State Temporary Week 

Cohen's opera house, Poughkeep- 
sie, N. Y., splitting with Cohen's 
Newburgh, will form a week for 
the Columbia shows for tho next 
two weeks. Both houses played 
American wheol shows throughout 
the past season. 



Two B. B. O. Houses Closing 
Two Burlesque Booking Office 
houses close Saturday, Empire, 
Cleveland, and Gayety, BTltimore, 
for the fecason. 



HARVEST TIME 

As the oITlcial season of the Co- 
lumbia burlesque wheel is in its 
final wook there is at the Columbia. 
New York, currently "Harvest 
Time," a show that is a combination 
of "Harvest Time" as originally 
playod this sea.son over the big 
wheel and Low Talbot's "Eid Lift- 
ers" that loft the A»norican wheel 
some 12 weeks ago. The two, with 
an interlocking managerial connec- 
tion, were then embraced in the 
present combination program, said 
to bo an all-new edition of "Harvest 
Time," under the Talbot direction. 

Talbot in shifting wheels brought 
his American show complement of 
principals to the biggor wheel. It's 
a more severe test for them than for 
the show, as Talbot has immeasur- 
ably helped his performance through 
furnishing 24 chorus girls. It's tho 
first attraction on the Columbia Cir- 
cuit and probably tho only one to 
rome into the Columbia with 24 girls 
this soason. Ana they let an Amori- 
can wheol producer do it! Better 
back to the days when Al Hoevo<: 
carried 28 and keep to the days 
when producers like Arthur I'earson 
Is willing to pay girls $35 or $40 a 
(Continued on page 11) 



The cut of 25 per ce(ht. in admig, 
sion prices at the Columbia, New 
York, which became effective last 
week, not only failed to boost bus- 
iness as expected, but also failed to 
bring In as large a number af 
patrons numerically as the Colum- 
bia played to the previous week at 
the higher admission scale. Last, 
week's takings at the Columbii, 
with the James E. Cooper show 
"Big Jamboree" as the atiruciion, 
were the lowest of the sea.son. the 
house doing somewhat under $o,()00 
on the week, despite the lowered 
scale. 

Had the Colambia maintained iti 
former scale of 73 cents for th« 
orchestra at matinees, and night 
prices with boxes at $2 and orcbes- 
tra seats at $1.65 and $1.50, last 
week, it is estimated "The Jambo- , 
ree," with the same number of J 
people attending would liave donaJ 
about $6,700. ^ 

Tho previous week Artluir Poar-/t 
son's "Bits of Broadyway," at iha- 
old .'-.calo. did $7,900. ^ 

The old prices as coniparoil with 
the new at tho Columbia are; 
Boxes matinee $1.10, new scali 
(unchanged) ; matinee orchest 
seat>?, old scale 75 cents, new seal 
75 and 53 cents; matinee balcdny 
seats, old scalo 50 cents (un- 
changed); gallery seats at matinees, '. 
formerly liO cents, new scale 25 
cents. Boxes at night, formerly $2, 
new scale $1.65 and $1,50; night] 
orchestra seats, old scale $1.65, new J 
scale $1.50 and $1.10; night balcony] 
seats, former scale $1.10, new scale | 
75 and 65 cents. Night gallery 
.scale, formerly 50 cents, new scala 
40. cents. 



ALL "COLD" / 

No Settlement in Sight for Bur- 
lesque's Controversy 



After a conference with his at«^ 
torneys this week, I. H. Herk haJ ' 
decided Jo hold off his contemplated 
and much discussed action against 
the Columbia Amusement company, 
its directors and stockholders, until 
the pending litigation affecting the 
American circuit has been disposed 
of. 

All possibilities of settlement and 
adjustment of differences between 
the petitioning creditors of the 
American and Herk were considered 
shattered this week and both sides 
are awaiting the call to court. It 
was expected something would be 
accomplished In this respect at ine 
last meeting of the Columbia di- 
rectors held last week, but accord- 
ing to one of tho.se present, the 
subject was not even Introduced. 



B. B. 0. TAKES TWO MOEE 

The Burlesque Booking Office has 
added two more former American 
wheel shows to Its route slieets. the 
"Jazz Babies" opening at the Gay- 
ety, Brokolyn, Monday, and "Pace 
Makers," starting on the B. B. 0. 
time at the Star, Brooklyn, Monday, 
April 17. 



a 



VICTORY BELLES" AS TAB 

Billy Vail's "Victory Belles" 
closed on the B. B. O. time Saturday 
at the Avenue, Detroit. 

It will play through the middle 
west as a vaudeville tab for the next 
six weeks. 



Irene Mack Dies ^ 

Irene Mack died March 29 at a 
ranitarium in Bridgeport, Conn. 
Miss Mack was 28 years of age, and 
had boon in burlesque for several 
year.q. I»rior to the illness that re- 
sulted in her death Miss Mack w»« 
a chorus girl in Mollie AViHiamV 
Show. ' 

Sam Roth has succeeded Sol 
Swartz as manager of tho Orpheum, 
yonkerf», N. Y. Swartz has been ^ 
appointed manager of Keiths, JC* 
sey City. 



BURLESQUE ROUTES 

WILL BB FOUND OS FACB 

Thlrtu-four in This Tsftne 




[day, April 14, 1^22 



VARIETY 



11 



OEilTUARY 



' —ollowlnr one of the most ■olemn 
^ impressive funeral lervlces 
™r recorded In the history of the- 
llrical* the body of Samuel Kah- 
w Hodgdon, for some 40 odd years 
^ executive of the B. P. Keith 
Ecult was borne from the Palace 
toeAtr^ New York, where the cere- 
mony was celebrated, and laid at 
JJa^n Woodlawn Cemetery Sunday 
afternoon. 

Mf Hodgdon was born In the little 
10^ of Saco, Maine, July 26, 1853. 
fla died Thursday morning:, April 6. 
Sm. At the age of 69. He is sur- 
Ytred by A widow and two sons, 
John H. and Raymond H. Hodgdon, 
both with the Keith circuit. 

S. K. Hodgclons entlrt life was 
^tactically spent in the amusement 
Jeld; beginning with the circUa. 
where he first became acquainted ] 
iwtth B. F. Keith. When Mr. Keith 
mned his first tiny musoiim In a 
■tore on Washington street, Bos- I 
leh. In 1883V he promptly engaged 
Ifr. Hodgdon to lecture on the 
earlos. Mr. Hodgdon, continued 10 
this capacity for three years, mov- 
fag from there to the Bijou theatre 
«f lecturer, but meanwhile, having 
become engrossed with the execu- 
tive work of the theatre, he grad- 
ually assumed the task of booking: 
acts, all of which was done through 
correspondence, since the vaude- 
TlBe agent was an unknown quan- 
tity in t'.ose days. Messrs. Keith 
aad B. F. Albee assumed the ex- 
•eutlve responsibilities, while Mr. 
Hodgdon attended to the booking 
details. The ability he developed 
[in this line of €r.d?avor placed and 



IN LOVING MEMORY 



o; 



SAMUEL K. HODGDON 



HiiO passed away April 6, 1922 



May His Soul Rest In Peace 



HARRY FITZGERALD 




system ceased to function and the 
spirit of S. K. Hodgdon vanished, a 
personality Incomparable left 



IN MKMOBY 

ANNA SCRANTON 

Our Beloved SI«ter-ln-L.*w 
who Ima Kone to the Rreat beyond, 
but will live forever in the memor/ rf 
our hearts. Wa loved her mo. 

BELL and EVA 



vaudeville that never can be re- 
placed. 



ELIZ. CAMPBELL WINTER 
Kllzabeth Campbell Winter, widow 
of William Winter, the former dra- 



IN LOVINU MKMOKY 

of my darling daughter 

JONIA 

(Kllxuheth T.. 8haw> 

who pnH:i<a this life April IS, 1911 

Wo mlHS unil mourn her 

Mr*. JAMKH K. SHAW and FAM1I.1 



matic critic of the New York "Trib- 
une," died April 7 in Los Angeles 
following an operation. The de- 
ceased, who was In her 82nd year, 
had been 111 'or some time. 
Mrs. Winter was well known as 



THREE-W-ONE' POLICY 
CONTINUES LOW GROSSES 



kept him at the head of the Keith 
booking Interests up to the time of 
Skis demise. 

Beginning with the small group 
•f theatres In Providence, Boston, 
I^Uadelphia and New York, Mr. 
Hodcdon aided and witnessed the 
Keith vaudeville circuit stretch over 
tho map. Every artist's contract 
•rer issued from the Keith office 
from its beginning to hia death 
[bore the nam© of S. K. Hodgdon. 

Stranfifely enough his last night 
earth was spent In the company 
his closest friends. Surrounded 
Intimate business associates of 

strs standing, gathered to attend 
tt»e sixth annual banquet of the 
Iflij^devllle Managers' Protective 
Association, he held an Impromptu 
Ivunlon and left them apparently 
In the best of health and good spir- 
its. When ho arrived at home he 
Showed no signs of fatigue, and re- 
Ut^Ai never to awake. 

8. K. Hodgdon died as he lived, 
Peaceful and calm, and as he wished 
>-lii tho harness he bore through 
Tie majority of his life. He could 
lever entertain the thought of re- 
jn|ement, nor would he tolerate the 
fcggestlon. In all his years of ac- 
J^Ity he never took a vacation. His 
•vorite style of recreation was 
•tttomoblling. When the weather 
PWtaitted, accompanied by Mrs. 
«odgdon, he would motor through 
the country on Sunday afternoons, 
BPendlng the day In the open air. 

•'^Plte his thrce-scoro-nlne years 



IN LOVING MEMORY 



OF 



SAMUEL K. HODGDON 

who passed away April G, 1922 

I. R. SAMUELS 



he seemingly had a rugged phy- 
sique,' occasionally complaining of 
digestive trouble, but never seri- 
ously. His principal defect of 
health was a series of continuous 
colds which he found rather difficult 
to combat. 

Blessed with an unfailing and re- 
tentive memory, he was a human 
encyclopedia on things of vaude- 
ville. In his supervision of the 
booking meetings, his knowledge of 
acts, values, salaries; etc., was in- 
valuable io his associates. 

In the organization to which he 
devoted hia life's work It Is doubt- 
ful If there Is another Individual, 
living or dead, who has not at one 
time or another become the target 
for censure and abuse, but even 
during the stormy period of strikes 
and near-strikes when the profes- 
sion was thrown into a state of 
chaos, and friendships of life 
standing were shattered overnight, 
all religiously refrained from at- 
tacking S. K. Hodgdon, for the good 
and sufficient reason that his char- 
acter, reputation and conduct were 
flawless. 

His very nature breathed gentil- 
ity and kindness. No one from the 
obscure office boy to the famous 
star was ever turned away from 
his desk without a courteous reply 
to any query. He seemed to take 
Infinite pleasure In unravelling the 
complications of his associates, not- 



IN MEMORY 

of the best loved man In tho 
Vaudeville World. 

SAMUEL K. HODGDON 

Who crossed the bar 
April 6th, 1922. 

The memory of his great kind- 
ness and wonderful diplomacy 
will ever live In the hearts ot 
hia countless friends In the 
"world of make believe.** 

ARTHUR A. WHITELAW 



withstanding the efforts it required. 
Mr. Hodgdon was also noted for the 
completeness of his replies to ques- 
tions. 

Those closest to him in social and 
business life aver that he was never 
known to raise his voice in anger. 
He loved to magnify the virtues of 
others and obliterate the faults. 

As a public sponkor ho had few 
equals. Endowed with a keen hu- 
mor, flavored with a Pontimont that 
was genuine and true, ho could 
sway his hearers from lauglitor to 
tears and vice versa witl» a few 
phrase.^. 

When hi.'? death was announced nr 
the Keith office, businor.s automati- 
cally ceased for the time being. It 
seemed wmng the folds of his d<sK 
should be drawn and the oMlee em- 
ployees .studiously avoide«l T»as.sini: 
the corner where in the flesh he 
was never ab.-^ent. Suppressed em >- 
tion was in eviden e everywhere 
and not a f-w. unable to ron.'eal 
their inner feeliiigs, retired irom 
their duties lariy. 

The I'alaro th( atro -Vit^e f.rrent- 
ed a beautiful picture Sund.iy morn- 
ing when the services l»e«an. Dres.s- 
ed in a purpl« cyclorama and 
with flor*al oftciings and fern;^, the , 



casket occupied the center of the 
stage, covered with a blanket of 
violets. The Lambs' club quartet 
rendered hymns. Rev. B. L. Short 
offered the Invocation, John Steel 
sang "Face to Face," and Dorothy 
Jardon rendered "Ave Maria." The 



IN FOND MEMORY 

ot our dear friend 

EZRA MATTHEWS 

of Matthews and Ttlakener 
COOK and OATMAN 



eulogy was given by Edwards Davis, 
after which the audience, which 
numbered friends and acquaintances 
completely filling the orchestra, 
balcony and logos, filed up through 
the center aisle for the last view of 
tho remains. After those came the 



IN MKMOKV or 

MY DEAIl FHIKN1> AND PAL. 

EZRA MATTHEWS 

Who Answered the Call 

March Slat. 1922. 

May Cod In IIU Mwcy coiMwIe the heaita 

hU loving Uolher '"rreat" and hie deal 

little partner ••Tillle." 

ARTHUR A. WHITELAW 




IN FOND MEMORY 

of my darling wifa 

ANNA 

Qod haa claimed another anr«L 
Her Lovlhff Huaband, 

HARRY A. SCRANTON 



house attaches In uniforms, led by 
Martin Beck, and finally E. F. Albee, 
alone, who stood viewing the body 
for several minutes and came perll- 



an actress and author. She was a 
pupil of Kdwln Booth and appeared 
In Shakespearean plays for several 
years. In addition to a number of 
short stories she was the author of 
several well-known novels. Includ- 
ing "The Spanish Treasure** and 
"The House of Dalngerfleld." 

The deceased was born in Qlas- 



IN FOND MKMOKY 

EZRA MATTHEWS 

Who Dppartcd Thia Llf* 
March Slst. 
A Lovable Fellow and Trua 
Will Never Be Forgotten 
JACK McLALLEN 
MAY CARSON 



EWS I 

Llf* ■ 

a Friend. I 

en Br I 

and I 



IN LOTINO MEMORY 

of mjr little friend 

NELLIE CLAIRE 

who paaaed awar April t, 1911 
R080 MARSTON 



ously near breaking down. 

The honorary pall bearen In- 
cluded E. F. Albee. J. J. Murdock, 
George M. Cohan, Elmer F. Rogers, 
J. K. Burke, Daniel F. Hennessy, 
Reed A. Albee, Harry T. Jordan, 
Harry A. Daniels, Clark Brown, 
Carl Lothrop, Martin Beck, Mike 



IN LOVINO MEMORY 

NELL VINC°ENT CLAIRE 

who pa.<«8ed away April S, 1922. 
May Her Soul Reet In Pcaco 

Her Hcart-nroken Pal 

TISH CORNALLA 



Shea, Fred C. Schanbcrger, F. F. 
Proctor, Mary A, Luescher, John 
Kolvoor and John Hopkins. 

Mr. Hodgdon's position In the 
Keith office can and undoubtedly 
will be filled, but when the organic 



gow, Scotland, Dec. 19, 1840, and 
lived In Canada as a child. She 
came to Now York at the age of 19 
dnd was married to William Winter 
in 1860. The couple had five chll- 

(Contlnued on page 19) 



SAMUEL K. HODGDON 



Vf.nr».r My Ood to Th«« 

Ilfy".n<l l-tfe'9 Goal 

Hf-VMnil Thy :>oarly gate* 

I locth a Koul 

Sui»|ill.'irit voirce murmur a i»nyer 

';<.(! tn Thy RoixlncMt 

Wf Ir-oriio him th^re 

l,o! tj)<» poor rnunim'era 

t"»n l.fnihd l<noa 

l'r;iy that hlfl HOUl 

Nt;iy l>u nearor to Thee 

II" may a favor ank 

r.>r Bome poor friend 

.lust U.1 h" <ll'l in life unljl the crul 

Tliijs you will know him 

ThuN it .Mhrtil l« 

If Thou wit tnke hifn Lord 

.\<ari r. to Th'o 

HARRY BREEN 



HARVEST TIME 

(Continued from page 10) 

week. Revoke that ruling that no 
producer shall pay over $25 for chor- 
isters. It's silly and unbusiness-like. 
Who Is It protecting?. 

But away from that Inside stuff at 
tl\,e end of the season — a tough one, 
a terrible one for burlesque and 
nearly all other show business. Back 
to the show, the Talbot show, to 
those eight or nine principals with 
only two who remain In memory 
after the final curtain — Ciertrudo 
Ralston and Bert Bertrand. Ber- 
trand Is featured; Miss Ralston Is 
not. ' She's a prima, of statuesque 
figure, good voice and a bearing that 
permits her to carry a dressy col- 
lection of clothes. Either the other 
principals did not count or Miss Ral- 
ston denoted so much more class 
that before the evening (Tuesday) 
ended she had run away with the 
entire performance. That was 
proven when singing a "mammy" 
song as a single during a "one" spell. 
The house likt-d her so well that 
after the choru.s backing had re- 
mained in the wings Miss Ralston 
responded to no Ir.^js than eight en- 
cores, slightly helped by a couple 
of male principals. One of them, 
Bertrand, did work up some of the 
encores, and as It wos a ijublished 
number what soundod rlaquey car- 
ried along a couple of others, but 
Miss RaKston was genuinely liked, 
for her grneral appearance and 
work as woll a.s for h*^r enunciation 
anil voire. If sh^ were with the "I^id 
Lifters" on the Amerir.in wheel, why 
did the "Liftor.s" have to leave? 
There wan no B. B. In that, was 
there? 

Bertrand improves upon aoqualn- 
f a lice as a .lew comedian, but he'.s 
lost among the mildewed material 
j^iven the prinrlpjils for rom«'<ly. 
(Jther than wlien they are working 
up a number none of the comedians 
— and there aro ffiur or five — gets 
any laughs worth while. Tho com- 
edy is awful. To .^av It starts off 
with "Watt street" tells what the 
ro.'it is. Including the Roman trav- 
raty Htuff. Anothor comedian, Harry 
S. T.^'van, as a .I»'W comic, had a new 
litiU- Hwifl-moving dance step that 
rarrUMl him over for what he got. 
1T'» also gave as prood an impersona- 
tion of .Tos, K. Watson In make-up 
as could bo looked for. His two-act 
f Tos.s-firo with .Uane Schuler, doing 
Dutch, Kimply flopped. I,,cvan fol- 
lowed FoT. of Stewart an«jf Fox. who 
were In burlopqne for several s^a- 
sons. another of thosA WatMon- 
Cohan double .lew things. 

A little soubreltlsh sort of girl. 
Dot iBates, was given numbers only 



Casino, Boston, 9th Week, 
$5,102.97— Gayety, Bur- 
lesque, $5,126.03 

Gross takings In the Columbia 
wheel houses operating with the 
"three in one" continuous policy 
continued below normal last week, 
with several shows hitting new low- 
water mark recoras for the new 
plan. The Casino, Boston, In Ita 
ninth week, was topped by the 
Gayoty In that cUy by |25. The 
Gayety Is playing two-a-day bur- 
lesque without the added features 
of pictures and vaudeville. The 
Casino (Waldron's) did I5.102.J7. 
with "Harvest Time" as the bur- 
lesque show, but not playing under 
that title, the show being billed as 
"Wine, Woman and Song." This 
was because of "if.irvcRt Time" 
playing the Casino earlier In the 
season, with a different cast than 
that of last week. Tho Gayety. 
Boston, did $5,126.03 with "Cuddle 
Up" as the sole attraction. "Cuddle 
Up" was a repeat for Boston, hav- 
ing pUiyed the Casino In ths falL 
"Cuddle Up" was rated as amonff 
the weakest of the Columbia at- 
tractions when appearing at th« 
Columbia, New York, several weeks 
ago, according to Variety's review 
at the time. 

The extra features (pictures and 
vaudeville) at the Casino, Boston, 
last week figured about $700, with 
the show splitting the cost 50-60 
with the house. 

The Jack Singer show played to 
about 13.700 at the Empire, I'rovl- 
dence, last week, with the "three 
In one" policy falling to help. Ths 
Sam Howe show at the Majestic. 
Jersey City, which had pictures 
only, the vaudeville going ©ut * 
week ago. did less than 12.000 on 
the week. The Lew Kelly Show at 
the Gayety, Baltimore, did |3,10« 
last week, with pictures added. 

Another very low gross with tfim 
contlniious added as an expected 
business builder and falling to aid 
was that of the "London Belles," at 
the Gayety, Montreal, with |2,70P 
as the week's total. 

"Jingle Jingle" at the Gayety, De- 
troit (continuous), did $4,200 and 
'Jwlnklo Toes" at the Empire, 
Toronto, got $4,800. 



to load. Peculiarly she did not ap- 
pear In any table scenes, comedy 
bits or finales. It was not explained, 
for she seemed to have tho only 
ginger among the women principals. 
An excellent effect was obtained 
In a "Kotlsserle" scene In tho sec- 
ond part, with the blazing logs and 
on the rollers over the llameM, girls 
in union suits, coming up and going 
over through a dimly lighted effect 
that made It more attractive. This 
was cut short after a few moments. 
Scenes were badly lighted through- 
out the performance, starting with 
the opening, when colored lights 
were first used. Later, when col- 
ored lights could have been em- 
ployed, as In the travesty, full lights 
were on. 

Violet Penny, James Molnerney 
(straight with a shrill voice). 
Charles Cola (tramp) were other 
prlncl])als, while an extra turn 
seemed to have been Inserted In a 
two-man hand-to-hand lift art that 
had a good trick to finish with. It 
did not nt at all Into the perform- 
ance and meant nothing. 

The looks of the 24 choristers 
could not be determined. They were 
never dressed to bring out their best. 
Either the clothes or the hats de- 
tracted, usually one or the other in 
each new set of costumes. They 
worked as though 24 were too rnuny 
to handle at one ilme. Seldom w'th 
they In action slmultaneounly. IJut 
Iho boat idea in tlie performnnre 
was tho presence of 24 chori!^t<r.s. 
If the show has done anything on 
tho Columbia since formed up the 
girls must have been the reu.son — 
their presence alone, for they eitlK-r 
cannot or have not been tralixd to 
give volume to thoir Hinging 

If Tall)Ot is making this a bid (o 
continue over tho ("olumbli n»\t 
season, he should moke It for r»ro- 
gresslveness in annexing th** 24, but 
he can't go over th»- r..'uml»l.i ii^-xt 
season with the Junk comedy h*^ Is 
selling a.s fun. ' Th«ro must he a 
eh.ange In th.-it .and in at loa.st four 
of the prlncipnl.<<. 

It'H .'ui ofrtitno fh!.<? we<'k. Noth- 
ing rn\:ni:i ni>j' li and big houK-s are 
nf)t loftkod titr, but "llarv»\st Time" 
aw nov^ trnmn], in prMipIo nod m.'i»»»i. 
till. Is far from a good hurlc-ntie 
«-'how. I. lit for a burie.'^<iw hIiow wi»h 
girl's. It's th<^r*». It tills the fitnge, 
and f»'W l>nrI'\sqiio sho\v«< havo been 
al)le lo do th.'it at th«' ColumMn. 

tiimf. 

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EDITORIALS 



Friday, April 14, 192S 



niETY 

Trade Mark Reffl^t^rea 
PnMlHltcd Weekly by VARIETY, In«r. 

SIME SILVERMAN, President. 
SS4 West 46th Street New York City 



SUnSCRIPTION: 

.ATinua! 17 I J^oroi^n. . . . . . . • .»8 

P.nglo Corles *0 i.«nlB 



VOL. LXVI. 



130 



No. I 



15 YEARS AGO 



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Being "Random. Items Reprinted from 
Variety^ Dated April 14, 1907 

The circus season was getting 
Into full swing. A canvass of the. 
properties on the road showed a 
total of 32. The list Is Interesting 
at this time when many of the 
outfita have passed and the big tops 
are yearly being concentrated In 
few hands: Parnum & Bailey, 
Kingling Bros.. Buffalo Bill's, Wal- 
lace - Hagcnback, Sells-Forepaugh, 
John Robinson, Sells-Floto, Pawnee 
Bill's, Norris & Rowe, Frank A. 
Kobbins; Cole Bros., Sun Bros., 
Bonheur Bros., Kemp Sisters' Wild 
West, Silver Family Shows, Smith's 
Colossal Shows, Freed & Perrine's, 
Lucky Bill's, Buck's "Uncle Tom," 
Sparke's, Thomas Hargreaves, Gen- 
try's, Great American Hippodrome, 
Fashion Plate, Van Amburg, Mollie 
R, Bailey's, Golmarr^ Bros., Camp- 
bell Bros., Walsh Bros.? Lemon 
Bros., Pan-American and M. L. 
Clark's. 



Charlie Sicgrist of the Siogrist- 
Silbon troupe of aerialists, did his 
first "unassisted double off the 
mat" in public exhibition during a 
benefit performance at the New 
York theatre. New York. The feat 
waa arranged as a surprise by 
Frank Oakley, the clown. Siegrist 
iniFsed his first try at the feat, 
which has killed scores of acrobats, 
but went back and made it the 
' second time. The following season 
* Siegrist and Oakley teamed up for 
a vaudeville act and for months 
Si^rist did the dangerous feat 
twl^e a day all over the country, a 
history-making performance that 
bas not been since repeated. 



'BUCKET SHOP" INFORMATION 

Any read»^r of Variety with Inclinations toward stock investment 
or Npeculation is advised to read in the April 8. 1922, iK»«uo of "The 
Saturday Kvining Post" th;) loading article on "Bucket Shops and 
How to Avoid Them." by Richard D. Wyckoff. 

The story is in full. It will esptcialiy furnish pome hitherto ap- 
parently unknown information to the amateur gamblers of Times 
square. 

Mr. Wyckoff i.s the editor of a leading Wall Street paper. 



RESPECT FOR THE DEAD 

In hit last repose, and upon the ntage of the citadel of all vaudeville, 
B, F. Keith's Palace theatre. New York City, Sam K. Hodgdon was ex- 
tended all the respect for the dead Sunday morning that any human may 
expect to be his portion when parsing out — and after, it maikes no dif- 
ference. 



A lovable man who was loved, Sam K. Hodgdon had the greatest gift 
of mankind — he made friends. And in the theatre, of which he was n 
part, and where he wanted to be until the end, the last rites and the last 
words were done and said, before the burial. It was said and done^ with 
words and song, with emotion and flowers, with relatives and friends; 
the theatre — the place of amusement — was a place of mourning. The 
first time, so far as professionals app*»ar to recollect, that any theatre had 
been so utilized. It was fitting for Sam K. Hodgdon; it was fitting that 
his lifelong associates should have realized in their grief that that 
would have been his wish. 



On the purple- lighted stage stood the casket, hidden by a blanket of 
flowers, standing against a banked background of wreaths and roses, 
with the fronts of the boxes marked to subdue the glitter; and in the 
front of the stage, from orchestra pit to the rear of the balcony, with 
the color solemnity only relieved by a group of soldier-comrades, in the 
right stage boxes, of a son of the deceased, were the hundreds of friends 
of Sam K. Hodgdon who were in the city and could attend the services. 
Thousands of his other friends were out of town, on the road, traveling 
where their profession called them. 



TOMMY'S TATTLES 

^ By THOMAS J. GRAY - 

Popular ld€'a in Europe seems to be to write a book of some kind an4 
then rush over here and explain it to us at from two to five dollars pM 
seat. 



It's hard to tell whether they write the book first and then get thete 
steamer ticket, or if they get a steamer ticket and write a book around It^ 

European comedians and comediennes will have a hard time makin|^ 
goo<l here after following all those lectures. 



First thing the lecturer tolls us Is that they think that prohibition is 4 
failure over here. Wonder if they think anyone here thinks it's ||i 



success? 



Next thing we hear is that American audiences are "wonderful.1 
Any audience that gives up two dollars nowadays deserves to be called 
wonderful. 



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"American women" is the next «urc-fire subject these kind peopl# 
pick out, and we are surprised to learn that "American women" art 
the "prettiest" in the world; they look "smart" and "really know how 
to dress." When getting from two to five a seat they should at least 
tell us something new. 



The lecturer then makes the startling announcement of writing X 
book on the visit. That's what makea those crowds collect in front of | 
book stores. We can hardly wait. ■ 

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"Regulating traffic" is the next little Idea the lecturer picks out XOi : 
talk about, and we are once more surprfsed to hear that we know some^ 
thing about it. These visits certainly do U8 a lot of good. 

American writers have no chance to go on lecture tour because no o 
would ask them what they thought about anything. 



An invocation was spoken, a eulogy delivered, the attendance Joined in 
the hymns; there was the feeling as at all funeral services that that was 
the end; that it is the end for all of us, whether by burial or incineration. 



When the remains are placed in the ground, there is a sense that at 
least there is something somewhere somewhere to go and mourn; cre- 
mation takes away everything, not leaving even an atom. Incineration 
by any method says that death is the finish. There remains though the 
theory that as we die our soul remains, here or In the ether or somewhere 
else; that our soul Is ourself; that we live in the spirit if not in the 
flesh. But all that any of us can look forward to after death, and as far 
as we know, is to live in the memory of those we love or who may love 
us, and our friends. 



All talk of a Klaw & Erlangcr- 
Orpheum vaudeville alliance was 
disposed of by the public statement 
of Martin Beck that the circuit 
would not and had not intended to 
break away from the U. B. O. E. 
F. Albce supplemented the state- 
ment with the declaration that all 
units in the organization were 
• bound together for a long term 



But then we don't know. Sam Hodgdon lived to 60, a fine age for a 
fine man. He knew in life he had friends. His everj'day business routine 
could not help but tell him that, if he had no other means of learning it. 
But he died as all must do. And then to the glory of his memory was 
his burial service in that inspired thought of the theatre. They speak of 
good will toward all, and Sam Hodgdcn had it; but he died. All felt 
good will toward Sam Hodgdon; but he died. Did he but know how far 
and how wide that good will toward him extended. But he can't; he's 
dead. So why not once in a while in the show business p!ek out a ,,roat 
fellow like Sam Hodgdon and tell him hcs great? A meeting of friends, 
arranged by friends for friendly gathering, dinner, banquet or whatever 
form it may take, with no ulterior purpcsc behind it, nothing but Just 
the opportunity to tell a groat fellow he's great — before he passes out. 




"The Horrors of Hollywood" 

Ja.smer T. Ketchum left Illville, la., for his own good, and it did 
do the town any harm either. He got the idea one Sunday mornii 
when he heard Deacon Smathers tell the good people who went tflf ' 
church that Hollywood, Cal., was "The home of the devil." The deacon 
told them a whole lot of other things that he read in some paper. H 
was in a sermon preached by some minister who had heard it from 
someone else. Neither one of the good men had ever been any farther 
from their home town than .26 miles. 

If it wasn't for Rand-McNully they never would have believed ther^ 
was any other place than the old oaken village..: 

Jasmer T. Ketchum was sort of a wild boy. ttl used to hang around 
the railroadj station and carry the salesmen's flpnips when they alighted 
from the train. One day an actress with a one*^!ght stand show threw 
him a kiss for giving her dog a run around the station. 

Jasmer thought if the DeacQn said Holly wootfisiras bad, it must be so* 
He was one of the kind of people they write correspondence school ,, 
advertisements for — he believed everything. j 

If the devil made his home in Hollywood Jasmer wanted to look th< 
place over. He liked movie stars very much, so much so he onco wrotq 
to Mack Sennett for a picture of Ben Turpin. 

Feeling sure that the horrors all the people said were In Hollywoodgi 
all the sin and the badness, he got oft tho train at Los Angeles, checked 
his suitcase at the Y. M. C. A. and took a car marked "Hollywood." H^^ 
found himself In the famous village. '% 

Now to find his first "horror." There it was right before him. £. 
ten-acre lot. bearing a large sign, '•Used Cars for Sale." Tt was al 
horrible sipht. One of the "horrors" ripht before his eye. He crept uiJ 
closer. One had a sign written across the windshield: $C7. Will raaktf 
terms to suit." What a horror! j 

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tindor an unbreakable contract. 



It was estimated that K. & E. 
had already booked acts for the fol- 
lowing season reijresenting |2,000,- 
000 in salaries. One item of the 
independent side was the moving 
of Advanced Vaudeville from the 
Garrick to the Chestnut, Phila- 
delphia. 



Title to the property "at 250-252 
West 42d street changed handss 
and it was reported it would be the 
site for a new theatre. (The parcel 
is now occupied by an Automat 
lunch room.) 



Harry Lauder was definitely 
booked for America.. The Scotch- 
man had cannlly held ofC from 
American bookings for some time 
in spite of bids, owing to the fact 
that ho was booked up for a long 
time ahead in England and couldn't 
lose. He feared that a bloomer on 
this side would do his prestige no 
good. He changed his mind when 
Jock Lorimer made a hit hero in 
Scotch character songs. 



Clifton Crawford was known as 
a monologlst only. Ho notified the 
vaudeville managers that hereafter 
he would book direct, — Dan Dody 
resigned from the Harry A'on Tilzer 
Music Publishing Co. after seven 
years of employment, and started 
producing for the Western Bur- 
lesque Wheel. 



Een Welch got a release from 
Weber i<. Rush in whose burlesque^ 
thows he had been appearing, to 
continue In vaudeville. — Fred Hou- 
lihan and Bertha Gleeson (John and 
Bertha Glccson) were mrirried In 
St Patrick's Cathedral, New York. 



The Unfon Theatre Co, was dis- 
solved and Sullivan & Kraus re- 
sumed the open ownership of the 
Dewey, Got ham and Circle, New 
fnion company had 




SAM K. HODGDON'S SERVICES 



The photo above shows the Palace theatre stage Stinday morning during tho servires for tho remains 
of Samuel Kahh r Hodgdon. grneral l»ooking manager of the Iveith Vaudeville Exchange. I>raped in 
somber purple and black, the casket occupied the center of the scene, the famHy floral offerings being 
placed directly in fror.t. A huge blanket of violets covered the casket, while the rear of the stage was 
banked with huge floral pieces and massive fern?». 

On the left is Rev. L. B. Short, who spoke the invocation, while at the right Is Edward Davis, who 
delivered the eulogy. Direitly behind Ktv. Short is a life-size portrait of the deceased. An organ Is 
hidden froni viow in the left wings. 

The runway in the center aisle was used as a passageway for the mourners in taking a last view of 
Mr. Hodgdon. 



acts were called off those whd 
signified a willingness to play th^ 
turn were written opposite the act« 
These engagements were throwif 
Into a hat. It took the next montU 
or six weeks to sift down ttaK 
scattered agreements into a routf 
for the following season. 



Charles Falke (Falko and Semon?, 
and E. D. Coe (Smith, Dody and 
Coe) teamed up. — Three womtif 
fainted in a Brooklyn theatre and 
the managers decided that Charlei 
Warner's playlets "Drink" and "Al 
the Telephone" were too strong fo# 
vaudeville. 



William A. Brady leased the Chi- 
cago Auditorium. It was reported 
Klaw <fe Erianger would take It otf 
his hands, although Mr. Brady d«^ 
nled this and said he would put W 
musical shows anA* vaueville on M* 
own. The rent was set down «< 
$100,000 a year. 



Rudolph Fisher, known on tM , 
stage as Bobby Bryant and a rel»* ' 
five of Paul Wolff (then and stlH 
associated with Walter Plimmer ti 
the agency business), died in Ne^ 
York. — Charles Pa mold was work* 
ing out a scheme legally to copy* 
right his animal pantomime. 



F. A. Mills, F. B. Haviland/ 
Charles K. Harris, Leo Feist %tA 

Witmark formed a $25,000 corporA* 
tion for the purpose of op*^ning » 
chain of music stores, following thf 
lead of Remick. 



taken over the nominal ownership 
of tho properties whon Sullivan & 
Kraus jiimpid from the Eastern to 
the Western Whe<l, with the ap- 
parent p.irpose of avoiding damagr 
suits consequent upon the breach of 
contract with the Eastern group. 



La Lorraine, a foreign woman 
posin;L; act, had nttraotcd some at- 
tention for its daiinj? and there 
promised to be a burlesque vogue 
for that style of display and for 
living pictures. — Davo Marion 
bought a summer home at Tom's 



River, New Jersey, on Barnegat 
Pay. 



The I'riited Ik^oking Ofnre.'=» tried 
a new booking rystem. All tho 
managers were assembled in head- 
quarters and aa the name of the 



Oscar T>5wande, wintering I* 
Reading, Mass., had devised the 
scheme of building a theatre in the 
winter quarters and givintr -shoWS 
during tho layoff season. He dr*w 
from a population of CO.ooO and 
when 4ho show was rondy to "tart 
on tour a balance sheet showed that 
not only had his organic..'! tion bee* 



held tov'f ther between scn<^ons, 



but 



a neat profit had been mado .n tbf 
enterprise. ^m 



Vriday. April U. 1828 



LEGITIMATE 



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ACTORS LEAVING BY HUNDREDS: 

EQOiTirs AnmiDE partly to blame 



% E. A. "Qoscd Shop*^ Order for Summer Stocks 
Piscouraging to Players — ^Entering Mercantile 
Establishments — ^James Cormican Recasts His 

P Bridgeport Stock Overnight, in Making Group 
Open Shop 



Actors are reported leaving the 
•rofeiBion by the hundreds. That 
ittalM particularly for the Icgritl- 
BAte field In particular, whore there 
!• small likelihood of engagements 
lor months to come. 

Showmen are amazod at the num< 
iW of actors known to have tem- 
poarlly or permanently secured Jobs 
IB mercantile establishmenU. 

Summer stock has been accepted 
'm§ the best aven. j for engagements 
gk this time of the season, but 
Squity's renewed attempt to force 
closed shop in the stock field has 
discouraged players from attempt - 
hiff to secure such berths. 

There was 8oni>. expectation that 
to light of the bad season. Equity 
irould establish a hands-off policy 
for over the summer, and In that 
way aid the situation. Within the 



last week there have been fresh 
evidences of Equity offlciala at- 
tempting to stop open shop stock 
companies from forming. Unlike 
the past two seasons, the stock 
managers are beginning to flght 
back, having been dissatisfied with 
the results of closed shop shows — 
stocks with all Equity casts. 

Stock managers appear to be 
willing to flght Equity demands 
alone, although It Is now fairly well 
established membership ia the Pro- 
ducing Managers' Association stock 
division is a way to guarantee open- 
shop stock casts. When this is more 
generally known it is believed ap- 
plications for P. M. A. stock mem- 
bership will be made. Equity never 
has pushed the stock Issue with 
the managers, who insist stock pro- 
ductions are as much a part of the 



legitimate as an^ other department. 

Equity is now reported to have 
recognized that point, but point out 
stock companies operated by man- 
agers in the P. M. A. must opoi^te 
on an eight-performr ice-per-week 
basis, the same ns any other attrac- 
tion coming under the P. M. A.-A. 
B. A. basis agreement. Shows oper- 
ated by independent stock man- 
agers, with all-Equity cants will be 
permitted to play nine performances 
weekly. 

The first local clash betw.een a 
stock manager and Equity occurred 
Monday, when five members of the 
Jamas Cormican players, who will 
open at the Lyceum, New Britain, 
Conn., and who started rehearsals 
at Bryant Hall, were pulled out. 
Two of the players were women. 
One in tears told the manager ehe 
had not worked in a year. She was 



''HER UNBORN CHILD" 
BARRED IN NEWARK 



Police Ordered Production 

Cancelled — Theatre Dark 

for Week 



under contract, but the manager 
released her at her desire. He re- 
fused to permit an Equity deputy 
to address tlic company, thougti the 
deputy vainly attempted to do so. 

Cormican explained that white his 
stock was all Equity in cast last 
season, the results were so unsatis- 
factory he was firmly out for open 
shop. He stated that throughout 
last summer's season he was con- 
stantly importuned to Join Equity, 
all sorts of tactics being employed 
to lead him into applyingr for mem- 
bership. The situation became un- 
pleasant in the company alse. where 
there wae constant bickering. Cor- 
micajt said that he could not even 
secure moral support from Equity 
to maintain discipline among the 
players. 
When forming this seaaon's com- 
(Continued on page 17> 



Newark. N. J.. April 12. 

The Orpheum was dark last week 

at the request of the police cen.sors. 

The management had billed "Her 

Unborn Child." but at the last 
minute the police notified Mr. St. 
John that the pTay could not go on. 
He asked to have the censors watch 
a performance but they refused to 
do so and ordered the production 
cancelled. 

It was too late to secure another 
show and St. John had no redress. 

The play showed in Newark for a 
week two years a^gro and was not 
criticised. 

The Orpheum is running the film. 
"Persecution," this week, and 
whether the police will consider the 

I title lese majeste remains to be 
seen. 



STOCK SELLING CORP.'S 
PLAY IN REHEARSAL 



BOHEMIANS BRANCH OUT 



*Ten Chances to Get Money 

Back"— "Her Tenporary 

Husband" the First 



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"Greenwich Follies" in July Not 
Only Production — Plans Secret 



Tlie $100,000 stock selling corpor- 
•lioA known as Players and Ta- 
iMBi, Inc a co-operatire play- 

'fitidtielng organization, is being 
artlMred by A. G. Delamater. The 
eompany has accepted for produc- 
ttoo a farce by Edward Paulton en- 
titled. *'Her Temporary Husband," 

lln rehearsaL The opening date ia 
•et for an out-of-town point May 
li. 
. At present something like $15,- 

'•M has been raised by the eorpor- 
Irtion through etock sales. In speak- 
b^[ of the possibilities of the or- 
gaaUation* one of those "vho has 
lanrtled ttie sale of stock maintains 
the proposition give* the investor 
1$ chances for hia money, it being 
the Idea of Delamater and his as- 
•ocUtes to keep on producing plays 
to the number of 10. in the event 
they should not pick a success 
Among their earlier productions. 

Oecar Eagle ie staging "Her 
Vtmporary Husband." W. R. Wll- 
Vems. aasociated in the past with 
X>elamater attractions, has returned 
.to the organization as Its press 
MPreeentative. also eelling a little 
ilttock on the side. 



HOPE HELD OUT AFTER EASTER; 

OUT-OF-TOWN CLOSING FAST 



Bookings of Few Shows Traveling Becoming Problem — Subway Circuit Closing 
by May 15— ''Gold Diggers*' Did Over $13300 Last Week at Broad Street, 
Newark — Managers Gradually Shutting Down Shows 



While the Bohemians, Inc., en- 
tertaining suggestions for the new 
Greenwich Village "Follies" from a 
l^rge array of authors and while 
equally as many authors are pub- 
licly declaring they will do the 1922 
book, the management has not made 
more than a few selections, nor do 
they propose to for some time to 
comoL 

The only engagements definitely 
settled take in John Murray Ander- 
son, who will produce the new show, 
and George Rasely, a tenor, con- 
tracted this week. A number of 
principals in the current "Follies' 
have contracts that continue over 
the present season, including Joe 
Brown, Gordon Dooley, Ted Lewis, 
Hickey Bros., McCarthy Sisters, 
Bird Millman, Harriet Gimbel, Best- 
off, Ula Sharon and others, some 
of whom will be placed In the new 
piece. The Bohemians contemplate 
the production of several other 
pieces next season and those not 
selected for the "Follies" will be 
placed elsewhere. 

The "Follies" will go Into re- 
hearsal some time in June, with a 
July opening scheduled for the 
Greenwich Village theatre. 



The eve of Easter, which man- 
agers hope will usher in better busi- 
ness for a few weeks, at least finds 
houses outside of New York closing 
so fast the booking of those attrac- 
tions atill out and those sent out 
for trial Is a real problem. Book- 
ers say even the ono-nighters have 
gone dark earlier than remembered. 
There are many dark spots this 
week (Holy Week) with many at- 
tractions making inter-city move- 
ments laying off. The total number 
of shows idle is not believed to be 
as largre as during the week before 
Christmas, for the reason fewer at- 
tractions remain. 

Indications are that most of the 
"Subway Circuit" houses will go 
dark by May 15, with few bookings 
in sight after that. Business in 
those houses during the past several 
months has been better than along 
Broadway. With the admission 
scales lower, the non -musical at- 
tractions In the outlying houses 
have grossed 60 per cent, over 
many of the shows of the same type 
on Broadway. Last week *'?^\e Gold 
Diggers" got $1S.800 at the Broad 



RADIO FEATURE 



^edy Dariing** Will Have It at 
Palace, Chicago 

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The radio has finally found its 
^•7 into a musical comedy produc- 
tion, the new Harbach-Duncan mu- 
■*<*I piece, "Molly Darling," which, 

' Slays the sui^mer run at the Palace, 

• Chicago, having the radio as one 

. of its features. 

Henlo Moore, one of the produc- 

. JW. Is now in Chicago with Mort 
■toter, arranging for the installa- 
J*«n of a radio sending station on 
we roof of the Palace for the pur- 
POie of boadcasting the f nale of the 
•kow, which will be augmented by 
» ballet effect typifying the spirits 
of the radio. 

^^nnission has been granted by 
*«>• government for building tlie 
•tatlon and contracts have been Is- 
«»«d to the Westinghouse Electric 
Ce. for the mechanical apparatus. 



CAROLINA WHITS DIVORCX 

Chic. JO, April 12. 

Paul Longone, secretary to Titto 
RuflTo, Chicago Opera Company 
baritone, was granted a divorce on 
grounds of desertion from Carolina 
Langone, known on the opera stage 
as Carolina White, by Judge Harry 
LewlSt 1 the Circuit Court, April 7. 

The first testimony In the case 
was heard by Judge Lewis a year 
ago. He declined at that time to 
grant a decree until Longone should 
make every possible effort to effect 
a reconciliation with his wife. 
Upon the report of Longone's at- 
torney tha*. efforts to persuade the 
wife to return to the husband had 
failed the decree was entered. Mrs. 
Longone Is reported to be doing 
picture work at Turin, lUly. 



Street, Newark. That house has 
been averaging well over $18,000 
weekly. The Shubert-Riverla last 
week got not far under $10,000 with 
"The Woman in Bronse," while the 
Bronx opera house played to $0,000 
with '*The White Peacock." which 
beat I Broadway gait. The lat- 
ter house recently played "Bast Is 
West" for two weeks, getting be- 
tween $11,000 and $12,000 each week. 
Showmen appear to recognise 
poor business is not confined to 
theatricals, and that is one of the 
factors that is holding down new 
production. Though widely sepa- 
rated In field, there is a comparison 
to be drawn from the ppcr min- 
ing industry. It has been com- 
pletely shut down for months be- 

PUBUC PERFORMANCES 
IN FUTURE AT M. 0. H. 



AMATEUR WEEK 

Local Store Takes Boston's Colonial 
for "Sixes and Sevens" 



John J. Coleman Director of 

Ceremonies for Scottish 

Rites — Open Dates 



cause the cost oC production is 
higher than the market quotations 
on the metaL With so many at- 
tractions nowhere near bringing 
baok the cost of production, sim- 
ilar shutting down is evident. 

About this time last season the 
metropolitan hotels were reported 
far under normal and that is said 
to attain now, with only one, two 
or threa leading hostelrles booking 
close to capacity. The inference is 
that New York has a shorter season 
for visitors and buyers with no ex- 
ouss to remain longer than busi- 
ness requires. Hotels through the 
system of fioor controls are able 
to cut operating expense by closing 
olT entire sections of the establish- 
ments at one time. It is said a num- 
ber of fioors have been cut off in 
the big hotels within the past two 
months. 

"Sally" win leave the New Am- 
sterdam after another week, goitig 
out with the American record in 
gross drawn in one house of nearly 
$2,200,000. "Get Together" at tiie 
Hip will also close next week, its 
(Continued on page 17) 



John J. Coleman, general manager 
for Gus Hill for the last two years. 

I retired last week to assume the po- 
sition of Director of Ceremonials for 
x..«> v.v,.««.«« t.«. .^««« ..c*,v^a. ^,«» the Scottish Rite Bodies of New 

York state. 

In line with his duties, Mr. Cole- 
man will have charge of the Man- 
hattan opera house, recently taken 
over by the Masonic order. 

The theatre will be utilized by the 
Scottish Rite Bodies for ceremonials 
the first, third and fourth weeks of 
every month from September to 
May. The second week of the 
months mentioned the Manhattan 
will also be left open for public en- 
tertainments. 



aAPPERS JEER JULIET 

Walter Hampden Rings Curtain 
Down, Then Begins PIsy All Over 



"OH THE STAIRS*' OPENING 

"^n the Stairs," by William 
Hurlburt, produced by the Con- 
solidated Annulment Co. opens 
April 24 in Stamford, Conn. The 

mut ^*" *^^^® Robert Kdeson and 
"»da Spong as co-stars, with 
^jn^rs in the cast Including Fuller 
Mellish. Kmnpham Pinto. Lucille 
J^^^^^ «"<J Beatrice Hendrlkson. 



Ths 



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company was organized by 



'•Pay Pliiliip^ 



STAGING ''WEAEY WIVES" 

"Weary Wives." a comedy by 
Vincent Lawrence, which Bam H. 
Harris is producing, will open at 
Atlantic City April 24. In tiie cast 
are Olive Tell. Marjorie Wood. Kuth 
Hammond, Kdmund liowe. Calvin 
Thomas. Rockliffe Fellowes, Rich- 
ard Sterling. 

The play is lu-lng dirortc«1 l>y W. 
H. Gilmorc. who has l^ft the Sbu- 
bcrts and is staging on a froo lance 
basis. 



"Fixed Idea" for Spring Try 
"The Fixed Idea," a comedy- 
drama by Charles W. Goddard. is 
listed for spring production by F. 
Ray Comstock and L. Lawrence 
Weber. 



for Easter week by Filene's, a local 
retail store, for Its annual amateur 
production of ap original musical 
comedy. 

The show this year is "Sixes and 
Sevens," based on the Bohemian 
headquarters of the Prcvincetown 
Players on Cape Cod, where the 
Greenwich Village artists and au- 
thors (also Eugene G. O'Neill) do 
their vacationing and tea-housing. 

It Is reported that about $15,000 
has been sunk In the production, 
probably a record for an amateur 
single week production. 

Neil O'Hara, the syndicate sport- 
ing page humorist, has handled the 
book, the lyrics are by L. 8. Bltner 
and the score by R. L. Harlow. 

If the show shapes up as strong 
on lyrics and score as on other 
years, it is probable that it will be 
taken as a low-operation musical 
venture for fall. Cohan and Galtes 
were both interested in laijt year's 
score and lyrics, but were afraid of 
the book. 



''SALLY"— ET AL, MAY 5 

"Sally, Irene and Mary," now In 
rehearsal, opens at the Wilbur. 
Boston, May 6. The show is the 
elaborated version of the vaude- 
ville act of tliat name originally 
played in Shubert vaudorUle. Thv 
Shuberts are sponsors. 



SUES PEPFERB FOR DIVORCE 

Flcrence K. Pepperd has started 
absolkjte divorce proceedings in the 
Bronx County (N. Y.) Supreme 
Court against James Pepperd, box 
office man of the 44th Street the- 
atre. 

March 7, the Normandie Hotel 
and an unknown woman are the 
time, the place and the cause. 
Henry J. Block is acting for Mrs. 
Pt-ppprd. Hearings start next Tues- 
day before Justice MitchelL 



Los Angeles. April 12. 

A balcony of laughing school 
grirls and their escorts encountered 
an effective "master-at-arms" in the 
person of Walter Hampden during 
his performance of "Romeo and 
Juliet" at the Mason Opera House. 
The curtain was rung down at the 
direction of Hampden during the 
bridal chamber scene, when various 
sections of the audience Interrupted 
in loud guffaws, and a number of 
the students upstairs called acro.ss 
the building to friends. 

When quiet came Hampden 
stepped from behind the curtain 
and delivered a ehoK speech in 
which he criticized the youngsters' 
conduct, and said he didn't want 
the audience's money but their at- 
tention. A round of applause greet- 
ed the actor. Then to cap the cli- 
max Hampden reopened the pl"*y 
and did the first act over. 



ONE SPEC LESS 

Charles Kramer, popularly known 
as "Skibootch." proprietor of the 
Royal Ticket Agency, which adjolnw 
the Pul.'ice theatre, will close hi;* 
estahll.shmont May 1. his lease ex- 
piring on that date. He propones to 
give up the sperulatinc busin(>s 
and will go Ahrrtad 



WHITE TO PROLUCE 

George White will make two pro- 
ductions next season, both musical. 
One goes on in November. It is 
said to bo a novelty show of revue 
type. The next edition of ".Scan- 
dals" will not be produced until the 
tlrst of the year. 

The coa.<^t tour of "Scandals" will 
take In a number of one-nlghters on 
the way out 



\Vat-h ^or FRANK VAN HO YEN'S 
B:( adv. Next Week 



14 



LEGITIMATE 



Friday, April 14, 1022 



INSIDE STUFF 



ON LEGIT 



lA;onara Ikigman. trrasurcr of the New Amsterdam, left Dr. Stern's 
•anntarium Tuesday. 1I»» took two weeks' treatm^ent for water on the 
knee. The hospital was tn-kled at his goinp, so many callers camping In 
his room almost woro out the mat. A huge basket of fruit was sent as' 
a squarer by ih Forly-.s. cund Street Country Club, of which Bergman 
l.s one of the hardest of the hnrd-boikd. The organization ia the greatest 
Jndoor country c'ub in the world. / 



"Taboo • a special matinee production pl.iyfng off nfternoons at the 
Sam Jl, Jrarns, has a mix* d ca.st of white and negro players.. The re- 
viewers did not appear anxiou.s to di.ssect the play, several making no 
attempt to explain the story. Consideration of the players by several 
critics was in favor of the negro players, who they said were better actors 
than the white artist.9. One s-ribe tabbed the piece as being another 
"Shuffle Along" without music. "Taboo" deals with voodoism, the locale 
being in Louisiana. 



picture rights. The way the show was framed, a gross of $10,000 weekly 
was necessary to break even. The lots for the last week was about 
$4,600, the gross approximating $5,000 and the house guaranteed $4,000 
weekly. The sh^ was listed to stop last Saturday, but the manage- 
ment decided to continue late in the week, and a new arrangement call- 
ing for another four weeks was made. Notice of closings had been given 
the cast, however. Difficulty with the business management, dating 
before the show opened in New York, Is still to be settled. ..B. D. Berg, 
who sued George Brokaw, the managing director, won his claim in court 
by default, but Brokaw gave bond, staying Judgment, it being his inten- 
tion to fight the case in higher court, '^he salary of choristers was cut 
$10 weekly, but ii is explained that some were paid as high as $75 ^nd 
are still drawing down $60 weekly. 



William A. Brady has been cleaning up in Wall Street during the last 
few days, according to stories current on Broadway. Last Saturday at 

: the close of the market it was . ited the theatrical manager wa.s $100,000 
ahea on Interborough alone, a bull movement having carried that stock 
along for an advance of 12 points. Mf. Brady is known to be constantly 
in "the Street'" and always as a heavy operator. In a movement such as 

': the Street has seen during the last ten days it Is certain he quit either 
a big winner or loser, and all reports thus far indicate that he was on 

' the winning side. 



The Ambrose J. Small mystery still occupies the attention of offlcial 
Toronto. Lately a tailor in the town was unearthed who claimed he 
Tcnew Small had been murdered by close acquaintances. After this ex- 
ploded, it was alleged importajit papers bearing on the Small case had 
^ been stolen from an attorney's ofllce. Meanwhile the reward of $50,000 
, offered for the location of Small, ' ead or alive, stands, and the Small 
/family la attempting to have it judicially determined Small is dead, in 
order that the large estate may be turned over to his heirs. 



A Sunday evening overflow of the magnitude of last Sunday evening 
Is an uncommon occurrence even on Broadway. When the John MC- 
Cormack concert at the Hippodrome Sunday night was unavoidably post- 
poned at a late hour owing to the singer's illness, money was refunded 
from the Hippodrome box office, it caused an influx of amusement 
> seekers on Broadway, with no place to go. Many wandered into different 
' theatres open along the main street, inquiring what ^:ind of a show was 
• being given Inside and if it were any good. Some houses that had started 
' lightly through the pleasant weather quickly filled up after the Hip'.s 
^ Inrnaway started. 



The score of ''Letty Pepper," Oliver Morosco's latest at the Vanderbilt, 
was done by W^altcr Janssen, a youthful composer whose first effort was 
the melodies of "Xiove Dreams,"' also a Morosco piece that ran briefly 
at the Apollo last fall. Several of the Jingles in "Letty"' stamp the youth 
as one of promise. He is the son of August Janssen. owner of the Hof- 
brau. New York, which is also known as "Janssen Wants to See You." 
The elder Janssen, who is an extensive investor in Long Island property, 
is interested in the Morosco theatrical enterprises, which were incorpo- 
rated some months ago. 



As recently stated in Variety, "The Night Call. " a mystery play which 
^ the Co-operative Players' Assembly is producing, was accepted withotit 
the identity of the author being known. Since then no less than three 
claimants have written the assembly, alleging authorship. It was de- 
cided to inform each to submit a synopsis of the play. A fourth Indi- 
., vldual is said to have been tipped off to the story and may also make 
. claim. Positive proof of ownership will be required before royalties 
%re paid. 



A member of the stage crew with a dramatic show made an investment 
•f considerable proportions in gin while the piece was playing in Canada. 
The bottle goods wese wrapped in the scenery and safely brought across 
the border. A revenue agent appeared shortly after the arrival oT the 
show in an Ohio city and contLscated the contraband and filso levied a 
&ne against the ofTender. 



Another flock of changes coming in "Tangerine" at the Casino In the 
next few weck.s, due to the management, trying to sign contracts with 
those now playing that would stipulate their going on the road with the 
attraction next Reason. On Broadway, np to the present, this attraction 
holds the record for changes made in the cast during the 37 weeks the 
show has been playing. Early this week Nick Holde, who has been 
general manager for Carle Carltpn. resigned, at the same time giving 
up the management of "Tangerine." Holde was with the attraction since 
it opened its season early in August. He brought about a change of 
house for the attraction on its coming to New York. Originally sched- 
uled for the 39th street, where a $4 top scale would have been com- 
pul.sory for the show to get a break, Holde prevailed on the Shuberts for 
the Casino and then created a $44.50 top scale against the ppposition of 
both the Shuberts and Carlton, making the attraction the first of the 
season's lower scaled shows. 

' The box office price on the ticketa was one of the greatest things 
In the show's favor during the early part of its run. At that time Wm. 
Faunce, Col. J. J. Watts and Carle Carlton were Jointly interested, 
in the show, but differences arising between the partners brought legal 
action at a time when the show was something like $60,000 ahead. 
Thtn Carlton bought out the partners, who held 60 per cent, of the 
attraction, for $40,000 cash and an arrangement whereby they were to 
receive a certain percentage of the profits of the attraction, providing 
there were profits to a certain amount. 

Immediately following the legal entanglements trouble with the cast 
developed. Outside of Julia Sanderson, Frank Crumit. Jeanetta Methven 
and Allan Kerns, who hold run of the play contracts, almost every other 
role of Importance has had five or six players during the season. The 
comedy role has heW Jack Hazard. Hansford Wilson, Richard Carle 
and finally Herbert Corthell. In another role Martha Lorber. Jocelyn 
Lee, 'Edna Pierre and Jeanette MacDonald have appeared, and (Jladys 
Wilson, Charlotte Taylor, Lotta Miles. Audrey Maple, Nancy Fair and 
Helen Francis hav«» all tried another role. In two of the male roles Joe 
Herbert, James Gleason and Hobart Cav.anaugh played one, while Harry 
Fuck, Joe Herbert and Brooks Johns have had the other, with Puck 
returning for a brief time between Herbert and Johns. Three musical 
director!* have been with, the show, Gus Kleinicke, Jean Salzer and 
Max Steiner. Not one of the original octet of girls remains, and thus 
far five different dance teams have been in the attraction. 

In the 37 weeks that the show has been here, having opened Aug. 8, 
the show averaged a gross of $19,000 a wee., for 34 weeks, the last three 
week.s' business having been decidedly off. , ; 



•*Thc Greenwich Viljage Follies of 1919," playing the middle west ter- 
rlto.-. . cancelled Friday (today) on account of It being Good Friday, but 
played the remainder of Holy Week, with the raerabers of the company 
receiving a full week's salary. Sunday the show will play an extra 
matinee in Hamilton, O., the ompany being paid an extra one-eighth of 
& week's salary. 



The delay In announcing holders of Shubert unit franchises for next 
season is occasioning some comment. From accounts, the definite list of 
franchise holders has not been settled upon. Another reason Is s.iid to 
be through four or five present Columbia burlesque producers having 
been awarded Shubert franchises, with the announcement delayed until 
the burlesque season ofllclally ends, which Is does this week. There Is a 
report the Shuberts and the Herk-Spiegel end of the Shubert vaudeville 
for next season contemplate Inviting all granted franchises to a hotel 
dinner, when they will be informed. 



The rumors of the death of the former popular dramatic critic and 
publicity promoter, Glenmore ("Stuffy") Davis, have been In the air 
recently. His friends desire it to be known Mr. Davis is far from 
dead. He is very much alive and the father of a daughter who Is now 
almost three years of age. The Davises are living in the neighborhood 
of Gramerey Park. Mr. Davis has been devoting himself of late to the 
collecting Of old books, especially firr.t editions, through the old book 
tihops in the lower part of the town. His health, according to those 
recently seeing him, has undergone a steady improvement, although he 
lias not as yet fully recovered from the stroke he suffered some years 
ago. 



Alcnzo Price and Tony Buffano are teamed again in the playwri^hting 
of a niusual piece which will be presented April 22 at I'ar.son's', Hart- 
ford. That was the scene of other shows by them, one reaching Broad- 
way. It was "Somebody's Sweetheart," produced 'by Arthur Hammer- 
stein after ho witnessed an amateur showing of the show at Parsons'. 
Price and Buffano have their own way of trying out material. From 
the 6,000-odd employes of the Travelers' Insurance Co. homo office at 
Hartford the ca.'^t is chosen, and the avithors count on the employes sell- 
ing tickets for the performance, generally given two or more times. 
Financial success is virtually guarantf»d, th^ house aiding in putting 
the show across, while managers are invifed to look ov«,r .such attrac- 
tions that look promising. 



There are three new hou«e8 Oh Broadway planted with sensational 
hits 'and al>out them there is at present an illusive quality of fortune 
that "makes show business." The National opened with a succes- 
sion of failures and eomment wan hoard the hou.'je had a bad location. 
But it landed with "The Cat and Canary," an attraction which will come 
close to earning back all the house cost Its owners. It was not long 
after the National opened that it was necessary to make an arrange- 
ment \\ith the creditors to pay off on the basis of 10 per cent, every 
three months, v.ith a bonus of 50 per rent, added at tho conclusion of 
the period. That all claims will be taken care of before the end ot "the 
run of "Cat and Canary" is indicated. 

The Music Box. costing $900,000 to build, was thought to be one of 
the riskiest ventures in years. Yet tho remarkable success of the 
"Music I^ok Revue' should net the house nearly $500,000 before the 
end of the run, which is pretlicted to last 52 weeks. 

The 49th Street opened with a failure, as did the National. Its 
current hit, 'Chauve-Souris," is said to be bringing $10,000 a week back 
to the Shuberts. The house cost over $300,000, considerably more than 
originally intended. It is said that had something to do with the with- 
drawal of Ed Margolies from tho building of any more Shubert^ hou.ses. 
It is notable that other attractions paid for new theatre.^ during their 
runs In New. York. One earlier case is that of "Within the Law," which 
paid for the Eltinge. That "Irene" turned the trick for the Vanderbilt 
is undeistood, while "The Bat' is said to have earned the Morosco 
over $27ri,000 to date. The house is controlled by Oliver Morosco. -* 



STOCKS 

Leo Kennedy and Rhea I>iyel«# 
will be the leads of the stock at tS 
Majestic, U.tlca. N. T. — ^ 

The remainder of the company 
opening Monday with "The Eat,4 
are Frederick Ormonde, August! 
Hill (Mrs. Ormonde), Dorothy Hu|L 
Beryl McCaw, Phillip Quinn.. l^J 
•Munnis, Zeth Arnold. Harry Hornt 
is director and Louis Tanner assist- 
ant 

Proctor's, Portchester, N. ~T 
which ended its vaudeville several 
weeks ago, has stock. 

Stock will be installed In thi 
Academy, Scranton, Pa., Monday, 
April 17, under the management o( 
Joe Josef and William Augustln«w 
The company will Include Rutli 
Robinson, who will play the leads 
with Augustine, Estelle Floyd, Plor« 
ence Coventry, Rita Davis, Lloyd 4 
Sablna, Charles Stevens, Herbert ■ 
Treltel and Herbert Augustine. AX 
Landow will direct the company, 
the opening bill being "Scandal." 

The Penn Players at the Grand, ; 
Wilkes-Barre, presented fbr the first 
time in this country Monday an 
English version of the French 
drama, "Daniel," by Louis VerneulL 
The American rights to the piece 
have been secured by the Selwyni^ 
who intend to produce It as a Broad* 
way attraction in September. 

The Auditorium Players at Lynn, 
Mass., playing at the Auditorium 
the past three months, closed Sat* 
urday. The lease of the Caaey- 
Hayden Co., operating the stock 
company, has terminated. The the- i 
atre was purchased recently by ^ 
Salem men, who will reopen it in •■ 
the fall as a picture hou.se. 

Some of the members of the com* 
pany will go to Duluth, Minn., where 
Messrs. Ca.sey and Hayden operate 
a theatre in which they will pro- 
duce summer stock. Other mem* 
hers will go to Omaha, where th# 
company also has a theatr>, Th« 
Lynn company has been headed by - 
Jeanne Devereaux and William 
Naughton. 

The Aborn mu.slcal stock at the 
Colonial, IJtica. N. Y., openin.q April 
24 with "Going I'p," followed by "Oh 
Boy." will have in Its list of prin- 
cipals Leo Daley. Maude Gray, Vir- 
ginia Watson, Sonya Leyton, Ed 
Marble, Edith Bradford, George 
Shields, Edward Begley, Roy Per- 
viance. Arthur Bowman, ArJ^hur 
Girard, J. P. McSweeney. 



LEGIT ITEMS 



Ethel Gilmore starts next week on 
a southern tour with her ballet. 
The company will go to the coast. 



Harry Sloane, In advance of the 
"P^ollie>'," has been assigned to 
agent "Sally" and is in Boston pre- 
paring fof the debut liiere April 24. 



A*iv ouncement of 'the downward revision of the admission .scale for 
tiie Music Box from $5.50 top to $4.40 top caused some confusion. The 
reduction concerned only the lower floor. The advance .sale extends 
until June, and patrons having purchased tickets ahead in the balcony 
have been asking for a refund. Balcony seats are $4.40 for the front 
rows, the .scale being graduated downward, with one row^ at %1. 



".Shuffle Along" is dra\^in.2:/repf'. iters so fr»rment|y and is so consist- 
rnfly turning a profit that its manajiers, Harry L. Cort and John Siholl, 
iinticipate its continuanee throiigh the srmnur, into next ««'ason. N«'xt 
month a 3'ear's run will have been attained, a record never approached 
by a colored revue before. There is plenty of "dog' around the C.'ld 
Street, where the piece is showing. The four featured colored artists 
ara in on the piece, and financial prosperity has teen evidenced in a 
number of ways. Sis.sle and Blake, and Miller and Lyles are the "boy.s" 
f^otting a percentage weekly. All have moto cars, plus chauffeurs. This 
week Lylcs api)oared, sporting one of the fanci»'st watches ever flashed on 
t!^e iii)town belt It is studded with diamonds and cctst the comic $1,100. 
Sissle appears to be the busine.-^.! man of the quartet. He has opened 
bn auto accessory shop and a iVjusic store 

"Just Because." a mtisfcal showSpfTered at ih^ Earl Carroll. Is r*^ported 
to be $76,000 "in the box." and from the present outlook the society 
backed attraction may onfy cut Ihc loss by that sum secwred for the 



De Wolf Hopper's 'Fun Makers." scheduled to open at the Jolsoft 
theatre tomorrow (Saturday) night, appeared to be having its Inner 
troul)les this Week. It seems the organization is made up of many 
mer^bers of the Lambs who proposed to offer a little of everything, 
such as grand and comic opera, musical comedy, tragedy, comedy, vaude- 
ville and even minstrel. In deciding on the latter, they looked around 
for a name, and Lew Dockstader was invited to participate. The show 
will be nm on a ro-operafive basis, for th-? regtilar salary list o: the 
principals would run into record figures. After inviting Dockstader to 
join, someone discovered he was not .1 member of Equity. It was later 
discovered no one connected with the management of the enterprise 
was ainiiated with the Producing Managers' Association. Later they 
found some of the chorus girls were not carrying E(iuity cards. It was 
being discussed this week whether the cast should bo 100 per cent. 
Equity, but no one volunteered to embarrass themselves to the point 
of handling the Dockstader que-'^tion. R. H. Burnslde Is staging the 
affair and Jack Pierre is to manage it, but neither is connected with 
the P. M. A. The production carries a number of sketches produced at 
the Lambs' Gambol.-^, one of the features being a one- act opera called 
"Burning to Sing," by Burnside and fiustave Kerker. It will run some- 
thing like the Lambs' (;ambols, given one midnight last summer and 
aClerwarUs on the road, brielly. 



"Tickle Me," with Frank Tinney^ 
will close at Atlantic City next 
week. Tinney remains under ths 
management of Arthur Hammer- 
stein for next .season. He will star 
in a new musical show, dated for 
the, Selwyn late In August. Tht 
tentative title Is "Daffydill." 



The review of "Tho Hotel House" 
mentioned "Round on the End and 
High in the Middle" as an old song. 
The number was written especially 
for Frances White by Bert Hanloni 
and Al Bryan and irterpolat^d iB 
the score. 



Hip 



BUFFALO BUSINESS 

Takes Big Drop Last Week-^ 
Loew's $12,000 



"Chauve Souris."' the Russian specialty fchow that 'has been playing 
to capacity at the 40th Street theatre, was advertised In the lobby of 
tho Forrest, Philadelphia, as the attraction there April 24. No names 
were used In the annotmcement, but Inquiry In New York proved the 
billing a mistake on the part of Cholmondeley Jones, the syndicate press 
agent. The attraction due there Is the Russian Grand Opera company, 
now in Chicago. The 49th Street is a Shubert-controlled house, while 
the Forrest is under Erlanger dirfction. It i« due to pass under lease to 
the Shuberts, although booking agreement for* Philadelphia provides at- 
tractions from either eide may be booked. 



Bulfalo. April 11 

I^ast week's business at K>cal pic- 
ture houses about as follow liig ci- 
timate: 

Loew's — "Moran of the Lndy I-et- 
ty" and vaudeville. (Ciiiacity 3,400. 
Seale, mats, 20c.: night.'^, 30-40c.) 
Excellent week's business OB 
strength of strong feature and good 
vaudeville. Show compared fa* 
vorably with higher-priced house* 
Over $12,000. 

Hip.— -What No Man Knows,* 
first half: 'VBack Pay," last half. 
(Capacity. ai40. .Scale, mats, 18* 
23c.; niKhts, 30-50c.) Fell off sub- 
stantially for one of wortt weeks In 
many montlis. No apparent reason. 
Between 15.000 and $G,UOO, whlcl» 
leaves big gap. 

Lafayette— "Shame* and vaude- 
ville. (Capacity. 3.700. .s.alc, mat*. 
2nc.; night."?, 30-%0c.) Dropped off 
slightly. Picture drew only fair 
comment. House doing four shows 
Saturday. It means turn-over?, but 
gives the public small tnd. Aroufld 
18,000 last week. . 

WTatch for FRANK \ AN HO Viaf 'S 
BIO ADV. Next Week 



r^FrMa y. April 14, 1988 



LEGITIMATE 



15 



I 



POOUNG-BOOKING COMBINE 

FAR FROM COMPLETION 



Reported Realty Appraisal Being Made Preparatory 
to Wall Street Financing — ^Values May Reach 
$80,000,000 — Independent Producers Must Be 
Considered — Preferential Contracts Held 



The i:rlahq:er-Shuljerts book jig 
combine that takes In a poolinj? 
arrangemert for the principal 
cities has not assumed the propor- 
tlona accredited it seveial weeks 
ago. It was then stated by one of 
ihe leadins managerial allies con- 
trolling important theatres in New 
York and in the other major cities, 
that his organizaton was counted 
iiT the booking agreement. It is now 
said neither Sam H. Harris nor the 
Selwyns have joined the combine, 
and there is doubt now about A. 
H. Woods. The principal.^ in the 
combine are reported claiming these 
managers having ji»ined. i>ut they 
have not been approached ,v.-itli the 
proposition as yet. 

That the Krlanger ard Sluibert 
Interests are partially holding »)ack 
the co'stalization of the booking 
combination witli llie prospect of 
attracting Wall Street and capital- 
ising the bulk of big city theatre 
ownership under one big iiuorpor- 
tttion, ia believed in theatrical cir- 
cles. It is known theatre properties 
are being appraised. That is pre- 
paratory to the presentation to 
banking interests of the total in 
property equities and long-term 
rentals. Something lilce $80,000,000 
is mentioned as the total capitaliza- 
tion in Sight. 

If the capitalization of theatre 
ownership becomes an actuality, 
tbe controlling corporation will not 
enter into the field of production, 



acconling to showmen, who predict 
the entrance of Wall Street into the 
legitimate field. Production would 
proceed much along the same lines 
as now, the only important differ- 
ence being in the actual ownership 
of theatres. Actual property value 
is the feature believed to have in- 
terested the bankers, with the rea- 
sonable assurance of profit from 
theatic operation, especially when 
eontroUrd by tlie booking coml)i na- 
tion in process of fornution. 

The proposal to limit bookings in 
the major stands next season is 
another angle that may retard the 
completion of the booking and pool- 
ing agreement. A limit of from four 
to six weeks for any city outside of 
New Yoik is reported to be one of 
the provisions. That such a regula- 
tion is sure to draw the lire of in- 
depontlent managers who have sure- 
lire successes but no theatres, is 
already e\ idenced. 

The booking limitation is sad to 
be one of the factors liceping the 
Harris and Selwyns offices outside 
the combine. l!oth have theatres on 
Broadway, through (^nership and 
leaie. and affiliated in a booking 
way. have houses in IJoston. Cleve- 
land and Chicago, where they are 
building two new houses. Harris is 
said to have a i>referred booking 
agreement with the Erlanger office. 
Selwyns and Woods have preferen- 
tial agreements for bookings with 
(Continued on page 17) 



^ THEATRE PRIVATE 

Mast. Atty. Gen. Delivers Opinion 
on Legislative Measure 



Lynn, Mass., April 12. 

Upon receipt of an opinion from 
Attorney General Allen that a law 
to prohibit theatres from charging 
higher prices for admission on Sat- 
urdays and holidays would be un- 
constitutional, the State Senate ac- 
cepted the adverse report of the 
Committee on Legal Affairs on a 
bin affecting the theatres la such 
manner. 

The Attorney General said that, 
In his opinion, such a bftl would be 
an infringement upon private rights, 
and that the Legislature has not the 
authority to regulate any private 
business unless in an emergency af- 
fecting public health, public safe- 
ty or public welfare. 



BARKY BAXTER ILL 

• Chicago, April If. 

Barry Baxter, juvenile with "Blue- 
beard's Eighth Wqfe" at the Garrick, 
who has been garnering consider- 
able space in the daily papers on ac- 
count of his friendship with Mary 
Landoa Baker, a local heiress was 
taken suddenly III after the Satur- 
day matinee of the play and rushed 
to the Columbus Hospital, where a 
eerious internal operation was per- 
formed. 

Baxter will remain at the institu- 
tion fOr at least two to three weeks. 
During his absence from the play 
^ part ia being played by Philip 
. Tonge. 



FIDELITY'S ADVANCE 



Moving Into Larger Quarters — May 
Build Within Year 



The Actors' Fidelity League has 
taken over new qu. ters at 13, 15 
and 17 West 4oth street, between 
Fifth and Madison avenues. The 
new rooms will give the Fidelity 
considerably more space than Its 
quartprs now on 43d street. The 
Fidelity will move about May 1. 

Plans are under way whereby the 
Fidelity will build a home of its 
own in the Times Square section 
within the next year. 



WALDMAN'S COMING DOWN 

Newark, N. J., April 12. 

The Halsey was sold last week 
and the house closed. The new 
owners have not been made public 
but It Is understood that they will 
dcpiolish the house and erect an 
ofllce building on the site. 

This theatre was originally Wald- 
man's and is the oldest house in 
the city. It was the intention of the 
Asrhera, who leased the house, to 
rebuild this summer, but when the 
building inspector looked the place 
over he decided that the theatre 
was too old and. while It was in no 
immediate danger, any improve- 
ments that were to be made would 
be useless unless the house waa 
entirely torn down. 



"LOLA" CONTINUES ON 
COMMONWEALTH PLAN 



In Difficulties as Cash Fails 
and Leading Man Quit 
Promoters Contribute 



Chicago, April 12. 

"Lola." put out by Leslie Morosco 
as a starring vehicle for Helen 
Shipman. went into the common- 
wealth plan at the La Salle this 
week after cash failed, promoters 
had contributed funds and an agree- 
n.ent between the company, the 
Shuberts and Equity had been 
Vf ached. 

Charles E. Barton, who had acted 
as company manager under salary 
from Morosco, resigned when his 
salary was not paid, and left the 
management to George Stoddard. 

The "S. O. S." was sent out. Equity 
representatives were called in and 
John .1. Garrity, gen^'ral manager 
for the Shuberts in this city, ar- 
ranged to take care of the financial 
needs of the company. .Sunday 
night, after all the chorus girls had 
been paid. Fred Hilder, who was 
featured with Miss Shipman. an- 
nounced that unless he got his 
money he would quit. It was not 
forthcoming, so he withdrew. The 
other members of the company all 
agreed to stick together. 

Monday Stoddard got in touch 

with H. B. Day of Pittsburgh, who 

was interested In the venture, and 

the latter sent $1,000 to meet the 

(Continued on page 17) 



LENT HITS CALIFORNIA 



Good Record Since Jan. 1 Broken by 
Arrival of Holy Week 



I^S' OPERATIC CONCERT 

The Klks* Club, lodgo No. 1. will 
■tage an operatic concert in the 
^odge room April 15. to be known 
*« Jack Boone's night, for the 
Christmas Tree fund. The talent is 
presented by Fortune Gallo and II. 
fj- Travis, u will IncluJo Mme. 
Jjarie r.appold. Dorothy Jardon, 
Wanuel Salazar. Vincent nelh.'snor. 
Theodore Stepanoff. Joy Sweet. Al- 
oerte Soarettl. Madeline Iv'eltic. 
«eatiiro i:aton, Gaetf\no Viviino. 
va«a Prihoda. .T.imefl Wolfe anl 
others. Tho admission runs. Irom 
»1 to 123. 

Salter tones* condition 

VN alter Joneij, who was renvjvr.l 
^ tl>e Koowevolt Hosp.tal, New 

«>«•«. three weeks ago suffering 
jrom internal complications and a 
nervous breakdown, was reported 
^ednesday aa being improved. 
^ough still serloua. 



OUTING FOR BOX OFHCE MEN 

The annual outing of the organ- 
ization known as "The Ilelrasims," 
composed of box ofllce men and 
others who once a year are the 
guests of one of the big ticket or- 
ganizations in the city, will be held 
May 28. 

The location selected is Glen Cove, 
L. I., wliero several former outings 
have taken place. The usual motor 
car trafisportation will be furnished 
and In ruldition there will be other 
things furnished. 



COGHLAN BENEFIT APRIL 23 

The Sam Harris oHUo is ari.iri:,'- 
iug the iM-neflt for Hose C^t^i.:a' . 
sponsored by tlie Pn'duclng Mana- 
Kcrs* Association 'I'o'n uliphant 
has hern dele^itrd io anang- tlic 

piorijiirn. 

The performance wil! b--' given at 
the Apollo, New Yorl:. April 1'3 

Hltiess will prevent Miss Co^'hIan 
from appr^nring. Slie 1«^ now rest- 
ing with friends at I oreat Hills. 

U I. 



Los Angeles, April 12. 

Legitimate business In Southern 
California has been running excep- 
tionally well for good attractions 
since the first of the year. Ac- 
cording to one of the State's lead- 
ing bookers, he has not noticed the 
usual Lent cut until this week, 
which is maklnff a big dent in the 
box ofllce returns. Two box offlce 
records were shattered since Janu- 
ary in this city. David Warfield'a 
record of 124.000 for a single week 
at the Mason opera house was 
beaten by Ethel Barrymore la "De- 
classe" when the returns ran 
around the $25,000 mark, Warfleld, 
however, recaptured the high mark 
by doing more than |26,000 with 
*'The Return of Peter Grimm** at 
the same house. 

Walter Hampden followed War- 
field. Shakespearean pl&ya got bet- 
ter than $10,000 for six days. Kolb 
and Dill In "Give and Take." Aaron 
Hoffman's new play, are doing well 
in their second week at the Maaon, 
although not up to the anticipated 
$34,000 for the two week«, princi- 
pally due to Holy Week. 

The "Greenwich Village FolUes.- 
at the Philharmonic auditorium, had 
a fairly good week, lU flret seven 
days doing over $16,000, but took a 
flop the closing five days, coming 
down to around $7,000. 

Legitimate business in the ralley 
towns has been above the average 
ono-nlght return*. Opera la also 
taking Its slice. This week the 
Chicago Grand Opera company la 
at the Philharmonic, with the ad- 
vance sale In big figures. 



DEMPSET AND D0LLT8 

A report had been current along 
r.roadway for several weeks that 
Ja< k Dempsey, the heavyweight 
champion, was engaged to marry 
one of the Dolly Slaters. When 
Yancsi announced that she was 
about to sail for England, Demp- 
sey's announcement that he was 
sailir^g followed shortly. Since 
thon he .'teemed to divide his atten- 
tions between the two sisters, and 
after Yancsi's .'^ailing was postponed 
lie was freriuently seen with both. 

Tuesday he sailed on the "Aqul- 
tania" with the two .sisters. One of 
Mie girls has !)een reported about to 
marry a millionaire Hrltish noble- 
man, tiie exact identity of the par- 
ticular on© being here. also, di- 
vided 50 -SO. When askod which 
one of the glrla he wanted to 
?narry, Dempsey. smilingly, said: 
Uither one." 



FLO ZIEGFELD SAYS 
"NO" TO EQUITY MAN 



Chicago Deputy Wanted to Go 

Back Stage of ^Trolic"— 

Threatened Trouble 



Chicago. April 12. 
Attempts by an Equity repre- 
sentative attached to Equity's Chi- 
cago office to secure admission to 
the stage of the Colonial, playing 
Ziegfelds ''Midnight Frolic." have 
been unsuccessful. Ziegfeld stated 
he would close the show rather than 
permit the Equity official on the 
stage. That followed the latter's 
threat to appeal to the stage hands 
and musicians' unions. 

Ziegfeld said no one had any 
right to go back stage other than 
the members of his companies. He 
explained there were no exceptions, 
and that there was no animus to- 
ward the local Equity office. It was 
thought that the manager issued 
orders as a result of the Equity dif- 
ficulty Christmas whep a threat to 
keep the curtain down was made. 

Brandon Tynan, the Equity dep- 
uty with the 'Frolic." sided with 
the manager. The actor stated he 
was too busy to see pedplc back 
stage, and if the Equity rcfiresenta- 
tive desired to communicate with 
him it should be outride the theatre 
or in the Equity ofl'ice. 



BALL FOR ACTORS' CHAPEL 

An enterlaiomcnt. ball and dance 
will be given at the Astor Hotel 
April 20. tlie proceeds to go toward 
the renovation of the Actors' Chapel 
of St. Malachy's Church. 

A program of talent will be fur- 
nished by the Keith oftlces, with 
tickets being sold at $1. 



MOORE-MEGLEY IN P. M. A. 

The Moore -Megley Co. was added 
to the active membership list of .the 
Producing Managers' Association 
last week. 

The producing firm became eli- 
gible through its introduction in the 
musical comedy field with "Molly 
Darling," the new Chicago Palace 
summer show. 



CO-OPERATIVE CAST 
UPSETS "MONTMARTE" 



Helen Ware Leaves Play- 
Arthur Hohl Also Out— New 
Play Dissatisfies 



"Lilies" Reopening at Bronx 
"Lilies of the Fields" will reopen 
at the Bronx, New York, opera 
house next Monday. It is due for 
Powers', Chicago, and may go di- 
rect or stop a week or so en route. 



Squabbling within the cast is re« 
ported to have been the cause for 
the withdrawal of several players 
from "Montmartre," a co-operative 
show, produced at the Belmont. New 
York, by the Players Assembly. 
The piece will move to the Bayes 
April 24, its continuance there and 
the presentation of "The Night Call" 
on the same date by the organiza- 
tion not preventing arguments and 
cliques in the Assembly. 

Helen Ware Is out of "Mont- 
martre," as is Arthur Hohl, Clark 
Sllvernall withdrew several weeks 
ago, but it is claimed he did not 
sever his relations with the As- 
sembly, accepting another engage- 
ment. The selection of a new play, 
counted on more or less as a succes- 
sor to "Montmartre," started feeling. 
Only three players of the original 
group would nt In "The Night Call." 
the players taking the position a 
piece giving opportunity for the" 
others should have been selected. It 
was felt that such a policy would 
be more equitable for members of 
the Assembly, such as Miss Ware, 
who accepted a bit in "Montmartre* 
to aid in putting it over. 

To play In the piece for what is 
known on the Belmont stage as 
"peanut money" without opportu- 
nity in the next attraction aroused 
feeling among the 'players. 

•'The Night Call" will have Helen 
Lowell and- Brandon Hurst, both 
now in "Montmartre." Frank Doana 
was named for the mystery plajr, 
cast, but a change keeps him from 
the Belmont attraction. Rose Win- 
ter and Mabel Frenyear are r«« 
ported leaving "Montmartre." 

The Players Assembly was form- 
ed by 10 players banding together, 
each depositing $100 to start opera- 
tions. John Brunton, who made th« 
production, was the 11th member. 
"Montmartre'* has been drawing* 
around $5,000 weekly, playing 50-6f 
with the house. There are 85 peo- 
ple in the show, some extras, but 
under small salary, except the It 
original players. After paying 
operation expenses the company's 
share has been from $1,200 to $l.SOf 
weekly. The principals are said to 
have drawn between $50 and $10t 
weekly on a sharing basis. 



RUSSIAN BENEFIT NETS $10,01)0; 
'^URIS" FOR CENTURY ROOF 



Crowd Sunday Evening Well ''Nicked" 
Front of House Staff— $800 Paid 
Program 



-Stars as 
for One 



*Chauve-SourIs** plus Niklta Ba- 
Ileff and the Imported Russian spe- 
cialty company, will be moved by 
Morris Gcst to the roof theatre at 
the Century early in June. The at- 
traction, now the only show on 
Broadway playing to $5 top, is at 
the 49th Street, and is one of 
Broadway's "big slx"--that limited 
group doing capacity business. 
"Chauve-Souris" was to have re- 
turned to London for the spring 
season, but Is to remain in New 
York. 

The roof at the Century Is 
equipped with seats similar to a 
regular theatre. It has been un- 
lighted for most of the .scison. For- 
merly It was used for midnight 
revues. The roof will bo fitted up 
like a rtussian room, and the same 
scale of $3 lop will obtain. The 
management contends the attrac- 
tion, being a novelty, will be a bet- 
ter draw during the summer on the 
roof than In a regular house. The 
roof will accommodate a little over 
500 [jerson.^, as again.st nearly 700 
at the 4'Jth Street. 

CJe.Ht singed one of the most suc- 
cessful l>eneftt performances In 
years at the 49th Street Sunday 
night, when "Ch.TUve-Souris" waa 
pre.'icnted. Stars from current at- 
tractions ofTlciatcd in the front of 
the house. The gross for the even- 
ing amounted to $10,010.10, which 
will purchase 1,001 food packages to 



be sent to the relief of destitute 
Uusslan artist.^ and their children in 
Itusflla by the American Relief Ad- 
ministration, of which Herbert 
Hoover is chairman. Tickets for 
(Contnlued on page 17) 



SCHUDKRAin MISSED CUES 

Philadelphia. April 12. 

Joseph Schlldkraut, star in 
"Llllom." now at the Adelphl, was 
married April 7 to Elsie Bartlett 
Porter, of New York, in City Hall. 
The ceremony was performed by 
Judge William M. Lewis, of the 
Municipal Court in the presence of 
over 100 guests, many of whom 
were theatrical people. 

Assistant District Attorney Mau- 
rice K. Spclser was best man, and 
Mrs. Speiser, matron of honor. The 
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mad- 
ison I'orter, 3i> CJramercy Place, 
New York, were also r>rcsent. 

It can hardly bo said with truth 
that the ceremony went witliout a 
hitch, as Schlldkraut inadverenfly 
stood on the wrong Kide of tho 
bride, ar.d later made tho mistake ut 
putting the ring on the wrong fin- 
ger. The bride on the other hind 
was calm and letter-perfect In hor 
replies. Judge Lewis received her 
first kiss after the ceremony. 

Following the wedding, Mr. and 
Mrs. Schlldkraut received a number 
of their friend*? and relatives at a 
dinner party. They will spend the 
week-end in Atlantic City. 



I 



If 



LEGITIMATE 



Friday, April 14, 1922 



? 



s:s 



SHOWS IN N. Y. AND COMMENT 



Figures tstimated and comment point to some attractione being 
successful, while the same gross accredited to others might suggest 
mediocrity or loss. The variance is explained in the difference in 
house capacities, with the varying overhead. Also the size of show 
cast, with consequent difference in necessary gross for a profit. 
Variance in business necessary for musical attraction as against 
dramatic play is aisc to be considered. 

These matters are included and considered when comment below 
points toward success or failure. 



^ 




•'Back to Methuselah." Carrlvk (7th 
week. Third playing of Shaws 
long-distance pioro, entire play 
being given this week, two days to 
part of cycle. New production 
being readied by Theatre (Juild. 
probably offered late this month 
or early in May. 
•^Blossom Time." Ambassador (29th 
week). Recovered slightly last 
week, gross moving to midway 
between $12,000 and 113.000 or 
better. With revised salaries op- 
eretta is expected to last out the 
season. 
"Blue Kitten," Selwyn (14th week). 
Dropped back along with most of 
list last week, gross being little 
under $13,000. Management claims 
pace Is satisfactory at this time . 
and predicts better going after j 
next week. ; 

**Bull Dog Drummond,'* Knic'xer- \ 
- bocker (16lh week). Hcportod 
doing between $10,000 and $11,000 
In recent weeks. Kn^'i^h meller 
has made best run of offerings at 
house this season. Still has draw 
in agencies. 
•'Captain Applejack/* Tort (I6th 
week). One of lJroa«lwi«y'.H big 
six. made up of three dramas and 
three musical attractions. -Apple- 
jack" close to non-mu.-iC5^1 crew 
leaders, with nearly $16,000 weekly. 
"Cat and Canary," National (10th 
week). Broadway's dramati? top- 
monev getter, with gross going to 
$17,500 last week, bit tinder best 
going here. Mystery play counted 
on to run into next season. 
-Chauve-Souris," 49th Street (11th 
week). Russian novelty classed 
with musical leaders because of 
consistent capacity pace. Playing 
three matinees, drawing sm.Trt 
audiences. Four matinees for 
Easter week. 
"Czarina," Empire (lllh week>. Re- 
duction in scale to $2 50 and some 
cut-rate allotment failed to boost 
draw ponsiderably. Had dropped 
to $8,000. Last week takings went 
to around $8,500. Continuance 
after Easter not assured for long. 
«*Demi-Virgin," Eltinge (2Gth week). 
Pace has been around $8,000 
weekly and better of late; that 
figure should turn a profit for 
farce, which is counted on to finish 
out th<^ season here. 
"For Goodness Sake," Lyric (8th 
week). A musical i)iece that was 
able to hold its own last week, 
though the gross was a bit under 
the $9,000 mark. Has limited but 
Btrong cast, which is outstanding 
feature and which would bring in 
better gros^s normally. 
"First Year," Little (TTlh week). 
Fluctuated for first four days last 
weik. dross down again for total 
of about $7,000. Short -cast com- 
edy should turn profit at that 
figure. 
••First Fifty Years." Princess (5th 
Wfvk). Two-person play being 
tried, with Easter bu.-,iness figur- 
ing to liven bttx-ofTlce trade, whi h 
hangs around $2,500 mark. 
"French Doll," Lycr-um (Sth week). 
Hitting arcnind $7,500, with cut- 
rate aid counting. Show liked hut 
never hit important p.'ue. \\'\U 
continue through moiuli and part 
of May. 
"Funmakers." Jolson (1st week). 
Commonwealth revue under di- 
rection of Ho Wolf Iloppor; staged 
bv R. H. IJurnside. Is playing on 
sharing terms. Listed to open 
Saturday night. 
"Get Together." Hippodrome (33d 
week). One more week to go. big 
house, which got late start, cut- 
ting season about month. Whether 
]Iip will h.'t\e some other offering 
for spring undecided and \in!ikcly. 
"Good Morning Dearie," < Jlnbo (24th 
week). IJocomis Rroad way's 

money leader this week. >rusic 
IJox In dropping scale to $4.40 
(same as "Dearie"') and unable to 
gross as much. Roth are sell-outs, 
outstanding musical attractions of 
Keason. "Dearie's" pace has been 
$29,000 weekly. 
"He Who Gets Slapped" Fulton 
(14th week). Bet wren $9,000 and 
$9,500 last week. Theatre Cuild is 
preparing two new shows, one for 
fJarrick and other may bo opened 
here, succeeding "He ' next month. 
"Just Because," Earl Carroll (4th 
week). Was to have closed last 
Saturday, but management decid- 
ed on continuance late last week. 
RusinesH about $5,000, just about 
half necessary to play to even 
})reak for this musical T>icce. 
"Kiki," Relasco (20th week). If the- 
atre was large enotigh this show 
would lead street (in dramas) in 
money grossed, as it does In de- 
mand. Its consistent $10,500 is 
capacity and it will go through the 
summer. Easily smash of non- 
musical offerings. 
•Lawful Larceny," Republic (15th 
week). Ability of Shipman drama 
to hold up through I..ent proves 
cUns^. Has no( been off much and 



3 NEW MUSICAL SHOWS 
HIT CHI SAME TIME 



although not sell-out Is money 
maker. Beat $10,000 last week. 
"Letty Pepper," Vanderbilt (1st 
week). Third production of Oli- 
ver Morosco this season on Broad- 
way. Musical version of "Maggie 
I'epper,"' starring Ch.arlotte (Jreon- 
wood. Opened Monday. 

''Madeleine and the Movies," Gaiety 
HJth wwk). Cohan comedy get- 
ting share of box-otllce attention 
but affected last week, with little 
under $S.000 drawn. 

"Make It Snappy," Winter Garden 
(Ist week). Brings Winter Gar- 
den back into legitimate column, 
Shubert vaudeville closing last 
Saturday. Kddic Cantor starred 
in now rovuo and Nan Halpcrin 
featured. Comes in with exeellent 
reports from road. Opened Thurs- 
day. 

"Marjolaine," Broadhurst (12th 
wiek). I'ulitf inusio.il play hf»ld- 
Ing up fairly since slump d.itins? 
fr«im Washington's F.iitlulay. 
Business has fluctuated U])ward of 
? 1,000 weekly. Last we(>I:s tak- 
int^s $I0,.'>00 or little b. ti.T. 

"Montrr.artre," Belmont «9:h wef>k). 
Coninionw* alth iirodiieticu l»y 
IMayers .A.'-sembly, whiih by rea- 
son of no stijjulated s»!ai:es ex- 
plains continuance. Hms been 
able to do better than $">.000. An- 
other ])ro(luction in sit,'hr \>y raniC 
organi7.a(i<ni. .Moves to Hayes 
after another week. 

"Music Box Revue," Music Box (SOlh 
week). Admission scalo $1.40, 
original top when show onened. 
"Went to $5 after eighth week, set- 
ting record for scale of 22 weeks. 
Business now gauged around $26,- 
000 we( kly. 

"National Anthem." Henry Miller 
(12th week). J'^ew weeks will see 
end of season unles ; business 
comes back after Easter. Si.irtcd 
off very well, with recent pace 
around $7,000 or l»it under. 

"Rose of Stamboul," Century (6th 
week). Big house on OiUr.il 
Park West forced to turn upper 
floor tickets into cut rates last 
week, though orchestri floor not 
atTecied, with sale th<r<* good. 
Bevenue from top floor ami p'irties 
last week sent gross to l)eiter than 
$22,000. 

"Rubicon," Hudson (9th week). One 
of surprises of season. After open- 
ing was not given mu( h «li;nK'e of 
landiiig. H.iey story ha >• found 
ready market and with cut rates 
aiding business of late over $r«.000. 
which beats number of newer at- 
tractions. 

"Sally." New Amsterdam (69th 
Week). One week mon- to go. 
hous<' going dark and show going 
to Colonial, Boston, wh» re it is 
designed to ru;i well into .summer. 
Was last season's mll^•ie;ll smash 
and l«>.'ives with re.^ord of Ikjusc. 
also total gross for Broadway. Is 
closing strongly with $50,000 in 
siuht l;i>;t two weeks. 

"Shuffle Along," 63d Strrct (47lh 
week). Around uptown bouse 
claimed record colored revue will 
run into next season. Virst droj) 
in long time noted early this week. 
Last wr.-k nearly $n.O(U>. 

"Six Cylinder Love," Sim Harris 
(34th week). Volume of cut-rate 
sales did not count as hea\ ily la'^t 
week as week previous. Takings 
were about $9,600. 

"Tangerine," Casino (36th week). 
Went into cut rates last wrok for 
first time, though allotment there 
limited. With that aid and party 
sale, business jump<Ml ov<r $2,000 
for gross of around $11,:!(»0 last 
v.( (•!<. 

"Thank You," Longa.^re (2Sth 
week). \\'\\\ finish out month, 
business still turning jironr. '•(;o 
Kasy M.ibel." music.il show, due 
in <ar]y in May. 

"The Bat," Morosco (S6th week). 
Around $7,000 last week. exi»ected 
for this stage of run. Recovery 
figured for next week .'ind run 
leader should last out .'e;i'^on. Can 
make a little money at i>resent 
T>ac(\ 

"The Bluching Bride," Astor (10th 
week). "The Bronx lO.xiurss" is 
listed to succeed lu le afier an- 
other week. 'Bride" will move to 
44th Street following "Zero." a 
benefit show there next week. Ap- 
proximated $R.400 last Week. 

"The Dover Road," Bijou (17th 
week). Money maker (ront pre- 
miere. Comedy is hooked up to 
turn iirolit at moderate gross and 
stands good chanco of running 
Into summer. Good business for 
house last week, witli v.rll over 
J!S.50O. 

"The Hindu." Comedy (4!h week) 
;.Iystery play doing fairly. Last 
week takings were aitnind $«i.000 
or little under. Not large cast 
and gross mav break f \eji. 

"The Law Breaker," Klaw (10th 
week). Another week or so will 
probably find succfe<ling nftrac- 
tlon oflfercd. "The Shadow" 



"O'Brien Girl" Given Best by 

Critics— Billie Burke's 

Big Final Week 

Chicago. April 12. 
The windup of the Lenten season 
proved somewhat of a calamity to 
the legitimate attractiona. The folks 
shunned the theatres last week. 

Three musical attractions opened, 
all on Sunday, with none registering 
in a sensational manner. "The 
O'Brien Girl," at Cohans Grand, 
seemed to score best of the trio, 
with Mclntyre and Heath's "Red 
Pepper,' at the Apollo, coming in a 
close second, and "Lola," with Helen 
Shipman, starred, a poor third, with 
a possibility of it not surviving a 
second week. Miss Shipman scored 
individually, but it seemed as though 
the book was somewhat loose in 
construction, and there was super- 
fluous dialog. The melody and lyrics 
are along conventional lines, with 
none of the hit type. Business here 
w?.s way off. and with the show 
having a deficit prior to coming into 
the La Salle. 

Billie Burke In "Intimate 
Strangers" In her last week at 
l»owers, was compelled to give an 
extra matinee Friday and garnered 
the high v,.ittr-mark of receipts at 
this house. Miss Biirk? gained im- 
usual ptjblicity in the dailies 
throui^liout the week as a re.-ult of 
a cor.trov( r?y in legal form between 
herself and Mrs. Brown, n society 
leader, fiom whom she had viiled 
an apartment for her sojourn bore. 
The dailies fell hot and heavy for 
the >ajn, giving it loads of sr.a.e 
on tlie front »».'^ges fo. several days 
and a lot of pnotograph.«<. To cVanax 
the alfair ilo '/icgfeld came on from 
New Vortv I'rulay and the story kei)t 
going. William Gillette foi;«>wed 
•Intimate Strangers" Monday in 
"The Dream Maker." 

Another attraction that depaitcd 
Saturday was "Nice People" after 
an extcnood run at the Cort to make 
way for Pauline Lord to open Sun- 
day at the Cort in "Anna Christie." 



3'3stimates for last week: 

"Intimate Strangers" (Powers. 3d 
week). liillie Burke, last week, 
reached ever $17,000. Rt)um had to 
bo made for AVm. Gillette, who 
opened Sunday in "The Dr. am 
Maker." 

Russian Grand Opera (Olympic. 
3d week). More than held own. 
Established locally and might lind 
it advantageous to play here each 
season. Desj>ile off business condi- 
tions got $15,000 last week. .Ad- 
vance sale big. Leave Saturday to 
make way for May Robson in "It 
Pays to Smile." 

"Bluebird's Eighth Wife" (Garrick. 
7th week). Barry Baxter's hitting 



dailies for heavy Bpae« helped con- 
siderably toward keeplnir attraction 
close to 118.000. Matinees unusually 
heavT. with women folks in major- 
ity. Baxter now out of cast for 
several weeks on account of sudden 
illness. * 

"Ladies' Nighf (Woods, 8d week). 
Running according to local censor- 
ship restrictions, business fell a bit 
shy of previous week, with attrac- 
tion taking in around $13,000. 

*'Red Pepper" (Apollo, 1st week). 
Mclntyre and Heath's new vehicle 
will prove most pleasing entertain- 
ment for summer consumption here. 
Abundance of $2 seats Is bound to 
strike fancy. Dallas kind to at- 
traction. Business fairly good, 
around $16,000. 

"Nice People" (Cort, 24th week). 
Franclno Larrimore's farewell week 
brought out the "last minute" cus- 
tomers and got heavy week. Sun- 
day, "Anna Christie." 

**Tha O'Brien GIrr (Cohan's 
Grand, 1st week). Getting best 
send-off of week's new crop from 
dailies, this Cohan show looks as 
though it is in for long engagement. 
First week's gross not what expect- 
ed, between $15,000 and $16,000. 

"Tha Exquisite Hour" (Princess, 
3d week). Grace George is doing 
as well as mfght be expected, with 
majority of patronage coming from 
society and high-brow elements. 
Around $9,000. 

**Lady Billy" (Blinoi.s. 6th week). 
In view of <onditions Mitzi did re- 
markably well and reached over 
$1';,000. Stays two weeks more, with 
Kd. Wynn imderlined April L'3. 

"The Night Cap" (Playhou.se, 14th 
week). Only mystery play in town 
doing very good on lonely IBoulevard. 
Close to $8,000. 

"Lightnin"' (Blackstono, 31st 
woeh). Running close to completion 
of eijhih month, this aitra<'iion 
proves n?ost stable of all. With 
business shot*, reached around $18,- 
0'}<J. 

"Lola" (La Salle. 1st week). Helen 
Shipman s first starring vthicle just 
rouUl not regi.ster. Principals and 
(liurt.s a!l work hard, but have noth- 
ing to work wKh. Around $5,000 on 
week. 

ZiegfelH "Frolics" (Colonial. 3d 
week). Ccnsid(Mable drop in busi- 
ness encountered here; matinees 
very poor. Lower floor holding up 
on night performances, with upper 
floors bit off. $24,000 on week and 
maintaif.ed lead of musical shows. 



MORE POOR BUSINESS 
IN BOSTON HOUSES 



Predicted "Sally" Can't Gef 
$3.50 — Out-of-Towners 
Have Seen Show Dur- , 
ing New York Run 



"LILIOM" GETS OVER 
FOR PHIIADEIPHIA HIT 



Marc Klaw. 
been in 



"Law 
$5,000 



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Ing readied by 
Breaker" has 
weekly class. 

"The Mountain Man," Maxinc Kl- 
liott (18th week). Moves to 3yth 
Street Monday, having one or two 
weeks more to go. Marjorie Bam- 
beau in "Her Three Husbands." 
first called "T'p," also "Jenny 
.Tones." succeeds. 

"The Nest," 48th Street (11th week). 
Probably affected by approach of 
Holy Week, last weeks takings 
dipping slightly under $6,000. 
Drama that should last Into May, 
although moderate gross piece, 

"The Perfect Fool," Cohan (25th 
week). Bates as one of successful 
$2.50 attractions of season. Last 
week it drew $12,500, the lowest 
gross of run. Show billed to open 
this month in Chicago. 

"The Hotel Mouse," Shubert (5th 
week). Counts dif^appointmc nt to 
date but may pick up starling 
next week. Low mark of run last 
week with around $9,500 in. Cast 
cutting here as with other mu- 
sicals. 

"The Pigeon," Frazec (11th week). 
Anotlu r week for revival, dolnr: 
between $4,000 and $5,000. "The 
Night Call" will succeed April 21. 

"To the Ladies," Liberty (Sth week). 
Some cut-rate aid for this cnme»ly 
whirli is berthed in musiv^al com- 
edy theatre. Its gross has been 
profitable since opening. Avf-i*g<' 
T>:ico has been around $14,000 in- 
stead of $15,000 quoted. Last week 
bit iinder $13,000. which is smart 
draw. 

"Up the Ladder," Playhouse (Gih 
week). One of the Brady trio of 
dramas and doing as well or bet- 
ter than others, .lust mi.ssed be- 
ing exceptional and i.s ready buy 
in cnt rate«. 

"Truth About Blayds," Booth ('Ah 
week). On form of the reviews 
this <<imody should have landed 
with winners. It is bea'ing most 
of otlirr new ones, though off 
from $10,000 last week. Takin-;; 
little under $0,400. 

"Orphans of the Storm," Apollo 
<15(h week"*. Final week for 
Orifllth picture production, Haus(> 
will return to legitimate. ' Tiie 
I^ady Bug" the Kaster offerijig. 
Picture crossed little over $S.500. 

Houdini, Times Square (2d week). 
Another week after this will prob. 
ably "lee conclusion. House will 
pet "The Charlatan." due April 24. 
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Russian Grand Opera for 
Forrest April 24 — *'Angel 



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Philadelphia. April 12. 

The most startling reversal of 
form shown liere recently Mas by 
the Adelphi, which has been playing 
to bad business since early in the 
winter, when "The Bai" was still 
going strong. "Liliom ' opened to a 
house that had only one vacant row 
downstairs and good upstairs play. 
liy the second night tliero was u 
sell-out, and that staio of tilings 
continu* d througli the week. 

Joseph Schildkraut, the star, got 
much jiublioity here through lUs 
marriage Friday at City Hail, and 
has also been a center of discussion 
iu niovic columns of a daily a.s the 
result of hi.s work in 'Orphans or 
the Storm." "Liliom" got the breaks 
at the opening, and allliough several 
nights were rainy, seems to have 
caught on witii a bang. Those who 
predicted it could not last here un- 
der present conditions more than 
two weeks at the outaido are pro- 
fessing aatonishment. It is now 
looked to stay until the middle of 
May. 

Another house which has failed to 
feel very strongly the Lenten season 
slump js ilu; i;road. where .\lantell 
lias been playing to amazingly big 
houses at $2 toj). A bit olt at the 
opening antl at Wednesday matinee. 
Friday iiiglus i)erformance of -Mac- 
beth" was a sell-out. despite bad 
Weather, The BiDad's management 
is exultant over unusually good bus- 
iness this year, with onlv two ik.ps 
—••The (Jrand Duke" and 'The Bill 
of Divorcement." 

It is now apparently .settled that 
Kd W'ynns show will not «'ome in 
this spring, though several liouscs 
here still have displays on this show. 

At the Lyric -The Circle" did not 
maintain its promise of the last part 
of its opening week, but slumped 
back to two-third houses, light up- 
stairs, throughout last week. Itn 
three weeks here will not be as suc- 
cessful as was hoped and believed. 

Fred Stone, now in his last week 
at the I'orrest, has shown surprising 
vitality for a repeat show. The 
gross has consistently averaged over 
$20,000, with the second week the 
biggest. Last week "Tip Top" did 
just about $20,000, and with a sell- 
out Monday night of this week to 
the Bac(iuet Club the final gross will 
probably be Just an big. The Mask 
and Wig Club of the University of 
Pennsylvania comes In Monday for 
its annual week. 

The Russian Crand Opt r.a com- 
pany is due in from the west April 

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Boston. April 12. 

Another week of poor business 
was seen at the legitimate houses 
in this city last week, and in no 
instance was there any deviation 
from the general run of things. The 
shows went into this week with 
especially small houses for Monday 
night and with the indications being 
that even the low grosses of last 
week would be cut. 

The Wilbur is the only legitimate 
Boston house dark this week, this 
being the second week of darkness 
due to the sudden disappearance of 
"Main Street." 

There are three changes in attrac- 
tions due next week, when "The 
Gold Diggers" comes into the Tre- 
mont. Geo. M. Cohan may take the 
house over for his summer show. 
"Smooth as Silk." with William 
Courtney, eames into the Selwyn 
and "The Last W^altz" comes into 
the Wilbur. "Sally" is due at the 
Color\lal April 24. It will play at a 
$3.50 top. Unless the local dopesters 
are all wrong it will not jiroduce 
satisfactory residts at that price. It 
is figured that those who can afford 
to i)ay $3 50 top have already seen 
the show during its long run in Xew 
York. 

Estimates for last week: 

White's "Scandals" (Colonial. 4th 
week). Grossed about $12,000 last 
week, not at all .satisfact«)ry. 

"Dulcy" (Hollis, 4th week). Oft 
during the first part of the week, but 
l)icked up with a good Satin day 
matinee and did about $S,500 for 
eight performances. 

"Welcome Stranger" (Trenuvit, 
4th week). Between $6,000 an«! $7.- 
000 for last week, and no signs of 
any latent strength. 

"The Emperor Jones" (Selwyn, 3d 
week). Slumped badly last week, 
gross being in neighborhood of 
$G.000. 

"Greenwich Villag* Follies" <Shlj. 
bert, 5th week). Off in company 
with all other attractions in town. 

"The Green Goddess" a^lynioulh, 
10th week). Showing signs of 
weakening and to leave shorilx . 



24 at the Forrest. First reports 
that "Chauve-Souris^' was the at- 
traction caused a flurry among 
showmen here. 

"The O'Brien Girl" (although one 
of the most successful musical 
shows of the year) will probably fail 
to last through tho season at the 
Garrick. as was suspectetl. "Last 
weeks" are announced, and it seems 
probable that there will be at least 
one mor engagement at this house. 
The Cohan show has been off in 
gro.'js for the past two weeks. 

Tho Shubert is dark this Aveek, 
following the flop of "Up in the 
Clouds." but the house expects to 
get the loss back and more with Jol- 
son's "Bombo." which comes in 
Monday. 

The only opener this wc'< k was 
"Angel Face," the Victor Herbert 
operetta which has been toming the 
southern sticks and which returns 
for a .second visit here. Two years 
ago it played at the Forrest to fair 
business. Now it Is at the Walnut 
at a $2 top. Next week it is ex- 
pected to jump with tho oth( rs. and 
the management is not banking 
much on tliis week's record. 

Monday will also see the opening 
of "The Varying Shore" for a two 
weeks' run at the Broad. 

Estimates for last week: 

Shakespearean Repertoire (Broad, 
2d week). Man tell very good en- 
gagement, with few weak spots. At 
$2 top, with usual big play upstair.'^, 
nearly $12,000. "The Varying Shore" 
Monday. 

"Tip-Top" (Forrest, 4th week). 
Stone show In ight spot on y<ars 
record for this house, which has not 
been up to standard. "Tip-Top" 
lias never fallen below $20,000, and 
did just about that figure last we<k. 
"Ma^k and Wig" show of Univer- 
sity of Pennsylvania Monday for 
one week. 

"The O'Brien Girl" (Garri< k. Sth 
week). Cohan show has dropped 
considerably and last weeks an- 
nounced. Fine money-m.aker, how- 
ever. Cast changed In several 
cases, notably Kllzabeth Hines In 
title role. About $12,500. 

"Angel Face" (Walnut, 1st week). 
George IjCderer's show which played 
at Forrest two years ago. In at $2 
top as experiment after tour of 
south. "I^etty Pepper"' h'M up to 
$11,000, good money, in last w<»k. 

"The Circle" (Lyric, ,3d week). 
Disappointed after spurt in latter 
part of opening week. Dn»pp«"d to 
about $10,000, with no pro. pect ct 
improvement this week. Sothcrn 
and Marlowe for two weeks begin- 
ning Monday. 

"Liliom" (Adelphi, 2d week). 
.*>mash of spring season, and ex< 'op- 
tion to general rule at house this 
year. Soll-outs ruled beginning 
Tuesday. Did just about $14,000. 



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Friday. April 14. 1922 



LEGITIMATE 



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LETTY PEPPER 

„ .... .,» J»n» Kinc 

?^ "r^^nbalim l'«"l liurxia 

^^^J^n Mary King 

r .T^ pitnuor Charlotte Greenwood 

^tty P«''^'*''^-:::;;::.......Master Uabdel 

Oorolii * Vi^'" New V, • • V*""* "alar. 

J^'":''v .....Frances Victory 

SS^7 BarVlllobatsoa '^^^7''''^ .^ *'■«" 

^J.^ * William Ualtour 



•*Lctty" haa been a sort of trade- 
mark between Oliver Morosco and 
Charlotte Greenwood In recent sea- 
taons His musical comedy, "Lilnger 
Longer Letty." with the elongated 
comedienne starred, did the .ex- 
pected on tour two seasons ago, and 
this season a now I-.etty show was 
produced called "Let 'Kr Go Letty." 
It was reported doing profitable . 
business in New England, but Miss J 
Greenwood put thumbs down and it I 
was put aside. George V. Ilobart 
was immediately conimis.sionod to 
adapt the late Charley KU'in's 
"Maggie Pepper" for nuisical unage, 
tvith "Letty Ptpper" the result, 
opening at the Vanderbilt Monday 
(April 10). 

The new * I.etty" is the third pro- 
auction on Broad V.'.-.. by Morocco 
this st-ason and the second nni.sical 
try ("Love Dreams," a fall entrant. 
failed). Coming late in a Iho- 
atrical year that has been a bloomer 
for so many attraction.^, it haa a 
chance to thrust itself above the 
flood. That is if the dramatics 
which were not sirbmerged in the 
transition do not prove too much 
of a weight. The producer worked 
With Hobart in making ovrr "Mag- 
gie Pepper," which .served originally 
80 well f«)r Hose Stahl. IJeforo it 
got far, however, lie went to the 
coast, with others intru.sted in fash- 
ioning it for New York. 

Charles Klein's original drew 
knuch attention through tiio .slang of 
the central chrtr.icter. and that same 
feature was capitally adaptod to the 
titles of the film v» i-.sion c»f 'Maggie 
Pepper." The musical version has 
dodged that in a v.'ay anu dialog 
Invented in its stead. Kour acts 
were used for the original play, as 
against two for "Letty Pepper." the 
first act being set in the workroom 
of a deparlmont store that is on the 
brink of ruin and the second in the 
ghowroom of the now highly .«*uc- 
tessful shop, a year later. Ther^ is 
a tinge of the Cinderella in the 
•tory, the same as was in "Irene" 
and "Sally," but the new "Letty" 
•how will not be a contender for the 
tionors of either. 

The cast surrounding Miss Qreen- 
Vrood is patently not weighted with 
taceptional talent. But there are 
.two little people .«<o amusing that 
they are to be rated next to the star 
herself. One is that polished and 
fckilled diminutive actor Master 
Gabriel. The other Is Frances Vic- 
lory, a chubby kid whose cleverness 
in speaking lines was a delight to 
the feminine in the first night audl- 
%nce. She was bright enough to 
iRrrest the attention of the entire 
house several times and Is going to 
be one source of the show's draw. 
A discussion on literature between 
the pair late In the second act 
Wiould have been placed earlier, but 
jpren there the little people held the 
iltage for five minutes. It was Ho# 
hart's happy way of poking fun at 
llighbrow stuff. 

Miss Greenwood early scored with 
% number, "You Teach Me," with 
uabriel teamed. Tho contrast In It- 
■elf gave a reason for the little 
man's presence In the cast. The 
business of swinging Gabriel around 
Blade for good fun and earned en- 
.JOres. Gabriel fitted to fino purpose 
Jpo for A fashion parade, a device 
jnat was logical In the showroom 
■cene and which has always been 
lavored In Moro.sco shows. His an- 
nouncement In French wn? as noat 
f prelude to an exhibition of the 
aind as possible. 

The score and lyrics are credited 
Jtt names new In musical comedj'. 
JU^o Wood (brother of Joe Wood, 
girl act producer) and Irving Bibo 
Wrote the lyrics. Walter Janssen 
pas composed two outstanding mel- 
odies. "Ray of Sunshine" la made 
tae lead tune. It was used first as 
» duet by Ray Raymond and Miss 
Greenwood and the first Binj;ing of 
It was marred by Raymond's ner- 
Vousnoss. the reason for him stroll- 
ing off key. Raymond looked ex- 
ceptionally well in ihe juvenile role 
Otherwise. What .sounded tho pret- 
J/^-'t number of tho evening was 
Blue Bird Blues," sung by Miss 
J*reenwood. For some reason It was 
not elaborated into a chorus finale. 

Jane and Mary King (King Sis- 

Ym? *^''*^ *^^ duets, one "Every 
J^utle Mi.s.s." coming at the close of 
tno first art. "Coo-Ee-I)oo." whirh 
nad Jane King warbling variations, 
was used in the second act. which 
opened brightly to Jane's leading of 
«i ^^® to' Dance." Stewart Wil.'^on 
irnpre.'^.sed as a dope, though lils 

\!?i ^^^"if'J 0"t of pl.ace. 
■ ^^'''« Greenwood's own brand of 
comedy was saved until well on In 
J'iJ'V^^ond act. With "Lavender and 
^la Laee." teamed atrnin with Riv- 
mond, Kho tickled the house, and 
»Kain alone with "Lean. Long. 
^anky I.etty Pepper." It was tho 
fi^^*',. ^P-'irkling way of handling 
inat (lul much to cany the first act. 
^no with Raymond wns followed bv 
a bit with Gabriel that was ovoii 
Detter. He had brought her some 
maii-onler queries and was In- 
fituf?" *^^^ ^ brassiere was "inside 

were from 14 to II girls In 



the chorus, which wasn't often used. 
Julian Alfred worked out at least 
two excellent chorus movements in 
tho three or four numbers where the 
girls were In action. The show ran 
about 20 minutes overtime the llrat 
night, but eliminating tho chorus to 
spread the book might have worked 
to advantage the other way round. 
Earlier in the season Morosco had 
in mind the presentation of a mu- 
sical ahow for $1.50 top on Broad- 
way. That was probably not in 
mind for "Letty Pepper," although 
the show wan first reported aimed 
for a run In Philadelphia at a popu- 
lar scale of $2 top. The scale at 
the Vanderbilt is $3, making it an 
exception to the inrtux of $2.50 top 
musicals in the last several months. 
The house is small and the manage- 
ment figures that whatever the 
public will buy at $2.50 will bring 
$3 as easily. "Letty" is in the right 
house, the same that fitted so ad- 
mirably for "Irene." ibee. 



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backing up a "flashing girl" (Mr. 
Kelly) for comedy. Ira good enough 
for Broadway and would be a huge 
laugh with Bert Savoy at the head 
o; It. Mr. Kelly had an "audience" 
number he went the limit with, 
singing to an elderly man (not a 
plant) on the aisle, sitting on his 
lap and kissing his bald head. 

Other principals were Axchie Bas- 
Bon, Jimmy Graham (who did a fair 
Scotch monolog), Pat Rafferty, Art 
Sorenson, Ilughle Williamson and 
J. Challes. 

No production and no salaries. If 
not playing to commonwealth there 
can't be much worry, for the show 
could break on almost any gross. 
"Camouflage" should be almost a 
novelty in this late day for a soldier 
show, and there is little of the war 
In it. 



panj from making the jump from 
here to Chicago. Ruth & Garren, 
New York agents, Who placed Er- 
gottl and Herman and the Four 
Popularity Girls with the company 
on a "farming" basis, tied up the 
scenery and effects of the comi>any 
on a $2,200 claim. The claim was 
bonded and the property released. 



OUT OF TOWN 



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CAMOUFLAGE 

Somewhere in Canada is playing 
a soldier revue at $1 top. It has 
about u dozen young men who saw 
service abroad and later entertained 
at the front, among other?, for their 
Canadian comrades. Known as 
"The Maple Leafs," they retain that 
name, using it is a title for the bit 
and number revue. "Camouflage." 

The troupe is touring under the 
sponsorship of tho Army and Navy 
Veterans in Canada, an organiza- 
tion here similar to the American 
Legion in the States. Captain M. 
W. Plunkett presents "The Maple 
Leafs." It is a second Canadian 
tour for this group. 

The boys of "Camouflage" are un- 
like those of "Biff, Bing. Bang.'' that 
Canadian . ervice show that was an 
unexi)ected success on Broadway 
last season. Proportionately or com- 
paratively the boys of "Camouflage" 
are possessed of more talent than 
those of "Biir, Bang." There are 
four of five of "Tho Maple I^eafs" 
who could stand up on the profes- 
sional vaudeville stage. Just now 
the borrowed material they are em- 
ploying would snow them under, 
but it's entertaining for provincial 
Canada and most likely choicely se- 
lected for that section. 

"Camouflage" is in two parts, with 
all tho best of the performance in 
the first half. There are several 
"turns" through the meagre list of 
principals. As the show drifts into 
the second section the singles, dou- 
bles and a quartet bit commence to 
tire. The show opens with a re- 
written lyric to the Adele Rowland 
song hit of "Soldier Boy" ("Home 
Again, No More I'll Roam Again"). 
Following Is sung "Old Town Hall," 
by Ben Allen and Morley Plunkett. 
It's the song of the Dohertys (Leo 
and Viola), and probably sung by 
tho Dohertys when they entertained 
for the A. E. P. In PYanco. Tho 
Dohertys' song U called "The Old 
Town Pump." 

American artists have said that 
the enthusiasm of theatrical man- 
agers and agents of the U. S. died 
away from the volunteer entertain- 
ers at the front when there ceased 
to be a front. Tho entertainers took 
a chance on their lives along with 
tho soldiers. They were volunteers 
abroad when tho show business was 
at its flood at home. Patriotism is 
fine, here and elsewhere, when It's 
not a rainbow. There are still 
coupons on Liberty bonds and still 
cutting to be done before they can 
be cashed, but they are cashed for 
face value? Many volunteers for 
the A. E. P., and they weren't Jazz 
dancers or (Jerman acrobats posing 
as Swiss. The managers and agents 
could remember these little things. 
When knows when a theatrical his- 
tory of the war may bo written? 

Then again an ensemble number 
was "The Green Grass Grew All 
Around" song as sung by a small 
time act In the States for years. Bob 
Ander.son, the comedy hit of the 
performance, combines the stylos 
of Sam Mayo and Percy Knight In 
his single moments. In the "An- 
other Little Drink" bit. done by a 
quartet, Anderson did Charlie How- 
ard's "drunk," repeatedly walking 
across the stage, each time with a 
larger liquor container, concluding 
with a beer barrel. It was the big- 
gest laugh of the evening. 

Morlov IMunkctt did the song hit 
of "Shuffle Along" Cll-m-m-h-m"), 
called on the program "Nobody's 
Darling." It was badly sung by 
Morley. but got over. Someone else 
had a new version of Bfit Williams' 
"I Love Nobody"; another had the 
"Turkey in tho Straw" nu-lody; a 
monolo'qist (Ben Allen) had much 
of Julian Ro.^;o'.i "Levin.sky at the 
Wedding" talk: a two-act dug 
evervthing for laughs if old enough 
(even back to "gizzard" for "bliz- 
zard "> and a malo quartet had the 
drinking song of "Lady ^>a7lt5" 
(going bark to Lillian Russoll s 
day).. Krnio Petch. the straight, 
never getting a groat deal, had the 
"Im a Nut" song belonging to Stuart 
r.irne«« whiln the two skits of the 
show centred upon the fellow who 
kill.H a man and woman In "the 
wrong flat " and Iho fJallagher and 
Shean finish of the "B.attle of loo 

Soon." 

A coup'e of fern lie Impersonators 

were Jack Kelly and Harry Ashton. 
Tho best number was male prin- 
cipals made up like English "damea ' 



MLLE. OF ARMENTIERES 

"The Canadian soldier play of the 
Lens sector in 1918." the program 
describes this comedy in four acts 
and six scene.s. The acts are listed 
as "Out on Rest," "In tho Line." 
"Chicory Trench in Front of Hill 70 
at Midnight," and tho final act the 
.same as the first. "In the Line" Is 
a dug-out scene, not unfamiliar in 
other shows and sketches and done 
but lilile differently in the main. 
The Chicory Trench act is "A Wir- 
ing Party." made spectacular 
through bombing and firing. 

The company is of 14 people. The 
two girls i)lay a waitress and the 
title role. In the original company 
the.se roles were lilcely taken by fe- 
male impersonators. Neither of the 
young women means anything, and 
the impersonators might be rein- 
stated to better effect. Capt. Fred 
M. l-'isher .is presenting the piece In 
the Canadian cities. He does a very 
nice bit of playing as the major, al- 
though the most legitimate actor 
who gives a splendid performance is 
W. A. Fewer as the brigadier gen- 
eral. II. F. Lawrence as Lieut. Ed- 
ward Brock Green, in command of 
a squad, would delight the deriders 
of the American second lieutenants. 
His performance is undoubtedly his 
own conception, and most faithful 
as the swaggering and blundering 
new ofllcer. (The Canadian army 
had no second lieutenants.) 

The strength of the performance 
and its outstanding player is Russel 
A. Y^oung, as Private Herbert Haw- 
kins. His comedy makes the show 
entertaining for those formerly of 
the service and those who wore not. 
He affects a heavy tramp make-up. 
facially, but can't hide his personal- 
ity under it. The nearest approach 
he gets to anyone in the States for 
comparsion Is Bobby Clark (Clark 
and McCullough). Russel seems to 
be a natural low comedian, through 
his manner as well as his actions, 
having that idea of comedy that 
brings laughs. Taking care single- 
handed of a $1.50 pe^formance as ho 
does might make it worth while to 
look him over for a large musical 
I comedy. If a burlesque or unit revue 
manager can get him Russel will 
make the grade with ease. 

The show is of the familiar tsrpe 
looked for in a soldier play that car- 
ries a plot, in this a light one, un- 
covering a German spy in the ranks, 
with a slight love interest involving 
"Mademoiselle of Armontleres." Jack 
Slack as Private Jock McTaggcrt 
had an exceptionally melodious bal- 
lad for a solo. 

The show la doing a fair business 
In Canada, attracting mostly the sol- 
dier boys and their sweethearts, with 
the others not giving the soldier- 
players much attention. Several lit- 
tle quips and bits of business during 
the performance brought howls from 
tho ex-service men auditors. 



LOLA COHTINTJES 

(Continued from page lH 
needs of tho members of ths com- 
pany. 

A meeting was held between the 
members of tho company, Garrity, 
Stoddard and an Equity representa- 
tive, at which it was agreed that 
after house salaries, necessary op- 
crating expenses and newspaper 
bills had been provided for. the 
members of the company would get 
the balance, to be shared on a com- 
monwelath plan. The Shubcrts, In 
making this deal, agreed that the 
rental of the hous© would not be 
deducted from the gross. 

The show last week did around 
$5,000, and even though it got off to 
a bad start It Is expected that It 
will do around that figure this 
week. Should business warrant the 
attraction staying It will continue 
from week to week, on the present 
basis. 

Leslie Morosco engaged the com- 
pany and formed a corporation 
named the Mostod Company con- 
sisting of Clarence Derwlnt, actor; 
F. Magnus, wholesale drug dealer, 
and himself. Financial difllcultles 
began almost at the outset and It 
became a case of securing advances 
to carry the venture over into the 
next week. Moro.sco retired in 
I'lttsburgh, transferring his interest 
to H. Bertram Day, who financed 
tho company up to last week, when 
he declined to accept more obllga- 
tlona 



Cincinnati, April IJ. 
Attachment proceedings la.^t week 
almost yi evented tho "Lola" com- 



BROADWAY STORT 

(Continued from page IS) 

season of 34 weeks being a month 
shorter than last year. The differ- 
ence in gros9 is marked, the total 
takings this year being far under 
the Hip average of the preceding 
five years. The Hip's admission re- 
duction to $1.50 this season figures. 

The number of attractions listed 
to stop at the end of Easter week 
is steadily climbing, with the last 
of the month sure to see a radical 
change In the Broadway list. 

Several switches are on tapis. 
"The Mountain Man" will move to 
the 39th Street Monday for another 
week or two, succeeded at the Max- 
iw^ Elliott by Marjorle Rambeau In 
"The Goldfish." This drama was 
first called "Up," tried out under 
the title of "Jenny Jones" and an- 
nounced early this week as "Her 
Three Husbands." "The Hairy 
Ape," playing in the Provincetown 
Playhouse, will move to the Ply- 
mouth. April 24 "Tho Bronx Ex- 
press" will be brought to the Astor 
by the Coburns, "The Blushing 
Bride" moving over to the 44th 
Street, which,- starting Monday for 
one week, will offer "Zero," a so- 
ciety benefit show, charging $5 top. 
"Montmartre" will switch from the 
Belmont to the Bayes (roof the- 
atre). The Players Assembly, which 
has the latter attraction, will at the 
same time offer "The Night Call" 
at the Frazee, "The Pigeon" leaving 
that houso after an »ther week. 

Three musical attractions arrived 
this -week. "Letty Pepper" relight- 
ed the Vanderbilt Monday. Eddie 
Cantor in "Make It Snappy" was a 
Thursday debut at the Winter Gar- 
den, and the commonwealth revue 
"Funmakers" In "Some Party,* led 
by Do Wolf Hopper, will take pos- 
session of Jolson's Saturday. 

"Back to Methuselah" has two 
more weeks to go at the Garrlck. 
The Theatre Guild is readying two 
new productions, "What the Public 
Wants" and "From Morn* 'Till 
Night" One will be placed into the 
Garrlck and the other may succeed 
"He Who Gets Slapped" at the 
Fulton, providing the latter Guild 
piece does not stand up after 
Easter. 

"The Green Ring." offered co- 
operatively at tho Neighborhood 
Playhouse, Is a fair draw. "Can- 
dida." a revival by the Greenwich 
Village, is announced by Its spon- 
sors to bo succeeded by a repertory 
theatre. 

"Just Because" continues at the 
Earl Carroll, though It was listed 
to close last Saturday. A change 
of plan by the management con- 
tinues It another four weeks, on a 
guarantee basis. 

Last week "The Rose of Stam- 
boul" went Into cut rates. The al- 
lotment was for the upper part of 
the house only. With several thea- 
tre parties in, the gross went to 
over $22,000. 

Cut Rates Do tho Businooo 

While the number of buys cur- 
rent on Broadway romain the same 
this week as last, there was a drop- 
ping off of the number of attrac- 
tions ofl^orcd at cut rates to the 
amount of four, bring the total 
down to 26 shows. However, dur- 
ing the early part of the week the 
advance price agencies were com- 
plaining of the effect of Holy Week 
while in the cut rates there was a 
flourishing business with Wednes- 
day matinee crowds almost a rec- 
ord one. 

There was but ono buy renewed 
ar.d that was for Walker WTiIte- 
sldo in "The Hindu," which receives 
an additional four weeks from the 
agencies. The buy for the Eddie 
Cantor show "Make It Snappy." 
which opened at the Winter Gar- 
don last night is reported almost a 
record one and on a par with any of 
the Jol.^on buy.s, the brokers taking 
almost GOO seats for the first four 
wcf'ks. • 

Tho regular buys running now 
are "Kiki," Bela.sco; "The Dover 
Road," BIJou; "Perfect Foot," 
Cc.han; "The Hindu," Comedy; 
"Captain Applejack," Cort; ' Cluuve 
Sourlfl," 49th St.; "Good Morning 
Dearie," (Mobe; "To the Ladles," 
Liberty; "Music Box Revue," Music 
Box; "Cat and tho Canary," Na- 
tional; "Sally," Amsterdam; "Law- 
ful Larceny," Itf-publlr; "Hotel 
Mouse." Shubert, and "Make It 
Snappy," Winter Garden. 

In tho cut rate s the shows of- 



fered were •'Tho Blushing Bride,* 
Astor; "Montmartre," Belmont; 
"Truth About Blayds," Booth; 
"Tangerine," Casino; "Rose of 
Stamboul," Century; ."Just Be- 
cause," Carroll; "The Deml-Vlrgln," 
Eltlnge; "The Czarina," Empire; 
"Tho Nest," 48th St.; "The Pigeon," 
Frazee; "Candida," Greenwich Vil- 
lage; "Six Cylinder Love," Harris; 
"National Anthem." Miller's; "Rubi- 
con," Hudson; "The Law Breaker," 
Klaw; "To the Ladles." Liberty; 
"Bulldog Drummond," Knicker- 
bocker; "Thank You," Longacre; 
"The French Doll," Lyceum; '"For 
Goodness Sake," Lyric; "The Moun- 
tain Man," Elliott; "Up the Lad- 
der," Playhouse; "First Fifty 
Vcars," Princess: "The Blue Kit- 
ten," Selwyn; "The Hotel Mouse," 
Shubert, and "Shuffle Along." 63d 
Street. 



ACTORS LEAVINa 

(Continued from page IS) 
pany Cormlcan decided to engago 
players from both Equity and tho 
Actors* Fidelity League, with no 
Idea of barring any capable player 
who applied. Ho stated several of 
the actors alleged to have been or- 
dered out of the cast by Equity 
sought the engagement, knowing 
it to bo an open shop company. 
They stated It was absolutely nec- 
essary they work. 

Tho season at New Britain will 
open with "The Tailor Made Man.'* 
requiring 27 speaking parts. Bo- 
cause of that, the difficulty arose 
over casting, but tho replacements 
were made Tuesday. Cormlcan has 
taken a lease on tho Lyceum for 
two and a half years. His stock 
offerings there have been nuccejs- 
ful, and tho houso has built up « 
substantial subscription list. 

Brlnsley Shaw will bo stage man- 
ager of tho Cormlcan players. 
Others In tho cast aro Wilson 
Reynolds, Lynn Stirling, Rexford 
Kendrick, Horaco James, Patrick 
Barrett, Mrs. Francis Storllnff 
Clark, Edna Archer Crawford, 
Kathryn Meredith. 



RUSSLIH BENEFIT 

(Continued from pago IS) 
tho affair sold for as high as $180, 
with tho average for the lower floor 
$50 and tho lowest rate $10. 

Persons who attended wero 
"nicked" In no less than six differ- 
ent wayq. Ed Wynn, In a Russian- 
looking ulster and a phoney shot- 
gun, opened carriage doors and com- 
manded contributions. Ho did It so 
well even the policeman on hand to 
keep order laughed all tho way. At 
Jolson, dressed llko a native Cos- 
sack, was on tho door, and he had 
no mercy, either. Lillian and Dor- 
othy Olsh and Martha Lorber sold 
programs. One guest Is known to 
have paid $800 for his program, 
Lonore Ulrlc, Doris Kcane and Lau- 
rette Taylor (all In costume), as 
ushers, flnlshod their duties with 
wads of greenbacks. Marilynn 
Miller sold expensive flowers, and 
Sam Bernard^ in the coat room. also, 
cleaned up, Leon Errol and Walter 
Catlett, dressed In their "Komlski** 
costumes, were "water boys," and 
between them gathered In $700. 

Ralieff Introduced the theatrical 
aids before the show. Wynn came 
In from the curb to "meet tho house.'* 
He promptly declared his show 
("The I'erfect Fool') "Is the best 
shov^ In town." Jolson, whose New 
York run in "Bombo" ended Satur- 
day, countered with "my show was 
the best In town." Errol and Cat- 
lett tnjmped tho pair by claiming 
"Sally" to bo "the best show in tho 
world." 

Tho "Chauvo-Sourls" company, 
with Balieff. serenaded Jolson at 
Jolson's theatre Saturday night, tho 
Russians singing farewell from tho 
front of tho house. They hurried 
from the 49th Street Just before tho 
flnal curtain on "Bombo" fell. 



BOOEINO COMBINE 

(Continued from page 11 
the Shuberts. These manage rs^^ai:;e 
waiting to be shown the advantage 
of Joining the booking and pooling^ 
agreement designed by Erlangei 
and tho Shuberts. 

The agreements havo several 
years to go, and In addition those 
managers havo first choice in plac- 
ing their own attractions In their 
own theatrefi, without limitation in 
length of run. With new hous-es 
considered to have nn edge on the 
older theatres, they are not par- 
ticularly Interested in the pooling 
proposition. Tho three-way book- 
ing (DUibinntion cf Harrla the Sel- 
wyn.i and Arthur Hopkins formed 
last season, has never been 
abandoned, and possibly will attain 
irnportaijce ap<l growth in the event 
tho booWng cimbination do*« not 
ab.»<orb It. 



1 



18 



VARIETY 



Friday, April 14, 1922 



I. 



BED-SDE CHATS 

BY NELLIE REVELL 

(Nellie Revell has been for nearly three years confined to her room 
and cot in the St. Vincent's Hospital, Seventh avenue and Twelfth street, 
Nsw York City. Without having moved from one position within the past 
six months (Miss Revell having lost the use of her spine) sha has written 
•nd dictated these weekly articles for Variety, at the same time having 
variously contributed to other periodicals. Miss RevdII has been called 
the bravest woman in the world by many.) 



NEWS OF THE DAILIES 



It is gratifying to learn from the fashion pages that my Eastor outfit 
Is the proper thing, after all. I was apprehensive lest the severely 
tailored aspect of my costume — it is patterned <^n simple lines of concrete 
and steel — might be considered too masculine. Even though I had a 
man's job and employed male methods in my work when I was up, I 
never affected masculine attire, but preferred to relieve my plain clothes 
with dashes of frills and furbelows typically feminine. So it is quite 
comforting to know that the tendency is towards one-piece gowns made 
more clinging. That puts me right in style. Nothing could cling better 
than my one-piece Annette Kellerman concrete stylish stout. And for 
that reason it might be considered a triflle extreme by fastidious dressers 
who at the same time must admire how perfectly it defines the tapering 
line between the waist and the hips, something required of all gowns 
Gtrictly up to the moment. Smart modistes might criticize my garment 
because of the rough material and its simple plainness, for there are 
no elaborations in the form of braid or embroidery. Apparel such as 
mine Is worn by both men and women. No distinction is made as to 
the gender of the wearer In designing the garb, for it is built on the 
aame pattern, composed of the same material and is always the same 



Preliminary plans for a theatre 
and studio building to cost $1,200,000 
have been tiled with the New York 
building department. The structure 
is to be 12 stories in heighth, having 
it's main entrance on West 56th 
street. 

As a result of the divorce granted 
him in Detroit, Oliver Morosco faces 
an inquiry to whether ho was a resi- 
dent of Wayne County (Detroit) for 
the two years called for in the 
Michigan divorce laws. Judge 
Dingeman is directing the investiga- 
tion. 



A benefit performance for Rose 
Coghlan will be given Sunday eve- 
Bhapc and color for either man or woman. It is a strictly man-tailored ning, April 24, at the Apollo, New 

Sarmeiit. 



Billie Burke encountered legal 
diflicultiees in Chicago when she 
rented a 22-room apartment during 
the two weeks she was to stay- there. 
A difference over the rent caused a 
controversy between Miss Burke 
and Mrs. T. F. Brown, whose apart- 
ment she occupied. The actress has 
been traveling on the road, accom- 
panied by her daughter and a 
retinue of servants including five 
maids, a governess, butler and 
chiulYeurs. Transportation is by 
means of Rolls-Royce and Minerva 
machines. 



When the conversation drifts to embarrassing moments they tell a 
story of a recent incident in the city room of "The Tribune." It was 
2 a. m. and the night city editor had gone home, leaving Ward More- 
house, one of the rewrite men. In charge of the desk. Morehouse, be- 
sides being a southerner and therefore trigger-quick when It comes to 
defending his dignity, is short, slight and juvenile In appearance. 

Entered Percy Hammond, the Imposing dramatic critic of the paper. 
He looked about the deserted room and his eyes fastened upon a small 
figure buried behind a newspaper In the city editor's chair. He strode ma- 
jestically to that sector and, as he flung a quarter upon the desk, com- 
manded: 

"Here, boy, slip out and get me a box of cigarettes.'* 

Morehouse removed the paper, straightened up in the chair and glared 
at the speaker. 

"I'd be very glad to oblige you, Mr. Hammond." he said, "only I am 
In charge of the desk and can't leave. However, I will summon a boy 
for you." ,. 



York. 



"Get Together," at the Hippo- 
drome, New York, closes April 22. 



No matinee performances of "Ta- 
boo" were given this week at the 
Sam H. Harris theatre. New York, 
due to it being Holy Week. 



Louise Groody returned to "Good 
Morning Dearie" at the Globe, New 
York, this week, having recovered 
from her recent illness. Madeline 
Van handled the Groody role dur- 
ing her absence. 



William Pinkerton, the detective, wrote me that if the germ sleuths 
didn't find out soon what is the matter and get me out of the hospital 
he was going to detail one of his Hawkshaws to the case and get some 
action. Mr. Pinkerton also ventured the opinion that three years of good 
behavior like mine entitled me to a parole. 



While acting as host to Norma Talmadge and Ethel Levey and their 
husbands in his new home at Palm Beach, my dear old boss, Percy G. 
W^illlams, took time from his social activities to send me my annual con- 
signment of choice Florida fruit. He writes me that at a tea recently 
one woman, to show her individualitj', actually requested tea, and that 
everyone present burst out "laflin'." 



The world's daily paper," "The London Daily Courant," was Issued 220 
years ago, and by a woman, Elizabeth Mallet. History doesn't say. but 
I suspect from her that she must have been a dramatic critic. 



Negro was sentenced to a 40-year term £or robbing taxicab drivers, 
announces a newspaper item. Surely justice is blind. A man so gifted 
should have a monument erected in his honor. 



"Would Make Baby a New Estphagus," .«;nys a headline. Wliatover 
an esophagus may be, Fll wager baby would much rather have a rag 
doll. 



The title of the new Marjorle 
Kambeau starring vehicle has been 
changed from "Jenny Jones" to "Her 
Three Husbands." 



CABARETS 



Lester Bryant has entered a new 
field. The lesser and manager of 
the Playhouse, Chicago, Is now 
running "The Plantation Cafe" In 
the Wrigley building, where he has 
an entire entourage of colored en- 
tertainers and help. A %2 couvert 
charge is fixed. 



Louis Calvert is to direct "W^hat 
the Public W^ants," a new Theatre 
Guild production. 



Audrey Munson has announced 
her engagement to marry Joseph J. 
Stevenson of Ann Arbor, Mich. 



John McCormack w'as too 111 to 
appear Sunday evening at the Hip- 
podrome, New York. It was the 
first time In 11 years that the tenor 
was forced to cancel an engagement 
due to illne.sa. An attack of tonsili- 
tis caused the cancellation. 



Capt. Adrian C. Anson, the old- 
time ball player and vaudeville ac- 
tor, was stricken last week in Chi- 
rago and removed to St. Luke's 
Hospital, where he was operated on 
for glandular trouble. 



"The Shadow," a drama by Eden 
Phillpotts, will be produced by Marc 
Klaw, Inc., with Helen MacKellar 
heading the cast. 




3>7« Moran, who builds ships for a living and theatres for a pastime, 
exercises great Ingenuity In selecting presents and finding occasions to 
Bind more. If there is no holiday or birthday handy he consults the 
calendar and discovers it Is th«; anniversary of the discovery of corned 
beef and cabbage or some similar monKiitous event. Shortly after- 
wards an orderly wobbles into my room undernetah the burden of a 
box usually of a size and shape resembling those frequently seen going 
through the back door of a hospita'., but never observed entering the front 
portals. The contents are always a surpri.^e. On my birthday, a couple 
of weeks ago, came a blue silk quilt and pillow, hand embroidered in 
large pink roses, with a little note inscribed: "If you must be under i 
cover, let it be a nice cover." 

J. J. Malonry and E. J. Lauder, of the Keith ofTioes. and Fred Schan- 
berger, manager of the Baltimore houses, had the 'surprise of their lives 
when visiting me one day reeently. A nun who had been 40 years in 
the convent entered the room with Variety In her hand. "Here's the 
paper I borrowed from you, Mis.s Revell," .she said. "Has thi.s week's 
come yet?'' The sister cxjilained to the gentlemen she had been a regular 
reader of Variety since I had been in the hospital. 



Merliock, Inc., a new producing 
firm, has placed "And, Very Nice, 
Too." a musical piece by Raymond 
W. Peck and I'ercy Wenrich, in re- 
hear:sal. 



"The Flapper," an American 
drama by Eugene Walter, has been 
accepted for production by Harry 
Clay Blancy. The produror Is 
negotiating with Peggy Hopkins for 
the leading role. 



B. S. Moss remembered I was fond of lilacs and commissioned M«- 
K»*«ney, the flori.st, to commandeer the first ones of the season and 
send them to me. And what a joyous treat they were, too. Mr. Mo.'^s 
and I had a great visit the other day. Busy man that he is, he left his 
desk for three hours to chat with me at the hospital. Yet the story 
writers persist In picturing New York and New Yorkers as cold and 
cruel, too preoccupied chasing dollars to have any time or sympathy 
for those in trouble and afflieUon. One object of his call was to thank 
me for my feeble efforts in beli.ilf r>f the Jewi.sh Children's War Relief, 
which movement he was one oC the jtrime movers of the theatrical 
division. 



The plotTire rights to "Six Cylin- 
der Love*' have not been dispo.scd 
of by the author, William Anthony 
McGuire. 



A new graft or grift has sprung 
up along the country roads for 
drivers of cars who tarry on their 
way. Small bands of holdup men 
or boys are constantly on the watch 
for the.se parties as twilight de- 
scends. Each community appears 
to have one or more bands, although 
they may not be local to the neigh- 
borhood. As a car stops and after 
a few minutes, especially if the car 
has doused Its lights or moved up 
a side path, one of the gang attaches 
a phoney badge to his coat lapel. 
He approaches the car. If finding 
conditions as suspected, the man In 
the car Is threatened with arrest, 
but finds his "captor" agreeable to 
a settlement to avoid publicity 
through exposure. Though "condi- 
tions" are not as anticipated, the 
holdup person, as a rule with con- 
federates around, makes the asser- 
tion something was wrong inside 
the car, usually receiving money for 
silence. 

It's best for motorists at night 
around New York not to hold to 
any lonely spot on the road too long, 
unless making repairs, for the gang 
is apt to get them whether the lights 
are on or off. Local authorities 
frown upon this illicit practice, feel- 
ing it reflects upon them, since the 
occupants of the car believe they 
are talking to bona fide officers, but 
so far, through the isolation of the 
occurrences, none of the gangs has 
been detected in their holdup acts. 

The stopping of cars at night 
along unfrequented roads of upper 
New Y'ork and the lonely highways 
of Westchester and Long Island has 
grown until one may see in the 
warmer weather from five to ten 
cars often within a distance of a 
mile on a dark stretch. 



Paul L. 8pecht*s orchestra has 
engaged Albert L. Mouquin as spe- 
cial arranger to supervise their 
phonograph work. Mouquin was 
formerly of the Irvnig Berlin, Inc., 
arranging staff. Vincent Lopez, di- 
rector of the Hotel Pennsylvania 



orchestra, was the flrst musician to 
engage a special arranger, J. Bode- 
wait Lampe of the Remiok music 
house acting In the capacity of 
coach and arranger. 



Paul L. Specht, now alternating 
between the Pavilion Royal and the 
Little Club on week-ends and due 
to open permanently at the first 
named roadhouse shortly, contrib- 
utes his list of the l& most popular 
dance selections: "Just a Little 
Love Song," "Angel Child," "The 
Sheik," "Gin Gin Glnny Shore." "Boo 
Hoo Hoo," "April Showers,' "Steal- 
Ing." "Sal - O - May." "Persianna," 
"Little Red Schoolhou.«^e, ' "Marie,'» 
"Three o'clock In the Morning" 
(most popular current waltz), "Ka- 
Lu-A," "Song of- India" and 
"Stumbling" (the latter brand new 
but coming along at a surprising 
pace.) 



Jules Levy and Joe Gold, formerly 
of the Roseland orchestra, are head- 
ing the band at the Audubon-Rose- 
land branch. 



Shanley*s opened formally last 
Saturday with Its new dance hall 
policy patterned after Roseland. The 
California Ramblers supply the mu- 
sic tqr the Broadway wing, which 
is devoted to the dance clearance. 
The 43d street ariele still retains its 
kitchen and restaurant policy. 



Fred Burton is now heading iho 
orchestra at Shanley's Pelham Tree 
Inn. 



Two of the concert hall wine 
rooms gags have sprung iip in the 
New Y'ork cabarets within the last 
few weeks. They are the old tricks 
used in the bygone days to stimulate 
business. The revival at this time is 
for the same reason. Business in 
the greater part of the dining dance 
places has been shot to pieces dur- 
ing the last month. This has led 
the managers to encourage the girls 
working In the shows to remain 
after their performances and "sit 
in" on parties, the girls being as- 
sured that they will get a commis- 
sion on the amount of the check. 
In one of the places where they have 
a number of girls "hanging around" 
on the promise that they will got a 
chance in the revue they are ulillz- 

(Contlnued on page 28) 



SPORTS 



Gilbert Miller has accepted for 
Charles Frohman, Inr., a new com- 
edy by Arthur Richman entitled 
"The Awful Truth." The piece will 
be given a preliminary showing in 
San Francisco with Ruth Chattcr- 
ton in the leading role. 



I ami frequently asked why I occupy a room on the north side of the 
hospital instead of one with southerii expr-Hure. Sun worshipper that I 
am, I have traded Old Sol for Old Glory, for the flag atop the Fourteenth 
street armory, which I can see from my bed and concerning which I 
have already told you, Is a great inspiration to me. J^ome days when 
I feel all up in the air about something, tills fiag, responding to the 
variability of the wind, seems to wave to 'me and say: "Hang on, 
Nellie. See, I'm all up in the air, too, but I have never been defeat^^d." 
Another advantage of my room location is at nlglit I ran watch the 
lights of the Metroi^olitan tower lla: h the time. It mi^ht seem to the 
casufll reader that the passing of time would have a depressing effect 
on one so long confined as I, but tlie reverse is Iru'^. Instead of bringing 
realization of the lojii? period of internmrnt. «;»eh Mash of liplit conveys 
the happy thought ihi«t I am just 15 minutes rearer to that City of 
L>esire, Welldom. 

In the small country town where I come from when- a traderman'p 
wife bows to us we assume her husband Is looking for our patronage. 
I received some beautiful flowers from Mrs Frank Campbell, the wife 
of the ii^pular undertaker. So, a« Margot A^quith was wont to say, I 



A special performance will he 
given of the Barnum & Bailey 
Circus at Madison Square Garden 
Monday mornlnfc for the orphaned 
and cripple cliildren. 



"The Pigeon," at the Fiazee, New 
York, closes April 22. 

".Molly Darling." a musieal pieec 
by Otto Harbarh and Rudolph 
Friml. opens April 24 in Cleveland. 
The piece is slated for a CJhicago 
run. 



Lee Kupel has accept«»d f»^r pro- 
duction a comedy by Annie Nathan 
Mcver entitled "The Advertising of 
Kate." The piece will be brought 
into New Y'ork In about four weeks. 



Samuel Aronof.sky was arrested 
In front of the Metropolitan opeia 
house. New Y'ork, Monday night by 
.1 Federal agent charg* d with 
violating a Federal statute against 
.speculating. Aronofsky contended 
that he sold ,i ticket to the opf ra 
at a loss to a man who was waitinr; 
in line, as his wif.. did rot wi.sli to 
witness the performance. He was 
released from custody under $1,000 
t)ail. 

Helen Noary McClosl y. a picture 
actress, was convicted Tuesday in 
Special Sf«'-ion«', New Yerk. of driv- 
ing an automobile while under the 

iiiili 



Jules Formel, of New York and 
Saratoga Springs, who was the 
orily gambler to serve a term In 
State's prison as a result of the 
gambling investigation in Saratoga 
Springs during the summer of 
1920, has made application through 
his attorneys. Hall and Lannon, of 
Saratoga, to Supreme Court Justioe 
Edward G. Angell, of Glens Falls, 
to have two indictments dismissed. 
These are all of the Indictments 
that remain from the extraordinary 
grand jury. 

Formel was indicted on three bills 
for being a common gambler, main- 
taining a gambling house in Broad- 
way,- Saratoga Springs, and a 
charge of conspiracy, it being al- 
leged he conspired with District 
Attorney <"harles B. Andrus, City 
Judge Michael E. McTygue and 
Police Superintendent Edward T. 
Carroll to permit gambling at the 
famous summer resort. 

The majority of the defendants 
pleaded guilty and escaped with a 
fine. The only man to stand trial 
was Formel, who was defended by 
Attorney Fallon, of New York, 
famed as coun.«el for Jules "Nicky" 



in ctistody of her counsel until ar- 
raigned lor sentence April 21. 



Arnstein in the $5,000,000 bond case. 
After two juries failed to agree on 
a verdict against Formel, he was 
convicted on the third trial and 
sentenced to Clinton prison in 
March, 1921. He served nine 
months and was discharged on 
parole Jan. 20 of this year. After 
Formers conviction District Attor- 
ney Andrus was put on trial 
charged with neglect of duty, but 
the Jury acquitted him after de- 
liberating three minutes. 

Following this defeat Wyman S. 
Bascom, district attorney of Wash- 
ington county, who served as spe- 
cial deputy attorney' general in the 
Spa probe, having been appointed 
by former Governor Smiih, an- 
nounced Attorney General Charlen 
D. Newton was satisfied that no 
further convictions could be ob- 
obtalncd and consented that the re- 
maining Indictments be dismissed. 
This action was taken on all of the 
defendants except Formel, Jind now 
an effort is being made to «lear 
him. 



The name of the new Marjorie 
liambeau starring vehicle has been 
rhnngrrt from "llvr Three Hus- 
bands" to "The Goldfish." The piece 
opens at tho Maxine Elliott, New 
York, Monday. 



A diamond ring, the property of 
Georgette Cohan, was stolen from 
her dressing room in the Gaiety, 
New York, ►Saturday of lavl week. 



The members of the Players' Club 
vetoed the proposal this week to 
nio\o the club's quart<'r's from 
(Iramtrey Park to an uptown loca- 
tion. 



William T^onard has rejoined 
"The National Anthem ' at the ilenry 
Miller theatre, New York, and Is 
simultaneously appearing in ''Mont- 



"Red" Mack, the lightweight 
boxer of Albany, N. Y., who has 
been cutting a wide swath in tho 
roped arena up-State, pulled down 
the biggest purse since he has been 
in the ring for bis bout with Johnny 
Sheppard, English lightweight 
champion, at the Collar City A. C. 
at Troy, N. Y., last week. Mack 
received $400 for his "end "and the 
Capital City fighter w.As so elated 
over receiving some "real money" 
for his night's work that he is *^aid 
to havo outfitted his father and 
two sisters for the Easter i)a-ado 
Sunday. Mack declshely d» featpd 
Sheppard, being a w a r d <■ d tho 
judges' verdict over the king of 
John Bull's lightweights. 



Matchmaker Moe My. rs. of :he 
Collar City A. C., Troy, N. V, 
postponed the boxing i^h*^w s.h' <1- 
uled for Monday nighl when Niin^e 
Coffey, tho Kingston fighter who 
recently made a creditable showing^ 




VARIETY'S SAN FRANCISCO OFFICES 



^an Jf rantto 



19 



PANTAGES THEATRE BUILDINO 



MOROSCO GETS CENTURY 
FOR RESIDENT STOCK CO. 

Vyili Produce New Plays '^With 

Broadway Stars"— May 

Take Casino, Too 



Sun Francisco, April 12. 
Oliver Morosco has taken over the 
Century here and will open It July 
) as a new proiUiction house, pre- 
gentinff th-w plays 
broupht 
ported b 



now 
from 



with stars 

New York and sup- 

a resident stock company. 

The prices will be from 10 cents to 

11 



The deal 
after Morosco 
days in town 
the torxxM i 



was consummated 

had spent several 

with his t^econd wife, 

Solma raloy. to whom 



ADOPTS SIX CHILDREN 

San Francisco, April 12. 

Mrs. Lillian Collins, wife of Tim 
Collins with the "Greenwich Vil- 
lage Follies." which played the 
Century, has a mania for adopting 
children in Frisco, Nine veara ago 
she got the first set and recently 
she acquired three more. The story 
of their acquisition was given much 
publicity in the local papers. 

It appears that nine years ago a 
family named Capello were neigh- 
bors of tho Collins in Lynbrook. 
I* I. There were six children. Pov- 
erty made it hard for the father. 
Jo.seph Capello, to support his 
youngsters. The Collin.s agreed to 
lighten his burden by adopting three 
of the Capello children, Uecently 
Capello was .«*hot and killed and 
Mrs. Collins decided to assume 
legal charge of the remaining three 
Capello kiddies. The entire six are 
now installed ir\ the Collins' home 
in Lynbrook. 



he was married in Santa Ana. Cal.. 

last weeli. 

Morosco will be associated in tho 
lease of tho Century with Charles 
Brown and Herbert Harris, the 
present leasees. The house will be 
reranied the Morosco. Harry naiUy, 
the prc.-cnt manager, is to be re- 
tained, uliilo Max Paley. a brother 
of Mrs. Morosro. is to be business 
manager. 

Frank C. i:san. cf the Esran Little 
theatre in Los Angele:^ is to re- 
main in i>an Franci.sco a«« Morosco's 
personal representative. Morosco 
stated lart week that the opening 
play woi'.Ul bo "Abies Iri.^h Uose." 
by Anna -sichols. nc.v runnin.'? in 
Los Angolrs. where tlie producer 
says it will remain for ei.uht or nine 
months. 

The p-ochner sa^■s that pruclic- 
.illy all of the plays i(» be pre- 
sented will be rew :fnd will after- 
ward ho taken to New York with 
the same stars. Morosco declared 
he is nesot atiuK for a second the- 
atre in which will be produced 
musical c(»medies. Ho refused to 
name the thratre for which he is 
bargaining, but it is pretty gen- 
erally believed it is th» Casino 
which has been controlled by Loew 
through Ackerman & Harris and 
whkh since the closing of Will King 
has been dark. This house scats 
3,000 and is regarded as well suited 
for the purpose Morosco desires. 

Morosco left here Monday to re- 
turn to Los Angeles and will then 
depart for New York to begin en- 
gaging the company. 

During his honeymoon here Mo- 
rosco gained a lot of publicity out 
of the statement credited to Circuit 
Judge Harry J. Dingeman of De- 
troit that he intended to order an 
Investigation of Morosco's claim 
that he was a resident of that city 
at the time he secured his divorce. 
"Such an investigation Is ridicu- 
lous," said the producer, when 
shown the despatch. "I was a resi- 
dent of Detroit for more than two 
years and If tho necessity arisca I 
can easily prove the fact." 

Morosco said he left Detroit sev- 
•ral months ago and returned to 
Lbs Angeles, where he bought a 
home. 

Morosco announced here last week 
that he had secured a new play by 
Thompson Buchanan, author cf 
"Civilian Clothes," which Is entitled 
•The Sporting Thing to Do." He 
*l8o Intends to produce a musical 
comedy version of "Sis Hopkins." 



TABS BACK IN OAKIAND 

San Fraiici«^.co. Ajiril I'J. 

Since th? departure of Jack Rus- 
sell from the Century, Oakland, 
where ho w.-is presentin,? musical 
comedy tabloids, bus;t^e^•.s in that 
house has dropped C(»nsiderai)ly. 
A picture policy was inauguratcnl 
after Russell loft, but it \v.ih not 
boL^n .successful. 

Russell has been playitig on the 
I*new Circuit houses in Sl»M:kton 
and Sacramento, alternating with 
the Kc'lly-Ro'. o Musical Comedy 
Co. between \aiide\ille bookings. 
Th':^rp is talk of Russ.-li returning 
to tlu- (Vnlury. 



MAITAGING PARTNERS 

San I'rancisco. Ai<til IJ. 
J. H. Wall and Tiouin .M'.I >i>rn^(> t 
have been iiamM joint lulU.■^e man- 
agers of the new (Jranada here. 
I']. N. Aycr, the former houe man- 
ager, has boon transforrcl to the 
Coliseum as manager. Wall was 
assistant houje manager under 
Ayer. and McDermott was in charge 
of tho |(Ul)licit\'. 

STOCK FOLK TO WED 

San Francisco. April 12. 
CJladys Clcorge, leading woman at 
the Alcazar, and Ben Lrway, juve- 
nile man with the same organiza- 
tion, have announced their engage- 
ment. The date of the wedding is 
not made public. Both have been 
members of the Alcazar stock for 
many months. 



RIALTO CHANGES HANDS 

San Francisco. April 12. 
The Market Street Realty Co., of 
which Eugene Roth and others are 
tho ofllcers. has taken over the Ri- 
alto, and will book Paramount pic- 
tures. Th Market Street Realty Co. 
controls the California, Portola, 
Imperial and other San Francisco 
picture houses. 



OPERA OFF $100,000 

San Francisco. April 12. 

The engagement of the Chicago 
Grand Opera Co. at the Civic Audi- 
torium has fallen below expectations 
In the matter of box ofllce returns, 
the receipts during the present stay 
being about $100,000 less than last 
year, it is believed that too many 
opera companies here during the 
past six months, as well as business 
depres.sion. have been responiblc. 

The Chicago Grand Opera Co., 
during it.s San Francisco se.ison last 
year. 8r(»sse.l more than $L\T0,OOO. 

lAVOfHOTET 



PROSPERS IN HAWAII 

San Francisco, April 12. 
Dick Wilbur and his repertoire 
company returned here last week 
from Honolulu on the "Wilhelmlna" 
after playing 22 weeks in the is- 
lands. Wilbur reports that business 
was very good. 



FRISCO ITEMS 

San Francisco, April 12. 
Leon Levy, who has been munagtT 
of the Imperial, was transffirod 
last week to the Rialto. the now 
house acquired by the Market Str«ot 
Realty Company. He will have full 
charge of the new theatre. Levy 
has been identified with the Ir.-.- 
perial for a number of years. 

Mary Earl, composer of "P.eatiUful 
Ohic/' and otlur songs for Shapiro- 
Bernstein, sang over the radiophone 
for tho San Francisco "Chroniclo" 
last week and received a lot of val- 
uable publicity as a result of the 
stunt. 



Alfred Hertz Is to be retained as 
director of the San Fj-ancis*co Sym- 
phony Orchestra In spite of the fact 
that he resigned recently. 



Managing Dirertor Kugene H. 
Roth announces that he will stage 
a big fashion show at the California 
fbr the week starting April 1'3. 
Kight or ten largo downtown stores 
will participate in the affair and 
t>re»ent feminine creations. 



Richard Marshall, formerly as- 
sistant treasurer in a l»cal theatre, 
has bev^n ai)pointed publicity agent 
for the A.ssotiated First National 
Kxchange here. He is working out 
of New Vork and is under the di- 
rection of Ned Holmes, the New 
York representative. 



Monte Carter and his musical com- 
edy aggregati(jn have been engaged 
to play the split week hou-ses in the 
\alloy of the Loew circuit and will 
open at Fresno .April 30. The com- 
pany will fill in a half week stand 
at Fresno. Sar) Jose. Stockton and 
Sacramento during the half weeks 
that no \audevillc is shown in these 

LCK-W ilOUMOS. 



.Tack Knglish arrived here las' 
week from Australia on the Marania. 
(lardner and Revc^re were passe n- 
pcri' from the Antipodes on the So- 
noma. 



Gai'.crsncld Opens 

l.,os Arigeles, April 12. 
The new Hippodrome at Bakers - 
field wa.'i opened last week l)y '(110 
West Coast Theatres Syndicate. 
The house will probably have a mu- 
sical comedy company in a few 
weclvs. I»ut for tho present is playitig 
combi.ialion bill.^. 



Meyers Returns 

San Fxanci.sco. April 11!. 
Bert Meyers, who has been idcr.- 
tified with the Pantages Theatre in 
various capacities for the past ten 
years, has returned to San Fran- 
cisco to be assistant manager at the 
local Pantages Theatre. 



ORPHEUM 



$5,000 AT COLUMBIA 

San Francisco, April 12. 
The Dunbar Oi)era Co. is playing 
its third and final week at the Co- 
lumbia, averaging about 53.000 on 
each week. This is the company 
which disbanded in tho South and 
was taken over and rcorganize<l by 
the Brandon Brothers, of I'huenix, 
Ariz. 



employing an attractive set were 
pleasing. 

Harry Berry ..nd Miss, with slow 
singing routine and i)lano and uke 
work, secured little. The man's 
acrobatic dance at the finish 
elicited some getaway applause. 
Francis and Frank, presenting a 
good routine of Ktrong Jaw and tra- 
peze work, c»pened the show. 

Joacpht. 



HIPPODROME 

San I'Vancisco, April 12. 

JjOew's Hip business has been 
falling off to a marked degree of 
late. The current bill proved en- 
tertaining along the usual small 
timo lines. 

Klla La Vail opened on the tra- 
peze with a whirling finish good for 
applause. Davis and Bradner. neat 
appearing girls, with jazz and har- 
mony singing, fourul favor. Frank 
Ford and Co. in 'Betty, Wake L'p." 
put the somnambulistic farce over 
for big laughs. Chic and Tiny 
Harvey, with Lida (lardner, an 
elderly woman, joining them from 
the audience, put over a hit with 
peppy HongM and dances. The Five 
.Musical Peaches, with vocal and 
musical 84>leetions, were enjoyed in 
the closing si>ot. Joarpht. 



GOLDEN GATE 

San Francisco, April 12. 

Capacity attendance prevailed 
Sgnday afternoon, with business re. 
ported off in all other houses. Hall 
and Cuilda started an excellent bill, 
gaining prominence with their nifty 
dances. The act "is handsomely 
dressed, with the solo and double 
work gaining favor. Espe and Dut- 
ton scored a hit with their diversi- 
fied routine. 

The bill contained several hits, 
v/lth this combination taking first 
honors. Rita Gould displayed class 
with costume changes and silk 
I angTngs and providecl a good song 
cycle with (ieno Cas.s at the piano. 

"Young Americ:a." with Benny 
.Sweeney, was the first sketch to l)e 
offered in this new house and 
proved that the acoustics are ex- 
cellent, ever.v word being audible in 
the last row of the balcony. The 
sketch with human heart interest 
and comed.v touches went over V)ig. 
.*^hriner and I'-it/.simrions scored a 
hit next to closing. The Four 
Ortons, who opened the show at the 
Orpheum a few week.^ ago, were a 
tremendous success liero in the 
closing Kpot. Josephs. 



STS. 



FIFTEENTH A JEFFERSON 
OAKLAND, CAL. 

Spc:i.^| Rates lo the Profession 
T>i>iionf i.akksiim: ':o,^o 



STOCK PLUS VAUDEVILLE 

San Francisco. Ai>ril IL'. 
The i:d. R«'»lmond Stock Co., pre- 
senting musical comedic.;. Is booked 
to open at the Wigwam April IS. 
The company will play five days 
each week in conjunction with fea- 
ture motioti pictur<-s and \audovilic. 
P.crt Levey Circuit Is booking tho 
vaudeville. 



San Francisco, April 12. 

Headlined by William Soabury 
and Co. and Including Oliver and 
Olp In a cleverly writ^n skit, the 
current program, braced by the 
holdovers, shapeil up as a .satisfac- 
tory entertainment. Tho Seabury 
dancing act scored a hit. Attract- 
ively mounted and containing 
diversified dancing, the act proved 
a capable headliner. Tho support- 
ing company includes Roso Stone. 
Fdith Capes, Marie Cavanaugh. 
Marie Quimby and Roxcy Clements 
at the piano. 

Oliver and Olp proved the bright- 
est act of tho program, securing a 
steady stream of laughs and several 
curtains at the finish. Billy B. Van 
and James J. Corbett easily dupli- 
cated last week's hit next to closing. 
Princess Juo Quon Tal successfully 
held an important spot for her sec- 
ond week. The capable harmony 
work and dancing by the sister 
gives her equal honors with the 
Princess. Berk and Swan were noon 
to bettor advantage in the No. 2 
spot this week, but passed alon« 
quietly. S.'indy Shaw struck poi)U - 
lar fancy with character songs and 
stories. Rinaldo Brothers, witti 
]>ron7.e poses and good routine of 
lifts. open«'d to appreciation. Nor- 
rls' Collies held tlio bettor parr of 
the audience in the closing position. 



Salt Lake Tuesday 

San I'l 
■\Mien the full 

af th" I V' 

Salt Lal;o City that cit; 
Tuesday op»!itr' 



Gtart 

incisco. Api il 1 -. 
week i)ol:cy .'rtarts 
aude\ille lou.^^e 



PANTAGES 



course, seize the barrels. But tht 
saloon keeper had bought the con* 
signmcnt for fir.st-class beer, uiih a 
strong kick in it." 

"Ves," inttrruptod Einstein, '.md 
people to ^\ horn that beer might 
have been sold would drink it with 
a great gusto and declare that U 
was pre-Volstead in quality. Feff 
really know good liquor. The ma- 
jority swallow the 'good stuff.' t>alt, 
hook, line and sinker. This Is par- 
ticularly true if the booze is secured 
at a high-class place. They think 
that the very toniness of an estab- 
lishment guarantees the quality of 
the liquor sold there. It may havt 
been before prohibition, but it 
doesn't now. The 'soup and fish* 
joints do not all sell good liquor hy 
any means. They charge topnotch 
prices, but they frequently deliver 
an inferior grade of goods in return 
therefor." 



OBITUARY 

(Continued from page 11) 
dren. of whom two sons, Percy and 
Jefferson, and a daughter, Mrs. C. C. 
Brown, survive. 



JESSICA DUNCAN BOWLES 
Jessica Duncan Bowles, wife of 
George Bowles, the manager, died 
April 6 at Barblzon, France, where 
the Bowles have been living in the 
house formerly owned by Miller, the 
noted artist and painter of "The 
Angelua." It was in the room from 
wh'ch this painting was conceived 
Mrs. Bowles passed away. She was 
43 years of age, and the daughter 
of the late Mayor Duncan, of Bur- 
lington, Iowa. Mrs. Bowles was 
professionally known as Je^Fica 
Duncan, and at the time of her 
marriage was a member of the 
Alice Neilson company. 

Her husband for a great many 
years was identified with th« 
Wagenhals & Kemper enterprises 
as general manager. He had re- 
tired to West port; Conn., several 
years ago, but was persuaded to go 
abroad in the interests of a Orlffith 
picture and has since remained 
there. Mrs. Bowles was buried at 
Barblzon. 



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Service and Rates to the Profession 

TEL TURP 

17 Powell St.*, Near Market, SAN FRANCISCO 

One Block from All Theatres 




i>,ii\ I'rinclsco. .>pri! 12. 
The r.irly portion of the hill dis- 
clr)Sf (1 littlf fo arouse the cold audi- 
ence .Sunday afternoon. Arthur 
Jarrett and Co. in the fourth spot 
made tlxni sit up ari<l Iau«!i 
li<>artily with .an e.X'-.-;]enr coni<-dy 
sl;<'trh containini.; rlrver lin«-s and a 
crooil idea well presented. Borne ami 
WauinM iifXt 'o closin^T found a r*'- 
ceptiv.'. audience nnd put their pal- 
ter and rom«dy bits ov.-r for uood 
L.'j^^h.s. j^nd >cor«'l li»avily witli iluu- 
jlne sinKing, W'jjliani*- Borsuii 

iTri.i!|"' f'-atur-d m t!ie billirc,' 
j ( lo-rd tho Khow. The spoctaculir 
I halaiuing on g1oh<>s and acrohatj.'s 
.•cuird meritfirious a|tp!'iu-e. Th<' 
I coniffly portion of tlio turri .«uff.i.'.| 
due to Komeko b'-ing unab!" to ap- 
p«-.ir. h.a\in^ sprain«-d hi>< .aiiKIe m 
Seattl". The Mi:iM from the op.niuL' 
.act substituted. M.dody flardi-n.in- 
.hnlintr a riuin'.-t of girN with 
jid.'^ ' Ions ofi mu .i< :il Inslriinion's 



IITTLE GOOD IiaUOE 

(Continued from page 1) 
ing over tho border from Canada, 
and some is boin?: smuggled in from 
the Bahamas. \V'est Indies and other 
islands off tbr- southern coast. Stuff 
from the latter places Is real good, 
ft Is brought here In yachts and 
sm.all boats, wrapped in burlap and 
shipped under a different manifest. 
The transportation, sale and deliv- 
ery of this booze is effected In a 
systematic manner. 

"Most of the liquor now on sale, 
however, is of recent manufacture — 
moonshine, and It's poor stufT. no 
matter what anybody tells you." 

The subject of beer was brought 
up, and this gave Moe Smith a 
chance to spread hlm.self. "Wo 
find," said Moo, "that a great deal 
of the beer now on sale In New 
York City has come from Pennsyl- 
vania and other places. It la brewed 
and shipped in sugar barrels, 120 
bottles to the barrel. Wholesale, It 
brings 37 cents, and retail, 60 cents. 
There is a lot of talk In the papers 
and jokes without end In vaudeville 
about home brow, but there Is not 
much of it In New York City. Many 
will dispute this statement, but it Is 
based on personal observation day 
In and day out for a period of more 
than two years. Bottled beer — with 
a good kick In It — Is the real thing 
in the big city. Saloon keepers buy 
thi.i because they think Its 'the 
goods.' " 

"Izzy and I had a funny experi- 
ence some time ago which «hows 
how the liquor disi)enRer8 are taken 
in on the bottled stuff. Wo went 
into a saloon and purchased whisky. 
After searciiirig the main floor. Kin- 
stein started to go down in the 
cellar, but the firoprietor blocked 
him. The owner b«'gged and plea<led. 
hut to no avail; we pushed him 
aside and went downstairs. In tho 
cellar we found several barrel of 
bottled beer. Again the proprietor 
did the baby act. be.seoching us, in a 
\oice choked with tears, not t(» take 
an.v of tho berr the whisky we 
had was enough. He said he had 
only bought the lK'«»r that morning. 
l)insfein agreed to leave the barrels 
there, takiufj a f<'\v samph'.-i and 
putting a government lab'd on the 
■^tiiff left, with the underst'indirr: 
that the fiwner (>r his emplo.vec; 
weif fiot to tou< Il il in any way 
until he h<*aid fi^;m us. An anal.'. -^i-^ 
of the sampli's showed the beer to 
ha\o .an nh'Oholic crmtent of f»tily 
IS less than I h*- cf»ntent prohilufed I 
by tin' Vfdstead Ad Aff-T r«'c»MV-l 
irig the analysis, we did not, ot ) 



^ AOOLPH HESS 

Adolph Hess, an equestrian ex- 
pert with the Ringling-Barnum aiid 
Bailey Circus, was found dead in 
bed at the Amsterdam hotel, New 
York, Wednesday morning. Heart 
fjiilure was the given cause. Hchs 
was considered the leading exponent 
of the training of "liberty horses.** 
He opened at Madison Square flar- 
den with the show threo weeks ago, 
taking the renter ring for his 
specialty as last season. Manuel 
Horzog, tilso a liberty horse trainer, 
will handle the display. 

Hess was a Oorman animal tralnop 
formerly with the Busch and Schu- 
mann clrcu.«i. He was also attached 
to the Hippodrome. Paris, and dur- 
ing the war was interned there. He 
joined the Ringling outfit last .sea- 
son when wild animal and liberty 
horse displays were made the fea- 
tures, as this season. He wan 51 
years of age. 



HARRY PEARCE 
Harry Pearce, dancer with "Breezy 
Buddies." playing the Pantages cir- 
cuit, died April 6. following an 
operation in a Seattle hospital. 



C. EDWIN HARTSHORN 
C. Kdwin Hartshorn, who 
small parts and did a dance 
"Maytime" and "Sinbad," died 
donly at his homo In Brooldyn 
April 7. He was 25 years old. 



had 
in 
lid- 



The father of Maudle Smith ( .Mrn. 
Will H. Armstrong) died In Chicago 
April 6. He was 72 years old. 



CHARLES L. SMITH 

Charles Lincoln Smith (Smith. 
Ridden and Klliott) died March 17 
at the home of liis mother. Ki« h- 
mond, Va., after a brief illness. Tlio 
deceased was L'7 year.** old and 
known professionally as "Soulherfi 
iCJiarlle Smith." The two seasonji 
I preceding he was a member of Al. 
C.. Fields' minstrels. 



Spend a Vrw H'erk* la 
HISSV hOI'TIIKKN 

CALIFORNIA 

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and DUNN 

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NEW ACTS THIS WEEK 



Friday, April li, 1922 



MAE WEST an^ CO. (2) 

"Bitt of K'utical Comedy" (Songs) 

21 Mint.; Two (Special Set) 

Colonial 

Mae We«t la a revelation and the 
■urpriae of vaudeville In a new act 
and a good act. Anyone watching 
Mae West In this turn by Neville 
Fleeson, and who knows Miss AVcst 
In her stage career to date, will be 
paralyzed, not bo much at the not 
Itself, as at this Mao West, who 
can do what she Is now doing and 
has done what she did, notwiili- 
atanding. 

Her Frenchy number In this turn 
la a bit of vaudeville art, as It was 
written and as she does It, witli the 
acknowledged able assistance of 
Harry Richman, who Is much more 
Jn Mae We.st'n new act than a more 
pianist — he la a part of It. And 
right after that, with still another 
change of three striking gowns 
worn by MIps W«»st. she did a "Cry" 
aong, syncopating the added verses 
as different people of th'^ stage 
might do the number, making the 
most out of the three impersona- 
tions with a dramatic verse. Mae 
West doing- dramatics! Oh, boy! 
And they let this girl do shimmy 
dancing because the house ap- 
plauded. 

In the first number Miss ""^est got 
laughs. It was about a "beautiful 
girl," and the singer spoke later of 
•'vamps,** the different kinds and 
how they work. Those were a dif- 
ferent kind of laughs from laughs 
given to a shimmy dancer. A girl 
who can make people legitimately 
laugh .na^' remain on the t.age Just 
as long as she can make thei laugh; 
a shimmy dancer will have a ; tage 
life Just as long as the shimmy 
lasts. It has outlasted itself al- 
ready. There Is no dancing In the 
present Mae West turn; it's clean 
as a whistle, and good. It can play 
anywhere and will entertain every- 
where. Besides, Its production cost 
must have been considerable. 

The years Mno West wasted! 

Bime. 



HARRIET MARIOTTE and Co. (3) 
"Wish and Wait" (Comedy Skit) 
16 Mint.; Thrao (Special Exterior) 
6th Ave. 

Edgar Allen Woolf has not de- 
livered anything durable with this 
sketch seemingly specially written 
for Miss Mariotte's Florafinch per- 
aonality. As an attempt to create 
a character it misses the mark and 
wanders aimlessly to a flat finish, 
aans punch, sans climax. The 
preachment of "wish and wait" Is 
radical and iconoclastic if one re- 
calls the adage of "seek and ye 
ahall find." The idea of wishing for 
your happiness — In thia case your 
absent lover — and waiting for his 
arrival is not quite practical and 
therefore misses on the human 
Interest angle. 

A Juvenile couple and Miss Mar- 
iotte's maiden sweetheart of a 
quarter of a century ago comprise 
the support. The young girl has 
been thrown over by the boy she is 
wild about. Her aunt (Miss Mar- 
lotte) tells her to wish and wait 
and he will return. The boy does 
In a few minutes. The star then 
soliloquizes if it only applies to 
I young folks. She decitlcs to wish 
for the man she loves and who once 
•loved her but went away because 
of a misunderstanding. Presto: 
change! he appears. 

The vehicle will make rough 
p'rogress on even the pop house 
routes as presently constru'ted. 

Abel 



FRAN^K LEFFEL and CO. (3) 

"Shooting Through a Woman** 
20 Mins.; One and Full Stage. (Spe- 
cial) 
58th St. 

"Shooting Through a Woman," 
siiown some years ago by Leffel, has 
all of the earmarks in Its present 
construction of a llrst rate novelty 
turn for vaudeville, and appears to 
shape as the logical successor to the 
widely popular ".Sawing a Woman** 
/fusion. In 1906 or thereabouts 
there was an act called "The Bullet 
Proof Lady," operated by John Dc 
Loris. The present "Shooting 
Through a Woman" shortly after 
followed. It resulted in a contro- 
vf-rsy over priority at the time. 

The "Shooting Through a Woman" 
routine is as follows: Frank Leffel, 
the marksman, make san explana- 
tory speeech telling what he pro- 
poses to do. Mile. De Aimer, his as- 
sistant. Is introduced, and Leffel 
proceeds to hypnotize her. She is 
placed on a trapeze arrangement, 
with head and feet in loops, and 
lifted in a rigid state about five feet 
above a four-foot table. The table 
contains a box, in which the woman 
assistant is in turn lowered, her head 
and feet protruding from either end. 

The table is then placed so the 
head of the woman faces the audi- 
ence. Leffel takes up a position 
a':out a foot away from the box, 
shooting through the box three 
times and In three different places, 
glass targets placed on the other 
side of the box being shattered by 
the rifle fire. The woman is un- 
harmed. Leffel previously hac of- 
fered the ammunition and gun for 
inspection. 

The woman is next placed on a 
pedestal and Leffel repeats the 
shooting operation, this time firing 
one shot, at a distance of a foot and 
aiming the gun at the v.oman's 
stomach, a glass target located be- 
hind the woman being shattered as 
when .she was In the box . 

A committee from the audience 
v.-as Invited on the stage prior to 
the pedestal shooting and the rifie 
and ammunition freely passed 
around for Inspection. 

It's the sort of trick that makes 
an audience wonder how it's done, 
leaving the theatre talking about It. 

The turn has played throughout 
South America and Europe. With 
the right publicity It can be whipped 
into a feature turn. Bell. 



!e 



McGOWAN and KNOX 
Comedy, Talk, Songs 
14 Mine; One 
American 

Rise of curtain shows drr p in one 
with motor car painted on it, the 
door of the car being practical and 
a girl driver being disclosed through 
the cut opening. Business uf strug- 
gling with a stalled car. Man 
crosses stage In "one" and kidding 
conversation opens: "I know what'.s 
the matter with your car. " "What? ' 
"It won't go," etc. 

One of the man's gags Is "My 
father drinks, but you could ncv r 
suspect It. You'd thin!: he was 
dead." (Lifted bodily from the mon- 
olog of the late Charlie C.ise.) The 
talk has some reasonably briglit 
points, but the man smothers it by a 
listless delivery. There Is an ap- 
preciable pause before ho makrs the 
rejoinder that carries the kick, as 
though he couldn't remember th*^ 
line. The point Is lost. 

The woman is much brtt^r and 
In addition has an agreeab'e voice. 
They finish with a <logg« rel o i the 
recurring line, "Mine, A'l Mine," 
rather flat. Kecd ironing out of 
kinks In stage poise and inse of ad- 
dress. Awkwardness j^poils possi- 
bilities of what m^pht be ma^le In*o 
a valuable basic Idea. 



LA SAVO and GILMAN 

Dancing 

12 Mins.; Full ".tage 

American 

Man and diminutive woman. 
working out pretentious line of 
stepping. Man appears first and 
does a number, girl entering for 
Icgmania at finish. They have an- 
other formation. At the end man Is 
off. changing from Tuxedo to silk 
shirt and sash, while girl goes to 
dressing table at back and changes 
to toe dancer's slippers In sight of 
the audience. 

The second portion Is toe danc- 
ing with the man acting as sup- 
port of the girl in graceful posep, 
somowl.at in the English manner. 
Man is off again while girl makes 
change of dress, getting Into soubret 
frock of black and gold, also in 
slfTht of the house. The finish is 
more poses, with contortivc bends 
nnd lea s into shoulder holds, spins, 
et'*. Neat, light "sight" act. Clo.'red 
Rhf)w here, but would bo letter early 
and would serve nicely if blended 
Into the right surroundings. 

Hush. 



MA-BELLE and Co. (6) 

Dancing 

16 Mins.: Full Staga (Spaclal 

Drapes) 
23rd St. 

Closing the ahow at this house 
this turn made an admirable show- 
ing and won welcome. It bristles 
with youth and beauty, and no neg- 
ligible talent. On rise the entire 
company was disclosed, the princi- 
pal girl, a boy assistant and four 
minor girls. It looked cloudy — too 
much for the money the picture 
strained the scenery bush-league. 
Then the dancing started. 

Ma- Belle is an accomplished toe- 
worker who has animation and 
technique. Toward the finish she 
does some intricate ankle-work. 
The boy while thoroughly of the 
type familiar in male as.sistants to 
feminine classical dancers is ath- 
letic and a clean clear-cut dancer. 

But those four girls! They must 
have Just come out of some up- 
town school: fresh as four tiger- 
lilies, sprightly, pretty, rehearse<l 
into harmonious quartet fluency, 
they were a pleasure and a breath 
of beauty. Ma-Belle, too, charmed 
the eye. 

Here Is a turn which, if someone 
would spend a few hundred dollars 
on it for clothes and scenery, could 
step right into the Palace and charm 
and hit. The 23rd St. common peo- 
ple looked at it askance at first, 
but soon got warmed up, and had 
their hands working on the indi- 
vidual numbers, and rose to six cur- 
tains at the close of the act and the 
show. This la one of th^ few in- 
stances of theatrical merit held back 
for want of things that can be 
bought with mere money, while 
hundreds of acts load themselves 
with trappings and passementeries 
and gingerbread and tinsel and will 
never amount to anything. 

Ma-Belle and her company will 
be found by somebody, possibly 
Ziegfeld, soon. Lait, 



FOUR AMERICAN ACES , j. 



1 .1 r Ml 



JOE and ERNIE VAN 
Crossfire and Saxaphones 
12 Mins.; One 
23rd St. 

Starts like the conventional two- 
man combination of la'igliing diulf 
straight and niuggii;g chump comic 
— and continues so for some time. 
The talk Is bright, though not all 
new, and an insuraiice-^'xaminatiu!? 
bit Is sugf^f'Siivc of povcral that 
have gone before, though not a di- 
rect plagiarism of any known to 
this reviewer. Both personaliti^'s 
arc entirely a< <^» ptablc, nnd there is 
no stalling; tbo rri»artee comrf: 
with a snap. Both exit and the 
♦straight returns for a naxaphonc 
«=ftlo on .a deep horn, only fair; hr 
docs it with IntM'^dible earnr.stiic«-s. 

The fiuestlon might arise as to 
\vlu*i])er a man ran ?mile with a 
V»ig, Ma-'it «:nxa)<lionc end hrtwccn 
his lips. His iNcs iiiiglit light u]>. 
thoi'gh. 

The o(»m."',' comes on with a .«mall- 
er iiistnuuMif. 'I'lur^ is a little inor< 
talk a/id a du* t, this number out- 
classjiig ilic single. 

The straight ma% makes an ex- 
crptionally Improvsive app'^iir.i!'''* 
an<l the whole run is grown -ui. 
stuff which, while not brjli;anT, iv 
aoc<>ptable. This Is nn act wor'h 
s!ar:dard!7Jng for the time. J^ait, 



EDWARD BOYLE and DAUGH- 
TER ^ 
Piano and Songs 
14 Mins.; Ona 
23 rd St. 

A man past middle-age entered, 
wearing blue glasses, and apparent- 
ly blind. He felt his way to the 
piano without any unnecessary or 
unpleasant stumbling and went into 
"She Sang a Song of Home, Sweet 
Home," which seemed to fit with 
the man and the situation. A pret- 
ty girl came from the other en- 
trance and Joined in the chorus, dis- 
playing a Juevline, pippy voice. 
HeavT applause. She made exit 
and the man played an old-fash- 
ioned piano solo with "trick stuff' 
of the long ago, then arose and 
found his way off, again not playing 
up his infirmities. She came on in 
a pinafore and did an audience kid 
song, for which she is not fitted, 
though she is only a kid. 

The old gelUleraan again made the 
piano and accompanied himself to 
a whistling solo, which, like the 
rest, warbled of a forgotten era. The 
girl made a change to a white frock 
and sang a letter song at a table, 
the falher coming on for a duet 
chorus with his deep baritone. The 
gallery and the balcony showered 
th^m with applause. 

The turn Is typically lyceum. 
though its sentimental value is not 
oTit of place in vaudeville. Such 
things, when not put on broadly, 
are wholesome. They help us more 
forlurate to realize our happy 
"breaks," and they give a healthy 
outlet for that natural charity 
which enriches the giver In the giv- 
ing. This act can hold eccond po- 
sition In the best of the threc-a-c\Ty 
theatres. Lait. 



"SPEEDY BITS" (5) 
Songs. Dances. Piano 

12 Mins.; One (2); Full Stage (10) 
American Roof 

Tills turn probably carries a spe- 
cial drop and cyclorama, not In evi ■ 
dcnce on the Roof. It Is the ujual 
small time song and dance arrange- 
ment of specialties wliich qualifies 
as a revue. A young chap prologs 
'n "one," introducing the four girls 
as "Music," "Melody," "Jazz," etc., 
rach singing a bit of an Introduc- 
tion. 

The act goes to full stage for the 
.« pec i.'il ties, which consist of a 
double by the boy and a girl and a 
d.!nce featuring front, back and 
"hitch" kicks. A solo by "Jazz ' of 
a pop song revealing dcc.dcdly lim- 
ited vocal powers nrxt, a soft .^noe 
bucK and wing by the boy, well 
handled; a popular ."ong fung by 
two girls one at the piano, and an- 
o:hfr pop song solo with "crumb 
rushing" technique by one. An cn- 
^rnlble medley clo.cr s. 

The act is a fair sample of the 
three -n -day r«vue type and will 
qualify a vuch. Con, 



Casting 

13 Mint.; Full Staga 

Colonial 

The Colonial's program says this 
is a "sensational casting act." Any 
manager may safely bill It as "The 
Most Sensational Aerial Act ever on 
a stage." In casting work it starts 
where all others have left off. That 
is literal. Its first trick is a trick 
formerly done by other casting turns 
for a finish. Seldom if ever has an 
aerial turn in vaudeville gained ap- 
plause for its opening trick. The 
applause for this ran into the sec- 
ond trick, receiving as much as 
when the Four L.ondons, for in- 
stance, concluded their turn with it. 

After that comes a series of flies 
and catches, with the fliers doing 
half and full twisters to hand 
catches by the bearers. The four 
men went through the routine with- 
out a miss, doing what would have 
been previously declared to have 
been Impossible casting maneuvers 
without missing at least once. For 
the finish the fly over the bar, so 
often tried by casting acts and sel- 
dom if ever before cleanly done 
(that is. without the flier at least 
touching a bar on the Way over) 
was performed here so easily and 
cleanly that the flier went over the 
bar at least four in<?hes above it. It 
merely asserted to what extent these 
athletes have advanced themselves 
as a casting act. They are unsur- 
passed. 

Not the least credit must go to 
the bearers. While the fliers make 
their doubles and twisters perfect- 
ly, timed precisely as to direction 
and distance, each feat is so diffl- 
cult they must wholly depend upon 
the bearers to grasp them by the 
hands. This the bearers do with 
a snap. The contact of wrist 
against wrist Is a resounding slap 
that is a pleasant accompaniment. 

The four men dress in tennis 
suits. It is clean and neat dressing, 
but somehow doesn't Jibe wflh the 
superb work of these acrobats. It's 
questionable, if the old-fashioned 
lighted dressing, perhaps not so 
finely drawn in the tights as of old, 
but showing these muscled boys, 
anyway, in gym. suits, wouldn't add 
to the appearance of an athletic 
turn of this calibre, for the Four 
American Aces in the air with the 
Six American Belfords on the 
ground (risley), seem to have set 
a new era for vaudeville acrobatic 
turns. One ranks with the other in 
their respective class. 

The Four American Aces have 
been over the Orpheum time in the 
West. How the Orpheum ever 
grabbed them before the East got 
to the act is Ji matter for the book- 
ers. At the Colonial they were iNo. 
3. The better position this act re- 
ceives, the most value It wiil give. 
The name alone. Four American 
Aces, Is a dandy. Without descrip- 
tive billing, making it a sort of 
mystery turn before showing, this 
acrobatic turn with advance public- 
ity, is good enough to feature In the 
intermediate houses. Tbere Isn't a 
man, woman or child who sees It 
that will net be left full of admir- 
ation for the pretty work they do. 

The men are Hoy Luken, Joseph 
Kuhne, James McCall and Charles 
.Seymour. Mr. iLuken may be one 
of the bearers. One, he on the right 
bar (from the front) was th? bear- 
er in another casting acts some sea- 
sons ago. hime. 



LYNN and DILSON (1) 
''The Awkward Age*' (Comedy) 
19 Mins.; Full Staga (Spacial) 
23d St. 

Eve Lynn and Clyde Dilson 
probably from the legitimate. They 
are offering a fresh idea for a com* 
cdy playlet, akin to farce, plus sev* 
eral musical numbers. 

Dilson Is cast for the role of g 
20-year-old youth who.se widowed 
mother in her anxiety to attract % 
senator, tells the latter that her boy 
Is half that age. Babe Weatherby, 
as his chums call him, consent."! to 
don knickerbockers around tha 
hou^e to please the mater. How* 
ever, when she thought him asleep 
he has been doing Broadway and 
is smitten with Mazie Thisteldowa 
(Miss Lynn) of the Winter Gardenij 
whom he has invited to the house. 
The expected arrival of the senator 
makes for a perplexing situation, 
the youth not wishing to .illow 
Mazie to see him dressed like Jackie 
Coogan and his mother unable to 
present the senator, whom he con- 
fesses having married secretly lo 
Washington the week before. 

Special song numbers are cued in, 
Dilson early lightening the story 
with a comedy song. When Mazie 
arrives there Is a singing lessoa 
duet, the lyric kidding about what 
mother doesn't know. Miss Lynn 
had two songs during a change. 
Miss Lynn whistled part of both 
numbers and reached high register 
notes on the voco! end. Dilson, back 
in tux, afforded a proposal bit and 
duet "In the Spotlight."* The story 
is brought to a conclusion when 
news comes that the senators will 
not be able to come. 

rerhaps the best comedy angle to 
"The Awkward Age" Is a telephone 
bit that runs through the entire act. 
At the opening the mothc.- (un- 
billed) answers the phone, receiv- 
ing a message that the senator la 
Just leaving Washington in his car. 
A few minutes later the bell again 
rings, that time the word belngr 
that he Is Just leaving Baltimore. 
A few minutes later the phone in- 
forms her that he is about to de- 
part from Philadelphia. She says 
he must have "some car." Jersey 
City Is tJ»e last town the old boy 
calls from. Some time passes be- 
fore the final message. The phone 
rings and the boy answer.s, the mes- 
sage being that the senator won't be 
up to the house; he has started 
back to Washington; he forgot hla 
nightshirt. It worked to good pur- 
pose and a laughable curtain line. 

For a three-person turn "The 
Awkward Age" la entertaining and 
It ought to serve for No. 3 on the 
better bills as it did here. lire. 



THREC GILLESPIE GIRLS 

Songs 

18 Mins.; Full Stage (Special D'-ape) 

58th St. 

Thrie young girls, two sirgers and 
a pianist. One of the girl.: has a 
contr.ilto and tho other a soprano 
voice, i}ti};2C<l for harmonizing ef- 
fectively. Tho girls are blonde 
»pianist), brunet and auburn re- 
sjiectivrly. maAing for contrast. .Sev- 
ern! attractive costume changes. 

Koutine includes a conieuy num- 
h*^r by auburn haired girl, in whi<h 
she Ir.troducrg several dialects, all 
convincingly ban lied. I'ianist good 
4 crfornicr of ^-lucs and rags. 

Turn sure for pop houses, with ex- 
cellent pos^il>;lities for development. 

Bell. 



LOV^EV and LACEY 
Song and Dance 
12 Mins.; One 
Columbia « April 9) 

Man .'ind wornan with tlie con- 
ventional songs and thinccs. tlio lat- 
ter the i-rin -ipal as^ct. Rcmo tiillc 
is Indulged in. A dor.bio number 
op' ns the man'ra solo dance, follow- 
ing son'c j<atter after which tl.e girl 
ren b rs a number with a doub?e 
song and dance concluding. The 
girl Is pretty, well built and In short 
skirts mnkf* .i pr«>tty pi-^ture. It's 
a pood No. 2 fpcclalty, the dnn< Ing 
insuring thtir safety. They did 
ratlur well in that tpol at the Cc- 
lumba. irynn. 



HASTINGS and SHELBY 

Talk and Songs 

15 Mins.; One 

H. O. H. (April 10) 

Two women in "one" with ;•. rou- 
tine of well constructed talk and 
some excellent singing. They work 
with a table and two porch 
chairs. Tea is served and they 
carry a conversation about 
ai^quaintances, with a continual 
panning routine accompanying. It's 
a "knooker.s" gathering and they 
gab about the neighborhood 
scandal. 

One girl arrayed jn a sport outfit 
with a golf stick has a pleasing 
voice and soloed to a solid hit. Her 
associate also did well with a num- 
ber probably titled "Scandal." The 
harmony Ig e x c c p t io n a 1 1 y well 
blondfd. The talk might be im- 
proved upon and the routine some- 
what shortened, possibly cut to ad- 
vantage with two or three minutes 
• Ijpped off. 

Thtir enunciation is perfect, likc- 
wiso their appearance and with a 
rather m.ngneiic personality they 
are genuine entertainers. They 
ea.'ncd one of the big hits of tho 
evening at the H. O. II., and with 
some work shculd develop Into 
something worth while for the 
better grade of houses. ir//>i". 



AMY BUTLER 

Songs 

9 Mins.; One 

H. O. H. (April 10) 

Amy Rutler, blonde and arrayed 
in a becoming dress of high ma- 
terial, offers a repertoire of popu- 
lar songs, opening with a comedy 
number, then to a "rag' song, a 
populnr tough lyric and concluding 
with an Irish medley. She looks 
rather young, is as sh.npely as ever 
and got her number ovea In good 
shape without attempting Qny high 
note*. Miss Butler can sell a lyric 
as W' 11 a.' ever and for the small 
time could hold a spot with ease. 
She did exceptionally well at the 
lI.Trkm hot)«=e, earning a quartet of 
legitimate bowt. "Wpnn. 



PFriday^rilJ4^192a 



NEW ACTS THIS WEEK 



21 



OEO. .nd MAE LA FEVRE 

Kl Cycloram. and Prop., 

^Thfs^'iTrn represents considerable 
production in the costuming dcpart- 
Eflnt The act opens in "one" when 
■?• Ijri In beautiful opera cloak 
jTd maique ball attire crosses the 
I^ wearing a masque of bril- 
liants The man, in fancy ball get- 
un toWovfS with similar head-dres8. 

Full stage next, the stage being 
toveloped in a black eye. The girl 
Ji posing at the foot of Immense 
fin of brilliants with a peacock of 
iimllar stones In front and figures 
an(L vases on either side. 

A novelty waltz well and grace- 
fully executed is followed by her 
golo dance, for which a quick change 
Igmade. the same scintillating head- 
dress effects being followed. 

Next the male, in red trousers and 
cap does a novelty soft shoe rou- 
♦inr^ the while manipulating a pair 



lie is back 



tine, the 

of darning needles 

almost IttHtantly In black coat rfnd 

flannel trousers to Join his partner 

in a flashy fox trot. She has 

changed to black pantalettes and 

brilliant and be-feathered he:\d- 

dresa. They close the dance with 

the man supporting the girl on hlr. 

shoulder for a fast spin, with the 

pair illumined by un overhead baby 

•pot. 

An encore bit was a Cakewalk, for 
whit-h another quick change was 
made, and the brilliants and rhine- 
stone trlmminprs to the costumo.s 
carried out. It's an interesting turn 
sconicall.v. and the people are clever 
daneers in addition. Should be kept 
busv in the two-a-day houses. 

Con. 



WARDELL and LA COSTA (3). 

Songs and Dancet. 

15 Mins^ Ona and Two (Spacial 

drops.) 
H. O. H. 

Olrl and two boys, the latter ap- 
parently brothers and possibly 
twins, both making up identically 
the same. Opening before a drop 
depicting a race course, the girl 
begins a song, which Is Interrupted 
by one of the men in a manner to 
Introduce the other. Tho girl next 
offers a song in spotlight, and did 
well. Another drop is exhibited 
behind which is a bed, the two men 
doubling In a song, wearing pa- 
Jamas. This was superfluous and 
worthless as offered. The drop is 
narrow and not sufllciently large 
for houses with a proscenium of the 
Harlem depth. 

The girl next has a bridal costume, 
decidedly becoming, aided by. the 
two men In comedy skirt costumes. 
A trio number with some fairly good 
comedy 'business" makes up thi.s 
"bit." , A quick change to short 
skirts brings the girl on to introduce 
the finale, the men wearing rainstrel 
coslumos. Tho dancing finale in- 
sured their safety. The girl Is 
clover, looks good, la well formed, 
and can Inndle a number to satis- 
faction. Tho dancing is the main 
asFOt, aside from her ability. 

A slight roconstruption in routine, 
tho elimination of tho boys double 
and the abolition of the cloth drop 
wouldn't hurt. They will satisfy 
the smaller theatre audiences, but 
witli tho po.^sibilities apparent 
mi'^ht aim lo better things. 

Wynn. 



MAZfE LUNETTE 

Aerial 

10 Mint.; Two (Special Drops) 

Hamilton 

A special drop with an oval ap- 
perture reveala the acriallst in 
short ballet skirt on the bar for 
aerial gymnastics. The girl dis- 
cards the skirt ahowing under- 
dressing of white tights for some 
excellent and novel bends and 
stunts on the rope. 

A running comment of talk ac- 
companies her efforts/ which in- 
clude all the standards and one or 
two new creations. For a finish she 
announces a "dive" which she ac- 
complishes after tho drop le taken 
up. A body spin with the rope 
wrapped around her torso is thf 
closing trick. 

Miss Lunette Is probably half of 
the former Lunette Sisters' act, a 
standard aerial turn of a decade 
ago. Con. 



ROOF GARDEN TRIO 
11 Mins.: Full Stage 
American Roof. 

Woman .ind two men. One of the 
latter, as a waiter in baggy evening 
clothes, handles comedy. Man and 
woman enter for flirtation dialog, 
the female affecting a French ac- 
cent. This is followed by a double 
•ongr and acrobatic waltz. 

Tho comic travesties the dance, 
using a dummy for a partner and 
getting good laughs for his manipu- 
lation of the silent partner. The 
straight man follows with some in- 
teresting body balancing atop a 
large ball, winding up by mounting 
a chair thereon and doing a hand 
stand. The comic burlesques the 
same stuff taking some laughable 
falls. 

The girl, after a change, an- 
nounces the next trick In dialect. 
7he comic follows with a hand stand 
using a bottle and chair atop a 
tabic, finally discarding the chair 
and remaining upright by one finger 
support in the neck of the bottle. 

The other pair In artist's garb 
double another dance "'hlch the 
waiter, using his dummy partner, 
burlesques for the finish. It's an 
Interesting; three - a - day opener. 
Spotted three on the Roof. Con. 



THE TAN ARAKIS. (3). 

Equilibrists. 

10 Mins.; Full Stage. 

58th St. 

Two men and a woman (.Jap.s) In 
a balancing turn that has the women 
performing gymnastic feats atop a 
20-foot ladder, tho lattci' supported 
on the solos of the feet of one of the 
men. The other man act.s as an 
assistant with little to do other than 
watching for possible mishaps. 
There is .a trapeze on one side of 
the ladder. The woman's work on 
this Is excellent, adding a particular 
thrill to a turn that appears to be 
risky. 

Tho fact of the man balancing 
the ladder taking up a position 
downstage near the footlights, would 
appear to make it dangerous for the 
audience in the event of the lad- 
der falling. It would be Just as ef- 
fective further upstage. 

An excellent silent turn suitable 
for any type of house. Bell. 



MATTHEWS and MURDOCK. 

Songs and Dance. 

8 Mins., One. 

H. O. H. (April 10). 

Boy and girl, the latter's voice, 
general stage appearance and ward- 
robe the solo assets. They open 
with a double number, working be- 
hind a hand spot secluded in a 
feather fan. In a black beaded dress 
the young lady offered a solo and 
gave the turn a flying start, but the 
man's num])er, a popular composi- 
tion, didn't aid any. Changing to 
a rose colored gown, the girl aided 
him in another double which re- 
ceived little or no return, although 
the closing double number went over 
nicely, the' dance finale earning 
r.ome applau.se. The combination 
didn't show much promise on the 
Harlem showing, although they 
were well t)laced and afforded every 
opportunity to get over. 

At best a No. 2 for the smaller 
theatres. Wynn. 



•HARDLY ABLE" (3) 

Comedy Sketch 

10 Mins.; Three (Special Drop) 

H. 0. H. (April 10) 

A , comedy sketch with three 
people, one a rather capable char- 
acter man essaying the role of an 
eld man, whito chin piece, etc. The 
•cene Is a hotel lobby, the girl 
representl.g the telegraph operator, 
eoma cross-fire patter Is indulged 
In bfttween the two when enters a 
Juvenile." A double song between he 
•nd girl follows with a chorus 
dance. It earned a good hand. He 
give? the old gent sor.--' liquid youth 
restorer. More talk and the young 
couple retire while he offers a solo. 
It went over in great shape and 
•arned an encore chorus. They re- 
^rn, announcing their marriage, 
"he talk is aged and should be re- 
placed. With this character por- 
*fayal there la room for some 
niodorn patter. 

The trio are all talented to a de- 
cree, but tho talk i.s far beneath 
^heir .standard. With that section 
remedird they should connect. 

Wynn. 



RUSSELL and LILLIAN 

Jongt and Dances 

° Mint.: One 

"• 0. H. (April 10) 

Man and woman ("colored), the 
jormor (l.,ing comedy. Opening 
wuh a doiiblf song and dance they 
K" tlnoii^^h the conventional solo 
routines, the girl getting some re- 
»"ts from an eccentric effort. She 
'^a» a fair i.i,.., 
♦"nunciatiun is 

;^ouUl m;.t;o s..i..s,. of tho lyrios. The 
Ujinr-iim ,„. ^j^^ i-oupK.. both the .solo 
^^'Tk and the. double f.ni.^h 
thr-m th 



SUMMERS DUO 

Gymnasts 

6 Mins.; Full Stage (Special set) 

Greeley Sq. 

A rather pretentious golden-col- 
ored drop, backed by a cyclorama 
of similar color and material and 
backgrounded for the finale with an 
attractive purple cloth, gives this 
specialty an air of class seldom ac- 
companying specialties of Its kind. 
A man and woman comprise the 
team, the latter doing the heavy 
work suspended from a trapeze from 
which she goes through a routine 
In unison with tho male partner, 
later showing some feats of unusual 
strength, gracefully done, in twirl- 
ing him with one hand while sus- 
pended head downward. A teeth 
twist makes up the feature feat, 
while the man whirls around on a 
miniature metal revolving ladder. 
Tho woman Is pretty, attractive, and 
has a marvellous physique for her 

sex 

It's a classy turn and capable of 
big-time attention. Wynn, 

RAY and HELEN WALZER 
Songs and Dances 
14 Mins.; One 
City 

Man and woman In sonps. dances 
and talk. Open with brief conversa- 
tional cxthangc, double .<?ong follow- 
ing. Man singles pop numbers 
whllo woman changes costume. 
Double rapcgy number and double 
stopping bit for fmi.sh. I'.oth are 
good eccentric dancers, with voices 
of pleasing calibre. 

Hopulation No. 2 turn for p<.p 
houses. They did well at City. 

Jhll. 



THE SHELDONS 

Balancing Act 

7 Mins.; Full Stage 

Columbia (April 9)' 

Man and woman, the latter par- 
ticularly fascinating and an accom- 
plished top-notcher, offering a well 
chosen routine of hand-to-hand and 
head-to-head feats, the while twirl- 
ing hoops and juggling balls. Well 
dressed and without any of the con- 
ventional stalling they offer only 
the best of their bag of tricks and, 
while tho attendance was decidedly 
small, they evoked periodical ap- 
plause after ach fat. 

The closing stunt, the girl doing 
a one-hand alance to the man's 
head, is especially good. Her fig- 
ure and general appearance Is a 
decided asset. They earned three 
bows, something unusual for an 
opener. It's an act that could open 
any big time bllL Wj/nn, 



(8) : One (2) 



f>f ."omody. The 
<vvay off and no one 



carried 



iroiii,'h and registen d them 
" c.indi.iat.'s 



on the s 



for an early position 
nialhT circuits. " M'ynn. 



I FORIS and WEST 
Acrobats 

j 10 Mins.: Full Stag 

I American Roof. 

I Two m<'ti ill .iJi ill'- r«-f inu' h;ii:'l- 

i t.» h-in.l \iU<. t'«'tnrdy i.-* ol.tain.-l 

' by 111..' ofioris or c i. li to r-tain pos- 

'i;essiun of a cig.ir tliai <M<h vo-un-! 

jand smok.'s in turn. Tlio turn i* -o.-. 

' into 'utM-- t-»r ,1 ---I'-w lit', to a hand- 

j to-hat,.l. 

j The trioK is pr'^cd.-d \>y o-.n-:.!- 
eral»l*- stalling f"'" c«»nMMly. .Satis- 
factory small t;m.' MiM-mr or chrrr. 

Con. 



"A PERFECT DAY" (») 

Comedy Sketch 

14 Mins.; Full Stag* 

H. O. H. 

Two men and a girl presenting a 
domestic comedy skit, the compli- 
cations arising through the Intro- 
duction of a "prop" baby, which the 
husband claims was given him by 
a strange woman In the presence 
of his stenographer. Opening with 
the evcr>'day quarrel In which the 
wife's brother helps as a comedy 
feeder, they go through a maze of 
talk; finally adjusting things at the 
finale. It lacks a "kick," although 
tho situations brought some laughs. 
Rather talky and simply resurrects 
an old theme In a slightly new 
naanner. 

The trio are capable of a better 
farce and should get one. 

Wynn. 



RASTELLI (4) 

Juggler 

18 Mins.: Full Stage 

Kilburn Empire, London 

London, March 30. 

nUIod na 'The World's Greatest 
.lug^hT," a young man calling him- 
self Ra.stolll ifl making hl.>! English 
d^but. It Is understood he claims 
to bo an Italian and carries three 
assistants, two men and a woman, 
who contribute little to tho enter- 
tainment. 

Tiie young man'.s work Is clever 
atal quite oriKlnal. Ho JukrIos 
.sti<ks and balls with lil.>« head. 
h.inds .and foot and wlnd.i ui> with 
a Fiisby stunt, .^pinnlnf,' a huK*' «tar 
on ono foot, twirling a wreath with 
tin- o'tK-r f<tot. juKKling hi.s .sticks 
with bis hand.H wbih' .i bu>?o ittd- 
• -tal K'obe rev'jlves. Hjm work 
throughout \r. i-xccllenf. but tho act 
is without .showmanship arid nj^ed«» 
r<>u!inir:(.' to bring out If.s force. 
\Vh"ii thi- 1-» done the Jutri (an bo 
advtrfi>ed properly and should 
score- in Anteiica. Jolo* 



$12,000,000 STOCKS 

(Continued from page 5) 
pled with Studebakor, Mex. Petro- 
leum, Stromberg and the other gid- 
dy ascensionlsts. 

They paid no more heed to numer- 
ous 1 -urket rumors such as, for in- 
stance, the enthusiastic tip from 
one of the Information bureaus 
which predicted a brisk advance In 
Famous. This tip was not without 
its own humor. An Information 
service called "Coming Kvents." 
which fui iii.shes data for many com- 
mission house customers, Kcdemnly 
asserted that the advance In Kamous 
Players was In part on the "benefi- 
cent influence" of Will H. Hays as 
head of the new producers and dis- 
tributors' organization. This was 
before the Wednesday dip. The 
.same concern figured that the Hol- 
lywood .sc.ind.als had brought al)Out 
a wave of short selling, but that this 
Intluenco had been overcome and 
the adv.inco was likely to continue. 
Orpheum's New Top 

Orpheuni was within a fraction 
of 21 lato last week, apparently upon 
tho resumption of support from the 
inside group. This was a new top 
since tlio break caused by the sus- 
pen.sion of dividends last year. Con- 
fidence in the stock is understood 
to be based on assurances of eco- 
noml^al policies In company man- 
agement, specilically In the curtail- 
ment of the payroll and in offlcers* 
salaries. The board was scheduled 
to meet in Chicago yesterday 
(Thursday), when some of these re- 
forms were slated to be put In ef- 
fect. 

This was the first mooting follow- 
ing the annual meeting and It was 
Bonorally accepted In good faith 
that whatever disagreement be- 
tween company interests may have 
existed bad been Ironed out. The 
Wall Street theory in both Orpheum 
and I.oew is that both have met re- 
verses In a constructive way and 
that all the bad news is not out and 
discounted. 

Goldwyn turned quiet. Turnovers 
of I'O.OOO gave way to daily business 
avoragin}^ 3,500 bhares, with prices 
pegged at 6)4 or thereabouts. Ap- 
parently j)ricc movements are still 
being hold In check, although trade 
authorities still Incline to the view 
that an upward movement is In 
prospect. 

It was estimated that during the 
week from Thursday. April 6, to 
Wednesday. April 12, both Inclusive, 
amusement stocks changed hands 
to tho market value of 112,000,000, 
a new high mark for six business 
sessions. Out of this the vastly 
greater part was made up of deal- 
ings In Famous Players, almost 
exactly half of whose outstanding 
common stock was Involved In the 
trading — 101'. 000 shares, as com- 
pared with tho 214,000 outstanding. 
Tho highest previous weekly turn- 
over In this issue was around 75,000 
shares. 

Checked at 84 

It Is presumed that this startling 
manifestation of activity In the film 
leader represents In largo part the 
aggressive operations of the bull 
pool, but the outstanding feature of 
the period was the advance of 
quotations to 84 an dthe swift re- 
action from that top which came 
on Wednesday. During tho first two 
hours of Wednesday's trading the 
price got down from 82^4 at the 
opening to 81 flat. Subsequently. It 
recovered mos^ of the decline, but 
the halting of the advance at the 
old barrier of 84 seemed slgnlflcant 
to many followers of the ticker. 

During the two hours In which 
Famous Players reacted the rest of 
tho market was sensationally 
strong. At least half the slocks in 
the list touched new tops in that 
brief period and It seemed odd that 
an Issue backed by a pool strong 
enough to run It up from 46 last 
July to 85 this spring could not 
sustain a gain when the public was 
falling over its own feet In tho rush 
to get aboard the band wagon. 
Famous IMajers went through most 
of its climb while tho rest of tho 
li.st was reactionary. It was forced 
up In tho face of a surrounding 
woakno.ss and tho odd circum5;tance 
is that it now is going contrary- 
wise — declining, while the rest of* 
the market i:< going ahead by leaps 
and bounds. 

The 5lock market. Indeed, Is ad- 
\.an<ing und^r public buying to a 
degree that is said to wony im)u- 
.servative lnt<rc.st.'<. The profes- 
sional trader is .«aid fo bo nervous 
!«'St th«' .'^ pf^cul ilive public take the 
markt.'t away from him in i tliipli- 
eation of the I'JlIJ-l.l'O luvworks 
displaj' i-nd .*-ub.seMUent e.xfilosion. 
The basie cotnmorrial situation l« 
£;on<'ra!ly acoftt'd as ])romi:un:T a 
rosy fiiluro. but if it in ov* r di 
rotjntofl by a spo'ulativo stamped" 
liie future better:, int o£ lutijla- 



mental business probably would bo 
injured by a violent reaction. 

Evils of Long Upswing 

This week's heavy transactions in 
Famous IMaycrs might moan a gr< at 
many things, but the best analysis 
that has come to hand is that 
speculative foflowing is timid about 
the stock above 85, owing to the 
fact that it has been advancing 
almost continuously for ten months 
and in that It has not been tested 
by a really sevexc reaction. There 
have been momentary 8etba<^ks 
like that of last month when the 
price dipped from 85 to 77 V4, but 
there has never been a wholesomo 
decline such as would test out the 
stability of holders or the faith 
of banking interests In the company. 

It Is an axiom of the Street that 
a long climb develops many weak- 
nesses, irrespective of tlic intrinsic 
worth of a stock. lilocks are pledged 
for loans, partisans overbuy In mo- 
ments of optimism, etc., and when 
the setback comes holdings are Jet- 
tisoned. If a stock suffers drastic 
adjustment* from time to time these 
evils do not accumulate. 

The further the current m.arket 
moves upward the more eminent * 
becomes the prospect of a general 
reckoning, and the whole question 
of Famous Players' future is bound 
up In tho ability or disposition of 
the bull pool In the Issue to meet 
that situation. 

The week's transactions In Fa* 
mous IMayers preferred were In- 
teresting. It moved continuously 
ahead of the common, touching 98 
at one time, within one point of Its 
high for all time. It seems to be 
apparent that the outstanding sup- 
ply of senior stock has been pretty 
well bought -yp by strong interests 
determined to hold it for redemp- 
tion, and company efforts to make 
bargain purchases in the open mar- 
ket win be surrounded with diffi- 
culties. 

Th« Burnmftrr of tran«actlon«* April 5 lo 
12 IncluMive la aa foHowa: — 

STOCK EXCHANGE 

Thumday— Haifa. lUifh. I,ow f^aat. Chg. 

ram. Play.-I... 6.200 SO'/i 7»Mi 7»\4 — % 

l)o. pf 800 94^ M »♦ — % 

rx>ew. Inc 1,700 15^ 15 18 - hk 

Orptjrum 1.100 19 



1»H 10 + H 

I'loHtcm aold 720 Orphoum at ISTiOl^'w 

Friday— 

Fiitn. Play.-r... 26,000 8t 79% M -\2% 

Do. pf 100 04 04 M 

T.ofw. ln<? l.'JOO 1514 14% ir.U 1- % 

Urpheuin 7.200 20% 1H% 20Vi 41% 

Hoaton »>ld 8.000 Orphfum at 19920%; 
C^lcniru sold S&O St 19^020^. 

Ratunlay^ 

Fam. lMay.-L..13,mO 8t 81% SS -4 1 

Do. pf 000 96 fHH 96 -\ 2 

I.oew, Inc l.nOO 15% 14% 15% 

Urphcum 2.700 20% 20% 20% — % 

rtoatun Kold 1,320 Orpheum at SOUeiiOf*. 

Monrt.ay— 

Fnm. Play. Ti.. 10, 800 M% MH 83% 1- '4 

Do. pf a,r.oo o« 07% o7H ( i")* 

Ixmw. Inc 4.400 15% 1.V4 1.1% -J i» 

Orph.um l.flOO 20% 10% 11»\ 



Koaton aold 60,'. Orpheum ot 19y«(i^20%. 



1 

-1% 
- »i 



- % 



Clif. 



6% 


6% 


0% i % 


6% 


6S 


0% - U 


T 


6% 


C% i 'i 


6% 


c% 


6\ 


T 


6% 


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Fnm. l'lay.-J...ll.n0O 84 «2% SJVii 

Do. pf HOO Ofl% 00 00 

T.opw. Inc W\0 15% l.->«'i l.-|% 

Orph.um 1.000 19% l»'i 1»% 

KoBton n >U 100 Orpheum at 19*t. 

We«lnp(iday— 

Fam. I'lay.-L,. 0.200 8214 81 81«; 

Do. pf sno Ofl% Ofl 0fi% 

Tx>cwr. Inc 1.200 10% l.'i'/» 10 

Orpheum 1.000 10% 19vi rj% 

THE CURB 

Thtjraday— tin\rn IflRh. I-qw I.a-^t. 
Coldwyn 0,000 0% C% GS 

Friday— 
riolilwyn 5,700 

Katnnlny— 
Ooldwyn 2,100 

Monday— 
Cloldwyn 8,200 

TuPHd.iy — 
G'>ldwyn 1,200 

WeflnoBday— 
Goldwyn 2.100 



Miss Elsie Grsenwood, the propri- 
etor of one of the best known and 
most HUcocMsful d.'inclng 8cho(;h» in 
Newark, N. J., was arretted last 
week In Irvlngton, a suburb, and 
again In Newark, at th«» Instigation 
of the Children's Aid Hoclcty. Sim 
has been cited to appear at court 
In the two cities next week. Minn 
Greenwood was charged with violat- 
ing the State law, which forbids 
the appearance of children in en- 
tertainments for profit. In connec- 
tion with the film, "School Days," 
Miss Greenwood presented her pu- 
pils In a sketch at the Newark the- 
atre, which proved so popular that 
It was repeated at -an Irvlngton the- 
atre and again in tho Hosevlllc sec- 
tion of Newark. Meanwhile, this 
week at Proctor's, children from 
the ralmep School are appearing, 
while at I^oew's State others from 
tho I.»ippol School are pr» penting an 
act. It Ih rumored that both thoso 
Kchools have been promised im- 
munity by tho Children's Aid .So- 
ciety on the ^'round their acts were 
contracted before the society sent 
out its warning on the subject (rc- 
porl«'f| in Vari«-ty recently). MIm5< 
(;rc«riwoo(l contends that the Chil • 
dreri'.i Aid .Society has no right to 
sr.'inl Immunity to any one, and 
that tlio law should either bo en- 
fori id af::'»in.«^;t all alike, or allowoti 
to Krn.'iiii a do,i(l letter ai it Ivja 
h«T»t!i!orr. 



, ut^l 



Loew's StJte, New York, no«t 
u«< k Will pl.tv I'aul Jj. Sp« « ht'.s 
ScnTi;id<rM :i^ oppoHition to NVhite- 
mu!i .a urchcitra at ihe Talace. 



f»'" 



NEW SHOWS THIS WEEK 



r^rr: 



Friday, April 14, 1922 



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\ 



POLLY MORAN SEES PALACE 

(And Says It in Rhyme) 
By POLLY MORAN ("SHERIFF NELL") 



Me :.ntl Jimmio went to soo the Palace show last night. 

And wh'Mi tho phow was ovtr I thon^'ht Id like to write 

A criticism of it, and so I went to Simc, 

And he said, "I'll let you do it if you write it up in rhyme.'* 

Kow I don't know much 'bout rljyming. but everybody's w!s« 

'. o what an awful cinch it is to sit an«l criticize, 

Sj just to show up Ibee and Wynn and Con and Sime 

And Rush and Skiff and Hell and Lait, I'll do the thing In rhyme. 

Benni'3 Roberts led the band— some baton sliakin* kid. 

•Member, Ben, at the Bushwick, what a great two-act we did? 

Thoijjht I'd meet you again at tlie Palace, but my agent only ahoots 

Them Binghamtons and Scrantons* and sometimes telephone booths. 

Mantell'a Manikins opened In "Lc l*etit Cabaret." 

They wowed them here on number one — try to do It In Easton, P. A. 

Those little figures remind me of some movie stars I've seen. 

One facial expression — and wooden In the bean. 

Louie Reed and Allie Tucker played the fiddle upside down« 

Both rigged up as yokels fresh from a one-horse town. 

Jessie Brown and KVRe Weston sure are full of pep; 

The act Just shrieks of class and style, and how those girls can atep. 

They'r' there with face and figure — a couple of nifty Molls, 

But when It comes to classy shapes — havi you caught a glimpse of Poira? 

John T. Murray and Vivian Oakland, t- o r^ ^sical comedy bits, 

Entertained a little while with musical comedy bits. 

Jimmie said, "Miss Oakland's beautiful," so to him I turned 

And said, "Run along; It's Intermission as far as you're concerned.* 

And then came Gertrude Hoffman — my h t goes oS'to you; 

You are truly wonderful In everything you do — 

Tour dancing girls are just as sweet and cute as they can b^. 

Bay, Gert, don't that little one with curls remind you of me? 

In the opening scene when that box came down you handed me a laugh; 

I thought you were going to pull that stunt of sawing a woman in half. 

But what an act — what dancing — what clothes — it was a treat; 

When It comes to staging acts I'll say you can't be beat. 

And now It's Intermission and, standing In the rear, ' -^ 

Are all t'.ie ten percenters to see their acts appear. 

The. publishers are all In line — Paul Whiteman drew them In, 

And when a song of theirs was played — Oh, boy, how they did grla. 

Opening Intermission, Harry Conley grabbed that sppt; 

It ml^t be hard for others, but the applause that that boy got 

Must have niade him happy — his act is just a peach. 

Well, the answer Is he gooled them and had to make a speech. 

The scene was truly rural — he was a country jay; 

Bhe was a country maiden, fresh from Freeman's, you might say; 

Gene Green told some stortes, some old and others new, 

And sang some songs with long gray beards — but gee, I do that, too; 

I'll tell the world you're clever, and that spot they have you fill 

With just a little something new you'd panic any bill. 

Now everybody's happy — here comes the great big noise, 

Paul Whiteman and his orchestra — you just can't beat those boys. 

Encore after encore — we couldn't get enough. 

For when It comes to harmony, he's the king-pin of that stuff. 

Bert and Betty Wheeler closed that big colossal bill, 

Some tough spot, as we all know, and pretty hard to fill; 

But how those kids went over; their act they sure did sell; 

If I wont on at half-past five 'twould be good night, Sheriff Nell. 

Borne day I'll play the Palace — some day when I'm gray and old 

I'll do a rheumatism buck and wing to "Silver Threads Among the Gold." 

I'll do a sword dance with my crutches— they can't put me on the shelf; 

I'll sing a song about Mother and dedicate it to myself. 

In the meantime It's Sablosky, Hazelton and Union Hill, 

And maybe when the Gus Sun sets I'll make the Palace bill. 



SELLS-FLOTO CIRCUS 



Chicago, April 12. 

SeTli-Flolo Circus, iho second 
largest circus, whether enclosed or 
under the big top, la at tho Coliseum 
for 16 days, starting last Saturday 
night. Just as tlio Ringling 
Brothers effected a consolidation, 
the Sells-Floto outfit :Muggivan & 
Ballard) did also, annexing the 
title of "Buffalo Bill's Wild West," 
In addition to its own name. 

Much better and bigger Is the 
nhow this year than last year. 
FiVery thing about the big amphi- 
theatre appeared to be goin^ along 
In businesslike fashion, kinl;3 were 
negligible, and there was the neces- 
sary speed and precision. 

Replacing Henry Gentry as gen- 
eral manager of the outfit is Zack 
Terrell, who has associated with 
him as equestrian director William 
Wells, Ballet Master George I^. 
Myers, Musical Director Don Mont- 
gomery and Assistant Musical Di- 
rector and Conductor B. T. Carsey. 

The opening of the circus is one 
of the most promising seen here in 
years. Naturally, being in ahead of 
the Ringling Brothers-Barnum & 
Bailey outfit, the Sells-Floto aggre- 
gation felt they should show some- 
thing pretcnti6us in the spectacular 
line. This they have achieved with 
"A Night in Cairo," which from first 
eight seems to be one of the best of 
Its kind. Not alone In assemblage 
Is It big, but In detail It gives evi- 
dence of a generous expenditure of 
money. Tho story Is told in terse 
and Impressive fashion. The old 
story as to how good a circus Is 
being Illustrated by the number of 
elephants used Is upheld, for there 
are 21 bulls In the opening proces- 
sion. 

The costuming Is gorgeous. In 
the ring stock are some of the best 
animals seen with any sort of an 
attraction of this kind, and the 
spectacle they make while prome- 
nading around the arena Is most 
Impressive. The show easily makes 
rood Its established reputation In 
this particular. 

"A Night In Cairo" Is an nllegory. 
telling the story of an old Kgyptian 
hero who battles valiantly, and 
Anally dies of his wounds. His 
adopted son. also a great warrior, is 
chosen military ruler of Egypt. He 
takes the royal guards to Cairo to 
relebrate the arrival of the Queen 
and her royal consort. They arrlvo 



with rich gltU for the new chief, 
at. 1 she sings an F^gyptian love song 
to the new idol, with whose appear- 
ance shs has been impressed. 

Then along comes an outlaw son 
of tho desert, on his way to the 
slave market to dispose of a rare 
beauty called "The I..otu3 Blossom." 
Hearing of the reception being held, 
tho outlaw decides to present the 
beauty to the ruler. The latter falls 
for the lovely slave r irl and offers 
the outlaw a sack of gold for her. 
This he refuses, and after consider- 
able bartering accepts three bags of 
gold. The girl, wishing to make a 
favorable Impression on her new 
master, dances for ' irn. At the end 
of the dance he realizes the great 
love which has come to him, and 
places her on the throne. Tho 
Queen and her entourage then de- 
part in search of the "Pot of Gold" 
at the "p:nd of the Rainbow." 

The spectacle Is enacted In six 
scenes, with the opening disclosing 
12 Oriental dancing girls, followed 
by the new ruler and his guard. The 
second scene shows tlie entry of the 
King's servant, who tells the ruler 
of tho approach of the Queen and 
her royal consort. The third scene 
brings on the Queen and the pro- 
cession then starts its march around 
the arena. The Queen during the 
march sings her love song, every- 
thing becomes quiet with the pro- 
cession stopping and all the horses 
lying down on the turf. The next 
scene discloses a carnival of pleas- 
ure with the dancing girls cavorting 
around the various rings in Oriental 
fashion. For the fifth scene the 
bandit makes his entrance with 
"The I^otus Blossom." and the bar- 
tering goes on for the sale of the 
girl. Then comes the sixth and 
final scene with the girl dancing, 
the ruler becoming infatuated and 
placing her on the throne. The 
grand procession then resumes and 
all start on their exit march from 
the arena. 

A feature of the procession Is a 
bevy of comely girls. It Is not one. 
two, or a dozen beauties, but a mul- 
titude of them, and from their ap- 
pearance tho "Ziegfeld" of the circus 
world must have chosen them. The 
spectacle runs 2.1 minutes. 

The program Is excellent. It Is 
not complicated and the patrons 
hav< no difilcijlty in learning who 
is appearing In each of the three 



rings or platforms. It Is arranged 
with each display numbered. Tho 
program carries the name of each 
act In each of the three rings and 
on the two platforms, and also gives 
a brief description of the style of 
the act. 

The Five Leamy Sisters, working 
alone aloft of the center ring on 
aerial bars, with an electrical dis- 
play, opened the show. The girls 
go through a routine of feats on 
their aerial apparatus and conclude 
with a beautiful Illuminated display. 
One of the girls sits atop the appa- 
ratus on a bicycle, while two of 
the girls are swung around In a 
wide circle by the propelling of the 
bicycle while they are clinging to 
aerial swings. 

The second display brought on 
the elephants, 17 In all working on 
the two platforms and three rings. 
Five women work the groups. The 
jungle giants were directed by Irene 
Montgomery, Millie Alnsworth, 
Ethel Hamilton, Mme. Serratl and 
Stella Rowland. They do everything 
Imaginable, from the old stretcher 
carrying stunt to dancing on pedes- 
tals, shimmying and swinging their 
directors around In merry-go-round 
fashion. 

The third display Is a congress of 
ring, web and contortion artists. 
with Belle McMahon, Margaret 
Mason. Victoria Hamilton, Hendrick 
Sisters and Mile. Lorette working 
above the first ring. Newton and 
Nelson occupy the next platform, 
and the Great Shubert works a 
swinging trapeze over tho center 
ring. The next platform holds the 
Nelson Duo and Major Don Ward 
and the third ring has H. Cotter, 
Ethel Marine and R. La Rue. All 
proceedings were stopped and at- 
tention called to the work of the 
Great Shubert, a contortion ♦ra- 
pezlst, who does a giant swing while 
his legs are wrapped around his 
neck. Shubert has been with every 
circus at the opening here for the 
last eight years, but this Is the first 
season that his performance has 
been recognized by the feature posi- 
tion. 

Display No. 4 brought on the dogs. 
monkeys and ponies. In this as- 
semblage were recognized a number 
of animal acta which have been seen 
hereabouts In vaudeville.. In this 
group were T^o Hamil Ion's dogs 
and ponies, Mile. Alns worth's dogs 
and monkeys. Victor Bedini's dogs. 
ponies and a bucking mule, Stella 
Rowland worked a group of dogs 
and monkeys and James Williams 
submitted his dogs and ponies. 

Contortionists and strength turns 
phcld forth in the fifth display, work- 
ing on the ground and apparatuses 
throughout. The Malleno's Belle 
McMahon and De Rue, Leon and 
Mltzl, the Four Roeders and the 
Great Shubert and woman partner 
participated. Two announcements 
are nrade In this display calling at- 
tention to a woman in the Roeder 
act who carries 2,000 pounds of 
human freight, and the other to the 
feats of Leon and Mitzl which were 
sensational. 

The sixth number Is the equestrian 
display. They showed every bare 
back stunt that could be accom- 
plished. This occupies the three 
rings and is presented by the Hob- 
son Family, Dazie Hodglni. who does 
juggling in addition to riding and 
George and Fred Derrick. Hodgini 
Is honored with an announcement 
on the juggling and tumbling feats 
executed. 

The clowns monopolize the next 
display with their big hurrah. They 
assemble the oddest group of con- 
trivances, and placards and get 
through their portion of the program 
in great style. 

Display No. 9, is statue posing, 
with horses and white wigged 
women in use. Eighteen women 
were used and a number of honses 
and dogs. 

While display No. 8 was going on 
display No. 9 was being given on 
the Hippodrome Track, to occupy 
the time consumed in waits between 
the poses. Mme. Bedlnl, heads a 
group of equestriennes In this dis- 
play. She does so rightfully, despite 
the fact that there are some wonder- 
ful male and female riders in this 
group. But the case and grace with 
which she handles ''Jack Morgan" 
and "Charcoal" her two high school 
steppers in their cantering about the 
arena establishes her In a class by 
herself. The horses execute a score 
of dancing steps with perfect ease 
and grace and at the same time 
keep In step with the music. At 
strutting "Charcoal" is a bear. This 
feature was a big applause getter. 

Number 10 display being a 
score of wire walkers. The Three 
Luckey Sisters draw, down the fea- 
ture honors when one of the girls 
does a cakewalk specialty on the 
tight wire. The next display, No. 11. 
brings forth Mile. Earl, the prima 
donna of the "White Tops' who 
rides around the arena mounted on 
a white charger and 'singing a 
ballad. 

Aerial gymnasts and perch work- 
ers hold display No. 12, with Beatrice 
Sweeney, late of vaudeville where 
she was Known as "The Wonder 
Girl," getting the special announce- 
ment. Her "teeth" feats deserve of 
the featuring. She held the audience 
spellbound. Others are Zddio Ward, 
Irene Montgomery, Ethel -Marine, 
The Mallenos, and Roscoe Goodwin. 

Then com^s the big feature of 
the show. The Hanneford Family, 
with Poodles the pet of the white 
tops featured. Poodles received a 
tremendous ovation when he stepped 
out of the motor car at the center 
rig and more than Justifies It with 



his daring riding, acrobatic feats, 
dancing and comedy. The show 
hingeM on him. 

Following this feature come a 
score of feminine "strong Jaw" 
workers. They swing on animal 
contrivances with their teeth as their 
only support and present a beautiful 
picture when in their finale they 
Bwlng about In butterfly costumes 
with all of the colored spot.s trained 
on them. It is an Inspiring sight. 
In this display are The Wards. Mile, 
Lorette. The Sweeney Girls, Three 
Luckey Sisters, Minnie Fisher, The 
Hamilton Girls and Stella Rowland. 

Display No. 15 reveals a score of 
gymnastic, acrobatic and cquilibristic 
feats. Special attention is dire«;ted 
to the Nine Nelson's, seven girl.s, a 
man and child. They do tumbling, 
with one girl outshining the rest 
with a row of 30 flip fiops on a high 
table as her achievement. The 
Eight Hai-Yong's do the sensational 
and thrilling slide for life by the 
queue and a score of other strength 
and endm-ance feats. The Five 
Monrde Japs show Jiu Jltsu defense 
against attack with one girl in the 
act throwing off the four men as 
they attack singly and en masse 
with weapons. Others In this dis- 
play are the Four Roeders with 
tumbling feats, and the Eight 
Bedouin Arabs. * 

Berta Beeson, the "Julian Eltinge 
of the wire." has the next ccene to 
himself and proved one of the hits 
of tho evening with his dances upon 
a slender thread of tight wire. 
Beeson is the Bird Millman of this 
outfit and justified the spot and 
featuring. 

The next display brings on the 
Indians who go through bare back 
riding, war dances and reservation 
sports. Of course indoors they do 
not shine, but when the show takes 
to the top they will improve. 

The clowns In their second ap- 
pearence of the evening tear things 

wide open with comedy, acrobatics | the team uses a muted Instrument 
and piusical eccentricities. They 
have a clown band which seems un- 
beatable for discord. The scene was 
called "The Fool's Reunion." Arthur 
Barelll achieves top honors among 
this group of funsters. 

Holding the next to closing spot 
are the return acts in the upper- 
most height of the Coliseum. This 
section was contributed by the Fly- 
ing Wards, 14 in number and the 
Five Famous Nelsons. The work of 
the double combination consisted of 
high flying and casting with double 
throws In mid air. 

Closing the show is the traditional 
circus "night cap," the hippodrome 
racing. There are Jockey races, cow 
girl races, ponies ridden by monkeys 
the Roman standing and chariot 
races. 

As framed now the show looks hke 
a sure winner. It is not burdened 
with any visible excess and should 
be a money getter. It is the best 
the Sells-Floto aggregation has 
brought forth. 

As it is routed now It wUl steal 
a march on tho Ringling Brothers 
outfit by appearing first during the 
season at Indianapolis. Philadelphia, 
Washintjton, Pittsburgh and Boston. 

Loop. 



PALACE 

Freak weather — the thermometer 
hovered around 72 at 8 p. m., after 
doing some nifty \otiy acrobatics 
and topping 80 In the afternoon, g 
record breaker for April 10, and the 
beginning of Holy Week, combined 
to put a crimp In tho Palace at- 
tendance Monday night. It wasn't 
so good, the boxes being the only 
noticeable sections below normal, 
but It might have been worse — 
much worse. More than likely the 
return of Pa^il Whiteman's orchestra 
was mainly responsible for tho fall- 
off not being greater. The White- 
man harmonists were next to clos- 
ing and held up the show for a 
minute or so, Mr. Whiteman ex- 
plaining after one Inefrectual elTort 
at speech-making that the band 
could not stay longer, as they were 
due across the street (Palais Royal). 
Whiteman's instrumentalists did 22 
minutes Monday night, somewhat 
less than their usual quota. They 
could have stretched it as much 
longer as they desired. After hear- 
ing all of the others the top notch 
impression of Whiteman's bunch re- 
mains Jis It was. "I^hey'ro still lead- 
ing the jazz league. The trombonist 
has a new stunt, the use of a phono- 
graph horn, which while amplifying 
the trombone's tone, still keeps it 
soft. 

A bit too much dancing in the first 
half, with Brown and Weston, third, 
and (Jertrudo Hoffmann's ballot 
closing that section. Max Hoffman, 
Jr., is now in his mother's act, young 
Hoffman and his vaudeville partner 
doing a classical dance number and 
handling it splendidly. A little 
shimmy dancer with a Rupi)le pair 
of legs and a flair for acrobatics and 
rolling splits captured the Individual 
applause returns of the Hoffmann 
act. 

Jessie Brown and Eflfle Weston, 
with Tom Tucket at the piano, did 
very well third, with single and 
double ilances. Mr. Tucker filled in 
nicely with explanatory song.alog 
while the girls made their numer- 
ous costnmo changes. The dancing 
in the Brown and Weston turn, and 
that of tho Hoffmann act contained 
too n)uch of a similar nature to have 
the two so close together. 

Opening the second half, Harry J. 
Conley, assisted by Naomi Ray, sent 
it off to a wallop. The Conley turn 



i is marked with a fine sense of pro-land some of which are thpp. 



RIVERSIDE 

The panic was on for fair here 
Monday night. What with Holy 
Week on one side, Erev Paissach on 
the other, and July weather all over, 
a less fortuitous combination of cir- 
cumstances could scarcely be com- 
piled for neighborhood vaudeville. 

Harry Breen, the famous Yiddish 
Catholic, and Ethel Levey, the more 
famous Christian Jewess, not to 
mention Leo Donnelly and Joe Mc- 
Farlan on tho Irish side, and the 
Hebrew Billy Sharp and his almost- 
all-kosher revue, made it as attrac- 
tive as possible in the circumstances 
for those who might be reluctant to 
seek amusement because of creed. 
And the main floor was about a third 
filled at that. 

It was an unusually apathetic lit- 
tle gathering, too, as most small r.s- 
semblie.s in theatres are. The boy in 
V/clls, Virginia and West's turn. 
Miss Levey, and Breen, were tho 
only ones to receive important clat- 
ter, except Sliarp, who got recogni- 
tion on his own specialty dances. 

One of tlie cleverest dogs ever ex- 
hibited opened the show, presented 
by I'aul Seydell. When Seydell per- 
fected that little fox terrier he com- 
pleted his contribution to vaudeville, 
and that takes in his violin playiJig. 
The dog did paw-stands that were 
marvelous, from triple somersaults 
and may be quadruples. McKarlan 
and .lohnny Palace deuced, with fair 
harmony and no appreciation. 

S. Jay Kaumans " 'Tis and Tisn't" 
served as a fullstape vehicle for the 
effervescent Leo Donnelly and a 
very presentable and talented girl 
named Mi'.licent Hanley. Miss llan- 
ley has features, ability, a Jigure, and 
charm. But she committed two 
vaudeville niisdemeanojs — she wore 
a dress that was impossible for com- 
edy, being stiff with brocade and 
too sombi'p, and she got tempera- 
mental and walked off at the linish 
in .a huff. 

Whether the spontaneous Donnelly 
was "ridnig her" through the lut, as 
he did, in earnest or for premeditated 
comedy purposes, co»il«l not be de- 
tected, for that boy can clown sQr 
subtly it looks on the level, or can 
be .serious and get his stuff over as 
humor. At any rate, Mi.ss Hanley. 
as soon as the curtain fell, made a 
straight beelino for the nearest exit 
and remained off. Tho few who 
were in front took It as a snub, 
some thinking it was because Don- 
nelly had "called" her and, some 
thinking it was because the bouse 
wrq.s mild with its laughs and ap- 
plause, ns it was for every talking 
turn in tho show. 

Tho act Is good vaudeville, with 
m.iro behird it than the regui.ir run 
of "sketches." Its laughs ate jm- 
trinsic, and there are plenty of 'if* 
tief», some of whi< h are deep and 
two-edged, and sound like K.-pifi.t."'- 



duetlon values, moves easily an<l ^ 
entertains every moment it occunl^. i 
the stage. In addition to ability «« 
a character comic, Mr. Conley has jI 
singing voice above the averaffe 
Miss Ray is strong on appearance! 
raising the sketch to high level on 
sight values. Tho scenic stuff at g 
the finish tells a complete storv 
pantomimically, that gets in thi 
sure fire class. 

Some alleged humorist sometime ' 
somewhere sprung a gag about elim- 
inating the iast act in a show, said ' 
humorist's Idea being not to have a I 
last act. Well they are doing just ' 
that at the Palace this week. Al- 
though the "Flying Fontaines" were 
programed to close, they did not ap- 
pear at either show Monday, the 
general impression around the 
Palace being that the "Fontaines" ^j 
were a harmless little program fic- 
tion, calculated to keep the crowd 
from walking, while the next to clos- 
ing act was on. Bert and Betty 
Wheeler had the task of closing and 
got away with it with flying colors. 
The comedy team seemed to realize 
they had their work cut out for 
them, but just took things easy, 
doing their act and letting it go at 
that. They held 'em almost intact, 
untn nearly the finish. Tho fact of 
the ])rogramed closing turn which 
wasn't undoiibtedly helped. A much 
better idea than the screen plea for' 
the audience to remain in, used 
hitherto. 

The Le Petit Cabaret, Mantell's 
Mannlkins. opened with a likable 
puppet entertainment. The turn 
u.ses a stage on a > stage, with a 
mannikin orchestra, and a vaudeville 
show on the stage. The Man tells 
earned a couple of bows at the 
finish. 

Reed and Tucker, a two-man ' 
comedy violin turn were second and 
went over despite the small house 
in while they were on. the Palace 
filling very slowly Monda3\ One of 



for most of his numbers, getting a 
sweet whimsical tone from his fiddle. 
Tho other specializes in trick bow 
manipulation. The team mixed In a 
number of laughs, their music shap- 
ing as a standard comedy musical 
turn, on their Palace showing, with 
enough to send them through any- 
where. 

Murray and Oakland were fourth 
with a repertoire of songs, talk and 
recitations. A Spanish burlesque at 
the finish and a recitation titled 
"Hell" stood out In a likable routine. 

Gene Green, second after inter- 
mission held down the spot with a 
collection of negro character stories 
and a rep of pop songs. No news 
weekly or topics Monday night, the 
show running overtime, without 
them. Bell 



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Friday, April 14, 1922 



NEW SHOWS THIS WEEK 



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-^ «ound like Donnelly. He U 

ir* *S thS most amiable comic, we 

KJa'inS on^^f the -ureat 

••iTmS J. Morton did hl» graye 

fUniS of bygone yeeterdays, one 

TMhe^riglnal nut actii. He wae re- 

•'jShM-ed Sharp's revue aeemed 

?JS^ He has made eome changes 

"SSf showing early this eeason. not 

S;Ve better. His dancing at the 

^AlttB it in and lets it out. 

*^Wen? Virginia and West drew a 

Motion, and the boy goaled them. 

KSff is still singing "Oh. What's 

XuTUse" vvhich used to be a good 

SJL and it wouldn't harm her to 

SmsIv It She is an exeollent dancer 

SS and It is easy to see where the 

Ki eets his genius that way. He 

t!*mlnda one of C^orge M. Cohan at 
Se Jlme stage, in ways and glis- 
Sninir promise as well as precocious 
Sdlviduality and the goods. 

klllM Levev held tlie stage for 33 
minutes. She sang "Little Love 
OMZ" "Coal niack Mammy." and 
^mae Bird,'" and interpolated imper- 
Bonatlons of tyi>es and satires on 
Spanish. Englit^h and French artists 
America's cla.'^sic soubret is still all 
t]utt »he ever was and, . in ma»iy 
ways more. Sno han. a Wiioie or- 
chestra in her inspired throat, a 
dynamo in cith;»r eye. and every- 
thing trom poetry to castanets in 
her brilliant eloquent hands. She 
d&Accfl as Indlvicliially and as sweet- 
ly as she did years ago, and her 
kick and her sway have lost no 
youth. Miss Levey was greeted ns 
' a atar and acquitted hereself as a 

atar. 

Harry Breen had hnj*d Lomg fol- 
lowing her. But he made a flying 
entrance and went hacking at it. A 
titter, then a gig?jle. then a laugh, 
then a ru'faw. and then the wows as 
he got to the "Oh, ma!" portion of 
1 his hearty, intimate, human, routine, 
the-only "'"nut" alive who gets under 
the skin. He cleaned. I^arlmer and 
Hudson came up to close, the ntntje 
set with bicycles and an attractive 
Iflr! singinp;; but with all that it wa.s 
cold— lh3 houTO was emptying, and 
It didn't take long to empty that' 
1m)us<^ I->(iit. 



. STATE 

I The State has acquired the atmos- 
rphere of a continental mu.sic hall 
with its cosmopolitan audience.s. 
which, invariably include wuincii 
smokers who lounge comfortably in 
the large loge and box chairs. The 
amokIi\g cu.stom among women in 
Broadway theatres appears on the 
Increase. It ia fi nightly occurrence 
to witness female smokers among 
the'lbge and balcony patrons of the 
State. The custom is not cncour- 
afed by the theatre managers. It 
is making inroads notwithstanding 
their opposition. On a recent occa- 
sion a w»man produced a cigaret 
In a neighborhood vaudeville house. 
▲, man In an adjacent seat called a 
QBher who requested the young 
woman to delist. The Broadway 
bousea are not taking such steps 
With the amoking custom. 

A rather well laid out bill at the 
Btate the first half ran smoothly 
and enteftalningly, starting off with 
a banj5 and keeping up a good aver- 
age gait until the final curtain. 
Bpoor and Parsons started the 
vaudeville following ''The Kmerald 
We," a well handled overture by 
the orchestra. The dancing couple 
Japtured one of the applause hits of 
the evening. Opening with a neat 
Colonial number the dancing Is 
©rought forth in rapid order and 
««Playa ability. Several curtains 
Ware taken by this opener, which 
proved one of the brightest turns of 

iStfc*^^"^""* ^iiJon and Milton, 
Kv * refined vocal and piano 
JWdcle, presided No. 2. This couple 
Jttploy several published numbers 
with apecial lyrics. Their selection 
Jttplays discretion with the general 
«mt of the act along the proper 
jmea. Although not a riotous turn 

L jna eouple .shared in the returns of 

I Ihe evening. 

wi^^u^ the opportunity to dls- 
Sl* m/ ® ^^^^ comedy of the bill 
P«n Marks and Dolly Wilson. No. 3, 
J'JY!'^®^ laughs. Mark:^ is a fast 
'12!/^^. *^orn<^dian with several 
worthwhile tricks. In Miss Wilson 
tin. ^ capable partner, who can 
Shf ^- ^^^^^<^ when called upon. 
:J,„/»si>^TV'^ exceptional dancing 
^^»«ny, considering her plumpness 



BROADWAY 

The seven-act vaudeville bill got 
away at 8.58 Monday night to le.ss 
than half a houseful of the hard- 
boiled. ThU house hou.seg more 
eight-minute egg.** than any other 
vaudeville structure in town. They 
are par boiled. 

Act after act walked on and off to 
the accompaniment of yawns and 
desultory laughter and applause 
with hardly any of the latter at the 
finish, until Patricola stoiq.cd out in 
the next to shut spot and illu.strated 
that no matter how hard the egg.s 
are boiled 'the proper ttnii). rature 
will make them digest i!)le. Hhe had 
to sing nearly her entire repertoire 
with the applause continuing tuitil 
the cards of Geo. and Mae LaKevre 
(New Acts) were fla.shed on the an- 
nunciators. The dancers closed tho 
vaudeville portion, followed bf the 
revived ' :j;Je and Female" picture. 

Lawton, a oorkinp: juggler, opened 
with a clevor.as.sortment of trick.s. 
His nianipulaitng of rubber balks, 
bouncing tlieni ' if hi.s knees and toes 
and catching Hum in the crook of 
his elbow, back «»f neik and betwe<'n 
cheek and shoulder F>lade, was as 
smooth a.s an oyster. I'sing a snare 
drum mounted on legs, Lawton 
bounced balls off th'> snifacn, doing 
the train iinitaliou ami litii.shing 
with a fife and drum corps. He 
monologed throughout but c^m 
shelve the talk on his next trip ty 
Broadway. it expired without a 
struggle. 

Cou\be and Xevin.s. a pair of male 
ainger.s of i)opular songs, were the 
next victlmH, One of the team 
Mticks to the i)iano. A comedy solo 
Hong that has been done to death 
was not excused in the iei)ertoire 
by the I'.okum parody injected. They 
parleyed the usual routine of near 
and far releases, find finished un- 
der blanket.s as far as this bunch 
were concerned. 

Malia l>art and Co in thefr ex- 
cellent acrobatic novelty full stage 
turn got next to nothing with the 
comedy pantomimeTl o<)ening. The 
ground tumbling, however, caught 
on, and the indivlduiri tumbling wa.s 
applauded. 

Wilson l?ros., with a lot of sure- 
fire hoke for three-a-day consump- 
tion! were the next hitters. The 
stout men got some laughs and drew 
applause with their vocalizing but 
were excused without much protest 
at the close, 

"Marry Me." a musical comediette 
featuring Cluy Voyer, got a little 
more attention, chiefly through the 
presence of four girls, Tliey like to 
peep at the Kroadway, No noise 
record.s were .shjittered, however, 
throughout the turn, and the com- 
edy dialog and situations were 
greeted with respectful attention, 

]*atricoIa was the next and the 
only turn on tlie bill that tipped tlie 
lobby loungers off that the program 
was not composed of straight pic- 
tures. 

It was the first of the season's 
balmy summer's evenings, but the 
goodly crowd was elsewhere. 

Con. 



! 



StJC 



burl 



8te«Hjy lauj^hs and a howl for the 

'Que finish greeted this coupT* 

th«4p i*^" ^"^ Spellmeycr, witl 

K.^^'l^"*" sketch, held the at 



UilwS"^ ^'^'^-'^^ greeted this coupTe. 
T^ i*^" «nd Spellmeycr, with 

intlon. 
5« house. The first half selection 

_eOllif"rit 

much 

a 

*«dlence. a c,]<ptch of this' order 

.nfl.i, d.lnto i 

•*7J?.^"tondvantage. 



tentlon. a sketch is a rarity in the 
o« house. The first half selection 
•"ur.h^""''^"^^"^'''- The act hag seen 
larcrJ'^^^ ''''-' ^^^ appeared new to 
idj£, J^^^^'^'"'^ of the Tuesday night 
Jdience a c,]<ptch of this order 
^ be fitted into a State bill now 

Mar.M.*^ ndvantage. 
WonTo^ ^ ""'^ Manley, man and 
So«?n^' *r;'^''f^ <ho comedy next to 
th« Vmii "^ male, member handles 
•Dnear n '1 ^^'^ '^^'«''^' *^»« Partner 
Btvltll^ '"'^ ""w and then. His 
Of ft.T?tV ''"''*^ appealed, the manner 
AL?,?;^'"^/'Ver the chatter catch- 
iu n?rr""l^'-, '^^"•<i"g his talk reach 

Irnn.!'. ^:^"'^»i"-»non gatherec 



tively satisfactory returns. No. 2 
woulii havft been th« proper position 
for the couple, but due to the num- 
ber of men on tho bill and conflic- 
tion in the dance line It was Impos- 
sible to place them In the early po- 
sition. As tho show was run the 
two comedy acts of the bill came 
together by having Lewis and Dody. 
next fo rloMingr, following the Leon- 
ard and Willard act. The two-man 
team landed a strong comedy punch. 
The burlesque ventriloquist bit 
failed to gain the returns credited 
their other work. The special com- 
edy number warranted the use of 
several verses, with tho audience 
hungry for more, A more fitting 
two-man comedy team could not 
have been selected for the spot. 

Kay, Ifamlin And Kay closed the 
show. The boy.s present a fast cast- 
ing and trampoline routine. The 
casting work is of the highest order, 
the majority of feats standing out 
conspicuously. The trio eliminated 
the opening in "one" at the .leffer-dn 
and confined their efforts to t^ix 
minutes, crowding an abundance of 
crackerjaek work Into that time. 

Hart. 



"Yoo IIoo." with a play on "Coo 
Coo." La Savo and CHImoro (New 
Acts), 

"The Miracle Man" la worth sit- 
ting through again, even to the 
screen weary. It revives faith that 
picture production can bo made 
worthy and dignified. Ruth. 



JEFFERSON 



omedian 

ron^^r V ♦ ■■■• ••--•"'1 gathered the 

. flath v'V" "•''• "Twinkling Frolics." 

boys e,?^^'''^'^ ^^^'o girls and three 
?".>«. flo.s,..! iin. show 



**in8 no 



The a<?t con- 

.. .. - 'aturos, with 

iir-I'^'.^^''^^'"" displaying the 



IheiVoV!'!!'.":!""'''"^ features, with 



flispldsp« I '". •^- The prima donn.i 
^'rl fML'?.uy'*'r''' '"'^'^^ ^''«^ .«;maller 

•onatlou ". '''■'^^*" dance iniper- 

'"»all time ,r("'^ ^^ ""'■^'^>' "f ^^'' 

t*hdara Af •*'"'' "^^ "n to the 

Itata. ^ ^''« a^ta used Atthc 

Hart. 



The Jefferson went after business 
the first half with an array of eight 
standard acts, which drew satisfac- 
tory attendance Monday evening, 
considering it was Holy Week, with 
a hot spell thrown in for good meas- 
ure. The Keith house had the edge 
on tho other theatres in the 14th 
street neighborhood, light attend- 
ance prevailing all along the down- 
town thoroughfare, 

Th^ Kitamura Jap^ opened the 
show. The two boys capably work 
up their balancing and contortion 
work and gave the show early mo- 
mentum. Eddie Greenlee and Thad 
Drayton, two colored boys, stopped 
the Fhow in the No. 2 spot. The 
danting took the audience by storm, 
with the constant applause neces- 
sitating a short speed. They se- 
cured a remarkable demonstration 
for so early in the bill. The foreign 
chatter drew a few laughs from the 
cosmopolitan audience, with the 
dancing a sure knockout. 

Assigned the sketch position, No. 
3, Frank and Ethel Hall developed 
laughs with a brightly written ve- 
hicle containing original dialog. The 
comedy situations are worked up in 
clever style, with the handling of the 
material well up to the mark. Tho 
Halls porfscs.g a man and woman 
sketch that can pass muster any- 
where. Stella Mayhew. sharing the 
feature honors of tli^^ bill with Tiewis 
and Dody, ai)peared No. 4. Miss 
Mayhew (>ff(M-ed three numbers, with 
chatter on the side. The numbers, 
all sounding of the restricted varie- 
ty, secured returns, with the some- 
what motley assemblage "reeting 
the chatter with laugh'^. The sin- 
gle appeared to meet the require- 
ments of the downtowner.*^, who 
were awake from the first act to the 
last. 

Marie Kavnnnucrh and Paul Kv-r- 
ctt in a flashing .lanfing turn heM 
forth No. 7). The K;i van nigh and 
! lOverett act "is enh.mced by the work 
" of two ghl dancers and a male 
pianist. The o-wnvkers help t<» 
place tlie turn in the hit column, the 
r>oik of the priiH'ipais hitting a good 
average. TU'? act js dr.v-^-j-el tastil.v. 
with the genet a I l.jotit well up to 
the standar.l. Tho d.n.ltur tmn 
made nwav for H'<rrv Ler.n.jrd an 1 
.Tcssie Willard. a initi and w^min 
comedy team. wiMi the wom m mem- 
ber, han.lling th'^ hu]k of comedy, 
emi)]Mving .a grolesqtP* nrikenp. The 
turn >iid not warrant the lato posi- 
tion, notwithstanding th — — 



AMERICAN 

.Nine acts and "The Miracle Man" 
as ihii feature are plenty bargain for 
the American admission scale of half 
a dollar top the first half. And \t 
was a flrdt-rate small-time show, 
with several features that classify 
as better than that grade. As a 
flash feature there was "Dancing 
Shoes," five men and a girl, and for 
comedy leavening Friend and Down- 
ing filled the bill. In addition the 
surrounding show Was highly satis- 
factory, with good comedy values, 
plenty of variety and abundant clean 
si)ecialty material. 

I.iOckUart and Laddie, comedy ac- 
robat3, started proceedings at a fast 
l)ace. There was a let-down next 
in MfCiOwan and Knox (New Acts), 
but (Jibsou and I'rice picked up the 
;pe( (1 in No. 3. (libsun is a fine, 
^,mooth juggler and has a captivat- 
ing style of audience kidding in the 
manner of Will Itogers. "This is 
more than talent," he observed, ma- 
nipulalirjg the three Ijalls — "It's 
courage." There was an uninter- 
rupted line of the same patter. A 
comely girl assistant is a pleasing 
adjunct to the turn, working on her 
own in the livte part with several 
quick sketches while the man jug- 
gles hats and Indian clubs. She 
makes one prtty change of costume 
and graces the stage at all times. 

Mason and Owynn had the first go 
at numbers and did extremely /well. 
This pair have a clean-cut, enter- 
taining specialty act. They make a 
bustling entrance, go into amusing 
give-and-take of talk, and the girl 
goes into a number, switching from 
singing for the .'second verse to a 
curious vibrant humming melody 
.something of a cross between an 
imitation of a saxophone and a 
'cello. The man is back with a banjo 
for a capital bit of blues, with, the 
girl whistling and he singing, and 
for the finish tho woman does a 
striking vocal Imitation of a muted 
Jazz cornet with* all the musical ec- 
centtioitlea of that instrument in 
playing dance music. 

"Dancing Shoes" Is a lively num- 
ber. Not one of the numbers seems 
to occupy more than two minutes, 
and the qujck change of formations 
and costumed iwakes for extrefne 
speed. They do every possible com- 
bination of five dancing men and a 
singing and dancing woman. All 
can dance In solo, pairs, trios up to 
six, aid the girl has a pleasing pres- 
ence and igraceful style of 8t«pp«nfif. 
They closed Intermission, by long 
odds the best half bill the American 
has had In many a day. 

Reed and Blake appear to be regu- 
lars. They got a hand on- their en- 
trance. The vcntrlloqulal burlesque 
at the opening gets them off well, 
and their simple routine of talk, 
songs and dances, even to a senti- 
mental ballad near tlie finish, was 
voted right.# The finish Is rather a 
rought bit of comedy business of 
two Frenchmen quarreling and one 
of them losing his tooth-brush 
moustache as the other slaps him 
across the face. Knockabout that 
is not particularly clever, but It got 
the audience. A song goes with the 
business, a lively number thatr gets 
them away nicely, even if they did 
jockey for applause. 

Thomas P. Jackson Is now s>jp- 
porte<l by a woman— .lean Unssell — 
and the former .«<ketch, "Once a 
Thief," 1m changed to "The N^'W 
S'tenographer." Transfejring the 
character of the n[>pli(ant for a job 
fiom man to woman gives oppor- 
tunity for a new sMarpris(» twist at 
the finish. The girl asks for work. 
admitting that she has just served a 
I)t ison term for theft from her for- 
mer employer. The boss tests her 
with a proposition to steal a busi- 
ness rival's secret, and when she 
refu>'es he gives her the job. Thai's 
the way it was before, only with a 
man. Now. after the job is flxf^d, 
tho woman turns the tab]e.«» by an- 
nouncing that she Is a |>r!vate de- 
tective hirer! hv the boss' wife to 
wateh his lun' heon trijis with ste- 
nographer.", and she warns him, be- 
cause his de.a lings ^vith Hi*-' J;U.'>- 
posed dowrl arid-fMit'-r prov«il h'^ 
was n grtod f'l.ow. The eurfain line 
is the l'0".s flying. 'I've had mv 
lesson T'lom this on Ml go .^t r:i;ght," 
A good Tangh ami a capital sur|>ri;-e 
eoTn<'dy finish. 

" I'Vlcnd and Downing, with TTe - 
brew talk freshene<l up. are rbh in 
gulTriww. The parodies are .'i w illop, 
ever, particularly the final ope ,on. 



HAMILTON 

A well assembled nicely balanced 
bill at the Hamilton coaxed out 
about three-quarters of a house full 
of the neighbors. The house got a 
break from the weather ntan, it be- 
ing considerably cooler than early 
in the week. 

The show built up nicely, each act 
getting Individual recognition. The 
Seebacks, with a new set for their 
bag punching novelty, opened 
str6ngly. Harriet Seeback had the 
woman buzzing about her symmetri- 
ca t figure and all around good looks, 
while Harry Seeback took care of 
the male interest with intricate and 
clover bag punching. It'a one of 
tho most Interesting openers in 
vaudeville. 

K, J. Moore was under the gun 
with a novel assortment of magic 
and talk, .softening it up for Al 
Moore and his U. S, Jazz Band In 
gob unies. This aggregation Is one 
of the sole survivors of the "sailor" 
acts that flooded vaudeville during 
the war. A corking eccentric dancer 
and a cortiedy pianist In clown 
make-up who mugs heavily and 
wears comedy hats, take It out of 
the straight music classification. 
Moore.leads and sings at a popular 
song which means nothing but prob- 
ably pleases some ptibllaher. The 
band went heavily here. 

Claude and Marion followed and 
mopped up. The versatile comedienne 
caught on strongly here and had 
them, jumping through with her 
rough delivery. Claude Is an excel- 
lent foil. It's a sure-fire laugh get- 
ter and delivered. 

Elizabeth Hrice walked on to a 
reception and closed to heavy re- 
turns with her new song cycle by 
Neville Fleeson. Miss Brice sings 
but one popular number. "Mammy's 
I^ullaby." which doesn't detract. The 
"Whistle" number, used for the fin- 
ish, appealed to the house and made 
a good closer. 

Emilie Lea closed the first half 
and copped the artistic honors, eased 
up. This girl has everything, dances 
like a dancer and sings like a prima. 
Gil Squires, her good-looking, clean- 
cut male dancing opposite, Is one of 
the best loose hoofers In hoofvllle 
and makes an ideal partner. The 
closing dance, consisting of each 
alternating in kicking over the 
other's head, was first done by Tom 
Dingle and Patsy Dela ney. Miss 
Lea later worked with Dingle in the 
same number. They raved about 
her and her act up here. 

After IntermLsTi Kharum, the 
pianist, did his stuff and hung up 
unusual responses for a straight 
pianist. Khurum recently closed 
with a road show and after four 
we«ks in vaudeville will return to 
London, where he recently scored 
so strongly that the Turkish Am- 
bassador, deceived by Kharum's 
Turkish attire, sought him out back 
stage to congratulate him. Kharum 
being tipped off, took it on the lamm 
through the front of the house, 

Bert Baker and Co. In "Prevarica- 
tion" closed to howls after a tame 
start. Baker's playlet is actor-proof 
and handled in an experienced, cap- 
able manner that doesn't miss an 
opportunity for a chuckle or an ex- 
plosion. Pearl Stevens, Charles 
llaymond and Paddy Daker gave 
excellent support. 

Hawthorne and Cook were next to 
shut, replacing Healy and Cross, 
who were ill and left the bill Tues- 
day night. The "nutting" of the 
pair got over and they encored sev- 
eral times with the musical Instru- 
ments. Some of the gag^are as old 
aa Gllligen's, but they laughed at 
them at this hang ouL 

Mazle Lunette (New Acts) closed 
and held them fairly well. Con. 



COLONIAL 



S8TH ST. 



Pleasing small time show the first 
half, seven acts, with a nice blend 
of variety. Tuesday the house was 
considerably below capacity. Holy 
Week having quite an effect on at- 
tendance. 

The Tan Arakls. a Jap balancing 
t!wn (New Acts) opened, getting 
the show off with a thrill. Orren 
and Dhew were second, the man 
scoring with imitations of barnyard 
fowl, musical Instruments, dogs, etc. 
Ho is a good Imitator and through 
an easy presence and comedy under- 
standing makes the «^ift dtjne imita- 
tions eiitortalnlng. Threo Gillespie 
Girls (New Ads) third, and Mc- 
Manns and McNulty fourth. The two 
Macs have changed their make-ups 
to the extent of eliminating the 
tramp In-ards. The routine has also 
been strengthened. Tho pair deal 
in t.ied and true hoke, but It Is all 
w« 11 han»lled, everything they of- 
fered going over. 

Tho Brf^^n Family next, with a 
lik'-able mixture of dancing, singir g, 
ju::g!ing and instrumental work. 
The family tied tho show in a knot 
i'uesday night, the lionse fjoing 
unanimously for the whylo roulifie. 
liooby Kandall, n<xt to closing with 
."-•ongs and a nionolog at ranuejri.,»nt 
that split evenly between talk aM>ijt 
a girl and war stuff, all landed for 
solid comedy retijrn:<. '.Shoot trig 
Through a \V(.man" (.N'ew Afts) 
clo.^ed. The feature picture was 
"Tho ITodigaJ Judge." BcU.* 



! M' 



The Colonial had it all set for a 
special week and 11 acta to stand off 
the excavating in front of the the- 
atre that does not permit cars to ap- 
proach the doors, but the breaks 
Monday were against the array. The 
weather caught but a light at- 
tendance and with the first heat tho 
house was languid. 

Tho 11 acts made a dandy vaude- 
ville show, with something of every- 
thing In It and not much dancing. 
Several of the turns were new to the 
house, adding extra interest, while 
a couple or more were new to tho 
city. The bill started early and ran 
speedily, closing shortly after 11, 
although Joe Howard threatened to 

prolong encores toward the finish. 
Howard and Clark did 24 minutes, 
starting lii 10.25. 

The novelty of the program was 
"The Show-Off," a George Kelly 
written comedy, while the surprise 
of the evening and season wa.s Mao 
West (New Acts) in a get-overable 
turn. Another new act. Four Amer- . 
lean Aces, acrobats (New Acts) In 
the No. 3 spot got as much as any- 
one, considering their position, 
which was too early on this bill for 
the strength of their aerial work. 

"The Show-Off" is of the mother- 
in-law and son-in-law under one 
roof. The title, tho show-off. apply- 
Ing to the son-in-law tells the re- 
mainder of this little bit of human 
nature story. Nothing more delicious 
could be set upon the vaudeville 
stage for pure enjoyment than the 
perpetual scrapping between the 
two-at-laws. Fred Sumner Is fea- 
tured as the son and is the role all 
the way, but the splendid playing 
of Bcrtine Robinson as the mother- 
in-law could not be possibly over- 
looked by nnyono. Miss Uoblnson is 
doing the elderly role in a manner 
to suggest the question aa to where 
she has been hiding for years. An 
earlier review of this playlet in 
Variety mentioned it could stand 
elaboration into a legit comedy. It 
could and it should. Vaudeville may 
bo pleased if he sticks to vaudeville, 
but why. He's Broadway all over in 
whatever he does. 

Joe Howard appears to be now In 
vaudeville as a side line. The 
Howard drug st^re is the pride of 
8th avenue It sells soda and 
perhaps everything. What a pity 
old l)oc.Steiner, can't issue prescrip- 
tions. But Doc got the nickname 
because he never showed up at the 
offlco and was never docked. 
Howard and Clark on the stage are 
Just as popular. (Can tho audiences 
know about that drug store'') It 
seemed there would l>e n;iore songs 
while tho stock of Kvelyn Clark's 
gowns held out. She was ever 
changing. But it finally ended when 
Joe sang a song he said was new, 
but he should claim it was old alon*; 
with the rest. It soimded like an 
East Indian chant, however that 
sounds. "Dreaming" and the rest- 
wow! Each one. And then Joe 
broke away, probably to go over to 
tho druggery and count up. The 
<'hances are Howard and Clark for 
next season don't want a route that 
calls for any stand outside a radius 
of 15 miles from 58th street and 8th 
avenue. 

The program was change<l about 
for the Monday night's running. 
Bailey and Cowan moved up to tho 
first half, but it was unfortunate in 
a way. since It caused them to follow 
Cooper and KIcardo. There is .some- 
thing of similarity in the two turns 
through a bridal display In each and 
pop music. Bailey and Cowftn have 
a now act in part, the setting and 
scheme of presentation. Remainder 
Is the former Cowan's singing and 
Bailey's banjo work with Eslelle 
DhvIm remaining ns the young w<^»m- 
an. The trio worked hard, especially 
Cowan and put it over at the finish 
but It was no easy task and cast no 
discredit upon them. 

The Cooper-UIcardo turn Ls alao 
now, written by Joe Young, and 
named "What's in the Grip." Tho 
title comes from Max Cooper carry- 
ing a grip and Irene Ricardo ln(|ulr- 
Ing often, with a Yiddish uceent. 
"What in the Greop?" She is attired 
as a r>oIicewoman. It's the opening 
section and made funny by the girl. 
It might be extended. Ah a lemalo 
Yiddlsher of the not unfamiliar type 
of nowad.ays. Miss Rieardo should 
advance. Tho rest of the act is of 
songs and other things with Mr. 
Cooper Hinging a ballad. It rn ak-s 
an acceptable new act for this te.ini 
that Is unevenly balanced. 

Roy and Arthur opened, fo)lf)wed 
by Harry and firacc lOlisworUi who 
won through dancing. Their d iii"- 
ing ability should place theni ir) .i 
vajjdevillft p|-odiMM ion where they 
would stand out to better erre<>t and 
perhaps not bo called upon 'o d > 
rnueh else. p.!ili(»nuh Miss i:il. worth 
is not a bad bhu.s .singer. 

Opening tho second part vva."» 
Edwin G' orgo in about the .•;,aine 
talk 51 nd ('(jmefly juggling, he doing 
extnnvly well. Next to closing 
w< re .Seed and A'l. tin doing all of 
the former Austin and Moore turn. 
v.'itli .s.cri's owr» eoiri' dy cxfia. IT*- 
TX'as form'Tly in a fmi.iII lime gal 
aif. and before that in bMrlc.:«|ije. 
Tie- double nip-up and fbjp llrs 
team «lo<.'S w.is done by Austin and 
.Mooie but Se«;il has one other lit of 
bu.H'rie;^.^ at.'^o dtuie by Totn Sm h. 
that is where he takes a silting 

(Cantiuue4 on paj^e 30> 




24 



V ARI ET Y 



Friday, April 14, 



BILLS NEXT WEEK (APRIL 17) 



op«n 



IN VAUDBVILLB THEATRES 
for ila« wt«k with Monday matlroo, 



when aot otborwtoo 



(AH hoaaoo 
Isdlcated.) 

Tho bills bolow aro grouped In dlvlalona, according to booking offlcoa auppllod 
firoui. 

Tho mannoc tn which these bllla ure printad 
Importance of acta nor their program powUions. 

• baforo nams denotea act la doing new turn, 
from Taudevilla. or ai)pearing in cltjr where liated 



doea not denota tha ralatlva 



or 

for 



reappearing after 
the first time. 



abaanca 



KEITH CIRCUIT 



NKW YORK CITY 

Keith 'a Palace 

Tftul Whltoman Co 
Moea A Fry* 
Ktht) I^evMy 
Ona MunHon Co 
Wood A Wyde Co 
Willie Holla 
Pailcy A Cowan 
Keith'* BlTerald* 
.lulitt 

Harry Cooper 
Morgan Dancara 
Daily Nellis 
Mdell A Gibson 
Weaver A Weaver 
Willie Halo 
iTwo to fill) 

Kelth'a Royal 

Courtney 8ia Co 
John B Hymer Co 
Jean Qranaaa 
Sully A Houghton 
Caita Bros 
Walters A Waltera 
Kafka A Stanley 
3 Leea 

(Ona to fill) ' 
Kelth'a Colonial 

Mildred^ Harrla Co 
Wiley A Hartman 
Hica A Werner 
Tyrell A Mack 
BAB Conrad 
rarrett A Cunneen 
Bolger Broa 
liealy A Croao 
(Ona to fill) 

Kelth'a Alhamtra 

Thank Ton Doctor 
Clara Howard 
Ilerschel Ilenlera 
Rolfe'a Rev 



U B Jazx Band 
(Others to All) 

2d half (10-23) 
Orren A Drew 
4 Acea 
(Othcre to fill) 

rroctor'a Mth Bt. 

Hawthorne A Cook 
Mr A Mrs O Wilde 
(Othera to f\ll) 

2d half 
White Sli 
Ren 8inlth 
•Tot Hammer Co 
(Others to nil) 

rroctor'a 6th Ave. 

2d half (lS-16) 
Darling A Timberg 
rhas Ahearn Tr 
Greenlee A Drayton 
Wm Kbb 
Bobby Randall 
Cialre A Atwood 
Barrett A Cunneen 
(One to fill) 

lat half (17-lt) 
Wllliama A Wolfua 
Joe Darcey 
Ruby Royce 
Choy Ling Foo Tr 
(Others to f\ll) 

2d half (20-21) 
Bert Baker Co 
Al Shayne 
Kenny A Hollis 
Trovato 
(Others to fill) 

rroctor'a SSd St. 

2d half (1t-l<) 
CraftN A Haley 
Berlo Olrla 
Orren A Drew 
Spencer Ch'rters Co 
I^ucy Bruch 



OKRXBUDK— 



—MART 



MOODY and DUNCAN 

OPKRA and JAZZ, INC. 

COMING BAST. 
Direction, UARR¥ WJEBBB 




H A O Ellsworth 

Anderson A Burt 

Crafts A Ualey 

Valda 

Howard A Clark 

Moss' Broadway 
McT^Aughlin A B 
Ulenn A Jenkina 
Frankia Heath 
Maker A Reford 
Walsh Reed A W 
(Othera to fill) 

Moea' Collseom 

O Hnffman Co 
Hugh Herbert Co 
Kane A Orant 
(Others to fill) 

id half 
*neo IieMaire Co 
Phaw A Lee 
licrncr Olrla 
Mcchan's Dogs 
(Two to fill) 

Keith's Fordham 

B Taliaferro Co 
Kilamura Pogs 
Rr tf.\ Varady 
Meohan's Dogs 
(Olhern to fill) 

2«1 half 
O lioffiiian Co 
Al Raymond 
(Others to All) 

Mose* Franklin 
Ruth Budd 
Comhe A Nevlns 
(Others to fill) 

2a halt 
*7ndoor Bports" 
Poylo & Bennett 
Kltamura Bros 

Morris A Shaw 

(Two to fill) 
Kelth'a Hamilton 

Franklyn A Vino't 

Frank Farnum Co 

l*atrlcola 

Wm Ebb 

Seed A Austin 

"TiOve Is Toung** 

The Tanarakla 

(One to fill) 

Moaa' Regent 

Toto Hammer Co 
Morris A Shaw 
Hiith Roye 
(Others to fill) 

td half 
Ruth Royo 
Valentine Vox 
The Reebacks 
(Others to fill) 

Keith's 81st St. 

Watson Sis 
J>illon A Parker 
Jnrk LaVler 
•rifer Bros A 81a 

Beaumont Sis 
(One to fill) 



(Others to fill) 

1st half (17-18) 
Jim Doherty 
4 Aces 

Novelty Clintons 
(Others to fill) 

td half (10-28) 
Elsie Willlama Co 
McFarlane A P 
demons Bellinga 
Rucker^A Winifred 
(Others to fill) 

FAR ROOK AW AT 

Colombia 

2d half (S0-23> 
Franklin Chas Co 
B Taliaferro Co 
Dooley A Sales 
Loney Haskell 
(Two to fill) 



nnOOKLTN 

Keith's Boahwirk 

T^eo Donnelly Co 
Dlussom Ssoloy Co 
Runaway 4 
Foley A lATour 
Vincent O'Donnell 
"Marry Me" 
The Mclntyres 
(Two to fill) 

Keith's Orphenm 

•Van A Schenck 
Conlin A Glass 
Dotson 
Wilson Bros 
Cressy A Dayns 
Kay Hamlin A K 
J & B MorRan 
A A O Falls 
Vodl A Qygl 

Moss* Flatbusll 
Wells Va A West 
30th Century Rsv 
Kay liaurel Ce 
Edwin George 
LaDora A Beckm'n 
Stella Mayhcw 

Keith's Greenpolnt 

2d half (13-16) 
Knowlcs A Hurst 
Saw Thru Woman 
4 Melody Qirls 
(Others to nil) 

1st half (17-19) 
Orren A Drew 
Frank Ward 
Kenny A Hollis 
Page Hack A M 
(Others to fill) 

td half (80-23) 
Fabor A Bernett 
U B Jaza Band 
(Others to fill) 

Keith'* Prospect 

2d half (19-1«) 
I H Marlotte Co 
i Stella Mayhew 



ALAANT 

Proetor'a 

Al Carp 
Mack A Holly 
White Black A U 
Dolly Kay 
Broslus A Brown 
(One to fill) 
2d half 
Frozlni 

Hchwarts A Clif'rd 
Franklyn Adrell Co 
fiwlft A Kelly 
Bultan 

ALLKNTOWN, PA. 

Orpheam 

Gardner's Maniaca 
Mumford A Stanley 
rieroe A C.ofT 
Jones A Jones 
Brown'a Qirls 

tdhalt 
Holly A Lee 
Howard A I«wla 
(Three to fill) 

AMSTERD'M, N.T. 

Rlalto 

Great Johnson 
lUrrett A Farnum 
Dewey A Rogera 
lito Beers 
Century Girls 
2d half 
LeVIne A Walters 
Sargent A Marvin 
Rudell A Dunlgan 
Belle MontrQse 
"Stars Records" 

ATLANTA 
Lyrlo 

(Birmingham split) 

1st half 
Sherwin Kelly 
M Llppard Co 
Junes A Elliott 
Joe Whrtehead 
Dob^s Clark A D 

BALTIMORB 

Maryland 

Bevan A Flint 
Jim McWilliams 
Burt Baker C o 
Ona Munson Co 
May Wlrth Co 
The Stanleye 
Herbert Brooks 
Holmes A LeVcre 

BATON ROrOB 

Colombia 

(Bhreveport split) 

1st half 
Earl A SunNhine 
Worth A Willing 
Jarvis A Harrison 
Francis * Kennedy 
Leo & Cranstun 

BIRMINGHAM 

I.yrle 

(Atlanta split) 
lot half 
Reynolds & White 
Miller A Capmnn 
liinton Bros Rev 
Jack lilttlo 
Noel Lester 



H A A Seymonr 
H Santrey Band 
Sully A Thomas 

CHF.STER. FA. 

Adgemciit 

Pinkie 

7 Sweethearts 
Howard A Sadler 
Johnson Baker A J 

2d half 
Barbette 
McCoy A Waltoa 



Beaale Clifford 
Hail A Shapiro 
F A O Walt«re 
Burns Bros 
Burke A Durkin 
Millard A Marlln 

MOBILE 
Lyrlo 

(N. Orleans split) 

1st half 
Hurlo 

Charlie Wilaon 
Bradley A Ardlne 
Meehan A Newman 
Van A Belle 

MONTREAL 

Prlnceas 

Van Cello A Mary 
Perrons A Oliver 
Moore A Jayne 
Roger Imhoff Co 
I^eon Vavara 
The CanslnoB 
Rome A Gaut 
Casting Melloe 



Howard A Sadler 
7 Sweethearts 
ProMlcr A Klalsa 
Johnaon Baker A J 

PITT8BVR0H 

Davis 

Mason A Cole 
Harry Langdon Co 
Eddie Ross 
Stars of Yesterday 
Lucas A Inea 
Unasual Duo 

PORTLAND. ME. 

B. F. Kelih'a 
Mr A Mrs J Barry 
Josle Rooney Co 
Hegedus Sla 
Danolse Sis 
Sharkey Roth A W 
Allan Shaw 

QrEBEC. CAM. 

Andltorlam 

The Halklngs 
Francia Dooghtrty 
Dancing Kennedya 



HIppodroiBie 
Menotti A Sedell 
Cleo Gaecolgne 
Wyatt's XAds A L 
McGrath A Deeds 
Great Leon 

TROT, N. Y. 

Prortor's 

Sultan 

Rudell A Dunlgan 

Froxlni 

"Stars Records" 

Schwarts A Clif'rd 

Dennoa Thib'lt A C 

Id half 
Broslus A Brown 
Al Carp 
Mack A Holly 
Lillian Walker Co 
Dolly Kay 
White Black A U 

VTICA, W. T. 

Colonial 

McTntyre A Holco'b 
Swift A Kelly 
4 Belmc 



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1498 BROADWAY 



TELEPHONE BRYANT MI-MS 



ED. DAVIDOW and RUFUS LeMAIRE 



CHAS. 
KING 



PRESENT 



and 

IN SHUBERT VAUDEVILLE 



LILA 
RHODES 



BOSTON 

n. F. Kelth'a 

Artistic Treat 
DuFor Boys 
Ida M Chadwlck 
Joe Browning 
Thoa E Wise 
Rae Eleanor Ball 
Daphne Pollard 
Jack Wllso Cno 
Ted Lorraine Co 



Bobbe A Nelson 
Chas Ahearn Co 

CINCINNATI 

B. F. Keith's 

P Dassi's Circus 

Pietro 

Rlsa Ryan Co 

Quixey Four 

Karoli Bros 

Wayne A Warren 

Kitty Doner Co 

DETROIT 

Tempio 

Kramer A Zarrell 
Billy Glason 
Wilfred Clark 
McLellan A Carson 
Patrice A Sullivan 
Valerie Bergcro 
Creole Fash Plate 
The Nagifys 

EASTON. PA. 

Able O. U. 
Holly A Lee 
Howard A Lewis 
(Three to fill) 

2d halt 
Gardner's Maniacs 
Mumford A Stanley 
Pierce A Goft 
Jones A Jones 
Brown's Girls 

GRAND RAPIDS 

Kmpreso 

Jim Felix 
Follis Girls 
Raymond Bond Co 
Ccrs'.a A Vcrdl 
E<Mie BuzzeM Co 
Galla.eher A Shean 
Follette's Monkeys 

HAMILTON, OAN. 

Lyrlo 
Vokes A Don 
Janet of France 
W A J Mandell 
BAB Wheeler 
Doctor Harmon 

IIARKISBVRO 

Majefltlo 

Certrudo Barnes 
Mullen A Francis 
"Comebacks'' 
(Two to fill) 
2«1 half 
Pierre A Ryan 
Jo.«ie Heather Co 
(Three to flli)^ 



MT. VERNON, N.F. 

Proctor's 

Sd half (IS-IO 
Bushman A Bayne 
Sylvester A Vance 
Jack Lavere 
(Others to fill) 

1st halt (17-19) 
Sylvia Clark 
A Friedland Co 
•O Valentine Co 
Halg A Lavere 
Claire A Atwood 

id half (20-23) 
Belle Baker 
"The Show-Oft" 



Weber Girls 

BEADING. FA. 

Majeotio 

R Oscar Miller 
Flfiher A Hurst 
Fisher A Gllmore 
Blackstone 
(One to fill) 
2d half 
Blackstone 
(Others to fill) 

ROANOKE 

Roanoke 
(Charlotte split) 



(Two to fill) 
2d half 
Bftrnard A Meytfrs 
Mankin 
(Three to flll) 

TONKER8. K. T. 

Proclor'a . 

White Sla 

Rucker A Winifred 
(Others to HID 
A Freldland Co 
Francis Arm* 
Mantelle Co 
Novelty Cllntong 
(Others to fill) 

YORK, FA. 

Opera Hovee 

Josle Heather Co 
Bronaon A Edw'da 
(Three to fill) 

2d half 
Fisher A Hurst 
Morgan A Moras 
"Comebacka" 
(Two to flll) 

YOUNGSTOWM 
Hippodrome 

Tho Yalentineo 
Chas F Semon 
Butler A Parker 
Claudia Coleman 
Wilton tie 
Singer's Midgets 
WASHINOTON 
B. F. Kciili'o 
Ben Beyer 
Frank Gaby 
Owen McGlvney 
Murray A Oakland 
Bessie Barrlscale 
W C Fields 
Devoe A Hosford 
Riggs A Wltcbie 




POU CIECUIT 



CHAS. J. 




OFFICES 

BOOKING With all 

INDEPENDENT CIRCUITS 

Suite 417, Romax BIdg. 

245 West 47th Street 

NEW YORK 

PHONE: BRYANT 8917 



Walter Newman 

In "PROFITEERING" 

Keith World's Best Vaudeville 

Direction W. H. 1IENNES8Y 



CLIFFOlin WAYNE TRIO 

FKATTTHIN(J 

MASTER KARLH WAYNE 

Tho World's Poreniost Minature Star. 

Booked Solid: Orpheuin and Keith 

ClrrultH. 



Keith's n. O. n. 

2d half (18-10 
JjcMaire Hayes Co 
I'aKO Hack A M 
Mabel Burke Co 
li.iiiy Mayo Co 
l.yndall Laurell Co 
lOthers to flll) 

tst half (17-1!»> 
•Not Yet Marie" 
Fabor A Bernett 
Karelto 
Man tell Co 
(Others to flll) 

r.l hnlf (20-28) 
"NVw Leader" 
•Tommy Gordon 
Hrrnnrd A Garry 
rhi y l-ing Foo Tr 
«n()urM tn AM) 
rro«tot's ItMh Ft. 

2d half (IS-iO) 
Harry Ellis 
hit© A Werner 
Monarch Comedy 4 
(Others to flll) 

Ut half (17-10) 
Baxton A Farreii 



OAR Perry 
Fa her A Bernett 
(Others to flll) 

1i«t half (17-1») 
Belle Bnker 
•Ihe Show-off" 
Frawley A Louise 
Bernard A Garry 
demons BelTge Co 
(One to flll) 

2d half (20-23) 
Halg A Levero 
Sylvia Clark 
(^lalro A Atwood 
(Others to nil) 

Moss' RJvlera 

•Geo T-rMalre Co 
Furmnn A Nnsh 
Claude A Marion 
Ormnbee A Hemig 
Roy A Af-thur 
(Ono to fll.) 

2d half 
Williams A Wolf us 
Ruth Budd 
Vlllani Bros 
biOtliera .to fill) 



BUFFALO 

Shea's 
Reck A Rector 
Bobble Folsom 
Royal Gascoignes 
II J Conley Co 
Ernio Ball ^ 
Stantos Mayes Rev 
Six Hassans 

CHARLESTON 

Virtory 

J Small A Sis 
Crindell A Kether 
Melville A Rule 
Geo Morton 
3 Lortlenn 

Sd half 
Burke A Betty 
Bob Murphy 
Tommy Martell Co 
Carlisle A Lainal 
DcWIlt Burns A T 

CH.\RIiOTTE 

I>yrlo 

(Roanoke epllt) 
1st half 
Moore A Davis 
Deiiiarel A Vale 
Ja l-)a Trio 
riots Bros A Sis 

CLEVELAND 

Hippodrome 

JeB^le Reed 
Arnaut Bros 
Kramer A Boyle 
Dorothy Jardon 

lO&th St. 

Dashlngton's Dogs 
DuFor Boys 
Powers A Wallace 
Knno A Herman 
V A K Stanton 
Tho Herberts 

coLVMnrs 

B. F. Keith's 

Homer Romaino 
»"h«8 Kiatlnp Co 
ShoMon Thorns A B 



INDIANAPOLIS 

B. F. Keith's 

Monroe Bros 
Larry Comer 
Harry Holman Co 
Whiting A Burt 
Mabel FordRev 
Al Hern^an 
Van Horn A Inez 

JACKSONYILLE 

Palace 

(Savannah split) 
1st half 
W A H Brown 
Byal & p:arly 
Wlwelrr & Potter 
ONctll A Gaffney 
Bud Snyder Co 

JERSEY CITY 
B. F. Keith's 

2d half (13-16) 
•O Valentino Co 
Brown A Whittal^cr 
Novelty Clintons 
Morris A Shaw 
(Others to flll) 

1st half (17-19) 
To«t A Srott 
Al Shayne 
♦Orccn A LaFrll 
Monareh ComecVv 4 
Bouncer's Circus 
(Others to flll) 

2d half (20-23> 
Armstrong A Tjs'n 
R Blue Demons 
(Others to flll) 

LOl'ISVILLK 

Keith's NationHl 

(Nashville split) 
iBt half 
Aeroplane (Jirls 
Murray Girls 
r'hisholm A Prrrn 
N«\lrin A Giihl 
i'aramnunt 4 

LOWELL 

n. F. Keiths 

Chi.; Sale 



Pago Hack A M 
•OrmJ«bc6 A Remlg 
The Levulloa 
Frawley A Louise 

NASBVILLB 

•Prlnceea 

(Louisville split) 
1st half 
Levino Audre A D 
Bennington A Bcott 
EvrfFay 
I'inlay A Bill 

NEWARK, N, J. 

Proetor'a 

2d half (18-16) 
Lillian Walker Co 
nernard A Garry 
FrawUy A Louise 
Frank Ward 
•Palmer Kids 
(Others to All)- 

Ist half (17-19) 
Bert Baker- Co 
Wm Rock Co 
Olsen A Johnson 
I^rown A WhitCkcr 
Blida Morris 
Ballyhoo 3 

2d half (20-23) 
Murray Kissen Co 
Joe Darcey 
•O Valentine Co 
Olsen A Johnson 
Ruby Royce 
(One to flll) 

NEW ORLEANS 

Palace 

(Mobile spill) 
1st half 
Francos Rocder i 
S Tompkins Co 
M A J Crelghton 
Manuel Romaine 3 
Daiton A Craig 



BILLY GLASON 

XlUST HONOS AND SAYINGS" 

ThN Week (April 10). Keith's lOMh St.. 

Cleveland 

Direction LEW OOLD^CR 




NORFOIJ^ 

Academy 

(Richmond split) 
1st half 
Reddingtoit A Grt 
Murdocli A Kendy 
Porls Duncan 
Hetman Timberg 
{One to fill) 

PHILADELPHIA 

B. F. Keith's 

Kn'e A Wiley 
Walter C Kelly 
Burt A Rosedale 
Gua Edwnrda Rev 
.Sandy McGregor 
Fiarnigan A Mr's'n 
Marion A Harris 
Kamfidcll A Deyo 
Dennis Sis 

Keystone 
Wllcon Aul'rey S 
I'araniO 

Nit my Boyer Co 
W.lllanis A Taylor 
I.Hrce's Oi>» ra'oguc 

Wm. Penn 

Bnrbetfe 

Ml Coy ft Walton 
Bobbo A Nelson 
Chas Ahenrn Co 

2d half 
Pinkie 



1st half 
Jnne A Miller 
\\;.tl3h A Bentley 
N' rf A Rankin 
Cahill A Romaine 
Melody Sextet 

RICHMOND 

Lyrlo 

(Norfolk split) 
1st half 
ifenodee Troupe 
Jack Benny 
Kltner A Reany 
Princess Radjah 
Fred Bowers Rev 

ROCHEf^TBB 

Temple 

Alex Broa A ■ 
Joe Cook 
Harry /oTson 
Bllnore 4k Williams 
Murray A Gerrish 
Florence Colelwook 
lIuHton Ray 
Clown Seal 

SAVANNAH 

Bljoa 

(Jacksonville split) 

l8t half 
Dell A Gliss 
Bd Morton 
Ti ni J Ryan Co 
Silbers A North 
"Creations" 

SCHENECTADY 

Proctor's 

LeVlne A Walters 
Frank Mtlllane 
Sarpon At Marvin 
Berrick A Hart 
Belle Montrose 
(One to flll) 
2d half 
Oliver & Ncrritt 
Dtwey & Rogers 
L«-o Brers 
(Others to flll) 

SYRACITSB, N. Y. 

B. F. Kelth'a 

Jason A Harrlgan 
Lilly Miller Co 
.Lilian EltlrRe 
Scanlon Den'os A 8 

Proctor's 

Mankin 

f'fllcer Hyman 
J J Clifford 
nernard A Meyers 
Rom.ns Troupe 
(One to flll) 
Td half 
Gr«^at Johnson 
Lanetl A Farniini 
L. rrick A Hart 
(Others to fill) 

TORONTO 

Shen'M 

fJordon A Rica 
H<nry A Moore 
Norton A Nlchols'n 
cijira Morton 
r">avis A Darnell 
Kddis Leonard Co 
Hig Friscoo 
7 Bracks 



BRIDGEPORT 

Poll's 

McCarton A Mar'ne 
Henson A Burtons 
Leightelle A Cfmn 
"Yes My Dear" 
COne to flll) 
2d half 
Matthews A B'kney 
Paul Nolan Co 
Miller A Anthony 
Ceveue Troupe 
John Stetl 

Plaaa 

Irene 

Stanley A Doman 
Crane May A C 
Yip Yaphankcrs . 
(One to fill) 
2d half 
Wild A Sadalia 
"Male Lucille" 
•Shireen" 
(Two to flll) 

HARTFORD 

Capitol 

Jeannette Chllds 
"Male Lucille ' 
Jungle Jazz 
Robison A Pierce 
(Ono to flll) 

2d half 
The Cromwells 
Knowles A White 
(Stephens A H'ilster 
Jean .^othern 
Jos K Watson 

NEW HAVEN 

nijon 

Ray LaFrance 
W lid A Sadalia 
Stephens A Holllst'r 
I Tabor A Green 
(Ono to flll) 

2d half 
Han'on A Burtons 
Crane May A C 
"Stolen Kisses" 
(Two to flll) 

Palace 

Paul N(uan Co 
Hurry Mayo 
Shadowland 
XeMaire A Hayes 
(One to flll) 
2d half 



Lewis A Roger 
4 Readings 
Follis A LeRoy 

SP'UFl'LD, MASS. 

Palace 

Hanlon A Clifton 
Davis A Walker 
Kirk A Harris 
John Steel 
Cevene Tronpo 

2d half 
Sankus A Sylvcra 
Bennett A Lee 
Durry A Kellar 
Harry Mayo 
Flashes Rev 

W'TR'D'RY, C50NN. 

Palace 

The Cromwells 
Helen Morettl 
Duffy A Kellar 
Jrs K Watson 1 
Stolen Kisses 
Knowlcs A White 
Adclphus Co 

2d half 
Ray LaFranco 
Jeannette Chllds 
Kefrh A Wllma 
Leightelle A C'fm'n 
LeMniro A Hayes 
Redmond A Walls 
"Yes My Dear" 

WILKKS-BARRE 

Poll's 

(Scranton split) 
Ist halt 
3 Andi r Girls 
Brown A Barrows 
Brady A Mahoney 
Melody Land 
Bronson A Edw'rds 

W'RCEST'R, MASS. 

Poll'* 

Sankus A Sylvers 
Kttth & Wilraa 
Jean Sothern 
Rodn.ond A Wells 
Flaehes Rev 

2(\ half 
Hanlon A Clifton 
lren*> 

Jungle Jaza 
Robi^on A Pierce 
"yha. lowland" 



Lovenbery Sla A 19 
(One to flll) 

2d half 

Burrell Bros 
Kay NAllan 
Bert Fitsglbbona 
Geo Reed A Girls 
(One to fill) 

LEW18TON. ME. 

Muele HaU 

1ft half 
Lambert Bros 
Earl A Bartlett 
Hal Johnson Co 
Ulls A Lee 
Plerlert A Sohofleld 

LYNN, MASi. 

Olympl* 

Geo Reed A Olrlles 
Chas Harrison Co 
Llghtncr 81s A A 



2d halt 
Howard A Ro« 
Texas Comady | 

MANCHESTlll 
PaUeo 

Montambo A Ka^ 
Jim A Betty Pafrf' 
Kernan Crippa 3* 
Donovan A Loo 
Texas Comedy 
2d half 
My k off A Vanity 
Dunham A WIiri_ 
Kernan Crlppa Oe 
Dave Roth 
Cooke, M'tlmsr A 

NBW BKOFOm 

Olympla 

2d half 
Jeanne La Crom^ 
Chas Harrison o7 
Li 



Ightner Sis A H 

CHICAQO— KEITH CIRCUIT 



CINCINNATI 

Palaeo 

"80 Pink Toes^ 
"Four of Us' 
"Dance Flashes" 
"The Intruder" 
Caeson A Klem 
De Noyer A Danie 
Alaska Duo 

DANVILLE. nX. 

Terrace 

Pcarce A Dunn 
"Our Fufro Home" 
Chase A La Tour 
Flying Millers 

DAYTON 

Keith's 

Ward A Dooley 
Hclllday A W 
Dan Sherman Co 
R'ae Marvon 
Georgalis Trio 

2d half 
Tnree Wolpon Sis 
Ben Mcroff 
York A Maybelle' 
£ully Rogers A B 

DETROIT 
IM, Bolle 
Black A White 



KALAMAZOO 

Regent \ 

Elliott Johns'nBgf 
Helen Staples 
Gay lord & Lanoiei^' 
HlckviUe Folliet 
2d half 

Wilbur A Adams 

"Whirligig" 
Johnson A PartoM 
(One to flll) 

LEXINtiTON, MXt 

Ben AU 

Carlos A Dupreeg 
York A Maybelle 
Ben MerofC 
McFarland Sisters . 
Smllette Bros A A 

2d half 
Beatty A Bvelys 
Georgalis Trio 
Dan Fherman Oo 
FAG Fay 
Cabaret Do Luxe 
Kennedy A Davi«t 

PADIXAH. KT, . 

Orpheam 

Cabaret De Ltne 
Betty A Bvel]m 
F A O Faye 

Smllette Bros A 4 



LOUIS McNUTTj 

<4 CAMKHONS) 

TonrlBg Or|>l*cam C'lrcolt 

Work (April lf>) Orplieiim, Dniatb 



HARRY KAHNE 

SIX CYLINDER BRAIN 

NEVER JIISSES. 

Again Touring OKPUEIM CIRCUIT 



Clayton Drew Co 
Haydtn O'man A R 
Taylor Howard A T 

2d half 

Hardy Brlce 
Gaylord A Fanton 
Al Lester Co 
Caliste Conant 

FT. WAYNE, IND. 

Pulaco 

Nada Norr;ne 
I'ierco &: Dunn 
Cha«e A La Tour 
Gosler A Lusby 

2d half 
Mllllcont Damond 
Mailer Bros 
Joseph Regan Co 
BardwcH A Mayo 

ll'NT'NGTON. IND. 

Ilnntington 

Tymnn A Vincent 
Thomas Trio 
2d half 
Helen htaples 
Roth v^; Slater 



2d half 
Thelnia i 

Gerber Rev i 

(Two to fill) 

SAGINAW, MIOHi 

Jefl'rus-StraiMl 
Hardy Bros 
Al Lester Co 

"WhirliKlg" 
Malloy Bros 1 

2<1 half 
Elliott Johnson Kfi 
Nada Tiorrlne 
Taylor Howard iHi' 
Black A White 

TOLEDO 
B. V. Keith's 

Three AVasnon MM 
Prinecton Five 
Bardv.ell MayoA-S 
Caliste Conant 
Sully Rogers A ■ 

2d half 
Ward Si Dooley* 
Clayton A Drew Q§ 
Holliday A Willettig 
"Cotton Pickersr*- 
Mae Marvin i 



Rae 



McCarton A Mar'ne 
Adolphus Co 
(Three to flll) 

SCRANTON. PA. 

Poll's 

(Wllkes-B're split) 

1st half 
Melnotte Duo 
Man Off Wagon 
"Gold Diggers' 



Piaaa 

"Toyland" 
Miller A Anthony 
'•Shircen ' 
(Two to flll) 
2d half 
StnnUy A Doman 
Tifbor A Green 
Kirk A Harris 
Yip Yaphankera 
(One to fill) 



BOSTON— B. F. KEITH 



BOSTON 

Boston 

Daly Mack A Daly 
Barry A Whit ledge 
Josephlns A H 
Oscnr Loraine 

Nlob© 

Gordon's Olympla 

(.''ccllay Sq.) 
Margaret Padula 
Heo Alexander Co 
Hilton A Norton 
(Two to flll) 

Gordon's Olympla 

tWHfhIngton St.) 
Wroth A Martin 
Margaret YounR 
Babe Barbour Co 
(Two to flll) 

Howard 

(Bowdoin 8<l ) 
Borlo Glrla 
Kl Cleve 
Portia Sisters 

BANGOK. ME. 

Bijoa 

2d half 
Alfred De More 
Lambert Bros 
Hal Johnson Co 
Far! A Bartlett 
riis A Leo 
riTlcrt A Sehoflrld 

nRTKTON. MASS. 

Simnil 

Jrnnno La Crosj"0 



A 11. OS A Winthrop 
Tony A George 
(One to fill) 

:d half 
Anna l->nncis 
Pv.or Bros 
Corradinl's Animals 
(One to flll) 

CAMBR'GE. MASS. 

Centrnl Sq. 

Cooke Mtlmer A H 
Howard A Ross 
Ifcrt FilzKlbbons 
^One to flll) 

2d half 
.Tn'k Norton C*> 
f>oiiovan A Lee 
The Kitaroe 
(<Jne to flll) 

F'L RIVER, MASS. 

Kmpiro 

Myl'off & Vanity 
nunli.iiii A Wiil'iuS 
.lafl; Norton Co 
The KitaroB 

2d half 

ArrifP A Winthrop 
Win ifallcn 
Tony A Ceorgo 
(On. to fill) 

I/A1 HENCE, MA.*iS. 

I'^niplre 

<^orr.Td!ni"s Animal;) 



ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 

LOS ANOEL] 

Hill St. 

Plnfo A Boyle 
James Cull«»a 
The Duttons 
Hall fi- UuMda 
Lois Bennett 

Orpheam 

Oliver A Olp 
4 Ortons 
Princ» ton A Wa 
Bill Genevieve 
Van Tluvtu 
Hal .«ikcny 
Boycc Combe 
Fred La 8 hay 

MlLWAUKl 



CHICAGO 

Mnjestlo 

Samuels 
Florence Nash Co 
Frit4 Lelbcr Co 
Prosper A Moret 
Will Mahoney 
Ivecduin A Gardner 
Chong A Moey 
(Ono to fill) 

Palace 

Kddle Foy Co 
Lillian Shaw 
Little Billy 
Joe Laurie Jr 
Jed DooU y 
Spencer A Williams 
Fink's Mules 
LAB Dreyer 
State Lake 

Emma Carus 
Bobby Pender Co 
Burns A Freda 
Muldoon Fklyn A R 
J A .1 (}il>!«on 
McKay fi Ardlne 
Carleton A Bailew 
Juggllnp NelPons 
Neal Abel 

DENVER 

Orphenm 

"Thf Sfi.rm" 
Bo'tork'"' School 
Crawford k B dick 
A an <;rny 
hVincr ^ 



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Mnjestlo 

Mosconl Famll^T 
J H Jol.nson C4 
Gallrtti .s Monkf 
North & Hsllldit 
I/Cw WiiNcm 
VanrVrbilts 
.Soi hie Kassmlr 



I'alace 

Bobliy MiLenn ۥ 
Joe Tow le 

Cart i: :ts Seali 

2 Rcsriias 
Blanthc .'^herweod 
(Uno to flll) 



BOD 



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AUSTIN and ALLEN 1 

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Both 
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Raymond Wllburt 

Di:S MOINES 

Orphcum 

(5!und.''y rprninp) 
Natharr Bros 
!.■)<. t^ .If. r a ^ Butler 
Nit Mil K- oTu-nnell 
Bt n i;< riiic* 
Dave Harris 
4 Cam* n ni 
Frin &• Marie 

K ANSA** <1TV 

Miun St. 

T.il'on.-itl 

Bc-;-r If Browning 

J »' Ml floil 



ULIS and LEE 



Kl ilain 
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SUCCESSFUL SYNCOPATORS 
PLATING KF.nif » 

Direction: AL HTHIKKR 
H. B. MARINBLLI Omc 



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O'Dare 
ponies 

Orphcum 

Hnriy Carroll Rev 
I'.ii K> r A,- Jatksin 
Al Wi.hUnan 
"Drt «H »t« hf ar^al" 
Rrdford A WVh'lrr 
Patricoia A Dvlroy 
B A F Mayo 



MINNKAPOIJS 

ifciinepin 

(Funday o|>coing/ 

Tr.-.i.Ly i-rf McBrlai 
H.nry B Tiomer 
Trixa' Frit'ansa 
.Tohn Conl^m 
La i'llarira I 
Locket t A Lyntt 

Orphenm 

(f?cr<l. y or'n'"fJ 
Five Av.'.l!onS 

f'lttu.iii* A- Sesrlel 
Win t'.:i%U<T\ Co 
• 'an.'' mil S.h 
IiinJM lirr.s 
H.iriy i)> If 
C->iie ;o Ti"^ 

NLW ORlLAKf 

trriihfum 

RflwniM *• Fo< . 
C.o'pe MrFarlanS 

Uiolo.i.l K*^ ■'»"•.„* 
I^.„... t .t CoTj 
HiiKhv • MuMcal ■ 
Ivan Bank eft CO 
GortUn A V*y. 

— ■ 



ir^ Friday, April 14, 1982 



VARIETY 



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Orphcam 

(rfunday opening) 
Bockrldge A Cawy 
jMpe & Dutton 
» A E Dean 
0andy Sh*'' 
Blta Gould ^^ 

♦'Tounf America 
Ulnald Broi 

OMAHA, Niai. 

Orpbeom 

(Sunday opening) 
4 Marx Bros 
Oellli Troup* 
)|aaon A Shaw 
Jimmy Savo 
Ward Broi 
Pollard 
aarclnettl Bros 



8T. PAUL 

OrphoWB 

(Sunday opening) 
Vera Gordon Co 
Joe Rolley Co 
Marga Waldroa 
KInso 

Lang A Vernon 
Merle'a Cockatoos 
Zelaya 

SAN FRANOISOO 

Golden Onto 
(Sunday opening) 
Modern Cocktail 
MUler A Mack 
onbert_Well8 
Danlela A Waltert 
Norrla Animal* 
Cortez Sia 

Orphenm 

(Sunday opening) 



BOB NELSON 

With MelNTYRE aad HEATH 

APOLLO THEATRE. CHICAGO, ILL. 

THANKS TO ME88R8. 8HUBERT 

HBBBIE HEW80N Btlll nt FUao 



POBTLAND, ORE. 
Orpheom 

(Sunday opening) 
llelvina 
Jenny Milton 
Travere A Douglas 
Jimmy Lucas 
Roger* A Allen 
Penton A Flelde 
Dorii Humphreys 

BACBAMENtO 

Orpheom 

(17-19) 
(Same bill playa 
Fresno 20-23) 
Adelaide A Hughes 
Mehllnger & M'yers 
S Haley Sis 
Chabot A Tortonl 
Sealo 

McCormlck A W 
Weston's Models 

ST. Loris ' 

Orpheom 

Harry Watson Co 
Fred Lindsay 
r D HT 
Claude Golden 
t Regal fl 
Jack Inglis 
Ben Welch Co 
Bryan & Droderlck 

Rialto 

Lydell & Macey 
Adler & Ross 
Sautler's Toy Shop 
Lady Teen Mci 
GJIfoyle A Lang 
(Two to fill) 



Josephine Victor 
Silver Duval A K 
Lynn A Smythe 
Dainty Marie 
Alexander Patty 
Bert Howard 
Wm Seabury Co 
Ford A Cnlngbam 

SEATTTLE 

Orpbenm 

Davo Schooler 
Minstrel Monarchs 
Fred Hughea 
Dezo Better 
Poylc A Cavanaugh 
Ned Norworth 
Kluting's Animals 

8IOVX CITY 

Orpheom 

(Sunday opening) 
Luster Bros 
Kergan A O'Rourke 
Valente Bros 
Higgins & Bate* 
(Two to fill) 
2d half 
Harry LaVlne A Sis 
La Bernlcia 
Kenny & Nobody 
Pedestrlanism 
(Two to fill) 

WINNIPEG 

Orpheom 

Sheila Terry Co 
Wellington Cross 
Jantfl & Chaplow 
Rubin A Hall 
Prank Wilson 
Clinton Sis 
Crane Wilbur Co 



LOEW CIRCUIT 



HEW YORK CITT 

State 

Baggott & ShrUlon 
Doris A Lyon Sis 
Grace Hayes 
Barry A Layton 
Rawles A Von K 
Van A Vernon 
Bpecht's Orchestra 

2d hair 
Binca A Grill 
Purman A Brown 
Nevlns A Gordon 
Rlano N'thl'ne A W 
Bpecht's Orchestra 
(Two to All) 

American 

I Raymonds 
Lee A Van Dyke 
Rogers A Pago 



Werner Amoroa t 

2d half 
Baggott & Sheldon 
Grace Hayes 
Barry Layton 
"Broken Mirror" 
Roy I^Pearl 

Notional 

Bollinger A Rey'nds 
Curry & Graham 
Bob Ferns Co 
Cottier A Fields 
Ara Sin 

2d half 
I^Plpur A Portia 
Helene Davis 
•State Room IJ" 
Vardon A Perry 
Will Stanton Co 

Orpheom 



Phone BRYANT S377 



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Rltfno Nthln© A W 
B Morrcll I 
Bentlcy Banks A O 
Kevins A Gordon 
Vardon A Perry 
Anker Trio 

2d half 
Doris A Lyons 81s 
Xaof Morey A M 
Marston A Manley 
••Nobody Home" 
Gordon A Delmar 
Van A Vernon 
Benna A Stevens 
Juggling Ferrier 
Bumberto Bros 

Yictoris 
Dora A Feeley 
Cortex A Ryan 

Qoilianl 3 
Lew Wf ich 
■tep Livdy 

2d half 
I Kanazawa Boys 
Frtd Wrbcr Co 
Bob Perns Co 
Bigek.w * Clinton 
<One to fill) 

Lincoln Sq. 
• Kanazawa Boys 
Helens Dnvis 



Little Plppifax 
Boland A Knight 
Senna A Stevens 
Wilkina A WUklns 
Billy Mason 
Kirksmith 81s 
2d half 
Gibson A Price 
Bertie Kramer 
Kddie Clark Co 
Guttler A Fields 
Dancing Shoes 

Boulevard 

Royal Sidneys 
Bertie Kramer 
Furman A BrowB 
Grey A Byron 
Hank Brown Co 
Around the Clock 

2d half 
Bollinger * Reyn'ds 
Dawson I/nlg'n A C 
Stephens A Brun'le 
Wm Weston Co 
Frank Terry 
Werner Amoros t 

Avenoe B 

Ruge A Rose 
.•^tevers A Lovejoy 
Marks A Wilson 
Timely Rev 



HARRY— — tIEANNB 

LANG and VERNON 

"Who Is Your Boas'' 

ORPIim M CIRCriT 
direction: LEO FITZ<iKRALD 



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**ldd!(tpn A S 
^morof « Jranrtte 

DancinR Fhof^s • 
:d half 
Hubert Dyrr Co 
f^ctez A Ryan 

Honpyrnr">n Inn" 
I.tw \Vf 1, h 
T^^inkjini.: Frolics 

Greeley Sq. 
1<inj-s fi- r.rill 
I'awson LiuKn A C 
••'r.I. n K lithii.'ir 
wi:i nv,.(„n Co 
"I'V L&fUi.ri 
GcHlrr At Lushy 

td half 
»V>'"' ^"xlnrva 
^<^"1 fc li;a.i.- 
<:'■. y A- Pyn,n 
.<r,r.ne, /i Mozifr 

I>«lnnrrv Si. 
^•'.r.o Mor. y &: M 
{'■'■' n A M.lton 
Alr.Mn & G Wynne 
Honeymotn Inn' 
yraak Terry 



(One to fill) 
2d half 
Tiftmbertl 
Curry A Graham 
Makarenko 2 
Frirnfl A- Downing 
Kitry Francis Co 



BROOKLYN 

Metro polltnn 

Roc.f Garden 3 
11- r«l *. Blnke 
Harry Mason Co 
J< :ui.np;.s At Mt^..' r 
Err.fst Kvnnn 
2d half 
3 Raynii nds 
Mr. s. n A Gwynne 
MifMl.ton A S 
Wiikins Ac Wilklns 
n M. n. -.1 r, 

FiiKon 

nib', n" Af Price 

f'rrcilc; CCfkl.Til 

Marr.toii A Manicy 
LnSova Ollniore 
fOnc to fim 
2a hnif 

Llttl«. Pinnifaw rft 



Poland A Knight 
Coaler A Lusby 
Amoros A Jeanett 
•Step Lively" 

Gates 

Hubert Dyer Co 
Stephens A Brun'le 
"Stateroom 1»" 
Dobbs A Watkins 
Kitty Francis Co 

2d halt 
Ara Sis 

Dillon A Milton 
Rawles A Von X 
Billy Mason 
Kirksmith 81s 

P»l««o 
Fletcher A PasQ'ls 
Coffman A Carroll 
Makarenko 2 
AI Raymond 
Twinkling Frotles 

2d half 
LInd Bros 
Mardo A Rome 
CAD Jennings 
Page A Gray 
"Timely Revue" 

Warwick 

Lambcrtl 

CryHtal A Anderson 
Bigelow A Clinton 
Lind Bros 
(Ons to All) 
2d half 
Ruge A Roso 
Stevers A Lovejoy 
Marks A Wilson 
"Yachting" 
(One to All) 

ATLANTA 

Grand 

Taylor A Brown 
Miller A Rose 
Walter Fenner Co 
Earl Rlckard 
Jack Collins Co 

2d half 
The Ruckus 
Arnold Grazer 
Lalloen A Dupr'cc 
Miller Packer A 8 
F Stafford Co 

BALTIMORE 

Hippodrome 

Mack A Brantley 
Recder A Armstr'g 
Grew A Pates 
Mack A Dean 
Carl Nixon Rev 

BIRMINGHAM 

Bijon 

JAB Aitken 
Carlton A Tate 
Roberts A Boyne 
Wilson A Larsen 
II Green & Band 

2d half 
Taylor A Brown 
Miller A Rose 
Walter Fenner Co 
Earl Rlckard 
Jack Collins Co 

BOSTON 

Orpheom 

Jeanette A Norman 
Earl A Matthews 
Alf Ripon 

Warden A Donc'rt 
Gordon A Gates 
Girl 1,000 Eyes 

2d half 
Kennedy A Nelson 
Forrest A Church 
O Handworth Co 
Tower A Darrell 
Girl 1,000 Eyes 
(One to fill) 

BrFFALO 

State 
Hill A Qulnnell 
JAM Felber 
P A O Hall 
A A L Wilson 
Crescent Comedy 4 
Dancing Whirl 

CHICAGO 

McVIcker's 
Zcno Moll & C 
Irene Trevette 
Geo Stanley A Sis 
Tom McRae Co 
Jack Walsh Co 

DAYTON 

Dayton 

Williams A Daisy 
Ubert Carlton 
Wahl A Francis 
Wtston A Elino 
Dance Follies 
2d half 
Slegriftt A Darrell 
Chamberlain A E 
Allen's Minstrels 
Small A Sheppard 
lona Kingsbury Co 

FRESNO, CAL, 

Uippodronao 

2d half 
Margot A Francois 
Mammy 
The ChJittel 
Morormack A W 
LaFolUtte 

KANSAS CITY 

IiO<W 

Ponder A Herr 
Bart Doyle 
Frank Cornell Co 
Lester A Moors 
Cameo Rev 

2d half 
Melroy Sis 
Tilioid 

Mt«Jre< vey A Doyle 
Ward & King 
Don Vnlerio Co 

HAMILTON, CAN. 

Loew 

Ftan!rv A Elva 
irA K Sutton 
Chas Mack Co 
E Hiniiifloff Co 

liOKOKEN, N. J. 

Ixiew 

^Tnnnrr?* A Lu\rry 
K(M:e Clark Co 
IliiKhie Clark 
(Two to till) 

:a half 
•■* •nnor«i A Bovre 
H.nk Brown Co 
.^i>" Fan ton Co 
( iwo to nil) 

ilOLVOKF, MASfri 

Loe\r 

Krrmka Bros 
.\\]>n & M'-cro 



IJlllan Btelle Co 
Olive Bays 
Downing A Leo Rev 

2d half 
O Ayres A Bro 
Marshall A Con'ors 
Klbel A Kane 
Chung Hwa 4 
Venetian i 

HOUSTON, TEX. 

Majestio 

The Newmans 
Robert Giles 
Billy DeVere Co 
Heath A Sperling 
Tslgant Troupe 

2d halt 
Will A Blondp 
Brown A Elaine 
Marie Russell Co 
L W Gilbert Co 
Bthel Gilmors Co 

LONDOH CAN. 

lioew 

Mack A Castletcn 
Lambert A Fish 
VAC Avery 
2d half 
Harry Bentel 
Boyd A King 
Holden A Herron 

LOS ANGELES 

suu 

Turner Pros 
TJlis A Clark 
Hodge A Lowell 
Riley Feeney A R 
Elisabeth Saltl Co 

MEMPHIS 

Loew 

Billy Kinkald 
LInd A Treat 
Whalen A Kint 
Weir A Crest 
Jones Family 
2d half 
JAB Aitken 



The Poster Girl 
Royal Pekinese Tr 

2d half 
The Newmans 
Robert Giles 
Billy DeVere Co 
Heath A Sperling 
Tsigani Troupe 

SAN FRANCISCO 

Hippodrome 

Dennis Bros 
Billy Barlow 
Joselyn A Toraer 
I>aTour A Elliott 
Tom McKay's Rst 

L'G BEACH. CAL. 

State 
Foley A SparUa 



Alhn A Moofo 
L Steele Co 
OMvo Hayes 
Downmg & Lee Rev 

BT. LOUIS 

Loew 

Slegrlet A Darrell 
Chamberlain A B 
Allen's Minstrels 
Small A Sheppard 
lona Kingnbury Co 

2d half 
Bender A Herr 
Bart Doyle 
Frank Cornel! Co 
Lester A Moore 
Cameo Rev 

BTOCKTOV 
Stato 



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INSURANCE 

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Mann A Mallory 
Homer Miles Co 
Josephine Harmon 
•Getting It Over" 

SAN JOSE, OAL. 

Hippodrome 

1st half 
Margot A Francois 
Mammy 
The Chattel 
McCormack, A W 
I^Follette 

SEATTLE 
Palace 



2d half 
Harvard A Bruce 
Manning A Hall 
Kerr A Ensign 
Driscoll I..ong A H 
Eva Tanguay 

TORONTO 

Loew 

Les Silvas 
Barker A Dunn 
Playmates 
Lew Hawkins 
Qobby Jarls Co 

WASHINGTON 

Strand 



Marsh A Williams 
Edith Clifford Co 
Frank T>obHon Co 

'id hair 
Nelson's Kntland 
Jones A Sylvester 
T^ane A Harper 
Scblctl's Manikins 

Lincoln 

Tile A Richards 
Fries A Wilson 
Roscoe Alls Co 
Torke A King 
(Two to nil) 
Id halt 
Blllp Arlington Co 
(Five to nil) 

Logaa Sqoare 
Tyler A St Claire 
Nifty Trio 
Frank Farron 
Dowers W'terg A Ql 

2d half 
Ernie A Ernie 
3 White Kuhns 
Monroe A Grant 

DAVENPORT, lA. 

Colombia 

Hanloy A Howard 
liob Hall 
(One to nil) 
2d half 
BAP Valentine 
Bob Hall 
Reeno Roberts Rev 

DUBUQUE, lA. 

Majestio 

Merle's Cockatoos 
Ferro A Coulter 
Stratford 4 
Hugh Johnston 

E. ST. IX>U18. ILL. 
Brber's 

Carlos A Defrles 
Harry Bussey 
Byron Bros 
Smiletta Bros A A 



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Carlton A Tate 
Roberts A Boyne 
WilBon A I^rsen 
H Green A Band 

MONTREAL 

Ivoew 

Pesci Duo 

Conroy A O'Donnell 
"Snappy Bits" 
Jack Reynolds 
H DockrlU Co 

NEWARK, N. J. 

State 

Anita Diaz Monks 
Luckey & Harris 
Zeck A Randolph 
Anthony A Arnold 
St Clair Twins Co 

NEW ORI^EANS 

Crescent 

Will & Blondy 
Brown A Elaine 
Marie Ruseell Co 
L W Gilbert Co 
Ethel Gilmore Co 

2d half 
Billy Kinkald 
Lind A Treat 
Whalen & King 
Weir A Crest 
Jones Family 

OAKI>AND, C^tL. 

State 

Ella LaVail 
Davis A Bradner 
"Bt tty Wake Up" 
C & T Harvey 
Musical Peaches 

OTTAWA, CAN, 

Loew 

Del^yons Duo 
Dave Thursbjr 
Eadie A Ramsden 
Collins A rillard 
Waldron A Winsl'w 

PITTSBI RGU 

I^yceom 

Hashi A Osal 
Fiske A Fallon 
"Innocent Eve" 
Maley A O Brien 
"One Two Three" 

PORTLAND, QBE. 

Hippodrome 

Dtmoud A Da'ghter 
Lehr A Bell 
Chas Gill Co 
Altyna Carbone Co 
Melody Festival 

PROVIDENCE, RJ. 

Emery 
Kennedy A Nelson 
Forrest A Churcn 
Joe B Hurl 
O Handworth Co 
Tower & Darrell 
VeneUlan 5 

2d half 
Jeanette A Norm'ns 
Earl A Matthews 
Alf HIpon 

Warden A Donc'rt 
flordon A Gates 
Mcintosh A Maids 

BA( RAMENTO 

Hippodrome 

int half 
Harvard A Bruce 
Manning A Hall 
Kerr Ac EnslKn 
Driscoll Long A H 
Eva Tanguay 

BALT LAKB 

State 

Wilbur A Girlie 
I,aU< .«" Ar Adams 
i:i;:a Wilinrd Co 
,7 ill. my I/voriS 
Fred L.THfite Co 

2d half 
Kins I'r.'S 
K 11^' Ai Hope 
Mar-. i;i A <V,urfn« y 
Ifii'!^' n A- Jcnrs 
B'-riitrc LaBmr C<"> 

PAN' ANTONIO 

rrJnce»»(» 

ncnei Ac I'cH 
J.rr Mhun Co 
Cul". .r. A- O'C. nnor 



Obala A Adrienne 
Melville A Stetson 
"In Wrong" 
Ilart Wagner 4 E 
Jonia's HawafTans 

SP'GFI'I^, MASS. 

Loew 

O Ayres A Bro 
Marshall & Connors 
Kibol A Kano 
Chung Hwa 4 
McInto!<h A Maids 

2d half 
Krcmka Bros 



Just Friends 
Edith LoMont 
Texas Guinan Co 
Bender A Armstr'g 
Leach LaQuinlan 3 

WINDSOR, CAN. 

Loew 

Harry Bentel 
Boyd A King 
Holden A Herron 

2d half 
Mack A Caatleton 
Lambert A Fish 
VAC Avery 



GUS SUN CIRCUIT 



BUFFALO 

Lafayette 

Sherman A Rose 
M Ac M Rogers 

Anna Bells 
Kranz & White 
Lanigon A Haney 
"Melody Land" 

DETROIT 

Columbia 

2 LtUettas 
Murray A Berge 
Jas Fulton Co 
Johnson & Crane 
Francis Ross A D 

GLENS F*L8, NY. 

Empire 

Genevieve Homer 
Arch A Veda 
Ca!«ler A Beaeleys 
Williams A Lee 
<One tn nil) 
2d half 
Great Celest Co 
Military Maids 
Burnell Co 
(One to fill) 

INDIANAPOLIH 

I>yrlo 

GAL Gardner 
Reno 



Allen A Cantor 
Sam Llebert Co 
Keno Keyes A M 
Andre Poole BoT 

BOCHESTEB, N.T. 

Victory 

Masters A Kraft Co 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Edwards A Kelll 
Sternie A Bloom 

TOLEDO, O. 

Rivoli 

Aronty Bros 
Panoor A Green 
Celodo Sis Co 
hJones A Greenlee 
Melody A Dance 
Chu8 Althuft 

WAT'RT'WN, H.Y. 

Avon 

Edwards A Kelll 
Christy A McD'n'ld 
Stewart Sis Rev 
Sternio A Bloom 
International 7 

2d half 
Arrowsmiths 
Tallman A Kerwin 
Francis Renault 
Masters A Kraft Co 
(Oae to Oil) 



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NEW YORK 

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ALTOr:, ILL. 

Hippodrome 
Gruett Kramer A G 
Colvln A Wood 

2d half 
Three Boys 
Reno Sisters A A 

AT(1iiSON, KAN. 

Orpheom 

Austin & Cole 
Harry Haw A Sla 
Sln.pson A D&an 
Falrman A Patrl.k 
Brown's 6 

BARTSV'LLE, OK. 

f>d^on 

JeK!»;e Af Hubert 
Hati...n Ac Mack 

l:.l hn!f 
Wfl!^ A Winthrop 
RoLl'io Cordons 

nKLMDFfti^:. ILL. 

Apullo 

Waltf r, iMjo 
V,' ]t\n /.r La Adell.'t 
.'■'t rat ford 4 
Ze.da Bros 

BL'MINt.T'N. ILL. 

Miijcllc 

rilff N,.z.irri Co 
Nnr Narr-'rri' Co 
(Or,r to fl.i) 
l>^ hr.if 
Cardrur A Aubrey 

K cia-i <.r I3oy» 
CENTRA LI A. 11 L. 

Grand 
, Tbelma 



Rons Wyse Co 
Cliff Blanchard 
Ivoshe A Sterling 

2d half 
Chas Frink 
Harry Bond Co 
Gor<lon A Day 

CHAMPAIGN. ILL. 

Orplienm 

Rodero A Marconi 
(Jrnnt Gardner 
Moore A LltlieOeld 

2d halt 
r«»rle Frank 
Morris A Camrbrll 
Clark A Bfirgman 

CHICAGO 

American 
B!oom A Sher 
Ilrrzar's Circus 
(Four tn nil) 
2'J hwlf 
"Fllrtrit.on" 
fnrl Kn.Jiiy'fl r<tB 
(Four to fill) 

Kwpre«<» 

Ri-.^ciw Midi?' ts 
WtN.h A MatliKotiB 
^Tuo It' drrip.^ 
!(• 1 . rt H' ii;y Co 
Lane A Ilr. rprr 
K flight f^ Kn.ive 

2d half 
Rf.bl-In.M Nylin A It 
TwyjiiTin At Vinciiit 
liniy A B'.iroh 
I'l"!" Lird Itev 
f M'l KIro 
Bow* r • W'frrs A 

Kedrlo 

Mr,r.r'.< <v. Grant 
Harry NuMol 
Hayes A Lloyd 



B 



2d half 
Wriffht A Earl 
NAP Larocco 
Grunt Gardner 

EI.GIN. ILL. 

Rialto 
S White Kuhns 
Carl Emmy's Dogs 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
Colvln A Wood • 
Winton Bros 
(One to nil) 

FT. SMITH, ARR. 

Jnie 
Rose A Thorns 
Margaret Ford 
M Montgomery 
Tarzan 

OALESBURO, UAj. 

Orpheom 

Farrell A Carley 
Conn A Hart 
Clifford Wavne I 

2d half 
Buddy Walton 
(Two to nil) 

G'D ISLAND, NED. 

Mnjestio 

Melva Sis 

Lawrence Johnston 
4 Jacks A: Queen 

2d half 
Aldlne A Wrlprht 
J & O Guilfoylo 
(Ono to nil) 

JOLIET, IIX. 

Orplieom 

Gardn«^r & Aubrey 

Hilly Beard 

B Claiiper Boys 

i<l half 
Hayatake Bros 
Itoscoe Alls Co 
(One to nil) 

JOPLIN, MO. 

Elect rio 

Hertor 

Cook A Rosevere 

2d hair 
Bobby Van Horn 
The Uarberts 

KANSAS CITT, lA. 

Globe 

Weft A VanSlcklln 
BAB Devcrauz 
"Napaneea" 
Lew Wells 
LaFrance Bros 

2d half 
Clifford A Bothwen 
Parks A Clayton 
Klleen A Stone 
Rose A Scahner 
Wills Gilbert Co 

UNCOLN, NEB. 

LlbrHy 

Cllffor*! A Bothw'U 
DeVoy « Dayton 
KA AlUn A Taxi 
F'alrman A Patrirk 
Eillren A KJone 

2d half 
Amarath .sis Co 
Flslur A .SmlOi 
HarrlKon 6c D'rling 

MADISON, WIS. 

Orplieom 

Brn N' o One 
Hilly Arlington Co 
Brl8<'oe ff Uaugh 
Winton Uros 
(Two to nil) 
2<l half 
Kd JaniR Co 
l>ail«y Itr*^ 
(Four to fill) 

NORFOLK, NKII. 

Andiforlum 

'^llffcr.l ^ Bothw* II 
I'fVry Ac I>a>ton 
Moi».i)i.'i u ('o 

2d half 
AI<l!n«- Ar Wrirht 
J Ac fi Cullff '. lo 



OKT^HOMA CITT 

Orpbenm 

Roach &. McCurdy 
P Regay A Boys 
Jack HoHO 

2d half 
Fer>rueon A S'd'rl'd 
Halms A Avey 
Guutler'a B'klayers 
Moran A Mack 
Kara / 

OKMCLGEX 

OrpheooA 

Wells A Wlnhtrop 
Rose A Thome 
Robbie Oordone 

Sd half 
Hamlin A Mack 
Cook A Rosevere 
Frear Baggott A F 

OMAHA, NEB. 

Empress 

Amaranth Sis 
JAG Guilfoyls 
Harrison A Darling 

2d half 
Tile A Tide 
Falrman A Patrick 
Brown's 6 

PEORIA. ILL. 

Orplieom 

Greeno & I'arker 
M Kokin Co 
Jark Benny 
i^chictel's Wonders 
(Two to fill) 
(Miff Nasarro Co 
Nat Nasarro Co 
Nihla 
(Three to fill) 

QUINCT, ILL. 
Orpheom 

Buddy Waltoa < 
(Two to nil) 
2d half 
Alfred Farrell A C 
Conn A Hart 
Clifford Wayne t 

BACINB, WIS, 

Rialto 

Ed Janis Rev 
Eonr Lamy Brog 

2d half 
Alex Milford t 
Hayes A Lloyd 
Ben Nee Ono 
Frank Dobson Co 

BT. JOE. MO, 

Elertrlo 

Mclvn Sis 
Variety 4 

Harry Haw A 81s 
Simpson A Dean 
8T. LOUIS 
Colombia 
Chas Frink 
Lamcy A Pearson 
Rolfe Rev 

2d half 
Samoya 
Hall & West 
Gruett Kramer A O 
Stcrnad'B Midgets 

SIOI^X CITT, lA. 

Orpheom 
Keegan A O'Ro'rko 

HigRins A Bates 
I.URtrr Bros 
(Three *o nil) 

2d halt 
LaBernecla 
H LaVail A Bis 
"PedestPianlsm" 
Bert Kenney 
Slater A Biros 
(One to nil) 

SIOUX FALL8,8.D. 

Orplieum 

Aldlne &. Wright 
4 Jacks A Queen 

2d half 
Fred Hagen Co 
6 AndcTHon Sis 

SO. BEND, IND. 

Orphrnm 

BAM Brrnie 
.lon» s & Sylvester 
"Fllrtiitlon" 
Mel Kl<.e 
(Two to nil) 
2d half 
Alexander Ai Fields 
Columbia A Victor 
Vorko A King 
TennesBeo 10 
(Two to nil) 

SPINGFIELD, ILL 

Majestio 
Perle Frank 
Clark A Bergman 
Morris A Campbell 
Nlhla 

(Two to nil) 
2d half 
Ollle Young A A 
Raymond ft Sr-hr'm 
Green A I'arker 
.Tack Kennedy Co 
Frank F'arron 
(One to nil) 

TERRE HAUTE 

Hippodrome 

HsyntiiUe Bros 
Connelly A Franels 
Raymond A Schr'm 
Jaek K*»nnedy Co 
Columbia A Victor 
(One to nil) 
2d half 
Tloilrro A MarrnnI 
Moore A Littleneld 
Herron A Arnsman 
Bloom A Sober 
(Two to nil) 

TOPKKA, KAK. 

tilnhe 

W.Ht ft VanSlrklen 
B A I<: Deveraua 
Napanres 
Lf w Wells 
LaFrance Bros 

TILS A, OK LA. 

Orpheom 

FerRUHOM & S'd'rl'd 
n;.in».<i gt Avey 
G;iiiti(r'M Trkl«y*<r«» 
Mcr.in & Mark 
Kara 

2d half 
Rraili fk McCurdy 
1' Jl'ffr.ny A Boys 
•la' k l;o«>o 
.f' r.'iS r I'.rom 



♦Robevllle'* 

Toney A Normaa 

Ha HBO 

George A Moore 

FT. WORTH, TEX. 

Majetttlo 
Sylvia lioyal Co 
Knapp A Cornelia 
Walter Newman Co 
Mary Uaynea 
Norton A Melnotte 
A A P Stedman 
Worden Bros 

HOUSTON. TKX. 

MaJesUe 
Margaret Taylor 
Cook A Oatman 
Clinton A Rooney 
Stone A Hayes 
Pool Decker Co 



Jack Oeorge fl 
Francis A Day 
McWuters A Ty 
crwo to du> 

OKLAHOMA CITT 

Majestio 

(TuiRa Kplit) 
Int half 
Roa. h A McCurdy 
I'euil Rcguy Ua&4 
Jack Ro!»»» 
J«'nnlor Bros 
(One to nil) 

BAN ANTONIO 

Majestio 

Hanoka Trio 
Anderson A GrSTsS 
Moody A Duncan 
"Trip to Hltland" 
Stun Stanley Co 



JOHN J. KEMP 
Theatrical Insurance 

85 JOHN STREET. NEW YORK CITT 

Phone: Bowling Orey I10< 



S 



Lyons A Tosco 
Reynolds D'n'g'n Co 

LITTLE HOCK 

MaJeoUo 

Anderson A Tvel 
Margaret Ford 
LAG Archer 
Barclay A Chain 
"Dress Rehearsal" 
2d half 



Dr Thompson 
Parker & Son 

TULSA. OKLA, 

Majestio 
(Okla. City spllty 

Ist half 
Ferguson A S'd'rl'd 
Raines A Avey 
Gautler's B'klayerg 
Moran A Mack 
Kara 



PAHTAOES CIRCUIT 

<The Pantaj^es Circuit billn, at th« 
request of tho circuit, arc printed 
herewith in the order of their tiavcL 
The Pantages shows move over tho 
circuit intact Heretofore the Pan-* 
tages bllla wore publiBhcd with ^h^ 
cities in alphabetical order.) 

OAKLAND, OAZiri 

Pantages 

(Sunday openlogV 
"Cupid s CioseupsTi 
Borsini Troupe « 
Melody Garden 
I»ieut Barry Co 
Rome A Wager > 

LOR ANGEIJM 

Pantages 

Four Bnrdn 
Elizabeth Nelson Csf 
Hazel Moran 
I A J Marlln 
"G'd Night Nun. 
David Reese 

SAN DIEGO ; 

Pantagco . ( 

Norma Ti-lma 
KIhss a BrtUant 
Pot Pourrl 
Bison City Four 
"Byes of BuddbA'f 

L'G BRACir, CA£a 

Panlagea 

Pasqulla Bros 
Del Ualty Jap* 
Three Senators 
Jack Hallen 0» 
King A Irwin 

SALT LAIUi 

. Pantages 

Zara Carmen Trl(j 
Gertrude Saund'rs 1 
Llllte J Faulkner 
Burns A Wilson 
Different Revue 



WINNIPEG • 

Fantagee 
Plckfords 
Bowman Bros 
Clinton A Cappell 
Whipple Huston Co 
(One to nil) 

REGINA, CAN. 

Pantages 

(17-19) 

(Same bill plays 

Saskatoon 20-zs> 
Bary A Kary 
Seymour ft J'nette 
Jack Conway Co 
Clark A Verdi 
Edford's Oddities 

GT. FALLS, MONT. 

Pantages 

(18-20) 
(Same bill plays 

Helena 21) 
Horl A Nagami 
Roster Quilan Co 
Beeman A Grace 
Hibbilt A Malle 
Powell Quintet 

BUTTE. MONT. 

Fantagee 

(16-18) 
(Same bill plays 
Anaconda }9, 
MiKSoula 20) 
"Derby Day" 
Walter Brower 
Craig A Holtsworth 
Kuma Four 
Ford A I'rico 
Chas Rogers Co 



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"THEMSELVES 

Also Throwing the "Domniy" TIiIm WeeH 
(April 10), Troy ond Allmiiv. N. Y. 

Dirrrtiont HARRY IiT/<*KHALD 



SPOKANE 

6 Punlages 
Mole Jest a & M 
4 Popularity Girls 
Nelson & Madison 
Everett's Monkeys 
Pot Pourrl. Dancers 

BEATTLH 

Pantageo 

Tips A Taps 
Street Urchin 
Wilson A McAvoy 
Cinderella Rer 
Duval A Symonds 
Four Krrottos 

VANCOUVER, B.C. 

Pantageo 
Farrell A Hatch 
Futuristic Revue 
Lady Alice's Pets 
Donley A Merrill 
Miller Kllnt A C 
Moran A Wiser 

TACOMA 

Pantages 

Tom Kelly 
"Country VlllagA'» 
Stanley A Jaffery 



OGDEN, UTAH 
Pantnges 

(20-22) 

EAR Ad-iir 
Lasar A Dale 
"Current of Futf* 
Langton Smith A U 
Five I'atrowars 

DBNVKB 

Pantageo 

"Sr!d*>r-8 Web" 
Meredith A Snoosef 
Oklahoma Four 
Holland A Oden 
"K'm'nUc Teachev*t 
Ward A Gory 

COLO. SPRINGS 

Pantageo 

(17-1») 

(Same bill playg 

Pueblo 20-22) 
Wyoming Three 
Groen A Dunbar 
Alcko 

I'an-Amerlcan 4 
All Sweet's llussani 
Mondozas 



Ofllelal Dentist «o the If. V. A* 

DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 

1493 U'vtmw <Patnaiu Bid*.) N. 



INTERSTATE CIRCUIT 



IMI LA»*. TKX. 

Maje-lic 



The < iMi< run 



EDDIE VOGT 

.. VACATIONING., 

Addrf."% care of American Kxi>rrss Co., 
llayinurkct, London, Kntland 



"Breezy Buddies " 
Kola Jackson Co 
PORTLAND, OKI:. 

Pnntngrs 

Joe ThojTiaH Co 
Willie Br«»8 
Ijl IMna At Eni« '•v 
f?ornlf>h & ff.rnr'h 
Skipper K I. d> ^ 11 
"I'cttlcoati ' 

Truvel 

(Ofi* II wn I. ) 

ITrfiry C;tt«lati<» *'o 
lU'rnlvici Bros Co 
Mag);lu Clifton Co 
Ma-i'^n A Builry 
HoiJtli'^rn Four 
Four I».'>iiul)i'S 

SAN IKANt IS(0 

I'iUilage^ 

^•^und.lV np<<n'n;'> 
y :;.-lly Af II' It it-v 
Walfrr HaHtln^'^ 
C. W. Johnson »'.'o 
Three Ambl«r Bros 



KANSAS CITT 

I'antagr* 

Dunbar .V: Turner 
Sli.tw » I)')K^ 
Mubfl Hari.if Co 
Swan Ai Swau 
Kl Vo*n. 
l.nrry Be Illy Co 

ST. LOl IS 

Kmprr^«« 

Tvbtllo S.slerf 
Hal A Fran< Is 
chic SijpreuM! 
TijttiMitix r>< riiong 
Vincinli* L «.'orMn 
Ful'.on /C- liatt 

MLMPlllS 
i'untngt-w 

Sinith'n Animals 

M.'nMi'* A Balrd 
Lunatic l!al<«r.«« 
MampscI t^ L hardC 
Hertrnann Co 




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VARIETY 



Friday, April 14, 1922 



AT PROCTOR'S 5th AVE.; NEWYORIQ NOW XAPRIL 13-16) 



PAT 




A.ND 



NORA 









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IN THEIR ORIGINAL COMEDY DISCOVERY 



'LOOKING F^OR F^UN 



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34th CONSECUTIVE WEEK ON THE B. F. KEITH CIRCUIT 

Thanks to ROSE & CURTIS 

AT B. F. KEITH'S COLONIAL, NEW YORK, NEXT WEEK (APRIL 17) 



CORRESPONDENCE 

The cities under Correspondence in 'chit issue of Variety are 
•• follows, and on cao^s: 

ATLANTIC CITY 36 



BOSTON ....^ 26 

BUFFALO 36 

CLEVELAND 30 

DETROIT, MICH... 34 

INDIANAPOLIS 35 

KANSAS CITY 32 

MON"»-REAL 32 



NEW ORLEANS .:.... 29 

PHILADELPHIA 37 

PITTSBURGH 33 

PORTLAND, ore: 33 

ROCHESTER, N. Y 35 

ST. LOUIS 36 

SYRACUSE, N. Y 35 

WASHINGTON, D. C 37 



BOSTON 



By LEN LIBBEY 

* Keith's 

Ono of Iho stranj^ost bills of the 
fentiro Kcapon, with tne of tlio 
Btrangest audiencfs of tho season, 
noted Montlay evcuincr. Judging by 
the standard set by tho houso since 
last fall In tho presentation of enter- 
tainment the bill this week was way 
below par. 

Mildred Harris is the name draw, 



and it could be seen by the type of 
the audience she was respon-slble 
lor the presence there of many of 
the patrons. The house did not seem 
to have the ability to Judge enter- 
tainment, and pave encores to acts 
ihat wouM have flopped on other oc- 
casions. Tho house was fairly well 
tilled nt the night show, and the 
local Keith house has a reputation 
of "no paper." 

Perez and Marguerite, with the 
man doing all the work and the 
woman acting only as his assistant 




Instead of Writing This Myself 

1 iin\i;lit have hired one of tlic men who 
can pile up afljcctives hkc a circus poster, 
hilt I would rather tell the DOLLY 
DUMPLIN* story through a scries of 
weekly adverlisctnents in niv own way 
and have it believed. ])()Ll\V DUMf'- 
LIN' is six years youni^; and a full- 
prown "hit" wherever slie has ])laycd. 
Watch for the second instalment of my 
story next week. 

Harry Fitzj^crald, K'epn >entuive 



and taking: no part In the actual 
juggling work, opened the show. 
The man uses routine stunts en- 
tirely until the finTsh, when he comes 
from full stag© into "one," and 
closes with the cup and saucer txick 
which closed strong. 

Millicent Mower, «, singer. In sec- 
ond position, worked but 10 minutes 
and stuck to classical selections en- 
tirely; It was evident that she relied 
on her voice range for applause and 
went over big. 

Ames and Wlnthrop were next. 
This pair have changed their act 
since they appeared here before, but 
still stick, to the burlesque Idea 
closely. This act did not register 
as strongly as their previous one, 
and it appeared as though there was 
too little foundation t6 it. They got 
in their best work with the closing 
number, which is similar to the "tin- 
type* stun: they had in their old act 

Toto, the clown, was one of the 
strongest acts as developed when 
the show ran along. He made his 
conventional openingr In tho toy 
automobile, and then swung into his 
routine. With his boudoir number 
he got the best results. His 
"Salome** dance did not go over as 
well as the previous stuff, but he 
registered sulllciently to bring the 
house down for an exceptionally 
strong close. 

Bob L.a Salle was so surprised 
with tho reception :hat he got with 
his act that at the conclusion he 
thanked the audience and said that 
tho applause was so profuse he won- 
dered if any of those out front had 
paid. Bob did not know, perhaps, 
that his opinion was shared by other 
close followers of vaudevillet who 
happened to be present. 

The Mildred Harris act ran 
smoothly, although showing at all 
times that it was anything but ex- 
ceptionally written, staged, or 
played sketch. In the film shown 
just before the curtain rorr nn this 
act Miss Harris called the attention 
of the house to the fact that she 
was preen as far as the speaking 
stage was concerned. While her dis- 
play of clothes nt the close of her 
turn found response with the wom- 
en in the house, the act, taken as a 
whole, is a disappointment. , 

Tholma and Marjorie White had 
the house going strong from the 
start. J'ollowing an act that wa.s 
dull they were in just the proper 
po-ifioM for tlie pep and exuberance 



that they displayed, and were called 
upon several times for encores. The 
two girls worked very hard and were 
one of tho few acts on the bill that 
really seemed to be of big time 
caliber. 

Th^ show Is closed by Doo Baker 
In "Flashes,** a revue type of act 

that is rather reminiscent of the sort 
of act that the Shubert's have been 
going in for lately. 



MaJMlIe (Shubert) 

Easy to blame the slim house on 
Holy Week, but an excuse for the 
sad show itself was hard to find. 
The anvil . chorus started in the 
lobby at intermission, the general 
tenor of the conversation being to 
the effect that it looked as if the 
Shuberts were doing their best to 
induce the public to observe the 
whol« of Holy Week. 

After Intermission brought to 
light the condensed version of "The 
Rose Girl.** which has been boiled 
down unto It became lumpy and 
which U traveling under the name 
of "Somo GlrL* The walkout start- 
ed convincingly early, although a 
part of It may have been due to the 
fact that the original production 
had played Itself out across \ho 
street at the Shubert's Wilbur 
earlier in the season. 

Supporting the tab Is a sketch 
drawn from the tab cast, an aerial 
opening act billed as "The Flying 
Russell and Cd.," W. E. Ritchie in 
a blcycl^ipfct that flopped cold, the 
Misses McKinnon and Will Oak^ 
land. The two McKinnon girls, who 
might well be twins, use their re- 
semblance cleverly through being 
billed as a single, apparently mak- 
ing lightning changes, but closing 
as a double. Oakland worked per- 



functorily In comparison with his 
previous Boston appearances. 

Tho show is really a Louis Simon 
unit as it stands, and how long it 
will continue to be allowed to stand 
is questionable. Simon closes the 
first half in a farce sketch, using 
Floreijice Earle, Herbert Light. 
Eleanor Bennett and Joe Miller (not 
the com)>iler). This number swings 
on the double entendre of burlesque 
vintag* Involving the honeymoon 
couple and the mistaking of a man 
with a hang-over as the new serv- 
ant, the present version making 
him a chauffeur. He finally agrees 
to take the job (a supposed pro- 
posal "until she can get another 
man to fill his place." 

Immediately after Intermission 
Simon bobs up again, this time with 
Shep Camp, the tab carrying a 24 
finale, using a burlesciue duel in 
"one'* between the two full stage 
"Rose Girl" sets. Why it does not 
go better is an open question, as, 
according to all the traditions of 
Shubert revues, it should have gone 
across. The fact remains that it 
did not stir a ripple with the excep- 
tion of Nina Olivette's acrobatic 
dancing, which won the best hand. 

As a unit the Louis Simon lay- 
out will not survive next season's 
competition, although the "Rose 
Girl" tab, with a decent show lead- 
ing up to it, would seem to be worth 
while speeding up and retaining. 



WANTED 

Vaudeville and Novelty Acts 

of all kinds; break your jump be- 
tween Washington and Atlanta: 
nothing too large; two days or 
week, according to act. 

Write H. SOMERVILLE, 
Isis Theatre, Greensboro, N. C. 



HARRY 



HAZEL 



FIDDLER and PERRY 



BITS OF ANYTHING 



Direction: ERNIE YOUNG AGENCY 

ThankH (o n. r. KVitl, (\V..sf«.rn) Rn<l W. V. M. A. rirniitH for Sci 



ison"-* Worit. 



THIS WEEK (APRIL 10)-B. i\ KEtTH'S HAMILTON, NEW YORK 



'SOMETHING NEW" 



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Direction HARRY WEBER 



N V 



"Friday. April 14, 1922 



VARIETY 



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TB NOT IN MORTALS TO COMMAND SUCCESS; BUT PLL DO MORE-DESERV 

—ADDISON 







££ 



The Virginia Judge 



ff 






NOW TOURING THE KEITH CIRCUIT 



TWENTY YEARS A FEATURE ATTRACTION IN THE BEST THEATRES AND MUSIC HALLS OR 

THE ENGLISH SPEAKING WORLD 

FIVE SEASONS AT THE PALACE THEATRE, LONDON 
THREE SEASONS AT SHU BERT S' WINTER GARDEN, NEW YORK 



CRITICISMS THAT COUNT 



**Walter C. Kelly, 'The Virginia Judge,' is an aristocrat of vaudeville, and 
in the new Shubert show he shines like a good deed in a naughty world," 

Percy Hammond, CHICAGO ''TRIBUNE." 



"Witfebut disparagement to other artists in his line, it is only fair to say that 
Kelly isjcing of his clan." Simc, "VARIETY." 



**Wc would gladly ship a gross of our comedians across the seas in return 
for one more Kelly." 

//. G, Hibbcrt, LONDON "MUSIC HALL REVIEW." 



"As refreshing as the unctuous humor of Peter Finley Dunne or the broad 
comedy of George Ade." Ashton Stevens, CHICAGO "EXAMINER.'' 



"Then came Walter C. Kelly with his inimitable 'Virginia Judge,* the audience 
rocked with laughter as of yore. He should never change his act. I hope to hear 
him in 1950." Archie Dell, CLEVELAND "NEWS." 



"Seldom has an Empire audience abandoned itself to such riotous laughter. 
He lived fully up to the great reputation which preceded him." * 

"DAILY MAIL," JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA. 



"The management is to be congratulated for bringing this artist to Melbourne. 
He has raised monology to the dignity of art." 

"ARGUS," MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. 



BOOKING DIRECT FOR 
SEASON 1922-1923 



P. S.-MR. KELLY'S PHONOGRAPHIC RECORDS ARE NOW ON SALE BY ALL VICTOR DEALERS 

THROUGHOUT THE WORLD 



ALL COMMUNtCATIONS-FRIARS' CLUB, NEW YORK CITY 



S5 



VARIETY 



Friday, April 14, 1922 



AT B. F. KEFTH^S HAMILTON, NEW YORK; NEXT WEEK XAPRBU 18); %, 









in ^^ANOTHER NEW NOVELTY^' 

Direction ROSALIE STEWART 



CABARET 

(Continued from page 18) 

Ingr the girls to boost the "cover 
charge" gross. The plan under 
which the scheme Is worked is to 
have the girls wander about the 
place and wherever there is a table 
holding male gtiests who have no 
women with them, the girls are 
formally introduced and they sit in 
for a drink and perhaps one dunce. 
^'hi3 adds $1.50 cover charge for 
tach girl to the check. Of this 
there Is a kickback of 75 centn to 
the girls. If a girl manages to make 
ten tables in a night she rolls up 
$7.50 for her night's wuik. Th.it is 
better than working the show itself 
as the majority of places have cut 
the .«?alaries of revue choristers since 
tho slump. 

The bootleggers appear determined 
to kill their traflic or trade, what- 
ever it may be called. They seem 
to be working on the theory it must 
be gotten while it ia in sight and 
are missing no way to eke out more 
money through "cutting' or dilut- 
ing any whiskey falling into their 
hands. Thia cut whiskey, along 
with, the hootch and the still stuff. 
will eventually drive everyone off 
whiskey unless they arc inviting a 
bospital visit if not worse. Three 
doctors, drinkers themselves, have 
made the personal observation with- 
in tho past month that if whiskey 
drinkers continue to drink the stuff 
they call whiskey now being sold 
In New York, they will not live five 
years, said one. The other two 
agreed upon three years. It looks 
coming Trohibition's best friends, 
for unless beer and wines are 
allowed, there will be none but the 
confirmcJ whiskey drinkers using 
that beverage in a very short while. 
Besides the poison in It tho price 
Is also prohibitive. 

The Canadian whiskey now com- 
ing Into New York, though carrying 
the "Commission"' label, la no better 
than the other. It's cut in Canada 
before leaving there. Canada has 



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H & M TRUNKS 



AT FACTORY PRICES 
From \ht Followlni Agenlt: 

S. NATHANS 

511 7lh Ave. New York 
I6()4 Broadway. New York 

M. SUGARMAN 

4j3 V/a^hington St.. Boston 

BARNES TRUNK CO. 

73 W. Randotph St.. Chicago 

J. M. SCHWEIG 

Fifth Ave. Arcade. 232 Fifth Ave.. Pittsburgh 

Kansas City Trunk Co. 

19-21 Cast I2th Street. Kansas City. Mo. 

VICTOR TRUNK CO. 

74 Ellii 8t.. San Francisco 



Herkert & Meisel T. Co. 

• 10 WASHINGTON ST.. ST. LOUIS 



as much bad Scotch and rye as this 
country. Last week a Canadian 
printer was tried Tt.>r printing forged 
copies of tho Commission lab(^l. His 
defense was someone who said he 
represented the Commission, brought 
the jil.ites to him and ordered they 
be printed. II.- bad printed 40.000 
before arrested. The printer was 
acfiuitted. 

AVhiskey from everywhere, when 
imported into New York, is being cut 
or diluted if intended for bootleg- 
ging trafilc. It is done on the boats 
coniiTig from the south, on the cars 
coming jirross the Cana<lian border, 
in ^'ew Yorlc and elsewhere. It's 
one chance in LTi nowadays anyone 
buying whi^Uey for $103 a case, 
more, and s«'l(b>m less, is getting 
any value at -all. A bottle of boot- 
leg whislioy nowadays should be 
called wli tt cigarels was named 
ye.us ago, "Another nail in your 
cotlln." 



'The House Tiiat .Tack Built." 
Chicago's newest suburban road- 
house. is scheduled to open around 
M.iy 1.".. Harry Walker, the New 
York agent, is assembling and 
staging a new revue thut will open 
there. 



The plan mapped by Adjutant- 
Cleneral J. Leslie Kincald and an- 
nounced Saturday, In which he of- 
fered the equipment of the New 
York National Guard to Ralph A. 
Day, I'rohibition Enforcement Di- 
rector, to carry on a military cam- 
paign as a means of checking rum 
smugglers along the Canadian bor- 
der, is interpreted by up-State 
Democratic leaders as a movement 
to swing the entire dry vote of the 
State over to Gov. Nathan L. Mil- 
ler, who seems to be about ready 
to take a ronomination on the lle- 
I>ublican ticket, although playing a 
"draft me' game. The Governor to 
date has nf)t declared himself for 
a renomination, but close friends of 
the Executive say he is again ready 
to mount his political horse and ride 
forth and take his chances with the 
people. 

While Governor Miller declared 
ho was not consulted by the Ad- 
jutant-General on the offer, and was 
entirely ignorant of any details re- 
garding the plan, it is believed in 
Albany the K.\ecutive will give his 
whole-hearted support to the move- 
ment, for he has repeatedly de- 
clared for strict enforcement of the 
j prohibition laws, even having the 
MuUan-fJase State Dry Act writ- 
ten on the statute books during last 
year. Democratic politicians here 
term the Kincaid offer as "clever 
teamwork" between tho Adjutani- 
Gentral and the Governor. 

According to Director Day. the 
operations of bootleggers on the 
Canadian border had become so 
Ijold that military measures were 

CARL NIESSE 

— v.\rr»K\ (i.r.K .mthor — 

ACTS. M\TKKI.\I, WKITTKN 

2';iG K. loth. Jn(li;in.ipi)!l8. Ind. 

A.sk (inifRp Tor>m.iii — ll« Knf)w.s 



HART and FRANCIS 

ORIGINAL AEROPLANE HOOPSTERS 
This Week (April 10)—Rialto, Chicago 



Direction: JOHN BENTLEY 



EVA WESTCOn and CO. 



PRESENTS 



"A Butterfly Wife" 



DON CARNEY 



IN 



^Pianosence'* 



BOOKED I.N' <•« )^.]l'^•^■Tfo.s• 
Direction: HARRY SPINGOLO 



required to cope with the situation. 

"There has developed a force of 
organized smugglers protected by 
thugs, gunmen and cx-convlcts, 
whose fields of operations are New 
York harbor and the Canadian bor- 
der," Mr. Day declared. "A few days 
ago no agent of tho prohibition de- 
partment could safely approach any 
place where the smugglers were 
operating. No matter how zealous 
a.gents may be In their duties, they 
cannot be expected to walk into 
certain death." 

"The gunman's sloga:. is. 'Shoot 
on sight.' and we have had e.\;imi)les 
of this in the last few weeks." he 
added. (No shooting affrays be- 
tween rum-runners and Federal 
a.gents have been reported by news- 
papers in this section, however). 

According to Mr. Day, there has 
been "a general rush of gunme.n" 
toward the border. 

"Criminals in high-powered mo- 
torcars are running the roads at 
night, defying the patrol which the 
prohibition department has been 
maintaining." he said. "If the cit- 
izens of the State have been taught 
to believe that enforcement of law 
and order is a theory, they may 
shortly look to the border of the 
State for the refutation of this idea. 
A machine gun can command re- 
spect where all other methods fail." 

General Kincaids plan covers the 
slxty-five miles of border line be- 
tween the St. Lawrence river and 
Rouse's Point, with its five im- 
proved highways, two now being 
improved, and 30 dirt roads which 
cross the border. , 



Waldbillig, chief in chatire of the 
Albany ofllce, March 20, that if he 
had to go to Buffalo as ordered by 
the department in the recent re- 
organization of district forces, he 
would resign. His credentials as 
a dry agent were taken up by Mr. 
Waldbillig last week. Last month, 
when Ralph S. Voss was relieved as 
head of the Capital District dry 
forces and was succeeded by Mr. 
Waldbillig, orders were received to 
send Gleason to Duffalo. The orders 
were binding, and Gleason withdrew 
rather than take the transfer. 



Permission to erect a theatre on 
a site partly in a residential and 
partly in a business section was 
granted to a local Bronx theatre 
proprietor through the modification 



of the city ordinance by the Board 
of Appeals last week. The only; 
stipulation pointed out to the pro« 
spective builder in order to con« 
form with the decision is that th* 
residential side of the house fol* 
lowing its completion must refrain 
from having entrances or exits and 
minus all advertisements pertaining 
to the theatre. 




ON AUTOMOBILES v 

WHILE IN YOUR POSSESSION 

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL 

PEERLESS SALES CORP. 

130 WEST 52«»ST..N.Y. Tn.^CIRCLE 0627 



Six automobilM were seized. 12 
men arrested and held for alleged 
violation of the Volstead prohibition 
enforcement act and over 700 quarts 
of contraband liquors were seized as^ 
the result of a drive by enforcement 
agents against bootleggers on the 
Canadian border last week, a check- 
ing up of the week's activities at 
Malone revealed. The force of 
agents on the line were augmented 
during the week by men from the 
Capital District dry headquarters at 
Albany and the New York ofllce. 
Tho raids were staged under the 
direction of William A. Stanley, who 
was recently reinstated as a pro- 
hibition agent. 



Rouse's Point, the nearest Ameri- 
can village to Canada, enjoyed a 
holiday (it was a funeral for .some) 
recently, when more than 4,000 bot- 
tles of liquorjj were destroyed there 
by customs men under the direction 
of United States Marshal Daniel V. 
nreitenstein, of Utica. IJach bottle, 
of which there were about 2,000 of 
Canadian beer (Indian Pale and 
White Horse ale) and 2,000 of 
whiskey and other liquors, w.is 
smashed on a dump, not one bottle 
remaining unbroken, as hundreds of 
people in the North country looki<l 
on in dismay. All the booze wn 
seized by the customs officials n- 
it was smuggled over tho border. 
The collection was over a period o( 
several months. One who played a 
biff part in the destruction of the 
seized liquor was Ralph 10. Ilack- 
melstcr, who is credited with being 
the champion hootch sleuth on the 
border. Ilackmeister leads all other 
federal agents In the number of 
e.'iptures of booze runners and is 
considered the most daring in the 
llouve's I'oint sjund. 



Rather than accept a tiatisft i 
from the Capital District prohibition 
horubiuarters nt All^any. where he 
has heen stationed since he bprume 
i <lrj' enforcement agent, to the 
Buffalo ofllces, Louis G. Gle;ison. of 
Troy, resigned a>< a boo/e sleuth this 
week after a >ear .md a half of 
I ser\ i«p. Gleason noti(i»>d nen!\' .1. 



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'Another ^auUV)Ww^vi. Surress! . 




Paul lVliitet}ian\s 

Vernon Country Club 

Orchestra 

Leadership of James Guest 

Ann ounces the begtnnins[ 

of its SECOND YEAR ou 

Broadway at the 

CAFE DE PARIS 



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If it is Whiteman — you may be sure of it" 



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— : i 



GEORGE 



HERMANN 



and 



MARION 




RLEY 



Present "THE MYSTERIOUS MASQUERADER," a surprising Comedy Novelty 

IMaying MOSS* i:.MIMRi:S— and especially engaged for SIR IIARTIY Ii.\ri)i:ilS Show, Princess Theatre. London, April 17. 



\ Returnin 



g to Araerica in June. Returning to lOngland July 2, lOL'3-1 for return dales. 



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Friday, April 14, 1^22 



y A R I E T Y 



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AT UBERTYi ABOUT MAY Ut 



FOR 




DANCE OR CONCERT 

William D. Bartlett 

AND HIS 

ORCHESTRA 

(Now at the Shubert-Crescent, Brooklyn) 
THE TALK OF THE TOWN 

j^jk: Kora Baycs, Adcle Rowland, Llora Iloffmaii, Alice Lloyd, Frances 
Wbite. Nonette. Charles Purcell, Bessie McCoy Davis, Johnny Dooley. 
Nwi Halperin, Charles King, Parish and Peru, W. E. Ritchie, Mile. Ann 
Codec, Bard & Pearl, Roy Cummings. Bob Nelson. Jimmy Hussey. Charles 
jUdrich, Three Chums, Edw. Dowling, CiccolinI, Lee White, Palo and 
palet, Maxie and George, Al Sexton, Kranz & White, Hattie Althoff, 
Ifargiierite Farrell, Charles Howard, George Price and hundreds of others 
who have played the Shubert Vaudeville Circuit. 

FROM JAZZ TO OPERA 



CRESCENT THEATRE 

Phon«: SUrling 2914 



DOUGLASTON, L. I. 

Phone: Bayside 1021 



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NEW ORLEANS 

By O. M. SAMUEL 
Vaudeville In Us progression 
must take Into account the psy- 
chology of effect in greater propor- 
tion than presently Is the case, for 
many performances are being dis- 
paraged through deleterious ele- 
ments, avoidable Jn the main, that 

detract from the composite Impres- 
tion. In warm weather dressing 
should hold a summary aspect, and 
the varied effects necessary for the 
best mental appeal should be 
■ought It was hot at Loew's Sun- 
day, and most of the acts combined 
to make It hotter, Insisting the ty- 
phoons remain inert and dressing 
for the most part In heavy gar- 
ments. A blackface act was all 
buttoned up with heavy gloves, 
eaueing those in front to perspire 
In the thought they must be sweat- 
ing gobfl. The heating up process, 
In combination, sent a steady 
stream to the doors and buried an 
entertainment that little d'^served 
the fate it received. 

Rose and Dell were first to be 
treated In negligible manner. The 
opening in "one" is imnece.ssary, 
and an opening act that opens in 
"one* always malics it harder for 
Itself after getting in full stage. The 
pair did not retrieve the lost affec- 
tion. 

Lee Mason affected cool dressing 
beraelf, but her pianist kept wiping 
his forehead throughout. Her mat- 
ter was light and airy and the score 
achieved healthy. 

^aJvln and O'Connor are among 
the hundreds who have followed the 
dramatic opening used by a black- 
face turn several years ago in em- 
ploying one themselves, but it 
•oesnt mean anything. Their other 
Jatter held eome color and the 
Wight stuff got something. The 
wys would have done better If be- 



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garbtd in Shantung silk suits, straw 
lidH, etc. 

•The Poster Girl" lost much 
through a slow opening, but did 
fairly well later. A bit taken from 
a girl act of several seasons ago, 
but it makes an interlude in its 
way. 

Royal Pekinese Troupe that has 
no business on tno small lime was 
the top by many miles and closed 
resoundingly. 

i' 

Populijr pi'ovender for the pop'-'- 
lace epitomized the first half fare 
at the Palace and most of the stats 
were ocnipied notwiihatanding it is 
Holy Week. 

Aeroplane Girls mad"e an imj)os- 
ing opener with two buzzing ma- 
chines for an aerial background, the 
iron jaw twirl conclusively rou??ing 
thorn to ecstatic enthusiasm. 

Evangeline and Kathleen Murray 
made the most of themselves and 
the matter in hand, milking judi- 
ciously at the end, but with sucli 
finesse it did not cloy. 

Chi.sholni and Brecn sped alonjj 
smoothingly in one of those soft 
shaded eiderdown skitlets, the 
homilies dropping in limpid man- 
ner and awakening sympathetic in- 
terest commingled with the esprit 
of kindliness. Nevis and Guhl posed 
to viewing a darb straight with the 
aplomb of George Lemaire who 
brought the raillery to a niche over- 
flowing with merriment. Polished 
off in spots the turn could sa.ssay 
into the brightest of big time par- 
lors. The boys wowed them here. 

Paramount Four proved not so 
felicitous as a quartet closing sev- 
eral weeks ago. The young men 
were ndt strong enough for the po- 
sition. Perhaps their leaning to the 
conventional militated against their 
reception. 



Concise, succinct vaudeville at the 
Orpheum this week, bridging the 
span between auditor and artist In 
amity and friendliness that fairly 
glowed in the bond established. 
IMarmein Sisters and Aileen Stanley 
co-headliners, contributing dually. 

Michon Brothers, local citizens 
royally glad -handed before and aft, 
grew dearer to the nativity through 
one startling feat that would make 
any act a swift, stallcss routine be- 
guiling to behold. 

Jack George Duo preceded charily 
until George got to the colored par- 
son section, whi^h could be elabo- 
rated rnd adhrred to in toto. Every- 
thing else is superfluous. 

Hartly and Patterson In "One 
Night," by J. Arnold and K^nn^th 
Keith, were submerged tlirough the 
ino/Tlcacy of the playlet, which is 
redundant, lacks romprehensivem ss 
and ultimately entangles itself in a 
mass of inconsrqurntial hunly 
gurdy. The pair possess talent and 
mierht do something with a vehicle. 

Aileen Stanley, grown apace, was 
the outstanding hit. Marmein .'Uls- 
ters sold to the last ounce, danrlng 
remarkably, while disclosing a sories 
of interludog as original as they 
were artistic, Pressler and Klass 
extracted their portion in accepted 
demeanor, the clowning of Pressler 
Inducing sly,* furtive chuck>s. The 
couple fannod the flame of arr^'oval 
at the end into a blaze of applause-. 

Tarzan held them solid, but over- 
did some of the work, whi^h re- 
tarded In part, but as a closrr the 
turn ha«» fpw prpr«< 




, ^'Vt> Materials. Make Up People ftn<l Profess onal (oacbt^. 




This 

Preparation Period 

IT 

WHEN VAUDEVILLE ROUTES FOR NEXT. 
SEASON ARE UNDER CONSIDERATION— 

WHEN PRODUCTIONS ARE PLANNED AND 
CAST- 
WHEN BURLESQUE IS ORGANIZING— 

WHEN PICTURES ARE LISTED FOR THE 
STUDIOS— 

Vaudeville 

IS THE FIELD OF SUPPLY FOR ALL OF THE 
THEATRICAL WORLD. 



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"MIETY 



IS THE MEDIUM THAT REACHES 



EVERY VAUDEVILLE ACT IS POTENTIALLY IN 

DEMAND 

EVERY ARTIST SHOULD FOCUS ATTENTION 

UPON HIMSELF 
OR HERSELF DURING THE 
PREPARATION PERIOD, WHICH IS NOW 



PUBLICITY IS HALF THE TRICK OF SALES- 
MANSHIP. "SELLING" IS AS IMPORTANT 
IN THEATRICAI^ AS IN COMMERCE 



Plenty of reasons'why an advertisement 

or a series of them should be ordered by every 
Vaudeville Act. 



To carry your advertisement cveryuJtcre 

USE 



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FIRST TIME IN AMERICA 




BROTHERS ERNESTO 



AND 



MISS EDITH ' 



WORLD'S FAMOUS BAREBACK RIDERS 



(ORIGINAL SWEDISH BOY SCOUT ACT) 



NOW AT MAOISON SQUARE GARDEN, NEW YORK, WITH THE RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS 



MUSIC MEN 



The Witmark press ajjent call."* at- 
tention to a novelty release on tl>e 
current Columbia dii^ka of a ^V»t- 
mark publication, recorded by Al 
Jolflon. The reverse consists of a 
dince arrangement of the samo 
aoMg. 



Herman Schenck and rM.var<! 
Smalle, formerly with ll.ury \ on 
Tilzer, have connected witli Deri in. 
Inc. 



Harry Tonney, formerly with I'.er- 
II n, is now oii the Remick profes- 
sional staff. 



"' Violinsky has started publi.shlng 
for himself under the name of the 
Princeton Music Co. 



Billy James, songwriltr and music 
publisher, hjis signed with the Hose 
Valley Music (^o. of I'hiladclphia as 
an uuthograph recorder, v/ilh his 
tirat releases next month. 



8ong j)Uiggprs are finding somi- 
pro baseball a new field in which to 
exploit their wares. C)rganiz<»d ma- 
tor league b.iseball does not counte- 
nance any such Impromptu enter- 
tainment — the audience ofttimes 
questioning the truth of the word 
"entertainment" — but aeml - pro 
teams even welcome it aa a pub- 




Al 



ALMA NElLSON 

A.M> COMPANY IN 

''BOHEMIA" 

n. I'. Keith's Foidhum. Ntw 
York, Now (April 13-1(1) 

Direction LEW COLDER 



licity medium and «J e meeting the 
music publislierai half \vu\ . 



Gene Lord has signed as an ex- 
clusi\e C'Ueh aiiist. 



Thf Composers' and I.yric Writ- 
ers' Proleeiive J^eague last Friday 
at its second annual meeting elected 
new olHcers. \ ictor Herbert, the 
retiring president, was unanimously 
elected honorary president. CeofCrey 
O'Hara was elected president; Ir- 
ving Caosar. vice-president; Darl 
MacRoyle. secretary; lAiuis A 
Hirch, treasurer (re-elected). The 
new members elected to the Hoard 
of Directors were Clustave Kerker. 
Otto Moizan. Kdward Moran and 
.Jack Mahoney. Joe Uosey, the ro- 
tund jewelry merchant-songwriter, 
was unanimously elected Kcrgeant- 
at-arms. 



Kdna C.ladsione has resigned from 
the Jack Mills professional staff. 
wher«* she also held the post of ad- 
vertising man iger. 



Hryan T'i»y. formerly one of laddie 
Toy's septet, is developing his knack 
as a typewriter walloper. First 
starting as a songwriter. Foy Is now 
out on the Fox west coast lot turn- 
ing out « omedy scripts. Dallard 
Macdonald. another songsmith. v.dio 
has collaborated to some extent 
with l'*oy, is also doing scenario 

V.O!"k. 

ir.nry Welling and Mary Switsky 
have joined the proTes-sional ^taft of 
S. C. Caine. Ine. 



Vincent T.opex has :r.n(le liis first 
recording fur the Ola-h records. He 
will b.^ a featured artist. 



The Tam;i Mu.'mc Pub. Co.. the 
Shubert publishing, unit that mar- 
kets the .Shuiiert imported mvisic.al 
productions, t^as joined the 1". I*. 
P. A. The Tarn. I is invading the 
popular Held with Lis first number. 



Aileen Stanley and Robert N. But- 
teiujth have no redress against the 
Jerome H. Remick Co.. according to 
Justice IMatzek's decision in the 
former's royalty suit arising from 
the .song. 'I'.maline." It is a com- 
plicated tangle, starting with the 
jiurchase by Miss Stanley and her 
piano p'ayer. P.uttenuth, of (leorge 
A. Little's rights in the song for 
$.'>00, Little and Jimmie McHugh 
wrote the number, originally pub- 
lished by fJeorge A. Friedman, Inc. 

Remick took the song over from 
Friedman. ?kliss Stanley and But- 
tenuth «lid not receive the royalties 
promptly and sued to recover. 

Justice Plat::elc decided that 
I'riedmnn was the party respons- 
ible. Frieduian'.s money is tied up 
bf>e:iiisi» of anollif-i' luiimant, Mr.s. 
Little-Xoss. a sister of Cleorge A. 
Little. Mrs. N'oss originally invested 
$.1,000 in the Friedman company and 
is of tlie opinion she is entitled to 
part of the 'Fmaline" proceeds. 

Jimmie MiHugh. the other co- 
.'luthor of the song, is not suing, 
merely wailing for I'riedmari to 
'Cttle with him when the money is 
released. 



WANTED, BURLESQUE PEOPLE 

Spring Stock Season, WALDRON'S CASINO, BOSTON 

Prima Doima, Soubret, Ingenue, Good Sir:glng Women, Si.ster Teams. 
Quart! t. Female Musical Act, IiX|)erienced Burlesque Comedians, SUaight 
Blan, Charat ter Mati. Cood IMoilucers, .ind 

CHORUS GIRLS 

R^earsals Stai:t April 24th, Show Opens May 1st 
Address CHAS. H. WALDRON 

WALDRON'S CASINO, BOSTON 



SHOW KEVIEWS 

(Continued from page 23) 
posture. The act did nicely in a 
liard spot. 

The Colonial held about half a 
house downstairs, nicely 8prea<l. 

Siwe. 



5TH AVE. 

Festival Week at the Fifth Ave- 
nue currently did not accomplish 
much at the box office, judging from 
Monday night's attendance. It may 
have been Holy Week or the lazy 
spring weather that kept them out- 
doors, although the weather prob- 
ably accounted mostly for the 
apathetic, lethargic ennui that ob- 
sessed the .audience that evening. 
They came to sit back and refused 
to exercise the palms to any great 
extent. 

The Three Falcons, the fir.-st regu- 
lar act. qualities as a standard big 
time opener. Three presentable 
young men of the <'olkge boy tvpe. 
two dressed straight in ducks and 
V-neck sweaters, and the comic in 
goggles and Eton get-up. All their 
stuff is performed on the flyinr: 
rings, the comic clicking strongest 
with his monkey climbs on the sup- 
porting upright bars. He has a 
knack of making each stunt appear 
simple, although quite the oppo.sile. 
the house, however, recogni/.ing 
their difficulty. The Denno Sisters. 
Thibault and Cody, a mixed quartet, 
with a fast stepping routine twiced. 
They deliver a neat line of log- 
mania, the two women doubling and 
each of the men jierforming a solo. 
A neat ensemble waltz clog with a 
pinwheel effect led up to their en- 
core of an impression of .'i drum 
roll. Marriet Ma riot te and Co. (Neve 
Acts). 

Andrew Mack, fortified by excel- 
lent stage presence acquired by 
years of exi>orience in romantic 
Irish* plays proved nnexejting 
vaudeville material. His stories are 
weak with an unnecer-jsary liari)ing 
on the Irish versu.; lOnglish theme. 
It seems that since Irelatid has been 
liberated by the British lOmpire that 
line of chatter has become passe. 
Other Irish "singles" have recog- 
nized this and eliminated all and 
any such references. A "Finnegan's 
Ball" ditty cou'd stand lyric im- 
provement. Mack got the most by 
acting a mother song and playing it 
up to an American flag getaway. 

William Le Maire-IIaycs and Co. 
have discarded the "barber" skit 
and are doing the act they tried out 
for a while In the winter of 1918- 
1919. It's the old blackface turn 
with the two no-account sailor 
characters. Hayes feeds the lanky 
Le Maire perfectly for the cross - 
gagging after they make their 
entrance to a thunder and liglitning 
effect in a hybrid craft. It l.s a 
motor boat with a single sail which 
operates on land. After the cro.ss- 
fire a woman enters and wants to 
engage one of the men to kill her 
husband. Le Maire decides the job 
can't be done for less than "live 
bucks." She says the best she can 
do is JlO.roo. However, before she 
exits the big '.)oy "pinches" her 
watch. whi( h brings a copper back 
on their trail. 

Willie Solar, with his mugging. 
I)eculiar cough and animal chatter 
tied up the show after topi)ing it 
off with a ditlicult hock dance. 
Frawley and TiOui.=e peddle<l the 
hoke abundantly to good returns, 
although Billy Frawley unneces- 
.sarily burdens himself with material 
♦ hat could stand improvement. Jlo 
is a Jurenile comic of the fly type 
who should acquire a line of air\- 
persiflage more apt to strike the 
proletarian hot off the bat. As it Is. 
his manner of selling it accounts 
mostly for the returns. Kdna Louise 
is a charming blonde opposite, 
doing noble straight to l'rawle.\ s 
banter. 

The Liv.itner Cirls-N'ewton Ale-:- 



ander Company* production, head- 
lining the show, took all honors. 
This is one of the few survivors of 
the girl act production craze of last 
year, and has lost none of its kick 
since last seen locally. The act has 
been touring the Orpheum, and still 
is good for -once around in the east. 
Winnie Lightner, as ever, mops up 
individually. The Gosman Sisters 
and Ramona stood out with their 
solo stepping. Alexander and Harry 
Jones, the two men in the act, also 
scoring individually. And oh, what 
a plug Winnie Lightner delivers for 
Alexander's newest. "It's a Wonder- 
ful World After AH." It would have 
stopped the show if Winnie had not 
breezed off and the other members 
e. tered to proceed with the action. 

Reddington and Grant, standard 
trampolin.^ perfoVmcrs, closed. 

Abel 




CLEVELAND 

By J. WILSON ROY 

lIAN.\A.~Thur&ton. .Next. "Ju«t 
Married,' 

OHIO.— Dark. Next, "Nice Peo- 
ple." 

C O L O N I A L.— Barney Gerard's 
Now Show. 

n.VlPlRK.— "Monte Carlo Girls." 

I» R I S C I L L A.— 'Million Dollar 
Dolls." Mystic Si)encer. and pictures. 

MILES.— Ishakawa Bros., Foster 
.'ir.d Hay, Hazel Dickey and Co.. Vio- 
let Carlson, La Toy's Dogs, and pic- 
tures. 

GORDON SQl\\Ri:.— Wheeler and 
Mack, Curry and Lynn, Arnethj 
Bros., and pictures. 

FILMS.— Allen. "French -leels": 
Stillman, "ADolls House"; Park and 
Mall. "Habit"; State. "The CJreen 
Temptation"; Liberty. "Her Hus- 
band's Trademark"; Circle. "Wom- 
an's Place"; Standard. "Tl. • Dan- 
gerous Little Demon"; Alhambra. 
••I'ool's Par.idise"; Lorain-Fulton. 
"The Scarab Ring"; Capit ', "The 
Iron Trail." 

Keith's Hipp 

Current bill well balanced and gets 
over to good results. Headliner is the 
Santos-Hayes revue, which registers 
throughout. Bobbie Tremaine, Will 
Higgie and Saul Marshall put in 
some good dancing, while the princi- 
pals render a good account of them- 
selves with jokes and jibes. Support 
is capable and the act Is snappy, 
well staged and costumed. 

Oklahoma Bob Albright breezes 
through with songs. joke3 and imi- 
tations, and Harry and Emma Shar- 
rock put over a speedy telepathy 
number with telling effect. Mae anil 
Rose Wilton, two talented young- 
sters, please with songs, piano and 
violin playing, and Harry Holman 
lands a winner with his comedv skit. 
"Hard Boiled Hampton." Safnaroff 
and Sonia open w'ith a lively danc- 
ing act, then acrobatics and some 
well trained dogs, and the Six Has- 
sans close witli clever whirlwind 
tumbling. 

THE NATURAL 
BOBBED HAIR, 

Without Cut- 
ting:, $10. 

iidt Ear WavM. $5 pair. 
Ear Puffs, $2. 50 pair. 

WALTER HAIR GOODS CO. 
129 sixth Ave., at 42d 8tr<>et. New York 

I>ppt. v. Hnom 12. 



Keith's 105th Street 
Valerie Bergere captures premier 
honors at ibis uptown house v.iti 
the Japanese comedy playlet. "Q 
Joy San." MUs Bergere plays th« 
Nippon bride to a big hand, and th« 
supporting cast is capable. Billy 
Olason goes over strong with hit 
monologue and "Gimme" gags, whilt 
his song numbers bring plaudits. 
Hampton and Blake, in "Beaucoup 
Nuisance." offer r.ome cheery chat- 
ter and songs that are appreciated, 
Jason and Harrigan are a couple o| 
good singers; Alexandria has somt 
slapstick comedy that finds favor, 
Claudia Coleman scores with sorr.i 
feminist types and Kennedy and 
Kramer land with some tiiftjf 
wooden shoe dancing. The Valen- 
tines close with a good aerl.il num- 
ber. 



With the performance nevt Sat- 
urday night, two amusement houses 
will bring their season to a ch.^e— 
the Colonial and the Fmpire — in.so- 
far us circuit attractions are con- 
cerned. 

This was the announcement made 
Sunday night at both theatres, ant 
the information came in liic natui 
of .'I snrprise. as it was exi)ect« 
s«'veral attractions would be play< 
at both boubcs in the next six 
eight v.eeks. 



4 



Publicity 



That Pertains IIXACTLY I9 



Variety's 
Special 
Service 
Plan 



IT PAYS TO 'ADVERTISE 
via this plan, which covers a 
period of from six to tivelvi 
months. 

For particulars, apply to any 
VARIETY OFFICE 



ARE YOU GOING TO EUROPE? 

f(tri(in«hlp ■econimodntlona arrntiRed on nil Unc^a, nt Mnin Ofle* 
I'ricea. lloata nre Roltiff w^ry full; nrrniiKe earl^. ForelKn Montf 
hontfht and aold. Llbrrty Honda bonsht and aold. 

PAUL TArsiG A SON. 104 ICnat 14tli St.. Nevv York, 
rhonet Starvrannt n l,ia-Gl .t7. 



AT B. F. KEITH'S, INDIANAPOLIS, THIS WEEK (APRIL 10) 

AND 

in "AN INTERLUDE OF MELODY" 
Direction PAUL DURAND Office 





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^^y5f_ THE PARIS PRESS 



BERGERE 



L'INTIUNSIGEANT. Ftb. 15. 192J. 

•• ^od the trlumpb of this p«rfomianr* >7ln4 

Ptyne, who !•• ** *'*'^* *•*** '^ *"'™ ••'♦'"•'y. on» 
of U» mott extrtonllntry trtUU of cur time, who 
iBpersoiiktes lh« modem dancf, dlxJoJnted. Jffky, 
MTTOUf, tlw«J» weml'i* to moi^Ji luvlf." 

— Rcn« Biact. 



L'AVIMn, Feb. 14. ISJS. 

". . . ,Th« great iurceai went to MiM Nln« 
payD*. Some wrrks afo when the appeared on the 
gluft of the Olympi* our roliaborateur J«an 
]<faTalo wrote here of her merits. AmldFt a pro- 
MtaloD of blrdi the represents the 'Ibis.' In her 
T/gffUui attitudes she erokes the strange bird, 
gbe auci-ewls in giving th« vision of lu legs 
ftagth and stiff, of Ita melantboly beak. It Is 
■ralptural, religious and comical at the same time. 
Iflsa Nina Payne danors with the Jazz-Baud also 
and this choreograph; Is of • marvellous and 
■addenhig modemUm. Rhe swoons away in hear- 
ing the wild muKir. bi-nds back and puts her foot 
en the shoulder of the Violinist, makes all sorts 
ef Bovemeots before the menace of the trombone 
and the musicians cirry her away strettliotl out 
on their lands. Much rhythm. In^f-ntlvtucse, 
Irony and wit Tliat is Miss Nina I'ayne." 

— Nexltrt. 

INTER.N'ATIONAl.E, Feb. 1?. lf'2'J. 

•• The InfenirfJallon Is Tno. MT* Nina 

Pajne bad a virltable triumph." Rene Rcynavd. 



LI RA^fK. 

"We must give a i<Iace apart to Miss N'Ina 
rayne, an extraordinary dancer fi.r whom alon* 
U la worth going to the FoUies Dergrre. Her 
several appearances brought hrr an fiuirmous sur- 
ccea which r)ecAnie9 a triumph after her i.umler 
with the Jaz« Band."— Ai- Lib. 



I^EB BOsS SOIRS. 

Then comes Miss Nina ra>ne. American 

Fairy of thl<t cnsmopolitun perfonuarirc. Her fac* 
h rasdld ttml ini«<*l><evnii« at the same time. She 
amlleei lilercttc au<I .vlendir, her hand;* alone 
■peak, htr intelligent hands which Inscribe Into 
us precise poems. Moaning Ophlclrld a(r<m- 
panylng her steps that belong to a very ancient 
art and yet are altogether mc^lern. Little dis- 
jointed doll with mechanical gesture*, tl'e si'rlng 
of which Is • soul, who lias reminded me of 
some verws of AppoUnalre. a Rreat French poet, 
who would ro hare llke<l to ha«e admired vou. 
This will not ray much to you ala?. but I know 
•r no greater pr4i>e." — Pierre Varenne. 



CAP.LOGn.AM.ME. Feb. 1'. 1022. 

'"n»e Cubist and Dadaisy dances- «f the Ameri- 
can MiM Nina r.iyne. and the ii.tplllgefit rla«-t e 
of Bengalia. forms the two big h;U cf the pcr- 
fcrmance."-H. M. 



OLYMPIA 



L'lNTIUNSlGEANT. Nov. 21. lOJl. 

"....riret of all the AmerKan dancer. Mis* 
Nina Paine, slater comedienne of Elsie Janis. 
who dances with her Jaaz-Band. It la the modem 
dance, cariratural, acrobatic, but ah'iig Unee 
always harmonifiu-s. Miss Payne Is a great artlat 
who rrrgals to us an eotirtly new art." 

—Rene Biiet. 

PARIS MIPI, Pec. 21. 1021. 

"Miss Nina Payne, the American dancer. We 
bare seen many and many dancers during th« 
past Tears, all varieties of serious dancing, of 
burlesque dan. Ing and of acrobatic dancing have 
Wen presented to us brilliantly. Go to see Mis* 
Tayne. for the resembles no one elf-e. Tall and 
slender like Ma nublnstoln. of whcm at time* 
she seems to wish to paro«ly, some rf h«T attitudeg 
frem turn to turn white and black Harlequin 
with remini.'cencrs cf the Russian ItaJUt then 
Hindoo dancer dancing the cake-walk, then ilf 
delicate dainty figure wlih a neat profile detiched 
from a prcdous lamco, futuriH woman nilh an 
odd medley culored cc!»tume. Miss Payne !• 
marvelloufcly elcv«r io making the bfst of her 
•lendemeM and cf the suppleness of her body 
wldch is closely nearing dlslocatioii and geta 
purppvly siigu'ar and disjointing ironically stjiee 
^t long tllluiuette ■ -GttStave Frejavllle. 



LA RAMPK. Dec. 10. 1('21. 

".Monfiliiir Paul 1'ran<k once more deserves 
praise for continuing tlie wries cf his scnsail*!!- 
»l revi'lations and he pif«eiits us ttie nio.'^t ex- 
traordinary, liiteresting and original of dancers in 
Ml-'s Nljia Payne. We had tl.ought it a »llffi. ult 
^'l^'g to ^h(.w anything new in the art cf terp- 
Blchore. iil>s .Nina Payne proves thia the ccn- 
^"■ary. ll»r ntmdier which is perhaps !o the 
<Unce wiiat rijl>i>ru is to paijitliig L.i«. liowtrer, 
^h* great merit to belong to the domain of art 
Her pr-.j..^ sttltr.dfs and stt-r?. h.-wfv.r daring 
fr exaggtrated t'.ey may seem to u«, are none 
''he l.Rs graceful and harmonious. There Is not 
the least gesture that has not 8<nie reason to be. 
"•t a niotl.n of her body that It not classic or 
Hi'riv»-d froti) iije ,lasslc. ]i> her dllTercnt ap- 
rearaii.e <,, appatitions) «he was tho object of 
"'tlni.ia«tlc ovations frem tlic part of the public, 
wiil.h altlHugi, n.-i prepared, waa able at once 
to aMrtciate wl at this num»j.r mear.i In Uie 
*«y ff work and resear h, aiiU above all IL* 
• rtiaic preHMatlcn. 



1'- f-IM-IK, Feb 17. irjs. 

■MI'S Nhu Payne that the 01>n.i'a rev. »l»d 

to ua recently, in this Revue, has UaiiSferrwl her 

''*■'"*'''''•• Dumlrr just as it w.iv Her l^u- 



AGREE THAT 



NINA PAYNE 



18 



THE HIT OF "FOLIES so FOIIES' 

NOW PLAYING AT THE 



FOLI 




BERGERE 



PARIS 




UNDER THE DIRECTION OF PAYSON GRAHAM 



tlan dance found Its place nu'.'f r..-.t\;rany in tU 
procfMl. n of plumes where Ml;s p8)ne reprt - 
•entj the Ibis plume. Her CuM't «'>'l n«<lnl«t 
dance?, 'The Woman of TonM.rn-'W.' ac. omi-mle.! 
by the Jazz lUnd 'Ad-l-it".' forms, »*f' re the 

iriiiiaot •..<• rr., ...!! . < '•• 

Which is warmly «.'.<. me.1 • — Gettave Frejaville. 



LE CRAPot 11 I KT. 

.. j^tifT KMe Jsnl*. Miss :»ina P-ti^e re- 

teals to us '».e Am.rl -n M ilc »I.'II. 't •'♦•w 
that Iffny 1» nurr al-vi.t from h«r daine. th.»t 
dan-e "f a lurle«fiiie »'m1 iiri'ore-<en gra.c. .Mr..i 
ra}pe uiidirMan.!' how to glre to the mo^t iicM»» 
BKj^.meTif. that batlrlcil ar.d < at,, at^irc like rhar- 
aittr that gl^'S tliem <.ilic and n.aKe imi't h'f 
Intentions and hl»«'. J^h*" maneges to keep U.e 
public Ireathlc'S. She nalta i.-t a. a.lendc d.r.es 
like a Ulhrina >he d-c n..f •< n rr. n.lcaU- fo h. r 
►p«Htators ber If'^ef emotion i^ an adeit of 
Isgdcra Pur.can. tut 'le indu'ge? In a »'ii«r,.r 



game ant rhe offers birtelf as a siicctai le. Ad 
alisolute lack if seriousness idncd to a rare i.ro« 
fi signal lori" l< ntl< usnes and an edifying * n- 
e-ty In work is the d>iloci <<iBn <>t tl'e neat pre- 
c|)w llt.e.ir art of Mi-s Moa Pajrie. .Mn* P.im* 
Is a triio arti t l>«-<rH'-e ••!• has nanished froni 
ber sri all aniflf lalfv arid ail •artistic rffert.' 
VMi-'t a joy to f-fc J i\uh<»T wh > <l><es not profess 
to l>e an acMhitKiati and wlm gives l*a' k u> the 
dan'e Its arn ieiil pr»"*'.p.-, and at ihe >an.e time 
endouDig It vvith moiietn »lclueflt^. .Mips Payne 
ai>iio:i<< 4 Mt.d vlvirio lite ~l.>ge. Htr reM'ijrccS 
arn t»riicl. |). r \lt.il i tii rgy m> r rcrfliwiiig, her 
jijijgmeiit »o* sure, r;i r jm »«i r <f ln«i ntli n m 
llc',!ir:il th.Tt 'he ta'ir,/i i«o i)'i»i'rel w t'l ihe 
partiier^hip «r the r'illt.g if the gr ^Jp of pets, 
n.'il. ;.. rii .ftnrl lalnfirs whl'I: form the vanguar.l 
of il.i' iMi. n trio. lire if stage i. 1 t.'i* one 
*k\\ !• t .M' *> I'a)t<<- fimalh licrH-If. Ji> >>igg«'t- 
l! g fi hi r a i:w (f;i<tpi,''n of ilio dan'e one 
niifh* drav« pr' i;t frutn li>r iitjorn taletit and her 
ainuind r<ien(e, but one woijii) <orrupt her per- 
•(.i.a ly sr.d 'r'.r lalt,} " Waldemar Gccie. 



FOLIES 
BERGERE 



I^ JOFRo'AI.. 

"Among the artists we mu«t mention over all 
Miss Nhta Payne, whose arms and handst mlmle 
wUh mobt astonishing exactitude and with #•■ 
markable supplcne'^s the Flgypllan gestures, and 
wltn slinws with the iaza band as much agUlty 
with her lege as ^he had. ahown with her hands 
lo the dance of the 'Ibis'."— Q. 4a PawlewikL 



rOMMEHIA. 

Misa Nina Payne was the revelatton of 

this revue. Pretty, graceful, riever, aklUful. sbe 
pDMtesaes a very rare intelligence of gesture. 8he 
understanils to |»erfection how to bring out the 
value of tier 'real' talent or ability." 

—Mm VltorW. 



LA PRKSSE. Feb. 14. IMJ. 

"...But among the laterpretera the revdallon 
is Mths Nina Payne in one of those a4>enaa of 
'Vnlrr Kiylliwes' that are the fad where extreme 
Cubism and clown-like ( nearest heida) is com- 
b(rM>d. 8li« eipresaes with wonderful ability, tt 
the same time angular and willowy, with • n- 
tfiant Joy that upllfta tbla new art" 

^Jane Catiilia Mentfoa. 



JOl'RNAL AMISA.S'T, Feb. 25, 1»21. 

"We must give the first palm to Dm dancer 
Miss Nina Payne, whose extreme mndcmlsm. 
made of plastic hiventUm. observation and Irony, 
Is altogether delightful."— Ggarti L««4«R. 



FAR18 Mr»IC BAIX. 

*.,. Mlaa Nina Payne has also (le diable au 
eorpe). Her dance of the 'Ibis Bird,' hlerrtlc, 
then clown -like an«i tfadatst,. are a revelation. 
One must also add that she baa wit to the tlpa 
ef tier toee."- Mlteliewe. 



FANTASIO. 

"The beautiful Mlsa Nina Payne executes to 
thia rerue mw^t curious and wonderful daocea of 
Ihe Oublst and Pwdaist style." 

—Ua Caehea <• Payant 



LOELVRE. 

Then there Is Mlsa Nina Payne, ati Aner- 

lean dancer, wiio Is so talente<l, »rt clever aji 
artist that she manages to give to Cublan an la- 
teren and grace." 



PETIT JOURNAL, Feb. 13. 192S. 

"....And then come* Miss Nina Payne, who bf 
the inU'lMgence of her arma. by her gifts of ron- 
te)rtl<>^t>sm and of mimicry composes a kind of 
elKtreographlc georoetry unknown tlil now. and 
eierpowerlngly surirising."— Erfouard BeautfH. 



LR FKiARO. Feb. 15. lt*22. 

"Miss Nina I'ayne draws hieretlc gesturee re- 
vlv«><l from the (Egyptian antiquity and, more 
Mippie than a reed, presents ua some cuMst and 
daUaiat dances, enough to disconcert Teri'"»'cliore " 

— Jacauee Patia. 



OLYMPIA 



UEH Bo.Ns .^oiiip:. 

Nina I'ayne, her lui^ple and long flgure. 

hn curly bobbed hair, her steel blue c^es, h<r 
anallh.g mouth attracta at once the attention and 
keeps It. Khe dattcea with a rhythm at time* 
alow. St times Jerky,- and evokes primitive agea 
when It does not predict the future aget. Ii»r 
IIarle4]uln tighta with black and white mouhllngs 
encase her dainty boaom and her alight hips. 
Who dnea she remind us off Ida Rubinstein? 
Klsie Janl»f Or perbape Jeanne Avril, whose 
lightning legs Ttne the sir with whlx/lbig In an 
e<ldy of njffle^l silk? Nina Payne comblnea all 
these women rrriainly, and many others, but she 
la above all Mna Payne."- Pierre Vareane. 



rr.VU.lMH LIBRES. 

"The occa&l(rn Is too rare to meet a woman 
who does i.ot <lli»simuiate the face tf her w(>rk 
behind the veil of thick sytuhronlsm. Miss .Mna 
Payne Is the elear and dazzling fairy of the 
mwlcm rlance. Tall, slerider, swiogiiig in her 
gait hannonlously llMhs*, M^s Nina Payne 
really hrnks as If she did not tome from any- 
wlM-rc. An uneii.e«te<l . ene. an amusing ccietiime 
aiHl ailcijuate ni'isir gives the llloslon. MIm 
.Nina P.i\ ne has the oouurtrv, (r bad taftr, to 
rtegivct nothing to dl>p!ea»e us. .•<he sjrr.utids 
herself "ith an e^'ilpn eiit thst would l<e ci m- 
l>roniJ>lrig to any other. Tu deflfie this artl*t7 
It is the t^vo rftnuies that meet -an alliance cf 
yelli w Slid blue wl>i<h gUe a rlngl:ig grern. Tlw 
e«ji!lli ri\im wM' fi rcv\jits from ite S'lime and 
fari(j«>i» of Ml-' .Mn.i Payne Is only th^is e«- 
pll'.ilil<- Mna pj)rie hxn penetrated the rhythm 
(f-'T't )<r hUitlei.i. aoil feeing of her vi'<<i) taa 
alien it a i reci«e form by the virtue (or means) 
of a luminous Intuition.' Marcel Raval. 



m* 



. mtriummimr^mirmmg^mi^^ffmm^m^jmm.' F.l^l • 



82 



VARIETY 



Friday, April 14, 1922 



AMERICA'S BEST MANIKIN ACT IN AMERICAS GREATEST THEATRE 

MAHTELL'S IHAHIKiHS 



"LE PETIT CABARET" 



'AN OVATION OF LAUGHTER AND 'APPLAUSE 

NOW AT THE PALACE 



BOOKED SOLID 



NEW YORK, APRIL 10 



Direction FRANK EVANS, Inc, 



S 



KANSAS CITY 

By WILL. R. HUGHES 

SHUBERT.— Loo Detrichsteln *ln 
^he Great Lover." 

GRAND. — Drama Players Stock, 
IB "Under Cover." 

QAYETY.— -"3on Ton Girla," 

FILMS— "Pay Day" and "The 
Seventh Day," Liberty; "Beyond the 
Rainbow." Main Street; "Love 
Charm," Globe; "Dangerous Little 
Demon," Loew'a; "Silent Years." 

An almost unceasing rain last week 
has put a decided crimp in the box 
office receipts. "The Unloved Wife" 
was at the Shubert. and in spite of 
the extra sensational advertising 
failed to draw for the night perform- 
ances. The daily matinees, adver- 
tised for women only and with the 
best seats selling for 50 cents, were 
))etter than the nights at a dollar 
top. This show, according to the 
program, is presented by the Unity 
Play Co., of which, it is understood, 
George Gatts is the principal owner. 
Th« advertising of women only at 
the mats, and no children under 
Itt admitted, was practically ruined 
aiter the Monday papers appeared, 
as they stated that there was noth- 
ing to the piece to warrant such 
measures and that "There was no 
reason for the management to be 
so mysterious &bout barring play- 
goers of the masculine sex from 
the afternoon performances." 

At the Grand the Drama Players 
presented "Wedding Bells," with 
Wilmer Walter as "Reginald Car- 
ter" and Theodora Warfiold as 
••Rosalie." Both play and players 
received strong notices. Among the 
vaudeville and burlesque houses the 
Mainstreet again stood out against 
all comers. Business at this house 
continues to hold up remarkably, al- 
though not nearly as big as before 
the holidays. The regtilar Orphcum 
la complaining of the falling busi- 
ness and the "three in one" policy ai 
the Gayety has proved a fliver. 



diction that lie will draw stronger 
this time. 



Following Mr. Ditrichstein at the 
Shubert, the house will get Otis 
Skinner in "Blood and Sand," Elsie 
Janis and "Mr. Pim Passes By." 



Riccardo Martin, of the Chicago 
Grand Opera Co., who had been 
advertised to appear here with the 
Kansas City Grand Opera Co., has 
notified tiie management of his In- 
ability to appear, owing to the ex- 
tension of the Chicago engagement. 
Tom Burk, the New York star, has 
been secured to take Martin's place. 
The week of opera by the local or- 
ganization will 'begin May 22. Four 
operas will be presented. 



tests continues nightly much to the 
satisfaction of tlie dealers in wire- 
less apparatus, who are far behind 
in their orders. Acta from the pic- 
ture housea playing independent 
viiudeville, local artists and mu- 
siclana from the different theatrea 
are used for the entertainments. 
Monday night Matt A. Foster, Re- 
publican candidate for Mayor, made 
his final appeal to the voters by 
radio from the "Star's" studio, and 
the next evening both the "Star" 
and "Post'* broadcast the election 
returns. Receiving sets were In- 
stalled in a number of the theatres 
and the returns received as fast as 
they were issued from headquarters. 



The four Marx Brothers, head- 
liners at the Orpheum this week, 
were here several weeks ago and 
heavily featured at the Mainstreet. 
This is the first act to repeat here 
from the junior house to the big 
Orpheum, although several acts have 
been ut the Mainstreet that worked 
first at the parent house. 



The Harrjr Carroll act, which 
comes to the Orpheum week of April 
16, is laying off here having Jumped 
direct from Montreal. 



"Deacon" Jones, doorman at the 
Orpheum and one of the best known 
on the entire circuit, has been serl- 
ou.sly ill for the past week, but ex- 
pects to be back on the job in a 
short time. 



Leo Ditrichstein, In "The Great 
liover," is the current attraction at 
the Shubert, and prospects are good 
for a paying week's business. Mr. 
Ditrichstein was at the same house 
early in the season and made a 
most favorable impression with his 
business building up towards the 
close of the week, and It is tiie pre- 



The "Bon -Ton Girls," at the Gay- 
ety this week, will close the house 
for the season. This closing is three 
weeks earlier than last year, and 
although business has held up better 
here than in many of the Columbia 
towns it Is gradually growing worse 
and the announcement for the close 
waa not much of a surprise. 



STRAWS 

tliat show ^'hlch way the comfdy 
winft Is blowing. Drlsko and Knrl 
bought the first four Issues of JAMUS 
MADISOiNS WKEKLY SKHVICE for 
|6, and liked thorn so well that they 
subscribed for three months. Walterfl 
and Walters bought tho first five 
Issues for |8, and then paid me $:>0 
for A year's subscription. 

IF YOU THINK 

that a bunch of absolutely new and 
original comedy material each week 
will be of benefit to your act, sub- 
Bcrlhe for JAMKS MADISON'S 
■WEEKI,Y SERVICE. 

OR THEN AGAIN 

If you don't believe It will get you 
more laughs and more salary, sub- 
scribe anyhow and you will say after- 
wards that my BKIIVK^FJ Is worth 
many times the price I ask for It. 

JAMES 
MADISON'S 
WEEKLY 
SERVICE 

might bo called a RADIO issue 
because it contains a number of 
new jokes on this scientiflc dis- 
covery that is sweeping tho 
country. A single issue costs J2; 
or I will fiend the first 7 numbers 
for |8; or any 4 numbers for $5; 
or any 2 numbers for (3. A year's 
subscription (52 issues) costs 
$50; or a three months' subscrip- 
tion (13 l.«?sucs) costs |15. It may 
begirt either with No. 1 or cur- 
rent issue. 

EACH ISSUE 

contains my latest monologue, doubb^ 
routine.^, single gagn. wise cracks and 
a parody on some late song. My list 
of SMliJK^ribcrs Includes America's 
leadina vaudeville and mu.slcal 
comedy stars and you know the old 
Haying, "Hitch yuur waguu to a 'star*. 
"Send orders to 

JAMES MADISON 
1493 Broadway New York 



No.7 




Mrs. G oldie Adams, 26 years old, 
who resides on the Kansas side, 
shot herself In the shoulder while 
in the rest room of the Globe Tues- 
day. She left a note saying, "I have 
no reason for killing myself other 
than I'm Just tired of living." It 
la thought she will recover. 

The old Orpheum theatre building 
at Ninth and May streeta, which 
was the third Orpheum house of the 
present circuit, is to be razed to 
make way Xor a largo loft building. 
Tho house had been occupied by 
Orpheum vaudeville from 1898 until 
1915, when the new house was 
opened. The old house has been 
unoccupied for the last seven years, 
and there is a suit now pending 
against the Orpheum company for 
$176,000 damages, it being charged 
the house has been ransacked by 
thieves and most of the equipment 
stolen. This loss is blamed on the 
fact that the Orpheum company did 
not keep a watchman there. The 
manager of the Clark Estate com- 
pany, which owns the building, as- 
serts that the Orpheum company 
had taken a ten-year lease on the 
building in 1911, and after spending 
some $50,000 had only occupied it 
three years. Prior to its lease to the 
Orpheum company in 1898 the house 
was run for a few years as a combi- 
nation house by Hudson & Judah, 
and was known as the Ninth Sfr*»et 
theatre. With the exception of the 
old Gillas theatre. In the north end. 
It is the oldest house In Kansas 
City. 



MONTREAL 

By JOHN M. GARDINER 

HIS MAJESTY'S— Allan Pollock 
in "A Bill of Divorcement'* Next 
week. "The Circle." 

PRINCESS— Julian Eltlnge, Wm. 
and Hoe Mandell, Thoa. P. Swift 
and Mary Kelly, Kenncy and Hollls, 
the Ramsdella and Deyo, Three 
Weber Girla, OflScer Vokes and Don, 
the Halklngs. 

ORPHEUM — Orpheum Playera In 
"The White Sister." 

GAYETY — Season closed with 
"Greenwich Village Folllea." Pic- 
ture policy hereafter. Same man- 
agement. 

IMPERIAL — Dancing Kennedya, 
Francea Dougherty, Holmea and 
Holllston, Flo and Ollle Walters, 
George Yeoman and Lizzie, Jock 
Wyatt and Scotch Lads and Lassies. 

CAI*ITOL — Capitol Opera Co. in 
Easter music; Betty Compaon in 
"The Law and the Woman." 

LOEWS— Waldron and WInslow. 
Collina and Plllard, Dave Thursby, 
Eadle and Itamsden, De Lyons Duo. 

ALLEN— Allen Concert Co, •*The 
Cabinet of Dr. CaligarL" 



carry through the summer with a 
picture policy. It is the intention 
of the Gayety to run first-run fea- 
tures and establish itself aa the 
premier picture house In the east 
end of the city. Manager B. M. 
Garfleld will continue to preside 
over the destinies of the house. 



While plana for His Majesty's 
tj^atre are not yet completed, it Is 
iT^rted that a summer stock com- 
pany will occupy the house until 
next faU. 



Legitimate attractions are appa- 
rently not wanted in Montreal. 
Jane Cowl in "Smilin* Through" 
did terrible business and "A Bill of 
Divorcement" not much better, de- 
spite lengthy "boosts" fro^ all the 
local dramatic critics. 



Light district from those trying t% 
have the electrical display signg 
eliminated. The meeting will taki 
place at Keen's Chop House. 



Hillside Park, Newark, N. J., wIU 
open next Sunday. Tiie admissloft 
has been cut to 16 centa. < 



With the opening of Palisade Parl^ 
N. J., tomorrow, April 15, Sol Tur«k 
of the Loew office has b^en dele* 
gated to book the out-door attra«» 
tions, consisting of four vaudeviHi 
acts, full week. i 



The fontost botween the two eve- 
ning papers with their radio con- 



"A Visit Iktromes • Ilablt" 

YORK CAFETEi^lA 

Pure, iirhoIeMnme food, tastefnlly 
prepared. 

Popalar prices. 
158 West 44th Street 

(Adj. Hotel Clarfdge) NEW YORK 



A notable announcement waa 
made in exchange circlea thla week 
when it waa ascertained that the 
Toronto ofllce of the Pathe Com- 
pany, known here aa the Specialty 
Film Import Co., would absorb the 
local ofBcea. L. Ernest Oulmet, 
manager of the Montreal firm, an- 
nounced that the merger had been 
officially put through. It ia under- 
stood that Mr. Oulmet has formed 
the Laval Photoplays Company and 
will leave at the end of the month 
for Loa Angeles, where he will make 
several pictures. Madame Florence 
Lionals, a Montreal girl, will be 
atarred in the new production*. 



Advance men of the Barnum A 
Bailey clrcua are In the city look- 
ing for a suitable location. The 
circua ia booked here in July. 



The Gayety (Columbia Wheel) 
haa discontinued burlesque and will 




Beautify Your Face 

Yon nuit losk feed te niks 
••td. Masy ef the *«PrefM. 
•!••'* fiavs ebtalned and re- 
tained b«tt«r sartt by liavlni 
me correct their fcatural Isi- 

JierfcetloNi isd remove blem* 
ihM. CoNiultatlea free. Fee* 
reaMsable. 

F. E. SMITH, M. D. 

347 Fifth Avenue 
M. T. City 0pp. Waldorf 



A warrant was issued for the ar- 
rest of Dr. Boris Dunev, 198 Bishop 
street, pianist and teacher of piano, 
on charges of forgery and of utter- 
ing forged documents. Dr. Dunev 
formerly rented a studio on Sher- 
brook street west, near Guy street. 
Action was taken by J. S. Black, of 
this city, through his counsel, Henry 
Weinfleld, the allegations urisliiB 
from transactions he undertook 
with Dr. Dunev In connection with 
the sale of planoa and musical in- 
struments. 



Lew Payton denied that he has 
left the office of Lee Kraus nor 
that he haa any Intention of leav- 
ing Kraus and agenting on hia own. 
Payton and Kraus have been asso- 
ciated since the first of the season 
and their relations have been 
amicable at all times. 



Eleanor Young, sister of Margaret 
Young, will not accompany tiMl 
character singer hereafter, havlnf 
taken over the Lucille Cold Cream 
establishment, which she will (j^m 
ploit in the profession. j 



The Times Square Business Men's 
Association will hold a meeting 
Monday night to discuss ways and 
meana of protAjting the Wl»ite- 



MINERS 
MAKEUP 

Est Henry C. Miner, Inc. 



WESTON'S INDINA 

ARTISTS AND ALL IN SHOW 
BUSINESS 

Do You Want to Have • Nice 
Head of Hair? 

Start today velnv tho enlr remodf 
that dooo not contala ALCOIIOU 
QUININE. ACID. ETHER, PBTBO- 
LBUM. CRUDE OIL. ANIMAL FAT, 
or other INJURIOUS INOREDIENIB 
to Hcalp and hair. INDINA atop* 
Itair from falilnir oat, deetrojA danl- 
ruflT and ita irerm and proniotee the 
rrowtk of hair where there are etUI 
roote. 



Indoreed br tho theatrical 
medical profeiMlone. Mandrods ol 
art late now ttnlng INDINA with creat 
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While at the Palace, Chicago (April 3) 

"A trio followed billing thomsplvt.a as Kdm Wyso 
and Connpnny. Quite a few masons »iark this same 
three made the course of the Bmall time, and now 
they have set themselves on th« t.lK tinip. All at-tn 
are usually treated royally nt the I'alace, but the way 
Ross Wyse and Company went. It B»'emed a<» tliouKh 
they tvere beinjf stiown favoritlHm, which was proiniitt-il 
by the live wire parkage of liumanlty. calllnK hiniMt-lf 
Tony, the neat appearing, pleasant Ross Wyse. who 
allows Tony much opportunity to show to advantage 
his ability in sonjc. talk and dance, with a sprinklimj 
of acrobatics and comedy, and Miiis Ross, who adds 
her charmlnK looks, voice and Bcneral aMslslance 
throughout. The act as It showed, before its special 
s»5t In one, received the modal of big time audiences" 
dcmapdN, and approval." — LOOP, VARIICTY. 



While at Palace, Chicago 



"Rosa "Wyse and Company stirred 
'•m up with tome hand enullit).ri«tic 
stunts that were actually hair- 
raisers. The net opened witli the 
woman In sonp and she is then joine«I 
by Ti.ny, a lillle mite of a fcilow. who 
can do some mighty powerful tiKks. 
'I'hls act closed to tr«'mindous ap- 
plau.se and were forced to offer sev- 
eral encores."— WEEK OP ATKll. 3. 



While at Palace, Chicago 

"R«jKS V.'ysc anil Company, consist- 
\nK of woman, man and a little man 
midget, came on n>'xt. The man and 
woman were exceptionally clever, and 
tlie midget was u riot. He in a w«ir«- 
d<Tful acrobat. at\d bin^fs, talks and 
dances an well, and perfornied snmti 
surprisingly good hiuid b:ilaii<-li)^ 
'I'his a<t is fast, well dresned. xpcrial 
Bceiifry, and of liig time cahln r. " - 
WEEK OF APR1I> .1. 



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While at Pantages, Denver 

*• 'Tony* la smaller than half a pint. 
Is Miled as the Burpriso of the ftoss 
Wyse and Company act, and is as 
talented and accomplished a inidRet 
as ever stopped a show. His ver*<a- 
tility seems unlimited, his personality 
magnetic and his manner convincing. 
After singing, dancing an<l turning an 
acrobatic fljp, he concludes the per- 
formance with a head spin and a solo. 
Before the week is over he probably 
will kick a field goal from the 65- 
vard line with the bases full." 



SOON 

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ANNOUNCE 



While at Shea's, Buffalo 

•'I'.osH \Vyse and .Company, Intro- 
ducmg tlio celebrated Au^trJ^ll;ln mid- 
get. TONY. pre.«rnt a Sensation. 
TONY is a marvelous gymnast, aod 
the a»t had yesfrday's audiences ap- 
plauding and deman<llng a recall. 
The man working with the midget Jn 
his stunts, and the woman singing 
and assisting, proved dependable en- 
tertainers" , 



While at Proctor's,Schenectady 

VOD-VIL 
By CANDID 

BILL: Eddie Toy. Ross Wyse and 

Co., Willie Solar. Mablo Rurkc, 

Dippy Dlcra and Flo Hennett. 

• UEST LAICII: ROSS WYSE AND 

CO. BEST VOICE: Girl at Tiano with 

Mabel Burke. Ross Wyse and Co. 

do.se the bill with an act that acores 

heavily. At the first show last night 

It was a riot. The act closes with 

two stunts in balancing never before 

seen here, and they -stopped the show. 

It has high entertainment value." 



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"Ross Wyse and Company curralcd 
the comeAy h«inora without any dlf- 
fl« ulty. The versatile TONY featured 
with this act performed like a vet- 
eran artist. His comedy ability is 
displayed In talk and business wUh 
his purtnerx. Alternately doing 
■trnight and coupled with clever 

acrobiilics and w**ll contrived lifts 
and balancing, SMsisteil by Wyse, he 
wept for a knockout." — JosrpliM, 
VAHIETY. 



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PITTSBURGH 

By COLEMAN HARRISON 

'^'/PICTURES— Grand and Liberty, 
Tay Day" and "Polly of Follies"; 
Regent and Blaokslone, 'Tiavelin' 
On"; Savoy, "Footfalls"; State, 
*Way Down East" (2d week); Ly- 
ceum, "Heart SpecialiHt"; Olympic, 
'•Find the Woman"; Cameraphone. 
"French Ileol-s": Minerva, Dempsey 
[tight plot un\s (I'd week); Duquesne, 
^Luxury": Aldine,*Man from Down- 
ing Street." 



Elsie Ferguson drew close to ca- 

feapcity attendance Monday in "The 

Varying Shore" at the Nixon, despite 

•^lumld weather. Look?? like another 

'llg week in a successful season for 



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Mall ordort promptly fllltd. 
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this house. Russian Grand Opera 
next. 



Mrs. Mamie Barth, local dancing 
instrui tor, who a few seasons ago 
was a star with *\Vino, Woman and 
Song," is leading the local contin- 
pont whioh will attend tlie Imperial 
Conff^renge of Dancing Masters in 
London. 




The Alvin is once again dark, the 
second lime in thn-e wt't-ks. It has 
been a stormy season for this house, 
the only good weeks having been re- 
corded with expensive Shubert pro- 
ductions and one or two others. 
"Dog Love," return, next. 

Bongiovanni's Garden Is open 
again, the largest road house in this 
district. The entertainment at his 
Nixon Cafe is being furnished by 
Kmilie Fitzgerald and Hughes and 
Moore. Black's, which went Into 
bankruptcy as a rellnod restaurant 
and which came out of It after 
changing its name and policy. Is 
now called the I'ala Koyal, the for- 
in<r title having been Devil's Cave. 



Its jiresent dance orchestra Is to be 
supplanted by Art Gilca. 

The Duquesne is utilizing more 
adv<'riising space than other large 
picture houses, and, in Imitation of 
I)rograms in metropolitn theaters, is 
(»fff'ting a seven-ply entertainment, 
four parts of which are i)ictur«s; 
two. orclustral selections, and the 
feature, a local soprano, Anita King. 



Tlitr Duque.sne Garden, the only 
indoor ice-skating rink hcie, whicli 
has been operating under the trus- 
teeship of a couple of banks, closi-s 
JSalurday and the following tlay a 
coujde of amusement pyrks open 
their seasons. 



Mary .7a ne Green, who gave hfv 
occupation as an "ar'tress of New 
York. ' was one of several j)ers(»ns 
arrested in a raid on a local hotel. 



Billie Ilailus has Joined George 
.lalT' 's stock burlesqu(.' troufx; at tlie 
Academy, to be the chief soubret. 



will again liave a Vitagraph distrib- 
uting station. 11. A. I'>lack, formerly 
of the Salt J.,ako City olllce, is in 
charge of the Seattle territory, and 
.lohn liuger, foiinerly Vitagraph 
booker here, has been sent to take 
charge at Salt Lake. 

The Young Sisters, forinerly nr- 
ti\e ill \ .'ludeville. are being featured 
by the l>i.s;ib!r«l Arnerjc.jn Veterans 
at a bazaar being lieid at the armory 
this week. 



In l;e( j)ing with a plan formed 
some time ago, «'. S. Jensen, oper- 
ating the imi)(»rt;nit lirst-run plc- 
tuie luiusrs ctf I'ortland, will reduce 
tlie admission pri« es at the Star 
theater to 10 cents, starting Satur- 
day. The presfnt prien is li.'j, and 
some of the suburban exhibitors ♦x- 
pect the new low .scale to rut Into 
their neighborhood receipts. The 
Star Rhf>ws less imfiortant first-run 



pictures a • dl ns flom*» of the Im- 
jxatant second runs. 



Hi Filers, local music d -aler, toTQ 
the Motion I'icture KxhlbitorH* 
I.,eaguo of Oregon last week that it 
was in Portl.nid that the Idea of 
pipe organs for picture theaters was 
conceived and llrst tried. Filers de- 
clared the Kimb.'iU organ p'-ople 
took «way his agency when he in- 
stalled an <,rgan in the ohi .Majjstio, 
but when a r«'p»J"««''>tatl\ e .'^aw the 
possit)llitieH the agency was prompt- 
ly restored. 



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Thomas Wood Stevens, director of 
the Carnegie Tech drama school, is 
in cliarge of the Virginia Historical 
Pageant, which will oj>en in Bich- 
monil May 22. .Several of his stu- 
dents will appear in the east. 



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EDDIE MACK TALKS: 



No. 78 



Drop into the Palace this week (April 10) and 
glance at the hit scored by BERT and BETTY 
WHEELER. Bert manages to extract the laughs 
with his various antics, and his stage wardrobe gets 
some rough handling during the act. However, his 
street clothes are the nattiest which could be worn by 
any stage juvenile, and taking into consideration that 
both his stage and street wardrobe come from EDDIE 
MACK, his splendid appearance on and off can be 
attributed to good taste, excellent quality and splen- 
did tailoring, which he always obtains from EDDIE 
MACK. 



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Jtivoli, -Woman, Wake I'p"; lilue 
Mouse. 'Pirth of a Nation '; Majes- 
tic, 'Man to .Man"; People's, "Jan of 
the Hig .'^now.s"; .Star, "I Ac<!U.se.'' 



.SatMnl.iv Viola Dana will make 
the first of a s«'ries of personnl ap- 
I>earances at I^oew's Hii»i)odrome, 
wh' re Kva Tangu.'iy has be»>n hold- 
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I (April 17--April 24) 

"Blir Jamboree" 17 Empire New- 
Ark. 

"Bon Ton Clrla" 17 Gayety St 
Louis. 

"Bowery Burlesquers" 17 Lyric 
Dayton 24 Ilurtig &. Seamon's New 
York. 

"Broadway Scandals" 17 Majestic 
IWilkes Barre. 

Finney Frank 17 Columbia New 
Tork 24 Casino Brooklyn. 

"Follies of Day" 17 Empire Provi- 
dence 24 Gayety Boston. 

Gerard's New Show 17 Gayety 
Buffalo 24 Empire Brooklyn. 

"Golden Crook" 17 Empire AU^any 
24 Casino Boston. 

"Harvest Time" 17 Empire Brook- 
lyn 24 Empire Newark. 

Howe Sam 17 Casino Boston. 




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"Keep Smiling* 17 L. O Gayety 
Omaha. 

"Knick Knacks" 17 Majestic 
Scranton 24-26 Cohen's Newburgrh 
27-29 Cohen's Poughkeepsie. 

"London Belles" 17 L O Empire 
Albany. 

"Maids of America" 17 Gayety 
WashlnfiTton. 

"Pace Makers" 17 I^yrlc Newark. 

"Record Breakers" 17 Trocadero 
Philadelphia. 

Reynold.*^ Abe 17-19 Cohen's New 
burgh 20-12 Cohen's Poughkeepsie. 

Singer Jack 17 Jacques Waterbury 
24 Minor's Bronx N*^w York. 
"Some Show" 17 Majestic Scranton 

"Step Lively Girls" 17 Hurtis & 
Se.imon'H New York. 

"Tit for Tat" 17 Gayety Toronto 
24 Oavety Buffalo. 

"Town Scandals" 17 Columbia 
Chicago. 

Watson Billy 17 Gayety Boston 24 
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Williams Mollle 17 Palace Balti- 
more. 

"World of Frolics" IT Miner's 
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Wandering Sons 
Ward Francis 
Warlnj June 
Watson Kathleen 
Wheeler & Mack 
White Geraidina 
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continue to play there until the 
middle of June. NedeHander Is 
planning to put in several big Shu- 
bert shows at his Detroit house for 
indefinite runs which should keep 
him open at least until June 1. 



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DETROIT, MICH, 

By JACOB SMITH 

Shubcrt-Michlgan and Garrick 
dark this week. Former house will 
remain closed for balance of season, 
while th© Garrick haa attraction 
starting: April 80. Bonstello Stock 
bepins siimmer engagement early In 
May with Frank Morgan again 
playing the male lead. 



"Dear Me" at Detroit Next, "The 
Tavern." 



"The Promenaders" held over at 
the Shubert-Detrolt, with Aleen 
Dronson as added attraction. 



When J. J. Shubert was here tho 
other week he told Dave Neder- 
lander the three best towns for tho 
Shubert vaudeville have been De- 
troit, Boston and Philadelphia, and 
that It is likely Shubert shows will 



The Colonial is building every 
week with Shubert vaudei^lle. This 
week's acts are Francis Renault: 
Mullen and Corelli; Young and 
Francis; Swift and Dooley: Three 
Jeanettos and picture. The Colonial 
will not close during the summer. 



Palace: "Doll Frolics." with Mc- 
Kinlpy Sisters; Violet and Charles; 
Hurst and DeVars; Charles and Inn 
McAvoy; Speaker Lewis; Lloyd 
Nevada and Co. and feature picture. 



Woodward Players will remain 
throughout the summer at* the Ma- 
jestic. Stock has proven succe.ssful 
and it will become permanent. The 
success of stock has been far be- 
yond all expectations, which Is in- 
teresting from this viewpoint — stock 
is usually the last policy that man- 
agers try with houses not making 
money. 



Arnold .Tohnson and his orchestra 
from St. Johns' Casino. Miami, has 
been booked for five weeks in De- 
troit by Fred St. Johns, who op- 
erates a chain of restaurants. This 
week the orchestra is appearing as 
an added attraction at the New 
Capitol theatre and proving a big 
hit. Johnson formerly played at 
Reisenweber's and with Whlteman. 
He has a novel opening for his act. 
A picture is shown of the orchestra 
playing a number; in back of the 
screen is the orchestra playing the 
same number. The orchestra can- 
not be seen by the audience. After 
this number l.s completed, the screen 
goes up and there is Johnson and 
his 12-piece orchestra ready for 
other numbers. 



Baker has written quite a num^ 
ber of dramatic stories and hat 
a number of deals for both picturet 
and the legitimate. 

W. Grimth Mitchell, for three 
years manager of the Majestic, 
Kalamazoo, has been transferred by 
W. S. Buttcrfiekl to manage the Ma- 
jestic and Family in Port Huron, 
Roy Tillson goes to Kalamaroo. 



Art iniiott has been appoinled 
Detroit manager for Uobertson-Cole. 



C. Kiseman. formerly with Fa- 
mous in Washington, has ' taken 
charge of the Detroit office of th« 
American Rel*»aRing Corporation, 
succeeding Ralph Quive. who lias 
resigned. 



Howell. Mich., has voted for Sun- 
day< movies. This is the third town 
to vote favorably in the past two 
month.s, and in each town the 
church people conducted a vigorous 
campaign against Sunday shows. 



The policy of pictures, vaudeville 
and burlesque at the Avenue and 
Gayety is proving quite popular and 
business is good at both houses. 

At the phot^lays: "Wild Honey" 
at Madison; "Wake Up Woman" at 
Capitol: "Gypsy Passion" at Wash- 
ington; "Grand Larceny" at Adams; 
"Her Husband's Trademark" held 
over for second week. 



There certainly must be a scarcity 
of big pictures for the first-run the- 
atres. Up to Friday noon John H. 
Kunsky had not yet selected pic- 
tures for his Matlison or Capitol 
theatre for the week starting Sun- 
day. Then he decided on "Wild 
Honey" for the Madison and "Wake 
Up Woman" for the Capitol. 

Royal A. Daker, Detroit police cen- 
sor of pictures, has sold a dramatic 
story, "The Trap.- to the Irons- 
Clamage Amusement Co., which 
plans to produce It next season. 



Margaret Matznauer. mezzo so- 
prano, who was to appear at th« 
Ann Arbor May Festival thi.s vear, 
has written Secretary Charles Sink 
explaining that ina.smuch as th« 
concert fell on the first anniversary 
of her mother's death that singlnic 
in public would be most trying and 
begged off the engagement. 

The Ferry Field will again try 
dramatic stock, with feature pic- 
tures, starting Faster Sunday. Cecil 
Drummong and Alma Vivian play 
leads, while Chester Henry Smith is 
the producer. 



Andreas Dippel was In Detroit 
last week and announced his plan of 
presenting opera on a subscription 
basis, similar to the procedure 
used In financing symphony con- 
certs. A committee is now being: 
formed which will ask for 1,000 sub- 
scribers before next season. Mr. 
Dippel's Idea is to divide the coun- 
try into five circuits In which grand 
opera would be presented after th« 
style of big-time vaudeville. 




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CLOSING the; show successfully this week (APRIL 10) AT B. F. KEITH'S PALACE, NEW YORK 



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WHEELER 



And making them stay in and laugh in one of "the easiest spots'* we ever had. Here is the show : Mantell's Mannikeiis. Reed and 
JTucker, Brown and Weston, Murray and Oakland, Harry J. Conley and Co.. Gene Greene, Paul Whitemand and Band, and BERT 
Mid BETTY WHEELER. 

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WE HOPE WE SATISFY AS WELL AS WE ARE SATISFIED 

Direction LEO nTZGERALD 



INDL\NAPOLIS 

By VOLNEY B. FOWl ER 

The Park, Columbia wheel house, 

• kM been drawing a crowd before 

Matinee and evening performances 

jWiUi concerts by the orchestra from 

' A balcony in front of the theater. 

^ It was announced Stuart Walker 
lias abandoned the earlier reported 
plan of operating stock in Lo\iisvilie 
and Cincinnati as well as Indianapo- 
llB {his summer, and will play only 
Jn Cincinnati and Indianapolis, the 
companies to rotate between the 
cities. The local soaRon will open 
at the Murat May 2 and at the Cox 
Jn Clncinuati a week eailier. 



tempt to open 
would be made. 



in forbidden hours 



The Terre iraute Film Co. has 
filed final certificate of dissolution 
with the Secretary of State. 



Sells-Floto circus April 25, dhect 
from Chicago. 



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Almost every speaker 6n the pro- 
fram of the Indiana Indorsers of 
Photoplays, the club women's or- 
ganisation which voices approval of 
fltana It deems proper and remains 
illent on the bad, expressed opposi- 
tion to censorship. Q. W. Erdmann. 
apecial representative of Associated 
I^oducers at Cleveland; W. D. Mc- 
Guire, executive perretarv of the 
National Board of Review: Monte 
Blue and Eupene OIMfn were out- 
Of-town notables at the convention. 



Earl Cox, manaper, and Frank O. 
Retnbusch, oWner, of the Irving the^ 

Jter In Irvington. classic stiburb of 
ndianapolfs. were di.i'ehnrped in 
Justice of the peace court on ••barpcs 
•«C operating the theater Sunday 
'wh'en It was agreed no funhe^r at- 




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A CORAECT 

TEEATMENT 

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Baldnes 



City Councilman Walter W. Wise 
announced laat week that he would 
introduce an ordinance increasing 
the license fee for photoplay thea- 
ters charging over 25 cents admis- 
sion from $100 to $500 a year and 
prohibiting the sale of a ticket un- 
less a seat was immediately avail- 
able. He did not get the bill ready 
In time for the regular meeting last 
week, but said he would bring it up 
at the next meeting, next Monday 
evening. 

ROCHESTER, N. Y. 

By L. B. SKEFFINGTON 

lA'CKUM— "Mr. Plm Passes By.^' 
first half; second half, dark. 

PLAY'S— feVrVe-U-4. Bob McLean 
and Co.. Berrv and Bonnie. Wanda 
I.udlow arid Co.. the Hennings, Yo- 
sitn .Taps; "Mnn to Man." film. 

FAMILY— "Why Change Your 
Wife?" musical stock. 



John Ringling, helped to put tfie 
deal through, so the circus comes to 
Geneva as guests of the chamber* 



SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

By CHESTER B. BAHN 

KEITHS— Vaudeville. 

TEMPLE— Vaudeville. 

BASTABLE-^Dark. 

WIETING— t)ark. 

STHANi:) — "A Question of Honor." 

EMPIRE— "The Ro.sary.V 

ROBBINS-ECKRL— Sunday and 
Monday, extended engagement of 
"Foolish Wivea"; Tuesday on, "Tpe 
Little Fool.' *' 

SAVOY— "Midnight ." 

CRESCENT— "The Golden Gift." 



ployment aid office was opened In 
the Empire's lobby and applioations 
from the Jobless and from employers 
seeking men wer« registen-d. A 
chapel facade, built as a theatre en- 
trance, was another novelty lliat dt- 
tracted unusual attention. 



Theatres at Mansfield, over the 
Penney border line from EIniIra, 
have been closed by the health mf" 
thorities. The rapid ipread of scar- 
let fever was the reason advanced. 



As a publicity stunt the Family 
advertises that patrons may dupli- 
cate the amount they spend for 
tickets in street -car tickets at 5 
cents per ride. The ordinary fare is 
7 cents. : 



The Syracuse regular theatrical 
season is "shot." Wiih the B;is- 
table and Wieting closed for the sen- 
son, the city amusement Jans must 
depend upon vaudeville and pictures 
unless there are unexpected devel- 
opments. The Welting wound up a 
decidedly poor season Saturday 
when "Mr. Pim Passes By" closed a 
three-day run. The business was 
small; in fact, the company got 
more in the first three one-night 
stands than it did the last four per- 
formances of the week at the Wiet- 
ing. The comedy should have ap- 
pealed to the English classes in the 
local university and schools, but the 
advance agent apparently passed up 
the bet. 



The Romervllle Players at the 
Stone, Binghamton, arc putting on 
the good old-fashioned niellOr, "St. 
Elmo." this week. 



E<'kel th<»atre orchestra, ht\n' been 
engaged (o provide concert ])rograms 
at the New York State lair here in 
Septviiil* r. 



Leo Kennedy and Rhea I>iv«»!ey 
will head the stock that moves into 
the Majestic, Utica, Monday! 




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■ALDNCSS— FALLING HAIR— DANDRUFF 

*nd all 8<alp l>iM>rilfr sii<Tc-»^fully trp«tr«l 
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TWi 1* uncondUlftially Ruar«i.t«Til, pro\i(l- 
bkff jour kalr bulbs ilmw vlttlitj. Those 
trwtmfnu have boon gritlfylnK'y reHll/id hy 
•Otoe of the m^st pn.miiipiit Klars lu Auierlt."a 
&iwl tbroatl. Krre I.lter.niirp. 

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Announcement here that the East- 
man Kodak Co. Is to issue a new 
stock of par value, exchanging ten 
shares of the new issue for one of 
the old, is resulting in an upward 
turn on the market, although there 
is little for sale. 



Stock talk as far as the Wietlhg 
is concerned is dead. The Shubcrts 
angled with Mae Desmond and even 
set the epening date for April 17, 
but the deal fell through. Other 
inquiries had been shoved aside, 
and. as a result, there's no one to 
take the house now. 



Miss Marjorie Baker of Water- 
town, for some time a stenographer 
in the law offices of the llrm headed 
by former State Senator George II. 
Cobb, is slated for a berth with the 
censorship commission, it la said in 
Watertown. 

t 

William B. iShaul, until recently 
a.ssistant manager of Keith's here, 
has been appointed manager of the 
piano department of Dey Brothers 
& Co. of thla <;ity. 

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"Mr. -Plm' Passes By,'' which 
played the Wletlng la.«rt half, gave 
two performances at Auburn State 
prison Sunday. The complete per- 
formance was^ given in both the 
woman's and ipcn's prisons. 



Woo»d >ty cowbovs, athletes, 
butclM'i . bakers and candlestick 
mak«'rs to the number of 200 sine* 
she aniKMinced her search for a "per* 
feot fatln'i- for hor perfect children- 
to-be," Audrey Mimsonv world-fam- 
ous sculptor's model and tilm star, 
of this city, wlU surrender to Cupid 
early in the summer, according to an 
announcement by her mother, Mrs. 
Katherlne Munaon. The aspirant 
for Miss Munson's hand, her mother 
annonmr's. is Joseph J. Stevenson, 
Ann ArlMir, Mich., contractor und 
world war aviator. Miss Munson 
and her mother for some weeks 
have been living at Meltico, Oawego 
county, N. Y. . 



Barniim and Bailey and Ringing 
Bros. Circus is to play CJeneva on 
June 6. The booking agents passed 
that citv. as they have always done 
n the Vast, then the Chamber of 
Commerce set out to convince the 
management Cleneva ought to get 
{he circus. State Boxing Commis- 
sioner Frank Dwyer, an old friend of 



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The Ba stable, too, will undoubt- 
♦^dly be dnik for the entire summer. 
The burlesque season was too poor 
to warrant stock burlesque. And the 
picture hou.ses, with their cut-throat 
opposition, make new additions to 
their ranks inadvisable. 



C/se the Old-Time Solid 



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ALL DRUGGISTS have or can 
"The Wisdom of r>eauty." is ready, 
pleasure of sending it. 



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Call and get one or give me the 



The Keith summer policy has not 
been announced. Manager John 
liuriu's has been at New York head- 
quarters for a conf^r^^nce, and has 
not as vet returned. Last year the 
Keith hou.se by dint of hard plug- 
ging weathered the poor summer 
business with vaudeville. The Tem- 
ple's plans, woo, are still up in the 
air. 



Tripping over a trunk on the 
stage of the Stone opera house 
while trying to find a pair of over-, 
shoes In the dark. Manager H. M. 
AddiMon of the BinghaYnton house 
suffered injuries that sent him to 
bed. 

Pulaski Is going to have a film 
house, to be erected at a cost of 
170.000. The Independent Order of 
Odd Fellows will build the theatre, 
containing lodge rooms as well. 



R. W. Case, of California, has suc- 
ceeded Phillip Smith as manager of 
the Oswego (N. Y.) Theatre Co. 
Mr. Case has been engaged In the 
movie busine.«s In Indianapolis, New 
Orleans and the west. 



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The "bones" of "Lassie." the Ill- 
fated musical comedy that went on 
the rocks here some months ago. 
were shipped to New York on Mon- 
day for interment in a warehouse 
there. The acenery, costumes, etc., 
had been left at the Wieting here 
after the company stranded. Her- 
bert Cnshing, husband of Catherine 
Chisholm Cushing, came here to 
superintend the shipping of the 
stuff. A deal to sell to a Canadian 
outfit fell through, it is said. 



Jeffery L.nzarus, exploitation man 
for First National, is in town to put 
over "The Kosaiy," playing the Km 
pire. One of his best stunts is a tie- 
up with th«! move to find jobs for 
the unemployed. A spe( ial unem- 



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Gus Hill's show. "Bringing Up 
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week of April 24. This is the first 
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seasons, with 'the exception of 
Thurston. 



Charles Dillingham will present 
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Easter week "Out to Win," a new 
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l>ert Ranaon. Montague Rutherford, 
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O. O. Thropa, Aahton Tonge, Robert 
Ayrton, Meriam Elliott, Jane Hous< 
ton, and Adria Hill. 



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ATLANTIC CITY I woods* theatre, which haa been 

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imate and vaudeville during the past 
few years, has passed over into a 
film house. Two weeks ago a syndi- 
cate headed by Max Weineman, one 
of the principal owners of the board- 
walk block upon which the Woods 
is situated, took over the house and 
started Rhowlng big feature pic- 
tures selected for their popularity 
in New York. The active direction 
of the Woods Is In the hands of 
Mortimer Lewis, already manager 
of the Bijou, Capitol, and Ventnor 
theatres, showing pictures. 



"The Charlatan," written by Leon 
ard Prasklns and Ernest Pascal, and 
presented by Adolph Klaui>er, was 
given its premiere at the Globe last 
Thursday with the following cast: 

Eric Stark Charles Hampden 

pyrre T.«wla BrouRhton 

VaRi-Nama "Wiillam I'odmore 

I>hlma t FanJa Marlnoff 

Mason Talbot.... Wllliani InKersoll 

Cagliostro Frederick Tiden 

Avrll Penniston Natta Sunderland 

Florenro Gilly-Smythe MarRaret Dale 

Herbert Deerlnc Purnoil Pratt 

Dr. Payntor F.dward Powers 

fane Fallows Marion Ucrlram 

Walter Knapp Howard llagsdale 

TakinK as bnslc motif the claim of 
the Charlatan of the piece that he 
really is the supposed dead Joseph 
Balsamo, Count Cagliostro, those in- 
famies during the time of the old 
regime in France have been cele- 
brated In novel and story, "The 
Charlatan" goes on with complica- 
tions which give It a highly modern 
turn. The part of Capfliostro as pre- 
sented by li'rcdcrick Tiden is made 
tremendously realistic, and in his 
delineation of a modern district at- 
torney Purnell Pratt brings out the 



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Young's Million Dollar Pier has 
opened for the season and is doing 
a good business. The principal at- 
traction for the spring season on the 
pier ia the Mason -Dixon Five Or- 
chestra which, under the manage- 
ment of Jim Shields, has made a 
big hit in many of the cities of the 
Western Pennsylvania, circuit Net 
hauls have been resumed on the pier, 
and work is being rushed on a new 
battery of big aquariums, which are 
another regular feature. 



Ing from tha big hotels. Many will 
not arrive until Friday or Saturday, 
but a number have arranged to re- 
main over through all of next week. 
As special Easter attractions there 
will be John McCormack, who is to 
siniT in concOTt in Keith's Garden 
Pier Theatre on Easter Sunday 
night, and the Mask and Wig Club 
of the University of Pennsylvania, 
which will giro Its usual Blaster 
premiere at the Apollo. The Steeple- 
chase Pier, which opflned yesterday, 
will close again after Easter, to re- 
opeii on Memorial Day. 

BUFFALO 

By SYDNEY BURTON 

Thia week finds things theatrical 
at lowest ebb of year. With both 
Majestic and Teck dark, town de- 
void of legitimate attractions. Gay- 
ety went ba<jk to straight two-a-day 
burlesque policy Monday, continu- 
ous show Idea having failed to get 
extra draw. Harry Greb, as special 
attraction, helping put the house 
l>ack in tha running. 

"Llghtnln*,** at Majestic last week, 
mopped up the town with a gross of 
about >18,000. The show holds the 
season record for the house on its 
former showing here earlier in the 
year. 

It Is rumored the Criterion will 



reopen next month with dramatic 
stock in opposition to Jessie Bon- 
stelle at the Majestic. Should the 
venture materialize it will ba the 
first season in half a doxen years 
that Buffalo haa had two stocks. 
Tha only auoceaaful oppoaition to 
Bonstella waa tha Anaon-Oilmore 
Co. at the Teck in 1911. 



ST, LOUIS 

By QEORQE W. QAMBRILL 

Joseph Brber. proprietor of Erber's. 
Ea5t St. Ltouls; Albert Schaeffer. 
and James E. Allen, actors, were ar- 
rested on warrants charging them 
with intdrfering with a state officer 
in the discharge of hia duty, sworn 
to by J. J. Mullen, a state factory 
Inspector. Mullen declared that 
when he attempted to learn the 
Identity of two little girls, aged 6 or 
€, who appeared at Erber'a in a 
sonir and dance act on "amateur 
night," that Erbar and the two men, 
who are profeasionals. interfered 
with him. Mullen aaid that the law 
forblda the publlo appearanoe of 
children, and that Erber agreed to 
let no more appear at his theatre. 
The trio gave bond. 



Buffalo aeldom has an opportunity 
to "discover" a real find in vaude- 
ville. It came pretty near that last 
week in its reception of a girt billed 
as Marjr Jayne, with George F. 
Moora at Shea'a Tha girl uncov- 
ered a auspiciously well-trained 
voice, combined with a figure and 
stage proaence which sent her across 
for a bull's eye. Tall, pretty, and 
with a wealth of those inborn graces 
usually acquired far from the foot- 
lights, she sizes up like ready 
money. Even the hard-boiled vaude- 
ville reviewers for the dailies saw 
fit to concede her special mention. 
Opinion was unanimous on the week 
that Moore picked some Jayne when 
he acquired Mary. 



The Theatrical Managers* Asso- 
ciation here agreed to close all the 
theatres of St. Ix>ul8 from noon till 
S p. m. on Good Friday. Noonday 
services will be held in tha down- 
town housea closed. 



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SHUBERT-JBFFBRSON - 
Unloved Wife." 

AMERICAN— Billie Burke in "Tha 
Intimate Stranger.** 

ORPIiEUM— MosconI Bros, head 
the bill. 

RIALTO — Junior Orpheum. LIN 
lian Shaw is featured. 

COLUMBIA— (Vauderille). Billy 
Gerber Revue featured. 

QAYBTY— (Burlesque). "Tit for 
Tat." 



Stage folk will form an impor- 
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bride's calloused knees."' 



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Rialto, "Find tho Woman"; Cran« 
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BELASCO.—Sprlng hit Wa«hlnfl> 
ton with the result about a balf ai 
house irrectod "The Whirl of New 
York." This combination offer* 
splendid entertainment with the flrtt 
half given over to vaudeville pre-i 
sented by the principals of the Gom« 
pany. 

Tho Flemlngfl, profcrammed fop 
the third spot, did not appear, id^ 
though here when this attraction 
was first presented earlier in the 
season. Herbert Hocy has succeeded 
the previous Juvenile singer and 
doen fairly well, although not pos« 
sesf^ing the voice of hia predeceaaon 
ThiB waa particularly noted In llS4 
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B. Kalish. Until final settlement is 
inade Mr. Kaliln is operating the 
theatre under a temporary lease. 
Mr. Kalish who is new in the theatre 
Duslness, has arranged for M. 
Mayerson, tbe present manager, to 
continue. 



Plans are nearly completed for a 
picture brick building, 51 by 125 
wt, to be erected at 4S17 Walnut 
■trwt. Solomon Kaplan 929 Chcst- 
njt street, who Is the architect, la 
Mom ready to take bids. The name 
•i the owner has not been disclosed. 



A movement similar in scope to 
«• Philadelphia Orchestra and 
JvTum, has been launched here to 
Wve this city a dramatic organiza- 
ijon of the highest caliber, much on 
^e order of the Theatre Guild and 
Jn-ovlncetown Players in New York. 
The Little theatre, also known as 
the Delancey and the Philadelphia, 
}y^*ted at 18th and Delancey. At 
t«*^ "^ meeting, an address was 
«Wde by former solicitor general, 
JjDies M. Beck. Richard J Beamish, 
Jf.J^« Philadelphia Inquirer, pre- 
■Wed, and speeches were made by a 
number present including H. T. 
Hjv^n. of the Evening Public 
Jjoger. A committee, consisting of 
T^' ^ucy Wilson, Samuel Fleisher 
*na Prof. John T. Dolman, the latter 



B. F. Keith's— It hasn't been often 
this year a sketch has dominated a 
variety bill, but it comes pretty 
close to doing so this week. The 
sketch is 'Memories," by Roy 
Brlant, In which trusty and reliable 
old Tom Wise is seen to good ad- 
vantage. Occasionally the act 
verges on the over-sentinierital, but 
It generally recovers in a good 
laugh. The only spot on the bill 
which seriously disputes the leader- 
ship of "Memories" is that furnished 
by Ruth Roye. whose syncopation 
repertoire fairly runs riot. Ralph 
Riggs and Katherine Witchie have 
an act that depends as much on the 
beautiful stacing as on their clever 
and artistic dancing. Lew Van and 
Turah Tyson have mere conven- 
tional soft-shoe dancing. Douglas 
Leavitt and Ruth Mary Lockwood 
have some good palter and Fome not 
so good. An extra clever bill. 



?Ielen Eley were the three outstand- 
ing girls in the big cast, and the 
masculine end of the affair was up- 
held by Harry Hines, a lively fun- 
maker, by Sam llearn's rusticlsms, 
and Davey White's eccentric danc- 
ing. An Oriental number with Jack 
Keller seemed to please tho crowd. 
Other numbers were ''The Winter 
Garden Stage Door," "Toyland." 
"An Osteopath in a Life Insurance 
Omce, ' and "Cafe de la Palx." 

The National Highways Associa- 
tion was host to the largest theatre 
party of the year here Monday night 
at a performance of "Tip Top" at 
the Forrest. Their guests were 
members of the fashionable Racquet 
Club here and they occupied the en- 
tire lower floor. The Highway As- 
sociation presented everyone present 
with a souvenir program of elab- 
orate nature, which included many 
pictures and cartoons of members of 
the 'Tip Top " cast, the names of all 
Racquet club members, and of every- 
body connected with the FoiT«bt 
theatre, from the general manager 
to the window washers. 



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Shubert Vaudeville— ATiother of 
Shubert's rcvuo units, formerly se* n 
here in regular musical form at tlie 
Shubert thratre, is at the Chestnut 
Street opera house tliis week. It is 
not all that could be wished, with a 
number of arid stretches tttwccii 
laughs and <:omo rather tawdry i^tag- 
ing san#Twirho<l in between some 
that was goo<l. Jane Carroll a'"' 



The Exchangemcn's Association of 
riiiladelphia has been reorganized 
and will be known as the Film 
I^oard of Trade of I'hiladelphla. Mr. 
Hov, who originated and put Into 
effect the Hoy syi-trm in New York, 
was present and asKisted In Its or- 
ganization. The new body will oper- 
ate here under the same plan as tho 
Film Doard of Trade of New York. 
All cfliccrs in the organization will 
retain ilitir chairs in the new board. 



National this week with Sunday 
night opening. It looked as if all of 
Washington's theatregoers and a 
few others beside had turned out 
last night. There is a splendid ad- 
vance sale also. This is reported to 
bo closing week of company, 



Poll's has again lapsed into dark- 
ncs.", with "Kast Is West'' next 
week for a return engagement. Ap- 
peared before at the Shubeit-Gar- 
rlck. 

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The Cosmos bill consists of Crisp 
Sisters, lioward and Lewis, Sey- 
mour and Yates; Walter Fishter 
and Co., tho Morrells, comedy and 
feature Alms. 



The Strand with Loew vaudeville 
Is offering the following for the cur- 
rent week: "Rip Van Winkle's 
Dream," with Frank W. Stafford 
(this act played the Shubert vaude- 
ville house a few weeks ago), Tho 
Rackos. ArnoldGrazer, Walter Fer- 
ner and Co. In "Show Me,'' Miller, 
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The Gayety running straight bur- 
lesque policy, omitting the recently 
added vaudeville, has "Folly Town. " 
The Capitol haa "Chick Chick." 

Picture houses: Palace, "The Cra- 
dle"; Columbia, second week, "Mo- 



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KEITHS—A truly splendid bill, 
making it hard to state who was tb« 
greatest applause getter or who pre- 
sented the greatest amusement 
value. Jim McWilliams, styling him* 
self a pianist, has a most likablsi 
manner in putting across nut com« 
edjr and went over big. This also 
true of Walter and Emily Walters 
in their joint ventriloquist ofterinflr* 
This act is exceptional in Its pres>« 
entatlon. and both nre clever. 

The Wilson Aubrey Trio opened 
well, their wrestling bit closing them 
strongly, being followpd by Daisy 
Nellis. a very capable pianist, who 
understands vaudeville values, 
Cressy and Dayne, though pro- 
grnmed to present "The Man Who 
Butted In," offered a new sketch liy 
Mr. Cros.sy, "Without a Will There's 
a W.iy." Clever, with a real surprise 
fln!«h. ;: 

Jim McWilliams followed, aniS 
then came Blossom Seeley, with 
Bennio Fields assisting. Her act Ui 
beautifully preseuted ond tho ofTer- 
Ing is syncopation at its best. Ona 
Munson, in her manly revue, opened 
after intermission and she scored A 
personal success. The six boys 
seem to lack something when work- 
Ing behind her, but In their solo bits 
went over well. Next wore Walter 
and Emily Walters, and then the 
Avon Comedy Four, of which so 
much han been said that it is use- 
loss to add to the praise of this real 
laugh- producing combination. 



"The Charlatan," presented ht 
Adolph Klauber, is apparently a 
valuable piece of property. It is a 
mystery farce, with not quite the 
punch of "The Bat," but proves 
effective and is well plAyod. Charles 
Hampden, Frederic^ Tiden, William 
Ingersoll. Fania Marinoff, Margaret 
Dale and Netta Bundei landal score. 
Ix>cal papers praised ofTerlnff. 
President Harding, whom it ifl 
stated enjoys a mystery farce great- 
er than any other form of amuse- 
ment. Is to attend the theater elthez* 
Wednesday or Thursday, it being 
stated that the request came from 
the White House for the eeata 




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WOODSIDE 
KENNELS 

WOODSIDE 
LL 



NANCY GIBBS 

(Assisted by) 

PIERRE DE REEDER 

IN 

"MUSICAL MOMENTS" 

ManaRrmrnt 
/ MfHwm. I.KK ftnd J. J. SHPBERT 



KYRA 



Shubert Vaudeville 



ERNEST HIAH 

in "Nothing Serious" 

"CrdLM'S NON FAf'IT MOVXrHCTM" 

Mor the Wardrobe the Actor. 

Direction EARL A, PERKINS 



TRIXIE 

FRIG AN Z A 



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Hennepin, Minneapolis 
Next Week (April IS) 



Lyle i Virginia 

THE GINGER SNAPS 

Ewtera R«»r«««ntatlvM: Wtitara R«pr«Mntativ«i: 



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LEW OOLDER 
ARTIE PEARCE 
MARRY ROMM 



WILL JACOBS 
SAM KRAMER 



John Keefe 



/The Corn-Fed Boob" 

This Week (April 0), Orpheam, St. Paal 



JACK NORTON \ CO 

in '^RECUPERATION/' by HUGH HERBERT 

Direction: CHAS. MORRISON 



SFOBTS 

(Continued from pa^re 18) 

t)eforo the Troy club, was unable to 
meet Paul Clements, of Brooklyn. 
In the feature bout of twelve rounds 
because of an t)lceratcd tooth. 
Coffey had been sufifering great 
pain from the tooth for several 
days and his physicians advised 
him not to enter the ring until 
the molar had entirely healed. 
Coffey notifled Matchmaker Myers, 
who cancelled the show rather than 
•tage a substitute bout. 



Claudo Tibbltts, of Albany, who 
has the reputation of being one of 
the best ring arbiters up-State, has 
entirely recovered from an opera- 
! tlon and has notifled the State 
Athletic Commission that he la 
again ready to take assignments to 
officiate at boxing contests. Tib- 
bits, who underwent an operation 
for a ruptured blood vessel, has 
refereed in all the leading cities of 
the State and in New England. He 
baa acted as third man In the ring 
'at hundreds of contests and is a 
Lvery popular ofUcial. Ho will ftiake 
, hJs re-appearance as a referee at 
, the Troy club next week. 



LAURIE ORDWAY 

IRENE FISHER, At Piano 



returns Is being well nourished 
commercially, the slugger having 
become Interested In a half dozen 
"Babe Ruth" corporations, the latest 
being the Victor Cap Co., which 
concern markets Babe Ruth caps 
for children and adults. The chil- 
dren's caps have a photo of Ruth on 
the Inside, with his name on the 
peak, while the dress caps, also 
bearing his photo, are made of 
different material, the prices rang- 
ing from $1 to 17. Harry Weber, 
who guided the Babe through vaude- 
ville. Is behind the cap corpora- 
tion. 



mined to bring Babe back to Rich- 
mond next month to contest a debt 
the amount of which would pay the 
expenses of neither of the litigants 
on a one-way trip between Rich- 
mond and New York. .> But the 
major is sore and so is Babe, who 
avers that he will travel to Russia 
and back and spend a million be- 
fore he will consent to be gypped 
by his erstwhile bosom friend, , the, 
redoubtable major. 



Following an altercation while the 
New York and Brooklyn baseball 
clubs were playing in Richmond 
last Thursday, Major Monte Stone, 
former army officer and late owner 
and manager of Monte Stone's Fly- 
ing Circus, entered suit In the City 
Circuit Court against Babe Ruth 
to recover |80, which the major 
says Babe owes and refuses to pay. 
Stone and Ruth were warm friends 
until they became involved in this 
dlfflcuny. The major has engaged 
a high-priced lawyer and is deicr- 



Cohoes, winner of the flag the 
second half In the New York State 
Basketball League. has been 
awarded the league championship 
by President Lou Stolz. Glovers- 
ville, victor the first half, refused 
to meet the Spindle City team in a 
series of games to decide the cham- 
pionship, as had been scheduled. 
Manager Herbert Painter, of the 
Glove City Five, was unwilling to 
risk the financial loss that the con- 
test might entail, but offered his 
players the opportunity of carrying 
the scries through themselves. They 
turned down the proposition. 



The Collar City A. C. of Troy, 
took a step this week which shows 
that It is not entirely unmindful of 
ita obligations to capital district 
boxing fans. When Vince Coffey 
notified the club that a badly ulc^- 
ated tooth would prevent his meet- 
ing Paul Clements In the feature 



AMERICA'S 'OREMOST THEATRES AND HITS.— Oir*eti«R. LEE and J. J. SHUBERT 



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The local semi-pro baseball sea- 
JBon started Sunday at the Bronx 
I Oval, the Bronx plants scalping the 
Philadelphia Colorod Giants to the 
I tune of 14-2. Tho game progressed 
; evenly up to tho sixth with the local 
' boys one run to the good. In the 
! sixth Geoi-go Pago (Variety), play- 
; Ing the center garden for the Bronx 
' Giants, started a batting rally with 
a double that barely missed the left- 
field fence for a circuit clout. The 
Bronx boys hammered in six tallies 
that inning and murdered two of 
the colored moundsmcn. Page 
deuced it in the line-up, connecting 
each time for 1.000 batting average 
for tho tlay. A. sijjelight on the .sot- 
to were tho song plug>^er.s% who were 
I out In Tull force. Kemick, Waterson- 
Bcrlin-Snyder, Fred Fisher, Good- 
man & Ko.>^c were among tho pub- 
I Ushers rcpr »sonted. Sammy Levy. 
I In full ba.-^tball rcKalia, doubhMl in 
' brass as tho W-B-S cooor, and tho 
,' Bronx Giant.s' heavyweight mascot, 
Sammy ragged the Watorson tunos, 
almost stopi)ing tho show with his 
impromptu clowning. The tin pan 
; alley boys evidently aro Intent on 
! giving semi-pro ball a tremendous 
' play as a plugging medium. It's 
I good stuff to a certain extent if done 
I In moderation.. Inclined to" be over- 
^ done somewhat Sunday afternoon. 
the fans tired of it and insisted on 
, "play ball." 



WINTER GARDEN 

Evgs. 8:1^0. Mats. Tucf«., Thurs. and Sat. 

EDDIE CANTOR 

In the Winter Garden's Annual Revue 

"MAKE IT SNAPPY" 

With NAN IIAT.rKKIN, and an all-star 

cast. Including LILLIAN FITZGERALD, 

Lew llearn, J. Harold Murray, an<l 

CLEVELAND nRONNFiR llALLET 

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The Musical Sensation 



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"^'^^^*" MaUneea Wed. and & 



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WINTIIROP AMES Present* 



bout of a card arranged for Monday 
niirht, tha matchmaker postponed 
the show for a week, rather than 
make an eleventh-hour substitution. 
The fana have been handed many a 
ripe lemon in the way of aubati- 
tutea. and the club realiaea it. The 
action of tho cjub in postponing 
the show waa all the more com- 
mandable in view of the fact that 
there had been a heavy advance 
sale. 



Notwithstanding Benny Leon< 
-ard's determination and his mana- 
ger's (Billy Gibson) assertions that 
Tendler would never get a chance 
at the lightweight crown, supposed- 
ly through Tendler holding the 
champion's forfeit of $5,000 for not 
completing a scheduled match In 
Philadelphia last fall, it seems fa- 
vorable negotiations are under way 
for a championship match between 
them July 4. probably to be held at 
Boyle's 30 Acres, Jersey City, N. J. 
According to good authority, Ten- 
dler is so anxious for the match he 
has offered to return the $5,000. Re- 
gardless of that, Leonard will un- 
doubtedly insist on Tendler accept- 
ing a small percentage, but even so, 



it would amount to hig money, for 
a battle between these two men 
will draw beyond imagination. 



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MONDAY, APRIL 17 



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Then . 43lh W. of n'j. Eves. 8:30. 
Matinees Wed. and 8a U 



—THE— 



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tion a/id tho publicity It continually 



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••A Nnllonal Institution"— B'way at 47 f>t. 
Direction JoHopli PlunkHt 

NORMA TALMADGE 

l.NT iiKiJ r.Kr:.\Tp:.sT ruccess 
"SMILIN' THROUGH' 

rr<-'pntr-.1 l>y .lO.S SCUPJNrK' 

STRAND SYMPllONK ORCHKSTRA 

CASX« BDOU ' 




DOVER ROAD 

n.T A. A. MILNE with pu.j Phorrv/ 
Dir'o. of (;iitlirio .MrC'llntlc UildO- KtU^VVj 



F. RAY COMSTOCK and MORRIS GEST Prt««at 

B A L I E F F ' 8 

Chauve Souris 

From MOSCOW— Direct from LONDON— PARIS 

ylOTH ^T T"F:ATIIF. \\>«.t of R'w,i». 

*4jf a * 1 1. iMi.,!.^ t^\T>■^^ nxi'jj. t;»j. H-3,i 

MATINKP:3 TllCa.. Tliuns. and SAT. 

m-llIRFRT Theatre, 41th .St. W. of Hway. 
TUK KAVOKITK .m.VU.S 

FRANCES WHITE ^^•r':s: 
TAYLOR HOLMES 

In th<^ .Mu.sL.ii CMmrciv 'i"h,if«« TUff-Ton' 

^AT: The HOTEL MOUSE 

"Bully Entirtainment."— .N. V. (. ommorcUl 



"THE TRUTH 
ABOUT BLAYDS" 

By A. A. MILNE 



PFNTIIRV TIIKATHE. 62d btreet and 
wa^.l'V t i^i\ I Central Park W. En. 8:20. 

Matlncea Wednesday and Saturday. 2:20 

J^^^. JAMES MARION 

KOSTA BARTON GREEN 

Inthe P©*r of Musical Productions 

The ROSE of 
STAMBOUL 

WITH A BRILLIANT COMPANY 



PI TIMI^I? THKA.. W. «d8L Bra. «:30. 
I-«l^ t ti^vlJUi iuta. Wed. and Sat, t:30. 
-THE MOST FAMOUS PLAY IN NEW YORK- 

THE 
DEMI-VIRGIN 

By AVERY HOPWOOD 

8AM H. HARRIS Attractiont 

Sam H. Harris Tli.*:%rya^t "eaiJ 

Evtt. 8:20. Matt. Wid. and Sat. at 2:20 

Six Cylinder Love 

A New Comedy by Wm. Anthony UcGuira 

with ERNEST TRUEX 



NEW AMSTERDAM J^ «d »t. 

vlATINKKS WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY 
SOC to $2.50 -NO HIGHER 
ZIEGFELO TRIUMPH 
MARILYN MILLER, LEON ERROL 

SALLY 



BELASCO 



.West 4 4tt) 8t. Kves. Kin. 
Matl. Thurt. A gat ?;15. 
OAVIO BELASCO Preiaata 

LENORE ULRIC 

A New Character Study by ANHKIC PICARO. 



I /PFIIM WEST I Eva. 8:30. Mats., 
l.ll/E:UiVI 46th St.l Thura. and Sat! 

B. RAY GOETZ Preaenta 
Tlie International Star 

IRENE BORDONI 

in "THE FRENCH DOLL" 

A new comedy with a few songs. 

Adapted by A, B. THOMAS. 

Prom the French of Paul Armont 

and Marcel Oerbidnn. 



TbcaUe, ^Sth & B'way. En. 8:30. 
Matloeea Wed. and Sat. 



ASTOR 

f SISJ,*- •"** CLEG 

LEAN MAYFIELD 

,j^JJlZ "y-^PPT'' MU.SIHAL rOMKDY 

'THE BLUSHING BRIDE" 

MOVES to the 44th ST. THEATRE 
MONDAY, APRIL 24 

I YRIP 42JSt..W.of Bway. Evs.8:30 
a-i a a^av^ Mutinocs Wed. & Sat. 2:30 

The Rmashins Musical Comody Hit 

FOR GOODNESS 
SAKE 

With n Caat of Now Yorli's Favorite* 





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Mati. Wed. A 8aC>«t 2:15. 



CORT 

WALLACE , MARY 
EDDINGER ^ NASH 

iir "CAPTAIN APPLEJACK 



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MUSIC BOX 



West 45tb Strvet. 
TeL: Bryant 1470. 

ET«i. 8:15. MtU. Wfd. and Sat. at «:1C. 

"Bstt Muileai Show E»ar Mad* la ^»v)^*-" 

IRVING BERLIN'S 

MUSIC BOX REVUE 

— Witk a Caat of Metropolitaa FavoritM — 



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KNICKERBOCKER Theatre 

B'way. 38th St Eves. 8:30. 
Matinees Sat. and Mon. 
CHARLES DILLINGHAM Presents 

"Boildog Drummond" 

A Real Melodrama, by "Sapper,'* 
with A. E. Rl.ATHEU'8 



JOHN OOLDEN ATTR.ACTIONS 



Staved by UINCIIELL SMITll 



W. 48 St. Evea. 8 20 
Mata. Wed. & bat. 



LONGACRE 

Thank You 

A Comody t>y U«sra. Smltb and Cusblnt. 

~ — — AND — — — 

I ITTI C West 44th St. Eves. 8. JO. 
LI I I Ltl Mata. Wed. & Sat. 

"The 1st Year" 

Ry and With FRANK CRAVEN 



C R^ PI DC* B'way A 40th Kt. Eves.8:IO 
*-•*"* **^*- Mats. Wed. & Sat. at 2:2# 

"DORIS KEAN 

GLORIOUS IN 

*The CZARINA*' 

— teVBNINO WORLD 

I IRPRTV Thea. W. 42 St Er. 8:l«. 
i^lDK*E\l I Mats. Wed. A Sat 1:20. 

A NEW COMEDY 
By the Authors of "DULCY^ 

TO THE LADIES!" 

i with* 
HELEN HAYES 
and 
OTTO KRUGER 

BROADWAY, 

and Forty-slztb St. 

Mata. Wed. and Sat 2 :tf 



GLOBE— 

Evenlnsrs 1:39. 



CHARLES DILLINGHAM Presents 

*GOOD MORNING 
DEARIE' 



with a Cast ot 
N. Y. Favorltsa 



Twice Dallj 
at the 

"GET 



CCI \AIVKI • *V<"'t 42f1 Ht Kvr». S.m. 

OLLW 1 n Mat!* \\V,i A Sat. 2:15. 

ARTnrn HAMMEILSTKIN rrei^pnti- 

JOSEPH LILLIAft 

CAWTHORN and LORRAINE 

in "THE BLUE KIHEN" 

tttt: roussR caitk or MTr.sirAi. snows 
wixa A' CII0BU8 or sa pussies 



LAST WKEK _^ 

HIPPODROME 

The RECORD 
PAGEANT 

TOGETHER*' 

The Hippodrome's 
Greatest Spectacle 

PRirES C:i;T II Evonlnw 50c., $1. fl.r.O, $1. 
IN TWO II Ualljr Mats. 2.OO0 Goo<l Kc»t» $1 

GEO. g^fWJ AMTHEATR E — 

M. ^V/n/\l^ Ilroadway and 43d Street 

Eves. 8:15. Mats. Wed. and Sat. 

ED WYNN 

"The Perfect Fool" 

/ HIS NEW MUSICAL RIOT 

pAirTY llway and 40111 St Bvii R 20. 

UHIC.I I Mnflnppcs Wed. nn.l Sat. at 2 20 

GEO. M. COHAN'S Production of 

THE NEW COHAN FARCE 

MADELEINE 
/r. MOVIES 

with GEO. M. COHAN (Himsfilf) 
GERTRUDE COHAN and 

RUTH DO NNELLY 

VANDERBILT V::^^. '^'- 

Matlnpos Wcdne.sday nn«l i^alur.l.iy, 2;38. 
MOROSCO IIOI.DINCi CO. ITcsonts 

CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD 

In the Musical Comedr Iflt 

"LETTY PEPPER" 



. 1 



lay, April 14. 1922 



PICTURES 



i 



CRIMSON CHALLENGE 

Btory. /"T/arle Dlx. Directed by Paul 
KwSl rammou"^''**^^^*' -rresented by 

Ado!r»» ZuXor." Dorothy Dalton 

Tt»*«>n La»» • • •••••• jack Mower 

BiJly- • • • ':;:Jv Frank Campottu 

Buck. Cou-^^'y •...:: Irene Hunt 

yilen tourirey ^^m u. WalUns 

Jim !*•* '•** Howard Ralston 

C\[y .•••• Clar'*nco Uurt«.n 

BUck Bart. ; ....<!oor|fe Kiel.l 

Wyl»ckle ....Mrs. Dark CMoul 

Anita Fred Iluntly 

Conforft • _ 

Dorothy Dalton intioducea tho 
two-gun woman to the screen in this 
melodrama, which has extraor- 
dinarily high blooa pressure, liurried 
rcspiratlcn and danprorou.sly abnor- 
mal heart action. The cuiious in- 
verted romance of a sweet younR 
S >vho can (and does) ''draw ' 
nulcker than the desperado who ha.q 
Sihonorablo dcsiRns upon her is a 
Salary novelty that ought to attract 
Sine attention in the current re- 

'^AMea-st it has plenty of lurid 
•ctlon As a literary product it is 
rubbish, but as a screen play of the 
thrlll-at-any-cost school, embel- 
lished by gorfieous scenery an.l 
niayed in a spirit of vigorous melo- 
drama, it has effectiveness all its 
own Mi«s Dalton. miraculously 
slender and youthful in kniclvor- 
bockera and boot.s, is altogether de- 
lightful and the producers have sur- 
rounded her with a notable cast, 
chief among them being Fiank 
Campeau. aforetime the cattle rus- 
tler in the Duslin Farnum stage 
play 'The Virginian." 

The feature will appeal to the big 
majority of fans with an insatiable 
thirst for action, movement, clash 
and conflict. It is live reels chock 
full of dramatic .shocks of high volt- 
age, and in that respect and in tho 
respect that the whole thing is done 
well it is an excellent bit of theatri- 
cal entertainment. It k. thought 
Belasco produced nn artistic stage 
revival of 'Why (lirls Leave Home," 
with a cast headed by Margaret 
Anglin JWid K. H. Sothern. That 
combination would be sure to fur- 
nish a satisfactory entertainment 
out of any kind of dramatic mate- 
rials, but you wouldn't be able to 
regard it, even in its most thrilling 
moments, entirely without a chuckle. 
Thufa the way It is with "The 
Crimson Challenge." 

The movies never seem to be able 
to take a piece of fiction without 
Injecting some liop into it. This 
novel was put out under the innocu- 
ous title of "Tharon of Lost Val- 
ley." That mild and colorless label 
wouldn't do for the screeni They 
had to pile the emphasis on thicker, 
and so we have the vociferous title 
"The Crimson Challenge' — candid 
dime-novel appeal to the infant- 
minded. But direct, unblushing ap- 
peal. Its frankness disarms im- 
patience. Better Ibis sort of child - 
Isli simplicity than high-sounding 
pretence for something that is in 
reality cheap and vulgar. 

The plot: Tharon Last, rancher's 
daughter in a remote cattle-raising 
community, is beset by a powerful 
desperado. She repulses him and he 
murders her father. Theron there- 
upon gathers the law-abiding citi- 
xens of the valley and leads them in 
warfare against the law-breaker, 
who is strongly entrenched In his 
evil business by association with 
the local sheriff and judge and fol- 
lowed by a horde of equally des- 
•erate characters. 

Theron spends most of her time 
practising the "quick draw" against 
the time when she shall meet her 
persecutor face to face. She has 
the true sporting spirit. She holds 
up a whole barroom of tough cus- 
tomers to notify, the outlaw that 
■he'll "get him" and she does. The 
battle between the forces of evil and 
the good citizens goes in favor of 
the right side, but in such a way 
that the arch villain gets away and 
here arises the "punch" of the pic- 
ture. 

The heroine goes in pursuit of the 
neeing outlaw and there is a run- 
njng horseback duel In which the 
villain Is disarmed by the superior 
njarkmanship of the heroine. She 
rides up to him, but can't shoot be- 
eauscs he is unarmed, but when by 
n« *J''^<^rf"Ro of pretending faint- 
ness he reaches for a second con- 
cealed weapon, she is ethically free 
J^o wipe him out. Thereupon she 
crumples up and falls into the arms 
»L '' s^^'*^<^theart, wlTlspering that 
"® Wants someone to lean upon. 

Hush. 



chance that was accorded him. In 
this role he earns tho term "the 
Barney Bernard of the screen." 

The direction was by Frank Bor- 
zage, who has turned out a screen 
version of tho Hurst tale that holds 
the attontion of the audience at all 
times. True, there is a moment or 
two when the action drags a little, 
but that is tho fault rather of edit- 
ing than direction. John Lynch 
turned out the working script, while 
the sets were the work of Jo.sef Ur- 
ban. 

From a commercial standpoint 
this i)icture will not gro.ss as much 
as "Ilumoresquc," but it is an enter- 
tainment that will hit home, for it 
has a strong element of comedy that 
light«Mis it throughout. Tho homely 
sayings of the old Jewish father 
when his children try to make him 
a "smart setter'* and steer him to a 
gilded New York hotel to live are 
out and out howls. 

The tale opens with a struggling 
peddler who sells ginghams from a 
wagon at the time that his wife and 
two children whom he has not seen 
for a number of years are arriving 
at the .small suburban town, where 
tho father has secured a tumbled 
down shack for their home. From 
that point to the time that he ha.s a 
plate gla.sM front store on the Main 
street < f the town life drnis kindly 
with bin). At that point, however, 
the children get the idon that the 
bitr city In the only i>lace where they 
vvill h.'ivo an opportunity, and finally 
their i«ba.T bring the family to a 
hot* 1 where the prices are more 
than a day's i)KOfit in tb«» store, and 
at the fini.'-h the father is on the 
verge of bankruptcy. His salvation. 
how( ver. comes in the young man 
that ha.s fallen in love with the 
daughter, who is willing to invest 
for .'in opportunity in a small town, 
and the final fadeout shows the 
mother and father on the porch of 
the little country place where they 
started. 

Miss Cordon plays the role of the 
niotlier. but losr-n out somewhat 
with the audience beoaur^e of 
the fact that while she Is i5ympn- 
thetic to a certain extent it i.s the 
husband role that sways the audi- 
ence. Mr. I^avidson has and holds 
all the sympathy from the start. 
William Collier. Jr . as the son gav^c 
a corking performance as the pro- 
gressive youngster who is always 
trying for the big city idea in the 
small town. VIvIenne Osborne as 
the daughter is not of the type that 
will stand for close-ups in photog- 
raphy, but she answered the re- 
quirements well enough. 

Borzage's direction has lent a 
number of human touches, and tho 
bits that David.son had with the cat 



not enough for a really big house. 
The title may mean Bomething at 
tho gate. Even in conjunction with 
tho metropolitan showing the Gold- 
wyn ^)eople are aplurglng heavy on 
subw.iy and elevated three-sheets, 
allowing the scene of a horse race. 

Tho cast, very average, although 
satisfying in its entirety, has been 
made subsidiary to the story. And 
the story is average, tranquil screen 
conlinuiiy, lacking punch or power. 

Abel. 



WOMAN HE MARRIED 

Natalie Lane Anita Stowart 

Ilorlorirk W.irren Durroll Foas 

Hyrnc Traveru Donald MacDonalJ 

An.iicw Warren William Oonklln 

^iitni Shannon Day 

MurlHl Warren Charlotte IMerce 

HirharJ .stotl Charles IJelchrr 

Vosi Frank Tokunaga 



scored. 



Fred. 



THE GOOD PROVIDER 



J«r,»<y ninswanRor.... 
i"'iu» BinswanKer.:.; 
^earl Blnawangrr ^^^■ 

^«y BinswanRrr. ^"' 
Mar T^i.i ._ ^Villiam 

JLfra i» 

Mrs. lk.KKs 

Jjroad way sport 

«P«Cialiy DancVr.*.*.".".', 



• •••*••• 



Vera Cordon 

i Doro Davidson 

Miriam ltat(ii<tri 

...Vivienne Oeborno 

nunler" CoUirr. Jr. 

Jchn Hoche 

Jamea Drvine 
lilanrhe rralK 

^. .Ora Jonos 

Edwanl I'hillipit 

Muriel Martin 

MarKarot .Severn 



Fannie Hurst has drawn an inter- 
fWiV^^*"-^ of Jewl.^h life in "The 
tnn? ^**'?^'Jer,' which has been pic- 
Ronf!.^ y Cosmopolitan and pre- 
Itivlri?«J^y I'^amou.M Players at the 
lw« t!*'"' "^'^^'l^- ^'^ra Cordon and 
ho^A ^i^'^^'^^^on are featured at the 
tKvi^ ^ corking good cast, and Mr. 
ihn.^..''''" *" ^h^" production is 
Kr^^f '" ^ ^^^^ ^^^«t KJves him as 

T^auV" ^T ^or<lon in "llumor- 
"nue. and he makes much of the 



WHEN ROMANCE RIDES 

I.ury BaKtil Clalr«» Ad.ams 

I/m Slono •«'arl Gnnlvoort 

Tool CTPevh Jean Hersholt 

inn rordts Harry li. Van Meter 

BoKin ChurlfH Arlln? 

Holley • • • r«"l ,^>«a" 

Dr. Rinks Irank Hayes 

"Bootie" Moatil Mary Jane Irving 

Luoy's Chums . „ , ,, . 

Audrey Chapman and ITelon Howard 

Dirk Sears Stanley Hinghani 

Thomas llcaoklon Walter TerkinB 

.<^ally Drackton IJabo I.'>f«don 

Van Jwhn 13cck 

This Benjamin B. Hampton adap- 
tation of Zane Grey's "Wildfire" Is 
being released through Goldwyn. 
Showing currently at the Capitol, 
presumably to add prestige to it via 
a Broadway first run, It Impressed 
merely so-so, further handicapped 
by a poorly laid out supporting bill. 
There was too much of the musical, 
ballet and vocal stuff In the fore 
section, minus any comedy through- 
out the program, to pave the way 
interestingly for the feature. When 
it did flicker into its plot it struck 
one as very average. 

The situation of doping the rival 
nag in the great horse race scene 
dates from or beforo "In Old Ken- 
tucky," and seemed nothing n«w to 
the audience. The Zane Grey plot 
may have made interesting read ng 
in book form, but its transposition 
to the screen was a mild alTajr. 
"Wildfire" is the pony which wins 
the great derby and around wj)>ch 
the action is centered. The villain 
(Cordts) has a nag that looks cer- 
tain to cross the barrier foremost 
unless some unknown added starter 
spoils his plan.s. Tho Bostil family 
at one time owned a prize-winning 
nag but it was stolen and they 
strongly suspect Cordts as being at 
the bottom of it. After the race, 
when "Wildfire." literally a dark 
horse." emerged the winner, the 
lirroiiie-proves that Cordts coti- 
tendrr is really her former favorite 
equine excepting for the mane, 
which has been dyed. Lin bton«; 
(Carl GantvQort) is here introdnccil 
by Lucy Dostll (Claire Adams) to 
hor father (Charles Arling). Thv 
romance develops from the secon<l 
or third rc^l after Ow winning of 
the 15.006 d.Mby, which i.s not thv 
climax, as is to be oxpocted. 1 hr 
storv is draggrd out. inHu.ling a 
kidnapping of the heroine »>y -^ •''''f- 
witted former employe who imagines 
himself wronged n'''^^'^^^'^^^!;,?, 
the girl by the hero- for the second 

or third time. , . ^f <-.,ii 

The Federatr.l Photoplays of C U- 
fornia prod.ircd the pi.-turt., adap '^'l 

.nnd directed by ^'^I''- ^^^''^'V;' V ;s: 
though he acknowle.lgrs 7^',-^' «^., 
Mst.ints on the form-r eml, «! - 
Kichard.Schayer and 'V'^" ^^//-r". 
on the continuity. It looks iil^e a 
case of too many cooks. 

There is f nough appeal In thr- pic 
tur« for the average program but 



The First National release of the 
Louis B. Mayer production, "The 
Woman He Married," with Anita 
Stewart, was added to the Strand 
bill this week to bolster up the sec- 
ond week there of the Chaplin com- 
edy. "Pay Day." The Chaplin pro- 
duction still topped the bill, while 
the Stewart pict«re was given a 
place of secondary importance in 
the billing and program matter as 
well as the running order of the 
.vhow. The feature was in the posi- 
tion of closing the show with the 
comedv just ahead of it. 

The "Woman He Married" Is a 
Frr-d Niblo - directed production, 
written by Herbert Bashford. It is 
a mystery melodrama that is in It- 
self JUL object lesson of wh.at is 
wrong with tho pictures and why 
the audi' ncos arc fallin:.; awuy from 
the film houses. At the Strand ihe 
audience Monday night, seemed in- 
terest. ^d up to a point until the un- 
raveling of the mystery began and 
th<'n they .started to laugh. Picture 
audiences are getting too wise In 
the better houses and the producers 
are not keeping ahead of them. 

Mif^s Stewart has the role of an 
arti.st's model who weds the son of 
.1 wealthy father. The boy believes 
he can develop into a playwright, 
hut his father cuts off his allowance 
after th9 marriage because he will 
not leave the girl, and tho two are 
torc«'d into a boarding hoi'«o. The 
wife, when they are about at the 
end of thoir String, returns to mod- 
eling without the husband's knowl- 
edge, and thus keeps the wolf from 
the door. The fatner of the boy 
b.is her trailed, and finally decides 
it is time to report to tiie boy he is 
being tricked by the girl he married. 
The boy rushes to the artist's studio 
to find him lying on the floor un- 
conscious and suffering from a gun- 
shot wound. The attaches of the 
building send for the police. Tho 
boy is first accused and then- cleared, 
after which the wife is found in a 
room. She is charged with the 
crime until a French model is dis- 
covered in still another room and 
confesses. But tint do-^q not ac- 
count for the presence of the wife 
in the studio. This point is cleare«l 
up with the story of tho young 
daughter of the wealthy father and 
sister of the boy. She was posing 
for her portrait which had to be 
finished that night so that she could 
give It to her father for his birth 
dnv. at least that was what the ar- 
ti.st told her, but he had other ideas. 
Tb*^ brother's wifo is tinp'^d by the 
former vnlot they had emplo'-' ' who 
was now with the artist, and so she 
went to the rescue of the young girl, 
she personally having had a pretty 
good Idea of the manner In whicn 
tho painter operated. Of -'^nrse, 
that was enough for her daddy-in- 
law to forgive her and tell her to 
take the boy. 

Tho story Is draggy at times and 
the attempts at comedy to lighten it 
do not register. 

Miss Stewart Is supported by Dar- 
rell FoRS. an aeceptable lead, while 
Donald MacDonald Is tho heavy, 
playing the artist. Charlotte Pier2e 
has the Ingenue role and Shannon 
Day Is the little Parisian who firc-s 
tho fatal shot. She failed to regis- 
ter as she should and has seemingly 
lost a lot of that beauty that made 
her a favorite In the "Follies." 

At tho Strand they nro t*^rmlng 
this an all-star cast In tho billing, 
but even that failed to pull any busi- 
ness Monday night; half a house at 
9.30. The evening was exceedingly 
warm for this time of the year and 
also it was the beginning of Holy 
Week. It Is possible the billing of 
the picture in this manner is to get 
over the starring of Miss Stewart 
alone, and so topping the director, 
the pleture and then Miss Stewart 
and nn all-fitar cast In the order 
named. Fred. 



handled In such a slapstick manner 
as to make it a howling farce. 

Moore plays the role of a wealthy 
youngster who has more money than 
brains and who has 'ed a liTo that 
has been entirely along the primrose 
path. To please tho girl he wants 
to marry he consents to purchase a 
gigantic shipping fleet that the 
United States Government has and 
is about to dispose of. Moore, as 
Richard Boyd, is the head of the 
directorate board that holds an op- 
tion on the ships, but the Japanese 
shli)ping tru.st is al.so planning to 
lay their hands on the fleet. So 
their agent plots with a relative of 
the young man's to get him out of 
the way until his option expires. 

From this point on tho thrills 
start. Moore and the girl are on 
the way to the minister after he has 
delivered his ultimatum to tho di- 
rectors regarding the purchase of 
the ships, but Instead they are driv- 
en to a wharf where they are set 
upon and taken aboard a yacht 
which is to keep them at sea until 
the option expires. The yacht is 
wrecked, the comedy that follows 
brings howl after howl from the 
atidience. For the rescue a battle- 
ship is brought into play, and atop 
of that Moore starts off in a hydro- 
plane for a chase after a sea-sledge 
in which the Jap connpirator is run- 
ning off with the girl. Naturally, 
there is a happy ending, with Moore 
getting the girl and arriving on the 
scene in time to buy the ships. 

Lehrman has taken that plot and 
dressed it with all the slap-stick 
hoke that one could ask for, and the 
'general indications are that the 
picture is going to prove a clean-up 
for the exhibitor as well as Selznick. 

jMoore has a role that is difficult to 
say the least. He seemingly under^ 
took to take all of tho leaps and- 
dives that the picture necessitated 
without resorting to a double. 

I'auline Garon played the lead op- 
l)osite him and managed to score 
nicely. But Tom Wilson, working 
in blackface, managed to clean up 
on tho comedy outside of Moore. 
He Avas in all of the battle and took 
the flops and falls with a wow. 

Five title writers are credited with 
having provided the reading matter. 
A number of them are daily paper 
columnists and humorists, but their 
titles failed to show any of the al- 
leged humor that they are credited 
with being possessed of. It was tho 
action of the picture that brought 
the laughs rather than the sub- 
titles. Fted. 



mendously skilful comedy to .stretch 
out to five reels. The world is full 
of people who can get away with a 
gag, but a Mark Twain is born only 
onco in a generation. And at that, 
a Mark Twain may be able to make 
scores of clever speeches, but ho 
writes only one "Innocence Abroad." 

Two reels appear to be the best 
length for comics, with an extreme 
range of three, but in this case 
they have shot the piece for six 
reels or thereabouts, injuring iivhat 
would otherwise have been a smash. 
The length, however, hurts only the 
finale, for the story opens with « 
flying start and tho action sets a 
fast pace right along. Only there 
can be too much even of speed. 
There are limits even to a fan's 
endurance. 

This is all amusing slapstick and 
makes no pretense to be otherwise. 
It's a sort of sublimated chase, six 
reels long. The story opens with a 
hick actor and a soubret strandeil 
and trying to beat their way home 
without paying fares. They get ac- 
quainted with a rich man In th« 
parlor car who has Just received a 
wire from his wife, informing him 
she will announce the engagement 
of their daughter In a few days to 
a young sap of whom the father 
disapproves. Father thereupon hires 
tho soubret to scheme for the 
defeat of tho match. The soubret Is 
introduced Into the fashionable 
household in the guise of a maid, 
and her breezy slang and worldly 
philosophies make sparkling titles 
as she maneuvers to break off the 
match and bring about the elope- 
ment of the daughter and another 
man of whom father approves. 

This Involves Intricate tactics, but 
the resourceful soubret is always 
there with the quick twist to make 
things go her way, aided by the 
faithful hick as an accomplice. The 
hick disguises himself as a taxi 
chauffeur and dumps the .sap out on 
a lonely country road, while the girl 
sits In a distant hotel lobby waiting 
for hlBl to appear with the marriage 
license. In the end the soubret 
Jockeys the right pair to tho aitar, 
while the sap Is herded In an attic, 
and has them married by a kid- 
napped clergyman, the ceremony 
ending Just as the firemen arrives 
and tho climax Is the stream of 
water business for a grand slap* 
stick climax. R\i9K 



REPORTED MISSING 



"A POOR RELATION" 

Noah Vale Will noKcrs 

Ml«s Kay Sylvia lireamer 

Johnny Smith Wallace McDonald 

SforrPtt Sydney AInsworth 

Mr Fay Geor)r« Wllllainn 

Scollopn Mol'.y Malorie 

Hjp Tlnbfirt Do Vllbinn 

Patch Jcanctte Trcbaol 

O'Haliey Walter J'erry 

"A Poor Relation " was made by 
CfOldwyn, from the stage play of that 
name by Edward K. Kidder. Clar- 
ence Badger directed the film, in 
which Will Rogers is starred. It Is 
a comedy-drama five reeler. The 
picture as a whole is draggy and 
uninteresting, Mr. Rogers playing a 
sort of Kzra Kendall role, that of a 
poor philosopher, who although pov- 
erty stricken maintains an optimis- 
tic sp>rit, meeting a<lversity calmly, 
and facing apparently unsurmouiU- 
ablQ dlfllculties with a smile and 
witty observation. 

The story t<l)s of the struggles of 
Noah Vale, an impoverished inven- 
tor, played by Mr. Rogers, to mar- 
ket a contrivance ho nas perfected 
and the ill-treatment accorded him 
by a rich relative. There is a com- 
mendable effort to mark the picture 
with a sort of Chas. Dickena atmos- 
phere, carried out nicely in the 
scenes In tho poor Inventor's hovel. 
The photography also contributes 
materially in suggesting a likeable 
whimsical atmosphere. 

Two children, a boy and girl, give 
excellent performances in tho film. 
The other characters are incidental, 
George Williams making tho rich 
relative convincing, and Wallace 
McDonald, playing the Juvenile cap- 
ably. Sylvia Brcamer Is an effec- 
tive ingenue. 

The situations are of the mechan- 
ically constructed sort, rather than 
of the natural type, that modern pic- 
ture audiences have grown to favor. 
.Si-enlcally the film has been produced 
very weli. The direction W H-itlsfac- 
tory in every respect. Mr. Rogers 
makes the most of his opportunilles, 
but the story dors not give him suf- 
ficient scope to register more than 
I)assively. 

"A I*oor Rel.ation" will do as a 
regulation program picture. Will 
Rogers should be provided with >)ct- 
ttr v<hi«le.M, however. B<ll. 



nirh.nnl Iloyil. . ... 

I'auiine Dale 

Sam 

.1 Younj:. 

Anilr» w Dunn . . . . 
Captafn rcrgu-.on. 



• t • • • • • 



, fJwf n Moore 

. . .I'tinliiK' <;ar'>n 

Tom W;lsiri 

. .Togo YamainoUi 

Ilolurt <'aln 

ji'mnk \Vi)n<1»>rlec 



Lewis J. Selznick gave a special 
prcsfntation of *'Reporte«l Mi.'^.slng," 
a live-i^'l comedy directed by Ht*nry 
J Lehrman. starring Owen Moore. Wh-t-m ""'t 



at the Hotel Ritz Carlton. New 
York, last week. It is a whale of 
a laugh picture and undoubtedly 
will gross toward the half-million 
dollar mark us it stands, but if it 
were taken and re-edite<l and re- 
titled th« chances are that the pic- 
ture would pre.ve a second "Mickey" 
in the matter of gross receipts. 

The story was written by the di- 
rector, and it is a real thrlll<»r a-* a 
melodrama, but the miller is 



ELOPE IF YOU CAN 

Story by E. J. Itnth, S<fn.irlo by K. J. 
rolan<l. Dir«'<;U<l by ''. H. \Valln»«-. Kox 
romofly projluctlon, atarring VAWvw IVny. 

Nari'V Moore Kll«-»>n I'on y 

5i\f.7. H*'rm''Hsy li'luaid Hufhrrlarnl 

Willie W«'in» Joseph Uennctt 

Kli/ii"-i'i MaKPJfWr MiI<lre(J I)aven|X)it 

,Mrr .MaKiu<ler M.Try lluntie«« 

I.arry S't.era 

Harvf y < luris*' 



Mr. Magru<l«r. 



There's no getting away from th«! 
chase as a c(»rne<ly d'-vicc Nothing 
fjuite tak'-s Its i)l,'ieo for a sur"-llre 
laugh. In this picture it is handled 
in a highly ingenious m.inncr. 
backed up by nn amusing fanial 
situation an<1 pointed with :i lot of 
extrem* ly ei» vcr and witty titles. 
Its trouble is thnt \* has »i«Mn •.;tr- 
rleU alopg too iMr. Jt fal;«s a tre- 



XAN FROM DOWmNG ST. 

Five-reel mystery drama starrlnf? 
Earle Williams. Produced by A. EJ. 
Smith and distributed by Vitagraph. 
Directed by Edward Jose. 

Rather an Interestinff mystery 
tale is this feature dealing with 
the British secret service In India. 
For a film story of the kind It la 
handled with conspicuous restraint 
and It has In ample degree the de- 
sirable quality of suspense. 

Robert Wentworth Is an Kngllsh 
secret service man detailed by 
"Downing Street' to run down th« 
traitor in Delhi who has secured 
pos.session of the IJritish cipher 
code and la selling secret corrcs« 
pondence to foment a revolution. 

Arrived at the military post !n 
Delhi, Wentworth finds these people 
who comprine all the pos.slbllities; 
A native Rajah, a lieutenant, a cap- 
tain and his wife, a major and his 
daughter and a bazaar dancing girl 
known as Sarissa. Whicii one Is 
guilty? Wentworth Is di.sgulsed as 
a native, the only person in his con- 
fidence being the commanding offi- 
cer of the garrison. One by one all 
tho persons In sight earn the suspi- 
cions of the audience. Fir.st the 
young lieutenant, but he is about to 
clear tho mystery by telling the 
name of the guilty one when a pistol 
shot through tho window lays him 
low. 

The Intrigues weave concentric 
circles until the quest seems to nar. 
row Itself down to the captain and 
tho lieutenant. Wentworth arranges 
to have two messages sent from 
London. One will carry news of a 
new tax on Jute, tho other of a new 
tax on hemp. The message about 
hemp, he tells the commander, will 
get It.^elf into the hands of the cap- 
tain; the one about Jute Into the 
hands of the major. If the news 
leaks it will be evident among the 
native dealers In the bazaar and the 
traitor will be revealed. Nejit the- 
atrical device, arousing expectations. 
Presently the commander bringi 
word that hemp lias riHcn amid 
great excitement ;md tho captain is 
about to be arrested, when his wife, 
hearing tho commotion, learns what 
has taken place and commits sui- 
cide. Quif'k shift of suspicion to 
the wife. The «ommander enters to 
demand what It's all about and Is 
arrested as the real traitor a de- 
velopment which would never have 
occurred to a special )r. The mes- 
sages ;ibout the fax were never sent. 
The comm.'indrr had tried to throw 
suspicion on the i.aptaln and there- 
by ('onvletcd hims»lf. 

All these are cleverly m.Tnaged 
surprises. Then the commarub r is 
charged with murder and Sarissa, 
whose love affairs have played a 
consider;ible part In the story, 
stands forth as Ruth McAllister of 
the I?rltish secret service and gives 
the fatal evidence, having .seen the 
commander fire the shot that killed 
tho lieutenant en the Insirnt of 
disclosure. 

The i»ie:nre has a wea'h of at- 
niospherr and costuming and the 
native resorts in whieh .S.irissa 
(Lni'-es are interesting. Cloiid pro- 
fe.iturc. Ifunh. 

tContinued on page 41 > 



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PICTURES 



Friday, April 14, 1928 





^he first natural color (PrizMAJ photo drama 

THE' GLORIOUS ADVENTURE 

viPith 

DIANA MANNERS 




THE LONDON TIMES 

*T1i« Glorious Adrenturo* mutt inevitably 
^nk as one of tko most impressive films that 
this country has seen. 

WESTMINSTER GAZETTE 
The brilliantly successful presentation of 
**The Glorious Adventure" at Covent Garden 
marks a big step forward in the kinema. 

LONDON DAILY SKETCH 

The picture «s a triumph of art and inven- 
tion. The colour effects are wonderful. It 
marks a new era in cinema art. 

LONDON EVENING NEWS 

There was an ovation for the producer at the 
end such as Covent Garden has rarely seen. 
The picture is a triumph. 

1889 — ^Thom»\s Edison invented the 
kinetoscope, peep show motion 
pictures. 

1896 — Thomas Armat projected the 
first successful public showing: 
of motion pictures on a screen 
at Koster & BiaJs in New York. 

1902— T. L. Tally opened the first 
motion picture theatre in Loa 
Angeles. 

1912 — Adolph Zukor initiated the 
modern era of feature photo 
dramas. 

1922— -William Van Doren Kelley s 
Prizma camera produces the 
first screen drama in natural 
colors — "THE GLORIOUS 
ADVENTURE.'* 



CE.J. STUART BLACKTON 

Production, from the I7th century romance 
by Felix Orman — First feature photograph- 
ed by the new color process of Prizma, Inc. 

^]r The one picture all America must see. 
The sensation of a decade in England. 

^]r The exceptional cast includes Lennox 
Pawle, Gerald Lawrence, Alice Crawford, 
Elizabeth Beerbohm, ^; Flora LeBreton, 
Victor McLaglan, the Hon. Lois Sturt 
and many other celebrities of the stage 
and screen. 

^]r Coming for its American Premiere 'with a 
Rothafel Presentation at 



life CAPITOL. New Yol-k. Opening April 23d 



The Glorious Adventure, Inc. 

Care O'Bnen, Malerimky & DriscoU 

1482 Broadway A'rw York City 



J 



yriday, Aprii_14, 1922 



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PTCTintES 



41 



FILM 



Iiondon. April 8. 

f sJ^l" iTas o^"*'^^^ with the Al- 
of ptolis. n J , appears to be tak- 

'**"''^ new lease of life under the 
^"* . ILhin of Harlcy Knoles. Shaw 
directorship of Ha^ Flugarth. a siB- 

^'/"of Viola l>ana and Shirley 
Mason. 

rPt.« Raleigh King Co., a new con- 

^*^ will shortly I'ace its first nim 

"^/^r market. The title is "Cre- 

°?,on'' and the leading woman Is 

Dorothy Fane. ^ 

Waiter Forde. pcrhnps the best 
.J comedian that ha.s been found 
fn^nffland up to now. is turning out 
J« twS-reel comedies which the 
SJ^iac Co is handli..g. His leading 
gfman 13 Lady Doris Stapleton. 

Another fashionable recruit to the 
^reen is Lady Glorawley. who is 
nliying the .leads in a scries of nim 
Kadcs" for Max Roma. Her 
publicity "dope" describes her a.s 
Eeing ^a typical English girl." 
young, fair and pretty. It a!so gives 
fh* world details as to her nnteced- 
lnt8 But -can she act? What arc 
film charades anyhow? 

The next appearance of C.eorges 
Carpentler on the screen is to bo in 
a new Stuart Blackton picture. The 
engagement was broupht about by 
the novelist. Andrew Soutar. after 
a good deal of opposition from the 
boxer's manager. Des^hnmps. When 
the film is complete it Avill be han- 
dled by Allen Thomas and Alex- 
ander Bird, a Scotlish-Amorlcan 
firm, who have also an eye on the 
producing side and have engaged 
Donald Crisp as producer. 

There is nothin.»? new in autlior of 
•tory or play taking the basin of 
■ome sensational newspaper .story 
for his work, but it is somewhat new 
aa a means of scenario inr.piration. 
Master Films are exploiting this 
ide& of getting scenarios. As a re - 
ault they are getting much advance 
newspaper publicity from the daily 
organ which they say inspires them. 
True, the stories wore carried by 
every news sheet in the country, but 
the one they have chosen happens to 
have the film correspondent Avith 
most space to film. Their first in 
the series was "Trapped by the 
Mormons,' • a very poor melodra- 
matic offering. We now await with 
fortitude "Sealed to a Mormon" and 
"Cocaine." Inspired by the boosting 
daily's so-called exposure of druR 
trafnc. A Btorv has been founded 
on the case of Edith Roberts, a 
firl recently condemned to death for 
the murder of her illegitimate child. 
The list docs not seem particularly 
edifying or qualified to raise the 
•tatus of the kinema. 



Jennie Heesselqulst, and "Seas of 
Chance," In which Pauline Brunins, 
wife of the picture's producer, John 
W. Brunins, will make her screen 
debut. 



Started by the Fairbanks version 
of "The Three Musketeers," with 
which Walter Wanger began his 
season at Covent (iarden, the Du- 
mas "boom" is in full swing. There 
are many "Three Musketeers" pic- 
tures in existence, some of them dat- 
ing from the screen's infancy, and 
now they all seem to be on the 
verge of a new lease of life. Side 
by side as a new production of 
merit comes the Gaumont serial 
version. This is faultlessly staged 
and dressed with many buildings of 
tho correct period to add to its 
appeal. Among the re-issues which 
probably created a sensation a few 
years ago, but which does not count 
for very much to-day, is one now 
being shown in a small Leicester 
Square kinema. This kinema is also 
showing the Fairbanks film "The 
Americano." 



FILM ITEMS 



FRENCH FILM NOTES 

Paris. April 1. 
During tho week ended April 1 
there were presented at the Paris 
trade shows 32,750 'metres of films 
(compared with 28.500 metres the 
previous week, and 28.722 metres for 
the corresponding seven days of 
1921), released by Gaumont 9.130 
metres, Pathe 2,850, Harry 1.832. 
Aubert 3.700. Continental 1,«50. 
• Jrandes Productions 1,760, Union 
Eclair 3,700, First National 1,850. 
Paramount 2.550. Vitagraph 2,230, 
and Goldwyn (Erka) 1,600. During 
March tho films trade showed 
reached roughly 140.000 metres, 
corp pared with 130,450 for March. 
1921. 



The Atlas Film Corp. was denied 
its motion for an Injunction against 
the Pioneer Film Corp., Justice 
Lehman holding the defendant's es- 
tate Is now In possession, of receiv- 
ers. The Pioneer recently had an 
Involuntary bankruptcy petition 
filed against It. The Atlas had a 
booking arrangement with It for 
"Sonny" series and "The Place of 
Honeymoons," but, alleging no just 
accounting had been rendered, no 
advertising campaign as agreed ful- 
filled and that their contract had 
been otherwise breached, It surd to 
recover the films. Justice Lehman 
held that his denial of the injunc- 
tion motion is without prejudice to 
any future action against the re- 
ceivers in connection with this ault. 



The Erka Co.. controlling Goldwyn 
picturees In France, gave a special 
press show for "Une volx dans la 
Nuit," with Ora Carew and Ramsey 
Wallace, and a comedy "Au Voleur," 
with Tom Moore. 



Lydia Lopokova will support 
Leonide Massine In the new ballet 
111m show which Walter F. Wanger 
will produce at Covent Garden, to 
follow "Theodora." On their open- 
tag appearance they will give for the 
first time in England Stravinsky's 
"Ragtime." When this was recently 
<4one in Paris It caused great dis- 
tension among the "highbrows," 
perhaps because the dancers are at- 
tired In ordinary evening dress. 
The ballet is called "Fantasies of 
Pleasure," with music by Johann 
Strauss, and the company will In- 
clude Sokoby, Vera Savlna and Id- 
iikowskl. Eugene Goosens will con- 
duct a specially selected orchestra. 
The prices will be the same. 



The German film "Doctor Cali- 
gari's Cabinet," listed for an un- 
limited run at the Opera Cinema 
here, 's favorably received, with a 
squad of police near in case of dis- 
turbance. Admission prices have 
been considerably increased, ^et the 
hall Is packed each performance. 
On the other hand, the picture has 
been forbidden by the Government's 
authorities on patriotic grounds. 



Summer daylight time came Into 
operation In France last week, but 
the measure does not suit the ex- 
hibitors, who claim the extended 
daylight keeps many out of the 
movies. , 



The stage rights of Tf Winter 
Comes," by A. S. M. Hutchin.son. 
editor of "The Daily Graphic," are 
Jn the hands of Cyril Maude, who. 
Jowever, has no part for himself. 
The film rights seem to be .a matter 
•f considerable mystery. First Fa- 
mous Players-Lasky announced they 
Jad acquired them, then withdrew 
jne announcement. William Fox 
»nen declared they were his prop- 
•[ty. Here it Is not believed that 
•Ither of the firms has them. 

Two years ngo Blanche Sweet 
{ought the film rights of a story by 
itehocca West entitled "The Return 
J'* Soldier," paying a large sum. 
one has never produced, but the 
uJi ^^ "®^ being dramatized for 
jeKitlmato production in this coun- 

t>elegatcs from the different Vro- 
^mcial centres attended the House 
®t Commons March 23 to lay the 
PressjnR matter of the Entertain- 
jnent before their Members of Par- 
"5JJ^"J- Altogether, the delegates 
BpoKe for some 4,000 exhibitors who 
inn^y^ar took from the public £32.- 
•00.000. all of which went in ex- 
penses Including the wages of 200,- 
•vw employees. During the s.tmo 
hVil ^'^^ stated, the exhibitors 
Sr«^ .? t'omp.lled to fortgago tlioir 
^•iKl'^^ ^o t'^'^ cxtont of b.'twprn 
£0.000.000 and .1:25.000.000. As 
J" ngs stand in the kinema world. 

r.n^v^^''^'' ^'^'^^ f-'Ji' to see a great 
Imn^t "J Ihc.^e properties, already 
■ mortgaged to tho Jillt. in the market 
I a market Avhirl, holds no bviyers. 

chTJ'ri'^/u""""^ company has pur- 

Hinll l^!r <>"<P^it of the .Swedish 

ogra„h for tho e,nient yrar. This 

^l" ;:">;;'«f '>f threo pictures onlv: 

Km " ^'.""'^^ '^ "^'^'1 ^y Hialmar 
*^eigmun; -tluaidcd Lips," with 



The luxury tax of 10 per cent, has 
been placed on moving picture cam- 
eras, bringing such articles Into the 
same category as photographic ap- 
pliances. 

The exhibitors who recently broke 
away from the Directors' Syndicate, 
on the contention this group did not 
protect the small people but studied 
only the large owners of pahaces and 
circuits, have formed a new union. 
Consequently, there are now two ex- 
hibitors' syndicates in Paris. 

The prospectus has been circu- 
lated for a loan of 11,000,000 francs, 
in stock of BOO francs, face bearing 
7 per cent., asked by the Societe Fi- 
nanciers des Cincmatographes. This 
company controls a number of film 
theatres In France, Including the 
Salle Marivaux among others In 
Paris, a renting department and a 
studio. The appeal Is received cool- 
ly, on the whole, by the local trade 
organs. 

The Societe Gaumont ftffered a 
special at tho Hippodrome last week 
for the profession and press to pres- 
ent four episodes of the new serial 
•Kn Mission au Pays des Fauves." 
adopted by Guy de Teramond, and 
to be published simultaneously as a 
serial in a local daily. 



Arnold A. Kline and the Arnold 
Pictures Co., Inc., Monday brought 
suit against Ross C. Cropper, the 
Myriad I'ictures Corp. and Morris 
Shiller In the New York Supreme 
Court to recover 19,600 on a series 
of 14 notes which were part of a 
film transaction. The defendants 
purchased 12 one-reel comedies 
from Kline for $12,000 and paid 



$2,400 down aud the balance In a 
series of 14 $600 and $800 notes 
payable monthly. In case of de- 
fault on any one note it was pro- 
vided Kline can sue to recover the 
entire sum. The same plaintiffs in 
a separate action are suing the 
Myriad Pictures Corp., Morris Shil- 
ler and Philip Shiller for $10,000 
damages, alleging that the Shillcrs, 
as Inducement for Kline to relieve 
them and Cropper from the paying 
of the balance of the n«»tes above 
mentioned, transferred to Kline two 
alleged contracts for $6,000 and 
$1,500 whereby the Export &. Im- 
port Film Corp. agreed to handle 
certain films. Kline and the Arnold 
Pictures Co., Inc.. allege such con- 
tracts never existed and that the 
defendants now have possession of 
the notes. 

Notwithstanding that a vigilant 
watch is being maintained around 
tho nearby territory to Keith's 
Koyal. 149th street and Third ave- 
nue. Bronx, New York, as a result 
of tho recent $3,000 robbery, the 
Hub, picture establl.«-hment situated 
directly across the street from the 
Royal, was entered early Sunday 
morning by burglars, who got away 
with $850 from the firm's safe. 



FILM REVIEWS 

(Continued from page 39) 



INSIDE STUFF 



ON PICTURES 



Violet McMillan, when making personal appearances in Canada, adver- 
tised she would give a $5 gold piece to any woman in the audience over 
12 years of age if she failed to ^.•ear her shoe. No press work was used 
to deride the Canadian foot. It attracted mild newspaper notice. 



One of the surprises that has hit the exhibitor in the last few weeks 
Is the unexpected strength that the Paramount serial, "The Mistress of 
the World," has developed In the smaller towns and theatres where a 
regular serial clientele Is catered to. At a gathering of exhibitors In 
New York early this week a number of New Jersey theatre owners 
expressed their surprise that the picture should have flopped on Broad- 
way from a box office draw standpoint. They admit, however, that their 
audiences are not particularly pleased with the picture, but nevertheless 
they come to see It. 



Much has been said In Hollywood about the merging of the United 
Studios with the R-C lots, but now it appears that the story in the I.k)s 
Angeles dallies was a press agent's yarn. I'nited and R-C h.ave tied up 
with a rental agreement for special sets, according to a report current. 
It Is understood that M. C. Levee, of the United, has made arrangements 
with P. A. Powers to allow R-C companies the n.«e of spt'oial sets on 
the United lota for a flat fee of $1,500 weekly. This is the only deal made 
between the two organizations as far as the merging of the lots is con- 
cerned. The R-C property adjoins the United site. To open one studio 
to the other the construction of a narrow pass would be the only neces- 
sary change. At present the R-C stone wall extends around the ll-C 
lots, touching on Melrose avenue, the boundary of the United grounds. 



The slipping of Anita Stewart from the prestige of a star to that of a 
featured artist In the picture at the Strand this week, whero "The 
Woman He Married" la being presented. Is the cause of more than 
passing comment on the film rlalto. Miss Stewart has completed her 
contract as a star for Louis B. Mayer, w^ho made this production. It 
Is possible that it will be the last Anita Stewart picture released by 
him. The Strand added the picture to the bill this week, retaining 
"Fay Day" as the headline attraction. In tho billing for "The Woman 
He Married" Fred Niblo Is first named, after which follows the title 
of the picture and then the name of Miss Stewart with a line following 
her name "and an all atar cast." Miss Stewart Is now reported as 
about to start her own producing company with a po.s.<--ibiIity of re- 
leasing her features through Metro. 



SENNETT GIRL SUES 

Los Angeles, April 12. 

Myrtle Lind, former Mack Sen- 
nett bathing beauty, in private life 
Myrtle L. Gcssell, last week filed 
suit for divorce against Frank A. 
Gessell, Los Angeles business man. 

A short time ago Miss Lind an- 
nounced her intentions of filing suit 
and naming her husbands first 
wife (Helen Gessell). There was 
much trouble over the posse.«*on 
of an automobile, which resulted in 
iVIiss Lind leaving her huebund a 
month after the wedding. 



A story going the rounds Is of the tip-off that a number of exhibitors 
got on the- actual cost of a production that is being released at this 
time In the Independent field. The picture was presented at a private 
trade showing recently where there were present about 1,000 invited 
guests. As Is the rule there was liquor, and among others on the 
ground was the director of the picture and his wife with a number of 
friends. The wife Is said to have disclosed to one of the friends that 
the picture cost $2S,000 to produce and that It was actually 11 days In 
the making. The friend a couple of hours later, after he had a few 
under his belt, spilled the beans as Inside stuff and a flock of exhibitors 
present took home an ear-full. They decided that when the picture was 
offered to them on a rental that they would offer what they thought it 
was worth, based on the cost of the production. 



MISS. KILLS CENSOR BILL 

J.i«'ks«jii. Miss., April 1-'. 

The state legislature adjourned 
h.re last week without passing tlu- 
pieiurc c«n."soi'>liip bill, strung.:,' 
urged by'tlie p form element. 

Tliere was a w 11 organix'd flglit 
f.)r the bill whi<h was pas.^« d by 
thp Srnato, but ur.f iv(.rahly r^n^'r!- 
rd by i:<bi.ational e'omniitlMJ uf ^lic 
IIou^:e of l^pi-is'jiitatives. 



Discussions concerning the radical changes at the R-C studios are 
common on coast lots. Since P. A. Powers took charge tho personnel 
of the Hollywood staff has been the prlkujlpal target for changes, but 
now It la the remaining stars of the company who are to receive the 
cutting axe. As already known, Pauline Frederick deserted tho com- 
pany rather than remain at a considerable smalhr salary than under 
the old regime. At present Scssuo Hayakawa is tho reported victim of 
the slashing campaign. The story is tliat Hayakawa has been asked to 
continue working at R-C under tho proposed co-operative program. It 
is said the Japanese star was asked to give $30,000 for his services 
toward his next picture, which R-C would in turn finance to the extent 
of $60,000. The profits of the film, according to the d(*pe, would be 
split one-third for Hayakawa and two-thirds for R-C, tho money to 
be paid after the picture's rental time. Hayakawa is said to have 
refu.sed flatly to accept the proposition and has stated that his contract, 
which is said to call for one or two Ynore pictures with K-C, must be 

nii*'d. 

R-C countered with "the co-operative program rr none at alf," ac- 
cording to the report, with Hayakawa replying that unless he dof>s 
his pirturc undor the terms callrd for In the original rontract a law suit 
will follow. Hayakawa, It seems, is awaiting thf> final de- (--ion of 
President Powers. 

Harry Carey, former Universal star, Is about to start on his first 
R-C prodjctlon, probably a Western dram.i. Meanwhile Doris May 
is also at R-0. According to opinions of a number of prodm er«, R-O 
will nKike much rhcapcr pictures in the future, possibly badir.g tb 
compcUtlon with Univert>al. ),, 

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THE SLEEP WALKER 

This is a Realart production re- 
Ica.sed linough Paramount, with 
Constance Binney as tho star. It Is 
a stereotyped society drama that 
has as its heroine a sleeitwalklng 
school girl. Miss Binney plays that 
role, while opposite her J.uk Mull- 
hall carries the lead. The produc- 
tion was shown at Loew's Circle, 
New York, as part of a double fea- 
ture bill with a Norma Talmadgo 
produf^'tlon, which is about as def- 
inite an esthnato a.s anj one would 
want of its strength. 

The srory shows ihc struggle A 
society woman will go through to 
retain her social position and sur- 
roundings when left penniless 
through the death of the fam- 
ily provi<ftr. This moiher gets $10,* 
000 worth of diamonds on memoran* 
dnm and they depart for parts un- 
known after having converted them 
into cash. She Is located a year 
later at a fashionable resort by the 
Jewelry man, on the very day that 
her daughter is returning from # 
convent school. 

The Jewelry man proves the vil- 
lain. He is all of that. Ho smokes 
cigarettes a la Desperate Desmond, 
flicks the ashes with a sort of * 
"curses" snap, and docs all the usual 
m. p. heavy stunts. He threatens 
to send tho mother to Jail unless she 
produces coin she owes and also 
forces his attentions on the daugh- 
ter. But ihfi hero Is right on the 
Job. nnd he won't believe it true 
that the girl was seen going Into the 
villain's room In her night robe un* 
til he discovers heT behind a curtain. 
Then It is disclosed she walked in 
her sleep and he wouldn't "believe 
that either. He waa a most unbe« 
lieving hero. 

But the following morning, when 
he pees the girl walking along the 
window ledge at about the fifth 
story of the hotel, he ia convinced 
of tho sleep w^alking and rescues 
her. After that she evidently walked 
In her sleep no more. The hero 
naturally straightened out mother's 
bills, slipping the villain a beatinflr 
for interest and also administering 
a couple of wallops to tho hotel man- 
ager who ordered the girl and 
mother from the hotel because of 
the finding of the girl in the villain's 
room. 

It Is a feature that will go In the 
cheaper houses with a daily change 
of bill. Miss Binney does not seem 
to have achieved anything in this 
picture that one would term excep- 
tional. If anything, her appearance 
is neither youthful nor as beautiful 
as she has been wont to appear la 
the past. Fred, 

SO THIS IS ARIZONA 

A western action drama with 
Maek Sennett custard pie comedy 
incidentals. Dull story with bad 
aoting and poor directorship and 
without a redeeming feature unless 
it was the beautiful horses and the 
magnificent lanscapes which the 
movie business couldn't very well 
mesa up. This picture and the 
others like it are one of tho reasons 
there seems to be so much fact in 
Gus Hill's declaration that one out 
of five small town picture theatres 
has been converted Into a garage. 

Tho story opens with a fashion- 
able young woman riding horseback, 
apparently in Central I'ark. In all 
seriousness sho opens a wri.stbag 
and takes a timetable out to study. 
One Immediately expected the 
worst. Young women equestriennes 
in Central I'ark don't ordinarily, 
carry satin wrlstbags to the bridle-* 
path. The fact that the scenario 
writer needed the handbag in his 
business doesn't change the situa- 
tion. Its purpose In the scheme was 
that it should be lost. The h«»ro 
finds it, and that mak<*s tho story. 

And surh a story! One minute It 
is slapstiek comedy and the n«xt 
minute tho playful hero is engaged 
in a fight for his life with all the 
strained seriousness of which a 
mediocre actor and a third-class 
scenario are capable, and that's a 
whale of a lot of seriousness. A 
sample of the comedy relief that 
goes Into the film may be Judged 
from this: Tho rich young man ar- 
rives In an Arizona town and goes 
to the hotel. At the same Instant 
a "bad man" enters shooting right 
and left, and everybody gets under 
the table as the outlaw threatens 
the bartender with a gun. Only his 
back is visible as he appears to 
gulp down drink after drink. The 
hero approaches bravely and the 
bad man, it turns out, is consuming 
an be cream cone. 

It was a good enough Idea when 
Lew Ki<ldM thought of It ten y«'ars 
ago, but where docs It fit Into a 
western drama? Later on the 
drama becomes intense. Tlic work- 
men In a mine strike; two <'onsplr- 
ators rob the hero; one of them 
kills the oth«r; s»ispIeion Is turned 
on the hero, and the desperate min- 
ers are about to lynch him. At the 
same lime the hero Is beset In the 
underground passages of the mine 
where tho outlaws have set three 
time bombs nnd the heroine Is sit- 
ting in the mine owner's ofll<'e with 
anf)th» r smoking bomb In the cellar 
undf r h* r feet. 

There is a lot of fighting and gal- 
loping horses, and at the end the 
h« mine Is .•^•aved, the hero is saved — 
ev»i-jbody is Kaved. It 8e«n)ed a 
4 piiy. Muth» 



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PICTURES 



Friday, April 14, 1922 



LONDON PREPARES FOR RUSH 
OF GERMAN HLM PRODUCT 



Opposition to Ex-Enemy Pictures Cools — Association 
^Tassed the Buck" and It Was Branch Exchanges 
That Took the Plunge 



London, April 12. 
In announcing: the withdrawal of 
the ban on Gorman films, the of- 
ficials of the Cinematograph Ex- 
hibitors* Association were very 
careful. The council announced 
that it did not advocate the shoM(- 
Ingr of German Alms; it left the 
matter to the Individual taste of 
each exliibitor, while warning him 
that on his shoulders and on his 
only would the trouble fall if there 
was any. 

This decision Is very much In 
keeping with the council's previous 
action in refusing to be responsible 
for keeping on or removing the 
ban and shifting the onus to the 
local branches. It was by vote of 
these branches tlKat the ban was 
removed, not by an order of the 
^vernlng body. 

How the public will take German 
films is a matter of conjecture. The 
same question has been asked on 
the subject of German plays, music, 
singers and despite the tremors of 
the over -cautious each has been 
tried, and with success. 

The ex-service men's associa- 
tions, whose attitude to the return 
of German entertainments in any 
form was the thing really feared 
and who on more than one occasion 
promised to smash up the place if 
any such entertainments were of- 
fered, have cooled down consider- 
ably. They have discovered the 
difference .jetween political stunts 
and truth and are not likely to 
•mash up anything. 

As far as supplies are concerned 
there will be no dearth of them. 
"VN'ardour street cellars could reveal 
many a German film bou;::ht for 
next to nothing since the war, and 
there are hundreds of old flktts 
ready for reissue. Some have al- 
ready been reissued camouflaged as 
Danish or Swedish. 

Naturally the exhibitor will show 
the best dramas and corned ios he 
can get and these will be carefully 
edited and re-titled. 

The showman with the big house 
caterinfr for a better cln.s3 of peo- 
ple will, of course, show only thf» 
very best and he will have no 
troule in finding his audience. As 
far as London is concernec moro 
than one agent for German films 
has been busy here of late and a 
carefully selected little ^arty of 
Dritish renters will be the guests 
of the German film trade before 
many weeks are past. 

As for theatres, the enterprising 
showman who wishes to be the pio- 
neer of the return will have no dif- 
ficulty. A German film season will 
probably follow the one already in 
progress at the Scala. 

Amonj? the first-class German 
films which are expected in London 
is "Fredorious Rex," "Anne Boleyn." 
an Efa production, "Lady Hamil- 
ton," a very antl-Engllth story of 
Lord Nelson and his mistress. For 
this ii poi)ular Anglo-American ac- 
tress was engaged but she threw 
up the part and returned to London 
when she found that .he "business" 
of some scenes was scarcely com- 
patible with decency; "The Wife 
of Pharoah," "Sappho," "The Cab- 
inet of Dr. Calagari," "Sumurun," 
"The I'rince qf the Mountains," 
"The Mistress of the World" and 
*'Du Barry," the last having been a 
success in America as "Passion," 
also probably will bo seen here. 
The first man in with a re. lly first- 
class German film will probably 
reap a fortune. 



FOX GETS $75,000 
FOR 'ORPHANS' RIGHTS 



Hays Couldn't Settle Row 

with Griffith— Wanted 

$125,000 



London, April 13. 

Tlie William Fox-D. W. Grifllth 
differences over "Orphans of the 
Storm" are^ being settled out of 
court, Grifllth deciding to forego 
litigation because of n^avy expense 
and the fact it would indefinitely 
tie up receipts. Griffith i.s believed 
here to have had a chance to beat 
the case on the theory of prior pro- 
duction of the picture. 

Fox kidded the Grifllth people 

along until he (Fox) bought the 

British film rights to the "Orphans" 
for £300, letting it appear he would 
make a reasonable deal. Fox then 
demanded |125,000 dollars for his 
rights in the "Two Orphans." 
Rather than compete with Fox on 
the European continent, Grifllth de- 
cided to settle. 



The final settlement of the con- 
troversy between William Fox and 
D. W. Griflilth regarding the Eng- 
lish rights to "The Two Orphans ' 
was reached In New York. The 
price Grifllth is reported as having 
paid Fox is 175,000, which shows 
the latter a profit of $60,000 on the 
deal, he having claimed that he was 
"in" for $15,000 on his "Two Or- 
phans" picture for the L'nitcd King- 
dom. 

The price Fox Is said to have paid 
for the rights originally was £300. 
Grifllth could have bought the 
rights at that time but turned them 
dowzL When Fox knew that he was 
in a position to hold up the London 
presentation of "The Orphans of 
the Storm" he first quoted Grimth 
$125,000 

Will H. Hays, who tried to adjust 
the matter between the two pro- 
ducers is said to have been in- 
formed by Fox that it was not in 
his province. As a result of the 
Hays failure, Griflntli is said to 
have stepped out of the Hays or- 
ganization. 



VAUDEVILLE FILM ANNEX 



MUSIC SUITS 



Two Actions in New Orleans for 
Using Copyrighted Music 



New Orfeans. April 12. 

Suit waa brought in the local 
courts Monday against the No 
Name Theatre by the American So- 
ciety of Composers, Authors and 
Publishers, because its orchestra 
was playing "Georgia Rose." It 
was alleged the theatre was vio- 
lating a copyright and damages to 
the extent of $250 were asked. 

The action ,w.'»s brought by J. 
Studebaker Lucas, attorney for Leo 
Feist, Inc. 

A s^ilar suit was filed against 
the St. Charles Hotel for playing 
a number called "Oh Joy." 

According to Lucas, every the- 
atre in N«,'W Orleans has violated 
copyrights. The first two s .its are 
forerunners of othor, Lucas avers. 



Proposal Up to Add Picture Place to 
Famous Paris Playhouse 



Par's, April S. 

After the picture engagement 
("Four Horsemen") at the Theatre 
du Vaudeville, It is expected a musi- 
cal comedy by Louis Urgel will be 
created. In the meanwhile the 
question Is up of constructing a pic- 
ture hall under the theatre, with a 
capacity of 1,200, if a long lease can 
be secured by a new company to be 
formed. In this event it i.** also pro- 
posed to build a smaller theatre 
where the bar and foyer are now 
located, seating 300. 

This will necessitate closing the 
vaudeville for a few months, while 
the three auditoriums are being 
builL The Society of Authors may 
oppose the scheme and secure the 
lease of the present theatre. 



AIX-IBISH PICTURE 

A cablegra..! this week tried to 

bring about the promotion of an 
"all Irish" picture. The scheme 
was to have had the backing of 
"Tay Pay" O'Connor, the official 
London censor. 

The director that was wanted 
was Mickey Neilan, with Thomas 
Meighan as leading m'^n and Col- 
leen Moore as leading woman. 



BIGGEST SALE^120 DAYS 

The biggest single sale ever re- 
corded for a flat figure in the New 
York exchange of Famoiis Players 
was put over this week when Harry 
Dan to, the territory manager, con- 
cluded a deal with the Keith, Proc- 
tor and Mo.ss circuits for "The 
Good Provider." 

Figures were withheld, but it is 
known that the picture gets 120 
days straight in Greater New York 
in the liouses of the three circuits. 



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SMUm' THROUGH'' AT |1 

San Francisco, April 12. 

"Smilin* Through," with Norma 
Talmadge, a screen version of the 
play made famous by Jane Cowl, is 
booked for a three weeks' engage- 
ment at the Tivoll, opening April 28. 

The prices for this engagement 
will be advanced to $1, the first 
time that the Tivoli has deviated 
from its scale of popular prices. 



'WHITE SLAVE" HELD BACK 

D. W. Griffith has decided not to 

produce "The White Slave" for the 
screen. He has offered the rights 
to tho famous old play to other pro- 
ducers together with a number of 
other stories which he is holding. 
The.<»e include some of the Lime 
House Tales and a story entitled 
'Java Head" as well as "Oranges." 



TWO TRIPS REQUIRED 

Thievss Steal On« Reel of "P«w 
Day" in Chicago 



What bears evidence of the work 
of film "dupers" was the theft oC 
two reels from the |>ooth of th# 
Rialto last week. The booth was 
entered and ohe reel of "Pay Day,** 
the Chaplin film, and a copy of a 
news weekly were stolen. Two days 
later the booth was again entered, 
byt no film was there. Later ia 
the week the thieves broke into Me- 
Vicker'a, owned by Jones, Linick & 
Schaeffep, who operate the Rialto, 
and efforts were made to get Into 
the booth, supposedly for the other 
reel of "Pay Day." A double lock 
served as a barrier. 

The police were notified and are 
visiting exchanges and theatres in 
search of the missing print. 



CHRISTIE SCRIPT HER'S? 

Los Angeles, April 12. 
Mrs. Ktta Weaver Haden de- 
mands $1,500 from the Christie 
Comedies company and Frank Rolln 
Conklin in a suit filed last week in 
which she alleges the film play, 
'Fresh From the Farm" is a dupli- 
cation oC the fjcenario "Too Much 
Mixing." which she submitted to the 
Chritlie company July, 19L1. 



Attention, Motion Picture 
Producers! 

Prof«^sf ional playwright spoks 
connection with film company wlu-re 
creative ability and consciontious 
effort Count. No remuneration un- 
til wortli is proved. Credentials. 

Address TI. L., Variety, New York. 



Aost. Director Nicked $25 Per 
Los Angeles, April 12. 
Richard Rosson, as.<istant director, 
was ordered to pay his wife, V. Mil- 
dred Ro.*^5;.on, professionnlly Vera 
Slsson, $-5 a w»ok by Judge Mc- 
Luoaa last week, pending the out- 
come of a suit for divorce filed by 
tho wife. 

Mrs. Rosson told tho court that 
hi-r husband was capable of making 
$100 weekly, but testified his work 
was not steady. 

Cruelly Is alleged by Mrs. Ros- 
son. 



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Bordlny Dalton 



a 

Q>aramount 
(^iciure 

Directed h\) Paul PoUfcU. 
Scenario hy Bcnlah Marie Dix. 
From the storv **Tharon of Lost 
l^allcyf,** b]f I'infic Ii. Roe. 



"A new thrill every hundred feet.' 
A ripping story." 

— New York Telegraph 

^^Ardenty romantic and thrilling to 
the utmost.'' — New York American 



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As melodramatic as anything 
ever screened. A genuine thriller.'* 

— New York Times 

"Exciting and well worth while.'* 

—New York World 



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FAMOUS PLAYERS-LASKY CORPORATION 




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IRUTH ABOUT U. & BOYCOH 
OF BRITISH PRODUCTIONS 



Variety's Loridon^ Correspondent Sees Real Reason 
in Inferior Output — Boycott Pure Fiction, Nour- 
ished by Trade and False Patriotism 



PICTURES 

TOOUSH WIVES' PASSES 
KANSAS CENSORS 



Six Weeks' Argument— Gov- 
ernor's Representative De- 
nounces Picture 



London, April 12. 
, Round and about Wardour street, 
the Soho headquarters of the British 
«tin trade, it is believed that Amer- 
H- despite her protestations to the 
iintrary. is boycotting British film 
-roductions. Truth is not a great 
ilsset or factor in the life of that 
Tidnity, but in this case the truth 
la there. But those who curse the 
-iron-Jawed American" might add a 
Bttle to It with the fact that the 
boycott has been built in Britain, by 
British film producers, and that the 
Guilders are jealously guarding the 
barriers they might have thrown up 
and are adding to it every time 
tbey turn out a "dud" and describe 
It as a "great British picture." 

Badly produced from bad stories, 
badly played by actors who carry 
mtle weight beyond the family cir- 
cle, Waldour street, these great pc- 
tnres are trade shown, cut up by the 
trade and lay press or praised from 
a miataken senpe of loyalty, then 
they are hawked round looking for 
a philanthropic renter If the pro- 
ducer is not also a renter, and 
eventually forgotten or put out in 
the very small kinemas. 

There are many producing firms 
In Britain, many more crop up every 
ttonth— every fool with money is a 
potential David Wark Orififlth— but 
the good ones are few — Welsh -Pear - 
•on, Hepworth, George Clark, Gau- 
iBont. Granger-Davidson, Stoll, be- 
taig among the best and most reliable 
but the majority of their pictures 
ire only fit for British audiences. 
After these come many mediocre 
concerns and then the bad of vary- 
ing degrees. True, the bad die 
young, but the evil that they do 
lives after them. For in most cases 
they are the makers of the "great 
British pictures" that are so ex- 
tensively advertised as such and 
boomed. 

Even the very best of first -cla«s 
British producers, however, seem to 
have trouble In getting an interna- 
tional market. One of the reasons 
for his trouble is that he is a snob; 
If be Is not originally, Waldour 
■treet and its environs soon make 
him one. Ho worships a name. Give 
klm a cast of well known legitimate 
. artists (few well -known players are 
known in the provinces where the 
film manufacturer must surely look 
for the big return for his expendi- 
ture) it does not really matter how 
tinsuited they are for the screen and 
lie is in raptures. Give him a title, 
it only a courtesy one, and he is 
In a seventh heaven of delight. He 
makes his pictures, gloats over It 
In his own projection room, shows 
it publicly, then spends the interval 
before his next production in la- 
menting the ignorance of his critics 
and the crass .«5tupidity of th*^ for- 
eign buyer. 

He will pay huge sums for the 
film rights of a "best seller" or 
■pend money in producing a screen 
Version of some long dead non- 
«opyright novel. Above all things 
does he detest a story original or 
otherwise that holds anything orig- 
K^ or any situation which has not 
J*«n already done. To him, the word 
urama" means policemen and ar- 
rests, the old tricks of melodrama. 
Jf he produces "drama" hell do it 
trashily as if it was a thing not 
• J^orth while. He refuses to ac- 
knowledge that most of the big 
American pictures are sheer drama 
*>«t With the difference that they are 
^*n done. 

The greatest stumbling block In 
p»Kland is lack of capital. Nobody 



SEENA OWEN^S ALIMONY 

Walsh Must Pay Wife $100 a Week 
Pending Divorce Suit 



Los Angeles. April 12. 
Seena Owen, film star (in private 
life Mrs. Slgne Auen Walsh, wife of 
George Walsh of Universal pic- 
tures), was awarded $100 a week 
temporary alimony last week after 
having repudiated a property agree- 
ment with her husband on the 
ground of fraud. It was shown in 
court that Walsh has been paying 
his wife $50 weekly for the support 
of their child. Miss Owen testified 
that she is ill and in no way capable 
of supporting herself at this time. 
She also as.serted that she did not 
desert her husband, but made it 
appear as desertion in order to 
smooth the way for : Im to obtain 
a divorce. She asked the court to 
set aside the agreement made in 
New York whereby she had waived 
her rights In consideration of $5,000 
cash. 

Walsh denied the charges; said 
he did not want a divorce; that he 
was interested in no woman but his 
wife. Estelle Taylor, al.«!0 a film 
star, who was named by the wife a 
short time ago, was in court for 
the hearing. She hotly denied being 
intimate with Walsh. 

Miss Taylor last week filed suit 
for $100,000 damages against Miss 
Owen, charging injury of reputation. 



Kansas City, April 10. 

After a strenuous six weeks' argu- 
ment the Kansas Board of Film 
Censors passed the picture "Foolish 
Wives" for showing in the Sunflower 
State. The two women members. 
Mrs. J. M. Miller and Mrs. B. L. 
Short, after a few cuttings, voted 
for its passage, but Dwight Thacher 
Harris, chairman of the board, held 
out to the last against it. 

Governor Allen was appealed to 
for a decision and he sent Mrs. Dora 
Miller as his personal representative 
to give the film a thorough and un- 
biased going over. She recommend - 
e<l that it not be shown, reporting: 
"I am very much opposed to a film 
of this kind being shown. It is 
fundamentally bad, vicious in spots, 
and no amount of cutting, according 
to my notion, can relieve its abnor- 
mal, unwholesome atmosphere. 
Moreover, it is entirely unfit for 
minors to sec." 

In spite of her report the board 
decided to allow it to be relea.scd in 
the state. Just how successful It 
will prove is ahother question. Sev- 
eral prominent Kansans who have 
seen it in preview showing take Mrs. 
Miller's views, and one exhibitor re- 
fused 10 contract for It on the 
ground that it was un-American. 

The picture has never been shown 
in this city. 



COAST FILM NEWS 



I.os .Angeles, .\pril 1?. 
Frederick VogtMling, Dutch actor 
and husband of Florence Koborts, 
who returned to vaudeville recently 
after studio work, has again de- 
serted for the films. He is in "The 
Bitterness of Sweets." 



Universal has about completed 
"The Adventures of Robinson Cru- 
soe," starring Harry Myers. 



NON-THEATRICAL DJIPT. 

The Famous Players New York 
Excha. ge has installed a non- 
theatrical booking department un- 
der the direction of P. Goldman, 
which will handle all church, school 
and other outside bookings. 



MONEY TALKS 



VARIETY'S 
BOX-OFHCE FIGURES 



has 



any money outside the city and 



^h« city man looks very shyly at 
nim financing. He has had some 

kII5 ^"^ **^*^ **'"® ^^ forget. Every- 
body In and around Wardour .street 
naa touched him or tried to touch 
["'»« for anything from £1.000,000 
I "Own, and some of them have suc- 
ceeded. 



"Sherlock Holmes,'' Capitol 

The .liuu Parrymore "Sherlock 
Holmes- is to be shown at the Cap- 
'^ol week of May r. 
r The national release of the pic- 
I i"re hns not as yet been determined 
I «n. but it is believed that it will go 
l^through First National. 



FURNISH A REAL INDEX 
OF PICTURE VALUES 



NOTE— Variety solicits Exhibitor 
Opinions and Suggestions on this 



service. 



Reports Fred Niblo will produoo 
for tho new Mayer-Schulberg com- 
bination has brought a statement 
Nlblo has been signed to direct a 
series of Rodulph Valentino produc- 
tions for Famous Players-Lasky. 
Niblo is directing Valentino in 
"Blood and Sand" at this time. 



Baby Marie Osborne Is expected 
to commence on a series of short 
comedies for Pathe, probably at a 
coast studio. 



The revival of "Tess of the Storm 
Country"' by Mary Pickford Is to be 
the star's biggest production of the 
year, according to plans pj:aparetl 
for the picture. The Douglas Fair- 
banks production of the career of 
Robin Hood will also be a massive 
offering. 



Hammerstcin, Owen Moore, Direc- 
tors Kali»li Ince, Victor Herman and 
Georgo Archalnbaud are In th« 
party. Vico-Prosident Myron Selz- 
nlck will also come. It is the plan 
at tho United studios to x'ommence 
work shortly after the arrival of the 
Selzniok forces. 



Anna Q Nilsson Is to do "Pink 
Gods." by Cynthia Stockley. under 
the direction of Penrhyn Stanlaws 
for Paramount. 



Rodolph Valentino will follow 

•Blood and Sand" by "Amos Judd," 

the John Ames Mitchell novel, which 

is being arranged for the screen by 

June Mathis. 



Charles W. Nelson and Fdward 
W. Roland, Chicago booking agents, 
are visiting here. 

Krnest Warde will direct and play 
an Important part in "The Riddle of 
the Range," Pathe serial starring 
Ruth Rolland, which will commence 
this week at the United studios. 



A portrait bust in bronie of 
Madame Nazimova was recently 
completed by Rcnee Prnhar. Bo- 
hemian sculptor. It represents 
Nazimova as Norah in her recent 
production, "A Doll's House." 



Virginia Faire has resigned as 
leading woman to Buster Keaton 
and will be starred in a series of 
one-rcelers by Billy Joy. 



R H. Allen has succeeded W. W. 
Rarity as general manager of Ham- 
ilton-White comedies. 

Marshall Neilan applied for a 
passport last week and Is planning 
a trip to Europe this summer. It 1« 
not known whether he will make a 
film abroad. 



President M. C. I^evee of the 
Ignited stutlioa is arranging for the 
arrival from New York of the Selz- 
niok proilu.'tlon forces. The party 
is exne(»te<l l)ere tomorrow. Elaine 



There N *»ineh ♦""' about r fllm 
planned by Elinor Glyn and Sol Les- 
ser of the situation in Hollywood. 
It Is understood that Miss Glyn 
will write the story about the title 
"Eyes of Truth.** 



Ma-'k Sennetfe "Suzanna." star- 
ring Mabel Normand, is rapidly ap- 
proaching completion. F. Richard 
Jones is director. Some flnal scenes 
are to be taken In Mexico. 



"Your 
to Get 



Only 
Hold 




Worry Is 
of This!'' 

— The Film Dailjf 

**Oncc more Chaplin 
proves himself the king 
of comedians in a two- 
reeler that has ail the 
drawing power of a 
feature and 'then some' 
as far as the box office 
is concerned. *Pay 
Day* is in a class with 
*Shoulder Arms' and 
* 1 he Kid.* 



**If you have been 
feeling down-hearted, 
if the coffers are empty 
and the box office 
looks blue — cheer up. 
Here's another Chap- 
lin picture that will 
swell the receipts and 
You are safe in promising 
short rcelcr since 'Shoulder 



make everybody happy, 
them the best Chaplin 
Arms.' Get behind it and make it work for you. 

"The only tiling you have to do essentially is get the 
booking. Then let the world know that you are play- 
ing it." — The Film Daily. 

Speal(;ing of 

Charles Chaplin 



in 



ii 



PAY DAY" 



The picture that is knocking them cold for a 
second week at the big New York Strand 

A First National Attraction 




PICTURES 



Friday, April 14, 1928 



UNDERWRITERS' NON-INFLAMMABLE 
RAW FILM RULE WOULD TRIPLE COST 



Indications That Fire Insurance Men Will Jam 
jThrough Measure at Convention May 6 — Price 
Up from 22S to 6 cents a Foot — Life Shortened 



A movement Is under way by the 
National Fire Protection Associa- 
tion and the Underwriters' Labora- 
tory of Chicago, which. If carried 
out. may cause a furore In the 
pictura iadujsrtry. It la the endeavor 
to compel the use of non-inflammable 
fllra throughout the industry. The 
"bomb" was first brought up at 
the convention of the Underwriters 
National Association in Boston, two 
years ago, but at the time It was 
defeated. At the Atlantic City con- 
vention, which takes place May C-9, 
the measure is again to be brought 
forward and there Is every indication 
the measure stands a fair chance of 
success unless the Industry man- 
ages to successfully combat It. The 
N. A. M. P. I., through Its president, 
William A. Brady, and Secretary 
Fred Elliott, have already laid lines 
to battle the measure. 

The compulsor>' usp of non-in- 
flammable film would add an item of 
crushing expense to the production 
and distributing end of the industry. 
At present the cost of raw stock 
stands at 2.28 cents a foot and this 



stock has an exhibition life any- 
where from 60 to 90 days. Non- 
inflammable stock would cost ap- 
proximately 6 cents a foot and its 
life would be approximately 18 days 
of exhibition*', v 

Just where the producer and dis- 
tributor would get ofC in the face 
of such an Increase In their costs, 
which would naturally be passed 
along to the exhibitor, cannot be 
figured at this time with business as 
brid as it is, 

Tiie Fire Protection Association 
with its many afllliations in local 
fire prevention bureaus, could raise 
havoc in the event they finally de- 
cided to go through with the meas- 
ure. There Is a possibility the 
measure for the greater part Is 
aimed at the campaign to obtain a 
reduction In Insurance rates for 
various film enterprises. 

The means the Protective Asso- 
ciation would take to enforce its 
demand for the usage of non-in- 
flammable stock would be to refuse 
Insurance to any building, whatever 
the nature, In which Inflammable 



film was used, stored, manufactured 
or exhibited. 

In Rochester the Eadtmaa plant 
would have to be converted to the 
manufacture of non-inflammable 
s .ck and this would also add to the 
ultimate cost of the pictures. In 
preparing non-Inflammr ble film the 
process is such that the life is 
shortened. The chemicals used tend 
to make the film brittle to such an 
extent that after it has been run 
through a machine between 40 and 
50 times the sprocket holes break 
out and this makes the film useless 
unless patched. There Is trouble of 
this sort with the stock now In use 
to such an extent that all of the 
exchanges must keep a staff of In- 
spectors and patchers for the prints 
that are out. but these staffs would 
have to be Increased at least 100 
per cent In the event the under- 
writers are successful In putting 
through their proposed measure. 

At present the Underwriters' La- 
boratories are compelling the use of 
non-inflammable film In all places 
where portable projectors are In use 
for cither educational or business 
purposes. They have an arrange- 
ment with the sales distributors of 
such machines whereby they receive 
full data regarding the purchasers 
of such machines and In turn they 
inform the municipal authorities 
where the machine Is sent to keep 
watch on the premises so that the 
law In regard to the use of regular 
film Is not violated. 



EXHIBITORS GEmNG BEHIND 
INDEPENDENT PRODUCTIONS 



''A Woman's Woman/' with Giblyn Directing, Maj; 
Bo Followed by Others — Other Directors Also 
Operating — ^Protective Step for Exhibitors 



-4- 



THE ALDINE, PHILLY, 
GIVING UP ITS FIGHT? 



Reported No Co-operation Is 

Forcina Stanley Co.'s 

Opposition 



SENNETT REMEMBERS 

IB Yearn Ago Carried Spear in 
'^Chinese Honeymoon" 



Mac^ Sennett, attending the 
showing of "MoUy-O" at the Aldine 
here, would neither afilrm nor deny 
the rumor that he Is negotiating 
with United Artists for the dis- 
tribution of his pictures. 

Mr. Sennett, who was the guest 
bf M. D. Felt, now In sole control 
of the house, recalled that his last 
appearance here had been to carry 
a spear on the stage of the Chest- 
nut street opera house during the 
performance of "A Chinese Honey- 
moon," 15 years ago. 

It was recently reported Thomas 
H. Ince and Sennett, who, as mem*- 
bers of the Associated Producers 
are bound by an agreement to First 
National, were dickering with 
Iliram Abrams, of United Artists, 
for distributing arrangements with 
l^hat organization. 

It Is a coincidence that Ince fol- 
lowed Sennett at the Aldine,- mak- 
ing a personal appearance there 
this week In connection with the 
first showing of "Hail the Woman." 



DROP T HEFT CHARGE 

Accused in $225,000 Case Dismissed 
— Witnesses in Jail 



San Francisco, April IJ. 

Charges of receiving stolen prop- 
erty against Joseph Kubcy and T. 
Shima, held in connection with the 
alleged theft of J225,00O worth of 
moving pictures, were dismissed 
here last week. 

The district attorney's offlco an- 
nounced to the court that two wit- 
nesses whose testimony was re- 
garded as essential have both been 
convicted and are now serving time 
in the East. Their names are given 
as Morris Taitus and William Pear- 
son. 



STEFFES SCORES PRO- 
DUCERS AS AUTOCRATIC 



President of Minn. M. P, T. 
0. A. Calls Hays "Pro- 
ducers' Goat'* 



EOWLAND'S CO. PREPARHTQ 

The new producing organization 
v.'hlch Richard Rowland Is foster- 
ing Is reported as getting under way 
with five producing units by Majr 
15. The present plans calls for the 
productions to be made In the vi- 
cinity of New York with Rye looked 
upon as the most favorable spot at 
present. 



$1 





PRICE AGREED UPON 
FOR SCHENCK'S 'SMIUN' THROUGIf 



Exhibition Value Set Accepted by First National — 
Open Market Booking Alternative— $1,000,000 
Gross Guaranteed for **East Is West'* 



Joseph M. Schcnck and the Fiist 
National are said to have finally 
come to an agreement on the exhi- 
bition value on the former's latest 
production "Smilin' Through," In 
which Norma Talmadge is starred. 
The price agreed upon Is $1,200,000, 
although Information as to the ex- 
act figure was refused by both in- 
-lerestcd parties. 

This picture Is the first produc- 
tion that' Schenck Is releasing 
through First National under his 
new contract with the exhibitor or- 
ganization. It was stated the battle 
on the part of the producer to se- 
cure an exhibition value In excess 
of $800,000, which was the figure the 
Firfet National originally set on the 
picture Is because he has guaran- 
teed William Harris, Jr.; a gross of 
A million on *'East Is "West," In 
which Constance Talmadge Is to 
appear. Work on this production 
1« to be started within tliree weeks 
QD. the Coast 



committee not agreed on the figure 
Schenck asked, it would have forced 
the picture to be booked through 
the Fir.st National on an open mar- 
ket basis. This would have made 
competitive bidding on the picture 
possible with the rogular First Na- 
tional franchise hoMors in a posi- 
tion where they could not afford to 
pass up the production aTid the 
cliances are that the picture would 
have been handled on a basis of at 
least $-,000,000 grcss, according to 
the reports that have come into 
New York from out of town points 
where It has betn shown. 

In the event of "open market" 
booking of "Smilin' Through" the 
Schenck office would have had the 
final O. K. on all of the rental con- 
tracts and Felix Fi»'Pt in selling the 
product Ion would have shot after 
the $2,000,000 mark. The First Na- 
tional's executive committee having 
this In mind and also the danger to 
all of the members of tho as.sooia- 
tion In the event of competitive 
bidding, prcfert-ed to zhcot the pro- 
ducer-a terms. 



Minneapolis, April It. 
• Scoring film producers for their 
"autocratic wajra" and characteriz- 
ing Will H. Hays as their "goat" at 
an enormous salary, W. A. Steffes, 
president of the Minnesota Division 
of the M. P. T. O. A., in addressing 
the state convention predicted the 
possibilities of picture exhibitors in- 
vading the producing end of the 
business. 

He said in part: "Under the pres- 
ent Inequitable arrangements which 
we find in the picture Industry we 
can no longer expect fair and rea- 
sonable returns on our inrestments. 
During and since the war, the pro- 
ducers and distributors conceived 
the brilliant idea of securing Will 
Hays as their goat at an enormous 
salary which you and I will pay. 
And don't you kid yourself we will 

pay our share — and then some — 
with the assistance of the public; 
that Is. if the public will fall. Every 
one of you, no doubt, appreciates 
the appeal of the five per cent, film 
tax. Right now we are working to 
have the admission tax removed. 
The mu.sic tax is another obnoxious 
mca.sure on which we are working. 

"Maybe it will be necessary for 
us to produce our own pictures in 
order to be assured of products at a 
fair and reasonable price. If so, let's 
Kut started at once. Let's show them 
that the Minnesota organization can 
do something and that we mean 
business." 

Mr. Steftes' address, which was 
the feature of the" session, caused a 
great deal of sympathetic discus- 
sion. Will Hays was one of the im- 
portant topics, all agreeing they 
wore Ignorant of his part In the In- 
dustry. The exhibitors plan to draft 
a questionnaire by the end of the 
week addressed to Hays. "We hope 
to bring him out from behind his 
smoke screen," said Mr. Steffes. 

About 300 Minnesota theatre own- 
ers are attending the convention, a 
feature of which is an exposition 
which Is being held In conjunction 
with tho meetings. All exchanges 
and supply houses are represented 
with booths. 

Mr. Steffes left Wednesday night 
for Washington, D. C, to attend a 
meeting on the music tax. He would 
make no statement on tho rumor he 
will be a candidate for the national 
presidency of the M. P. T. O. A, to 
succeed Sydney S. Cohen. 



Philadelphia. April 12. 

The Aldine, built here by the Felt 
Brothers In an effort to buck the 
distribution monopoly the Stanley 
Company enjoys, Is reported about 
to pass up the fight. The reason 
generally expressed Is that the pro- 
ducers and distributors battling 
with the same Interests the theatre 
management was opposing, failed to 
give the house the co-operation it 
should have had. 

Originally the house was to play 
naught but United States produc- 
tions, following the break of Hiram 
Abrams with the Stanley Company, 
but of late productions of First Na- 
tional and Universal have slipped 
In. "Molly O" was there a couple 
of weeks ago and. prior to that, 
"Foolish Wives." 

The United Artists productions 
and the later pictures the house 
played were placed with It at figures 
almost prohibitive. It was the first 
company that had the most to gain 
by the establishment of opposition 
In the town, as its pictures were 
out of the Stanley chain, but instead 
of the Aldine getting a break on 
the prices, Abrams is said to have 
held It to a figure that made it 
impossible to make any money. 

The house seats about 1,400. 
M. E. Felt of the brothers Is the 
active manager of the theatre. 



N. Y. STATE OPPOSITION 

Watertown, N. Y., April 12. 

The Nova Operating Co., con- 
trolling the Avon and Strand, will 
add two new houses to its string, 
one in Utica. 

This means that the Frank Emp- 
sall-Charles Sesonske combination 
intends to battle Nathan Bobbins in 
his home bailiwick. 

Robblns. who started In Utica and 
later expanded, now operates three 
Watertown houses. The deals for 
the new houses will be completed 
late this week, it is said. 



The financing of production for 
the screen by exhibitors Is rapidly 
coming to the forefront. In New 
York at present are several pro- 
ductions that have been completed 
with exhibitor-capital and a number 
in production. The movement seemi 
to be one that has direct co-opera- 
tion between producing-dircctor and 
exhibitor as Its basis. 

One of the forthcoming events In 
the industry tending toward exhib* 
itor-organization entering the pro- 
ducing and distributing fields has 
led a number of Independent ex- 
hibitors to get behind producing di- 
rectors with an eye on the main 
chance so that they would be in 
readiness to offer productions im- 
mediately should the plan for pro* 
duclng and feature distribution take 
form at the Theatre Owners' Na- 
tional Convention In Washington. 

Charles Giblyn, a director with a 
record for producing money making 
productions for some of the biggest 
producing organizations, most late- 
ly having been affiliated with Wil- 
liam Fox, is understood to have com- 
pleted a picture with exhibjtor 
money. Meyer- & Schneider, who 
control a string of houses In New 
York City are said to have financed 
"A Woman's Woman," published In 
the "Sat. Eve. Post." Giblyn Is re- 
ported as about to start on his sec- 
ond production within a short time. , 

J. Searle Dawley. another director 
of note, Is also said to be operating 
under a like scheme and William 
Nigh Is said to have been apprc^ched 
by a number of up-state exhioltors 
who want to finance his productions 
made Independent of any releasing 
organization. 



r. P.'S DIST. MGRS. MEET 

The annual convention of the dis- 
trict managers of the Famous Play- 
ers sales organization Is to convene 
In the home office of the company. 
May 1. S. R, Kent, general man- 
ager of distribution, issued the call 
for the meeting this week. The men 
win be in New York for at least ft 
full week. 

Another revival week, with th* 
reissue of seven of the biggest 
Paramount features for June, has 
been decided on and will be placed 
before the convention. 

Harry Buxbaum, of the New York 
territory, is credited with having 
evolved the Big 7 reissue Idea. 



WITHDRAWAL OF '^HOOL DAYS" 
ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN "WM' 



Fight for Control of Independent Distribution Behind 
Kinema Picture — Gore-Lesser Combination Books 
Film Elsewhere, However, from Warner Bros. 



Los Angeles, April 12. 

The withdrawal of "School Days" 

from the Kinema here after the 

picture had played three days came 

near resulting In a lawsuit between 
the Warner Bros, and the Gore 
Brothers and Sol Lesser, who con- 
trol that theatre, as well as some 
two score others In the Southern 
California territory. The factor In 
the case is that the Gores and Les- 
ser are interested In the picture to 
the extent of about- $7,000, Invested 
at the time that the production was 
made. ' 

Behind the withdrawal of "School 
Days" Is a fight for the distributing 
control of all Independent pictures 
In this territory. Heretofore, the 
Gore-Lesser combination has en- 
joyed a monopoly In that field. Re- 
cently the Warners, who refused to 
let them have their productions at 
w^hatevcr figure the Gore-Lesser 
combine was willing to pay, entered 
the field and opened their own ex- 
change. 

Gore and Lesser hold a contract 



for "School Days" for the Kinema. 
It was decided this was about as 
good an opportunity as any to 
break the back of the oppopltio" 
exchange in the territory by givinf 
one of their big productions a blaclJ 
eye. it Is claimed. • 

According to Sam Warner, who !• 
here, the Gores and Lester failed 
to give the picture exploitation 
along the usual lines that they do in 
daily papers here, and also that 
they played the picture at a lower 
admission than stipulated In the 
contract. Warner holds that the 
change of policy at the Kinema and 
tho discontinuance of the orchestra 
contributed largely to the falling oft 
of business in the house and does 
not hold his picture was responsi- 
ble. 

That tho Warners* position ap- 
pears to be correct Is Indicated hV 
the Gore-Lesser people booking the 
picture for their 22 other houses, 
opening this week at the Alhambra 
here, after having spent $1,000 in 
dally newspaper advertising for the 
picture and blllboarding tho town. J 



Friday, April 14, 1922 



PICTURES 



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STARIUNGLOWGROSSES 
IN WISE NEW ORLEANS 

Ufayettc Plays to$900 in 

Fine Weeic— $4,300 High 

Gross for City 

New Orleans, April 12. 

The picture business is still In 
the doldrums of neglect, all' of the 
downtown houses showing a loss 
last week. One of the reasons Is 
that New Orleans is not an enthusl- 
aitlo film town, and another that 
there are more suburban places in 
•roportion to population than in any 
other town in these United States. 

Estimates for last week: 

Strand.— "The Lane That Has No 
Turning." (Capacity. 1.700; scale, 
10, 55, 83.) First starring vehicle 
of Agnes Ayres proved disappoint- 
ing. Only $4,300. 

Liberty. — "Four Horsemen of the 
Apocalypse." (Capacity, 1.500; scale, 
SO. 55. 83.) Flopped at popular 
prlce.s, and only retained this week 
|)ecause of contractural obligations. 
Less than $5,000. 

Lafayette.— "The Prodigal .ludge." 
(Capacity, 1.400; scale. 10, 25.) An- 
other bicomer that failed to pr(Hl box 
office.' $9pO in seven days. 

Tudor.— 'Dante's Inferno." (Ca- 
pacity, 800: scale. 17, 28.) Not burn- 
ing sensation. The Tudor <!ropped 
below $2,000 last week.. 

People here are tired of being un- 
nerved by the childish .scenarios, in- 
'•ipld direction and near-actors and 
actorettes .smudging the celhiloid 
these days. 



TALKS AT EXHIBITORS' LUNCH 
MAY HAVE NATIONAL SCOPE 



Will H. Hays Suggests Exhibitor Body Similar to 
Distributors' — Marcus Loew Recommends Sena- 
tor Walker as Exhibitors' Head— Will Wire Hays 
Be Invited to National Convention at Washington 



SHOWMANSHIP WINS 

Kansas City Newman and Harding 
Get Capacity 



Kansas City. April 12. 

Picture business here 1.3 generally 
bad, but there were two exceptions 
last week when both the Newman 
and Harding interests put over a 
knock-out with their featured 
"names" — Wesley Barry, at the 
Newman, and Eug«Mie Dennis, "the 
AtchiKon Wonder Ciirl," at the Doric. 

For reasons known only to them- 
selves, the managers are reluctant 
In giving out much regarding actual 
business, but both of the above 
houses had practically capacity all 
week. These two managements con- 
trol the five best houses in the 
downtown district and arc using 
much newspaper space and other 
advertising. Both are using addod 
acts or features. 

: Newman— 'The World's Cham- 
pion," and Wesley Barry in person. 
Seats 1,980; scale: mats.. 35; nights, 
BO and 75. Practically capacity. One 
of the best weeks of the sea.'-on. 

Royal— "A (lame Chicken." Se.its 
900; scale: 35 and 50; children, 10 
cents at all shows. Business only 
fair, 

Doric — "The Barricade." and Ku- 
tene Dennis as an extra feature. 
Beats 1.000; scale. 50 cents. Ca- 
pacity business at all performances 
and many women turned away at 
matinees, when "the' Wonder Girl" 
Was announced to appear for wom- 
en only. 

Liberty— "Wild Honey.'* Seats ?,- 
MO; scale: 35 and 50. Business not 
^P to expectations; picture failed 
to create much Interest. 



An epoch-making meeting of the 
Theatre Owners* Chamber of Com- 
merce was held in the Hotel Astor 
Tuesday. Will H. Hays was pres- 
ent as the guest of the organization 
and made his first direct address to 
exhibitors. Senator James Walker 
replied in behalf of the exhibitor. 
The whole affair hold as its key- 
note "confidence and co-operation" 
between producer, distributor and 
exhibitor. 

It was one of the last ofllcial 
acts on the part of William Brandt, 
.etiring president of the T. O. C. C. 
m issuing the invitation to Hays 
for the luncheon. In accomplishing 
thi^ Brandt is responsible for 
bringing about a situation in the 
indusi-ry that should work out for 
the greatest good for all concerned. 
Tlie .speeches ma<le are indicative 
of a general upheaval in the ex- 
hibitor situation. There was much 
said that would presage a general 
reorganization of the M(-tion Pic- 
ture Theatre Owners of America 
and the establishment of an asso- 
ciation of exhibitors somewhat 
along the lines that the i)roducers 
and distributors arc or.tranized, with 
the possibility that in it Senator 
Walker would occupy a like position 
to that of Hayes in hiff association. 
The Washington convention of 
exhibitors may see the result of the 
move that was started at the 
luncheon, it being launched by 
Marcus Loew in a brief talk he 
made following several other 
speeches. 

Whether or not there is anything 
behind the move of the nature of 
inner exhibitor politics is a ques- 
tion at this time, but if there is. 
then Sidney S. Cohen may well 
prepare to slip out of the picture 
as far as absolute leadership in the 
exhibitor ranks Is concerned. At 
the conclusion of the luncheon it 
was evident Hays had swung the 
.New York city and State body be- 
hind him in his remark.s. He had 
made it plain there was no desire 
on the part of the organization that 
he represented to have the ex- 
hibitors as part of their member- 
ship but that he hoped that they 
would build up an organization of 
their own, to be as powerful a 
factor in the indu.stry as that which 
the producing and distriljuting ele- 
ment hoped theirs was going to be 
and that the two could work in 
harmony. 

Hays was late in arriving at the 
luncheon, apologizing for it by 

MILD WEEK 

Pittsburgh Holds Disappointing Box 
Office Pictures 



GOVT WAR FILM CLEANS 
UP FOR LEGION POSTS 



Promotor Has Signal Corps 
Prints But Not for Reg- 
ular Release 



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PAPA OSBORNE NOT WED 

Los Angeles, April 12. 
I^enial is made here by Kdythe 
Sterling, formerly In pictures and 
'^n the vaudeville stage, in reply to 
reports that she secretly had wed 
Leon T. Osborne, film director and 
father of 
child 

^I«d answer to a suit brought 
•gainst her by Osborne for the re- 
covery of a pet pony now in Miss 
sterling's possession. Osborne, who 
for some time was Miss Sterling's 
manager, claims the animal, as 
Qocs M1.MS Sterling. The 
"tarted over the pony. 

Miss .<<tPrling was named by Mrs. 
Osborne at the time Mrs, Osborne 
^a» granted a divorce from her 
nusband. The court, however, ex- 
onerated Miss sterling. Later, in 
^eranunto, it was reported Miss 
»»»^>'ling and Osborne h.wl w. .1. 



quarrel 



LOCATION IN VERMONT 



Burlington, ,Vt., April 12. 

^Vilham Dudley I'elley. a forni.r 

-Vermont newspaperman and now 

• ». author and motion picture direc- 

>ra|j''^'"' Will bring a company to Ben- 

jn^ington. Vt., some time in May fo 

tha||"*^turi2e 'The Great r.lory." 



Pittsburgh, April 12. 

All the larger picture houses had 
.1 mild we< k's business ending Sat- 
urday. The Minerva, not counted as 
one of the five leading houses, pot 
unexpected pitronagt.' with the 
Dempsey-Carpentier figlu films, in 
opposition to the <:rand and 
Olympic. 

There is an unusual condition ex- 
isting on the Main Stem with three 
houses next door to each other, all 
seating around 1.000 and controlled 
by Rowland & Clark, diieclly across 
the street from the (Jiand. and all 
doing business to a crtain < xtent. 

Kstimates for 'last week: 

Grand.— "The Woman's , Side " 
(First Nati..Mial) <Se:.ts 2no0: Scale. 
2r*-40-j.') Katherine Maii»onald, 
.star. Did not show box ofiiee 
strength of earlier jui-ture altluMmh 
star heavily billed as nativ«- .laugh- 
ter. Around SIO.OOO. 

Olympic— Her Ihi-l'and'- Trade- 
mark" U'aramonni) (Siats J. 100: 
Se.ilc 2r.-40) (Iloria Swans. .n. st^.r. 
Di.l not draw parfi- ularly well, 

ar.Min.l $T.20<». 

Liberty.— 'Tlie \\ orM's Cllanu^i<>^' 
(Paramount) (Seat^ l,ii<'<); Sc:ile L'o- 
40. .-,0) Wallace Hci.l. sfar. Always 
a favorite In Kast Liberty district 
wh.re patronage is largely from 
elemetit. Around |8.<i00. 



\ oung^r 



stating that he had made a prev- 
ious engagem«it to lunch as the 
guest of the "Dutch Treat Club" 
and that he had come direct from 
there to the exhibitor meeting. His 
speech to an extent was similar to 
♦.hat delivered at the Directors* As- 
cociation dinner, with the exception 
he pounded home the fact quite 
forcibly of the need of "confidence 
and co-opcratlon" between all the 
elements of the industry. He In- 
form»d the exhibitors he was in 
r'-adint ss to "give everything that 
was goo<r' in his being for the in- 
dustry and that the iiurpose of his 
association was for "the common 
interest of all those in the motion 
picture industry." He read the mes- 
sage J 'resident Harding sent out 
regarding Hays' leaving the cabinet 
and al.^o to speak once again of 
the "moral and artistic" objective 
of tile picture. 

His talk, however, did show that 
wiiliin the few weeks he has been 
in ihe industry he has come to a 
realizaiion it is the exhibitor who 
controls the screen and the theatres, 
and in regard to the fact that he 
has oft-times stated he bad plans 
for the furthering of the screen as 
jin educational factor, Mr. Hays 
enii)hatically denied it was his pur- 
j)o:e to advance any plan that 
would interfere with the amu.sement 
values of the screen and the picture 
theatre or enter into any form of 
competition with the exhibitors. 

His "ej.nfldence" keynote went 
beyond the industry itself and in- 
cluded the public. He stated that 
wlicn confidence is established 
within the industry then the com- 
ponent factors in pictures would 
work together in winning the pub- 
lic. The least of the troubles was 
censoiship, for censorship would be 
wiped out because the need of 
cenixnshi]) would be removed, and 
therefore it would die a natural 
deatli. 

He sai.l he was certain that those 
who had engaged him as head of 
their as.«ociaiion were as steadfast 
in their belief that the betterment 
of the screen entertainment would 
be resultant, but if they were not 
sincere in tiieir desire for better- 
ment, th.n the very thing that he 
was doing in advancing the fact 
that he believed that they were of 
that belief was a crime. 

Hays placed before the exhibitors 
a plan for the co-operation of, the 
two for.es of the indusrty In a 
cjiarity drive tliat is to take place 
in the near future, and gave a de- 
tailed explanation of what the drive 
was to be, but requested that these 
details be withheld from the public 
for the i-rrsent. 

At the conclusion of Mr. Hays* 
rcniaiks, Senator Walker, who had 
been called from the rear of the 
room where he had been sealed and 
whose presence at the si»eakers' 
tables bad been asked for by Mr. 
Hays before he had finished, re- 
r>lied to the Hay.s' speech. The Sen- 
.itor ^t.•l^ed he had been deeply im- 
j.res^ed by Mr. Hays' talk, and that 
he now believed thtrc was a court 
of api>eal to which the exhibitor 
could take his troubles and be as- 
sured of fair treatment, and that 
in the future they would no longer 
need a '.limmie Walker" to fight 
their i.ittles for them. He then 
pourued (^n censorship an.l .said 
tliaf. if those who were behin.l it 
\ver»' sincere and that they (fit 
that ilwy were doing ih< ir work 
fuoperly and .s;ifeiruar<linir \\n 
H.rcen. th«n why the r. lent ion of 
laws th.'it k" pt minors from the 
theatre, lie also Intimated th.it the 
n. w na>s association Tiii>.',ht show 
their sill, crity by l>acking the meas- 
ure iliat would permit the .'.dmls- 
sjoii of minors to theatres uft.r 
r cliool hour" \md« r the ehap.rona;^*- 
of matrons in the ihcafr'S. 

Will;....! J-aiidau, pre.sidenl-elect 
of th. T. <). C. C, assured Mr. Hays 
the ehi.nilMr under his term of of- 
lioe woul.l at all tini»^ sian.l r- ady 
to work xvith him. and stated he 
ha.l ihtir cnfidence, trusting lh;»t 
th^y would bav)B his co-operation in 



furthering the common interests of 
both. 

It was the Marcus Loew speech, 
which followed that of Bernard 
Kdlehertz, vice-president of tlie T. 
O. C. C, that was really the bomb- 
shell. After stating ho was sorry 
Senatbr Walker liad left to catch 
a train to Albany, Mr. Loew said 
that the exhibitors should look upon 
Walker as their greatest asset, and 
that the best form of business In- 
surance they could secure would be 
to have him at the head of a na- 
tion.al association of exhibitors. 
Then they could take their trou- 
bles to him, and that he wouhl be 
able to take them to Hays, and that 
between the two the most equitable 
form of adjustment would be se- 
cured. ^ 

Charles OReiby, president of 
New York State Exhibitors, In- 
formed Mr. Hays his body stood 
ready to. co-operate with him, and 
at the request of William Brandt, 
offered h, resolution to the effect 
that the T. O. C. C. should co-oper- 
ate in the forthcoming charity 
drive. This was carried unanimous- 
ly. Mr. O'Beilly further expressed 
a wish that Hays would be present 
in Washington at the National Con- 
vention in his ofiicial capacity to 
set forth to the exhibitors from all 
parts of the country the exact 
status of himself and his organiza- 
tion in relation to the exhibitor. 

The Hays invitation to attend 
the convention would have to come 
from the national executive commit- 
tee of the Theatre Owners. It Is 
barely possible that It might be 
opposed by Mr. Cohen. 

After the meeting it was stated 
the presence of Hays at the exhib- 
itor gathering at the invitation of 
lirandt was a clever piece of work, 
and that it strengthened Brandt's 
position tremendously with the ex- 
hibitors of the ojitire State, drspite 
his recent defeat for president of 
the T. O. C. C, which was in reality 
engineered frotn inside the National 
body. 

The open l)r<ak b« tween Cohen 
and tho New Yoi k State body and 
Senator Walker was commented on 
with the added information the 
Senator would undoubtedly swing 
with the New York contingent, both 
city and State, as agains. Cohen in 
the Washington convention, in the 
event Cohen did not fall into line 
as regards Hays. 

W.alker's possihjlity as the head 
of .in .association of exhibitors, oc- 
cupying in their assochition a like 
idaco ,as Hays «lo< s with th.; pro- 
ducer an.l exhihitor was l(»oked upon 
most favorably. One of its advan- 
tages it was pointed would be to 
help alleviate the impression the 
industry was entirely H. "publican in 
its political symp.athies at this time, 
herauve of the fa. t that Senator 
Walk* r is so staunch a Democrat. 



ASSISTANT DIRECTORS 

The assistant directors of pictines 
now in the Last are forming a local 
organization to be affiliated with the 
Assistant J>irectors' Association now 
in Los Angeles, A meeting was 
held In Keen's Chop House Wednes- 
day night for the perfecting of the 
details of the P^ast Coast branch of 
the Western asso.'lation. 

A jMjmber of assistant directors, 
memljcTs of the coa«t association, 
and Frank llatcs are the projectors 
of the movement. 

The by-laws of tlie West Coast 
or;^anizatir)n will be a.lapted to the 
use of the newly foi med braneh. 

Frederick K. (;.>ld.mJth will be 
the attorney. 



Kansas City, April 11. 
"Powder River," the- war film 
taken by the United States Signal 
Corps "over there," closed a two- 
wcek.s* run in this city this even- 
ing. It was first shown at the Em- 
press theatre and transferred to the 
Century for its second week. The 
picture was exhibited under the aus- 
idccs of the Veterans of Foreign 
War.«i and on Its first week mus seen 
by some 35,000 people, while busi- 
ness held up remarkably well for 
the second week. The pictures are 
owned and operated by Boyd Bra- 
den and U. C. Chester, of Monloe 
Park, California, who secured them 
from the United States Signal 
Corps. Mr. Braden informed a 
Variety representative that he 
bought the rights of the pictures 
and that they had six prints of over 
8,000 feet each. The six copies are 
being sliown In six different places 
simultaneously. 

LiVst week the pictures were In ' 
Kansas City. Pittsburg, Kan.; Par- 
sons, Kan.; Columbia, Mo.; Joplina 
Mo., and Denver. Mr. Braden also 
stated that under his agreement 
with the Signal Corps that he 
must show the plctiu'cs for the ben- 
efit of some veterans' organization. 
Three man are carried with each 
print, every man a member of the 
American Legion, and an overseas 
veteran. Sergeant Cook, of the 
I'Ulted States Signal Corps, who 
filmed some of the pictures, is with 
one of the outflt.s. 

When shown the story In Variety 
that idcture producers were com- 
menting upon the showing of the 
government pictures and claiming 
that they would cause thj elimina- 
tion of a commercial booking, Mr. 
Braden stated that the pictures 
were not released to picture houses, 
but that they could be secured by 
any veterans post and that the gov- 
ernment would send a man with 
them, upon payment of his ex- 
penscH. ]{c also said that the na- 
tional and state organizations of 
the American I.,egJon had similar 
pictm-es. 

The films, which show thousands 
of men in the 89th, 35th and Rain- 
bow divisions In action, with spe- 
cial features such as the showing 
of Quentln Boo.scvelt, leading: a 
seiuadron eif airplanes In the battle 
are.'i shortly before he was killed, 
a close-tip of Eddie Itickenbacker,- 
American aco, bombing beljind tho 
(Jerman lines, have cre.ated Intense 
interest here. This part of the 
country had many men in the di- 
visions shown and a number from 
this city have recognized them- 
selves In the pictures. 

For the local engagement the 
veterans circused the affair. They 
built dugouts. Imitation trenches 
and barbed wire entanglements on 
the business streets; had soldiers 
in full uniform arour.d tho theatre 
and buglers ballyhooing the bu.si- 
ness di.'-trict. 



GOLDIN AND "SAWING FILM" 

The dep.irture <.f Attorney Al'- 
thur L. Fulhnan for Kuropo lem- 
pfd.irily liehl up the luoposed In- 
junction ]»rocf eelings wlileh Horace 
(lol.lin de< idi-d to institute against 
John Courts and bis as.sociatefc who 
are mark* ting a two-reel film 
showing flie illif'^ion of ".Sawing a 
L.idy in Half,' followed by an ex- 
pfi'-..' of the' tri. k, Coutts exhibited 
hi^ film for privattj views last week. 

• I'ddin, howevor, has retained 
House. (Jrosj-inan A- \(»rhaMS to 
rejirf sent him in the litigation and 
after the matter has been passe.l 
upon by ilie courts it is uriderstood 
he pieipf.sevj to produce a jdc'iire 
blm-elf showing th'^ st.-iging of tin 
illusion on an* elaborate form and 
following this up with an expose. 
It is understCHid the Keith edfice i'^ 
behind the propOMd <ioldin film. 



PORTER LEAVES WITH $1,825 

Albany, N. Y., April 12. 
Although a police net has been 
spread in three states — New York, 
Massachusetts and Vermont — no 
trace has been found of John Trow- 
bridp;<\ 30 ye.ars old, of 162 North 
Pearl street, who Is being sought on 
a charge of grand larceny. It being 
alleged h<' fieel last Wednesday with 
tl.H'Z't belonging to the Grand the- 
atre, where ho had been employed 
as A porter for the past six years. 

Trowbridge, who had been fully 
trusted by ofllcials at the theatre, 
was sent to the National Commer- 
cial bank shortly before 2 o'clock 
Wednesday afternoon to deposit 
$842, theatre re-celpts, and to rash a 
payroll check of $983. His absence 
about the house was unne)ticed until 
)«fe jM the afternoon, wlien It wfls 
discovered he had not returne<l from 
the bank. 

Trowbridre had been eariying the 
th' atrc r. < eipts to tho bank for de- 
posit for se veral years, always ac- 
comp.t:iicd, bowe:ver, by Huf.:h J. 
Ce>Hi.'!s, .'issistant manager e.-f the 
rjratid, who carried a revolver. Mr; 
CollitiS w.is taken ill nt tho theatre 
.M.iiiday night and was confined to 
his l.'d Ttiesilay. As it Is cu'-fomary 
to p.iy tho acts for the first half 
aft* r the matinees Wednesday. MiftS 
A. V. Ce>ok, cashier of the house, 
ebciebd to sen.l Trowbridge alone to 
the bank. 






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PICTURES 



Friday, April 14, 1922 



TAY DAY" FALLS BELOW HOPES; 
mUlTS WORTH' BIG SURPRISE 



Marlon Davies, Moved to Rialto for Second Week, 
Beats Negri Film at Rivoli by $1,200 Last Week 
r— Strand Does $31,500 With Chaplin 



Charles Chaplin in "Pay Day" at 
the Strand, New York, was the^ono 
attraction of last week that bol- 
stered up business at any of the 
blgf houses, but the general show 
at the Broadway house was disap- 
pointing and although 'Tay Day" 
opened Sunday to a bigger business 
than "The Kid" did when it was 
shoTen there, there was a reaction 
on the week that hold the business 
down for the full seven days. 

The surprise came with Marion 
Davies in "Beauty's Worth" at the 
Rialto. her second week on Broad- 
way, having been moved down from 
the Rivoll the previous week, and 
beating the business of the latter 
house by about 11.200. Pola Negri 
in 'The Red Peacock" was, a dis- 
tinct disappoimtment at the Rivoli 
with audiences during the week ac- 
tually razzing the picture. 

Business at the Capitol dropped 
flome $7,000 below that of the pre- 
vious week, while "Sisters" at the 
Cameo showed sufficient strength 
with strong Hearst paper advertis- 
ing, and corking notices in all of the 
dailies, to be held over there for an 
additional two weeks. The holding 
over of the picture was contingent 
oa the amount grossed by the pro- 
duction. 

This week. Holy Week, business 
generally is below that of last week, 
although the Capitol picked up the 
flrst two days. The Strand holding 
over Chaplin and t-dded the Anita 
Stewart feature,- "The Woman He 
Married," Hgurlng the double bill 
would manag«J to offset the Holy 
Week slump, seemed to suffer de- 
cidedly Monday and Tuesday. 

The estimated gross of business 
for last week Is: — 

Cameo — "Sisters" (Cosmopolitan). 
(Seats 560. Scale, mats., 55; eves., 
75; Sats. and Suns., 75 straight). 
This American Releasing distrib- 
uted production backed by a heavy 
campaign in Hearst papers drew 
15,500. Picture has been held for 
two additional weeks, arrangement 
contingent on gross for the first 
week. (Jot corking notices in all 
daily papers. 

Capitol— "A Poor Relation" (Gold- 
wyn». (Seats 5,300. Scale, mats.. 
35-50-Jl.lO; eves.. 55-S5-$1.10). Will 
Rogers, star. Picture failed to at- 
tract ant*, gross dropped about 
J7,200 beluw previous week. 

Central— "Man to Man" (Univer- 
sal). Seats 960; scale: 53-85. Re- 
mained for second week but busi- 
ness dropped to around jr».400 and 
picture was withdrawn to make 
room l<»r "i'our Best Friend." which 
opened Sunday. 

Criterion — "Loves of Pharaoh" 

(Famous Players-Speci;il). (Seats 

1,100. Scale, 55-$l.) Bottom .seems 

,to have fallen out after seven weeks 

at tkis house. Around $S,000 last 

J week. 

Rialto— 'Beauty's Worth" (Cos- 
mopolitan). Seats 1,960; scale: 50- 
85-99. Marlon Davies, f;tar. Moved 
down from the Rivoli, where It had 
been previous week. Rivoli had 
been beaten week before by the 
business of tho Rialto with the daily 
change (revivals) of ill, and last 
week in turn It beat the Rivoli 
business (Poll Negri). 

Rivoli— "The Red Peacock" (Fa- 
mouj Players -U. F. A.). (Seats 
2,206. Scale, C5-85-99.) Pola Negri, 
star. This foreign production was 
razzed by several audiences during 
week. Drew about $18,100. 

State — "The Cradle" and "Travel- 
in' On" (Famous I'layerst. Seats 
3,600; scale: mat«,, 35; eves., 55. 
Plays picture three and four-day 
split, together with eight acts. About 
$18,500. 

Strand— "Pay Day" (First Na- 
tional). Seats 2.989; scale: mats., 
30-50-83; eves., CO-85. Charles Chap- 
lin, star. Picture started off Sunday 
by breaking record for first day of 
•'The Kid" at house, but fell down 
as week went along. Sinq^le reel 
bill that accompanied Chaplin two- 
reeler wasn't strong enough. Fea- 
ture In first w^eek with double l>ill 
advertised would have undouljtcdly 
pulled record business for house. 
As it \va«. gross of $.11,500 on week. 
Times Square — "Tho Man From 
Beyond" (Houdlni). Playing as 



LOS ANGELES PICKS UP, 
BUT IS BELOW NORMAL 



''Turn to Riqht" Fails to Draw 

at Mission — "Matrimony" 

Gets $1 5,800 



I^os Angeles, April 12. 

Business picked up slightly last 
week, and the local house managers 
are all pepped up with expectations 
for after the Lenten period. The re- 
turns are still considerably below 
normal ligures for the Los Angeles 
theatres. 

Tho surprise of the week was the 
failure of "Turn to the Right" to 
draw at the Mission, where it re- 
mained for but a single week and 
was then withdrawn to nuike way 
for "Orphans of the Storm," which 
opened last Wednesday and is 
breaking the house records. 

Estimated gross last week: 

Grauman's. — "Is Matrimony a 
Failure?" (Paramount). (Seats, 
2,300; scale, mat.. 35; eves.. 55.) 
All-star. Si>eciaJ attraction Rhea Le 
Fort, winner of newspaper beauty 
contest for southwest, In person In 
special act. Drew $15,800, beating 
preceding week slightly. 

California.— "Be My Wife" (Gold- 
wyn). (Seats, 2,000; scale, mat.. 25, 
35, eves.. 35, 55.) Max Linder, star. 
Bobby Vernon In '"Tis the Bull" 
comedy. Also Rudyard Kipling's 
"The Ballad of Fisher's Boarding 
House." Very bad week, below 
$8,000. 

Kinema.~"Polly of the Follies" 
(First National). (Seats, 1,800; 
scale, mat., 28. eves., 40.) Constance 
Talmadge star. Picture replaced 
"School Days" in middle of week. 
Did not draw more than $8,000. 

Mission.— "Turn to the Right" 
made way for "Orphans of the 
Storm" (Grimth). (Seats, 800; scale, 
mat., 55, eves., 55, 80, loges reserved 
$1.50). "Turn to the Right" was to 
have Indefinite run but because of 
poorest week of house's history, 
taken out for Grimth film. 

Rialto.— "The Green Temptation" 
(Paramount-William Desmond Tay- 
lor production)— Seats 800. Scale 
matinee, 35; eves., 55. Picture 
played Grauman's two weeks ago, 
brought back for additional week 
with heavy announcement. Week 
at Grauman's was onl.v fair, mainly 
through Lent. Got $7,000, figured 
fair and star credited with draw. 

Miller's.— "Tl»e Silent Call." (Fl. O. 
Davis)— Seats 800— Scale, matinee. 
30; evening.*?, 50c. "Strongheart," 
dog, .star. I'icture in its nintli week, 
running along well and coming in 
for much publicity through Its run. 
Good for couple more weeks sure. 
Around $6,500 last week. 



FOREIGN MADE "DESTINY 

"Destiny" I3 the title of a new 
eight -reel German production which 
arrived In this country last week. 
A representative of the Decla 
Bioscope Co.. which made the pic- 
ture, is also here and negotiating 
for its distribution. 

The chances are that the picture 
will fir.st be shown as a special In 
New Yoik during the summer and 
perhaps be developed into a road 
show proposition for the early fall. 



^•FOOLISH WIFE" BROKE 

Los Angeles. April 12. 

Mae Busch filed a voluntary pe- 
tition in b;»n!iiuplcv in the Federal 
court last week listing her liabili- 
ties at $2.11 7. L'5 and her assets at 
IGGI.CG, $500 of wliieh she claimed 
represented clotliing and the oilier 
$1G6.CG cash. 

Miss I'.nsch had one of the lead- 
ing' roles in "Foolish Wives." Since 
that picture her soret^n work ha.'^nt 
brought her iniich ciiniponsation. 



special feature with Iloudint malc- 
ing per.-^onal appearances, doing his 
escape .'icts atid other features, but 
not pulling as e.vpectcd. Got just 
little over $3,000 last week. Playing 
to avciage of about $500 a day. 



BOSTON REMAINS OFF; 
$5,000 GROSS IN MAIN 

Loew*s State Did $11,000; 
Drop of $1,000 



Boston. April 18. 

In the first run release houses 
here last week business was off in 
company with the loss of business 
in the legitimate field all over town. 
Loew's State did not get walloped 
as hard as the rest, even if the 
gross did fall about $1,000 below 
that of the previous week. This has 
filled those connected with this 
newest first run picture house with 
hope that their most optimistic 
ideas about the uptown house are 
to be realized. 

Loew's State — Featuring Gloria 
Swanson in "Her Husband's Trade- 
mark." for the feature, with Kugene 
O'Brien in "The Prophet's Para- 
dise" as an added attraction. Still 
plugging advertising end with 
stress placed on the 30 -piece or- 
chestra. Did about $11,000 last 
week with "Sailor Made Man" and 
"Tracked to Earth." House Is now 
on the fifth week with u 4,000 ca- 
pacity and 25-50c. top. 

Park — Using revival policy this 
week, with change of bill every 
night and two feature pictures. 
Believed this policy will get the 
house through ont) of the toughest 
weeks of the year. Plays 40-60c; 
2,200 capacity. About $5,000 last 
\yeek'wlth "Wild Honey" and "The 
Bearcat." 

Tremont Temple — "Monte Crlsto" 
(2,400 capacity; 28-40c.). Did r.bout 
$5,000 last week with this film; on 
par with previous week. Picture 
now on fifth week. 

Modern— "The Wordly Madonna," 
with CJara Kimball Young, and 
"The Vermilion Pencil," \lth Sessue 
Hayakawa (800 capacity; 3S-40c.). 
Between $4.(700 and $5,000 last week 
with " A Game Chicken' and "The 
Duck Hunters"; oft some. 

Beacon (Bill, capacity and scale 
Identical with Modern) — Gross for 
last week about same as Modern. 



"MORAN" AT WASH. 
RUNS AHEAD OF OTHERS 



$12,000 in House of 1,200 

Capacity — "Orphans" at 

$1.10 Gets $15,000 

"Washington, D. C. April 12. 

The big business getter of last 
week here was "Moran of the Lady 
Letty" at Loew's Columbia, with 
Rudolph Valentino and Dorothy 
Dalton starred. In comparison to 
tho other big houses with seating 
capacities of 2,500 and more, this 
house with 1,200 and a lower ad- 
mission scale topped even GrIfTlth's 
"Orphans of tho Storm" in the mat- 
ter of drawing power, although not 
in receipts. 

Estimated business for last week: 

Columbia — "Moran of the Lady 
Letty" (Paramount) (Seats 1.200; 
scale, mats, 35c.; eves., 3r)-50c). 
Valentino and Dalton stars. Busi- 
ness jumped to a possible $12,000 on 
week. 

Rialto— "Orphans of the Storm" 
(Grimth) (Seats 2,900; ^-ale. *85c.- 
$1.10). Second week. Sale of re- 
served seats discontinued and a five 
show grind inaugurated instead of 
four a day as the first week. Busi- 
ness dropped about $5,000, the gt^oss 
going to about $15,000. 

Palace — "Hall the Woman*' (As- 
sociated Producers) (Seats 2.500; 
scale, mats., 20-25c.; eves.. 20-30- 
40c.). Held picture for the full 
week with business reported as 
"very good." Looked about $1.1.000. 

Metropolitan — "penrod" (First 
National) (Seats 1,750; scale, mats.. 
L'0-35c.: eves. 35-50c.). Around 
$11,000 reported; excellent week's 
business for the house. 



BUSINESS AT LOW EBB, 
REVIVAL LOOKED FOR 



HEPWORTH CLOSES STUDIO 

I..ondon. .April 12. 
Tho studiof* of Hepwortfi Pirture 
Plays, Ltd., one of the produ"iiin: 
pioneers in tho British Held, have 
(Mosed down. 



FILMING 'COUNTRY BOY 



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"The Country P.oy." the foini*: 
Sehvyn i>ieee, will be secMi in pic- 
tures ^hor ly (l-'ir.-t National I'.x- 
hibltors) as a John Stahl pnuluctlon 

That organization j)toitH-e»l an 
option on the picture from )\nso 
Mullaney, who is marUellng the 
scenario. 



Philadelphia Not Doing Much 

of Late — Nearly All Houses 

on Toboggan 

Philadelphia, April 12. 

Figured that film business went 
to about . low ebb last week and 
week before, with a rise predicted 
soon. Stanley the only one of the 
downtown picture houses which has 
not been hitting the toboggan since 
"Foolish Wives" piled up a neat 
profit at the Aldine. 

Surprise this week was the an- 
nouncement Stanley company was 
bringing "The Golem" into fhe 
Stanton for one week only. Con- 
sidering its success In New York, 
this is considered amazing, but 
Stanley people seem to be making 
more of a play on "Where Is My 
Wandering Boy Tonight" next book- 
ing. 

Another point of interest in the 
current week is the booking of "Pay 
Day." tlie new Chaplin comedy, at 
only one. house — the Stanley. His 
last picture was run at all the down- 
town Stanley houses coincidently. 
and was a decided flop at some. It 
is being run at the Stanley in con- 
junction with Constance Talmadge 
in "Woman's Place.' This is be- 
lieved the result of poor business 
done by this formerly big money 
star In her last picture at the same 
theatre. 

Estimates for last week: 

Stanley — "The Green Temptation" 
(Paramount). Off at beginning of 
week, but picked up. probably 
througli word of mouth praise, as 
papers were not generally lauda- 
tory. Work of Theodore Kosloff 
especially praised. Company boost- 
ed short feature, "How to Grow 
Thin." in all advertisements and 
display matter. Did about $26,000. 
below house's average, but con- 
sidered satisfactory considering 
time and bad weather. Capacity, 
4,000; scale: 35-50 matinees, 60-75 
evenings. 

Stanton — "Cardigan" (American). 
Tried to get special publicity on 
historical value, but booking in was 
sudden, ar»d house did not do as 
well as It might with little advance 
exploitation. Well liked, however, 
by press and fans, and pulled up 
towards end of week. Record was 
about 19,000. Capacity. 177; scale: 
50-75. 

Karlton— "The Miracle Man," "Dr. 
Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" and "Male 
and Female" (Paramount). Two 
days each for these revivals, which 
would probably have set high record 
in any but this season. Kven as it 
Is, they did well and experiment is 
being repeated this week. $7,500. 
Capacity, 1.100; scale: 50-75. 

Aldine— "Molly O" (First Na- 
tional, 2d week). Not very satis- 
factory, despite wholesale stunt ex- 
ploitation. Including limerick con- 
test and all kinds of "Molly O" arti- 
cles distributed. "Hail the Woman'' 
booked in this week, with "The 
Sheik's Wife " for 24th. "Molly O" 
about $7,000. Capacity, 1.500; scale: 
50-75. 

*'Love'« Boomerang" at the Arca- 
dia had spotty week, though scen- 
ery of feature was liked by high 
class patronage at this house. "The 
Worlds Champion," with Wallace 
Reid, did excellent business (second 
run) a-t Palace; "Any Wife," with 
Pearl White, off at Victoria. 



ELSMERE CLOSED 



Building Dept. Issues Orc'crs Follow- 
ing Investigation 



The Klsmere, i)lcture house at 
Ciotona parkway and I^l.-mero 
place, Hronx, New York, was or- 
dered closed last week following 
an investigation by the building de- 
partment. 

The owner of the hou.'^e agreed 
with the decision. Immediate 
l)lans were prepared for complete 
renovations, which will probably 
taue .«^everal months. 



MRS. KIRKWOOD LOSES 

I.os An;;eles, Apr I l.'. 
Alimony was denied Mrs ('i«'r- 
trutle Robinson Kirkwuod, v. ife of 
fames Kirkwood. cin* tn i Mac, l<\ 
.ludi^e Ifalui last Wi'ek vhen the 
court h««:d that a ju'oierty settle- 
ment urnler v.hlili .'■lie reroiv-'d 
|.'..0<)^ was valid. Mis. Kirkwr.ntI 
broke down on the staml de» larinu 
she d «1 not have a cent to live ow. 
Tho husband wa.s in court at thf 
hearing, although not called to the 
stand. 



WS FAIR SHOWING 
WITH RAIN LAST WEEK 

Independent Film Does Poorly 

at Randolph — Double Bill 

at Chicago Gets $30,000 

Chicago, April 12. 

Three days of rain came in sue* 
cession in the first part of last 
week. The balance had goo^i 
weather and this contributed to« 
wards a fair showing. The Roose* 
velt (Ascher's), playing the "Four 
Horsemen" film, finished with the 
biggest week the houso has had 
since Its opening. Extra advertis* 
ing and press work did its bit. Tht 
film originally ran through th« 
summer months at a local legit 
house, two shows a day with a top 
of $2. while at the Rooaevelt it li 
showing at popular prices, with 75c- 
cent top. CJrifnth's "Orphans of the 
Storm" leaves next week, th« 
grosses having been steadily de- 
clining. 

Estimates for last week: 

"Four Horsemen" (Roosevelt, 1st 
weelc) (Metro). Closed first week 
with bang, grossing $17,000, most 
this hou.se has done on the week. 
Prolog in conjunction. Film may 
stay for some time ai l>usines« 
warrants. 

"Where Is My Wandering Boy* 
(Randolph) (Indvpendeat, Cele- 
brated Players). A state-right pic- 
ture, playing free lance. Did poorly 
here, and likely 111m went into Ran. 
dolph with Idea of showing at Im- 
portant house. Picture not very 
well thought of. 

"Orphans of the Storm'* (Great 
Northern. 10th week) (Griffith). 
Closing run after business started 
slumping. Finished with about 
$6,500. Future of this legit house In 
balance; may remain dark for 
summer. The film has had a suc- 
cessful run and was going along 
finely until three weeks ago. 

"Pay Day" and "Green Tempta* 
tion" (Chicago). Double feature, 
business stood up to $30,00C. In bill- 
ing Chaplin's "Pay Day " got feature 
and first mention, with Sydney 
Chaplin's name getting lights. Betty 
Compson is the feature in "Green 
Temptation" and took second place 
throughout the week. The Chaplin 
film was shown in three other loop 
houses. 



TWO GOOD; THREE BAD 
IN FRISCO UST WEEK 



"Sisters" Does $16,000 at 

Granada— C. K. Young at 

Calif., $12,000 



Ran Francisco. April 12. 

Out of the five principal housei 
here, business improved at two last 
week, while in three Instances therf 
was a further drop In receipts. 

The exceptions were "Sisters." at 
the Granadarwhere tho special pub* 
liclty in the Hearst papers Is ac« 
counted for having given a lift tt 
tho box office, and "The Sheik'f 
Wife." at the Tivoli. 

The estimated business last week: 

California— "Tho Worldly Madon- 
na" (Equity). (Seats 2.780; .scale 
50-75-90). Clara Kimball Young 
star. Around $12,000. Low figure fo0 
this house. Slump attributed to in* 
ability of star to draw in this city, 

Granada — "Sisters" (Co.smopoli* 
tan). (Seats 3.100: scale r^O-l^i-OO). 
Seena Owen, Mat Moore and Gladys 
Leslie featured: $16,000. Special 
publicity helped box office. 

Imperial — "All for a Woman' 
(First National). (Seats 1,-12.-); seal* 
50-75-00.) (I'oreign produ. ' on). N» 
special exploitation features; grossed 
about $:».000. 

Strand.— "A Doll's House." (Seat! 
1.700: seab' 25-50.) Nazimova. star. 
Grossed $5,500. House cannot l"it 
good patix)nagc without special 
feature. 

Tivoli— "The Sheik's Wife" (Vit** 
gr.ipli). (S«\'its 2.200; sc.ile 4O-r>0- 
.5.) $tu.5u0. M:iri;ed improvement 
ovei* pre\Ious week. 






SYRACUSE GIRAND 

'I'll" Syr.irnse Motio!i ri-tuicsCoj 
u iiw prMducing firm proin<<''''l b] 
ll.iini'iJo!! Smith nnd Arlluii- I!. Cadj 
v.c'.l h.is f-t;irted v.orl; on its' initial 
Itioflnotiori. "The ln\o of Ponbt," «^ 
11)'^ Metro Studios. New 'i'orlv. 

The lu \v rotic«'iii. capit'i''"' '^ '^ 
$500,000, has been finatKcd b\ i>y^] 
cu.sc capital. 



Friday, April 14, 1928 



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PICTURES 



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FnHS TO CARRY U. S. TRADE 



TIREE ZEROS 




BANNER TO WORLD MARKETS (jNE PERSONIIL 



Screen to Preach Supremacy of American Manu- 
, factures — Industry Invited to Co-operate iii 
Campaign 

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'^'ashlngton, April 12. 
The extensive use of the motion 
picture to show American suprem- 
acy in the production of mechanical 
equipment and a^ a means to help 
trade was urpod at the meeting of 
the National Association of Manu- 
facturers at the New Willard Hotel 

Tuesday." 

Dr. Julius Klein, director of the 
Bureau of Domestic and Foreign 
"commerce, pointed out that about 
17 per cent, of American manufac- 
tured mechanical machinery Is de 



VERA GORDON TWICE 
IN CURRENT HLMS 



Starred at Central — Feature^ 

at Rivoli — Pictures by 

Different Makers 



The current week holds a novel 
situation in the first run of two pic- 



•tlned for foreign sale, and stated ture on Broadway, both Jiavlng thr- 
that the clearest and best way to 
impress the superioritjr of the Amer- 
ican product would be through the 
Ui«e of motion pictures, the doctor 
terming them the silent salesman of 
industry. 

A joint board of review has boon 
fstablishcd by Dr. KleJn's bureau 
and other government agencies to 
aid the American manufactmer in 
proper prestntniion of the pictures j 
of his individual product. 



same star but made by different 
companies. Vera Gordon, of 
"Humoresque" fame, Is the screen 
star so honored by this unisual 
freak In booking. She la at the 
Central theatre in the Harry Rapf 
production. "Your Best Friend," di- 
rected by Willi »i Nigh and which 
the Warner Brothers are releasing, 
while at the Rivoli, the Famous 



D. W. Griffith Reported Out 
Through Unsuccessful 

Arbitration — Governor 
Miller Signed Amended 
Censoring Bill — Congress 
Sticks to One-Half Cent 
Tariff on Imported Raw 
Stock — Hays' Assistants 
Given $25,000 Each 
Yearly 



NEXT TEST IN MASS. 



President J. E, "Kgarton, of the 
Asaociation of Manufacturers, for- 
wardedti letter in which he pointed 
•Ut pictures were being used by 
radicals to stir up discord, and that 
the manufacturers might use them 
also, but as a means of combating 
this evil. 

V M. J. Cohen, appearing for the c.x- 

%. liibitors, explained the details of a 
plan which he said had solved th€' 
problem of distributing industrial 
Alms. C. H. Moore and representa- 

■^tiyes of the Fox Film Corporation 
and other makers of industrial films 

.f|nade brief remarks, explaining their 
• ^ualiflcations and equipment, and on 
the suggestion of one of the motion 
picture men a committee was ap- 
pointed by the association to go 
more thoroughly into the matter and 
recommend a concrete program for 
using motion pictures in indiistry. 



I Players presents the Cosmopolitan 
production, "The Good Provider," in 
which Miss Gordon also appears. 

In "Your Best Friend" Miss Gor- 
don is starred and has as her prin- 
cipal supporting player Dore David- 
son, at the Rivoli In The Good 
Provider" both hIso appear, but are 
featured under the title of the 'pic- 
ture. 

The Warner Bros, gave a special 
showing of their pictt .e at the 
Hotel Astor two weeks a^o and 
were In negotiation for a Broad- 
way date for the production when 
came the announcement of the 
Vera Gordon picture at th Rivoli. 
At the last minute they closed wjth 
Universal to take over the Central 
and showed their picture theatre 
opening day and date vlth the 
Rivoli r.ttraction. 



The activities of Will H. JIays, 
president of the Motion Picture 
Producers and Distributors of 



each getting $25,000. there Is a total 
of $165,000 per annum in three 
'salaries alone. Atop of this there 
is $15,000 for rent of the Fifth 
avenue offices, making $180,000. 

The manner in whieh the money 
is being raised to defray the ex- 
pense of the association is by levy- 
ing on Iho distributors of one-half 
of one per cent of their weekly gross 
takings. At present, with the num- 
ber of members the association has, 
it does not seem lilicly this levy 
will meet the total expense. 

The Hays association represents 
between 30 and 40 per cent, of the 
l)roduction output in tho picture 
held. The old National Association 
held fully 85 per cent, of the pro- 
duction output in its membership. 
Unless the Hays association, can in- 
crease its membership there seems 
a probability those on the contract 
will have to devise means at the 
end of tho week to make up a deficit 
between the income of the associa- 
tion and its operating expenses. 

Of the bigger producing and dis- 
tributing organizations not aligned 
with the Hays movement at this 
time are the First National, United 
Arti.sts, Pathc. D..W. Griflflth, W. W. 
Hodkinson, American Releasing, and 
Gunning. On the surface there 
seems to be little that would Indi- 
cate any of these will eventually as- 
sociate with the new association. 

During the last week It Is under- 



THEATRE SAFETY RULES 
GO UP TO U. S. SENATE 



Outcome of Knickerbocker 

Disaster — Accused Five 

Plead April 21 



America. Inc.. in behalf of the In- «*o«d William A. Brady heard from 

Hays and that the latter has asked 



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HEARING IN MUSIC TAX Bill 

The music tax bill Introduced by 
Senator Lampert of Wisconsin on 
the request of the M. P. T. O. A. is 
coming up for preliminary hearing 
In Washington this week. Delega- 
tions of film folk are headed for the 
capital to support its approval by 
the House committee. 

Senator Lampert contends that 
the purchase of a sheet'l)f music or 
an orchestration or a dramatic work 
cr book gives the purchaser license 
publicly to perform it. 



DINNER FOR BRANDT 

The Theatre Owners' Chamber of 
Commerce is to tender a testimonial 
dinner to its retiring president. 
William Brandt, at the Ritz Carl- 
ton. April 20. 

There was no formal announce- 
ment of the dinner made, but In 
an invitation extended to Will Hays 
this week to be pre.«;ent ^} ^^"^ 
.affair, the fact that the exhibitors 
of Greater New. York and New 
.lersey were united in an effort to 
do honor to the man responsible for 
the T. O. C. C. 



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Will Hays says he doesn't yet know exactly what pj. tures 
Pect of him. ilere are a couple of things be might think at, 
meanwhile. 



The hub of the motion picture i idiistry has combined to finance 
the namo, prestige and presence of Hays in the business, one of 
purposes, at least, being to ma lie a fr<.nt of respectability, 



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stability and good lutention.s. 

The lilm world suffered benvily I'rom the Arbu. kle tiugvdy and 
the Taylor misfortune, and the exposures, true or slanderous, that 
attended thf-m. and the advent of Hays, in a measure, was looli^l 
to to er.untfraet some of this rfpr*'ttaMe impression. 

^n last week, in New York, in a p.iblio restaurant, two of the 
most important magnates in the lllni wt)rld jtaid a f».male dfinerr 
ll.Ouo at 8 o'clock in the morning, after a night of carousing m the 
^•ild resoit, to disrobe enlin Iv in the pr«s'iMe ot some .^lill remaining 
S^if^^Xp and ex-.:ule a diin.-e 'forbiddv-i ut i^erjet .stag.^ I'x.hh'^aiou 
of that would be legitimate news, and it would rip u]. all t)u; uounOs 
^viih fres'.t vengeance. i 

Slu rfly before that a leiuling m; n wn^ eU vated to stardom .nlniost 
imui.aiiitr.ly after her had left jail brause of a fK-andalous < b-irr" 
'farrf in no law araiust giving a man liis <hu\ no matter wha- his 
past has been—but reasonable discretion n iglit i-e :..^ed so th.it the 
biibl;e Hu.. and <ry might at ba-t dull Cowu hitoio lie i. 1,»U<1 ^" 

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Tl '.. bj^ n,^.^ i„ pi^.^ji-fj, should e:tb«'r pi* v« nt th* -« 
f"io th. y bapprn. or lake their nv dieir.c, stop lh« 
out th. ir fai], 



\viin:«»n things 
jUibis and Jet 



guys. 



dustry, do not seem to have been 
crowned with any brilliant success 
dur»ng the six weeks he has been In 
ofliie. 

Thus far Hays has had three ma- 
jor problems to d«al with, two of a 
political nature and one an inner 
industry entanglement. In his em- 
barrassment over existing condi- 
tions, it is understood Hays sent out 
a general call for help and even 
went so far as to ask for the as- 
sistance of William A. Brady, presi- 
dent of the National Association of 
the Motion Picture Industry, as well 
as oliiers. 

The first zero recorded on the 
Hays' scoreboard was his Inability 
to spike the New York State meas- 
ure which gave added powers to the 
censorship board. That matter was 
well in hand in other channels than 
the Hays association, but Hays un- 
dertook to take over the task, and 
those who had been working on the 
matter stepped out. Hays handled 
it, but the bill went through in 
Albany and was signed by Governor 
Miller. 

In Washington there Is a meas- 
ure that will be passed, declaring 
a tariff of one-half cent per foot on 
raw stock Imported Into this coun- 
try. The producers were of the be- 
lief Mr, Hays would be of material 
assistance in having this tariff re- 
duced to a quarter of n cent a foot. 
Mr. Hays was active in Washington, 
but It is still deelared the measure, 
as originally framed, will be passed. 

William Fox and D. W. Griffith, 
both members of the Hays as.socia- 
tion, differed over the matter of the 
Knglish rights to "The Two Or- 
phans," with the result that the 
organization has evidently lost 
Griffith as a member. If he had re- 
mained In th*) organization last 
week bis name would have un- 
floubtcdly appeared on the director- 
ate board whb.h was named. Griffith 
apprars to have left following Hays' 
attempted mediation of the ques- 
tion raised. 

The seoreboard has one viefory 
oh.'ilkrd up. That is a personal 
victory by H.'iyM over tliosc i)laeing 
him at their head. At a meeting of 
Tlinsr irit« i'est» «1 in the IIuy« proj* » t 
uilhin the la.- 1 vviek it was pmijosed 
lb.' salaries of each of Hays' as- 
sistants be limited to $15,000 annu- 
ally. This Hay- fought an<l d"- 
frai»d. It Ji.\<'s (Nturtland Smith 
ami Chaibs Petiijobn with a job 
af^-'/.OoO p» r annum ca<-h iu llie 
jif-w assf)ei>ition. .,. 

litruring th«' overhead of! th'- .Mo- 
tion I'irture |'rr»(liir'i's and Dis- 
tributors of Americ.i, Ine.. at $^00- 
(;(•() yearly, it .sefriii to ni» in that 
ijji»s»' |»iiilie.s t .1 th»"' 11. i>^ couliail 
will iia;e to uisgoige to tlu- exten* 
of .'tppf'xhnaiely $10,000 a week for 
the m;.iiit« lU^nce of tho asso'.'iation 
Hays ;s 'ij re<;ei\e $100,000 annuil 
.'-al.iry for Uirc^ years aial, in addi- 
tion. $i'..O0O yearly foi" living ex- 
jper.s.-s. \Vilh Smith and I*'.ttijobn 



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Brady to assist him. It Is known 
Hays has had Fred Elliott (of the 
N. A. M. P. I.) at his office for a con- 
ference: likewise Charles O'Reilly 
and Samuel Berman, heads of the 
New York Slate Motion Picture 
Theatre Own<?rs of America. The 
latter were closeted with Hays for 
several hours. It Is said tho now 
leader of the Industry intimated he 
might In some manner Infuse him- 
self into the exhibitor affair? at the 
coming W^ashlngton convention. 

It was later intimcUed Hays 
might even go so far as to have a 
candidate in the field against Sidney 
S. Cohen. W. A. Stcffes of Minne- 
apolis is one of the possibilities for 
tho head of the exhibitor curganlza- 
tlon, according to those who have 
been Informed Hays has the Inter- 
ests of that particular Northwest 
exhibitor at heart. 

If Mr. Hays should eleet his 
choice as the head of tho national 
exhibitor body, he might bring 
about an affiliation of tho exhibitors 
with his association and perhaps 
would be In a position to make good 
on the Idea of converting the screen 
to use during political campaigns. 

The next political activity on the 
part of Mr. Hays will bo In Massa- 
chusetts, where at the forthcoming 
election the people of the State arc 
to pass on censorship. When Mr. 
Hays Invades the down K;i«t terri- 
tory he Is going to find that he Is 
up against Senator Henry Cabot 
Lodge, Republican, and Senator D. 
I. W^alsh, Democrat, and Joseph 
Walsh, Republican Congressman, 
not one of whom has any particu- 
lar friendly Interest In Mr. Hays or 
what he is trying to do for the pic- 
ture Industry. 

Meantime the old N. A. M. P. I. 
seems to be going along and func- 
tioning as usual with no resigna- 
tions reported of any of tho mem- 
bers, even though some are aligned 
with the H.'iys movement. The 
chances are that within the next 
week there will be something more 
or less startling foi tlieorning from 
Mrady In regard to tUo future of 
the N. A. M. P. I. that may affect 
tho new association. Th« annual 
nio» ting of the N. A. .M. I*. I. in Jutie 
is going to bo the .scene of some 
action. The prospects are this as 
sedation will survive and continue 
to go .ilont? in the usual manner of 
if'^ functioning. 

Ha\s* report* d a|)proa«h to 
T'lady is lt>ok<-d njioi, {^•^ ;i ]opi<;al 
nio\'' pr'-liminary to the dissolution 
of Hi«' old National Association. Now 
that the Hays group have made all 
tho m«'t]ons of getting togetb«r In 
a proflueer.s' aud disti i»>utors' asso- 
«i;itiori, th'-re s'-f-m^ no fi'M ff)r the 
old brtdy to <'ov« r. It \h presuni<d 
that in :i f« w wer ks the *xeculive 
board will declare tl^c N.ational h.. 
nif/rc. 

Th" lra«h» to«.k noto that m 'he 
foinial .staitm«nts giveti at aii«r 
last week's nieetltig of 14* Hays 



Washington, April 12. 

The five men recently indicted by 

the Grand Jury In the Knickerbocker 

theatre collapse aro to plead April 
21. Reginald W ileare. the archi- 
tect, and his co-defendants, John IT. 
Ford. Julian R, Dowman. Richard C. 
Fletcher and Donald W. Wallace, 
will be arraigned on that date before 
Chief Justice McCoy in the District 
Supreme Court, it was announced. 
It Is expected counsel for the •de- 
fendants will enter dcmmrera 
against their pleading to the Indict- 
ment as drawn by United States 
District Attorney Peyton Gordon, 
but should tiie demurrers be over- 
ruled, It l8 predicted that counsel 
for the men will a«k fur 10 days at 
least to decide on a form of plead- 
ing to the Indictment. 

The recent recommendations, made 
by the Grand Jury fgr additional 
legislation to Improve conditions to 
avoid a recurrance of a like dlsaser 
as the theatre tragedy were pre- 
sented to the Senate by Senator Ball, 
chairman of the District Committee. 
That portion of the recommenda- 
tions looking to additional inspect- 
ors and better facilities for the offlce 
of the Building Inspector were re- 
ferred at the request of Senator 
BaH to the Appropriations Conunlt- 
tee while that part of the rooom- 
mendatlons proposing amendments 
to existing building regulations, etc., 
were referred to the Senate District 
Committee. 



crowd two new. names appeared—^ 
Jos. M. Schenck and Vitagraph. 

Vitagraph has been holding out on 
the reported grounds that the Hays 
contract gave tho new "dictator" 
too much power and no responsi- 
bility, but it Is now declared that 
objection has somehow been 
met (how nobody on the outside 
knows). On the surface It seems 
odd that Mr. Schenck participates In 
the Tfew organization while First 
National, throuKh which the 
Schenck product is distributed, hag 
no part in tho affair. 

Tho explanation is that while J. 
D. Williams, of First National, holds 
that the central office of the organ- 
ization cannot join the Hays co- 
terie, there is no reason why any 
producer or any distributing fran- 
chise holder should not do as he 
pleases. First National Is a co- 
operative organization of Indepen- 
dent unit.s, and tho board does not 
feel that It can act In such a mat- 
ter for everybody concerned. There 
would bo too great a chance for dis- 
agreement. The California terri- 
torial member might be satisfied 
with membership, while the Illinois 
or the Southern member might ob- 
ject. 

A curious angle of the Hays affair 

came out this week, when one of tho 

financial Information or tipping 

services undertook to explain tho 

new advance In Famous I'layers* 

stock on the ground that Investors 

were buying because of renewed 

confidence In tho busincsH duo to 

"the benefielent Infiuenco of Will H. 

Hay.s." The weakness ii the stock 

up to late last week w.is .iKributed 

to Jdiort selling brou^jb' a'lout by 

the Arbuckle and Taylor affairs in 

. I Hfillywood. 'Hays' ben'-neient In- 

fiuencf ■' got a sour m'in in the trade. 

The dire< tors at tlw; Ha\s or- 

^sanization nam* d last week as rep- 

resentafiv«« of tho organizations 

ihcy are identified with are K. W. 

H.»mnion^», hdiicntional Films; 

Adoli»)» Zukor, Famous Playcrs- 

I»isly: William Fox. Fox Films; 

Frnj'k ..'. 'Jod5-«jl. Gold'.vyn; Marcus 

I.o< vv. M« tro; I.,»'wis J. Selznick, 

.'<< J /.%»){ t*oi|»: C.Hi Laf-mmlei 

T'niversal; Jolm M. Quinn, Vlia- 

f-'r.'ijih, and Jo'-cj.h M. Schenck be- 

'.wj: th'.- f>nly pro<lucer nani<<l. 

The o|!i<i rs of tho a.-.-'oclation 
fleeted by the a>)ove board were 
Will H. Hays, president, and Court- 



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The theatrical seasoR of 1921-22 
Will not wind up any stronger than 
forecast laat fall, when the slump 
started. Though prediction haa 
been made next season will find 
considerably fewer productions at- 
tempted, showmen are reticent in, 
admitting the pereentnge will be as 
4?reat as stated recently when the 
head of one of the big producing 
offices estimated there would be 40 
per cent fewer legitimate alti ac- 
tions on the boards. 

One of the keenest ex^'cutives In 
New York, a man who is a wizard 
^n theatrical statistics, gave It as 
bis opinion this week that while 
there may be fewer shows next sea- 
•on there was indication of the 
•eason starting out next fall with 
M many attractions as the current 
•eason. The controlling factors will 
b« the possible changes In condi- 
(Continuod on page 4) 



ARRIVED HOME 4 A. M. 
'WITH WOMAN HE LOVED' 



Married Vaudevillians So In- 
forms Wife-Partner — x 
Wife Leaves 



miYWOOD SCANDALS^ 
NEW THRILLER 



6us Hill Preparing Play— Will 

Lift Lid of Inside Picture 

Situation on Coast 



^us Hill has a now thriller in 

preparation, with the hectic title of 

'Hollywood Scandals." It is a 

three-act "society meUnlrama,'" 

written by Arthur lKnvt*r. 

The piece la said to lift the lid 
*>' the Inside picture situation on 
the coast, with tho i.rincii)al char- 
acters carrying names that will 
raake them easily recogni/able. 



"HOW TO READ 

YOLTl HUSBAND'S MmD" 

i»y 

HOPE EDEN and FRESCOIT 

' in the 

NA7 70Iw\L PICTORIAL MONTHLY 

FOR MAY 
*"" ' at All N«w33tand8' Today. 



A married couple recently com- 
pleting a tour of the Shubert vaude. 
ville circuit as a double act came to 
a final parting the other morning 
at 4 o'cloci:, when the husband ap- 
peared at tlipir apartment with a 
companion he described to his wife 
as the woman he loved. His wife 
Immediately packed her belongings 
and left the apartment in their pos- 
session. 

Upon reaching the apartment the 
husband wakened hl.-> wife to im- 
part the iuformalioi>. 'The woman 
he loved" said nothing. She was 
formerly of a sister team, and ap- 
peared lately with a male partner 
with whom she recently dissolved 
their brief vaudeville career. "The 
vvomnn he loved" has been married 
nnd divorced. 

The hu.sband was marked as ob- 
streperous while on Die Shubert 
time. He had often threatened to 
break up the act and leave his wife, 
who bears aj\ unblemislu'd reputa- 
tion. 



FIBST OF 

SERIES 



New Permanent Policy at 
Deutsches Theatre Will 
Be Plays and Players 
from the U. S. — Venture 
SUrU This Week— First 
Enterprise of Kind 



WOMEN FORCE WITHDRAWAL OF 
TATTY ARBUCKLE' PICTURES 



Zukor and Hays Convince Schenck Showing Would 
Be Inadvisable — ^T. O. C. C. Continues Resolution 
Against Comedian's ^ Films 



OPEN SHOP STOCK 

IN NEW ENGLAND 

■ ,',1 



LURE FOR TOURISTS 



TWO OTHER CABARETS PASS 

Two more P.roadw.iy cal)ar«ts are 
rei.orted about to f-jllow the l<Md of 
Shariley's. becoming dance plice?<. 
The two litest are tho Cafe D<' 
'arls. formerlv Kector'n. at 1 '.road- 
way and 4Sth stroet. and'tho Moulin 
Itoui;e. undernf.ith the I'alais Uoyal. 
on the opposite corner. JJothj res- 
taurants are under fb.- dii.'itiy.n of 
the Salvln group K;»o!i will Insti- 
tute a season of five-cent dances, it 
is .said. Shanley-s. .ilrcady commit- 
ted to a straightaway dance pr.Hry. 
\A charging an admission of $1.50. 



Berlin. April 12. 
April 32, at the Deutsches, Is the 

date set for the first Berlin per- 
formance of 'The American Thea- 
tre," a newly formed organization 
to present American plays in the 
American language; tho first pro- 
duction will be Kugene Walter's 
"Easiest Way." This Is the first 
professional Engli.^h speaking thea- 
tre to be founded anywhere outside 
of the U. S.' and G. D. since the 
war, and It Is believed Ihnt at no 
time has so pretentious an English 
(Continued on page 3) 



Non-Union Stage Hands and 

Musicians — Louis Mann 

in "Friendly Enemies" 



NEW YORK CRITICS 
Wni DO SPECIALTIES 



Sunday Night Performance at 
49th St. Theatre— Invita- 
tion for Admittance 



A )/five.sty on "Chauv-Souris" 
.ntitled 'No Sirec" will b*- the fea- 
ture of a special show to be given 
and played i!i by the rrifirs of the 
XfW York dailies at th' I'Jtli .Strc-t 
Sunday niKht. April oO. 

In the cast wjM b^^ Ah xaJidcr 
WohoU t •Times'). Jlryvv(>t»d ISroun 
(Morning WorUl" ). Jt'jbert C. 
n.ii. hl<y (]>«■<•■), ••••or;;'' S. l\.iuf- 
n.an (" '*'nes"), Kugeti" K'Iry Alb n 
( VVomeiis Wear") and Maic Con- 

?H-llV 

Tliere uiil b'- . 
.Mpeci. lilies with 
jMft.i called for. 

The show will 



New Britain, Conn., April 19. 

The James Cormlcan Players 
opened In stock Monday afternoon, 
offering " *. Tailor Made Man." The 
organization is open shop, with non- 
union stage hands &nd musicians 
used. An attempt to del y the 
opening was based on a complaint 
about the asbestos curtain, but the 
house '-tok care f tho^ matter satis, 
faetorily. 

The stage crew was brought hore 

from New Y'^rk, Cormlcan gather- 
ing the m n after failing to secure 
assurance from the union there 
would be no Interference because of 
the open shop stand of the com- 
I)any. One of the local stage hands 
who had been ousted for delin- 
quency In payment of dues applied 
at the Lyce . and was put to work. 
Louis Mann arrived here this 
week and will appear In "i'Ylendly 
lOm mios. " which will be the attrac- 
tion of the Cormican I'layers ntxt 
week. 



Detroit. April 19. 
The Blackstone theatre withdrew 
a Fatty Arbuckle two-reel comedy 
within two hours after the house 
opened today, due to protests from 
women patrons. 

\. 

Tuesday a statement Issued from 
the Hays offices In, New York to 
the eflFect he had prevailed on 
Adolph Zukor and Nick Schenck 
(representing his brother, Joseph) 
(Continued on page 11) 



FILM AS EVIDENCE 



Picture Introduced Into Pittiburoh 
Damage Suit . 



BUYS HOUSE 



numbf-r of oth«^r 
.-iome f rninine 

^fi by invitation 



only, with no charge for admission 



Anne Morgan Takes 49th 8t. for 
One Show — Honor of Joftre 



Morris CJest has sold the entire 
house for "Chauve-Souris" at the 
4'Jilj .Street next Wednesday night 
tAitril 2G> to Anno Morgan, repre- 
:^rntirig the Committee .for Drv.is 
latf'd I'ranco. 

TIk> occasion will be in ijonor of 
xMarshil JofTre, wlio is on bi.H \v;iy 
home, and who will .irrive from the 
Wf'st early next w«eU. 

The tickets for tu\xt Wedri'sdiy's 
pfrformanro will be allotfrd by Miss 
Morgan, with /louc on s. le 



Pittsburgh. Apiil 19. 
The first time pictures were ever 
Introduced In a local courtroom aM 
a means of evidence during a trial 
occurred during the past week, oc- 
casioning much comment in the 
dailies, and much laughter incident 
to the circumstances of the t:a«e. 
The case Involved a pl:t-year-o1d 
boy whose parents were suing the 
owner of an automobile which 
struck the lad. He had been hurt 
severely, but his physician stated 
that recovery was complete How- 
ever, counsel on the plainltrf'.-^ sido 
insisted the lad's legs would be dis- 
abled to some extent for life. 

It seems that some weeks ago 
the attorney for the defense, Morris 
G. I..evy, one of the most brilliant 
of the younger lawyers in Western 
Pennsylvania, through some device, 
had the boy "caught" in various 
poses, close-ups. and racing with 
some other youngsters. The Motion 
Picture I'roducing Co., of this city, 
a now organization, made the pic- 
ture and. nt the i>roper time, threw 
the film on tho bare wall of tho 
eonrtro(»ni. 

THE HOTEL MOUSE 

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; Kti i.MMirturilty \A ii!u)W thuir ii r<.ntlllty — «n ^ 

• tfttriiMiii frock. • chifiii'lrr rM.,tiim<., .m rvi-nlrf • 
\ g' .»ii aril a icgi'ir f.!' »* h i"iit <t to'hei. • 

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8 51. Marlin't Place, Trafalgar Square 

Friday, April 21, 1922 




STERLING EXCHANGE ADVANCE 
CUTS INTO AMERICANS' GAIN 



Old Contracts Return 20 Per Cent Profit, But New 
Agreements Are Fixed On Rate of $4.45 — Return 
to Normal Canadian Payments 



London, April 19. 

However bail the slump may be 
and whatever the chancea for and 
against the American act who 
comes over on the chance of getting 
bookings, the position of tho.se who 
have had their contracts for fiome 
time Is enviable. 

Most of the American acts over 
here are profiiinpr to the extent of 
about I'O per cent., owing to the 
present rise in value of the British 
pound. Those who are in arc 
alnght and have every reason to 
congratulate themselves, but It Is 
questionable whether others com- 
ing over will be as lucky. Managers 
here will be (luirk on adjusting the 
money question and tl40.se who fol- 
low may have to pay for tho^e wh.o 
have gone before. 

A year ago the pound sterling 
was quoted around |3 75 in dollars, 
and contracts were made in pounds 
at a rate that would return the 
American player his salary in 
dollar equivalent. An act contract- 
ing for the equivalent of $300 a 
year ago would have received about 
133 pounds and at the current rate 
that represents approximately $600. 

A $500 salary at $4.45 ^ould be 
about 120 pounds now. In pre-war 
vdays the pound was figured at gold 
"equivalent and stood at $4.87, with 
only trifling variations. The bene- 
fit of the ol contract Is that It can 
be converted back Into American 
currency at a profit, and even the 
pounds, when spent In England, 
have a higher purchasing power, 
con.sequent upon the re-establish- 
mf-nt of money. 



"HIS GIRL" HOPELESS 

Bad Musical Show at Gaiety — Lu* 
pine's, Joe Miller's 

London. April 10. 
The production by Austen Hurgon 
at the Gaiety cf the new musical 
play railed "His Girl" looks like a 
dire failure. It was written by Aus- 
ten Hurgon and y. W. Thomas and 
the music is by Erne.'^t Longstaffe 

and Max Darewskl. 

The plot is crudely elemental even 
for a musical piece. A cockney has 
brcome wealthy at»d a titled gen- 
tleman Is desirous of securing him 
as a son-in-law for one of his six 
daughters. The cockney's secre- 
tary is In love with the daughter 
selected for him (the cockney) as a 
bride. The maid of the house was 
the former sweetheart of the cock- 
ney. 

Needless to add, the daughter 
elopes with the secretary, and the 
cockney is happy to take to wife the 
maid whom he loved when he was 
poor, and .who has waited all these 
years for him. 

The pity of it is that Stanley Lu- 
pino, one of England's be-^t knock- 
about comedian.", has small oppor- 
tunity for his talents and has to 
resort to a lot of Joe Miller Jokes, 
burlesque table scenes, etc., that 
would be regarded as old fashioned 
for a "turkey" burlesque show in 
America. 

The production is admirable, but 
wasted upon an insane book witli 
indifferent music. 





Basing their confluslons on the 
rapid approach of the U. S.- 
Canadian money exchange rate to 
par, the vaudeville circuits through- 
out Canada receiving their pro- 
grams from New York and other 
American booking agencies, feel 
satisfied that with opening of next 
eea.sftn all salaries for acts will be 
conducted on the pre-war ba.^^is; 
paying full amounts in Canadian 
currency. 

Three years ago the Montreal- 
New York rate of exchange dropped 
to such a point (L'O per cent, dis- 
count) that managers were forced 
to pay American attractions two- 
thirds of the net salary in Amer- 
ican and the balance in Canadian 
money. Two years ago and since 
they have been paying 50 per cent. 
American and Canadian, first de- 
ducting the 10 per cent, commission 
and booking fee. 

The present rate of excliange Is 
13 discount on every $100 and a 
Canadian check for that amount Is 
good for only $97 American. Many 
actors have withheld their Cana- 
dian money from circulation await- 
ing the rise of the exchange to 
normal rather than lose the differ- 
ence In exchange. 

The railroad problem takes an- 
other angle, for In purchasing a 
through ticket from any Canadian 
city to any point in the States the 
price Is ba.sed on regular American 
rates for mileage in this country 
and the Canadian currency is ac- 
cepted at par value. This al.so ap- 
plies to baggage excess and other 
Incidental expenditures relative to 
theatrical travel. 

At present the Canadian manager 
purchases his American money in 
Canadian banks with which to pay 
salaries and thereby loses $3 on 
each hundred. 



TKIX GIRLS IN HALLS 

London, April 19. 

Helen and Jo.sephine Trix will 
leave "A to Z" at the Prince of 
Wales May 1, to appear in the halls. 

The girls secured a release from 
their production contract with the 
understanding they would not ap- 
pear In West End halls and that 
they would return to the revue In 
August for four weeks. 



SAILINGS 



WILETTE 

KERSHAW 

DRURY LANE 
Theatre Royal, LONDON 



Reported by Paul Tausig & Son, 
101 East Fourteenth street, New 
York : 

April 19, Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs 
(Jacobs' Dogs), Mr. and Mrs. Jolly 
Johnny Jones (Minnekahda); Alice 
Pollard, Jack Morrison (Carmanla); 
Amy Verity (Megantic). April 22, 
Lester f^heehan, Kthel and Marlon 
Forde (Olympic). April 25, Black, 
White and U.seless (ScythIa). May 
2, Elsie La Bergere and Co, (Reso- 
lute). May 2. Great Lester (Aqui- 
tania): Robert Blass (St. Paul). 
May 13, Francis Elliott, J. Elias 
(Hudson); May 17, Harry Golson 
(Carmania). May 18, Karoll Bros. 
(Wuerttemb/rg). May 25, Dettmar 
Sisters (Saxonia). 

April 22, J. J, Shubert, Mr. and 
Mrs. Georgie Price (Olympic). 

Reported by Paul Tausig & Son. 
104 East Fourteenth street: 

(All from New Y'ork for London). 
April 22, Lester Sheehan, Ethel and 
Marion Forde (Olympic); May 2, 
Great Lester (Aquitania); Robert 
Plass (St. Paul); May 18, Karoli 
Bros. (Wuerttemberg); May 25, 
Dettmar .Sisters (Saxonia). 

July 8. Charles Allhoff (Majes- 
tic), New York to Lojidon. 

April 26 (London to New York) 
Jack Haskell (Horn ic). 

June 17 (New York to London) 
The Flemings (Majestic). 

May 15 (New York to Germany) 
A. Robins. 

April 26~(New Y*ork to Ham- 
liurg) Ike Rose (.Manchuria). 

May (5- (.New York to J.,ondon) 
Floron^,^ and Arnold < Homeric). 

May IS (New Voik to H.imburg) 
Caioly Hiotlurs, 



CRUSADE TAGS 

DifRcultiee Surround Prosecution of 
Bosua and Criminal Managers 



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MR. G. RHODES PARRY 

OF LONDON 

WILL BE IN CHICAGO FOR ONE MORE WEEK 

I Ajrtists Desiring Engagements In England Write for Appointment. 

* Variety, State-Lake BIdg., Chicago 



A:ti very busy writing big adv. 
Will write letters to Chas. G. Kil- 
patrick. the fire insurance man: 
Dave Chasen, Ned Norworth. Bill 
Richie. Betty Braum, Joe Erber. 
Jack Manning, Wilkie Bard. Harry 
Weldon, Harry Fox, Tom MoGrath 
Xevans and Gordon, Art Swan.son, 
Oag Oakland, Joe Shoebridge 
Whiting and Hurt. Fid Johnson, m 
igent; Martin Beck, E. F. Albee, 
Pres.sy Hardin, Gus Sun, King 
nieorge, J. Ellis Kirkham. Tommy 
Jray. my Baltimore brother: Johnny 
Hloagland, Nellie Revell. Louis Ben- 
nett, Phil Sheppard, Beth Harrison, 
Beth Berrl. Shanley and Furness. 
3ilhully Brothers, Three Haley Sis- 
ters (u.^ed to be four, but Jack Man- 
ning got sentimental and now 
•hey're no more). Oliver and Olp, 
Johnny Hughes with wife, "Boston 
C'ommon" Daley Duttons and 
Horses. 

FRANK VAN HOVEN 

P, S.— Forgot to mention Ned 
Norworth. P. S.— Address still Con- 
ilnental Hotel. San Francisco. P. S. 
— Not forgetting my old pals. Bill, 
jenevieve and Walter. 



London, April 1. 

The Actors' Association crusade 
arafnst the bogus manager pro- 
gresses slowly. Last week three 
new flagrant cases of bogus man- 
agement were reported. In each 
case the type of show was "revue." 
Of the three bogus managers two 
had done time, one for deliberately 
compelling hia girls ^o lead an im- 
moral life, the other for a series of 
frauds; the third was an old hand, 
who has been bogus for many years. 

The A. A. plan to boycott the the- 
atres booking these companies is 
full of difficulties. The theatres 
booking the.-^e sharks rely upon such 
shows for their attractions and will 
not co-operate in their extinction. 
In mo.st cases the theatres are as 
bogus as tlje touring managers. The 
only sure way of dealing with the 
pests is police co-operation. 

Unless fraud or deliberate pre- 
caution Qould be proved, the only 
remedy would be in the civil courts. 
That would simply mean throwing 
good money after bad. 



NEW PLAYS SCORE 



REVUES WITH AMATEURS 
SCORE IN PROVINCES 



**Ton8 of Money" Looks Like Solid 
Success — Three Runs Close 



Paul Murray Getting Money 
With Novel Scheme Dur- 
ing Off Season 



London, April 19. 

The opening of one play that 
promises a conspicuous success and 
another that indicates a moderate 
one bring- cheer to the London 
showmen this week. 

"Tons of Money," opening a the 
Shaftesbury April 13, Is a three-act 
farce by Will Evan? and Valentine. 
It was accorded a big reception and 
gives promise of becoming a sub- 
stantial money maker. 

The same evening nshered in Ed- 
ward Percy's three-act play, "If 
Four Walls Told," under the spon- 
sorship of Alban B. Llmpus at the 
Royalty. This offering al.so was well 
received. It is a fine drama, well 
acted by a fine cast. 

Among next week's departures are 
"Paddy the Next Best Thing." from 
t'.ie Savoy: "The Faithful He.nrt," 
from the Queen's, and "The Silver 
Fox," from the Court. "The En- 
chanted Cottage" winds up at the 
Duke of York's a week later. 



London, April 19. 

Pa\il Murray has struck an orig- 
inal idea for providing amusemcii.t 
for provincial audiences at a mini- 
mum of expen.^e. He has ju.-t* tried 
out a louring revue at Newport 
with great success. If this success 
continues, he will probably put sim- 
ilar shows on the road. The pro- 
duction is really nn amateur show 
from quite a new a'ngle. 

A fortnight or so before the show 
Is due In each town two advance 
men arrive. They advertise in the 
local press for volunteer amateurs 
to play In a 40-minute revue which 
has been specially written by R. P. 
Weston and Norman Lee, a pair of 
England's best knoWn revue writers. 
The amateurs responding are care- 
fully tried out, cast and rehearsed 
with mucjh of the care that would 
be taken with a professional pro- 
duction. Then 12 performances of 
the revue are given with 12 differ- 
ent companies. Costumes, etc., are 
provided by the management and 
prizes aggregating 50 pounds are 
given to players and company which 
is judged the best. 

Of course the great thing is that 
relatives, friends and followers of 
all the players go in a body to 
every show In order to watch the 
chances of their own favorites, so 
by the end of the week a goodly 
portion of the town is occupying 
the theatre. 

AmatrMir shows are as plentiful as 
daisies -in the summer. "Try out" 
performances are an oM gag of the 
wil^r showman to buck up business, 
but this idea Is absolutely new. 

PARIS THEATRE GROSS 

Paris, April 19. 

Tin t«t';;l rrcr>:pts at amusemdit 

plarrs in Paris for last year is rc- 

fortrd at 340,000.000 fr.inos (aboiJt 

$70,000,000 at par or $32,000, 000 at 

rlli'V' lit ••X«h.i||]L;i' iat«>. 

This .sum iiu lnd» s flu* amoMjjt 
paid in taxrs. 

• LAWFUL LARCENY' ENGLISH 

London, April 19. 
A. H. Woods arrived on the Aqui- 
tania this week, atmouncing th^^ 
company to support Pauline Fred- 
erick In Samuel Shij>man'8 *'I>awfu1 
Ivarceny" will be .rll English. 



SEEKS BIG FILM 

C. B. Cochran Wants Production to 
Occupy Pavilion for Summer' 

London. April 19. 
C. B. Cochran will inaugurate a 
summer policy of pi«tures at the 
I'avilion. He is now negotiating for 
a big American production to tetart 
in May, and the probability is that 
the same form of entertainment will 
continue during the warm weather. 



THEMIS IN CABARET 

Paris, April 12. 

The witty Jean Bastia, having as- 
sumed direction of the Perchoir, has 
transformed the cabaret (which is 
not a restaurant but a vaudeville 
hall) Into a mock court of Justice 
for the proper atmo>«phere of his 
new show. The program is devoted 
to skits on ju<lici;«1 firoredure, In 
which the magistrature is .sarcastic- 
ally handled. 

The ushers are attired as French 
attorneys, and the chansonniers are 
presented as inmates from the local 
pri.sons loaned for the occasiom The 
pianist is handcuffed by a jailer to 
accompany the maitre chanters. As 
the show terminates the judge orders 
a spicy case to be held in earner.-*, 
so that the audiehce Is ordered to 
leave the court. 

Mile. Musidoia and a host of smart 
people entertain during two hours In 
this vein. 



BRITISH CAPITAL FOR 
GRIFFITH PICTURE 

Producer Silent on Purposei 
of Presence^ in London-^ j 
Production Rumors Extant | 

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London, April 19. 

D. W. Griffith reached London otf 
the "Aquitania" Tuesday. He d«« 
Glared to his Interviewers that h< 
was compelled to cross 1 y the flnt 
reception given to his productions 
"Orphans of the Storm," .■ nd evaded 
questions of his producing plans. 

It has been rumored in tlie trade 
capital has been off«red to iJrifflth 
for a production in this cjuntry, but 
he would not comment upon the re- 
ports. On his last vi.^it to this side 
Grifflth made the war picture, 
"Hearts of the World," and since 
then British firranciers have ap<« 
proached him at intervals to en- 
gage In another similar enterprise. 
It is the opinion of fade obse-vera 
that a big Gritlith picture would 
bring valuable prestige to the Eng- 
lish producing field. 

Stories are circulated that the 
real purpose of the American's visit 
Is to approach a leading British 
author for rights to his books, and 
Barrie, Shaw and P.ennett have 
been mentioned in tliis connection. 



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COCHRAN'S REVENGE 

Writee Scathing Revue of Critic't 
Books, Paying Off Old Score 



London, April 6. 
The trouble between C. B. Coch- 
ran and Archibald Iladdon continues 
and has now taken an odd turn. 
Iladdon Is the dramatic critic of 
"The Dally Express,'* whose crit- 
icism of the New Oxford revue, 
•Mayfair to Montmartre," roused 
the management's ire. Now. the 
critic has recently written a book 
of theatrical reminiseenses, and 
the editor of his paper has handed 
it over to Cochran for review. 
Cochran's review t f the book as 
published in "The Sunday PJxpress" 
April 2, ia very niu. h c>!i the name 
lines as Haddous notice of the 
Cochran revue. 

The manager las^lies the critic and 
his work unmercifully and London, 
which we are told requires .bright- 
ening, awaits Iladdon n reply with 
impatience. Meanwhil*-. "The Crit- 
ics' Circle," a .select band of dramatic 
critics, has passed a resolution re- 
senting C. B. C.s attack on the pro- 
fessional honesty cf their fellow- 
"a critic whose sterling 
of purpose, integrity and 
independence of judgment 
known In journalism, and 
preserved unsullied for 
ye.irs." 



member, 
sincerity 
absolute 
are well 
have been 
the last 20 



In conclusfon, the resolution 
states that "this meeting of his 
(Haddon's) colleagues unanimously 
wishes to express its complete faith 
in his high sense of duty and bis 
probity. ' 



RUSSIANS AT FEMINA 

I'aris. April 19. 

Maria Kousner.off and her Rus- 
sian troupe opened at tl)e Thealrr 
Femina this week with fair suc- 
cess. The organization offerg a 
mix'd » ntei'tainnuni i- the style of 
"Chauve Souris.' 

This is the offning over whir-h 
Paris agents of Balieff rai.sed ob- 
jections uhen the announcement 
was made tH.it the "Chauve .Souris" 
title Avou!d be enif»loyed. 



SIGNORET'S PROTEAN ACT 

I'aris, April 19. 

Bip's sketch, "Clroco," as the 
vehicle for Signoreis appearance at 
the Alhambra was poorly received. 

Signoret skilfully Impersonates 
an aged actor. The action consists 
of his "impressions' of different 
types of vaudeville spe^'ialists done 
before a pretended impre.sarIo from 
whom the actor seeks »'ngagementat 



VIOLET LORRAINE EXPECTANT 

London, April 19. 

Violet Lorraine expects a family 
event In the near future. 

One cf the most popular of Eng- 
lish actresses, she retired from the 
stage at the time of her marriage. 
Her departure was signally noted 
by profession, pr«^ss and public. 



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Friday, April 21, 1922 



CABLES 



SARD JOINS FULLER; 
COWNG TO AMERICA 

'^s Williamson-Talt, "Geo. 

m;' of Antipodes Will 

Produce 



Sydney, April 2. 

Miieh J. Ward has resigned from 
♦hf directorate of Willlamson-Tait. 
He hTjoined forces with Sir Ben- 
SmUi Fuller. This move ha^ been 
JSSorted some little time ago. but 
SmK came of it unUl the final 
^Iss rehearsal of "Johnny Get Your 
Oun" with Louis Berrison, at the 
nfheitre Royal. Melbourne. 

At the conclusion of the ehcarsal 
Mr Ward said that he had finished 
W8 obligations to the firm. He then 
handed in his resignation. Hugh J. 
Ward has been called the "George 
M Cohan of Australia." He picked 
inostly all the artists and plays for 
production by WllllaniKon-Talt. His 
judgment rarely went wroni . Ward 
ii a great friend to the ".small" 
actor. Since J. & N. Talt merged 
with J. C. Williamson. Ltd.. they 
have had no serious op|)osition. 

They control mostly all the legit- 
imate attractions that play this 
country. By joining In with the 
Fullers Ward will have the use of 
at least two theatres In every town 
of every state, both in this country 
and New Zealand. A new theatre 
is to be biiilL In Sydney almo.>t at 
once. Ward is going to produce 
inuslcnl comedy, farce and drama. 
He will not be connec?ted. however, 
with th? Fullers' vaudeville policy. 
Mr. Ward left for America a few 
day.s ago In quest of artisLs a'ld 

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WANGER TAKES RIVOU 

Will Run Hitg« WmI End KinMiia 
Along Amtrican Lin«« 



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London^pril 19. 

Walter Wanger, the American film 
impresario, has taken over the man- 
agement of the Rlvoll, the mammoth 
West End kinema. and will operate 
it with a picture program framed 
along modern American lines. 

Wanger's reported promotion of a 
big picture palace to be erected on 
the site of the Tivoli appears to 
have lapsed for the present The 
whole scheme seems to have reached 
an impasse owing tt' the impossibil- 
ity of securing sufficient space. The 
real estate parcel had been satisfac- 
torily assembled, all but a plot at 
the rear, and the failure to close this 
detail has caused the project to be 
abandoned. 



ATMOSPHERE I 
DRURYLANE 



SAVAGE JUST LOOKING 

London, April 19. 

Col. Henry W. Savage was in 
London last week on his way to 
the C o n t i n e n t. "Just looking 
around," said the colonel. 

He has arranged for the rights to 
continue the playing oC "The Merry 
Widow" in the United States next 
season. The London revival of "The 
Widow" impead.s. Joe Coyne won't 
play the role he created in the 
London original, declining to tempt 
fate by trying to duplicatts liis 
fojmer success. 



Will Affections of Public Go to 
Famous Theatre in Its 
,ar:j. New Dress? 



- COPYRIGHT TO FORE 

Irving Estate Restraint Use of Ac 
tors' Version of "The Bells." 



DITBARRY TO MUSIC 

Pari3, April 19. 

The Eden reopened April If) with 
the operetta, "La Xuit de Dubarry." 
by Armand Foucher and Rose, 
music by Albert Toilet. The piece 
had been done previously at Nice. 
In the cast are P^arres and Mme. 
Maton and Balazy. 

It was fairly well received. 



EARL LESLIE ABROAD 

Paris. April 19. 
tearl Leslie, the American dancer 
In "Paris en lAlr," starring Mis- 
tlnguette at the Ca:ino de Paris, 
goes to Brussels tomorrow (Thurs- 
day), where the piece will run six 
weeks at the AMiambra. 



YORKE DOES NICELY 

London, April 19. 
Gus Yorke and Co., familiar to 
American vaudeville, were well re- 
ceived at the Coliseum, opening an 
English tour. 



DEATHS ABROAD 

Louis Huot, I'reni'h writer, died, 
aged ftl! years, at Hanoe, Indo- 
Chiii:i. 

The wife t'f Mauiice Yvain. 
I'reni'ii composer, died iii Pari.;, 
April 4. 

Henry Herti, cn-manager cf the 
Porte St.-M.'irtin theatre. Paris, 
ded at Nice. April C, aged CO. 

Henry V. Esmond, tl^e Engll.'^h 
actor and playwright, died in Paris, 
April 17. The deceased was 53 
year.5 old and has been on the stage 
for 30 year.s. 

Alfred Davies, a former opera 
manager, died in London. Monday. 
He was 74 years old and had twice 
toured the I'nited States with 
operatic stars. 



'DOLLY" GOES FAIRLY 

Paris, April 19. 

"Dolly," produced at the Apollo 
April 15, v.as fairly received. 

In the cast are Mortof and Andal 
and Almes. Simone Judic and 
Richard. 



M'KAY USES BURKE'S TALK 

London, April 19. 
Jock McKay at the Coliseum is; 
doing a part of Johnny Burke's 
monolog, "Drafted." 



' liOndon, April I. 

When Drury Lane (few people 
ever think of giving It Its right 
name, the Theatre Royal, Drury 
Lane) reopens It will hold 800 
pounds. With its new glo?y will 
depart much of the historic asso- 
ciation. The building will no longer 
whisper of the great days long 
past, of tho men and women who 
became famous and made history 
upon its stage; of Garriclc, Kean, 
Siddons, Grimaldl. The old gloomi- 

ness will have given place to 
warmth and beauty, and even the 
ghost of the old orange peel smell 
will have been laid forever. 

To thousands of Londoners Drury 
Lane will not be the- same. It is a 
notorious fact that many a theatre 
and music hall which, in its old. 
uncomfortable. dlla:>ldated days 
drew vast audiences never did the 
same business when rebuilt and 
made into a thing of artistic beauty. 
Tho old Middlesex Music Hall, 
lovingly known to London as "The 
Mo," is a case In point. As "The 
Mo" It was a gold mine; peoiMe 
crowded into the auditorium, 
squalid, dirty, Infinitely uncomfort- 
able. The bars were packed, the 
performance went on ofien amid in- 
describable uproar. But nobody 
cared; the joyousness of the Mo's 
riotousness was shared alike by 
the artists who had to work on a 
miscroscopic stage and the perspir- 
ing audience. 

Then they rebuilt the place and 
called it the "New Middlesex." 
They put on wonderful bills, gave 
the audience wonderful carpet.s. 
seats, lights, ornamentation^ and 
the audience stopped away. So they 
scrapped the Middlesex altogether 
and began to woo popularity again 
as the Winter Carden. Pachard 
Thornton and Tom Barrasford 
found the same thing. They took 
old dilapidated neglected houses 
ahd made them bo that they ranked 
with the best, but it was a hard 
struggle to get the business back. 



IN BERLIN 

By C. HOOPER TRASK 



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Berlin, April 2. 
"Lady Chic," a musical farce, book 
by Kurt Kraatz and Richard Kes- 
•ler, lyrics by Will Steinberg, music 
by Walter Kollo, premiere March 12 
at the Neues Operettentheater. The 
plot concerns a famous fancy swim- 
merln (played by Alice Hechy), who 
^ins for herself an Indian Mahara- 
jah by playing the tough nut and by 
continually rushing off stage and 
changing to a new costume. The 
effect of this disrobing Is quite 
thrilling as on each occasion the 
"ew dress Is slightly more di.-^clos- 
*ng than Its forerunner: the se- 
quence ending in a silhouette of 
complete nakedness. The first act 
of the libretto is unfortunately the 
b^st, the latter running rathe r much 
to feeble fun. Kollo's music has 
hioment of effectiveness, tho usual 
number of phimmies, etc.. being 
present— a good average sc^ore. Alice 
Hechy is well suited to the requlre- 
jnents of her role, only the lower 
limbs could come in for critical 
^ajll; her singing and hoc acting 
j^re quite inofr.Misive. Tho Malnra- 
jaliof Huns Unterkircher (lute mat- 
ince id„i of the Irving Plire. New 
iork> (!• OS his share for tho fem.ile 
portion of th.e audloiive— one wuh- 
aers why tlie V.lm.s got S.^hiUrvradt 
"•stead ,»f him. for tho lad had looks 
comhincd with some real ('.ramatic- 
y^ieiit rUo remainder of the ra<f 
noU.dod Kurt (loritz. i:va Wolff. 

; J^iirt Lusoh, Kllcn Isontn. Horl.ert 
aulmuolier and Ewuld WencU. It 

I looks like a hit. 



At, the Trianon theatre. March 17, 



first performance of Ludwig Fulda's 
farce, "The Volcano ' (Der Kulkan). 
The volcano here referred to ia the 
old matrimonial one and. although 
the handling of it here cannot be 
said to be distinguished for startl- 
ing originality, yet It must be ad- 
mitted an amusing theatre evening. 
The difference between this particu- 
lar couple are tho old utterly In- 
significant ones: she coughs, he 
smokes; she opens the window, he 
shuts it again; they quarrel over the 
upbringing of their child (when it 
Isn't even in the ofllng); etc., etc. 
In the fir.'-t act s=he gives up and 
pnes to a sanitorium; after thrCc 
days she writes most affectionate 
Utters and returns to a second hon- 
eymoon. P.ut this reformation Is 
siiort and the seron«l art sees his 
escai)o to the same sanitc^rium. The 
ensuing reconciliation is closely fol- 
lowed liy what purports to bo the 
final break: a divorre Is arranrrrd 
and carried Ihroutrh. I'ut hal»it (far 
mightier, than his much over- 
prcosagcnted colleague, fate) step- 
in and makes his still .'-mall ja'.!<er 
ov.deiit. The last art li'uls the hu ■- 
band routing a room in hi'4 former 
wife's apartment; they t.-a together 
and in an adj^inifv.; bed'.oom mike 
it lip riqriin. .Mul the eiiri lin Mri2:s 
down on the fir.-t Idood of the joy- 
o!is reimlon; a s(»und i»f>-X <>ri the 
<ar of friend hubby. 

Nut thf» least credit of the eve- 
ning must go 1'. the players: they 
sold their lioktim well The vuire' 
of Olga Limburg. the 'Inishand ' of 
Eugen Burg, the "family f-'i^nd* of 
(Continued on page 2<i) 



London, April 9. 

The vexed question of copyright 

seems very much In the air just now. 

First of all the Fox people re- 
strained the Grimth flim, "Orphans 
of the Storm." at the Scala, a film 
which is based on an old mel- 
odrama, "The Two Orphans," which 
has been played for many years by 
every "stock" company in the land 
without hindrance, and now a small 
and unimportant touring dramatic 
repertory company has been haled 
before the local Kadi for playing 
"The Bells." 

The proceedings are Instituted by 
the executors of the late H. B. Irv- 
ing. For many years "The Bells" 
has also formed an item in the rep- 
eratory of every small stock and 
toiy-ing repertory, either Just us 
"The Bells." "The Sleigh Bells." or 
"The Polish Jew," and no word has 
been said. Of course, the introduc- 
tion of a special character, special 
business or "gags" will reconstitute 
a copyright as far as the Insertions 
go. but the story remains non -copy- 
right and public properti', "The 
Bells' can be bought for one penny. 

In all probability the defendants 
in the recent case had unknowingly 
introduced something th.it belonged 
to the Irving version. These "ver- 
.sioi.s" or rather the infringement 
of them have proved a gold mine 
to some managers, notably the case 
of "I'ast Lynne," where the intro- 
duction of a policeman with even a 
suspieion of comedy has brought 
in much money to the coffers of Pitt 
H 

com 

death of little Willie 
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TAX REDUCTION NEEDED 
TO AID BUSINES^BUn 



Predicts Gradual Recovery— Is 

Reentering Producing with 

^^Smilin' Through" 



London. April 8. 

In an exclusive interview with 
Variety. Sir Alfred Butt said that 
among his most important future 
engagements was one to present 
Jane Cowl in "Sml'.lu' Through" 
during tho coming fall. Another 
v/as the production here of "Th« 
Cat and the Canary." He admitted 
he had practically made up his 
mind to withdraw from the world of 
theatrical enterprise In 1918 when 
the bohm was at its zenith. Specu- 
lators in.sl3ted upon buying up his 
siiareij at the highest price and as a 
business man ho could do nothing 
else but sell. 

However, he had not left the show 
world and was looking forward to 
a steady gradual improvement. 
There would be nothing sensational 
in the "come back" of tho stage's 
prosperity. It would take time. The 
cost of the war had been colossal 
and It could only be covered, as It 
wore, through the ground. He 
thought that an Immediate sign of 
returning prosperity all around 
would be an Income tax reduction 
of a shilling. 

Speaking of the new piece, "Lass 
o' Laughter," which was tried out 
at the small country town of Leam- 
ington recently and which he Is to 



muen money lo ine coners or I'lit "■^" --•' --- • -- — 

ardacre. Who originally put In a '^l"^^!"^® *'/>v.^"^?!!? !u*i !u* f"* 
miic policeman to brighten up the °^\*^*^ month, he said that the two 



BERLIN-AMERICAN THEATRE 

(Continued from page 1) 

speaking organization ever appear- 
ed on the continent. 

The first production will be cast 
as follows: The Laura Murdock will 
be played by Margerete Christians, 
the daughter of Rudolph Christians, 
the former director of the Irving 
Place theatre, New York. Miss 
Christians has since her return to 
Germany become the leading fem- 
inine player of the Hollaender 
(Reinhardt) stages and al.so a well- 
known picture player. The Brock- 
ton will be Arnold Korff, an Ameri- 
can by birth, whose grandfather 
fought in the Civil War. As a youth 
of eighteen he came to Vienna and 
there became one of the most fa- 
mous members of Burg theatre. His 
last work In Berlin has been the 
playing of Lord Illlngworth In 
Wildes '.A Woman of No Impor- 
tance." The Elfie St. Claire will be 
In the h.ands of Cussy Holl, born 
In New York, but as a girl of 17 
already famous as a vaudeville star 
In Germany. In 1910 she played 
for tho Shuberts In ,'Up and Down 
Broadway" and later took a fiing at 
American vaudeville at Morris' 
American Music Hall. John Madl- 
.son will be handled by Charles Mer- 
edith, a young player who made his 
hit in New York In Faversham's 
' Allf>giance" and then became lead- 
ing m.in in Morocco's Los Angeles 
stock. From there be branehed out 
into pictures and played tho lead 
to Marguerite Clark, Dorothy Dalton 
and other". 

The company hopes to draw If^ 
audience from a rombinatloji of res- 
ident and transient Americans and 
the English -speakitig Gernian.'?. The 
chances of the founding of a per- 
niane-it ortianizition look vory^good 
and nlroarly neij'oti.'itlorn .are rode:- 
w^iy wVh well Known Bro.advay 
players to appear when vacationing 
ill Euro|)e, 

Am a second bill the directors of 
the organization i»lan to i»lay an 
American farce In the American 
manner and have also under con- 
sideiation plays by O'Nell. Velller, 
Zoo Akins, and so on. 



AMERICANS IN EUROPE 

Paris, April 3. 

Rachel Crothers, after a short so- 
journ in I'aris. is now in London. 

Johnny S. Black, of ' DardanelU" 
fame, is on route to P»erlln. 

Charles Hackett. tenor, after an 
engagement at the Scal.i, Milan 
(Italy), appeared at the Opera, 
Paris, as the Duke in "Rlgoletto," 
with Battistinl and Mme. Ritter 
Ci.'impi. 

Clarence Wlnthrop Rowen of Now 
York, owner of the "Independent," 
Is travelling In Italy. 



Balaclan Reopens 

I'arls. April 19. 
The Bat.aclan reopens tonight 
(Wednesday) with a revival of the 
operetta. "Panpan"; music by Vin- 
cent ScoUo. 



authoresses, Edith Carter and Nan 
Marrlot Watson, came to him and 
read the piece. He accepted It Im- 
mediately for West End production. 



LAUDER SHOW OPENS 

London. April If. 
Harry Lauder opened an eight- 
week engagement at the Princess 
Monday, receiving an enthusiastic 
welcome expressed In flowers and 
speeches. His supporting company 
Is made up of Stan Kavanagh, 
Australian Juggler; Leipsig, Her- 
m.nn and Shirley, Mllo and Princess 
Winona. 



•FAITHFUL HEART" FOR U. S. 

London, April 19. 

Godfrey Carle will play "The 

P^althful Heart" In America next 

season under the management of 

Frederick Stanhope and Marc Klaw. 



Revue for South America 

Paris, April 19. 
Mme. RasimI has contracted to 
go to South America, touring In 
the Bataclan revue. 



Isadora Duncan's Mother Diee 
Paris, April 19. 
I^adura Duncan's mother died In 
Paris April 12. Raymond Duncan, 
who is here, directed that the fu- 
neral services be conducted accord- 
ing to the ritual of the ancient 
C; reeks. 



IN LONDON 



London, April 10. 
When Arthur Prince, the ventril- 
oquist, was asked when he was 
crossing to America again, he shook 
his head and said the newspapers 
and friends' correspondence kept 
him In touch with affairs across the 
Atlantic tind he was "aware of the 
antagonism shown to British turns." 
If a man who has already done well 
In America has swallowed these 
stories, circulated by the dhsappoint- 
ed and the "flopped," what must the 
mental condition be of the act who 
knows little about the country? 



"Nighty Night," having terminated 
a short but inglorious run at the 
Shaftsbury, the theatre will pass 
Into the hands of Leslie Hanson and 
Tom Walls, who announced "Tons 
of Money" there April 13. The piece. 
which is by Will Kvans, of vaude- 
ville fame, and Valentino, has an 
exceptionally fine cast and has been 
successful during its provincial 
career. 



to Norway In the autumn for a sea- 
son of Shukespeare and George 
Bernard Shaw. The next program 
at Hampstead will consist of four 
one -act plays: "Defeat." by John 
Galsworthy; "He." by Eugene O'Nell, 
whose "In the Zone" was success- 
fully produced at the same house; 
"A Bargain from Basra," and, lantly, 
a play by a new author, "Daily 
Bread." 



Doctor's orders have compelled 
Leon M. Lion to throw up his part 
in the production of the new Gals- 
worthy play, "Windows," at the 
Court. The first night has been 
scheduled for April 15, and the cast 
will include Mary Odetta. Janet 
Eccles, John Howell, and lren«» 
Rooke. 



Andre Chariot has lost 30 poimds 
In weight! This is not the result of 
fa.stirig «)r of training but merely the 
erfeet of studying the book, "Rit 
and Grow Thin" and careftilly fol- 
lowing the ga.stronomlc instructions 
therem. Several other West Isnd 
mariatjers are now awaiting the pub- 
lication of a companion volume, "Go 
I^lsy and Grow Fat." 



Aeenr«lliig to present plans the 
i5:ifish National Opera Company, 
wliuh lia;< .arisen from the asheH ol 
the Beech* m concern, will open at 
Co\eiit Garden May 1. Two. prob- 
ably more, wcles of "The Itirig' will 
be presented. 



The comiany of the Eve'-yman 
theatre, Hanpstead, a tiny concern 
much given to the production of 
"high brow" revivals, will cioss over 



Sir John Martin Harvey's cortdl- 
tlon has Uiken a *urn for the worse. 
After two serious operations for «p- 
pendlcitiH he felt well enough to ar- 
range for the opening of his summer 
tour%'tl IJirntinghum on Easter Bank 
Holiday. The plans for the summer 
are now eritirely scrapped, but it Is 
hoped he will be able to go on the 
road again oiienlng August. 

Owlnt» to the succe^ft of the series 
(. Galsvvoriliv revivals at the Court. 
Leon M. Lion and J. T. Grain are 
p! inning a seiie.s of revivals of Sir 
Arthur Wini? Pinero's jdays a', the 
same lion.-,.- in the fall. The Court is 
;i .-mail housp down Chelsea way. 



Having fmjshed their sea.son nt 
Battersea the Associated Players, in 
other words the A<:tor*H Association 
« ompany of unemjdoyed, will reopen 
for a sr>ceial week at the Royal. 
.siiatfotd, 10. After this week it is 
hoped they will be able to book a 
tour. The week before Easter is one 
of the worst in the year which 
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VAUDEVILLE 



Friday, April 21, 1922 



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INDEFINITE SYSTEM SEEMS TO 
MARK SHUBERT ACT-BOOKINGS 



Shubert Agency and Franchise Holders Both En- 
gaging — Names of Franchise Holders Withheld, 
Though Franchises Reported issued 



The bookinfir of acts for the Shu- 
bert vaudeville unit shows next 
season does not appear to have 
resolved itself Into a set system 
thus far. Accounts say the Shubert 
lK)okingr offices and the Shubert 
franchise holders are each seeking 
turns. 

When the first announcement was 
made of the Shubert style of vaude- 
ville for next season, it was stat/jd 
all bookings would go through the 
Shubert agency. This appears to 
stilP hold good, but the franchise 
holders seem to con. true it to 
mean the contracts only should pass 
through the Shubert agency, they 
r«»8erving the right to engage at 
will any acts or artists. 

The present status is that all of 
the franchise holders, together with 
the Shubert agency and agents con- 
nected with it, may be on a hunt 
for acts, agenting in eai-h case as 
individuals, with no understanding 
between them. In this way, it is 
claimed, the Shubert franchise hold- 
ers will become their own compe- 
titors in engaging. 

At the Shubert agency nothing 
could be learned as to the intent in 
booking. Xo comprehensive plan 
had been laid out as far as could 
be gleaned, nor had any orders 
been issued that would apply a sys- 
tem of booking under which the 
franchise holders and the agency 
would work. The only statement 
at the Shubert agency ^ was that all 
Shubert vaudeville contracts for 
next season will pass through that 
oflflce and the Shubert agency will 
collect its usual five j er cent com- 
mission upon them. 

The Shubert franchises for next 
season have been Issued in part, it 
Is said, but the names of holders 
have not been announced. Xo reason 
has been given for withholding 
names of franchise holders, except- 
ing that they have no., been settled 
upon. Contrary to that announce- 
ment is the statement of one holder 
he has received his signr'd franchise. 
It is believed among persons in- 
i*»reRtf>^d the bur>sque producers 
awarded Shubert franchises have 
bad considerable to do with holding 
back the franchise holders' names. 
Wednesday the Bariuy Gerard fshow 
given U\e summer run at the Co- 
lumbia, Xew York, was suddenly 
cancelled and Jean Bedinis "Churk- 
les'* substituted. It indicated either 
the Columbia executives believed 
(lerard had been awarded the Shu- 
bert franchise or that Bedini will 
leave the Shuberts to return to the 
Columbia wheel. Corard has been 
south for throe or four we<ks. He 
did not return to Xew York until 
Tuesday. . 

Xo Shubert vaudeville contract 
form for next sea.son has been issued 
as yet. Wednesday It was said the 
final corrections had befn made in 
the draft and the contracts were 
being printed. 

Among those reported among the 
francJ]i.se holders next .season are 
the Selwyns, Arthur JIaninierstein 
<J), Lee Shubert (2), I. H. Hork (2), 
K. Thus Bcatty 1), Max Spiegel 
<2). Gecrge Gallagher i2). Jos. M. 
Taites (2), Jj. Lawrence Weber (2), 
Arthur Klein, Max Manin, Jcrrie 
Jarobs, J. J. Shubert (2). 

It is undor.stood when the list 
comes out it will contain three pro- 
ducer.<», resides Spiegr), who now 
hold franchises on the <'ohimbia 
wheel. It was said by H«rk the 
franrhise announrcnirnt would ho 
made nr-xt week. 

KAJIYAKA'S INVENTION 

Tonif'o K.'jjiyama, llic liaiulw ril- 
ing expert, has invented a n< w ^'aine 
railed Active which he proposrs to 
market within a few weeks at $1 per 
.set. The Aftivo set allows the 
players six different games of con- 
rentration and chance as well as 
helng of educational value. 

Kajiyaniii al.so pror>o-^es to intro- 
duce Aetivo on the stage, ]»r«m<)t- 
iiig contests, the winner rewarded 
with a set. 

Tommy Gray's Dinner April 30 
The dinner to be given T«»nimy 
day by the Friars at the eluWIiou.Mc 
\.ill hii)pen Sunday evening, April 

ga. 



Music 



FAMILY BURNED 

Arranger Helm Reads 
News in Paper 



Sad 



Morney Helm, music arranger of 
Irving Berlin, Inc., had cr^.iduded 
testifying in the Felix Bernard 
"Dardanella" suit against Fred 
Fisher before Supreme Court Jus- 
tic*. Bijur on Monday, and on exiting 
picked up a newspaper extra, to read 
that his wife, Mrs. Laurine Helm, 
and his two children were burned to 
death in an apartment house flre at 
93 Wadsworth terrace, Xew York, 
that morning. The Helm family were 
the only occupants of the building, 
recently completer and was not 
equipped with electric lights. An 
overturned candle Ui'ed for lighting 
purpose cau.sed the fire. Helm has 
been separated from his wife. 

He testified on the "Dardanella" 
an-angement as an expert whether 
the dance or vocal version *"ma^e" 
the song the hit that it is. 

Justice Bijur adjourned the case 
to Wednesday, as Xathan Burkan of 
counsel for the defense had other 
trials in the interim. 




S. K. HODGDOfrS SUCCESSOR IN 
KEITH'S IS W. DAYTON WEGEFARTH 



Appointment of General Booking Manager An- 
nounced by E. F. Albee — Progressive as Resident 
Manager of Keith's Syracuse 



DANCER STABBED 



Mario Resents Remarks — Dis- 
charged at Flower Hospital 



KOMEKO 



ALLEGES HUSBAND BEAT HER 

Kansas City, April 19. 

George N. Brown, billed as the 
world's champion walker, appearing 
in "Pedestrianism" at the Orpheum 
last week, was made defendant in 
a suit for divorce filed here by Mrs. 
Lurena Brown. 

According to the petition, the 
couple were married in Xew York 
June 16, 1918, and separated in 
Kansas City April 15, 1922. 

The plaintiff as a cause of action 
claims that her husband beat, cursed 
and otherwise abused her. She 
asks that her maiden name, Lurena 
.1. Chapman, be restored and that 
she be granted alimony. 

Mrs. Brown did not claim 
state as her home, but brough; 
suit under a state law which 
vides that an applicant v'oes 



The ICccentric Pantomimic 
Comedian with 
TIIK AVM. BOKSIXI TROUPE, 
Xow playing the Pantages Circuit. 
TliK BORSIXI TROUPfc: will leave 
for a EUROPEAN TOUR in Sep- 
tember, opening at the WINTER- 
(JAKTKX. BKRUX, GERM AX Y. 
October 1. 



this 

the 

pro- 



not 

hnv« to b« a resident of the state 
a year f groundM for th»> complaint 
were committed while the principals 
lived within the state. 

Mrs. Brown was not appearing in 
the ;-.rt with her husband. 



LOWER FARES 

(Cuntinuod fiom ))age 1) 
liotiH from now on and the proba- 
bility of conce.s.sions in transporta- 
tion costs. The latter looms up as 
the most important at present. The 
fight for lower rail ratrs has boon 
proceeding for months, with tiiis 
sea.son proving to ihe railroad 
heads the theatrical interests' con- 
tention that high transportation 
rates would force attractions ofT the 
rodd, was substantiated. 

A survey of the legitimate field 
this sea.son shows how much the 
decrea 2 in production was over 
last year and demonstrates that 
the mall«r stand attractions were 
curtailed three times as much as 
the major orfering.««. In one of the 
big routing olfics the figures prove 
there were 122 attractions with 
rojtes as against 146 for la.st soa- 
.son. The drop is approximately 3C 
per cent. 

This season in the one-n'ght di- 
vision the drop was 64 pvr cent. 
That means for o\ory 100 .shows 
out in the small stands last stason 
there wore only 4G this season. 

Tho.se figures do not con.sjdrr 
Hroadv.ay, where the number of 
total production on the season will 
amoujit to 25 per cent more than 
last year. By the first of tlie year, 
as many attractions hail b< »n tried 
in Xev/Vurlv as, {«re offered for .iii 
entiro normal season. 

One feature of this season was 
the sticUing quality of the attrac- 
tions on tour, thoug'.i t'.ie total was 
mat li le.ss. The explanation is not 
that the remaining shows jucced- 
(d in continuing because of the 
diminution in opposition so much 
as the Siren^th of the attrai'tions 
alcMie. When llie sifting began last 
fall, the "weak i^lsters"' in the going 
were eliminated virtually altogether, 
leaving only those strongest in 
backing or merit in the field. 



THREE LEFT 

Shuberts Closing Crescent, B'klyn, 
This Week 



As a result of a verbal battle at 
47th street and Broadway, Xew 
York, last week, Mario. Spani.sh 
dancer (formerly with Countess 
Ruskaya) was stabbed three times 
by an unidentified man, said to be 
a professional. 

The victim was rushed to the 
Flower Hospital in a taxicah. After 
medical attention had been applied 
he was discharged. 

According to the story a supposed 
friend of Mario questioned him re- 
garding his intention for the coming 
season. After receiving a reply to 
the effect he was rehearsing a new 
act for vaudeville with Mildred 
Halliday, the inquirer, it is alleged, 
uttered remarks which did not meet 
with the approval of Mario, who 
made a punch for the offending 
person and in return was pene- 
trated with a knife. 



The Crescent. Brooklyn, closes 
Sunday. It will leave the Shuberts 
with three vaudeville houses next 
week— Chestnut Street. Philadel- 
phia; Opera House, Detroit, and Ma- 
jestic. Boston. 

The Crescent was originally 
scheduled to close next week. The 
Majestic, Boston, will remain open 
next week, holding over •"The Merry 
Rounders" until for another week. 

The Detroit house was to have 
closed last week, but decided to re- 
main open after the success of the 
"Promenaders." This week a 
straight vaudeville show was booked 
with the house playing a unit. 
"Whirl of Xew York" next week. 



FIRST RADIO ADV. 

One of the big makers of mu.=ical 
instrume)its is the first to twist the 
radio into an advertisement cam- 
paign. The concern, which has 
branch offices in eight principal 
cities, found that members of bands 
in four different towns were playing 
its in.strumr nts. 

On this fact It based an an- 
nouncement in the magazines of 
national circulation that the Blank 
Concert series would be given on a 
certain date, the impression being 
that the company was sponsoring 
the concerts in four principal broad- 
casting stations on that date. 



ZEY PREVOST OFFERED 

Zey 1 revest, who was in the Ros- 
coe "Fatty" Arbuckle party which 
resulted In the death of Virginia 
Rappe and in three trials for Ar- 
buckle, the final one an acquittal, is 
making overtures through Harry 
Weber's office for a vaudeville route, 

^liss Prevost proposes to do a 
sketch, in which also will appear 
Mrs. Wally Schang, wife of the 
regular catcher of the Yankees. 



FIRE WALL INTERFERED 

Huth Uudd was iniable to open at 
.Mo3s* Franklin, Xew York. Moiulay. 
through the fire wall tm the stage 
being built in such a manner it 
interfered with the p"iformanee of 
her aerial trai)eze swings. S.nith 
and r.Jilier substituted. 



Raquel Melicr Too High 

Flo Ziegfeld, who has been 
negotiating with representatives of 
IJaquel Meller, tiio Spanish singer, 
was advised from abroad this week 
that his terms were not acce])table. 
the Si»ani-;h star isking v'JOO weekly. 
Ziegfeld also has been arigling for 
Yvonne George who looks favorable 
upon an American invasion this fall. 



PEGGY WOOD BOOKED 

I'ggy Wood, current s'ar in 
"Mai'jolaine" and former star of 
', Ma J time" anil 'I'addies,"' has been 
booked by the Keith ofilce for an 
eight -week summer tour, opening 
at the Hamilton May 1. 

Miss Wood will be supported by 
the quartet which appeared with 
lier in "Buddies." 



BILLY GRADY, AUTHOR 



Graduates Into $2 Show Businesi 
Van and Schenck As Aids 



Billy Grady, erstwhile vaudeville 
booker, man-about-town and merry 
quipper extraordinary, his finally 
pushed himself and his tortoise rim- 
med "cheater.s"' into the $2 section 
of show business. Grady, who at- 
tends to the business .ffairs of Van 
and Schenck. is now working on the 
production of a two-act intimate 
musical comedy called "Sunbonhets 
and Derbies," which he wrote him- 
self. Van and Schenck supplying the 
lyrics and music. 

Grady's previous penmanship ef- 
forts were devoted to vaudeville 
playlets, he having written "Shiv- 
ers"" for Billy Kent. 'Quaker Evolu- 
tions"' for Jean Sothern, and skits 
for McCormack and Irving and the 
Greene Sl.sters, for p'1 of which he 
admits having received credit and 
considerable "jack." 

Grady-Van -Schenck &. Co. will 
own the new piece themselves and 
are now negotiating with a few 
Broadway producers in an effort to 
have its premiere some time in au- 
tumn. The cast carries 11 principals 
and a chorus of 16 and revolves 
around a rural experience which 
Grady avers he took from life in 
his home town, Alton, X. H. 



SUE CARTOONIST 

Ask $200,000 Damages Arising from 
Newspaper Comment 



The official announcement of W. 
Dayton Wegefarth as successftr to 
the executive office leld f.> years 
by the late S. K. Hodgdo.; in the 
Keith Vaudeville Exchange, was 
made this week by E. F. Albee. Mr. 
Wegefarth assumed supervision of 
the booking department Monday 
morning, a now desk, files, etc., re- 
placing Mr. Ilodgdon's, which were 
taken home, by his son Raymojjd. 

In announcing Mr. Wegefarth'a 
appointment, Mr. Albee deelared 
that some months ago he conferred 
with Mr. Hodgdon at icngth on the 
matter of an a.ssistant, and it met 
with Mr. Hodgdon's hearty approval. 
Mr. Albee told him at that time that 
he never would be supplante<l as 
long as the office existed, but felt 
he should be in a position to come 
and go as he wished, and to do this, 
an assistant would be essential. 
He had selected Mr. Wegefarth for 
this position and for the past four 
months Mr. Hodgdon had been dili- 
gently grooming Wegefarth for the 
responsibility attendant to the of- 
fice. Mr.- Hodgdon became very 
fond of Mr. Wegefarth, and. ac- 
cording to Mr. Albee, made it a 
practice to consult him every morn- 
ing In reference to Wegefarlhs ad- 
vancement, taking a personal in- 
terest in making him conversant 
with all the details of the position. 
Prior to Wegefarth's arrival, Mr. 
Hodgdon's conferences with Mr. Al- 
bee were few^ and far apart in ref- 
erence to office routine. 

Wegefarth for 18 years was man- 
ager of the Grand. Philadelphia, 
and when the Keith interests took 
over the house Wegefarth went 
with it, acting as assistant t) Harry 
T. Jordan. When the Syracuse 
Keith's theatre opened, ^Ir, AU)ee 
appointed Mr. Wegefarth as man- 
ager. His progressive manner of 
man.igement and Its attendant suc- 
cess suggested his appointment to 
headquarters. He came to the 
Keith office in Xew York to install 
an efficiency system, and has suc- 
ceeded in eradicating a number of 
the minor defects in the booking and 
routing plan. He is exceptionally 
considerate in handling artists, and 
is looked upon as a perfect selec- 
tion for the position so ably 
handled by his predcccs.sor for many 
years. 

Tuesday morning Mr. Wegefarth 
issued instructions to all booking 
men that thereafter everyone would 
be expected to start business func- 
tioning at least by 10 a. m. daily. 
The artists' representatives were 
a.sked to report not later than 
10.30 a. m. A slmi.lar order was is- 
sued in the office a few yenrs ago, 
but gradually faded out. Under the 
Wegefarth syetem it is likely to 
bear fruit. 



Arthur Perkoff and Ethel Graves 
Perkoff, professionally Arthur Page 
and Ethel Gray (vaudeville), 
brought suit thi.s week for $200,000 
damages against the Xews Syndi- 
cate, Inc., publishers of the Xew 
York 'Daily Xews," and Ed. Ran- 
dall, a staff cartoonist, for tVefama- 
tion and false caricature. The 
Kuit is file, I through Kendler & 
Goldstein and objects to Randall's 
lovievv of thr act while it was play- 
ing the local Jeffert^o . the v.eck of 
Mareli I'O. 

Appended to Ilandall's usual per- 
ee.Mtage e.-timate of an act's merit 
is a line about there bein.j: no place 
in model n vaudeville for ilie aet 
in question. 



PLAYING OLD CONTRACT 



Ryan and Lee Return to ' '. S., Ho 
boksn — Walked Out Ycr.r Ago 



Ryan and Lee are playing at the 
I'nited States, Hoboken, X. J., on an 
old (Mintraet. to settle a (lifferenee 
that arose between the team and 
the h«t\ise man.igement about a year 
ago. Ryan refused to conclude the 
engagement at that time. 

The dispute is said to have orig- 
inally centered around the number 
of shows on Saturday and Sunday, 
the artist contending he should be 
paid pro-rata for an extia show on 
i one of the week ends. 



NO. 2 WALK-OUT 



Colored Act, Headlined, Refused 
Second Position on Program 



Glenn and Jenkins left th" bill at 
Broadway, Xew York, after the mat- 
inee Monday, the colored te.nn re- 
fusing to accept the Xo. 2 spot 
as.signod. Frankie Heath took xhe 
vacancy. 

(Jlonn and .TenUhis vver<' topping 
the bill on the paper outsid<.' of the 
house. The colored boys notified 
the Keith olHce they wouM leave 
unless switched to a later posi- 
tion. 

Dim .Simmon.^, bookei- (>f the 
house, refused to ihange J lie run- 
ning order. 



$3,000 rOR TWO DAYS 

Xoia Hayes vas booked by Tenie 
l.ieobs to appear in conjurution with 
tho J'alma J'ostival in Columbia. 
S. C. '"-ednesdny and Thursday, re- 
ceivii^g $:?,000 for f.e two f.. vs. 1" 
addition to the salary, tr.'in T >'"^"' 
tlon was paid br.th ways U<v M'^^ 
Hayes and her maid. 



Lights Opening End of f'lny 
The sea.vi n's oi)ening « t la^lit^ 

Club, at Freeport, L. I., will he sj^ 

the end of this week, wh« n it's »'* 

fleers convene. 

The official date will ,»roI.al'.> 1"' 

Decoration Day. , 






VAUDEVILLE 



EUSION FILM EXPOSE IN 
COURT ON INJUNCTION ACTION 



Priority Will Be Judicially Determined — Goldin vs. 
Weiss Bros. Picture Co. (John Coutts) — Affidavit 
Charging Goldin with Collusion in Other Injunc- 
tion Proceedings 



BULL POOL IN LOEW STARTS 
WITH SPEQACULAR DRIVE 



' For t'.ie rust time on court record 
a judicml body will go into the his- 
tory of Uie "Sawing a Woman in 
Half" or "Vivisection" illusion. Jus- 
tice Delehanty Tuesday reserved 
decision in the Horace Goldin in- 
junction suit against the Clarion 
Photoplays. Inc. (sued as Weiss 
Brothers' Clarion Photoplay, Inc.) 
and Alexander Film Corp., to re- 
strain the distribution and exhibi- 
tion of a reel titled "Sawing a^ady 
IB Half." In It John K. Coutts 
actually performs the illusion and 

• »then exposes it. 
•' Goldin's grievance is that the 

expose of the illusion would tend 
/to damage him financially. At the 
trial In Special Term, Part I, Hasry 
B. Kosch Introduced a number of 
affidavits on behalf of the defend- 
ants, contesting Goldin's claim to 
the Illusion,, averring it was Unown 
to the ancient Egyptians 3700 B. C, 
and quoting that Albert A. Hopkins' 
book, "Magic," published in 1897 by 
Munn & Co., contains detailed ac- 
count of the illusion. 

Kosch frankly contests Goldin's 
priority to the trick. Never before 
has this question been threshed out 
In court. The people Goldin sued, 
with an exception in Kansas City 
(Selbit) conceded he was the first 
to introduce it In this country, but 

Sever sought to prove it had been 
one by others elsewhere before 
Goldin. 

Mr. Kosch introduced an afTldavit 
by Jean Belasco, of Meriden, Conn., 
yrho fbrmerly did a "sawing" act. 
Belasco alleges collusion betweeir 
Goldin and Melville A. Selden, Gol- 
din's secretary and manager, and 
himself stating "he (Selden) would 
like to arrange with mc so that he 
could obtain an injunction against 
my act and promised that if I would 
not contest an action which he in- 
tended to bring and permit him to 
get an injunction, he would take 
care of me and permit me to go on 
*nd plaS" my act by paying a small 
royalty to Mr. Goldin, and also 
promised that there would be no 
publicity In the matter. . , a 
▼ritten agreement to this effect was 
•atered Into, a copy of which I 
> have in my possession. Relying on 
i this agreement I permitted the in- 
i function to be entered and aa a 
J matter of fact signed a judgment 

# pro confess© and permitted a per- 
manent injunction to Issue . . . 
•nd thereafter I made arrangements 
With the plaintiflt through Selden 
Whereby I waa to manage or book 
certain acts depicting the illusion 
'f>' plaintiff's act and was to re- 
telve a salary of $75 a week." 

I Sam Howe, the burlesque Im- 
presario, also Interposed an affidavit 
setting forth he has been present- 
ing the illusion since September 17, 
1*21, in conjunction with "Sam 
Howe's New Show," and that, al- 
though legally molested by Goldin 
Jn Baltimore, he was successful In 
the suit. Howe says he bought the 
paraphernalia from The Great Leon, 
April 25, 1921. He concludes: "In 
nghting this action on the part of 
Coldin I was put to an enormous 
amount of trouble, expense and in- 
convenience and it is my belief that 
|ne efforts of the said Goldin were 
Intended solely for the purpose of 
preventing me from putting the 
Show on the boards, but as stated 
alter a prolonged legal battle and 
"»uch delay and loss of money, his 
*ult was thrown out." 

Coult.s' personal afTldavit belittles 
the illusion as involving no "great 
thought or any great expenditure 
Of money in order to perform the 
same." Referring to Goldin's s^te- 
nji^nt ho had originated the trick in 
ill and Hrst performed it In 
vaudoville in April, 1021. Coutts 
calls att.Mition to tho P. T. Selbit 
Controver.sy. Coutts states "the 
plaintiff attempted to warn tho 
theatrical profession he was the 
fiole^ owner . . . that tho act of 
jselbit was unauthorized. In reply 
10 the notices sent out by the 
Piaintifr the said Selbit caused tb 



be publi.-hed in Variety that your 
deponent has never lieard of any 
action brought by the plaintiff 
again.st-' Selbit and that the act of 
Solbit i-s now being performed 
throughout the United States." 
Referring to the injunction Goldin 
secured against the Great Richards 
in the U. S. District Court for the 
Southern District of Illinois, Coutts 
also alleges collu.sion to the effect 
'Sampson (Richards' business man- 
ager) stated to your deponent that 
^e said Richards, in collusion with 
Goldin, had permitted this injunc- 
tion to issue under an agreement 
with the plaintiff, and that In con- 
.•^ideration of the Great Richards not 
defending this action and not pro- 
tecting his rights to perform this 
act. the plaintiff gave to the said 
Great Richards license to perform 
(Continued on page 7) 




Price Shoved to 18 5-8 in 22,600-Share Session — Ar- 
buckle Release Ruling Has Double Effect on 
Famous Players Quotations 



AL WOHLMAN 

in "THE GRADUATE'* 

TOURING ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 
Direction: LEW COLDER 



ORPHEUM, PAN AND LOEW ALL 
LOS ANGELES BOOKING RIVALS 



Town Over Theatered and More Building — Circuits 
Turn to Film Colony for Feature Acts — Orpheum, 
Jr., Complicates Situation 



Los Angeles, April 19. 

Los Angeles as a booking center Is 
gaining more attention. The story 
of establishing an Orpheum book- 
ing center here has become definite. 
Already Manager Ben Piazza of the 
new Junior Orpheum has announced 
his Intention of booking acts on the 
Coast for both the senior and Junior 
circuit. Harry Singer, who has been 
visiting here for some weeks, will 
take a hand In the Initial bookings. 
The Pantages circuit has been 
breaking In an average of one act a 
week at the New Pantages theatre 
here ever since Alexander Pantages 
deserted his Seattle headquarters 
for city. Pantages. however, has 
been using big name acta for a 
week's engagement only, although 
many turns of minor Importance 
open here and continue right over 
the circuit. In the future, there will 
probably be some lively competition 
between Pantages and Piazza for 
the big acts. The picture colony is 
being made the target for the out- 
side men. 

There Is no question but that the 
opening of the Junior Orpheum has 
cut Into Loew's State and tho New 
Pantages. The latter house, how- 
ever, has been running high class 
shows and seems to be holding up 
despite the competition of the new 
Orpheum, a block down the street. 
Loew's State, In the ideal location 
of the city on Seventh and Broad- 
way, Is lerling the pressure of Its 
competitors principally at the matl- 
ne.q. Grauman's Million Dollar thea- 
tre and Loew's were the best mati- 
nee bets In town until the Junior 
Orpheum opened. But at this time 
tho Junior Orpheum is getting the 
matinee play of the vaudeville 
houses, while Grauman's continues 
master of the picture field. Loew's 
is showing the cronm of the pictures 
as far as the roniblnation hou.ses 
are roncornod. but with Pintages 
and the Junior Orpln-um offering 
bigger a.:ts. the State box ofTice 
needs help from the vaud.>villc book- 

er.*^.- 

There are entirely too many 
amusement centers In Los Angeles 
for the population. The best show- 
men In town fee! th it tho city will 
wake UP with a bang some day 



soon, to find out that the population 
isn't any way near large enough to 
support all the theatres. And right 
at this time the largest and finest 
theatre Los Angeles ever dreamed 
of Is nearing completion — Grauman's 
Metropolitan. 

Today Los Angeles' theatre seat- 
ing capacity Is 50 per cent greater 
than It should be. It Is estimated. 
There are eight downtown first-run 
picture houses and six vaudeville 
houses, besides two for legitimate 
attractions and a couple using tab. 
Then there are a dozen or so smaller 
picture houses and any number of 
neighborhood theatres. The city 
claims a permanent population of 
700.000, considerable more than It 
really has. Granting that It haa its 
boasted population, the seating ca- 
pacity here calls for one out of 
every three persons. Including: the 
children, to attend the theatre at 
least once a week for the house to 
break even. One of the big "four" 
picture theatres has been losing 
money right along. The others have 
just managed to get over. With a 
new house getting neat play (al- 
though not what was expected) and 
another to open soon, the exMbltors 
and vaudeville houses will soon be 
out with the S. O. S. sign. 

Big name acts are going to play 
an Important part In the future suc- 
cess of the vaudeville houses. Mr. 
Piazza's first ace as far as name 
is concerned comes the week of 
April 24, when Henry B. Walthall 
will appear In a dramatic playlet 
written by Ethel Clifton. Walthall 
has been popular in the 'picture 
colony for much time. He may be 
remembered through his work in D. 
W. Grimth's "Birth of a Nation." 
Walthall In doing what many other 
picture stars of yesterday or even 
of today will soon do. He Is going 
back to vaudeville because condi- 
tions are very bad in pictures. 

This week the Orpheum Jr. has 
Eddio Hearne,' the famou.s racing 
driver, In a daredevil automobile act 
as Its hpadlincr. I'artagos has ; - 
curfd T'.en Turpin for the current 
week. It i.s und<'rst'jod that Ren "of 
Iho eyes" will make a tour of T'an- 
tag< s'theatres. Other film stars are 
to foll-AV, .*?ays t!ie roport. 

The n' xt month will benr rlose 
ob.scrvatioii. as it Is rumored here 
big time booking offlees are to be 
opened. So many artists are vaca- 
tioning hero there is much good ma- 
terial to be had. 



Tho long expected drive by the 

supposed bull pool which has taken 

up Loew, Inc., started Monday with 
a quick sally that carried prices to 
a new high of 18% during a sen- 
sational session In which transac- 
tions totalled 22,600 shares, or 10 
times the normal turnover. 

The move had been looked for 
since a month ago for three rea- 
fons. First and foremost, a spec- 
ulative pool was formed in the is- 
sue at that lime; the Inner posi- 
tion of the company was known to 
have improved materially since the 
passing of the dividend a year ago, 
and it was gonerall:,' held that the 
stock had done nothing to discount 
the general betterment of the bus- 
iness outlook, and was out of line 
with the rest of the list, which has 
been on the upward trend since the 
beginning of February. 

Coup Unheralded 

The pool took hold unheralded 
just after noon Monday, and In less 
than an hour ran the price up more 
than 2V4 points from the previous 
day's level. During the flurry there 
were half a dozen single trades In 
blocks of more than 2,000 (one sin- 
gle trade was for 3,200), totalling 
nearly 15,000 shares In two hours. 
The dip was as sudden as the rise. 
Several times square dabblers In 
the amusement stocks tried In vain 
to have short sales executed near 
the top, but apparently the man- 
euver consisted In shooting the 
price up, and petting out immediate- 
ly. It Is doubtful If the big turn^ 
over represented any substantial 
accumulation. Apparently the oper- 
ators merely made a group of big 
purchases, iind then switched to 
the selling side. The design may 
have been to serve notice that Loew 
had re-entered the active list. 

The Monday peak waa 18% and 
the close 17%. net up 1%. The 
final seems to be tho pool's Idea of 
about the right level for the pres- 
ent, for the stock has hung around 
between 17 and 18 ever since. 
Wednesday It got up to 18% for a 
few trades, but lapsed to 17 >^, and 
most of tho week's business has 
been done thereabouts. 

The Loew bulge came In spite of 
a nrWschance by which the market 
was Informed that I^oew's bank ob- 
ligations amounted to over |800,000. 
The understanding In Times square 
is that the greater part of this Is 
really a Metro obligation and does 
not affect Loew, except indirectly. 
How the mis-statement got out was 
a mystery to Loew officials. The 
statement also mi-squoted on Metro, 
making liabilities of banker too 
much. 

The move, of course, was very 
largely manipulated as most violent 



changes of the kind are, but there 
is reason to believe that it Is fairly 
justified by the material betterment 
of the property. Loew can scarcely 
go very far until something definite 
i.s done about the resumption of 
dividends. Nothitig has come out 
as to the future possibilities In this 
direction, but the possibility of 
prompt action Is always present and 
this situation makes it ea.sy to run 
the price, up by a market demon- 
St ration like that of Monday. As 
soon as big buying appears the 
speculative talent hop aboard and 
accelerate the climb. The reverse 
also Is true and this makes for fust 
action both ways. 

Famous Players Sags 
Famous Players was easy, moving 
up sharply late last week on the 
news that Roscoe Arbuckle had 
been acquitted in the San Fran- 
cisco film scandal case and this 
would release Famous Players com- 
edies representing potential gross 
takings of $2,000,000 and bringing 
back to the Famous Players books 
tho $700,000 which had been writ- 
ten off when the comedian was put 
on trial and his pictures barred 
from the screen. Under the influ- 
ence of thts news Famous Playera 
quotations got up close to 84 late 
last week, but at the top a reaction 
set In, and when the statement ap- 
peared Wednesday before the open- 
(Contlnued on page 7) 



nRST POP SHOW HOUSE 
GOING UP AT AUaiON 



Gotham, on 125th St., Will Be 

Sold— Played Pop Vaude 

and Pictures In 1905 



The Gotham, 125th street, be- 
tween Third and Lexington avenues, 
Now York, will be offered for sale 
at public auction, Tuesday, April 25, 
at the Vesey Street Exchange. 

The Gotham was the first house In 
New York to play pictures and 
vaudeville at pop prices, the Gotham 
trying the Innovation In 1905. The 
house was then called the Family, 
and operated by Sullivan & Consi- 
dlne. S. & C. used the house as a 
try-out theatre to get a line on acts 
for the circuit, which was prin- 
cipally west of Chicago. 

Tho auction s<ale ordered for the 
Gotham, which Is presently playing 
pictures, was brought about a« the 
result of an unsatisfied mortgage of 
$140,000. 




EDiTH CLASPER and Co. 

Attiste' by NELSON SNOW :^r^d CHAS. COLUMBUS 

S "LOVE STEPS*' 

-cction HARRY WEBER 



'. !«WJV.lJi'.' 



VAUDEVILLE 



Friday, April 21, 1922 



GERMAN THEATRICAL MARKET 
LOOKING TOWARD AMERICA 



Berlin Amusement Director Says American Acts Will 
Be in Demand for Germans' Entertainment — 
French Specialties Offered for Importation 



A romniuriic;»iii)n roccivt'd this 
wi't'k by -M. S. Ik'iitham from Krnii 
Clillis, the Berlin amusement direc- 
tor, Indicates that since peaceful 
relations have been established be- 
tween Germany and the United 
Btates the amxisement directors of 
Central Europe are looking forward 
with expectation toward the import 
end export of attractions with this 
country. 

Cillis advised Bentham that the 
Admiral's Palast, Berlin, is sched- 
uled to open in September next. He 
asked that Bentham submit avail- 
able material for that stand, indi- 
cating American acts will be in de- 
mand in large number's throughout 
Germany very shortly. Because of 
the animosity between England and 
Germany as a result of the war it 
is doubtful if the English amuse- 
mont market will be called upon 
for any supply. 

fiillis also offored through Ben- 
tlvim for American consideration 
two pantomimes now appearing at 
the Deutches theatre, Berlin, called 
"Bazazzo," taken Jro. i th opera. 
He also offers the works of two 
prominent German composers, Dr. 
Benatzky and Edmund Esyeler. 

At the same time a large num- 
ber of French specialties have been 
offered f .• Immediate American 
booking, the principal ones now be- 
ing available Including M. Severin 
and Co. (originally brought here by 
"NV'm. Morris), Haquel Meller, Sacha 
(fUitry Co., Alexandre and Clothilde, 
{^ukliaroff. Mile. Naplerkowskl, 
Gomez Trio, Robert Quinald and 
Partner, Alexandre, Uemdoff and 
Tanara Gansakoudria. 



N.Y. GOVERNOR VETOES 
PROPOSED AGENCY LAW 



RAFFINS' MONKEY FIGHT 



Would Have Opened Way for 

Joint Commissions Above 

Present Limit 



Albany. N. Y., April 19. 

Included among the measures 
which did not receive the approval 
of Governor Miller in the bills con- 
tained in the 30-day list unde- the 
annual blanket veto was the Fearon 
bill, amending the general business 
law In relation to employment 
agencies. 

This is the measure which has 
given occasion for so much discus- 
sion in theatrical circles because it 
was interpreted as opening the way 
for the charging of commission fees 
for vaudeville engagements in ex- 
cess of 10 per cent. 

According to the construction 
placed upon the text of the proposed 
law, it would have been possible for 
any number of agents jointly parties 
to the securing of an engagement in- 
dividually to exact the minimum foe 
of five per cent each, no matter how 
high these combined commissions 
might be in total. 




ORPHEUM CIRCUIT IN SECHONS; 
BECK RE-ELEQED PRESIDENT 



Meeting in Chicago, April 13 — ^Three New Vice 
Presidents Selected — Bright Prospects for Next 
Season 



DF:T KR NCXiET NYT I AMERICA! 

HAR DE SET DET? HVIS DE 
IKKE HAR SET OS— SAA SPORG. 

BILLY JACKSON 

ROYAL DANES 



NIXON-NIRDLINGER SUED 
ON AUENATION CHARGE 



New Jersey Man Wants $150,- 

000 from Philadelphia 

Manager 

Philadelphia, April 19. 

Charging alienation of his wife's 

affections, Franz Voelker of Mays 

Landing. N. J., started suit against 

Fred G. .Nixon -Nirdllnger, from 
whom he asks |150,000 damages. 

Voelker alleges the wealthy the- 
atrical and tilm man is responsible 
for his wife leaving her home some 
months ago. Voelker was formerly 
a member of the Atlantic" City tax 
board. 



KEITH AGENTS MUST 
LISTEN TO ALL ACTS 



Office Issues Order to Secure 

Openings for New Turns 

—Can "Show" in Harlem 



Brother 



Sues Brother — Family 
Monkey Trainers 



of 



I 



Charles R. Raffln, of the RafTln 
family, monkey act trainers, has 
brought a Supreme Court action 
against his brother, Frank Raffln, 
a.sking for $2,000 alleged due him 
under a 1916 contract. Frank 
KafTln had agreed to take out one 
©f Charles' monkey acts, it is al- 
leged, on a 50-50 net profit sharing 
ba.sis. Charles alleges that since 
1916 $4,000 profits have been real- 
ized and that he is entitled to 
$2,000, representing one-half of the 
net proceds. 

Charles U.ifl!ln controls a number 
©f vaudeville monkey acts, includ- 
ing Everett's Monkeys. He has a 
Bister al.so out in a monkey act. 
Anothor brother is a mail-carrier 
In London, having been formerly in 
the profession. 

• Frank Raffin at present is in Ran 
Pomingo with a monkey act. Au- 
gust Dreycr, his attorney, has put 
in a notice of appearance, but no 
answer as yet. 



TWO NEW ACTS AT PALACE 

Patricia Deacon, a Minneapolis 
society girl, will make her stage 
debut at the Palace, New York, next 
week, appearing in the George Le- 
Maire and Joe Phillips act. The 
latter, who is out of burlesque, has 
joined with LeMaire. They will 
offer a combination of the osteopath 
and dentist turns formerly played 
by Conroy and LeMaire. Betty 
Dudley, a daug' ter of Edgar Dud- 
ley, will .Jso make her vaudeville 
debut in the turn. 

The I*alace next week will also 
have Ed Rice's "Surprise Party," 
done at the benefit given Rice at the 
National, New York, last Sunday 
evening. Th2 turn has a group of 
oldtimers. 



MARINELLI GOING ABROAD 

le Considering the Re-sstablishment 
of Branch Offices 



JACK ELLIOTT LEAVING HIP 

Youngstown. O., April 19. 

.Tohn K. (Jack) lOlliott, manager 
C)f the Hippodrome, has resigned as 
manager of the house becoming ef- 
fective April 23 when the Hip will 
discontinue Keith vaudeville and 
install stock as a summer i)olicy. 

Elliott has been manager of the 
Hippodrome since the house opened. 
He previously had m^^paged the 
Grand opera house and I'ark. 

The resignation follows a dif- 
ference of opinion in matters of 
policy between Elliott and the Hip- 
podrome Co. No successor for next 
season has been f.nnouncod. It is 
rci)orted locally strong ovorturos for 
a reconsideration are being brought 
to bear on p:ilIott who is very poj)- 
ular. 



POCKETBOOK PINCHERS 

•'Be more careful" is a new slogan 
that has been sounded throughout 
the I'alace Theatre building, New 
York, by two stenographers whose 
purses were robbed of $49 last week. 
The first victim, connected with the 
Lewis & Gordon offlce, was taken 
for $40, while the girl I the Poll 
office reported a shortage of $9 the 
following day. A tolegrafh mes- 
senger susi)ectod of the Friday oc- 
currence was apprehended by an 
officer on Rroadway soon after he 
left the building, but as no evideTTce 
could be found on his person he was 
released. 



ACT OVER RADIO 

Oakland, Cal.. April 10. 

McCormack and Winehill, appear- 
ing at J^oew's State last week. wor<; 
employed in a radio stunt promoted 
by Manager Newman Wednesday 
night. The team gave a portion of 
their act in the theatre and were 
rushed to the broadcasting station 
in the Hotel Oakland, arriving there 
shortly before the completion of the 
final act on the State's bill. 

They then proceede<l to give the 
remainder of their act over th( 
radio, an amplifier in the meantime 
havitig been installed on the stage. 



H. U. Marinelli is arranging for a 

trip through Europe, leaving here 

early in June and remaininf abroad 
until August. He proposes to take 
a number of American attractions 
with him, but the real purpose of 
the trip is to study conditions 
abroad and possible to reopen his 
ofTlces in London, I'aris, Berlin. 
Vienna and Petrograd. 

This will be Mr. Marinelli's first 
trip abroad in eight years, he hav- 
ing been fortunate enough to reach 
this country during the wi».r with- 
out molestation. Since that time 
he has been handling his foreign 
business through representatives in 
different cities, but has had no es- 
tablished headquarters. Fred De 
Bondy, his booking assistant in New 
York, will precede Marinelli to the 
other side. 

Previous to the war Marinelli as 
an international theatrical agent 
was conceded to have the most com- 
plete organization of its kind, ex- 
tending from New York to all con- 
tinental capitals, including England. 
He did a booking business with 
the leading managers the world 
over. War disrupted the organiza- 
tion that had taken many years to 
build up. 



Keith agents hereafter must not 
pass up any acts applying for open- 
ings, no matter of what »ype or 
grade of salary, according to an 
order issued this week by .V. Day- 
ton Wegefarth. In the vent an act 
requests an agent to secure an open- 
ing the agent ia obligated to in- 
struct the. act to apply to Mark 
Murphy, who will in turn arrange a 
try-out for the turn at the Harlem 
opera house or Proctor's 125th 
street. 

The principle of the W^egefarth 
order appears to be that a small act 
will on occasion apply to an agent 
who does not care to handle it be- 
cause of the unimportan.j of the 
turn. The act drifts away, falling 
to secure a hearing with the al- 
ways remote possibility the act may 
possess sufflcient merit to warrant 
bookings if given an opportunity. 

Another Wegefarth order issued 
this week calls on the agents to be 
more prompt in notifying the book- 
ers whether an act will accept a 
given engagement. The sense of 
the latter order is tliat agents must 
keep in constant touch with their 
acts. 



CHANGES AT HAMILTON 

Hamilton, Can., April 19. 

Ruinous competition between 
Loew's and Pantages is the cause 
of contemplated changes at Pan- 
tages. it is said. It was not until 
the Pantages Circuit invaded the 
city wi 'i an additional house the 
box office returns at Loew's re- 
ported a decrease. 

The Lyric, one of the Canadian 
Keith houses, playing vaudeville on 
a full week basis and closed several 
weeks ago for the summer perior, 
reported a successful season. 

It is understood N. N. Nathan - 
son, one of the directors of the 
Famous Players Canadian Corpora- 
tion, who, it is said owrs the Pan- 
tages house, brought about tjie de- 
cision to change the policy, while 
he himself will take complete 
charge of the picture attractions 
when the change becomes effective. 



MUNDORF RETURNS 

Harry Mundorf returned from 
Europe Tuesday morning after a 
two-year sojourn abroad in the in- 
tere.-^t of thu KeitJj l»(»oking <»(fi(e. 
Mundorf. while on the other side, 
made a close study of conditions 
and will prol-aMy su!>' rvise all for- 
eign Importations made by th« 
Keith agency frofn now on. 

He will act a.s general l)o1i.o!:; 
man for the time l)e!ng. not hand- 
ling any books. 



Split Week at Hamilton 

P.. S. Moss' Hamilton wiT go into 
a split week policy May 22, i)laying 
six acts and a feature picture twice 
UM'C'kly for the summer nionOis. Th«? 
house is a t'vo-a-day full wfek 
st.nul booked by Dan Simmons of 
t!n' Ktith office. 



Act of Ice Skaters 
P.obby Melican. American skating 
i liarn|(ion, is ret tuning to \auilc- 
ville in a four-ix-op' • a« t. tit1e«l 
Tons of lee.' Tlie new turn in- 
cludes Doc Baker nrn\ Berk and 
All f)f the cast have been 
< of ''.^ Sherman Hf>use 



niuc. 

fratui' 

rtink. 




..y the 
r merit 1. 



HOUSE CLOSINGS 

K(>port3 the Philadelphia neigh 

borhood vaudeville houses will dis 

continue were again current this 

we<4c. Pooking representatives on 
their arrival in New York for the 
weekly visit, stated the William 
1 enn and the Grand opera house 
are operating from week to week, 
with a bad weather break liable to 
end the vaudeville season with other 
houses. Plans do not call for the 
PhiUy houses being dark, a change 
in p<»licy being nrran-.ed for sev- 
eral. Stock is already decided for 
two, while another will probably 
offer tabloid musical comedy. The 
impending changes are dated for 
May. 

Keith's. Indinnap(.lis, April 30. 

Alhambra and Colonial, New 
York, April 30. 

ICeith's, Columbus and Cincinnati. 
O., will close April 22 and May 6, 
respect iv(,'ly. 

The Orpheum. St. Louis, closes 
May 22 and the Kialto, St. Louis, 
closes May 1. 

Keith's, Indianapolis. April 30. 

The I^ilace. Jjakewood, N. J., dis- 
continues vaudeville Ajiril 30. 

The Lyric, Hamilton, Can., closes 
April 22. 

The last show to play Shea's 
Victoria Street, Toronto, goea In 
May 22, when the houso closes, 
afterward moving to the Princess, 
M 
Jcl< 



FRED MACK WITH WILTON 

Fred Mack, former booker of the 
Maritime Amusement Co., houses In 
the Keith oflice is now a vaudeville 
agent as.sociated with Alf Wilton. 

Mack held an interest in the Mar- 
itime houses which discontinued 
vaudeville and switched to pictures 
several months ago. He sold his 
holdings in the houses shortly fol- 
lowing. 

The theatres were located In the 
Maritime, I'rovidenoe. of Canada, 
and played pictures -and Keith pop 
vaudeville. 



JACK MIDDLETON'S REVTJE 

Cincinnati, April 19. 

Jack MiddUton, for many years 
in vaudeville in a .song . nd dance 
act, and later at the head of his 
tab musical comedy, has been en- 
gaged to produce the first revue to 
bo given by the Oola Khan. Grotto, 
a branch of Masonry, at Emery 
Auditorium, on the afternoon and 
evening of May 6. 

The book i.-* by Harry V. Martin 
and music by Walter Esberger. 



Chicago, April 19. 

Three new vice-presidents wer« 
added to the list of offices of the 
Orpheum Circuit, and Martin Beck 
was re-elected president for the en- 
suing year at the annual meeting 
of the circuit held in the general of- 
fices at the State-Lake theatre 
building April 13. 

Mrs. Caroline Kohl was re -elected 
vice-president. The new incum- 
bents to the other vice -presidential 
offices were Mort H. Singer, Marcus 
Heiman and Joseph Finn. Ben 
Kahane was re-elected secretary and 
treasurer of the circuit. 

The executive board, appointed 
at the meeting in February con- 
sisting of Messrs. Heiman, Finn, 
Singer and Kahane, with Mr. Peck, 
ex-officio and having the deciding 
vote has already begun to function. 
At Vao meeting they made a most 
glowing report on the outlook for 
business next season. They stated 
a statistical report on conditions 
and prospects over the ei.tire circuit 
for next season was fai brighter 
than they even thought it might be. 

It was also decided at the meeting 
to split the circuit Into four units 
or sections for the coming season, 
and to make each of the vice-pres- 
idents responsible for the conduct 
of the theatres and business iti their 
respective sections. The executive 
board In the future Is to met-t liere 
one day each week at which time 
the section reports are to be made 
and action taken upon them. 

It was voted to begin the con- 
struction of a new Orpheum. Jr.. in 
Oakland, Cal.. to cost in the neigl;- 
borhood of $1,000,000. Ground for 
this project will be broken in May. 



■ i 



: 



Martin Beck returned to New 
York this week following the meet- 
ing of the Orpheum circuit direc- 
tors held in Chicago last Thurs- 
day and resumed active manage- 
ment of the Orpheum properties. 

The title of general manager of 
the Orpheum circuit has been 
abolished, this offlco having been, 
juggled around for some years with 
no particular Importance attached 
to it, since the established Beck 
system had all matters of any 
significance center around him, 

Mr. Beck immediately upon hif 
return Instructed his booking de- 
partment to close the Majestic, 
Milwaukee, at the close of next 
week and the Orpheum, Minne- 
apolis, April 22. The Denver 
Orpheum Is slated to close Juno 7. 

Mr. 'Beck announced that next 
season's building program will take 
In junior Orpheum theatres in four 
cities, Omaha, Denver, St. Paul and 
Seattle. Work will be begun on 
these properties as soon as possible. 

C. K. Bray arrived in New York 
Monday after a trip through .South 
America, Panama and the west 
ceast. His status will be fixed this 
week by Mr. Beck and he will prob- 
ably be attached to the New York 
office. 



Pantages' Optional Notice 

Memphis, April 19, 
The Pantages theatre has posted 
two weeks' notice for the staff, but 
It Is optional. The house is antici- 
pating a closing date. 



Arthur A. Seiffert, newspaperman, 

and Richard I'itrot, have formed a 

foreign booking alliance. Pitrot will 

shortly Ball for Europe to take care 

ontreal. The week of June 8 wlTi I o' ***® foreign end. Seiffert "win 

close that theatre for the summer, 1 handle the local booking!. 



PAGLU-SABLOSKY SPLIT 

Amos Paglia and Dave .Sablosky, 
vaudeville agents, with ofllees in 
Philadelphia and New Yruk, dis- 
solved partnership this -"fek. 

When thi couple oriKinally 
formed, eight months ag(». .*<aMo"*l<y 
controlled the Quaker City otWce, 
while I*aglia stood responsi»>:e for 
the New York end. 

With the dissolution, a mutual 
agreement was reached, whereby 
Sablosky will operate the IMiiladel- 
phia ofHcc exclusively, and Paglia 
will do likewise in New York. 

As it is necessary for .^abloakf 
to visit New York every TuosilaJ 
for the purpose of booking, hi^ name 
will be carried on the door of th* 
New York office. 



Hempstead, L. I., House Opening 
The new Strand. Hemp.-i' aJ. L- !•• 
recently completed, opens Frida.v 
(April 21) under the management of 
Salvatore Calderonl. The p.rincr 
Strand, controlled by the some in- 
terests, will be closed at tli.it time. 
The new l>o'u.se will play six acts of,, 
vaudevilU; on Saturday an. I .'^•MidaV., 
booked Ky Fally Markus. 



KEVIEWS OF RECORDING DISCS 

! icitartyncnt of critical reviews of the current phonograph records) 

POPULAR 

c^ A MEAN JOB (Fox Trot) -- 
V?.-!. Wettphal and Hi» 



VAUDEVILLE 




ni^nbow Orchestra, 
.e VOU KNEW— Samo— Columbia 
'^ Ino. a -3571. 

^t^A^, ritv loophounds ana re- 
J^Hv^als locally from Chi at 

. time or another, raved over 
SJJnk Westphars Rainbow gardens 
dS It Btarted some wondering 
J*vhe was not grabbed by a 
recording company and made an 
lS?usive feature. Columbia has 
Sfne it Judging from their first 
JeTeas^. they are as good a bet as 
I Art Hickman was at one time until 
• rival organization swamped them. 
WMtohal has something on Hick- 
!iM--who was Columbia's stellar 
^nce feature— in the way of in- 
^ruraentalization. He has taken 
Ln average fox trot tunes and ac- 
Jlnnll hcd con^'iderablo with them 
through intelligent, skillful ar- 
rauKement. At onr» time or another 
ev^ry in.^trument figures individual- 
ly in the cour.«e of the renditions, 
influding sii^so pa^.^aTC.'*. piano runs, 
banjo t'uet.«. brass blarin.^s. etc. It 
e'ccelUnt dnnce record and 



been orchestrated to better advan- 
tage. Its inspiring smooth -flowing 
chorus required majestic interpreta- 
tion either by the brasses or the 
dulcet saxes. The violin Is as- 
signed to carry the air at the begin- 
ning in this case. Otherwise it is a 
good dance. Including a trace of the 
Chopin Minute Waltz, from which 
in turn "Castle of Dreams" of the 
"Irene" score was "adapted." 



is an 

should brcome <»ne 

monthly be n sellers. 



of Columbia's 



WiMM!N (0n3Ct«!p> — Lew Shil- 

kr-t « Novelty Orchestra. 
SirORlTA (Fox Trot)— Same- 
Path 1 No. 20685. 
Lew Sbil!:iet has eloc'ed to do 
"Wlmmin" (Fred F'isher- Eddie 
Cfcntor) as a one-step, although 
popularly a toddle. The xylo ham- 
ern«r and the forte banjo picUine 
|gtin<?:ulsh this .«<idp of the record, 
ncliidlng an Oriental Interlude. 
"Senorlta" (San trey - Winston - 
«) is not KO fandango as it 
unds. In fart, the Spanish motif 
but faint. Henry Santrey (from 
udeville) part-authored this num- 
sponsored by a company that 
8 since folded up its tent and de- 
rted out of existence.' 



[RftlANNA (Fox Trot) — Bar 
Harbor Society Orchestra. 
tCl-l. HER AT TWILIGHT (Fox 
Trot)— Yerkes* S. 8. Flotilla 
Orchestra — Aeolian - Vocalion 
Ho. 14284. 
"Perslanna." by Willy White. Is 
published by the same house that 
aponsored "Dardanella." and Is in- 
tended as a sequel to it. The same 
arrangement and tempo obtains, but 
the sonsfwriters' axiom th. t a "fol- 
low-up" song will never attain the 
aame popularity as the original is 
Well borne out here. About the 
naareat current approach is 
"Granny." but which by no means 
laa« populaa as "My Mammy." It i.s 
anOri«»ntal fox trot that permits for 
a wealth of orchestra effects and 
interludes. The Bar Harbor or- 
chestra is a Yerkes controlled 
tinit On the reverse side 
■ Yerkes S. S. Flotilla band delivers 
jnWl Her at Twilight." which hints 
latrongly of "Just a Song at Twi- 
light." As a matter of fact, the 
tamp and fhlroductlon are identical 
Vlth the first notes of the Carrie 
*acobs-Bond classic. 



TY-TEE (Fox Trit)--Erne8t Hus- 

kii^^J!** •^<***' Claridge Orchestra. 

WHEN BUDDHA SMILES (Fox 

r vTrot)— Nathan Glantz's Orches- 

j^r ^ra— Pathe No. 20683. 

ITwo languid Oriental fox trots 
^Pably performed. Tho latter 
jmed-Rrown) Is a soothing, sus- 
tained note dance. 

TV.JEE (Fox Trot)— Carl Fcnton'a 
^Orchestra. 

2^180 '^^~"^^'"®~"°''"""^'^'' No. 

Ty-Tee" lias been done In so 

Jjany djfforent .ways comment la 

innecessary. "Stealing." a new 

lopular melody fox trot, could have 



ANGEL CHILD~AI Jolton (Vocal). 
ANGEL CHILD (Fox Trot)— The 

Columbians — Columbia No. 

A -3568. 

It Is very seldom that a song Is 
recorded "two ways" on the very 
same record. If a song Is unusually 
popular a vocal record Is made after 
the dance version. In this case both 
the dance and the vocal are backed 
up together, which means double 
royalty for the iHibllsher and 
authors. Not such a bad break at 
tha^! Al .Tolson delivers the sonfT 
In his Inimltalile. though muchly 
Imitated style. Inserting ejaculations 
the authors never wrote. CJeorge 
Price. Abner Silver and Henny 
Davis concocted the words and 
music, although for some reason 
Price's name is loft off the disk. 
This recalls an Incident at the .Tol- 
son theatre one Sunday night, when 
Price appeared on the bill. JoUon 
was only n spectator, but somehow 
both had some words. .Tolson 
audibly belittling "Angel Child" as 
not to he compared witli his then 
current "Old-Fa.shioned Cilrl." which 
he (.Tol.son) wrote. Strangely 
enough. Jols.on has been assigned 
to make a record of it. The Colum- 
bians render the fox trot version 
bear.tifully. Kvery known trick in 
employed. from switching the 
brasses to the sax and back to the 
cornet for the meldoy carry incr. in- 
cli'dinT a "stop time" arrangement 
wherein the banjo picking in the 
acomntnimont becomes strikingly 
noticeable. 



IN 



LAND — Irene 
Charles Hart 



BLUEBIRD 
Audrey and 
(Vocah. 
THAT'S HOW I BELIEVE IN 
VOU — James Craven and Male 
Trio (Vocal) — Brunswick No. 
2185. 
Irene Audrey, soprano, and 
Charles Hart, tenor, duet. "In Blue- 
bird I^and." In an optimistic vein 
in keoi)lng with the spirit of the 
selection. James Craven's tenor. 
a male trio, assures the 
sincerely how much he 
her. 



assisted by 
absent one 
believes In 



MAMMY J LOU— Broadway Four 

(Vocal). 
CAROLINA ROLUNG STONES— 
Gotham Three (Vocal) — Aeolian- 
Vocalion No. 14278. 

"Mammy Lou." a typical Harry 
Von Tllzer melody with a typical 
Von Tilzer swing is beautifully 
gotten over by the tlotham 3. Vocal 
records undersell dance disks by a 
stupendous ratio yet this is a record 
that win probably sell big. 

"Carolina Rolling Stones" (ParlsK- 
Young-Squlres) is also a Dixie 
number and since the public is eat- 
ing that stuff up the proper thing to 
do is feed "em double portions of it. 
Say what one will, the great ma- 
jority of the lesser hardbolied pro- 
letarians who vote this side of the 
Mason -Dixon lino fall for the 
Swanee, river. Alabammy mammy 
;ind Curry-me-back-to-old-Virginny 
stuff like a sailor for a skirt. 



SALLY AND IRENE AND MARY— 

Frank Crumit (Vocal) 
BOO-HOO-HOO — Same — Columbia 
No. A -3543. 

"Sally find Irene and M.ivy" was 
fir.'-t introduce*! in IMdie Dowlings 
(Continued on page liH) 



CARNIVAL ARRESTS 



Oetcxt 



've: Make Bronx Raid— Ten 
Men Taken 



A flock (,f detectives raided the 
fan.lval he'd on a lot in the Bronx 
aL J ^^'i'l "d A. Klton Post of the 
American Legion Monday night. 

ne police were after the men oper- 

j»"ng paddle wheels and other 

"••ince devices, claiming a violation. 

J*" ^^^'('^is were made, a large 
^d of i)„si members and visitors 

Jhe carniv;,! following the ofncer.'- 
^'^rough 11,,. .streets. 

««s1.ld^b ''''"''.'^^'''''" ^'" ''^J^"^ '■'"" 
fpp« • " J'"''?^ restraining inter- 

t>to!"r '""' "'*^ carnival was difl- 

lim 1 • ''"-'^ Ofliccrs. The police 

Piah.,. hoAv.ver. l,;,ckpd up llie de- 

Tl 
. '" n< tl (irri-sted were operating 

r*">« w!...re pri;:cs of doll.s. blan- 

^^ • ''"^Is and the like were p.izes. 

irm' f ''■''''^^■"'■'■'■^* ^''^''» «»<■ America 
\nr r ,?" ^^^'^""nial benefit Snndav. 

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MAGIC EXPOSi:. SUIT 

(t'ontiiiKCd from |iaue f) > 
two patented trieks belonging; to the 
plaintiff lierein and also agreed to 
permit the (Ire.jt Uhliards to per- 
form the plaintiff's act in all towns 
where there W( re no theatres, di- 
rectly oi- indirectly controlled by the 
U'eitli interest.'*." 

There is another suit peiMling in 
the New York Supreme Court by 
(;<.ldiii a^ainsil William .T. IWrd and 
other.-? for an itijunction to re. train 
the release of a similar lilm pro- 
<luccd by lh<^ Clarion l'hotop!a\s. 
Inc. 

CoUlin was .vuccessfiil iiK (hat suit. 
.Justice Xewbnr^'cr granting 'the 
temF>orary injunction s.iyini;. "the 
(.wnersiiip by (he plaintilT not l.eifig 
disputid. tile .iplicatio' for an in- 
jnt^li*:; will be piraiited." fSoUlin 
h.is be"n ordered to inci'-as.' Iiis 
t'2:>0 posted bond to; a larger 
amoiin'. but if h:i.< not been-fl?;ed as 
wf. I'.ird's .attorneys will move to! 
i-earf^'.ic f'e in.jii in 1 iori tr"t;..M ih;« 

week. 

.iMsii.e l)..!rh.inty his (alien the 
Wci.vs llrotlier.s' c;ise under advise- 
ment. A d-'ision i-* e\p.-.-l.>d 
shortly. 



•T>EM.%ND TIIK ORICJINAI." 

BETTY— —PHILIP 

MARTIN and MOORE 

"The middle class rules KuRland 
and that ia v.hy they keep Lloyd 
(ieorge in harness. The people «»r 
Fi]ngland know well tb.at he is one of 
the ablest ttatesmen in the world 
today. American middle class want 
to rule, too, but they choose a crop 
of Main Street boobs and have no 
confidence in them after making? 
tht ir choice. 

"By booking Martin and Moore 
you never go wrong." 
* T.VI.K No. IS 



LOEW POOL STARTS 

(Continued -"rom page 5) 

Ing that Will H. Hays and Ad(dph 
Zukor had agreed to withhold the 
ArbucUle pictures, the buying In- 
spired by the good news was un- 
done and selling set In. By noon 
Wednesday the price had got Into 
a new low for the movement of 

The position of the Famous Play- 
ers pool Is obscure. Last week 
there was every Indication of an 

aggres.'ilve attitude, particularly li; 
reference to the preferred which 
was worked up to 98 for a time. 
But the proposition of holding It 
there was too much. By Wednes- 
day the senior issue hc'id cased to 
94. close to its low for the year. Of 
course it would be desirable to 
maintain a good level for the pre- 
ferred for its effect on the common 
and for the .sentimental reavon that 
all business men like to keep theh 
Investment paper at an attractive 
figure. The weight of market sen- 
timent, however, seems to be against 
higher figures for F*'amous Players 
just now. 

Goldwyn Up 

There were indications that tlie 
forcast of an upward move in CJold- 
wyn was getting imder way. The 
turnover was slightly Increased and 
for the first time the bottom ap- 
peared to be established at 7. It 
would seem reasonable to a.ssume 
that the campaign of accumulation 
had been pretty well accomplished 
during the flurry of a month ag(t 
and not the steady advance to an 
attractive realizing i)riie would be 
in ordir. 

Orpheum j>articipated in Tues- 
day's setback in a moderate degree, 
getting down to 18 V4 at the close. 
It recovered to 19 Wednesday. The 
ironing out of whatever division 
there may have been among the 
company ofRcial.s had been expected 
and had no « ffe.'t when it became 
pnblic. 

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Beaux Arts — tJer.ildine Karms in the CJold llonni (called iho 'J'ai 
Coast 8ensatl(»n"). 

Blossom Heath Inn Has been doing good business on week-end o\ i r 
winter. Kay Miller and band. Sinnmer d.ince attraction opening when 
riopcn forma ll.\. 

Cafe de Paris— .Show incli.des A*ic Quinn. Frank I'arnum. Mi*lgie Miller, 
ICddie Cnx, Sally i'';ei<ls. A Wliitcman orchc;-!ira i X'ernon Country Club 
l>and) dance feature. 

Club Dansant-Poor business clo cd Club Dan.-ant for three weeks, 
reopening Monday with Jat k SliilUrct'ii orchestra supplying the dance 
music. 

Club Maurice -With Ire-ne Bordoni guaranteed $2,000 weekly, manage- 
ment is nicking the ciistomer.s a "deuce" per head, which has raised con- 
siderable dissatisfaction. Last month the Club Maurice gave 'em a 
full sized show at half the convert ciiarge, with rio restrictions on tho 
.sartorial appearance. Now one cannot get a ringsiile seat if not sporting 
formal evening wear. Miss P.ordoni sings three or four numbers, 
making her first appearance at 1 a. nv. Ip to then Miller's band sole 
entertainment. 

Club Royal— Clyde Doerr conducts a Whileman orchestra at Ihii ex- 
clusive .dub, judging from the two to three-dollar couvert. according 
to the day of the week. 

Gallagher's Broadway Gardens Char'es Corntdl'H "Let's Step" floor 
.';how and N'ap,»lcan's orc".»estr.i. 

Hcaly's Golden Glades — Kevue ol Kevicw ; 

Hotel Astor — .\l Notary'r, orchestra. , 

Hotel Biltmorc — lla'^y Xatzys orchestra. 

Hotel Maridge -I'^rne ;t Ilus.Mar's ( r»h.'str.' 

Hotel Pennsylvania -\'lncent Lope '.'.s o'clv 
popular fcdlowlng among the young folk.^. 
tractive for the moderate purse. 

Hotel Plaza— Henry It.ttcrmeycr'. ondieslra. 

Hotel Waldorf- Astcria-.Iojcph M. KncclUs orchestra. 

Hunter Island Inn-Burt Ilirsch the winter attractiori and no small 
factor In drawing 'em through the off sea.son. Business on week-ends 
cxcei>tlonollj' good. 

Knickerbocker Grill — Kdward Flkinf/ orchestra, I'^ith Kelly Gould and 
William Ileardon. 

Little Club — Joe Tlaymor.d'.^ orchestra opened Monday. .succeeding Al 
Jockers. who goes to the AVoodmati.vten Inn, Pelham, N, Y., starting 
April 18. iXo show at the Little Club as formerly. 

Little Hungary — Lower ICa? t Side Bohemian resort has Uigo's orchestra 
and show. 

Maurice & Fitzgerald Grill (f.rmer'.y Hcaly's) Jack Smal. orchestra, 

Montmartrc -Emil Kolman's orchestra. 

Moulin Rouge — Society Clrcu^ revue here for some time. Ted and 
Cathe'-lne Andrews featured. Ben Sdvin's orche.Ura fixture for dance 
music. 

Palais Royal— Paul Whltemun's orchestra and Kvan Burrowes Fon- 
talr.e attractions In the Versailles (Jurdens. Whileman playing Keith 
vaudeville In conjunction, although due to rest for summer. Whiteman 
at fir:;t intended gol!ig nbr -ad. hot has changed his plans. 

Pavilion Royal — Spechl's Society Serenaders, who made such Im- 
pression In Atlantic City, will probably open at the Merrick road road- 
house fcr summer. Pavilion has lately been opened on week-ends, but 
will formally reopen in I brer weeks. The Salvins are negotiating with 
Specht for the en; agement, dependent on the latter'a vaudeville 
bookings. 

Plantation— The o!d Folles Bergere has an all-cfdored revue that Is 
catching on. Will X'cdery's orchestra officiates. I'lorcnce Milla, late of 
'Shuffle Along " Is an added stellar Attraction. 

Paradise — The rechrlstened llelsi-nweber's has been dubbed Paradise a 
la Russe in honor of the now Hed Rooster Players, a Russian troupe, 
which opened there this week. They succeed the former "Dixieland" all- 
colored show. In the Crystal Room l*rln<;ess Kulama, Mary Reilly, a 
lusty coon and rug dinger, hailing from the Windy City, Art Frank and 
Billy Kahe are the attractions. Sherbos orchestra is on one floor and 
(Jiorglo Passllia's band, formerly at the Ambassador, on the other floor. 

Pelham Heath Inn -Lou Radcrman. last a» Woodmansten, succecd»i 
Strickland's orchestra. 

Rendezvous — Divertissement Russe, including the Rus.^lan Bulal.alka 
orchestra, is current. Jo.seph C. Smith's orchestra also. 

Roseland — Sam Lanin's orchestra and Mai Hallett's band. 

S8. Flotilla. — Percy lOlkeles' new floor show and Yerkes' orchestra. 
Show has greatly Improved business. 

Stauch't— Coney Island resort reopened last Friday. Sidney Sprlnger'a 
15-piece orchestra has been re-engaged as musical and dance feature. 

Strand Roof — Friedlander's revue and orchestra. Bands have chanjicd 
so often since Billy James quit it Is dilficult to keep track of the changes. 

Ted Lewis Club -WItli Lewis en tonr in the "Creenwich Village 
Follies." Joe Ciibson will be In chargf of the orchestra. 

Woodmansten Inn— Al Jockers' orchestra. 



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"A ONE GIRL PRODUCTION" 

.\«(l.nnnd by the prf.ss: "A \and<'\ ilh- v;enju^ of lare j;r i<c .ind rounicry." 

Keslrletfd M.iterial. Assisted |bv ANDY RIGGS. 

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INSIDE STUFF 



ON VAUDEVILLE 



Jack Lewis Is bark. nRcrJinp, In the Keith office, after having covered 
himself with glory ihroUKh tlu' lecont Thomas Jefferson Memorial Dinner 
given by the Nntionnl D. niocratic Club at the Hotel Commodore, New 
(York. The dinner liad 1,000 diners, including represcntativo democrats 
from all over the rnuntry. Its management was entirely placed with 
Lewis, who devoted llnee previous weeks to the affair. His credit came 
In generous chunks when the dinner ran off like clockwork with many 
asides other dinners had hal no notion of. Mr. Lewis applied show- 
manlike tactics to his direction, and the results were in accordance. 
The dinner received much further publicity upon the denial by ex-Pre.sl- 
dont Wilson of an authcrized statement as made on his behalf by Jos. 
Tumulty during the dinner. 

Mr. Lewis has been active in democratic politics for a few years past. 
Always a ready wit, who pours out genuine humor. Lewis can adapt 
himself to any company. lie h.is managed the campaigns of local demo- 
cratic candidates for a couple o! years, and has yet to record a failure. 
Ho seems to stand very strong with the National Democratic Club crowd, 
and as that club, on Fifth avenue, hob" the representative democrats 
of the nation In its folds. Jack certainly picked a live one. 

At the .same dinner Wilton Lackaye made a speech that evoked much 
admiration and not a little laughter, for Lackaye's incisive style is gain- 
ing him national recognition as a speaker. He has grown to be more 
and more in demand of late as a guest on Ih: dias at big affairs. 



Mabel Stark, the wild animal mistress of the Ringling-Barnum & 
Bailey circus this year, is, like other trainers of wild beasts, much 
scarred. Her reputation preceded her. With the Al. G. Barnes circus, 
which Is a two-and-a-half-hour wild animal show, she is credited with 
having broken every "cat" in the outfit. She has won the admiration 
of every trainer on this side of the water and is admittedly the world's 
leading woman exponent of wild animal tamers. 



Billy Jerome, the veteran songsmith. sprang a funny one at a recent 
meeting of the Composers and Lyric Writers' Protective Guild. Refer- 
ring to Ireland's internal turbulent state of affairs, he said. "Look at 
Ireland. They're spoiling our business over there. We couldn't sell an 
Irish Bong for a nickel." Which goes to show how national events 
figure prominently In the nation's popular songs. Right now a flock 
of radio, finale hopper and flapper songs arc under way for exploitation. 



The news that Clark and McCullough had been engaged for next sea- 
son's revue at the Music Box was of particular intefrest to the old guard 
with the Ringling-Barnum 6^ Bailey outfit. The comedians started out 
as |30 a week clowns with the Ringling Circus, when that show pitched 
Its big top exclusively In the west. Lew Graham advised the youths to 
trot cast and aim for burlesque, advising Clark to moderate his material, 
which was then inclined to be too rough. The next time Graham heard 
about them, the team was featured in Joan Bcdini's Columbia wheel 
production. 



George Hcnshall, who handled the publicity for Shubert vaudeville In 
Cleveland, has returned to New York and Immediately started agentlng 
Palisade Park, the outdoor project of Joseph and Nick Schenck on the 
Hudson, which opens its season Saturday. The park has been open 10 
years, an annually he has boon the winner for the press trick against 
all comers. 



Men at. Madison Square Garden, whore Zit or Zip is the "standard" 
freak with the Ringling-Barnum outfit, say they never knew the old 
darkey by any other name than Zip. The man i.s 71 years old. It Is 60 
years since he was first exhibited at Barnum's museum, Broadway and 
Ann street, New York. For a time he was one of the freaks at Bunnell's 
on the Bowery, and ho slopt in a bureau— just put in there for the night. 
That Is vouched for by one of the best known officials of the Ringling 
bunch. 



One of the popular tsouthern songs of the day refers to a "Kentucky 
home on the Suwance shore." While hundreds of acts are weeping this 
sweet sentiment. It chances that the Suwaneo River is In Florida, some 
1,200 miles from the nearest point In Kentucky. ThT^ was pointed out 
by a prominent single, who changed the lyric to read "Ohio shore," 
which Is O. K., as the Ohio flows along the border of Kentucky. 



One of the best stories on Coney Island to date was published In the 
"Saturday Evening Post* under the title of "Keep to the Right, Don't 
Shove." The yarn Is anonymous, the 'old .showman" author admitting 
T> years of age, and gives his present occupation as that of a barker. 
He statc-j the admission tax paid the government last year by the resort 
with which he is connected was $100,000. It Is supposed Luna Park is 
meant, the tax showing the gross for last .season to have been 11,000,000. 

There is a reference to "Zit," the old Negro freak with a pointed 
head, who isn't as dumb as he makes out. It was commonly suppo.sed 
the colored man was called "Zip," but the author Is an old hand in the 
circus e^.me ana explains "Zit" Is a contraction of "What Is It?" the 
old label used in the days of/the Barnum.show. "Zit" Is still "working," 
being among the freaks of the Ringling-Barnum & Bailey outfit, it was 
"Zit's" comment, according to the old showman, that women's styles 
"will kill the leg shows," and he points out the present bad season in 
burlesque as proof. 

The story estimates the value of the buildings at Coney to be $10,000,- 
000, with no lire insurance carried because of the frame construction in 
generi^ use. The showman stated that one insurance company offered 
to accept a risk of 15 per cent, of the gross receipts during the year. 
The offer was rejected as impo.ssible. 



The Salvins are understood !iot to be heartily In accord with Paul 
Whitcman's v; udeville appcar.inces for Keith, starting: at the Palace this 
wce^c, figuring it will hurt the Palais Royal business. The cabaret has 
not been drawing: well of late, everybody evidently Intent on fighting 
Hhy of expensive entertainment and fancy prices. The Salvins arc re- 
ported objecting for that reason on the premise that prospective patrons 
of the Palais Royal attracted by Whitenian':. music might patronize the 
vaudeville theatre instead, at a great financial saving, or that after- 
Palace diners would pass up the Pdlai.s Royal since Whitcman has per- 
formed enough for their benefit for an evening. 



far the Keith ofllce. It Is understood, has negotiated only with the medium 
salaried turns. No headline or feature acts arc reported engaged by It for 
next season as yet. 



There Is a $3,000,000 building on Broadway which can only hold 150 
pounds to the square foot on the ground floor. The Building Dcpa: tme^it 
retjuires reinforcement of the flooring when anything over that weight 
is moved in. It is said to have been an error by the architect. 



CABARET 



The Gorman revue Is at the Hotel • 
Walton, I'hiladelphia, for a short 
run. It will play other cities for 
two or four weeks each, eventually 
returning to New Orleans. It opened 
there at the Grunewald. Georgia 
Hewitt joined the revue this week. 



''Bandana Land," at Reisenweber's 
in the Bandana room, is to open 
Monday evening. Its an all-colored 
floor show. 



The road houses around New 
York are announcing opening dates 
between now and May 1. 



Abs Lyman has replaced Art 
Hickman at the Los Angeles Am- 
bassador hotel. Hickman Is resting 
in San Francisco. Lyman has in- 
creased his band to ten pieces and 
is getting considerable play at the 
city's largest hotel. Lyman for- 
merly supplied the music at the 
famous "Ship cafe" In Venice, Cal., 
and later took over the Green Mill 
aggregation. The band is booked 
for at least 12 weeks at the Ambas- 
sador, with a probable trip to the 
other Ambassador hotels. Practi- 
cally eveiT prominent picture star 
in the business wired the band- 
master "good luck" at his opening 
Saturday night. 



Ths Red Rooster Players suc- 
ceeded the ."Dixieland" revue as the 
prime attraction at Paradise (for- 
merly Reisenweber's) Monday. The 
Red Rooster Players is^a Russian 
troupe. In honor of which tho cab- 
aret has been renamed Paradise a la 
Russe. Mrs. R. W. Hawkesworth Is 
managing the company. "Dixie- 
lanu" opened at the Beaux Arts, 
Philadelphia, Monday, with Harper 
and Blanks and Dave and Teresa 
featured. 



"Small time" bootleggers upstate, 
New York, are avoiding payment of 
a court fine by serving 30 days In 
jail and then taking a pauper's oath. 
The law provides that w'lere a man 
has been imprisoned for failure to 
pay a fine he may. at the expiration 
of 30 days, make application to a 
United States Commissioner for- 
discharge as a pauper. Before he Is 
released, the prisoner must make an 
oath In writing before the Commis- 
sioner that he has no money or 
property. "Big time" bootleggers 
scorn serving a Jail sentence to get 
out of paying a fine, which is never 
over $1,000 for a Volstead violation. 
The "palace" bunch pay their fines 
and leave court to make It up in a 
few days' or a week's _ocd busi- 
ness. Since Judge Frank Cooper 
of the United States District Court 
imposed a jail sentence on a man 
convicted of violating the national 
prohibition law a second time, how- 
ever, the Volstead violators have 
been very careful of getting caught 
again. A source of encouragement 
to them had always been that ap- 
prehension meant only the payment 
of a fine — a debit which cou! '. be 
easily wiped off -the books by future 
profits. But a shiver goes down 
their backs now when they remem- 
ber that a second conviction may 
result In a "vacation" behind the 
bars. That takes a lot of the ex- 
hilaration out of the game. 



Cliff Edwards and Band have 
signed to play at the Alamac, At- 
lantic City, for the summer season. 



The suit of Shuffle Along, Inc., 
against Florence Mills to restrain 
her appearances nightly for the 
Saivins in the Plantation (formerly 
Folies Bergere) was discontinued 
this week. Wentworth, Lowenstein 
& Stern, the Salvins' attorneys, act- 
ing for Miss Mills, produced her 
contract with the all-colored "Shuf- 
fle Along" show, which contains a 
two weeks' cancellation clause. 
Shuffle Along, Inc., sought to re- 
strain Miss Mills from appearing In 
cabarets, alleging breach of con- 
tract. Miss Mills handed In her 
fortnight's notice and signed with 
the all-colored revue now In 
Plantation. 



Three production turns of the girl-act type were given added booking 
this week in the Keith oftice, though listed to close for the season. The 
producer wired the turns they would stop at the end of the week. The 
players replied they would take a 25 per cent, cut If further time could 
be .secured. By eliminating his pj;;pnt the producer then offered tho acts 
At substantial cuts under the fig«rc s<'t for the turns, and extra l)Ookings 
were gained, some being repeat dat^s. One of the acts which had been 
getting $1,900 was "sold" at $1,-00, and another whic'.i had been getting 
$1,300 was taken at $000. 

The Keith office bookers are reported to be holding down very hard on 
salaries for next seasr»n. it ha« resulted in several contracts for routts 
next .se.ison being heM up. A«;ts to some extent have declined the reduced 
figin-e that runs from 15 to l.'5 r>*'r cent, under the salary of this season. 
In other ca.scs the salary as .set this season remains for next season. So 



Paul Whiteman has Incorporated 
to handle his many orchestras 
throughout the country. Since 
Whiteman's arrival locally at the 
Palais Royal from Los Angeles via 
the Ambassador, Atlantic City, 
where his band first came to the 
fore publicly In the east, he has 
been corralling the cream of the 
orchestra lusiness. His Palais 
Royal bunch and the Vernon Coun- 
try Club orchestra (first under 
Arnold Johnson's and now under 
Jimmy Guest's leadership) have 
been g:eatly responsible for reviv- 
ing business at both these Broad- 
way cabarets. In addition White- 
man controls the orchestras at the 
Club Royal (Clyde Doerr, director). 
I.ittle Club, Pavilion Royal (all iiv 
New York), Carlton-Terrace, Cleve- 
land; Hotel Sinton, Cincinnati; New 
Ocean House, Swampscott, Mass., 
and three organizations for New 
York social functions and dances. 
In addition there are two "Romance 
of Ryihm" bands touring In Penn- 
sylva-ii and Ohio and tho south 
respectively. Coupled with his 
phor.ograph income from the Victor 
and other di.sks, Including some of 
the other bands, and his vaudeville 
engagements, Whiteman commands 
substantial revenue. 




Mullen were Identified as two o3 
the four men In the hold-up. Hq*^ 
swore that at the time of the holdS 
up they were at their homes anij 
this was corroborated by theld 
wives. Molleur left the cu.stomS 
service March 1 last after a. terr^ 
of 60 days. 



Federal Judge Frank Cooper oi 
the Northern New York district [m 
still handing out large fines t5 
violators of tho Volstead act. AM 
Syracuse last week, Samuel Blod3 
gett of 125 Madison avenue, Albany;^ 
drew a $500 fine for selling whi.skeyJ 
"There's no use saying I didn't hav^ 
the whiskey. I admit I .sold it td 
my friends ,and was in trouble lasn 
May under the state prohibitloJ 
law.s," pleaded Blodgett. The judgsj 
lost no time In assessing the finej 
The defendant was not represented 
by counsel as he told the court he3 
did not think It necessary to havej 
a lawyer. Blodgett apparently ex J 
pected to escape with a nominal fine,' 
for he only had $300 in court to. 
settle his federal obligation. He 
was permitted to leave that on ac 
count with instructions to settle th^n 
balance when he returned to AlbunyiJ 
which he did. 



Young's Million Dollar Pier, At- 
lantic City, will have Benson's 
Orchestra of Chicago for the sum- 
mer. The Benson aggregation start 
their spa.shore season June 25. Em- 
mett Welch will return to the pier 
with his minstrels for the summer, 
and tho program for the Hippo- 
drome will include a number of acts 
from the Keith office. 



Governor Miller last week signed 
the Pitcher pool room bill, providing 
that all parlors in New York State 
excepting In cities of 400.000 or 
more, obtain .licenses to conduet 
their business. The measure also 
eliminated the words "pool room" 
and lists them as pocket billiard 
parlors. The law takes effect Sept. 1. 



The farm of William T. Wells on 
the Indian Fields road, a quarter of 
a mile west of Aquetuck, town of 
Coeymans, declared last fall to be 
"the wettest place in Albany county, 
N. Y.," is now as dry as the Sahara, 
a visit by Albany prohibition en- 
forcement agents under Henry J. 
Waldbilling revealed this week.. A 
squad of dry sleuths swooped down 
on the Wells farmhouse," but failed 
to find booze on the place. The 
"raid" was made following com- 
plaint by Elis R. Conrad, a New 
York brokor, who alleged that he 
bought liquor at the farm and that 
Wells had refused change for a $5 
bill. <Conrad told the agents that 
Wells threatened "to beat him up" 
if he didn't get oat. The agents 
obtained ti search warrant and 
visited the farm one night last week 
shortly after dusk. A car.eful search 
of the place failed to reveal any 
whisky, however. Wells denied ever 
having seen Conrad. The agents 
believed the liquor said to have 
been on the farm was well hidden 
or had been moved. The farm was 
raided last fall when, it is said, 
three barrels of wine, 24 cases of 
home brew and other liquors were 
seized. The raid was made without 
a search warrant and counsel for 
Wells has filed petition with Federal 
Judge Frank Cooper for the return 
of the seized liquor.s, .setting forth 
that the raid and seizure was illegal. 
Judge Cooper has not ruled on the 
petition, neither has Wells made a 
plea in open court. 



NOTES 

A temporary reunion has beei 
reached between Francis X. Done* 
gan and Amelia Allen, whereby th( 
couple will complete present vaude« 
ville bookings. Following th< 
vaudeville dates, Donegan will teaiiiJ 
up with another partner for vaude«, 
ville, while Miss Allen will join thtl 
"Music Box" for next season. i 



The recent judgment of $2. 00ft; 
awarded Olympia Desval against th#j 
American Railway Express Co. ai| 
a result of delay in transponaiiou;' 
of stage paraphernalia, has beea 
appealed and is on the calendar for>, 
a hearing before the Appellate term 
of the Supreme court. % 



Equipment valued at $6,00.) be* 
longing to the "Mighty Doris* 
shows, a carnival, was destroyed by 
fire near Kansas City, April 13. Tli#. 
property was in a three-story build«| 
ing, which had been used for whi«i 
ter quarters. John Lazia, managergi 
reports that the loss was covered b]^ 
insurance. ^ 

The show Is billed to open Aprii 
15, and a large part of the equlp+j 
mcnt had been loaded. Manag«^ 
Lazia .say.-? the loss will not delay^ 
the opening. The property burnecl< 
consisted of six newly painted wag- 
ons, canvas and tools. 



When **Molly Darling** opens at 
the Palace, Chicago, for its summe? 
engagement, It will take along tt| 
own electric sign, 7 by 14 feetfi 
which will cover entirely th'» spact^i 
now utilized for the headline vaude- 
ville attractions at the Clark street 
house. 



Max Hoffman, Jr., will not con- 
tinue with his mother, Gertrude 
Hoffman's act. His appearance with 
his wife (Norma Terriss) InadanctI 
specialty at the Palace last w^ek Ia| 
Miss Hoffman's production waS' 
only temporary because of the lat« 
ter's sprained ankle. Hoffman and, 
Terriss this week resumed their 
bookings as a two-act. 



Ansel Molleur of Chazy, former 
I'nited States customs service em-' 
ploye, and Frank Mullen, part 
owner of Mullen Ihothers' garage at 
Chazy, were held for tho federal 
grand jury in $1,000 bail each when 
they wore arraingned before United 
States Commissioner William L. 
Pattison at Plattsburgh last Friday 
charged with Impersonating federal 
officers and confiscating 44 cases of 
•Scotch whi.'-kry from Bert Du' al 
of Ellenburgh and Walter Prevost 
of Peru. I'romised immunity, Duval 
and Prevost told the Commissioner 
that coming from the Canadian 
border, 38 cases were carried on the 
wagon driven by I*revost, while 
Duval had six cases in his rig. 
Near Scotia, they testified, four 
men alighted from two autns and 
stopped them, transferring the rum 
and driving away. Molleur and 



Today r.iday) Is N. V. A. day U 
the theatres of the Vaudeville Man* 
agers' Protective Assoc iation mcnif- 
bershlp. The matinee receipts art- 
donated to the funds of the club. It 
is the third annual event of its kind. 
In previous seasons the gross 
amount of the matinees ran around 
$35,000 e-< h year. 



As a resifit of a recent decision of 
tho Vaudeville Artists Federation, 
England, Bert Levy, cartoonist, will 
sail for the other side May 2, on the 
"Aquitania," to fill vaudeville dates 
of eight weeks In Berlin, (Jermany. 
which he had contracted for prior to 
the war. He has also completed ar- 
rangements to play London and 
Paris, which will probably keep hWi 
on the other side for the entire sutf 
mer. .^ . 



The toddle top t aze is to t.^ke H* 
place with boozo and otlur innpli" 
ments of destruction without ^ 
pale of the law, for Governor Mil* 
last wee:; at Albany signed tlj 
Duke bill prohibiting the sale 
toddle tops, better known as **^ 
and Take." The new law prohibiti 
the sale of any implement in the u** 
of which there Is- an element o 
chance of winning or Insin,': mon*y 
As a result of the wording In th 
Diike act there is mneh sp- ■ ilatlol 
here as to whether the law \v)ll P^j® 
hibit the sale of playing ^•.udP. Ale 
and other aceessories of Lii<h l-'UC" 



VARIETY'S CHICAGO OFFICV 
Friday. Ap ril 21, 1922 



Cfitcago 



•l^i 



STATE-LAKE THEATRE BUILDING 








MAJESTIC 

Chicago, April 19. 

•* *^r>\c "The Blue Streak of Vaude- 
J,Imo inject life into the Monday 
^Kt show and to encourage attend- 

■ff^ been such an outpour of the 
^•i-r; toward Monroe street. And 
^^fhtmarvner In which Rae Sam- 



own singing come- 



ffom the 

SfiJne^'waTgreeted. It waa all her 

•JoK?.t Samuels had the headline 

JSlSn and held it rightfully, de- 

*^i the fact there were other big 

»^"Jnn the bill. With B. Browne 

?The piano, following Fritz Leiber. 

*l;h J rendered his Shakespearean 

''*'*',i^ on the "Death of Caesar." 

!Jf" Samuels occupied quite a pre- 

dlrtousTo^ition. The folks had just 

Rtnpised and listened to a stirring 

iith oration when out stepped Rae 

25 announced "Caesar is dead 

Mow let « have fun." No Fooner said" 

SSn done' for Miss Samuels started 

kS to goal 'em with her repertoire 

K .vncopated and comedy melodies. 

I? was all gravy from the start. 

Opening the show were Chong and 
ruaieUoey. presenting their Clunese 
Mnion of American song and dance. 
Se couple are attired in native cos- 
tume, and have a gorp-ous full 
Jut setting of diupes. Tli - youth- 
ful and ambitious coup'.j gava the 
nroceedlngs its initial impetus, 
iriiich was held up by Alexandria 
and Partner, two men. The act 
lujens in diM-k Ktage. with one of the 
IgMn attired in rtage hinds' co.U'ime 
mftklnK the wrong .setting and work- 
IM in traverty fnrhion. droppln- 
tkiMS around stage in aw'.uvard 
faphion. Then the olb^'r man com?:; 
on and after v.astin.T five minut« s 
at al.*eged comedy they go into p'ny- 
inj? on the .xylophone. H«d this 
he?n don? at the strrt. with the 
tTTO naoii working r.taient and get- 
tina right down to bf ;:r.?.":5. f.ie 
boys would havo stepped on it e-^riy 
ir!5trad of nettinv: a rlild locppiion 
Thev know lo\- to s'ani f.ie xvlo- 
]^nr)«.s. Int ihoy <;o not l:now how 
to he comie. 

Florence Nash and (^o in "A 
Breath of I'l"?;^!) Air." Th^ ih ni:^ 
Is the fan'.illar tyiie cf :::• ;h oTe:- 



could. Edna Leedom, with John 
Gardner, came next with more tom- 
fooler/. At the opening Miss Lee- 
dom was handicapped through the 
loud laughter of one of the local 
horde of song pluggers who was 
seated in a box. breaking loose as 
she was attempting to toll a "gag." 
He kept this up for a few "gags" 
until Miss I.ieedom stepped out of 
character and reminded him that 
even though he saw the act before 
he should give her an opportunity 
of going on. 

Being the anniversary of Shake- 
speare's birth, it was quite npr)ro- 
priate to have I'reitz Leiber and his 
company. Loop. 



UNDERWOOD BENEFIT 
IN CHICAGO APRIL 30 



Friends Arranqinq Perform- 
ance for Theatrical Man 
in Hospital for Year 



t:uo Na:di 



ve!> c 
carry 



"n; 



V.'lt.l 

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in»». Ii Is a 
^.Mlps Xosh. of courre 
jjfc|h' honors. 

■- Will Ma honey, with his nut rom- 
iltdy sonrrs. talk and cccentiic »lanc- 

Ing, on next. j;tonp^d the nhow cold. 

He did a full 22 minutes, and it 
1 8«eine<1 as though thore v/as no .slop 

limit, but t\\(* cuHtomers liked him 
rand held on to him as Icrs as they 



B 



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IMCOM'OMATCO 

tnd Floor Kesner Quiklin.4~* 
5 NoFlK Wabash AVc. 

CHICAGO 

ITDAPS SlITS. FROt KS end FIR.S 
ttm Ttr fMit. nisrnunt to thr Thrntripal 
rrofewiicn. 



*ELI," the Jeweler 

ro THE PROFESSION 

SptrM Oiiirouiit to IVrformer* 
WHEN IN CIIirACiO 
Slate-Iuike Tliriilre Oldg-. 
<iroiind Fluor 



$85.00 MONARCH TRUNK 



To the Profession for $52.00. 
crARA?»iTKED ron five ve.irs. 

complete line of new anrt used rrunUs. 
four old trunk in rxchange. Special 
ratos tin repairs. 

•OMRCH TRUNK antf LEATHER WORKS 
M N. Otarbon St.-.2l» N. Clark St.— Chic«««. 



RIALTO 

ChicaRo. April 19. 
Flarle ^Villiam■^ in "The Man from 
Downing Street" was the film at- 
traction. Dy the time the first act 
came uii for llie first ahow the main 
floor was well occupied and BCttled. 
In a most unusual manner Zeno. 
Moll and Clarlc started the machin- 
ery running, with sensational work 
on a tiampolin and three bars. The 
act open:? MiLh two men silting on 
tlie end bars, and tlie third man 
entering in bell hop attire, paging 
one of tho trio. He tries to deliver 
the meK.sage to the person on the 
lar by bouncing on the trampolin. 
somersaulting, nad tlie like. Tliis 
made v.'ay for the two-bar workers 
to snap into swift tontine. 

Tliis fayt shove-oiX for tlie show 
did not mean much to the balance of 
iho l)ill. for it ran just mildly. 
Aluri.hy nnd Klein troltfd on for 
their familiar routine of telling gags 
by d!0!)ping cards from a valise with 
the v.'.ordin;^ on the cnrd. The man 
go 's from s.'».\'ophone to piano and 
s.'iding whistle, while "the wom.'in 
flits th:ou^h a routine of s(»nr.s. 
m. iking one change. Tha team 
l)!rar(.5 tli'j sinall timo ondienees and 
leit them .sitii^ned. Norton nnd Wil- 
sc'i .etrolltd in \,o the music of the 
^Vl'df^i^^ Marth. and then tho- man 
jI;>1!.s th » brldo s parents with tho 
biirlo comii»g bar!; with more in- 
.VI! Its. TIm y work b««Core a special 
d;o:> in *cn?." with each of tlio duo 
comin.T c:i for singl»» numbers. 
.'•(•(:ultlir.g thcm.si'lve.; in only fair 
fa: hlon. Whore both stand up host 
i-* in their clofdng bit. the woman 
doing nn Orie.ital dance in costume 
tlurinq: a "dope"' number ty the man. 
Tyler and Crolius were the third 
man and woman act in succession 
and in "one." They were placed on 
the bill in a spot where they had 
evorything in their favor, and the 
tcani work look advantage of it. 
Tlie man is one of those "nut" 
comics who works to the ,>oint of 
perspiring, is never slill a minute, 
ami always ad libbing effectively. 
r.(>n Ilornoy. with the assistance 
of a round -ligtired colored man. 
next. Harney seems to be climbing 
down the ladder, as his wcrk. danc- 
ing and other eflorts impressed as 
being only mildly acceptable. Her- 
bert Denton and Co. of one woman 
presented the sketch of the bill. Both 
do their work with ease and bring 
out the plot skillfully. 

They made way for Hryant and 
Stewart, two men, who salve their 
comedy a?ul song with a fine flavor 
of showmanship. In comparison 
they do not work half as hard as 
Tvler and Crolius, yet 
the result they aim for. "Rice Pud 
ding." with two boys and two girls, 
and its producer, Felix Uice. 
piano, closed the bill. Rice 
.sembled a pleasant support, which 
he has directed into a delightful act. 



Dury 
hosi)it 1 
fection, 
the 
30. 



19. 
in 



a 



Chicagt), April 

T'nderwood, confined 

for a year with a foot In- 

will be given a benefit at 

Woods Sunday afternoon, April 

The testimonial has attracted 



at 
had 



the 
as- 



tho interest of men prominent in 
newspapers. sporting, theatrical 
and business circles, and the com- 
mittees working for the affair num- 
ber several hundred. 

Underwood is well known in the- 
atricals, having handled publicity 
for several of the leading Broad- 
way producers. His newspaper ac- 
tivity has been of wide range, hav- 
ing been reporter, sports writer, 
night city editcr and feature writer 
on ^ iDUs Chicago dailies, 

William Pinkerton is chairman of 
the committees, (leorge Ado is 
treasurer and Charles Comiskey of 
the White Sox the secretary. Pub- 
licity committees for Chicago and 
New York have started work, 
there being 18 feature mop on the 
job. 

The show will he put on by C. 
S. Humphrey, Will Rogers and Abe 
Jacob... Lou M. Houseman secured 
the tliratre from A. H. Woods for 
the occasion. 



CHICAGO ITEMS 

Fratik I'unelieon, 81 years old. said 
to be the oldest active confidence 
man in America, and who some 
.sears ago sold the Cliicatjo opir.i 
liouse to an unsusj^ecting victim, 
was scnienced to ten d;i.\s in th • 
house of lorrectlon and Jimd $in loi 
taking $25 from Mrs. Hose Rarcl.i.\ 
after promising her a position .»s 
manager of tlie hotel lie said l.e 
owned in Oshkosh. I'unclieon has 
spent D5 of his 81 years in pris<»M. 



A judgment of $.1,000 was awarded 
the De l5ou!ge Sisters. vandevilK' 
aqents. against the M. I''. M.iikh.ini 
Transfer Co., in the Circuit Court, 
where they sned to recover th.il 
amount for the loss of trunks, co.^- 
tumes nui\ illusions, stolen from a 
truck while in the custody of the 
defendants. 



HOLY WEEK IN CHI BUSY 
FOR BOND BREAKERS 

Number of Show People Re- 
ceive Divorce Decrees — 
Desertion and Cruelty 



Vus.saif Hen Hamid, 16 years old, 
member of an Arabian acrobatic 
troupe, lost the sight of an eye when 
he was struck by a row«ly in a 
('•rand avenue poolroom during an 
argument. The assailant insisted 
tliat Hamid pla.v a game of pool 
with bim and when the latter re- 
fused j.animed the point of a billiard 
cue in his eye. Hamid was appear- 
ing in local vaudeville thualres with 
Ills act at the time tlie assault oc- 
curied. 



AMERICAN HOSPITAL ELECTS 

Chicago, April 19. 

Judge Sal»ath was re-elected to 
serve a third term as president of 
the American Hospital association 
at the annual meeting of directors 
of the as.-:ociation. 

Othe.- officers elected were: Harry 
J. R dings, manager Cohan (Irand 
theatre, first vice president; Thomis 
J. Johnson, second vice president; 
Aaron J. Jones, treasurer, and C. S. 
Humphrey. The new board of di- 
rectors elected consists of Charles 
X. Goodnew, John P. McfJoorty. 
John J. (larrity, U. J. Herrmann, 
Harry J. Powers, Lester P.ryant. 
Mrs. Caroline C. Kohl. C. Roy Kindt, 
R. T. Kettering. K. V. Carruthers, 
Nathan Ascher. I. "VVeingarten. !•:. V. 
Boore, W. L.. Ro.senberg, Chiries 
McCuen, George W. S^dlo. Ceorge 
Wharton.. Joseph Winkler, John 
Panegasser. 

It was voted to give a benefit per- 
formance at the Colonial Sunday, 
May 21, to raise funds for the work 
of the institution. 



Suit was filed In the municipal 
court by Cecil R. Lorayne and G. 
B. Duquano for $129 and $134, re- 
accomplish'] spectively, against Ora J. Hartley, 
producer of "The Dashing Widow," 
a musical show. They claim this 
amount represents salaries due them. 




KELLY'S 



Street, Chicago 

Blockii from State-Luke Theatre. 

* Minutes from I..oop. 
«N THE HEART OF THE 

ARTISTS' COLONY 

Announces the Arrival of 

-"YELLOW" NUNEZ 

wlSI^r'" "' -Livery St.Tble IJIurs" 

iM * <"^<':>««'»» .luzx ClnrinetlMt. 
, wirect from New York City. 

^tnce in the Red Lantern Room 

from 9 p. m. on. 

DINE IN BARN ROOM. 

^100 Table d'Hote Dinner 



STATE-LAKE 

Chicago, April 19. 

"Kastor Monday" seemed to be 
fun day at this house, for it fully 
recuperated from the dullness of 
"Holy AVeeU." Thero was a crowded 
hou.se to view tlie third or supper 
show. The show is a singintr. danc- 
ing and comedy talking festival, 
with the headline honors appor- 
tioned to Emma Carus. 

Miss Carus, on fifth, with ^V alter 
Leopold at the piano, annouiued she 
was full of pep and upheld this as- 
sertion with her vigorous and force, 
ful manner of rendering song, 
comedy Ui\k and grotesque dancing. 
I'^ollowing a pair of .show-stoppers— 
lUirns and Freda— Miss Carus man- 
aged to demonstrate that she is still 
in that class by bringing on the slop 
yign twie in succes.sion. 

Opening the show were .Tack 



and 
Jess'ie oVhson on the high wheel 



and an avalanche of 
They gave the show 
and the opening pace 



comedy tallc 
a good start 
was kept up 



;better than the best show in town 
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by Bob Carleton and Julia Ballew 
with their songolog. Thi.i team 
rendered their syncopated and 
"blues" repertoire In accfptalilo 
fashion and climaxed their offering 
with a neat eccentric dancing 
number. 

In the "trey" spot came another 
repetition of song and drlnce, with 
the latter* the stellar feature. 
Johnny Muldoon, Pearl Franklyn 
and Lew llosc, assisted by a male 
piano player, were responsible for 
this offering. Rose furnished the 
vocal end of the program, with Mul- 
doon and Mis.'i Franklyn obliging 
with the terpsichorean portion. 

The danci g ran from tho acro- 
batic Bowery danco to the shimmy, 
shiver and eccentric jazz, style and 
met approbation. Roses vocaliza- 
tion was most acceptable and he 
scored very nicely with a sontl- 
mentnl b.illad. For its type this act 
is one of the faste.«5t seen hereabout r. 
in execution of routine. The work 
was fast, snappy and performed 
with zest and energy throughout. 

Burns and Freda, on next, "goaled" 
the mob with their comedy talk and 
instrumentation. It seems no mat- 
ter how often tho balloons arc 
broken or how often they hear the 
"blind" gag. the udienco here relish 
it as though it were never heard. 
Tho l)oyfl stopped tho siiow cold 
after their guitar and clarinet num- 
ber and were compelled to beg off 
on account oC the length of the 
show. 

.\'< xf to fl'j^ing camo Neal Abel 
'The Min with the Mobile Face." 
,\boI told tho folks his southern 
ch.'iracter storle«j, necfntu.it in^ thoni 
with facial contortion. It w.».s ;»n 
easy ta.sk for him .-md it only 
sei-nvd rather unfortunate for the 
house that he had to go into bin 
dance and d.part. for they were 
smitten witii his y;»rn-<. 

i'!.'.-i!ig were the Il.tb Pender 
Tioujic with acrobatic and i;uy.sian 
d ineing and ,»l;ii walking. Proved 
1 h'lc (la.^h. 



TIVOLI 'UNSAFE" RUMORS 

Chicago. April 19. 

Bala ban * Katz have been per- 
turbed for the last year over stories 
which had been current regarding 
tl»e safe construction of their 
Tivoli th.eatre, a 5,000-seat picture 
palace at 63rd street and Cottage 
(Jrove avenue. Things at»d rumors 
regarding the house were very quiet 
until tho recent Washington dis- 
aster, when the stories began • to 
spread again, and they spread so 
rapidly that the bu8ine.ss at the 
h J.'e was said to have suffered. 

Last TTonday in the papers ap- 
peared a half-page advertisement, 
in which the picture house owners 
set forth that "Designing persons, 
with i.iallcious intent, to whom 
truth and decency are unknown, 
originated and spread the rumor 
that the Tivoli theatre was unsafe." 

To prove the'r sincerity. Balaban 
& Katz are advertising they have 
authorized a local ha Y.: to pay $10.- 
000 for any information that will 
establish a basis for .this rumor. 



Cliicago. April 19. 

Holy week; the Circuit Court di- 
vorce min was kept busy by Attor- 
ney Ben I^hrlich, grinding out de- 
cr<^es for a number of his clients. 

Some becoming "wifeless' or "luis- 
bandless" were: Florence Brady, 
vnmleville granted decree fr»»m 
Thom.as J. Brady by Judge I.,ynch: 
Harry \Vei.«s freed from Fditli Weiss 
by Judge Sal)atli; Klizabeth Martin, 
parted from John Martin by Judge 
Lynch: Will Crutchfield, who will 
no longer support Bella Crutchfield; 
Helen Lee Hunkerford (Helen Hink- 
son, vau«leville), decree from Leo 
Hunkerford from Judge Sabath; 
Norman Thomas ("A Modern Cock- 
tail." vaudeville) was freed from 
Ro?e Thomas (Ro.se Valyda. vaude- 
ville); Alice Merrill Prevost grant- 
ed freedom from F. Charles Prevett-. 
Both of tho latter i>er8onfl appeared 
in the vaudeville turn known as 
"The Mystic Cardens." 

The decrees were all granted on 
the grounds of desertion and cruelty. 



BOX OFFICE SWITCH 

Chicago,^ April 19. 

With the resignation of Basil Mal- 
licdate and Fmmet Lyons from the 
Illinois box olllce thor«>! wa.«» a 
switching around of box olllce men 
in the Powers group of theatres 
here. 

Manferd Kearweln, of the Black - 
stone, was sent to the Illinois to 
take charge of the box ofTlcef Russel 
Hopkins was delegated to the Black - 
stone to aid CJene Wilder, who is 
in charge there, and Mike Donovan 
and RussoU Morrison were left at 
the Colonial. 



ENGLEWOOD-SHUBERT VAUD. 

The Englewood, burlesque, Amer- 
ican wheel, will be one of the chain 
of houses in this vicinity to play 
Shubert vaudeville. 

Tlie house is centrally locafted In a 
populated section. t wll be op- 
position to the Kmpress, now ploy- 
ing Western vaudeville, and the 
Stratford, located a short distance 
away, which playa pop vatidcville. 



RABIO MISSES CO-OFERATIOIT 

Chicago, April 19. 

Owing to the fact that the Chi- 
cago Telephone Company will not 
permit the local radio station to 
use its lines to transmit stage pro- 
ductions, Chicago la not able to hear 
the acts and features which would 
otherwise be possible. 

In many cities in the country. It 
is said, th© telephone companies 
co-operate with the radio stations. 



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TREASURERS' CLUB DANCE 

Chicago, April 19. 

The Treasurers' Club of ChlcaKO 
will hold its annual dance and frolic 
at the Tiger Room, Hotel Sherman, 
on May 10. Tickets are $5 a couple. 

liob Lewis, treasurer the CJar- 
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Friday, April 21, 1922 



BURLESQUE CLUB MONEY 
SPLITS MEMBERSHIP 



l^eeting to Decide on Disposi- 
tion of Building Fund Op- 
posed by Petition 

The recent derision of the Cov- 
erning BoarJ of the Kiirjcsqne Club 
to hold a special meeting sometime 
early in June to decide upon the 
disposition of the $60,000 donated by 
theatre managers and show pro- 
ducers toward a building fund, and 
which Is now in the hands of Rud 
Hynicka and I. II. Ilerk, as trustees, 
has split the organization In two 

factions. It looks likely a battle on 
the question of returning the amount 
to the donors will be waged at the 
.»:pecial gathering. 

This week John Kelt, agent of the 
Columbia Theatre buiilding, started 
a petition protesting against the 
return of the fund, advising the 
Board of Governors he and the co- 
.«lgncrs would hold them each and 
collectively responsible for the 
money. The petition jms addressed 
to the Board of Governors and 
posted on the bulletin board. Pres- 
ident Herk noticed the paper and 
removed It, claiming that a commu-" 
rication to the board would be de- 
livered to it, and should not be 
placed on the bulletin. About 18 
members had signed the petition. 

The membership is apparently 
divided in the matter of the division 
of the fund, specifically collected 
for a new building. ^Vith the past 
season leaving many theatres and 
producers far behind, and with no 
visible possibility of collecting any 
more money for the building, it 
seemed as though the fund would 
be tied up indefinitely Many favor 
the return of the amounts, and 
many of those who made the volun- 
tary contributions say they will 
welcome such a move. 

The fact that Keit is not an active 
burlesquer and Is a real estate 
agent lends weight to the impres- 
Kion he may have in mind a per- 
fsonal deal for some suburban site 
for the club. 

The meeting will be held, and the 
executives have been advised by 
counsel a two-thirds' vote of the 
membership can legally detemiire 
the disposition of the money. 



COLUMBIA CANCELS GERARD'S SHOW; 
SUBSTITUTESJEDINI'S "CHUCKLES" 

Sudden Switch in Plans for Columbia's Summer Show— Columbia Executives 
Non-Committal — Surmised Shubert Vaudeville Had Something to Do with 
It— "Chuckles" Opens May 1 



AMERICAN'S ONE 



"Some Show*' Only Left on Wheel- 
At Newark Next Week 



The Columbia Amusement Co. 
Wednesday made .a sudden change 
in its arrangement for the summer 
attraction and announced that at 
the Columbia, New York, Barney 
Gerard's ' l^'ollies of the Day" had 
been withdrawn as the selection 
and would not opeli on May 22, as 
previously decided upon and an- 
nounced. The Gerard ofilce had 
made preliminary arrangements for 
their advertising campaign, but had 
not gone to the extent of augment- 
ing their cast or purchasing any 
new wardrobe or scenery. 

The show selected to replace the 
Gerard attraction is Jean Bodini s 
"Chuckles." with Clark and McCul- 
luugli, which played the Sliubcrr 
vaudt ville circuit as a unit attrac- 
tion the past season. Clark and 
McCullouKh, after the completion of 
that route, entered vaudeville with 
tlieir double act and arc playing over 
the Fox time. 

- The new arrangement brings 
"Chuckles" to the Columbia May 1 
for the summer instead. Cedini will 
produce an entire new production 
under the old title for the engage- 
ment. The last Sunday concert at 
the house will be April 23, and 
means the loss of the Columbia week 
to three wheel shows, "London 
Belles," "Golden Crook" and "Social 
Maids," the latter a repeat date 
since the .same show appeared there 
under the title of "The Greenwich 
Village Revue." Those interested 
in the three .«ihow3 are satisfied to 
lose the week and seem to appre- 
ciate rather than regret the vith- 
drawal. The last regular wheel 
show to play the house will be Billy 
Watsons production. 

Thrco otllcials of the Columbia 
Amusement Co., Messrs. Scribner, 
Mack and Hynacka, refused to com- 
ment at any length on the sudden 
move, mcreFy stating they believed 
it good husines.s. When pressed 
for a statement as to whether the 



rei)efited rumors of Gerard having 
signed or negotiated witli the Sliu- 
bert-IIerk faction for Shubert 
vaudeville entered into the decision 
they were non-committal. Later 
they averred they proposed to pro- 
test themselves from any opposition 
and at the same time protect the 
Columbia franchise holders. They 
alpo .«jaid this move would in no 
way effect the regular franchises 
under which Gerard operated and 
which are owned by the Miner 
estate, having been two of the Em- 
pire circuit agreements for a 20- 
year period, 10 years of which have 
expired. Consequently i* is expected 
the Gerard shows will be seen on 
t'lo Columbia wheel next season, un- 
less the present controversy rcoults 
In his wltlidrawal from the cir- 
cuit. 

Clark and McCullough have signed 
to appear Avith the Music Box for 
the next season, opening early in 
September. Their appearance with 
"ChucKleB* at the Columbia, a 
Broadway house, may complicate 
matters further. 

The facts on the surface indicate 
a fight to the finish may be antici- 
pated between the burlesQuo wheel 
and the Shubert unit vaudeville next 
season. Humors have beeiv afloat 
for some time ancnt various pro- 
ducers on the Columbia circuit flirt- 
ing with the Shubert -Herk promo- 
tion, but this is the first delinitc 
action taken to indicate that re- 
prisals can be expected. 

At the Aflflliated Theatres cor- 
poration It was denied Gerard had 
had a franchise allotted him. but 1. 
H. Herk admitted negotiations be- 
tween his oflflce and Gerard had 
been under way. 

The selection of Bedini also 
brought the announcement he had 
been given a Columbia franchise 
for next season. When Bedini 
jumped over to the Shubert circuit 
last season his franchise was taken 



The American wheel has but one 
«how routed on its sheets for next 
week, the Leavitt Brothers' "Some 
Show," playing the Lyric, Newark. 



BOnOM OF BURLESQUE SEASON 
WAS REACHED HOLY WEEK 



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3 B. B. 0. HOUSES OPEN 

The Capitol, Washington; Na- 
tional, Chicago, and Bijou, Philadel- 
phia, all ijlaying the Burlesque 
Booking Ofllce shows, close Satur- 
day. With the Gayoty, Baltimore, 
and Empire, Cleveland, closed, the 
B. B. O. has three houses open, with 
dates of closing dependent on future 
business. 

Those remaining are the Star. 
Brooklyn; Gayety, Brooklyn, and 
one other in the East. 



The arbitration hearing In the 
Bernard Granville - Flo Ziegfeld- 
Kquity matter will come up today 
(Friday.) Granville puts forth a 
claim for three days* salary whi.e 
playing with "The Follies" in Chi- 
cago. At that time Granville left 
the show suddenly and without 
notice, it Is said, coming to New 
York when he immediately sailod 
for England. 



Florence Mill* is out of "Shufflo 
Along," replaced by Edith .Spencer, 
who opened with the colored revue 
at the 63rd Street Monday. Miss 
Mills continues at the Plantation, a 
cabaret, where she is featured. Miss 
Spencer recently closed in vaude- 
ville. 



"Wolpin's restaurant, a favorite 
rendezvous for professionals since 
its opening several years ago, closed 
its doors Satur'^iy and the contents, 
fixtures, etc., went under the auc- 
tioneer's hammer, a motley of deal- 
ers buying up most of the utensils. 
^The building ?s to be demolished 
ar.d a new one constructed. 



Sanger Bros.' Circus <KiMg r.i «.«?., 
owners) opens its season .Ap'il "2 
at DitrslMirg, Tenn. 



Startling Low Grosses — ''Village Revue," with Greb, 
$2,300 at Buffalo— Greb's Salary $1,000— "Jingle 
Jingle'' Best, $4,700 at Toronto 



Burlesque business below normal 
all season, touched bottom all over 
the Columbia wheel Holy week. 
Some of the grosses were so law 
as to be startling, the Columbia 
producers standing on the average 
the heaviest losses of the season. 

The "Greenwich Village Revue," 
with Harry Greb, the pugilistic 
light heavyweight contender, as the 
extra attraction, at the Gayety, 
Buffalo, furnishes an index to the 
poor business last week, grossing 
slightly over $2,300. Greb Wi s with 
the show on a straight salary basis 
of $1,000 for the week. The Gay- 
ety, Buffalo; Gayety, "Washington; 
Majestic, Jersey City, and Gayety, 
Albany, dropped the continuous 
idea last week, ca<'h playing straight 
burlesque. 

The Casino, Boston, with Frank 
Finneys Show (Chas. Waldrons 
own show) did about $3 900 on the 
week, with the continuous pictures 
and vaudeville retainfd. The Gny- 
ety, r.oston, without the contiinious 
and playing Jack Singer's Show, 
beat the Casino by about $400. doing 
in the nf'ighborhood of $4,300. 

The S»m -flowe Show at the Em- 
j)ire, Piovidrnce, did $-,tiOO. "Peek- 
aoo."' rat«d as one of the drawing 
shows of the season, did $L\400 at 
the Star and Garter, Chit.igo, with 
the contiiMious features rrtnu'd. 

"Jingle Jirigle" stood up very we'l 
in a bad \\ ck at Toronto, doing 
$4,700. It .tjcem.s Good Friday is cel- 
ebratrd ^s nioro of a festi\al day In 
Canada.* The show did murh better 



Good Friday and Saturday than on 
any other day of the week. 

"Follies of the Day" at the Ma- 
jestic, Jersey City, did $3,400, con- 
sidered good in view of Holy week 
and the present condition of the 
burlesue business, but much below 
the "Follies, • taking in most of the 
other Columbia houses. "~ 

"Maids of America" at the Pal- 
ace, Baltimore, got $2,^25 last week 
and "Folly Town" at the Gayety, 
Washington, did $2,900. 

The cut of 25 per cent In prices 
accounts for ^ome of the falling off 
Holy week of the Columbia attrac- 
tions. 

Next week will find nine Columbia 
shows and houses operating, all of 
the others having closed or are due 
to close tomorrow (Saturday). 



•HARVEST TIME S' NEW TITLE 

"Harvest Time," the I^ew Talbot 
show \Vhich played the Columbia, 
New York, last week und^^r that 
title, Is playing the Empire, I'.rook- 
lyn, this week, billed as "Wine, 
Woman and Song." 

The change of title for the Empire 
arose from thr> fact that a Columbia 
show titled "Harvest Time" played 
the house earlier In the season. 
The present "Harvf^st Time" is a 
new show, the one that played tin- 
Columbia wheel until a couple of 
months ago having been disbanded, 
when I^ew Talbot combined the 
"Lid Bifters" and "Baby Bears," 
two American .«hows. into the cur- 
rent "Harvest Time." 



U|» at the Columbia and all lu;. iiiess 
relations with that organization and 
Bedini were severed. It was under- 
stood Bedini would operate a unit 
on the ShuSert circuit next season, 
but his restoration to the Columbia 
wheel may drop him from that list. 
Mr. B. Gerard issued the follow- 
ing statement Wednesday: 

After a conference with my 
associate, Mr. H. Clay Miner re- 
garding the? rumors that I was 
to make pVoduotions in- 
dependent of the Columbia Cir- 
cuit, Mr. Mii;cr asked what 
effect I thought ."^uoh activities 
would have in connection v.iih 
the summer run of "Follies of 
tiic l>ay** at the Columbia, start- 
ing IMay 22. I Informed IMr. 
Mi!:er I didn't know. However, 
if the Columbia Amusement Co., 
•on account of my producing 
elsewhere decided tliat under 
these conditions they wouldn't 
care to play "Follies of the 
Day," at the CoK mbic. theatre 
during the sumiher, 1 was 
agreeable to it cane lling the 
engagement as the chances of 
profit starting May 22 v. ^rc very 
remote. 

I told Mr. Miner that as I am 
not only a producer but an 
author, I had the right to pro- 
duce for any *Miuii or circuit.s 
that I believed would bring to 
my efforts financial results. Mr. 
Miner was to communicate this 
to the Columbia Amusement 
Co., with the result the summer 
engagement of "Follies of the 
Day" was called off. 



INCREASING STOCK 



Columbia Amusement Co. May Dcu 
ble Present Capitalization 



A t>lan to double the present cap- 
italization of the Columbia Amuse- 
ment Co. has been formulated and 
will be placed before the Columbia 
stockholders to be voted upon at a 
special meeting, called for Thurs- 
day, April 27, at 11 a. m. 

The Columbia Amu.sement Co.'.s 
present cai>italization is $230,000. 
consisting of 2,500 shares of stock 
at a par value of $100 each. The 
proposal to double the capitalization 
calls for the issuing of 2,500 new 
shares, at a par value of $100, mak- 
ing the total number of shares 5,000. 



ACT FOR YOUR PAL Jfe 

Al Reeves, your old pal, Al, is 
going to introduce his banjo to 
vaudeville in the immediate future, 
having delogated Tommy Gray to 
compile a. repertoire of special 
songs and talk for a "single." 

Reeves has been doing a specialty 
with hiy own show this season, and 
feeling sure the vaudeville patrons 
are crying for new faces and novel 
acts he has intimated his desire to 
accommodate them. 



CONTINUOUS OFF IN K. C. 

Kansas City, April 19. 
The Gayety, Columbia burlesque, 
clo.std Saturday witH Jie *'I*on-Ton 
Girls." The last week was straight 
burlesque; the two-in-ono policy 
started three weeks ago, having 
been! dropped foL the linal we<'k. 
As I'tir as this city is concerned it 
Is not probable that the 'continuous 
thing will be tried again soon. It 
in the opinion of those interested it 
hurt rather than increased business. 



COLUMBIA LOSES POINT 

Officers Must Submit to Examine 
ation Befor* Trial in Irwin Suit ' 

The Columbia Amu.srinent Co'* 
motion for appeal from an order 
to examine the onicers of the com. 
pany before trial in Fred Irwint 
$100,000 damage suit, was deniea 
by the Appellate Divish.n la.st week. 
That judicial body allhin. d ih« 
previous order callijig for the ex- 
amination of Sam Scribner. Rud K. 
Hynicka and J. Herbert Mack. 

Tho examination, to bo ilxenl by 
court, will take place within a fort, 
night, the Columbia being diieetea 
to produco all corporate record!* 
documents and books to a.s.si.st the 
court in adjudicating Irwin s claim 
for damat-o because of the aKeg^a 
loss of two 'franchises. 

FINNEY'S REVUE 



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..William JOvant 
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Jatk Witt» 

.Pauliu.' Unman 
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...MUlm r.:i:nei 
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A, B. A. HEARmGS APRIL 25 

The hearings in the bajikruptcy 
proceedings of the American Bur- 
lerquc Association, scheduled to be- 
gin before ex-Federal Judtre Henry 
J. Lecombo Monday, April 17, at the ; 
A. B. A. ofllces. were postponed until 
April 25. 

Tho American alleges it is solvent 
to the amount of $150,000 assets, 
with liabilities of 5125,000. An in- 
voluntary petition in bankruptcy 
was filed by three creditors against 
the corporation early in February, 
estimating its liabilitie's at about 
$1:^,000 and assets totaling |i'5,C0O. 



This is the Chas. Waldron show, 
formerly ':Tho Tiocad«ros.' Now 
it'.s Frank l-'inney s Itevuc, n;imed 
for the starred couKnlian. h is at 
tho Columbia this week. Mr. J-'in- 
iiey besides being tho sfiir, as- 
sembled the show. In doing that he 
didn't cheat himself any. for it's 
l)retty nearly all Finney, who is a 
capable a-nd experienced burlesque 
comic. He knov.s every trick and 
how bern to catch the elusive laugh. 
He's verftatile and a good enter- 
tainer, but one comedian isn't 
enough to carry a .show lor two and 
.a hair houri?. No matter how clever 
he's bound to si)r<-.id out a bit thin, 
when almost totally unassisted. 

Finney does his Tad cli;ir;icter 
throughout and makes it consistently 
amusing. He's the only featured 
Iri.sh comedian on the Columbia oir- 
cuit, by ti:e way. the last of \h% 
Mohicans. Working in a n.itural 
ea.>^y way with the soft pedal on 
his eom<'ly method at all times, 
Finney puts life into the i»rocoeding» 
and Is responsible for whatever good 
impression the show gives. Outside 
of Finney, the entertainment runs 
to conventional farce and very small 
time vaudeville, a tedious mixture. 

Tho principal thing missing, 
among a large amount of what isn't, 
is conllict in th<» comedy. In bygone 
days when Finney did his nnining 
for ofHco bit, he had a dialect 
comedian pluying opposite a "Dutch- 
man" usually. This season it's an 
eccentric comic opposing Finney as 
tho candidate for olUce. No contrast 
with tho bit entertaining, but not 
nearly as well as before. Erno.st 
Mack does as well as the dialog 
and business allotted him permits, 
but tho arrangement limits him. 

In a production way Mr. Waldron's 
show is old fa.«hioned. The costumes 
show little taste in coloring and 
design, the general effect being that 
of the old time burlesque show. The 
numbers run mostly to evolutions 
and cut and dried steps, with little 
real dancing. The 16 are below the 
average on looks and their percent- 
age on form would run about 60. 

Scenically the show mnintains a 
fair average, the .^ame as the choius. 
That's the trouble with the show, 
it rarely gets out of the average 
class, aside from Finney. 

Much of the material Is familiar. 
]Mr. Finney on one occasion digs up 
Howard and North's old gag about 
"Kverybody's Magazine" and on an- 
other he gets pretty close to Dixon, 
Dowers and Dixon's ancient trio, a 
deaf man, a mute and blind man. 
The way it is worked out Is dif- 
ferent, but the basic idea is there. 

Finney and Mack have a specialty 
during the show in which Finney 
1)1. lys iho clarinet. He handles the 
instrument competently, "selling" 
his music as he does everything else, 
through personality. The jiatter in 
this bit is bright and laughable. 
Mack and Marcia Compton do a 
dancing turn near the linish. Thf^y're 
good hard j^hoe steppers and stopped 
the show Monday night. 

There is considerable dialog in the 
perfornuinco and it is mostly spoken 
tho uay acrobats would speak it. 
with the conversationalists sup- 
posedly addres.-^ing each other, but 
talking to the audience inste.id oi 
facing one another. 

With Finney out of the show, it 
would be a typical American wheeler 
of the .second grade. J^aura Houston 
is the .soubrct, Marie Worth, the in- 
genue and Althea Karnes the prima- 
Miss Barnes has a nice voice, knows 
how to use it, but lacks impre^sive- 
ness. None of tho women tlgi"'^'' 
importantly. A mnle singing trio do 
a specialty and pla- various bit?. 

Dusiness was fair at the Columbia 
Monday night. '^' ''• 



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BURLESQUE ROUTES 

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Friday, April 21, 1928 



V A R ^. E T Y 



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i^THREE-IN-ONE' TOTAL FAILURE; 
STRAIGHT BURLESQUE IN FUTURE 



Experiment Cost Columbia Houses Total of $75,000 
^ndivdual Managers* Option to Keep Up Con- 
tinuous Policy 

♦— — , 



SPORTS 



•Thd Columbia Amusement Co. as 
fu aa the houses controlled by it 
Si concerned will not play the con. 
tlnuous "three in one" pictures and 
•audeville policy next season. It is 
4»reed by the Colunrbia executives 
the continuous after a fair try-out 
ii a decided failure and that the 
Columbia policy will be straight 
two-a-day burlesque unadorned 
with fads or frills,, with the possible 
eKCeption of an extra attraction 
here and th.'ro. 

In the fa-"^*' ^^ 'Columbia hounes 
not controlK'd Uy the organization, 
like Waldron's Casino, Boston, it is 
optional with houses of the latter 
type whether they care to continue 
the "three in one. " Whether the 
traveling shows will agree to split 
the extra exp«Mise for vaudeville and 
pictures is a matter extremely 
doubtful, the producers almost as a 
unit being adverse to the continu- 
ous plan. With the producers not 
ipllttlng the expense. It does not 
teem likely any of the Columbia 
houses controlled by individuals 
would chance running the continu- 
ous and paying the whole freight. 

The continuous thing .as been an 
taormously expensive experiment 
tor the Columbia houses, running 
well Into a total of $75,000 for fixing 
up the houses with booths, picture 
machines, etc. Each house re- 
modeled to show pictures necessi- 
tated an expense of some $U.OOO. 
.With 20 hcuses remodeled that 
amounted to $40,000 alone. The ex. 
.s pense of film features and extra 
yaudeville was a weekly loss to 
most of the houses putting it in, 
the shows in many instances doing 
less with the extra fetaures than 
without them, though obliged to 
staad an equal share of the extra 
attractions with the house. 

••The London Belles" did $2,200 at 
the Gayety. Ilochester, last week. 
The house had no extra features. 



ALL-COLORED SHOW 

Hurtig & Seamen Organizing for 
• Columbia Wheel Company 



An . all -colored -iHirlesquo aggre- 
gation to play tlio Columbia Circuit 
on one of the Hurtig & Soanion 
franchises is now in process of or- 
ganization. The success of the col- 
ored revues running locally is said 
to have inspired the producers with 
the all -colored burlosqiic show idea, 
for which it is cliimed permission 
has been granted by the Columbia 
people. 

This will be' the first org-tnization 
of its kind to play a burlesque cir- 
cuit, whei the rest of the shows 
havt» been composed of whites. 

Several colored artists have been 
approached with offers to join the 
contemi)lated company, among them 
(Ilenn an ^ Jenkins and potson, two 
turns now playing vaudeville. 

T!ie entire company of principals 
and choristers will be colored 
artists recruited from vaudeville 
and colored shows that have been 
playing in and about Greater New 
Yorlc during the past season. 



Willie Mosconl, a seven -ye«ur-old 
nephew of the Mosconi Brothers 
and the accredited world's poeket 
billiard champion for youths under 
16, gave a demonstration of his .skill 
at the Friars' club Sunday night, 
playing with the father of the Mos- 
coni boys. The youngster just tops 
the table border, but chalked up a 
high run of 21 during the game. lie 
recently won a match from llueston. 
former world's chami)ion, and this 
week is playing another 12-year-oid 
phenom In Phila«leli)hia. 



ARBUCKLE CASE 



Lew RosB Secures Divorce 

A divorce wa::- granted Lew Rose 
from Hazel Hargis in Chicago in 
February. 



I'nusual interest is being shown 
here in tlio coming mat bout 
between "Strangler" Lewis and 
Zbyszko. which will happen at Con- 
vention hall, Kansas City. April 2:"i. 
Mail orders ha\e lieen |>ouring in 
from all parts of the country which 
indicate the crowd will be one of 
the largest of the .season. The 
prices have been scaled from ring- 
side seats at $3.50 to second balcony 
at $2.20. It was only after a npeoial 
.trip to Chicago that Promoter CJabe 
Kaufman was able to arii\ounce the 
match. Promoters in Wichita. Kan., 
and Milwaukee watited the affair, 
bu. the grapplers weie induced to 
accept the Kansas City offer. 



(Continued from page 1) 
to withdraw the Arbuckle Alms 
either on the market or about to 
be released. This was forthcoming 
alter ihe exhibitors had earlier in 
the day expressed their up' 'on the 
public was the ju-'» to decide. 

One of the executives of the Ilaya 
organization stated tlu decision was 
reached after a number of letters 
had been received by them. Felix 
Fiest, of the Schenck organization, 
said he did not know anything re- 
garding the decision to withdraw the 
pictures until he saw the statement 
Wednesday morning. 



000 for hi^ attorneys. Gawn Mc« 
Nab. chief counsel, is reported to 
have received a fee of $50,ooo. 

The film coin»dian will not bo 
through with his l.-ml troubles for 
another ten days, however, lor at 
that time the gov.'rnment charge 
of violatinar the \ olst«ad act by 
having liquor in his po:-ise-;si«»u will 
come up In the Federal court.s. At- 
torney McXab secured a po.stpone- 
nient of tiie filing of the information 
for ten days upon the underntand- 
Ing that Arbuckle v\ould rutiirn to 
.^an I'rancisco from Lo.s Angeles at 
th.it time and plead. It has been 



A discussion as regards the un- reliably reported around Federal 



Philadelphia Jack O'P.rlen. who 
has conducted the Madison S<iuare 
(Jar len gymnasium for a year, an- 
nounced this week th?»t be will no 
longer be identified with the Clarden 
activities. He has leased the sev- 
enth floor and roof of the Broadway 
Central Building. 51.*<t street and 
Broadway, and will conduct his own 
gymnasium. 



8 NEW COLUMBIA PRODUCERS 

Rube Bernstein and Sim Williams, 
both producers on the American 
wheel for several years, will each 
have Indiviilual Columbia wheel 
shows next season. 

Bernstein will operate under the 
•Sugar Plums" franchise, and Will- 
lams on the * Bon Tons." 



Engaged for Waldron*s 
Frank Fmney, Gus Fay and 
BJddle Jordan have been engaged as 
principals for the burlesque stock 
company Chas. Waldron will Install 
•t the Casino, Boston, May 1. 

Tho continuous pictures and 
raudevllle features will bo con- 
tinued nt the CaaJno .v*th the stock. 



ILL AND INJURED 

Komoko, the comedian with the 
Borsini Troupe playing at I'an- 
tages. San Francisco, last week was 
forced to leave the act on account 
of a badly sprained ankle. He prob- 
ably will be laid up for several 
weeks. 

James Dutton. playing at the 



Despite the many denials regard- 
ing the proposed match between 
Benny Leonard, lightweight cham- 
pion, and Lew Tendler of Philadel- 
phia, all necessary arrangements 
were finally completed this week 
whereby the two battlers will ap- 
pear at Bowie's 30 Acres. Jersey 
City, Decoration Day. 



According to the Boston pai)ers 
Joe Lymh received the rawest deal 
on record when he lost a decision 
bout lo Terry Martin, the Pi-ovl- 
dence bantam, in Boston recently. 
All of the sport experts pnuu-d the 



Go den Gate, San t rancisco, left the , . ». .i -^i .»...„ .i ., 

. ... , , , , . , , I judges, seeming to think it was the 

bill last week when he developed a I ;|,„ f .J^^-, ,_ .,.° .,....,, ,..,.,, „# ,.,.„ 

serious case of blood polsoi.l ig. He 



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FRANK FINNEX BOOKED 

Frank Finney, the burlesque comic, 
Will play some vaudeville dates dur- 
ing the summer, having* been placed 
over the Keith time by Alf. T. Wil- 
ton. 

Finney will either do a fast com- 
edy skit with four people or a three- 
P«ople comedy act In *'one." 



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COLUMBU'S LOWEST GROSS 

The Columbia. New York, played 
to»lta lowest t;ros3 of the season 
**«t week (Holy Week), doing 
Bomething less than $5,400 with 
'Harvest Tune" as the attraction. 
The previous weolc 'The Big Jam- 
*>oree" did $3,G0U. 



is now coiiliiied in a local hospital 
and probably will have to stay there 
for some time. 

John J. E.irle (Earle and Bartlett) 
is under the care of a physician at 
the Hotel Commodore, Boston. Mr. 
Ivirle was taken ill just before the 
Thuisday (.Vpril 6) matinee at the 
Waldi-rl, WaltHam, Mass. 

Bob O'Donnell (Fitzpatrlck & 
O'Donnell) returned^to his olTlce In 
the Loew Annex Monday after a 
week's illness from bronchial trouble. 

Courtney and li win have canceled 
bookings due to Harry Irwin hav- 
ing suffered a nervous breakdown. 

Lester Allen has been confined to 
his room at the Langwell liotel. New 
York, for several weeks. He will 
probably not return to the cast of 
George White's "Scandals ' Ihis sea- 
son. Charles Howard replaced him. 

Clarence Gray, former theatre 
treasurer, who ha. died the Demp- 
sey-Carpentier pictures on the road, 
i*i out of the .Tewish ho.spital after 
three weeks. Ho was ojieratc.l on 
by one of the Mayo brothers, noted 
surgeons, of Rochester, Mtnn., who 
was brought on by Tex Rlckard. 



first peal In the death-knell of box 
ing in that city. The judges, ac- 
cording to the experts, are mostly 
inexperienced and so incompetent 
it is next to impossible to get any 
of the champions to risk their titles 
in a Boston ring. Lynch is matched 
for a bout for the title with Johnny 
BulT at the Garden in May. The 
Martin fiasco will not interfere, for 
all the New York dailies gave 
Lynch credit for winning by a 
wide margin. 



BIRIHS 

Mr. and .Mrs Luther Reed. In 
New York, April 1, son. Mrs. Reed 
(Naomi Childers) letired from the 
screen at her marriage. Mr. Reed 
is with Co.^mopolitan Productions. 

Mr. and Mi^. HuLchio LeBlang. 
Af>ril 10, daughter. Thre- earlier 
additions to tiie family were all 

boys. 

Mr. and Mr.=t. J-i. k "Sticks" 
Rosensliine (Broadway Tiok?t 
AtT'^ncy), April 1.1. .son. 

Mr. and Mrs. Nick Basil at their 
home in T.o^ Ain^eles la.^t w-.-k. 
dauehter. The fiiher i.s of B i^il >n<l 
Allen. Th.e muth.r was formerly m 
pictures. .. , ., 

Mr. ai.d >h^ U H. Caldwell, Ai>ril 

10, at Hcnipstt'd. L. I., 



.son. 



The 



Jack Strouse Joins Circus 

Jack Strouse, operating "Pell 

Moir on tlio American wheel l.ist 

season and more recently mana.Ljer 

Wthe Gayety. Baltimore, has joined 

the executive staff of the Walter L. ... ^ 

Mains Circus for the tenting season. | f.aher was formerly a captain in the 

I' S. !iavy. The funther wa > K.ith- 
erine HilUlicr, a screea t:'Je writer 

of note. 

Mr. aivl Mt'^- IV.igcne J. ZuK^r. at 
the L'nickcibocker H■•.-^pi{ai, New 
York, Apiil 14. ho>v The lather is 
vMtli t:ie F.intOiJ,-) P.ayen H*» is a 
son <»f il:* pre.sident. 



George Page (Variety) Is cur- 
rently a major toj»ic in minor 
league baseball in Grc^nvillo. S. C, 
where he played with the local nine 
last year. Having proved his pop- 
ularity, the fans are wondering why 
Page is not with the local club 
this season. The owners of the 
Greenville club have given out the 
story to the local press that Page 
is prevented from active playing 
hecau.'^e of his wife's poor health, 
which is purely press ;tuff. The 
basis of this is a proposed deal with 
the St. Louis Nationals, the c;reen- 
ville team offering Pago for $300 a 
month. I*ago Is holding out for 
$500. As a result he did not re- 
ceive any current contract from the 
South Atlantic League club this 
year. Page's absence has been 
noticed by the local fans 1-nvn 
there. 



derlying motives for the move 
broughti. to light the iiossibility it 
was done with a view to having the 
public acclaim FaUy and ask that 
lii«« pictines bo shown. This would 
help to repoi)uIarize him as he would 
appear In the light of a per.^ecuted 
artist, anu the prodiie rs and dis- 
tributors would have a weapon to 
utilize .igainst the censorship board 
which in certain states might want 
to ban the pictures because of the 
scandal in which the star wa.'; In- 
volved. The Industry oould then at 
all timer point to the fact that It 
voluntarily withheld the pictures 
from circulation, even after the 
comedian was acquitted. Or the 
withdrawal might l.e temporary to 
allow the main Arbuckle Incident to 
be forgotten. 

Upon the public's response to the 
first release of an Arbuckle film fol- 
lowing the comedian's acquittal on 
the charge of murder will depend an 
item of «700j000 in the financial 
statement of Famous Players. 

When the picture scandal broke 
I the company wix)te off that sum, 
represented in film comedies on its 
shelves. With the result of the trial 
it was immediately decided to feel 
out public Benlimen*. by a prompt 
release of one of the pictures. The 
result will be watched, opinion di- 
viding In advance as to whether the 
picture will arouFe Interest and be 
an exceptional draw due to publicity 
or the reverse. 

The I'ark, Corona. L. I., a nmall 
theatre whicrh has opposition In the 
form of three or four larger houses 
within a few blocks, took the lead 
last Sunday and played an old tWo- 
reeler starring Fatty Arbuckle. The 
result, according to Matiager Behrena 
of the house, was that he had turn- 
away busitio.ss, with his big opposi. 
ti|>!i {jiiffering. 

There are three Arbuckle full- 
length features finished for Famous 
Players, "Gasoline Gus," , "Freight 
Prepaid" and "Leap Year," to be 
released. (laso Ine Gus" will be the 
\ first. 

The Theatre Owr ers* Chamber of 
Commerce, New York, at its regular 
\ eekly meeting Tuesday, decided to 
continue the resolution against 
playing any forthcoming F'atty Ar- 
buckle releases. It was the sense 
of the meeting the Ihealre-goirig 
public was in reality to be the jury 
that would pass on Arbuckle's fit- 
ness to continue as a screen star, 
even though a San Francisco jury 
declared him Innocent of the crime 
charged, and that until such time 
as the public made demand on the 
exhibitor for the showing of Ar- 
buckle picture.", they would not pre- 
.sent him 

It was reported the Rlvoli, one of 
the chain of three houses on Broad- 
way controlled by Famoi:s Players, 
had had an Arbuckle picture booked 
in for the coming week, but early 
this week It was decided to defer 
the presentation. This would Indi- 
cate the i»roducer-distributor firm 
responsible for the productions Is 
not any too certain of Its ground on 
.\rbuckle productions. 



Strouse will be back in burlesque 
agalQ when the season opens. 



Burlesque Stock in Two Houses 
The Avenue. Detroit, and' Hay- 
market. Chic;,«o. B. 'b. O. hou.^e.«<. 

»!?? °^ ^*'"^^ cir.Miit next week and 
^"1 Instal residvat burlesque stock 
companies. 



Il 



Producers' Meeting 

4 meetlni^ of Columbia producers 
JM scheduled for Thursday. (April 



IN AND OUT 



off 



DublH :ii:d V^■.'»tsoIl wte 
bill at tlic <.;ate.'*. Biookiyn. the Uf-\ 
h.iif di.'^ to il!r»csH. Tom Mahoite; 
•ubi>Utulod. 



Joseph Ward, proprietor of the 
Orange Grove, Bro^x, N. Y., h.is 
been enlisted by Mike Sullivan, 
owner of the Bronx Giants ba.se- 
ball team to co-opeiiie with the 
v.trious mu.'-lc pul»lishinT repro- 
.sentative.s to ertertain nt the ball 
l>ark. Wi«h the local team out in 
front during botli games la.^t Sun- 
day the monotony for the audience 
wa.-^ relieved when Ward. a«'com- 
panied with a qurrtet of '( hickens" 
and a seven -piece jazz !>.' nd, in- 



MARRIAGES 

l:,iv Hu:.'Jie-» to l!«'.ssie Ro^e by 
Citv Clerk .Miflii- ! 1. Cruise in N'ew 
York, .April L!. 

(.'!oud"sI<-y .Tofie-. .'KUi't ti.sm:^ 
manig«'r for Sfcoud X'i'iofi.il Pi'*- 
tur'S Corp, to .Mis. .Xlele M «y 
.\lex.nv!»'r On»r -piof-'>>- lonal ) lu 
\.-v York Cify. April 1'.. 

Alfred .M. Frothuinl.;im. foimeily 
of FMUlim^h.iTn iind l»<-nh;im. to 
Adtlie H. Twirufig < rion -;.i i»t<v-^si.»ti;« : > 
in Tol'-do. April IJ. 



Portland, Ore., April 19. 
There has been a d».'mand here for 
the .showing of Arbuckle films, but 
none has yet exhibited. While the 
I'anious Pl.\yers' local exchange has 
announced three Arbuckle pictures 
r»-ady for relea.se, they are being 
withheld. 



Binghaniton. N. T„ April 19. 
Whether Arbuckle pictures are to 
be shown h«'re H to be deciiled by 
ixijuilar vote, at the Stone Opera 

I liUH«\ 

Th.i^? weei; the theatre H having 
p itrons Vote jes or no on slips, as to 
\\li*'ther tliey want to again see 
I'atty Arbu< kle on the screen. 



.San I'rancisco, April 19. 

A conser\ .'itive estimate of the 
I'o.st to Uosi'oe Arbu<-kle of the thiee 
trials Is placed at $100,000. aecord ■ 
ing to figure* given .out h<*re last 
week. The trials coj^t the i^t I'e 
ipI»roximateIy $20,000. 

Of the $100,000, It Is e.^'tlnvifed 
that ArbtirUle hpent at let^t $S0,- 



headquarters that Mi .\ab tiaid his 
client would plead guilty nnd accept 
the fine that in all likelihood will 
be levied. 

Arbuckle htm returned lo Los An- 
geles and will rest up f<M' some timo. 
He does not contemplate engaglnip 
actively in film work for some littlo 
timjj yet. 



Kanijas City. April 19. 
Although it had been delinitely 
understood that the Kansas Board 
of Film Censors would forbid th« 
showing of an Arbuckle picture in' 
the Stale, the members at their 
meeting Saturday decided to tak« 
no ofllcial action towards bunninic 
Arbuckle films until each film !• 
presented for review. 

According to statements givea 
out by .ho members of the board* 
It is known they are antagonlMtlc to 
the showing: of any o his films, but 
announced that "as Ii. similar case« 
we must first review any film that 
may be In question. Wa. never hav« 
and never will give an opinion oC 
a film we have not seen." 

In speaking of the action of th« 
board, Dwight I.arrls, chairman, 
said: -With Arbuckle acquitted 
there Is no doubt but that he will 
mak^ more pictures and that th« 
producers will release picture* 
which were held up when th« 
scandal broke. 

"Of course he Is Innocent In iht 
eyes of the law. The baseball play- 
ers of the Chicago White Sox. who 
were accused of throwing th« 
world's series in JS19 were ucqtilt- 
ted in court, but you don't read of 
any of them i>liying In organized 
baseball." 

Mrs. I!. L. Short, a board memb<»r, 
st.tted: *T hoi»e that Arbuckle will 
not try to force 1 is pictures on a 
disgusted public very soon. 

'Wo never had anj trouble with 
Arl)uckle's film prior to his murder 
trials, but It Is different no^. Wo 
must consider the reputation of th« 
actors who appear. We barred films 
of the James boys atid the iMltona. 
more becau.se of thb than for ob- 
jectionable .scenes." 

In this city the managements of 
the Newman interests and th« 
Harding houses are undecided as to 
what will be the policy regard ingf 
the Arbuckle films. M Hon Feld, 
representing the thieo Newman 
houses, stated that the showing of 
the films, as far as they were con- 
cerned, would be ibsolutely »ip to 
the public. He said: "We will wait 
until the comedian's pictures havo 
been shown In other citiei and then. 
If the public expresses a desire to 
see them, we will follow suit by 
giving th'-m a showing here. 

"\V(i had a number of Arbu<kle*S 
pictures under confr.ici at the lime 
of his escapade and arc now pre- 
pared to release them, but not until 
we are positive regiarJing the at- 
titude of the general public. It is 
not for the iiianagers to iecide. We 
are dependent on our patron* and 
their wNhes must be followed." 

Davind H.irdirg, of the Liberty 
and Doric theatres, said: 'We wern 
nf)t running Arbuckle's pl.-tures at 
the time of his trouble and, of 
cour.se, would have to sound out 
I)ublic oi>inion before attempting to 
show them tn this city. However, 
per.Mon.illv, I believe that Arbu<"klo 
Is one of the .screen's best comedians 
and that he will soon te '.>ack in 
public favor." 

At the local ofTlces of the P.ira- 
mount company, whii to handles the 
ArbvK Ido pi'-ture.**. It wa*! d^eided 
that nothing would bo done to.v.jids 
i-eb'asirig any i»i<'tures until the 
orders came fiom N«'W York. The 
management cl unu-d that they had 
received fn.«ny re'|ue.«Jts for Ar- 
liucklo films but did not cue lb 
test public f.pinion at this time. 
.Some of the larger exhibitors are 
of tiie 0{»Inion that the |»re?ent d«*- 
mand for the i» i>t ures in merely to 
safi>.fy the ■mtu hidly curi.u.i' and 
fear that after the curiosity is 
satisfied tiie public will be arous'^d 
(Coritifiued on page 3H^ 






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12 



EDITORIALS 



Friday, April 21, 1922 



1 



niETY 

Trartc Mark Resliitored 
PubliHlied Weekly by VAUIKTY. Inc. 

BIMK S1LVI:KMAN, Trosidtnt. 
SB4 Wost 4Cth fctiet't Now Vork Cit> 



BU13SCIIIPTION: 

Annual %1 I Foreign, 

6ingle Copies 



18 

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VOI* LXV'I. <44^A^i2« 



No. 1* 



15 YEARS AGO 



Being Itundom Items T'epi luti d from 
YaiUli/, iHitcd April I'O, 1907 

The opening of thn vaudeville bat- 
tle between Klaw & Erlanger and 
the United Booking ofllccs was 
about to start and the following K. 
^ E. bill was set for the Chestnut 
Street opera house, Philadelphia, the 
next Monday: Vesta Victoria, 
•'Stunnin,? Grenadiers," Matzetti 
Troupe, Frank Fogarty, Rice and 
Prevost, Bert Leslie and Co., Willa 
Holt Wakctleld, AVatson's Farmyard 
Circus, Murphy and Francis. Cook's 
opera house. Rochester, would be 
ready to open the week following. 



Walter N. Liiwrence prevented 
Henry K. Dixey from appearing for 
Percy G. Williams by a court order, 
and Mr. Dixey booked time in Eng- 
land, declaring he would not play 
for Lawrence. Williams also had 
booked Elsie Janis, but the Aborns 
and Liebler & Co., to whom she was 
under contract, refused to allow her 
to appear. The case was tied up in 
the courts. 



A movement was started among 
the music publishers to eliminate the 
giving away of professional copies 
of sheet music, which had grown to 
be an abu.se. 



MUo, <^;enee was booked on the 
K. «£ F time. 



Vesta Victoria was reported en- 
fraged to marry a Major in the Eng- 
lish Army, but declined to confirm 
the report. 



"Kid" McCoy was running a 
parage in New York, and Jack Xor- 
wtrth purchased the first automo- 
bile soil" from the establishment. 



The United Booking Offices were 
Intent upon booking all the foreign 
material available. It was estimated 
that 125 turns had been closed, most 
contracted through H. H. Feiber. 
"Who acted as the United's scout 
JibroaU. 



Everylx)dy in show business was 
trying to get Lew Fields' signature 
to a vaudeville contract, but up to 
that time robody had succeeded. 
This wan about the time when the 
report first reached print Weber and 
Fields would come together for a 
tour in the two-a-day. The story 
thereafter got into print about twice 
a year. 



Maud Earl, sister of Virginia, 
made her vaudeville debut at the 
Broadv.ay theatre, Brooklyn, at a 
Sunday night concert. 



Bill Ma.«aud was manager of the 
Alhambra, New York (P. Q. Will- 
lams). He had just brought his pri- 
vjite yacht from Sheepshead Bay 
around to the North River and pro- 
pos< d to make it his summer home. 



Somebody (frobably Bill Lykens, 
although It is not specified) made 
vaudcjvillo overtures to Gus Hill to 
take a fiier with hi* club swinp:ing 
fsperinlty, but when Hill .^aid, "Sure, 
for $1,000 a week," it was all off. 



WECEFARTH'S MAN'S SIZED JOB 

Thj appoi.-tr.ent of W. P;i>t(n Wrgtfarth to Kuoceed P. K. Hod^'don 
as general .-up* : \ i>*'r of the Ktith Vaud. villc Ere hango. Its booking de- 
partment and the franc hised artists* r^ presentativr.s, carried with it a 
siKnilicnnrc vi yoni»> importance beyond the hare ann(.uneement of ^hc 
move, and one that rlieuld give the people of vaudeville tome thought. 
The co\*etfd honors that go with the position were n.'.turally sought by 
oth« rs in the Keith employ, ba-ing their expectancy on their .service 
Kcoril with the institution, yet tho-^*^ on thr inside f<lt that Mr. Wegc- 
f.utli was the logical ohoir>e. 

In a statement to a Variety representative this we«k. E. F. Albee 
spoke at length on the appointinent and the' attendant causes, indicating 
that, notwithstanding the innunura>)le bii-ine.ss mattes of^supreme Im- 
poifanco that rtciuire his i-ersonal attentir.n, he finds time to cheek 
up on the work and rcfcults attained by his employes throughout the 
Keith field of activity. \\\t;efarth*s i.ro^'ressivencss came to Mr. Albee's 
.•itf«ri(ion six iponths ago when he was a resid« r.t manager of an upstate 
Keith theatre. At that time a successor to Mr. Ilndgdon wasn't dreannd 
of, but Wegefarth's energies w«-re not being properly utilized, and it was 
d.oided to bring him into New York for closer observation. 



The position of efficiency manager was ere.'>ted. Mr. Wegefarth was 
given to understand his ideas would be thoroughly tested, and he came 
under Mr. Ilodgdon's supervision. What he lacked in experience was 
supplied by Mr. Hodgdon, than wliom there could be no better tutor, 
and the latter, seriously interesting himself in his pupil's advancement, 
;.ave him tlw full benefit of his 40 years of experience. Consequently 
whrn Mr. Ilodgdon's sudden death provided the opening Mr. Wegefarth 
was the logi«\il contender, and while a rookie In the m;.in office and with 
only four or five years service in the organization, he was elevated from 
obscurity to prominence overnight. 



of stane iiames on its membership roll. They are the cream of the 
acting profession of America. Whatever the Fidelity'? policy Is or ha» 
been, it i« a dignified one. There is an unmistakable dignity to Fidelity. 
We thought this season, with the dissatisfaction amidst the E«iuity 
force?, that Fidelity would lake advantage of the iituatlon by soliciting 
femur Equity membrrs to join PIdellty, buf publicly Fidelity made r.o 
such attempt. It may have been in furtherance of-it.s dignitied ^«^orve 
befitting the bigness of its namen. 



The Fidelity was accused by Equity proi^a-ijavicla of be'ufir a "m.inagers* 
org.iuiiiation ' but the facts have not borne out tliat aceuKation. The 
reports spread were that Fidelity was the acting branch of the Pro- 
ducing Managers' Association. Anyone who has been much ; round a, 
prodiivii^g ni; naecr's oftice this past season is aware that none of the 
P. M. A.'s seenuci javtial to Fidelity in sclcctinij casts; in fact, mo.st 
were so anxious to have their casts filled as desired the afi'illation of 
the player never entered. Fidelity was left to struggle alone without 
manageiia] rjs: istnnco. At one time thi^•. season Fidelity U'-l ed the 
P. M. A. managers to at least give Fidelity an even break in engage^ 
ments. Variety published that a^ the time, although requested by a 
Fidelity officer not to do ^o. It showed conclusively that Fi<lelity was 
not a managers' auxiliary, otherwise it would have demanded what it 
requested. 



In his brief experience in the losscr position, Mr. Wegefarth has learned 
much of the inner workings of the Keith organization. He has dealt with 
the artists direcf and indirect, and pos.«;esses a pretty fair knowledge 
of the angles employt-d by the agents. He appears to be as conservative 
as sagaciou*.-, tolemnt and obliging as well a« broad-minded but observ- 
ant. At first he was apparently not taken seriously by his associates, 
but in his new position, backed by the executives to the Hnal letter, his 
instructions will probably bear fruit. 



.4r. Wegcfarth*s chlf>f worries may emanate from the artists' repre- 
sentatives cr agents. That coterie have been the basis of nine-tenths 
of the complaints nimeel at the Keith institution. Various remedies have 
been concocted and applied in a half-cocked measure, but seldom have 
they delivered the results. The oft-discusse<^ weeding-out process never 
materialized. The agents just came and went, allowing the world in^en- 
eral anH the booking office in particular, to take their course. New 
material repeatedly slipped away from big time vaudeville, comedy act.s 
of intrinsic value were hurdled into musical comedies, and the time-worn 
complaint.^ of try-out acts and adjustment of salaries generally went to 
the waste basket. 

Mr. Wegefarth's initial ord^r ealls all bookers into activity every morn- 
ing at ton o'elock sharp, and all agents are request<^d to be in action at 
10.30 a. m.. It will be interesting to see how many of the latter will com- 
ply with this demand. And if any at all. how long it will continue. Per- 
haps if a few repeated violations cost the noglfgent agent his frnachise 
it will work. Time will tell. 

Stories of excessive conimls.«lons and side-graft by the agents should 
call for investigation. It's a hard thing to get an artist to give the neces- 
sary evidence of this insidious habit, but heretofore they withheld such 
information, realizing protection against the workin,:;s of th^ inner ring 
would not be forthcoming. Mr. Wegefarth is in a position to insure 
that protection, and a few specific examph s might eradicate the evil, 
if such an evil actually exists. 



PLAY CENSORSHIP BY PLAY MAKERS 

The managers at their recent meeting voted to subscribe to the 
voluntary censor.ship plan, the idea of which is to submit all Broadway 
productions of which there Is .a doubt as to immorality eif indecency 
^to the judgment of a jury of citiz<?iis. Thin plan w.is devised to fore- 
stall ccnsor-^hip by political beMlies, such as might result sooner or later 
by legislative enactment. Committees representing managers, authors, 
actors and societies for the betterment of the drama evolved the jury 
cen.sorbliip. People of the theatre are preiK.nderant in the committee 
representation that is working out the plan, and so, whatever the result, 
it will be con.-klorcd play censorship by play makers. Certainly it 
will be more or less under their regulation. 



Fred Irwin was manajrer of the 
Murray IIlll (Ea.«tern wheel bur- 
lesque stand on Ea.-t A?*\ street) and 
had two shows on the Columbia 
tour. (Theso franchises arc the ours 
jiow in litig.ition.) 

Tii(#e were- throe bill.*? pending in 
the -New York Legislature, two ele- 
ftigned to prt\'^cnt Sunday c<.n<«.its 
aiid ihc ot!:er legalizing them. 



In charge of the Keith's routing m'^eting- and eo-operating with Mr. 
Lauder in adjusting salari-^s. Mr. JVegefarth will find before him a task 
of Infinite importance. A little encourjigement to the producer who 
invests in a production, and some guaranteo tl.e producer will realize 
something on his labor and investment might do much to encourage that 
branch of the profession, one branch of vaudeville, that really needs 
encouragement. 

With a department establishrd wllere artists nay be assured of per- 
sonal iJiterviews without the aid of an intermediary and where some 
semblance of results from such a conference can be assured, is another 
angle that should be given some ti)ought by the new nj)pointeo. It stands 
to reason that neither Mr. Albec nor Mr. Murdoek can devote the time 
necessary to such inttrviewjri yet it is important to the artist that some 
one in an executive capacity should hear tiieir grievauces or suggestions. 

Mr. Wegefarth has a man's Job on his hands. While the booking de- 
partment is functioning to all .appearances like a well oiled machine, 
he will find many department.'; of importance missing on a few cylinders 
He has youth, sufficient experience and apparent ability, plus the backing 
of his superiors. If he falls, the failure is his. If he succeeds, he will 
eleserve much credit. But Mr. Wegefarth will soon realize that modern 
theatres and their over-exploitetl dressing rooms anel back-stage con- 
veniences are not alone sulfiient to keep the acting profession in a state 
of satisfactiem with the business end of vaudeville. 



ACTORS' FIDELITY LEAGUE PROGRESSING 

An item in Variety last week mentioned the Actors' Fidelity lycaguc 
has taken new and larger quarters, moving about May 1. This is a cer- 
tain sign of progression, at tlje conclusion of a seai-on admittedly the 
poorest theatricals have ever kne>wn. 



TM."tinelIi signed an ogrecment tc> 
do fo.( ign booicing for tlic V . B. O., 
YiViX fliJs elid not afreet the po«iti«>n 
of l'eil:er, wlio rcmi'.ined the big 
agency*.-: ovor.sea.s watchdog. 



The big question agi^itin;: ih'' 
pubiinhing busine>sfl was "\\'hr)'.s go- 
ing to bo boss of the now conibin.i- 
|ion of pul.dishers?" 



Fidelity was organized during the actois' strike, its membership v.as 
th< II comi^osed e.f professionals who did not approve of the methods 
and tactics of Equity. i?ince the strike Fide^lity has continued on its 
way, still opposed to Eeiuity's method'-, and also strongly oi>posed by 
Equity. The opposition of Eciuity to Fidelity extended to JUi extent 
where E<iuity officers or representatives refused to acknowleelge there 
wa." a Fi lelity organization, nor would the Efpiity people accej)t invita- 
tions to affair.s to whieli Fidelity members, off ic^ally^ were to be present. 
The Equity named the; Fidi lity mem'oers "Fideis," or nicknameel them 
that. 10q\ji(y also continued to use as its medium a paper that applied 
in print in its column* the most scurrilous term that could have been 
applied to women, and said It apropos of the \Vonun members of the 
Fidelity, but the phrase Includ'^d :ill the women of the profession. It 
was only the gener.ility of the piirasc that saved tho publieation from 
an indictment for criminal libel, the* courts deciding an entire class 
rould not be criminally libeled. Tlie language, however, employed was 
not above tho paper employing it, and this mitigated the force of a 
damnable , iiidcct ut e-\prH<.vi»,|i about elece tit people, in a the.itricai pub- 
licit ie)n. 

Tlic Fidelity pi o*ied< d on its eourse. w)iieh was to guther the brst 
of the prc>I« ssion uiider its stand. iid. This \i has eh^iv. .'ind how fully 
might bi>t bo toUl itj tho lanc;\iag'c of n:\ IJquity member, wlio said: "We 
liaxo the )niml)erH, but we n«'»Ml the brains mor».' than tlir't— ard I'jd' lify 
has tJ'.e braini of the business among actors." 



A {j'^^cc a' 'he "( la. -^ ' «.'.t airn'd in \\\'^ Fide'iitN' jim iiibeiv ;,ip v. a^lil^• 
b« .ns emt the above, >\ 1h a it is ieu}«niV)e ; ed th .t it coiit.iins .' :uli k.\der.s 
of the renins profession ns Margaret. Angli!i, J.tmt Beeclur. Z« Ida .Seais. 
iMi-^ .•^kinner, David Warfield, Franees Siatr, llolbre.ok I'lir.p. l!lanehe 
r. '^s, ^ 'illi.im Cetllirr and many oth«;s 'f eip.al stajidiig.. 

It may >ie U'\\f .is far a< avo know. I'iie iM^uity Ti)rm> . r when making 
\\^ statement fonditio'.e d he --hoiM, not b*) epirted. The re*m.?rk wrs 
•i{t»''e] <Bomr norths .Mgo. Fi«lep:«y mo-t certrijnly hn'^ rn ;m7'>osing list 



With the Fidelity progressing In a bad seaf-on^ what may be its 
maximum in more jileasant business time.M. It augurs well for Fidelity 
In the future. No one hears from the Fidelity camp, agonized screams 
because members don't pay dues, nor does Fidelity seek to prevent its 
members from earning a living merely' to point a principle, which of late 
appears to be the chief object of Equity. Nor do Fidelity members walk 
about bo:,stfully telling acquaintances vhat is going to happen to the 
show business in 1924, when the P. M. A. agreement with tho Equity 
expires, as Equity members have been doing — what the closed shop will 
then mean, who can and who cannot appear on the legit stage after 
that agreement encTs: what Equity can and will do when it is the boss 
of the show business, as its faithful but ? hort-sightcd believers evi- 
dently have f.allen for — to starve and live on faith in 'the future %'hile 
officers are drawing their |100 or 1150 weekly as salary, holding on by 
virtue of their hand-made rainbow. Fidelity seems to be the ".•sterling'^ 
of the legit actors— Efiuity carries no mark of identification other thaa 
the union label. 



It is now proposed that the individuals empaneled for the jury be 
sworn in as police deputies. Though that fact ha.«» not been announced, 
it will pro'oably ifr .adopted. The committeemen working out the details 
of the voluntary censorship believe that without the jurors being cloakeel 
with some semblance of authority, any decision they might make will 
hardly c.rry weight. The concrete plans to date include the naming of 
a panel of 300 jurors. From that number \2 would be selected by the 
regulation paddle .system to pass Upon any perlormance in question. 

That such citizen censors be given a sign of police authority is aif 
important as any phase of the matter. If the' jurors are made deputies 
it is quite logical that the Mayor will withdraw from the police power 
to pas^i judgment on plays. From the manager.s' standpoint it would 
be better to have 12 jurors make such a decision than two or three 
members of the police department. That the public would be more 
content with such an arrangement there is net much doubt. There 
should be no delusion about the power which would be given the citizen-* 
jurors as police depjities. Any manager who failed to abide by the 
ebfision of the censor jury would find the decision becomes a complaint 
in the ceurt of the chief magistrate. That woukl be virtually automatic 
because of the police liaison. 



The rules under which tiie citizen cer»yors>jip juries will operate are 
yet to be framed or finally passed tipon. There is no reason why., if 
certain regulations laid down at the start do not work out satisfactorily, 
they cannot be changed, for it is assumed the committees in charge of 
voluntaiy cen.sorship will be permanent, though membership may be 
changed from time to time. That will be a marked advantage over a 
censorship by legislative measure, for a law of the latter kind wpuld 
be rigid and subject to change only after long periods of time. In 
other words, the voluntary^ censorship plan will be' elastic and easily 
altered as conditions change. 



To be decided by the committees is the rule defining what vote of the 
jury will determine whether a questionable play be given a clean bill 
of health or ordered taken off. The propositi«>n be for > the committees 
is that a vote of nine to three will decide. This is a variation from thef 
jury system covering court cases in the State of New York, where all 
12 jurors must be in accord, else there is a disagreement. In some 
States a majority of the jury is permitted to make an oflficial decision, 
as In the ratio of nine to three. Showmen believe this latter system 
is an advantage and will fend to make for quick decisions. Out of any 
jury of 12 eitizens .^elected, it is more than an even chance that a few 
will be preju<Hced, and rather than question the result which a "hung 
jury" would develop, the minority could be eavily voted down, their 
iielverse opinion carrying no weight. 



Another point in the rules anel regulations for the citi..»n juries* 
working basi.s is kind of ii decision they will be elirceted to make. An 
cff« i.sive bit or lines in a performance suhmitted to .a juiy should not 
conde it to the f-toreho;;sej without recci.rse. It is expecteel the 

provision?* will be char, emimwering tin jury to 6nb r "leletion of the 
e»fr» 11 si', e m^teri;il. 




K. 



Play censorship in Kr:gland da*es bark ^A yrr.rs. The Linl CJ'.anibfrr- 
lain is« ued ii(e!s«s as early as 1843. In 191i) a ccmrnitteo v.-i'bJy rep- 
levrntntive of managers, authors and actor.s recommend' d that ce^nsor- 
^h^y^ should be cominued. A play e-aiuul le produced without fit^-t 
being Ucense<\ a bureau iiidcr tho Lord O-imberlain passing (.n every 
niai)u.^'ri|»,t. Flay ecnvetrship in England ekKs net rrJnmrily consid' r 
the molality of a play. It is more a gu.-ud aja<n«t political |ioi.<ganda 
or was, and liie sysum there can briveliy )< ^.tid to bear nny r«i"t:cTi« 
to th« I reposed crr^r'-hip here. P.^.'-.-jlng jiaUint-ra c r^ scvii-ts la not 
eonsidend pr.u tic.'il. So many ihai.ge.s arc m.'.de in the )«her.r:-:als 
that rft« n a fini'-i»ed irod\jefii>n is almost ui.iecognizablc from tb< 
origin.al writing <f ti^e author. I'or tliat paf-iig judrrnfj.t <*n ni.inu- 



i 



r:]>tf wr'.il.l bjirdly achieve the intent cf j 'ay censorship lierc. 



1. 



i^Triday, April 21, 1922 



LEGIT I M A T E 



i3 



COMMONWEALTH PLAYS INCREASING; 
SALARY CUTS GROWING GENERAL 



Hecline of Broadway Business Contmues — 50 Plays 
This Week — Six or More Shows Leaving Satur- 
day—Circus Doing $110,000 Weekly 



TheiP are '.0 at factions on Broad - 
way this woek, us against 42 for the 
game week last year. The compar- 
ison is* dectii>tive so far as goncral 
buainess is concerned. There wore 
glx legitimate houses playing spe- 
cial features last April, as against 
two the current week, there will be 
four or five productions playing 
Commonwealth on Broadway by 
next week, whereas last j^ear there 
was none, barring the special nnat- 
inee offerin?TS. The number of at- 
tractions counted as regular produc- 
tions ther^'fore is r\ctually less, 
while the gross routine record shows 
imaller figures than boforfi the war. 

The gradual development of co- 
operative or commonwealth attrac- 
tions in Now York wa« anticipated. 
Managers having no fresh produc- 
tions of their own are using such 
Bhows to keep houses open, with the 
other factor, salary cutting. Those 
attractions playing to mediocre bus- 
iness starting cutting operating 
costs some time ago. There prob- 
ably Isn't one that has not been 
pruned. But the decline in business 



is claimed to have mj^re than made 
up the cut in salariea and other 
costs. According to accepted oper- 
ating costs, most of the musical at- 
tractions are playing at a loss, and 
the only counterbalancing item is 
the possible profit to the thoatrcH, 
that applying, however, only when 
attraction and house ar«r under the 
aame management. 

Next week will see two new co- 
operative premieres. "The Shndow" 
will debut at the Klaw, announced 
as a Marc Klaw. Inc., production. 
It is known that the cast will re- 
ceive a guarantee of between $100 
and $150 weekly, and the cast, a 
limited one. will participate in the 
profits. This is the first production 
organized by a regular legitimate 
manager on the commonwealth plan. 
That method has been adopted be- 
fore, but after the show opened. 

W. A. Brady proposes to organize 
a co-operative company for the re- 
vival of "Engaged." an old W. S. 
Gilbert standby. From the gro.sses 
*of some non-musical shows, it is be- 
(Contlnued on page 23) 



EQUITY MEMBERSHIP 
CUTS BOTH WAYS 



Fine 
as 



and Penalties Remitted 
Clark Is Received 
Back In Fold 



MINISTERS PROTEST 



Albany Clergymen Are Aroused 
Through Sunday Performance 



ALL NEW PEOPLE BUT HITCHCOCK 
IN ZIEGFELD'S LATEST TOLLffiS" 



No Former Chorus Girls Retained — Principals Being 
Selected— "Sally" with New $42,000 Production 
Going Into Boston — Critics Over to See Show 



The Ziegfeld •Follies' for 1922 
will have an entirely new cast of 
principals and chorus girls, except- 
ing Raymond Hitchcock, who has 

been retained from the previous 
show, and Miss O'Dennishawn, the 
dancer. Fannio Brlcc, first reported 
as a forthcoming principal, will not 
go with the "Folliea" this summer, 
but will later be starred by Zieg- 
feld In a Rlda Johnson Young play. 

The engagement ^of Raymond 
Hitchcock to continue was entered 
through Mr. Hitchcock, when trouble 
In Chicago arose through an Equity 
deputy with the "Folliw" Insisting 
a chorus girl be reinstated; Hitch- 
cock was the single principal, ac- 
cording to the manager, wiio sided 
With the management. 

Last week the Ziegfeld 'Frolic" 
•n the Amsterdam roof was closed 
tor all time. The chorus girls of 
that entertainment were placed 
Under contract for the new "Follies." 
Other girls are being engaged to 
flu the vacancies caused by the 
dismissal of the entire "Follies" 
chorus of last .season. Gallagher 
*nd Shean are the only new prin- 
cipals so far reported to have been 
given contracts for the coming 
show, that will o')en June 4 at At- 
lantic City, later starting the Pum- 
»«r seajjon at the Amsterdam. 

The "Follies" chorus will com- 
mence reboars.il April 27 at (be 
Amsterdam, and the principals May 
1 in the same theatre. 
^^ This season's dialog of tlie 
"Follies" ig being written by Ralph 
Spence and Ring Ivardncr. Gene 
B"ck is doing the lyrirs .to music 
compo.«?ed by . Louis Hir.soh and 
I^ave Stamper. Nod Waybtu'n will 
■tago the show. 

"Sally," now .at the AmUonlani, 
^111 have five crilies of the I'.o.ston 
dailies as Ziegft-Ul's guests tonight 
(Friday), to witjiess the perform- 
ance and tell their readers when 
inat show optns at the Colonial. 
YOston, Monday it i» ilic .sainu piu- 
duciion and people New York has 
heen^ watching for CO-odd week.s 
Mr.^Ziegfrld claims 'Sally" will bo 
ino first New York produetioa to go 
!i'J ^^^ road intact, in every sense. 
Y'^^ sliow has a new mount im;. In- 
cluding or.stumtng oo.^ting $JL'.O(>0 

** **^^* I5<.vt,,„ ongarrement. It 
'^n tonight before the criti-s. 

^'egfiid holioves "Sally" will re 



main all summ/?r in Boston. If re- 
turns warrant the stay the company 
will be given four weeks* vacation 
between late July and August. 
They have played continuously 
since opening in New York. Tues- 
day night Marilyn Miller was out 
of the performance for the first 
time, having had a sligh't attack of 
tonsilltis. Gloria Fay, her under- 
study, took the role with much 
credit, according to reports. The 
sitow plays Boston at 13.50 top. It 
cost $18,000 weekly to operate, and 
must play to $24,000 weekly gross 
to break even. 

Running a roof with a liquor ad- 
junct is an impossibility, says Mr. 
Ziegfeld. Since he did not wish to 
have the Volstead act tampered 
with on his premises, he closed the 
midnight show with no intention 
of resuming up thor^ 

Monday Ziegfeld gave Walter 
Catlett ("Sally") a contract run- 
ning until June 1.- 1924, the day 
when the Equity-P. M. A. agree- 
ment expires. 



The resignation of an actor from 
the Actors' Fidelity League and his 
application for meml>ership to 
Equity, resulted in the player los- 
ing an engagement for the summer 

with the Cormican Players, a stock 
which oppned at the Lyceum, New 
Britain, Conn., Monday. The inci- 
dent has a bearing on Equity's al- 
leged attempt to break up the 
Cormican stork because of Its open 
shop p Inclples. Last season the 
company was clored to Equity 
members, but proved unsatisfactory 
Richard Clark, who recently 
closed with "The Man Who Came 
Back," had secured several engage- 
ments through Fidelity. Tuesday, 
however, he wrote a letter of resig- 
nation saying he had a chance tq 
play Chautauqua slock, but only 
Equity people were acceptable. 
Thursday when Wilson Reynolds 
withdrew from the Cormican cast 
because of other business, Howard 
Kyle, Fidelity's secretary, suggested 
Clark for the place. Clark called 
at the t^ldelity headquarters in re- 
sponse to a message and when Kyle 
told him of the opening, he ex- 
plained that he had applied to 
Equity. Clark, however, did not 
know if he had been elected, though 
his $12 dues was accepted. There 
was mention of a possible fine be- 
cause during the strike Clark con- 
tinued to play in "D:45" at the Play- 
house. Clark maintained that he 
had resigned from Equity at the 
time, though Frank Gillmore replied 
there was no record of it. 

After learning of the part in the 
Cormican stock, Clark called at 
Equity headquarters. He succeeded 
in reaching a trio of olficials, who 
stated they did not know what ac- 
tion had been taken on his applica- 
tion. Clark then explained he had 
a chance to Join Cormlcan'a stock. 
One of the Equity men exclaimed: 
"That show will never open." Clark 
then said he realized that as an 
Equity member he would not be 
permitted to Join the stock, and fur- 
ther that as a Fidelity member ho 
could not get the Chautauqua en- 
gagement, so he was kept out of 
work both ways. 

That appeared to tickle the 
Equity people, all three laughing. 
The actor thereypon was aroused, 
telling the olficials it was all right 
for them, who drew salaries the 
year around, to be amused at such a 
situation, but it was a different 
thing for a man with a wife and 
children. One of the offlc.als ex- 
cused himself, returning soon with 
a card and telling Clark he was a 
member of Equity in good standing. 
This precluded his joining Cormican. 



Albany. N. Y!. April 19. 
The Albany Minislorial Astiocia- 

liou did not let any grass grow un- 
der tholr feet following the action 
of Mayor William S. Hackett. Al- 
bany's new Democratic executive, in 
granting a permit to the Y. M. H. A. 
Minstrels for a Sunday evening per- 
formance for tht* benefit of J«^wi.sh 
orphans at the Empire theatre two 
weeks ago, for at a meeting Monday 
morning the clergyment denouncetl 
public entoi lainments on Sunday for 
the pur|)Ose of raising funds by ad- 
mission or in an> other way. 

The ministers unanimously adopted 
a resolution condemning commer- 
cial productions on the Sabbatii. 

The Y. M. H. A. show was the first 
one given in Albany on a Sunday 
night since the administration of 
former Mayor Joseph W. Stevens. 
Republican. \\^o granted two per- 
mits for entertainments on the Sab- 
bath during: his tenure of ofTlce, one 
to the "Knickerbocker Press" ard 
the other to the "Tlmes-Tfnlon." the 
proceeds of both shows being turned 
over to the smoke fund for soldiers 
during the war. Former Mayor 
James K. Watt, Republican, consist- 
ently refused permission for Sunday 
performances where a fee was to be 
charged, no matter how worthy the 
cau30 may have been. 

Mayor Hackett, who Is conudered 
a liberal, announced at the time of' 
granting the permit for the Y. M. 
H. A. show that his action in that 
case should not be constn'ed as a 
precedent for Sunday benefit per- 
formances. The Mayor said that he 
would consider separately each ap- 
plication for a Sunday benefit show. 



JUDGE MACK'S FEE 
MAY NEED ARBITRATION' 



Jurist's Charge for Equily-P, 
M. A. Contract Arbitration 
Up for Sharing Settlement 



CUT-RATE ADVANCE SALES 
NEWLY PROMOTED FEATURE 



Lessen Crowds at Cut-Rate Agency Just Before Per- 
formances — Attractions Definitely in Ci^t-Ratet 
Permit Advance Salesi . 



"PARTNERS AGAIN," SELWYN 

The Selwyn-Wooils production of 
"I'artners Again' is ■• npon at the 
Selwyn, New York, May 1. replac- 
ing "The Illue Mouse" at the hou.se. 
which Arthur Hammerstein will 
withdraw the Saturday before. The 
•'Mouse' play fo.xt.iros Lillian Lor- 
raine. 

'Partners Attain" is another of 
the "Pota.sh ^ l»erlmutter" series 
by Montague Glass and Jul^s Kok- 
ert Goodman. First named "The 
Schenkem Six." that title was dis- 
carded when the opinion prevailed 
the general public could not "get" 
what is In part a Yiddish c.xpros- 
.-^iion. The .^^how is at the Majestic, 
Brooklyn, thi.s we- k. after h.ivin:; 
opencU at Sf.imfor.l, Conn.. It-^t 
Krld.jy. It stars Harney i;»Tn.ii<l 
.iiul Alexander Carr. 



goes 



WEEK 



•LADY BUG'S" 

I'.i.irton llolnu-.^ w.'h i «i w 
travelog in s»ni-n roeU will take up 
itccupancy of the 
I'hilip Kl"ins »i 
Hug." whi'h (•]..'ti 
moving out. 

The newsp.'ip'*r 
pretty severrt on 
Tuesday mornitiK- 



Apollo Monday, 
w farce, "Lady 
,1 Mouvla;- night, 

reviev.or^ wre 
th« Hug" play 



CORT MUSI PAY 

Anthony Paul Kelly was award- 
ed a verdict for J 1,560 before Su- 
preme Court Ju.sticc I'iatzek and a 
jury In his J4,oaO suit against John 
Cort's Company. The action was to 
recover the sum which Kelly had 
pl.iced on dejxjsit with ('ort. pending 
.a deal in 1019 for tlie leasing of the 
Cort theatre to house Kelly's show, 
"The I'hanton Legion." Kelly com- 
plained through OP.rien Malevinsky 
ik DriscoU that Cort had demanded 
the $4,000 dei)Oslt as an advanre 
if ho should decide to lease his 
hou.se which depended on the suc- 
cess or failure of 'Throe of a Kind," 
Cort's own show. Cort ."^aid he 
would know in one d.iy. 

Killy, aft"r waiting thrc^ or four 
days, lea.«icd the Pliyhouse f<*r \\'.:i 
"Phanlon L' uM'tu. " ai.d d^ninided 
the return of the $t,000 wM'h Cut 
withheld, .saying it !v\<l I; .'U for- 
feited. 

The .suit last«'d from Motnl.iy 
'. Isrougli \Ved'<e'-''''y 



John H. Havlin Rocovering 

Cincinniti, April 19. 
John If. Havlin. fnrmer Clncln- 
ii.iti thoatre owner. Is rer-overlng 



Advance sah's fn the cut ratf 
agencies is a newly promoted fea- 
ture of the bargain outlet for the- 
atre tickets. Sinc»» informing pat- 
rons of thp advance sale opportunity 
last week that department has been 
operating continuously throughout 
the day. Formerly the advance cut 
rate sales were negligible. Tfntll re- 
cently cut rate selling has been ac- 
complished largely on tho date called 
for on the ticket.s. 

So many attractlonsi have defin- 
itely cpntracted with the cut rates 
for the balance of the .season that 
the angle of advance selling was 
made an active feature. More than 
before the bargain offlce h&n taken 
over the proi)erties of theatre box 
ofHcos and ticket agencies. Another 
reason for selling reduced tlcket.1 In 
advance Is to reduce the pres«^nr« of 
crowds Just prior to performances 
The cut rate quarters have again 
been enlarged and the room Is J^ll 
in.Tlfquate to take care of the last 
mirMite shoppers. 

Almost as m.any apractions ar*j 
li.sted In advance In the cut rate." 
as on the list for the night or mat- 
inf^cs, Some houses hold back the 
piit r.ite allolmr-nts, but of late ov<:' 
20 attraction.s are available In ad- 
vance. 



I. M. A. CONVENTION 



A d!:ipute ha« ariacn between tho- i 
Actors' Equity Association and ai 
Producing Manigers' A.ssoclation, ua 1 
to which should pay the fee duo i 
Judge Julian Mack, for the latter'a j 
Si'rvlcfs as arbitrator In the con- | 
troversy several months ago i 
between the Kqulty and P. M. A. ■< 
over the question of whether t lo ] 
basic agreement signed at the term- j 
Inatlon of the strike of 1919. acted ^ 
an a bar to the Rqnlty instltutl. g J 
the "closed shop" acrainst Independ- 
ent managers outside the P, M. A. 
fold. 

The Rqulty was repr.-.sentod by 
Frank GUlmore, during the negotl.a- 
tions preliminary to calling in Judgo 
Mack to act as umpire, and the 
P. M. A. by Arthur H )pklns. Hop- 
kins contends that OlUmore asked 
him at the time, if Equity lost th« 
arbitration would the P. M. A. pay 
half of Judge Mack's fee. Ilopkinn 
countered with another proposal; 
that regardless of who won, both 
•V )uld split the fee. 

The Equity now cakes the stand 
that Hopkins mlsunderstaod the ar- 
rangement, which it is contended by 
Gillmore contained the proviso, that 
in the event of the Kqulty winning, 
the P. M. A. would pay f-.o whole 
fee. The arbitration was decided 
in favor of the Equity. 

It appears poHslble It will be 
neceitHary to call in another arb;tra« 
tor now to settle the fee question. 



4 



.1 



the production until th<» end of th« 
run, expected to peter out duringf 
the summer. It Is understood the 
team have arranged for a flat salary, 
and a royalty without any direct 
interest In the production. 

White recently added Maxie and 
George to his "Scandals," and it is 
not unlikely they will be listed in 
the cast of the new Millor-X«yle» i 
piece when Whito takes It over. 

Tom Smith Joined "Scandals" at 
Hartford this week and will pru'j- 
ably remain with the show for iCH 
lour to the coast. 



Second Annual Meeting 
York, June 19 



in 



N;}Utf 



MILLER-LYLES SIGNED 



George White Closes Five 
Contract This Wetfk 



Year 



G.orge White rloH»'d a five-year 
fontrif't this we<*'K with Milh-r and 
Lyii'.s. author.-j and slar.s of ' Sliuffle 
Along," now running at the C3rd 
.Street Music Hall, th»» agreement 
giving White (he rit;ht.s of tlio 
next edition of the show which, ac- 
cording to tentative plans, will be 
re"ady for produetion in Si'ptrmber. 
It Is undcr.stood A. L. Frianger is 
;isH«M-i.-it«-<l with White jn tfie new 
undcrtiking and Ui it under tlx-ir 
combinoii management it will oe- 
cnjjy a Hroadway thf-atr"'. 

'J'ho present •Shuft!*' Along" is 
owned by a corpor.alion composed 
of several individuals. Wh<'thei 

th'- 



after undergoing an oper.atlon for 

appendicitis at Miami, Fla. He suf- ! Si.ssle and Blako will jv with 
fered three attacks of the disease I new show is as ypt nnkn'<wn. 
recently. j Millor and Lylls will rtmait* 



Kh 



The Tnli rnalion il Mai* i^nj ♦* Am- 
Hociation, Inc., wUieh is the national 
managerial organization In the Ic- 
gitlnyite field, will hold its second 
annual convention In New York, 
■starting June 19. Notices of the 
convention, the rulo.^ of which call 
for bulletins 60 days ahead of the 
fixed date, were sent out this week, 
^t was decided last year to hold 
the convention early in the summer, 

In.stegid of the August date of the 
tlr.st convontif)n. 'i'ho ido.a ot an 
early gathering Is (hat labor scales 
and other m.atters might be ad- 
justed well In adv.'ince of the sea- 
son's start. The hf ib^s f<»r mu.sl- 
clans and st.ago hands are fcr ono 
year, and though l)oth e.rplro about 
the first of Jnly. th*» union arjrec- 
ment,s are made lor illy and the con- 
vntion it.'.lf miy not actually con« 
fer • ith the th'-atrioal union lead- 
ers. 

The m< inher.'^hiji • f the . T. A. 
is not yet conipl«"l<*d, Th-re are 
s«-ven manag^rlMl groups repre- 
sented. H»'fore th** -Tnnual s«'s«<'on 
a luergei M ith th»* V»mbinatlon 
•Manngprs' Assf)rl;ition may be ac- 
complished. The master has been 
In rour^so of ndjimtment since last 
fill. There are Ixtween 900 and 
l.Otvo m''ni' 'ra reported in the Com- 
l» nation Manngers* organization, 
"Jii'h |H the largest group within 
the I. T A 



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14 



LEGITTMATE 



FViday. April 21. 1922 



INSM STUFF 



ON LEGIT 



•This Ts a Toi>f:h Sr;ison,' a Rjitirical fkit l.y Rfjlph Stuart. eoB of the 
former a«tor of tho ?;amo namo. wns the feature of the Green Room 
Club's 20th annual rcvtl at th* CleiT^-r M. Cohan theatre Sunday night. 
It ratep as the best contribution to rlub c ntr rtainmont this peafion. On 
Broadway it was believed tho skit in part at lea^t would find a place in 
one of the summer r« vues. The action Is 8*t within a court room with 
the thratie Oindcr the title of Madanu' Thalia) 5s charged ulth 
keeping a disorderly house by the "Krv. S. U. B. Strata" (burlesque 
title for John Itoaoh Sfraton. who ha? been atta< kinp the stape>. In 
the 4.') minutes c<>ii.<unu(l for the nkit, thr plays which have been charjxed 
with nalariouMH MX aio brought to the bar, with pantnminiic bits piven 
of the ph'is. IbouKht in are several of the most innocent pieces in New- 
York. Thf^ author s idea is that some of the latter are even wr.rse than 
those accused, and the court's decision Js that there is no law that ques- 
tions the pood taste of audit rices, that being a shot at censorship. 
* "MiKK Fulton." representing "He Who Gets Slapped." was the first wit- 
ness, it appearing that the lof|ua^ious rector was offended at the dual 
death at thp close — probably- wood-alcoholic. Hansford Wilson played 
•He," with Mary Peth Milford as "Consuelo" Ohe only gMi in iho cast). 
A five-minute panto of the Russian tragedy had R. R. Ranier. Jos S. 
Marlwi. Frank Wunderlee. Walter A. Reagan. Denton Vane and Michel 
Rale (the last two being Adgie and her lion). Another jibe at the Theatre 
Guild and G. R^rmrd Shaw touched on his "Methuselah." Louise Fierce 
««! an agent of the S. P. C. A. appearing against "Miss Garrick," as played 
by James P. liurtis. The clerk of the court said there was a flight error, 
the Initials of the agent standing fi>r the "Society of Prevention of Cru- 
elty to Audiences." that because of tlie inordinate length of the Shaw 
play. Shaw as "an eldtrly gentbman who talks In cycles,"' in a thrfc- 
rninute pantomime, talked the highbrow audience to f^leep, remaining 
awake and talking "as far as thought will reach." 

The broad fun of the ch.iracters in plays "under fire" supplied the 
punch. The doctor of divinity on a slumming party Ftrolls into the 
Hotel Algonquin. There he found "The Demi-Virgin" < Irving Mitchell), 
who describes herself as "the same old giii. who stei»ped out of burlesque 
when that was cleaned up." "She" mentioned Al (Wo(ids) as being her 
"gentleman friend.' "Anna Christie" (Percy Helton) said she was a 
Kugene Neil girl; "when he ruins a woman, she stays ruined." "Kiki" 
(Hal Crane) declared herself a really good^ girl, becatise it was Bel.asco's 
show. "The Czarina" (Vincent Coleman"^ told the French Ambassador 
waiting -vith papers, to keep on waiting "ufitil after chocolM<"." At the 
finish the Czarina falls for "The Hair>' Ape." and when the hotel waiters 
announce "Miss Rubicon" approaching. Anna Christie walks off, say- 
ing the place Is too tough for her. "Mile. Marci" from "Thank-1'." Is 
tabbed as too good and in the wrong company. 

Leslie King jdayed the "Rev. Strata." Henry Travers' was clerk of the 
court, John Kearney was the "Hairy Ape." Morgan Wallace played the 
T'Elderly Gentleman" (Shaw). .There were 37 characters in the skit. 



A musical <'omedy conndian about to opm with a P.roadway show is 
on the verge of a marital sytlit, his wife having found several reasons for 
desiring to secure a divorc*. The comedian has had five mat:Jmor.ial 
ventures. 



Indication of a diill sun^mer on Pnaduay Js sen in the plans of a 
ntmiber of critits who are going abroad. I'rior to the war it was the 
custom for some metrop(»litan dailies to send their reviewers overseas 
each BummeY. with comment on the pr< duct ions in London. Paris and 
Berlin a Sunday feature. Last summer one or two critics rc^unn d the 
foreign Jaunt, but tliis year half a dozen may go abroad. 



Eddie Cantor's "Make It Snai>i>y." whirb Introduce •« the bla- kface 
comic to Pn-adway as a full-fl« dged Kt.ir. i.robably has the nu-st varie- 
gattd musical score of ruiy musical prfKhKtion. Practically every major 
music publisher Is represented by one or more songs which the Ftar 
features in his solo. Cantor has b»'en a proiifir si.ngsmith of late, and 
has placed a number of pop songs around with the various Fong fac- 
tories. The number of song pmihk*''^ fiom each miisic publisb.er present 
at the prenilfie brought f«ifh represetitatives from over a half doztn 
tirms. 



•Sniilln' Througli." as a i-lay and picture featur*^. will be opposed 
Attractions next week In Rrooklyn, when the play, with Jane Cowl, will 
be the attraction at the Maj«stic and the film will be offered at the 
Strand next door. The play started over the Subway circuit this week, 
being the attraction at Shuberfs Ttller. It has been playing to re- 
mat kable business in the middle wetf, with business in fome of the 
smaller towns making a rercrd for the season. As a picture, j.roduced 
by Josrj.h S< henck, "Smilin* Through' gives induations of being one 
of the big releases of the year. The Stlwyns first ].lani^«d to bring Miss 
Cowl back on Proadway this spring, but the eompletion of the thow 
in picture form brought about a ehange of i»lans. 






A disclosure of a graft s«'heme that Is being woiktd in the officts 
of one of the biggest produ« ing and theatre managers came very near 
being brought to licht this we«k wh« n the father (.f a girl who had 
jtald $1,000 to have her (btain a nde in a musical comedy production 
threatened to bring legal action. The girl was returned 'o h^r role 
In the musical comedy Monday night and comj>lications were avoided. 

'-'he trouble started when she was i« t out of the piece after playing 
but two we*»ks. one week on the ro.id and the other in New York. The 
reason that the prmlucers diseharged her wa.s btcau.se they had derided 
to cut exjrenses immediately after the New Yo»k opening. When th^ 
girl's father agreed to pay fl.uOO so that she might obtain a role in the 
pioduction h*' did not figure she would t»nly appear for two we<ks. nor 
was he given to understand atiythirg like her discharge was to occur 
immediately. 

The joung lady in question has a \ery charming cultivated voice. She 
rame' to New York aii<l obtaine<l some experience in musical ce>medy. 
When the preduction she is now in \^as Vieing cast she called <tn the 
firm. An appointment was m:ide by an \inderling when it wa.s Intimated 
$1,000 judiciously slijiped would go a long way to securing a role. 

The grand was paid i>i installments. $l.'ri0 when the ec»ntract was 
H^gned, $250 when reheatsals were under way, and finally a check for 
$500 was sent along when the show opened in New York. Then the 
bombshell fell and the girl was released. Rut she v Ired father au'. the 
«'heck for $500 was st«.pj>«d and father threatened dire things in the 
event there wasn't sonir a(lju^tment made regaiding the contract. KJthe'r 
a return to the role originally asvi^'ned to the girl or the return of the 
%:>oO that IkkI been given up. The threat hod the desired effect. 



stage. This was found to be a corrugated tin abutment, added when 
I>avid Belasco had the Republic. It was used as a rest room by Mrs. 
Leslie Carter. The small parcel of giound, however, does not belong 
to the theatre. It took some time to discover the owner, a downtown 
corporation, and arrangements to pay a email rental were made. - 

Bailey has had the Fulton under lease for four years. His original 
agreement with the estate of Henry B. Hturrii was for an eight-year 
term. It was discovered, however, that the original lease to Harris 
provided for termination within a year by notice In case of the sale of 
the property. A. L. Erlanger bought the Fulton and Gaiety, and Jiotice 
to vacate was given Bailey last summer. 



G. Bernard Shaw, when he arranged with the Theatre Guild for the 
production of his long distance play, "Back to Methuselah," enumerated 
a flock of conditions. Recently he modified his stand and consented 
to the script being cut. This week the attraction is offered in cut rates, 
a sort of cut that the ;^thor probably knows nothing about The rules 
laid down at first provided that tickets for the three-week •ycle were 
to be sold only in series of three. That was done away with after one 
cycle hadbeen played. 

"JVlethuselah" is now being given within a week. Each part Is played 
three i>erformances, an extra matinee giving the total of nine perform- 
ances fe>r the week. It will stop after another week and a new produc- 
tion, "What the Public Wants," will succeed. The admission scale for 
the .Shaw work is $3 top. 



Leon Fiiednian. who has not missed a summer on Broadway in ten 
years, will attempt a change by going in advance of White's "Scandals" 
to the coast. When asked how he would keep in touch with racing Leon 
said he wouldn't try and admitted that his reason for going west was 
to "nm out c»n the ponies." The agent has been one of the most per- 
.fistent customers of the books, in season and out. White is said to 
have the same idea in boe»king the coast tour. Playing one-nightcrs 
is reputed a gooel cure for the track habit. 



"The Green Goddess" will not be given in London this summer, al- 
though it was the plan of Winthrop Amc- to present George Arliss there 
in the show, written by William Archer, an f^ngllteh critic. "Goddess" 
closes Saturday, by which time it will have cemipleted C9 consecutive 
weeks on Broadway. Mr. Arliss will be filmed in two pictures, going into 
work immediately. He will then return to his home in Englarkl for 
a va«'ation. The "Goddess" will tour next season and may be given 
an English showing in the summer of 19L'3. 



Brock Pemberton will not send "Enter Madame" on tour next seasiion. 
The comedy was an exceptional success in New Y'ork, where it re- 
mained a season, but failed to elrftw on the rpad. The tour was inter- 
rupted and the .^how taken to London, where it played seven weeks 
though first indications were favorable. Gilda Varesi, who starred in 
the piece here and abroad, is writing a new play which Fembcrton 
will produce in the fall. She is still overseas, as are the other players 
taken over for the English "Madame" presentation. 



Hugh Ward, formerly an American actor, who went to Australia 24 
>e4us ago and be«'ame an important factor in the directorata of J. C. 
Williamson, Ltd., resigned last month to embark in productions' over 
there in conjunotie>n with the Fullers. He stated that since the amalga- 
mation of theatrical interests se)me month . ago an oveiabundance of 
directors made it difficult for him to remain wjth the corporation. Ward 
had made annual trips , to New Y'ork for the Williamsons and for ihein 
bought the Australian rights of many American succe.sses. 



, STOCKS 

The Park theatre, Utlca, K. T^ 
opened a combination policy of 
dramatic stock and pictures Mon» 
day with complete change of j.ro* 
gram Mondays and Thursdays. Th« 
house has been put on an open ehop 
basis and advertising in newspapers 
has been almost entirely cancelled, 

Goldstein Bros., the proprietors^ 
have engaged the Jack Lynn stock 
players, who come from a 32-week 
season at Quincy,^ Mass. They 
opened with "Bought and Paid 
For," first half, and with "Other 
People's Money," ^losing the week. 

It is .1 new departure for a local 
theatre to have pictures and stock. 



The ^rdjestic Players opened big 
at the Robbins-Majestio. The Mil- 
ton Aborn Musical Stock Company 
will open Monday at the Colonial 
theatre, making three stock houses 
in Vtica for the first time In the 
history of the city. 



The .«^tock at Keiths Alhambra, 
Harlem. New York, opens May 1 
with "Sc.indal." Dorothy Shoemaker 
and Dwight A. Mead ^ve the leads. 
Others are^ Virginia Springer, Rose 
Ludwig, joe Lawrence. William 
Webb is the director. Herman Phil- 
lips, who ha.s been managing the 
house during its vauoeville .season, 
ending next weejc, wiU continue 
while the stock i"s nninlng. It's a 
Keith experiment, w.tli no stock 
opposition In Harlem. 



Edward H. Rubbin« opens hie 
eighth season of stock at Toronto 
May 8 at the Royal Alexandria. 



Jo^eY'h Donald Grafton of Pitt.^sburgh who is being sought under a 
charge of bigamy, well known along Broadway and popularly called 
"Don" Grafton, is charged with having Paulette Lorayne reported in 
"Tangerine," though she wasn't. Then 37 days later he wed Peggy 
I'avis of the "Midnight Frolic," who discovered he was married to Miss 
Lorayne. When that developed, Ellen Mclntyre, a stenographer; claimed 
to have married Grafton some months ago. When the story was printed, 
three sisters named Muir stepped into the case, explaining "Don" had 
courted two of them at the same time. Ethel Muir was the first who 
nttraeted Grafton, and later Esther, a model for Lucille, attracte-d his 
eye. Both girls wore also said to be in "Tangerine." Carl Helm, the 
shows press agent, "admitted" the^y Avere, and in that way won a flo<k 
of front page storie-, the show being mentionetl in all of the yarns. 



Harry Krivit has Vioen aitpointecl 
company manager of the stock a^ 
the Broadway, Philadelphia. May I4 
Edna Hibbard, at pre>;« nt in "Th# 
French Doll" at the Lyceum, NeiNf 
York, will be the leading woman. 



The Victoria. Wheeling. W. Va.^ 
will not change from vaudeville to 
stock, as reportel. Milli:ent Hund- 
ley, who was to have lie.tdeel a com- 
pany, will continue in vaudeville. 
.Stock is to be Installed in the Court, 
same city. May 1, with Charlotte 
Wynters, a lo^al oeiress, as lending 
woman. A comp.u.y headed by Al-* 
lert Vees opens -^t the Rex, Wheel- 
ing, April 24. The lU \ has been 
playing Pantages vavidevillp. 

Laskin's "i'Jeauties' eipe ned at the 

Ivyceum. ^lemphis. S.ii.aday, for a 
try for a summer run. 



LEGIT ITEMS 



Wiilt'r A bell, of the "Back to 
Methuselah,' was sudelenly e-alled 
home by the illness of a brother late 
last week, and Herl>ert Clark,, a 
young actor from stock, who had 
been jdaying . rrinor part, stepped 
into AbelTs role of Acis. 



JUDGMENTS 



O. E. Wee Is organizing a com- 
pany for a road tour next season in 
a revival of "The Little Shepherd 
of Kingdom Come.* Interpolated 
numbers are to be added for the 
re\ iv.i). 

The Albany I'layers, the leading 
the;itii(.al organizatioh In this city, 
gave^ as a memorial to its author. 
"Without the Walls," a story of the 
first E.ister time by the late Katrina 
Trask Peabody of .'^'aratoga Springs. 
in conjunction with the community 
Easter program at Proctor's Har- 
manus P.leef-ker hall Sunday after- 
noon. The Players appeared in the 
premiere of the play on the same 
stage a year ago, Sin«"e that time 
the author has died. Thp cast in- 
cluded Thomas C. Stowell, Myrette 
Chath.'.m, Kaye Smiley Stowell, 
Mary Ida Hare, John O'Day 
Donahue, Hat old Stine. Norman R. 
Sturgis. Edward G. Griff en and 
I Jof^ephine Lyon. A capacity crowd 
attended ihe cnt« i tainm* nt, whuh 
uas free. 



The innovation eif numbering tlic r<.wp in whi-h seats wtre lo...f««l 
that was introduced at the Eail Carroll theatre has be< n di«-earded. The 
legular idan of Uttering the rows has >»e^en inrtalh d. A \>\ off), e nn.-n 
can usually cheat f«'r a row or two ur.der the alpiiab* t. 



Though the signing of a lease on the RefHibli*-. New York, whieh 
was to have passed to ()liv« r P.ailey fe«r 21 years was virtually assured 
reveral weeks ago. i)ie deal was re!»orte<l definitely e-ff this week. The 
liOUf-e Is owned by Arthur H.nnmerstein and is imder base to A. H. 
AVt'ods. who has tenatiey for another year or two. Woods agrewl to 
nlinfiuish his further time, but when Bailey was ready to ptit up se- 
euriiies as a guarantee last wiek, We»odH sailed fetr Europe. Delay in 
Ttiaking out the lease Jc said t(» have raused the dial to fall Ihrough. 
Provisions were changed and the ba.-e itself was made out afresh three 
w four times. One detail wa.«» the discovery of a loom abutting the 

4 *. » . ' < • . ' ' '- ■ 



John M<»han stepped into tJie 
lead of ' Tj:e Tavern,' pla> ing 
Detroit, Monday night. Harry 
Mesta.\«r who contracted tonsiUtis 
js due la K into the. roie late* this ' f ^Os.l 1. 
week. 



Club Maurice, Inc.; Bankograph 
Co., Inc.; $370.10. 

B. R. B. Photo Play Corp.; S. 
Michael; $970. ♦'.."». 

Elite Amus. Corp.; N. T. Tel Co.; 
$126.52. 

Evelyn Cunningham; .Stern Bros.; 
$322.26. 

Kitty Gordon; G. M. Ander.son et 
al.; co.sts, $39.3.80. 

Trouville Club of Long Beach, 
Inc.; G. V. S. Williams et al.; $275. IT.. 

Schubert Studios Corp.; J. C. 
Weiss; $73.'*.2<>. 

Emil Weiner; R« i.scnwebers, Inc.;, 
$151.. 00. 

Pelham Grenviite Wodehouse; 
C. F. Rabell; $1,226.06. 

Alliance Film* Corp.; City of N. 
y.; $801.54. 

Albany Parkway Amus. Co.; same; 
$44.55. 

Anglo-American Film Corp.; same; 
$1,325.15. 

Bensonhurst Amuse. Co., Inc.; 
same; $44.55. 

Morris Rose Amus. Corp.; same: 
$95.25. 

Heber Amuse. Co.; same: $44.55. 

Yiddish Theatrical Enterprises; 
same; $R1.60. 

Ro'scoe Ails; M. H. Grossmen et 
al.; $127.20. 

Celtic Photoplays, Inc.; M. Stelner 
A- Sons Co.; $30 33. 

Lillian Lorraine; R. Hamme]; 
$229.45. 

Melvin H. Dalberg; S. Lifseliitz: 
$119.50. 

Philip Neben and Joy Film Dist. 
Co., Inc.; I. Sitkoff; $445. 

Same; same; $339.49. 

B. R. B. Photoplay Corp.; Xordcn 
Ele trie Sign Co.. Inc.: $266.91. 

E. A K. Amus. Corp.; Bklyti 
Ne\ins Coal Co.. Inc.; $407.90. 

Ben All Haggin; .'<tern Bros.: 



Pates' Musical stoM< is to Indef* 
inately play at Houston. Texas. 



The Stuart Walker pl.iyers wlIT 
open an Indefinite run of stock at 
the Cor, Cincinnati, Monday, with 
"Honors Are Even." Among th* 
principals will be Margaret Mower, 
McKay Morris. Peggy Wood, Georg» 
Gaul. Blanche Yurka, Marjorie Von* 
negnt. Scale: Evenings, BO cents 
to $1.50; matinees, 25 cent«^ to 76 
cents. 



The Charles Rosskam stock 
opened at Altoona. Pa., in "Th€ 
Broken Wing," with the company, 
engaged on a, non-E<iuity bapls, 
Rosskam. a stock manager of eev- 
eral years, has heretofore employed 
I only Equity people. DifUcultica with 
the organization last season caused 
him to refu.se to place the pcopl* 
engaged for the new company un* 
der Equity contracts. The com* 
pany includes several Equity mem- 
bers who have accepted the engage* 
ment without signing a crmtract. 



Poll's. Springfield, Mass., Installs 
stock for the summer, commencing 
May 8. 

The P.laney Stock, .-it the York- 
\ille. New York, clo.«es May 6. 



Summer stock will be played in 
New Roehelle. N. Y., in an open air 
theatre now under construction. 



•LOVELY LADY" JO MUSIC 

' Homance and Arabella." the \\ m. 
Hvirlbut light comedy in which 
Laura Hope Crews starred at the 
Little tlteatre two years ago, is to 
be musicalleed and reproduced by 
Joe Shea under the title of "The 
Lovely Lady." Oliver Horan added 
the music to the pjere. 



Harry Fox; P. Saivitzkv et al.: 
$59.59 

Arthur Lyons: IT. Coan; $70.70. 

ATTACHMENT 
Mayflower Photoplay Corp.; NaT 1 
Ihown; $8,107.47. 



The pupils of Augti*^?: \V. Nifd- 
hardt, instructuresH of dancing and 
gymnastics at IIunt*r College, will 
offer a program of interprttive 
dances Sunday cveninir, April 2.3, at 
the Selwyn theatre. 



The Pieker Sto.k Co.. playing 
two weeks of otie- night stands oii 
Long Island, will Hiininate ono 
week, commencing jie.xt w»ek, con- 
tinuing only in IUv» ihead. Sag Har- 
bor, Southampton, Bay ;'bore and 
P'rerport. two days in the last towr. 
Two ronipanies have been used ly 
tho I'ieker interests for the twc 
week.s, each company .-.ppiaring two 
weeks i each bill. A\ ith the tlim- 
ination of six of the t< wns, but one 
romi»any will be tinrdoyed. the 
management hnvirg^ selected the 
mctst jtromislng town 'or the eurn- 
ni'-r. 

Al Trahr.irn is linirv; »:p town^ on 
Long I -hind for a summer J.-tock cir- 
c\jit. 



"■^»*»- - ' — 



l^ri dayJVpril 81. 1922 



LEGITIMATE 



u 



NEW YORK'S NEW HCKET LAW 
WILL BE CONTESTED IN COURT 



lo Effect by Summer — Not Expected Operative if 
Constitutional, for Year or Longer — If Upheld, 
Will Reduce Number of Speculators 



Coveriior Miller of New York, by 
ilgnlng the Walton -Bloch bll limit - 
inff the resale of tickets in agencies 
to 50 cents over the box ofHce price. 
wMl again throw tb » matter of price 
fixing into the courts. Though the 
is supposed to go 



EQOITY-P. M. A. STOCK 
DISPUTE IN ARBrrRATION 



law 



into 

some weeks of pre- 

11 nd it is 



effect at once, 

paration are necessary 

probable that, even though the 

n -^af ure is held constitutional, it will 

not become actually operative for a 

year or possibly two years. That 

f group of brokers opposed to it will 
fight the bill to the highest court, 
and it may reach the I'. S. Supreme 
Court. It Is conceded in, box ofTlce 
and ticket circles that if the law is 
upheld the number of ticket agencies 
will be reduced to a lew. Some 

^brokers admit that the volume of 
their business is not sunieient to 
provide a profit unless they can sell 
tickets for the hits at excess pre- 
miums, one-half of which is paid 
over to the federal government. The 
Governor himself ia in doubt as to 
the constitutionality of the Walton - 
Bloch law. In affixing his signature 
la«l week he attached a verbal 
atring. staling that while there might 
be doubt as to that feature of the 
measure limiting premium to 50 
cents, he is of the opinion t-lie licens- 
ing provision will be found valid. 

The brokers are counting tn the 
courts concurring v.-ith the decision 
of Judge Rosalsky, who declared a 
city ordinance drafted along similar 
||ines as the new State law to be un- 
topstitutional. After licenses are 
filed tickets will be sold at ex- 
cess In several agencies, and the 
first arrest for violation will 
be made a test case. Provided 
the agencies are successful in 
securing an injunction pending a 
final decislori, it is expected that 
there will be little or no change from 
the present methods noxt season. 
^ The city ordinance that was 
lK)wled over, like the new law, pro- 
vided for tickets agencies being li- 
censed, the fee being $250 annually. 
That provision was complied with 
. by the brokers, who after the Rosal- 

Itl iky decision proceeded to secure a 
refund of the fee. The agencies have 
not yet received the money from the 
city, hut the refunds are expected 
•OCR. The delay was on account of 
thd possible appeal from the deci- 
sion, but the corporation counsel has 
ne^er carried the case to the higher 
courts. 

The license feature of the State 



law may or may not hold in case 
the 50 cent premium limitation is 
declared invalid. The annual fee is 
$100 and a bond of $1,000 is required. 
The latter provision would impart 
some measure, of control to the 
Comptroller, who is designated to 
handle the licenses. The city meas- 
ure has become inoperative in total, 
which ia likely to happen if the re- 
sale provision of the Walton -Bloch 
law is held invalid, despite the Cov- 
crnor's comment. 

The CJovernor vetoed the second 
theatre ticket measure, known as 
. '.e Smith bill. It proposed to per- 
mit tlicatre managers lo stamp on 
...e reverse side of tickets a prohi- 
bition against resale for a premium 
over 50 cents. It was believed that 
such a law would put the matter cf 
excess premiums directly up to the 
manager. The CJovernor, however, 
stated the bill was not well drawn 
up. The provisions of the Smith bill 
did not make mandatory^ the 
premium limitation. It was to b. 
optional with the manager. 

I'nder. the new law the Comp- 
troller shall have the power lo in- 
vestigate the business of ticket 
agencies upon complaint of a citizen 
or upon his own initiativ|e. nd the 
license requires the broker to fur- 
nish such information as ma> be 
required. Any broker violating any 
of the provisions of the law shall be 
guilty of a misdemeanor. 

The final clause of the measure 
provides that, should any section of 
the law bo declared unconstitutional, 
r.uch determination shall not affect 
the validity of the remaining provi- 
sions. Counsel have not stated 
whether the clause will stand up 
under fire. 

The bond required to be filed with 
the license If stipulated to be in the 
penal sum of $1,000, and in the event 
of proof of violation of any provi- 
sion of the law, the full amount is to 
be had in favor of the State. Revo- 
cation of the license by the Comp- 
troller may be Issued on ten days' 
n ''co where proof of fraud, misrep- 
resentatiou or excess premiums is 
made. 

The Corporation Counsel commu- 
nicated with the Police Commissioner 
immediately following the signing of 
the bill last week, informing the 
Commissioner that the law would be 
in effect immediately. No police ac- 
tivity was apparent along Broadway 
and none is expected until tho State 
officials thoroughly prepare for the 
enforcement. 



Managers Hold to Original 

Contract— Equity Claims 

Stock Class 

The question of whether the 
Equity -P. M. A. basic agreement 
entitles a member of the P. M. A. 
to protection when such member is 
operating a stock company, over 
which several conferences have been 
held by representatives of both 

sides, will go before an arbitrator 
shortly. 

Equity takes the stand that re- 
gardless of P. M. A. membership, a 
manager operating a stock company 
should be placed in the stock class, 
and as such operate with an all- 
Equity cast. The managers* conten- 
tion is that the basic agreement 
covers them whether operating 
Broadway shows, traveling com- 
panies or stock. Equity also claims 
if the managers' point is well taken 
l»ro-rat.a over eight shows must be 
paid an Equity cast in stock. 



lOLA" aOSES; PROMOTERS 

BLAME EQUITY MEDDLING 



Stoddard Declares Players Were Satisfied with Com* 
monwealth Deal Until Deputy Dare Interfered — • 
Plans to Continue 



SPECIAL STOCK 

Local Organization Promoting New 
and Untried Plays 



OPERA OFF IN L A. 



Cross Slips »Way Below Last Year's 
—Passing Show Opens Well 



Los Angeles, April 19. 

'The Chicago Opera Co.. at* Phil - 
narmonie Auditorium last week, 
drew capacity for the opening and 
closing performance, but during the 
Week business slumped. This sea- 
■on the musical attraction dren- far 
less than it did last year when the 
figured reached well over $100,000. 
The gross this season was in the 
neighborhood of $65,000. 

At the Mason. Kolb and Dill were 
ine attraction for two weeks, weath- 
^'■Ing tie Holy week period nicely 
•nd getting $26,000 for the fort- 
night. 

"The Passing Show" 
the Mason 
capacitv. 



Monday, 



opened at 
Htarling with 



ARCHBISHOP GUEST 



Closing Social Function of Season 
at Hotel Commodore 



Invitations were distributed this 
week for the closing social function 
of the Catholic Actors' Guild, when 
Archbishop Hayes will be the spe- 
cial guest of honor of the stage 
folk at the Commodore Hotel, New 
York, Monday. April L'4, at 1 o'clock. 

Freedom and frankness in the ex- 
pres.sion of opinion that makes for 
a better and closer relation of the 
church and stage are the features 
of the annual affair. 



Washington, D. C, April 19. 

Mutual Productions, Inc., which 

iluring the past winter disposed of 

considerable stock at $10 per share 

among residents of this city. Is to 

operate a stock company, opening 

here on Monday, April 24. The 

stock-selling feature, commended by 

many New York producers, has been 

successful. It Is tb«* intention of 

Arthur Leslie, who Is to be the 
manging director of the company, 
to produce new, untried plays 
throughout the summer months at 
Washington's drawing room theatre, 
the Shubert-Garrick. 

Mr. Leslie has engaged his cast 
and chosen Belasco's "The Boom- 
erang" for the opening bill, with 
Sydney Mason, Wanda Lyon, Garry 
McGary and Ada Meade featured. 

In all the billing the idea of stock 
ia kept away from, the announce- 
ments reading that Mutual Produc- 
tions, Inc., will offer, followed by 
the name of the attraction. 

The company has retained L. 
Stoddard Taylor, the Shubert house 
manager, with the entire personnel 
of the theatre in like capacities for 
the summer season, having secured 
the house for a period of eight 
weeks, with an option of an addi- 
tional period of eight weeks. 



: 



ST. LOUIS CIVIC SHOW 

Style Show Will Bt Big Amusement 
Venture 



JOLIET LOSES GRAND 

Jollet, III.. April 1I». 

The Cir.iii.l. i>laying road shows 

*nd lndepcnd<nL attractions, will 

jc taken over and rebuilt as a club 

nouse for the local order of Moose. 

wner.«» of tiie property, when the 

ase of the pre<=^ent occupant e.x- 

Pit-es this month. 

inT'^'" *^'" ''""^^'^ Juli"t without an 
»"<«er)f.n,U.,it le-it Im.u'^o unl-s^ a 
*'^^ i« 01. i. lined. 




J- J. SHUBERT SAILING 

• •!. Sliiii.^rt is leaving New York 
tf'niorrow 
abroad. 



(Saturday) for a trip 



'ABIE'S IRISH ROSE" IN N. Y. 

Ann Nichols and Oliver Morosco 
are rushitig an eastern production 
of "Abies Irish Rose " fur New York 
presentation. Tho piece opened at 
the Morosco. Los Angele?, eight 
weeks ago for a tryout. It was de- 
cided to start on a i)rodu<'tion for 
New York before the general idea 
of the piece drifted cast. 

Ann Nichols, the authors;., came 
east last weeic and entrai?«*d the cast 
thrnugh the Leslie Morosio olHce; 
.fnhn C<M'o, M;irie Carroll, .M.jtiiilde 
Cotrclly. Jul'=» .lor.lati. Wallace 
\ns\, ilarry r.i.nlly. .\:1.< rt I'hil- 
lips-.. .lose Carcii. 

The coast. prodtiPtiou will be l;cpt 
running uub'lirjitcly. 



St. Louis. April M . 

The biggest civic venture in years 
will be staged here for three weeks 
beginning July JO. It will be offi- 
cially called the St. Louis Style 
Show. Virtually every prominent 
merchant In the city has subscribed 
to the venture. 

The Municipal, an open-air the- 
atre at Forrest Park, will be used 
for ^e event, which will Include 
professional entertainment features. 
Engaged are an Ice skating ballet, 
Joe Jackson and Ten Eyck and 
Wclloy. The skating will be on real 
ice, arrangements with local brew- 
ing establishments for the installing 
of a freezing plant being made. 



••Lincoln" Booked for Coast 
"Abraham Linroln." at present 
playing in Ohio, has 
the coast 



l».'>n routed to 



WALTER JONES FAILINQ 

Walter Jones, the veteran 
comedian who recently withdrew 
from "Getting Gertie's Garter" and 
entered the Roosevelt Hospital, 
Now York, was reported failing this 
week. His ailment has been 
diagnosed as cirrhosis of the liver, 
and recently a quart of blood was 
pumped into his veins. He is, how- 
ever, permitted to see visitors and 
welcomes his theatrical friends. 



SHOWS CLOSING 

"I. it lie Old New York" closes for 
the season at the Hroad Street. 
N'wark, N. J., April 22. 

"A Dill of Divorceme,nt" closes 
Al)ril 21 at Toronto. 



Pilccr May Return to £urope 
Harry I'ilcer Is reported goin^ 
.il)road, having changed his i)l.in» 
for applying in vaudeville here, 
'i'hcre was some hitch In securing a 
dancing partner from the other 
side. 



Chicago, April 19. 
•"Lola." the starring vehicle which 
Leslie Morosco had provided for 
Helen Shipman. ended its turbulent 
career here on Sunday night, when 
$405 taken In was refunded, after 
Frank Dare, the Actors' Ilauity 
Association representative, told the 
members of the company there was 
not suftlcient money In the house to 
warrant their playing. The com- 
pany left for New Y'ork on Tucs- 
daj', with the exception of Miss 
Shipman, who went to Tulsa, Okla., 
with her mother. 

, Morosco, who was not a ^member 
of the P, M. A., had filed a bond of 
$750 with the A. E. A., and Dare 
brought this money from New York 
with him. This was used to pay 
the fares of the troupe back to New 
York. 

George E. Stoddard, in a state- 
ment to Variety, said: "If this man 
Dare had kept his hands off the 
proposition, it would have worked 
around all right. But from the 
minute he reached town he started 
meddling. He told the people that 
the Shubert s would not give them 
a dime, and the best thing they 
could do was quit. I went back 
and showed them what was being 
done for us, and argued that if they 
stuck through the present week, I 
was going to New York and see 
Lee Shubert on Thursday and ask 
him to take over the show and send 
it over to the Studebaker. This the 
people were satisfied to do. But 
every time I turned my bacic Dare 
interfered. 

"The company did not owe any 
of the cast any money when we 
arrived in Chicago, excepting Miss 
Shipman, to whom we owed $500, 
one week's salary. Then the salary 
was straightened out the .second 
week for all the people but Miss 
Shipman. To her $1,500 is due. 

"The show owes me, Ballard Mc- 
Donald and James Hanley $l,'^57 In 
royalty, and we never took a cent 
from the start. I was out to help 
the actor, but Equity would not let 
the actor be helped by me or any- 
one else. Their man Dare had only 
one idea In niind, and that was to 
close the show." 

During the last week the Shu- 
berts placed an attachment against 
the production for $f,lC4 for moneys 
they had advanced to meet the sal- 
aries of the show the opening week. 
The production Is being kept in 
the Shubert storehouse pending the 
decision in the attachment case. 

"Lola" opened here on April 2 to a 
house of $1,451. The next night re- 
ceipts fell to $350, and for the bal- 
ance of the first week did not exceed 
that amount except on Saturday and 
Sunday night. The Intake for the 
first week waa short of $5,000. 
Charles Barton, manager of the 
show, resigned and left for New 
York before the opening, and George 
E. Stoddard, who supplied the li- 
bretto, took charge of the company's 
affairs. 

At that time an agreement was 
made to continue the show on a 
commonwealth basis, with the Shu- 
bcrts cutting down running expense 
of the theatre to a minimum and 
waiving the house rental. The ex- 
pense of the house was pared to 
$1,904. 

These arrangements as to the 
commonwealth plan were considered 
satisfactory by members of the com- 
pany. 

When Dare, tho Equity represen- 
tative, returned to Chicago, Wednes- 
day of last week, he was mueb per- 
turbed at the members of the com- 
pany working on the commonwealth 
plan. Ho told them had he been 
there he would not have 'permit- 
led It. 

He also expressed dis ^atisfaefion 
wit'.i tlie t«'im.s under wl.i'.h the 
cornpaiiN \\a>; opt-iating. He sai«l tli< 
Siiubeit.s had no rit^ht to dedu'l the 
expen.^ea which they were doir.g. 
such as stage hands, musicians and 
others' .salaries. He Faid tlio show 
should have played on a 50-50 basis. 
However, it was explained to him 
by Stoddard that the company all 
had agreed to (he plan and were 



satisfied with it. Dare continued to 
object. 

In the meantime, the show had 
opened on Monday to $174 gross, 
and had just cleared the $2,000 mark 
prior to the Saturday nlgh.t per- 
formance. 

When the curtain was to sro up 
that evening, Dare, according to 
Stoddard and Clarence Derwent. one 
of the actors and a member of the 
producing corporation, appeared 
back stage and told the performers 
thfit they should not go on unless 
$600 was paid before the start of 
the performance. He said that from 
the iadlcations of the house out 
front the Shuberts would not give 
them anything. The actors decided 
to hold the curtain at his order, and 
Dare then called J. J. Gan;ity, gen- 
eral manager of the ShubeH hoqses, 
on the phone. He presented the 
company's demands to Garrity, and 
the latter Informed him that the 
compi^ny was scheduled to play on 
a certain basis, and that they would 
have to go through on the plan they 
arranged. He told him if they 
wanted to quit they could do. so, at 
t e Shuberts were stuck aplenty al- 
ready. 

This ultimatum having no effect, 
the Equity chief returned and told 
the people to go ahead with the 
show. 

After the performance that night 
a meeting was held and the people 
decided they would not continue. 

The gross of tho week was $2,607, 
and with $1,904 taken off by the 
house for salaries and $343 paid for 
bills incurred by the company, there 
was $360 left to share among the 
actors. Of this amount, $193 had al- 
ready been given the chorus on ac- 
count and a balance of $123 was still 
coming to them. The principals had 
appportioned to them as their share 
$40. However, at that tin^ the 
m.oney was not divided up, payment 
being held up until Sunday. 

On Sunday afternoon John Mc- 
Manus, manager of the I^a Salle, 
called Garrity at his home and said 
that the people ^.'anted to continue 
for another week. Garrity told him 
that if they felt It would do them 
any good they could continue on the 
same basis ds the previous week. 

Just before show time Dare con- 
ferred with Garrity, and Garrity told 
the Equity representative he would 
do all he could to help the show 
along. Tho management would de- 
duct only 15 per cent, of the gross. 
This was agreeable, and Dare left 
to go to the La Salle and tell the 
company of the proposition, which 
he waa elated with at the time. 
However, when he got to the theatre 
his mind had changed after looking 
over the house and he Instructed his 
people not to give a performance. 
Word was sent to McManus and he 
ordered the money refunded. 



"BIRO'S" 15TH RETURN 

^ Pittsburgh, April 19. 

•'The Bird of Paradise" is making 
its fifteenth return visit to Pitts- 
burgh this week at the Nixon. 

The piece closes its tour next 
week, ayd the poorest season it has 
had since going on the road, 
years ago. 



ANN PENNINGTON. STAR 

rieorge White in addition to i»ut- 
ling out thl.«» year's edition of the 
"Scandals," has a piece for Ann 
reiinington in view. It will intro- 
duce her as a star in her own right. 



McGowan and Knox have agreed 
♦o eLminite the automobile efTect 
from tli.ir act, following a protest 
fi.tri Will Jennings (Jennings and 
.Mazier', who cl.iimed th j prop was 
ati I'lfrincrem' tit. The art plaved 
.Xni'Tican three weeks ngo. 



lie 



The V/hite Way Trio MlucKley, 
Sharpies and IJisland; will dis.-olve 
partner [lip following the termina- 
tion of Jean liedini's "Chuckles," 
where tliey are presently located. 
The combination was organized sev- 
oral years ago. 



1« 



LEGITIMATE 



Friday, April 21, 1922 



1 



SHOWS IN N. Y. AND COMMENT 



i,Figure8 estimated and comment point to tome attractions being 
successful, while the same gross accredited to others might suyyest 
mediocrity or loss. The variance it explained in the difference in 
house capacities, with the varying overhead. Also the tixe of show 
cast, with consequent difference in necessary gross for a profit* 
Variance in business necessary for musical attraction as against 
dramatic play is also to be considered. 

These matters are included and considered when comment below 
points toward success or failure. 



''Back to Methuselah," Can ick (8th 
week). Ajipt ared in cut rates late 
last week. That is somcthinsr G. 
B. Shaw probably doesn't know 
about. Another week of tourna- 
ment play, which has been cut, 
and Guild will produce "What the 
Public Wants." 
''Blossom Time," Ambassador (30th 
week). Plans are to rarry oper- 
etta success into summer going; 
• may be accomplished with oper- 
ating costs put down to minimum. 
Holy Week takings little under 
$11,500, close to low-water mark 
of run to date. 
•*Blue Kitten," Selwyn (15th week). 
With operation costs cut, contin- 
uance to warm weather expected. 
Musical show that Is pleasing, 
though never contender with lead- 
ers. Off with others last week, 
takings around $11,000. 
••Bull Dog Drummond," Knicker- 
bocker (17th week). Should run 
through May and has chance for 
June. Business between $9,000 
and $10,000, with cut-jate aid 
counting. 
"Captain Applejack," Co! t (I7th 
week). Holy Week failed to hurt 
; more than few hundreds, and 
gross about $15,500. Looks like 
fixture and should run through 
summer. 
■>Cat and Canary," National (llth 
week). Mystery thriller getting 
big money, but last week went 
into second place to "Kiki's" lead- 
ership of non-musical offerings. 
Holy Week affected draw about 
$1,000 for gross of $15,500. 
•Chauve-Souris," 49th Street (12th 
week). W^iih four matinees this 
week Morris Gest's Russian nov- 
elty will establish now figures for 
house and run. Counted on to 
hold over for summer and only 
attraction getting $3 top now. 
•Csarina," Empire (12th week). 
Takings last week down to around 
$7,000. Nothing else li«tpfl fAr 
house, and present attraction Is to 
continue another month. Cut 
rates will aid, some lower floor 
section being allotted. 
"Demi-Virgin," Eltinge (27th week). 
Between $7,000 and $8,000 last 
week for much-discussed farce, 
which is making money and 
counts most successful of Woods 
tries this season. 
"For Goodness Sake," Lyric (9th 
week). Most of musical attrac- 
tions were dented upward of $1,000 
Holy Week; no exception here. 
Gross under $8,000, with loss indi- 
cated. 
•^First Year," Little (T8th week). 
Last week this holdover comedy 
success got $6,500 or little more. 
No extra advertising has been 
used for it. Makes money oven 
with lowest gross of run. Will 
remain until summer. 
*First Fifty Years," Princess (6th 
week). Two-person play waiting 
for break, which may come this 
week. Takings have been around 
$2,500. which cannot make money 
for house, though attraction might 
have broken even. 
''French Doll," Lyceum (9th week). 
Grossed under $7,000 last week, 
but made money, attraction not 
being geared expensively. Man- 
agement expects attraction to con- 
tinue another month or bit longer. 
''Funmakers," Jolson (2d week). 
Commonwealth attraction opened 
Saturday with scale of $2.50 top. 
Biggest attempt of kind in years, 
with cast made up of well-known 
players. Show along cUib lines of 
old stylo, with draw quostionaVjlo 
for thi.-? house. 
"Get Together," Hippodrome (34th 
week). Final week for Hip. with 
nothing listed to succoc<l, alflioiiRh 
Sunday nights are hooked into 
May. Season live weeks Jess than 
last year. 
"Good Morning Dearie," (Hobo ('2'tih 
week). Takes Broadway loa<lcr- 
ship in weekly gross. 'Music I'.ox 
Revue" having dropi)«>,l t«> $4.40 
top. "DOarie" tikc«'ts selling 1o 
July. Weekly takings .nnnmd $20.- 
600; last week bit niidrr that 
mark, Mon«lay night n«>t goin^ 
clean, as with others'. 
"He Who Gets Slapped." Fulf.in 
(15th week). Droppe«l during 
Holy Week, with gross aroimd 
$9,000. May run through .spring. 
though another Theatre (Juild pro- 
duction pOH.sible before end of next 
month. 
"Just Because," Earl Carroll ('Ah 
week). Slipped further last week, 
takings of about $4,000, .Stronger 
this week, with over ir».000 indi- 
cated; loss for musical piece. 
"Kiki," Bela.'^co (21.st weckK Sure 
to be on sumnr\cr list. Deman«l 
continues, with show doing ca- 
])aclty. Last week again topped 
al! dramas, and outstanding hit of 
Tion-musical attractions. Weekly 
pace. $lrt..')00. 
"Lady- Bug," Apollo (1st week). 
House went back into legitimate 



Monday, fresh production succeed- 
ing Griflith's "Two Orphans of the 
Storm," which ran 15 weeks. 
•T^dy-Bug" got under $3,500 in 
Brooklyn last week. "Lady-Bug" 
opened Monday, leaves tomorrow. 
Burton Holmes succeeds. 

"Lawful Larceny," Republic (16th 
week). Holy Week pace dented 
somewhat, but with business 
grossing around $9,000 this drama 
still shows class. Should success- 
fully run into hot weather. 

"Letty Pepper," Vanderbllt (2d 
week). First week. Holy Week, 
found only fair business; gross 
about .$8,600. Discounting period 
pace not promising for musical 
piece at $3 top. 

"Madeleine and the Movies," Gaiety 
(7th week). Corking drama, in 
Cohan's style and in normal go- 
ing would be with leaders. Beat- 
ing most of newer attractions at 
that. Last week around $7,000, 
Holy Week hurting about $1,000. 

"Make It Snappy," Winter Garden 
(2d week). Brought Garden back 
to revues, having o|>ened Thurs- 
day last week, with P^ddie Cantor 
starred. Comment gave show 
comedy strength. 
"Marjolaine," Broadhurst (J3th 
week). Slipped to $9,000 last 
week. That figure probably af- 
fords even break for musical play, 
reported having been pruned like 
others. 
"Montmartre," Belmont (10th week). 
Will move to Nora Bayes, roof 
theatre atop the 44th Street, next 
week. Co-operative prothiction 
may continue another month in 
new (iuarler8, principals taking 
equal share of net earned. 
"Music Box Revue," Music I^ox (31st 
week). Back to $4.40 top, scale 
when show opened last fall. Busi- 
ness continues capacity, with gross 
last week $26,400. Sure of sum- 
mer continuance. Extra perform- 
ance Monday. 
"National Anthem," Henry Miller 
(13tli week). Dropped further, 
takings last week approximately 
$5,000, lowest of run. Another 
week, with additional weeks if 
pace quickens. 
"Rose of Stamboul," Century (7th 
week). Wlietlie'r fault of Holy 
Week or not, pace slowed last 
week, with gross around $17,000. 
Parties this week will advance 
that figure. 
"Rubicon," Hudson (10th week). 
Dipped down last week, gross af- 
fected more than $1,000. and tak- 
ing^ between $7,500 and $8,000. 
That makes money for this show 
and may run until warm weather. 
"Sally," New Amsterdam (70th 
week). Final week;, opens Colon- 
ial, Boston, next week for run. 
Amsterdam goes dark until new 
••Follies," early in June. 'Sally" 
got $22,000 last week. 
"Shuffle Along," 63d Street (48th 
week). Went under $8,000 last 
W'cek hnt came back stronc early 
this w«'ek. Colored revue nrnrvel; 
Is packing away weekly profit and 
looks ea.*»y into summer. 
"Six Cylinder Love," Sam Harris 
(35th week). Holy Week slump 
comparatively light for this time 
of run. Business close to $0,000, 
profitable. 
"Tangerine," Casino (37th week). 
Drop in takings Holy Week from 
figures of previous week not as 
much as for some other shows. 
Gross $10,800, claimed to give 
.show slight profit way now 
framed Will ride through May. 
"Thank You," Longacre (29th week). 
Another two weeks for comedy 
which will have attained c^'edi* of 
season's stay, although at first not 
indicating that strength. "(io 
Easy Mabel." musical show, duo 
week May 8. 
"The Bat," Morosco (87th week). 
Management intends to tiy for an- 
other summer's stay. Show not 
expensive to operate and low gioss 
jn.'iy ))ctniit it to ride, 
"The Blushing Bride," Astor (llth 
week). Moves to 44th Street at 
f nd of week. Musical show doiiig 
fair business, with added capacity 
and cut rate i)lans Jigm<'<i to fur- 
ther help after switch. Has been 
getting between $S.000 an<l $9,000. 
"Tho F'.ronx Kxpress" ..iiceeeds 
next week. 
"The Dover Road," Bijoi- (IStli 
week). Lowest gross of run last 
we«'lv when little over $7,uO(» was 
in. l^ri^ht conicily that fi.uine.s to 
come back this week and jidr- into 
snjniner, with moderate o]>oraiin!J: 
r'ost. 
"The Goldfish," Maxiiie Fllmtt (1st 
week). J''ir.st dramatic nilfiiiit.; in 
sevt'tal weeks. Marjorie K.-iifi- 
beau starred, with Wilton Lack- 
aye feature*!. Opened .Monday. 
Show lirst knowji ;is "I'p." tried 
out as •'.lenny .lon«s." then an- 
nounced here as "Her Three Mns- 
bands." 
"The Hairy .Ape," Plymouth (1st 
week). Kugene O'Neil drama that 



RAIN AND HOLY WEEK 
BLASTS CHI'S BUSINESS 



"Dream Maker" and "Anna 

Christie'' Open— "Lola" 

Closes — Angel Settles 



Chioago, April 19. 

Holy week put a rather sombre 

aspect on the local theatres as far 

aa business was concerned. Weather 

conditions, too. Rain early In the 
week and more of it later. Two 
shows made an initial bow, and 
each got over with the critics. 
William Gillette offered "Tpe Dream 
Maker" at Powers, where he will 
remain three weeks, while Pauline 
Lord made her debut here as a star 
at the Cort in "Anna Christie.' 

"Lola," which has had a turbulent 
time, managed to pull through its 
second week at the La Salle, on the 
commonwealth basis. The angel had 
sent on some money and George 
Stoddard, the author, was on hand 
to cheer the people along, so that 
they decided to go through, despite 
the gross Monday night, which was 
but $175. The show. It Is an- 
nounced, will continue this week 
and vacate Saturday, to make way 
for the opening of "Just Married, ' 
Sunday. 

The Rur^sian Grand Opera Com- 
pany, at the Olympic four weeks, 
vacated Saturday and allowed May 
Robson to open Sunday in "It Pays 
to Smile.'' Grace George will con- 
clude her local engagement Satur- 
day in "The Exquisite Hour." Noth- 
ing as yet has been carded to follow 
the attraction in the Princess. 

Estimates for last week: 

"The Dream Maker" (Powers. 1st 
week). (Jillette scored personally, 
but critics could not see muc.i in 
play. Kiglit performances, no. Sun- 
day, over $12,000. 

Russian Grand Opera (Olympic, 
4th week). P^inishing local engage- 
ment, close to $12,000, most profit- 
able to company and theatre. May 
Robson opened Sunday in "It Pay.s 
to Smile." 

"Bluebeard's Eiflhth Wife" (Gar- 
rick, 8th week). Close to $16,000. 
Matinees held up exceptionally well. 

"Ladies Night" (Woods, 4th week). 
Revamped to conform with local 



escaped from limited quarters of 
Provincetown Playhouse down- 
town. Considered one of most 
striking plays in years. Opened 
uptown Easter Monday matinee. 

"The Hindu," Comedy (5th week). 
Has been getting at'ound $6,000. 
with Holy Week affecting pace 
more than $1,000. Management 
boosting attraction; length of con- 
tinuance dependent on this week. 

"The Law Breaker," Klaw (llth 
week). Final week. "The Shadow" 
succeeds next week. New produc- 
tion under direction of Marc Klaw. 

"The Mountain Man," 39th Street 
(19th week). Another week to go, 
continuance In this house, where 
it moved Monday (from Elliott) 
probably figured to draw holiday 
trade. Gross under $4,000. 

"The Nest," 48th Street (12th week). 
This drama leader of Brady trio 
of current offerings, though not 
pulling big money. Last week 
affected like rest of list, gross lit- 
tle under $5,500. 

"The Perfect Fool," Cohan (26th 
week). New low gross set last 
week when takings were a.shade 
better than $11,000. Attraction 
said to have made money at that 
figure. Due to continue Into May. 

"The Hotel Mouse," Shubert (6th 
week). Dipped under $8,000 last 
week, drop being In about same 
proportion as other attractions. 
Better this week, but lucky to get 
even break for New York engage- 
ment. 

"The Pigeon," Frazec (12th week). 
Final weelt for revival, which 
moved up from Village about five 
weeks ago. "The Night Call" suc- 
ceeds next week. 

"To the Ladies," Liberty (9fh week). 
Clever eomedy, though not rated 
with dramatic leaders, is top|)lng 
second division of non-mnsieal 
offerings. Hurt last week, takings 
between $10,000 and $11,000. 

"Up the Ladder," Playhouse (Ttli 
week). Will probably be final at- 
traction for house this se.ison^ 
Has not attracted much attention 
but liked, and b\i.siness of around 
$3,000 may provide small profit. 

"Truth About Blayds," Booth (6ih 
week). Drop here about .same 
proptdtion as other dramas dur- 
ing Holy Week, draw being $l,ooO 
under i>revioua week for total of 
nearly $8,500. Profitable bnsl- 
n«'.s.M, rittraolion not being co.st]y 
to <»pf'rate. 

Houdini, Times .*=;quare (3d we»k). 
Doubtful if film will continue 
aft<r this week, with gross last 
week around $3,000. "The Charle- 
tan" listed to succeed next week, 
though Apollo may get attraction, 
in which case 'Lady-Dug' would 
be moved here. 



conditions. Bit tamed down, as was 
business. Gross around |11,000. 

''Red Pepper" (Apollo, 2d week). 
Business catapulted considerably for 
Mclntyre and Heath, getting $14,800. 
Did VI 8,000 first week. 

Ziegfeld "Frolic" (Colonial. 4th 
week). Matinees off with nights 
holding up well. Show claiming 
$24,000 on week. 

•'Anna Christie" (Cort, 1st week). 
Royal reception from press. 

"O'Brien Girl" (Cohan's Grand, 2d 
week). Stood acid test remarkably 
well. Matinee business and that of 
evenings latter part of week very 
good, with show gett4f»g arounn 
$13,000. 

"Tha Exquisite Kour" (Princess, 
4th week). Having added "Me and 
My Diary," Margot Asquith's work, 
as curtain raiser, Miss George fared 
bit better than she might have 
otherwise. Around •$7,000. 

"Lady Billy" (Illinois, 7th week). 
Doing mighty well. Run extended 
indefinitely with announcement Ed 
Wynn will not follow April 23. Be- 
tween $13,000 and $14,000. 

"The Night Cap" (Playhouse, l5th 
week). Finishing up fourth month. 
Though business has fallen off from 
time to time, is still showing profit. 
Between $6,000 and $7,000. 

"Lightnin*" (Black stone. 32d 
week). Matinees not affected last 
week. Claim close to $18,000 on 
completion of eighth month. 

"Lola" (La Salle, 2d week. Just 
cannot get started. Internal affairs 
turbulent. Below $3,000. Leaves 
Saturday to make way for "Just 
Married." which opens Sunday 
night for extended engagement. 



BOSTON'S WORST WEEK 
KEEPS UP ITS RECORD 



Holy Week Slams Theatres' 

Box Offices— Some Very 

Low Grosses 



Boston, April 19. 

The worst week of the current 
theatrical season has been passed — 
that is, it has unless some unlooked 
for calamity strikes the town be- 
tween now and June, when It Is 
doped all but one house will be dark. 
Last week every attraction in town 
lost money, and in one in- 
stance. White's "Scandals," the loss 
amounted to over $4,000. The en- 
gagement of this show was not a 
financial success from the start, yet 
there may be some good come of it, 
for It was freely stated around town 
the failure of the show to do busi- 
ness this trip was because of the 
sorry show White brought into town 
last year, with the regular patrons 
of the Colonial refusing to be again 
caught. Playing at a $3 top, it 
never had a chance and faded away 
until only $8,500 the final week. 

While the low grosses of last 
week were not entirely unexpected, 
still those Interested In theatricals 
locally felt that the Jewish Passover 
might to some extent stem the tide 
of falling totals that was sure to 
accompany the Holy Week. As far 
as could be judged when the re- 
ceipts were counted Saturday, the 
Passover did not help much. 

Without an exception the shows 
here last week were not strong. In 
every case thoy had been here for 
several weeks, and had been seen 
by most of those who patronize the 
local legitimate houses regularly. 
This also added to the low grosses. 

This week finds three of the local 
houses with new attractions, all 
presumably with good drawing 
power, the Colonial housing an 
amateur show, the "P. C. A." show. 
"Sixes and Sevens," wh' . has 
come to be considered locally as a 
sort of semi-professional, despite 
only talent from the store perform. 
"The Last W\altz" opened the Wil- 
bur again Monday, after the house 
had boon dark for two weeks due to 
the sudde.i collapse of '•Mfiin 
Street." "The Gold Diggers" came 
into the Tremont and played to 
capacity opening, due to stay at 
least five weeks, and "Smooth as 
Silk" opened at the Plymouth. 

It is claimed (he advance sale for 
"Sally" is one of the record-break- 
ing variety. This show comes into 
the Colonial next Monday at $3.50. 
the same i)rice the "Follies" played 
here corlier in the season. It will 
be the second show to hit town this 
se.ison which has tried to play at 
.such a top. Despite the large ad- 
vance sale, it ts claimed the .show 
will not be able to remain over four 
or five weeks at the most when the 
clientele for a show at this top will 
be exhausted. A.s it is said to be a 
money -ni.Tkfr only when playing to 
around $LM.0I10 gross, unless it de- 
velops exceptional strriigth. not 
looked for now. it will be under this 
figure by tho first balmy wrather. 

"Dulcy" is going to stick at the 

Hollis until the season clo.';os for 

til is house, probably three weeks or 

a month longer. The "Greenwich 

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PHULY'S BIG BUSINESS; 
inJOM" A BIG SMASH 

Four Openings This Week— » 

''Welcome Stranger"' foc» 

Returns; Jolson Opens 

Philadelphia, Apring. 

Renewed activity is the predoinin* 
ant feature of the theatrical situa* 
tion here and It now look.s as if at 
least tw© or three houses will be 
open by June 1. 

This week saw four openirf;;s, all 
looking very sweet for good business 
during their short runs, •lionibo," • 
at the Shubert stays the longest — 
three weeks. "The Varying ,Shore" 
Is In for two weeks at the Proad, 
Sothern and Marlow for two at the 
Lyric, and the Ma.sk and Wig's an- 
nual show for a single week at the 
Forrest. 

Business Is also very big at 
"Liliom," definitely one of tho sea- 
son's smashes and will go a long 
way towards pulling the Adt !!>hi's 
year's average up to a satisi.i.tory 
level. "The O'Brien Girl." in its last 
week at the (Jarrick, is taking a leap 
upward after sinking to a low level 
last week. "Angel Face" at $2 top 
at the Walnut, is the weak sist<'r of 
the current shows, and it is not be- 
lieved It will stay long. 

Good business during Holy Week 
and before has lengthened the sea- 
son here a little. The first of May 
will see all the houses with one pos- 
sible exception, open. William Gil- 
lette in "The Dream Maker" conies 
into the Broad May 1, and Grace 
George Is booked for the Lyric in 
"The Exquisite Hour" the same tlate. 
Both shows will probably stay two 
weeks. 

Next Monday has two opminga. 
one a return, "Welcome Stranger" 
at the Garrick. and the other Rus- 
sian Grand Opera Co., Forrest. The 
latter will stay two weeks. 'Liliom" 
is now set for seven weefts at Uast, 
and at present indications will stay 
to June 1. 

It Is a rather unusual fact the tail- 
end of the season here has brought 
most of the heavier stuff. After an 
earlier period of nothing but com- 
edies, musical shows and melo- 
dramas, the late months bring two 
Shakespearean repertoire companies, 
three dramas, Russian high opera, 
"Liliom" which Is hard to classify, 
and "The Circle." 

There has been some talk, as there 
was last season, of the summer en- 
gagement of glorified stock at the 
Lyric, with try-outs of plays which 
the Shuberts might want to produce 
In the fall. This is merely in the,, 
air as yet. 

One of the most surprising facts 
of the spring here Is the remark- 
able business done by both Shakes- 
pearean companies. It was pre- 
dicted because of the proximity of 
the two engagements, one would 
suffer heavily, and that one would 
probably be Mantell. In two weeks, 
one of them Holy Week, Mantell 
did as fine business as he has ever 
done here, grossing nearly $23,000^ 
The mail order sale In advance of 
the Sothern and Marlowe engage- 
ment Is said to be the biggest thos<i 
stars have ever had here. 

Estimates for last week: 

"The Varying Shore" (Broad. 1st 
week). Regular class patronage of 
house turned out to greet Elsie Fer- 
guson, not here on stage for nin» 
years. Big money looked for in two 
weeks* stay. Mantell's second week, 
while bit off from first, was big, 
considering Holy Week. Over $10,000. 

**Tell Tales" (Forrest, one weelj 
only). Mask and Wig show, bette^ 
than usual, will come close to *'ap« 
aclty for week as always. "Tip Top 
did over $18,500 last week, and mad* 
real money In four weeks' stay. 
Russian Grand Opera next week. 

"Bombo" (Shubert. Ist week). Al 
Jolson show in for only three weekf, 
and drew big house at opening. 
Figured to close house with bang* 
Shubert was only local legit th« atr« 
closed Holy Week because of flop 
of "Up in the Clouds.**' 

"The O'Brien Girl" (Garri. k. 9th 
week). Cohan show in finiil week. 
Good money-maker though way low 
last week. "Welcome Stninger' 
(hero in January) booked lia<k. 

"Angel Face" (W^ilnut, 2d u. 'k). 
Lederer production at $2 top limp- 
ing badly. Slammed by daili« -. got 
through first week with lew ^loss 
of around $7,500, with much p;iper- 
ing. Undecided whether n« w ^hoW 
will be brought in or house will <io.se 
for season. 

"Liliom" (Adflphi. 11 \\<<^)- 
.«!mash. Cdud Friday ni^'ht. >^''0W 
had virtual sell-out downstaiis and 
pace look.s good for some tin'.«" to 
come. Will probably ^:;ty "»"* 
June 1. 

Sothern and Marlowe (Lmi\ 1^* 
week). KnK.igement of two weKS. 
after whiclj stars close for ytor. ana 
will not ag.'jin play until 1''-*^--*; 
Big mail order sale. "The I'.r. le 
sank to low gross Holy Week a»o 
engagement here disapi)ointnv'nt. 
Everybody that went seem* d to like 
it, and dailies were more than k>na. 
but show never caught on. 



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LEGITIMATE 



17 



BROADWAY , REVIEWS 



PARTNERS AGAIN 

« ..«-kv ^^« Kohlm«r 

llirta P*^ii":f^uuer. Alexander C»rt 

^wrusi ^'•^f """"•.••.•..... Barney Bernard 

jLb« ^5** "VfV*** .1 Cameron Clemona 

^ a^mm/tt ///".....Mabel Carruther. 
Hit. 8»in»n«" ••• Louis Klnoball 

P" E w!hln*er'.*.'.'. Jamea Spottawood 

■'***'^MniPr ////../ J*<^»« C. Grey 

0*<^« .i-h /// Jennl« Moacovltz 

jHode Potasn. •• UeWn Relmer 

Tlllf • /////////;//. Adele Holland 

^tUe .....Robert Gleckler 

Olbbs r.*...... Frank Allworth 



Bat«> 

flchenckmann 



.Edwin Mordant 



flchenckm*'*" .John F. Morriaey 

J*ea«<ly ..///...James F. Ayrea 

Smith • • Max Walzman 

g'rcSmmi^lon ;r::::.. ...Joha T. Dvryer 

The other "Potash and Porlmut- 
»*?• shows may have been funny, 
w "Partners Again" is the funniest. 
S thoSfhaving seen the others that 
Siertion may safely be uttered. It 
Jf!nconcelvable a legitimate comedy 
..ih as this could be any funnier 
The laughter comes in bales and 
Jales "partners Again" holds more 
fatlghs than any Charlie Chaplin 

^S'sT m^aTtt^for study to watch 
this performance and note with 
what fidelity and sureness the col - 
uborators have placed and aimed 
Sefr laughs. The comedy comes 
2?ough situations and dialog. The 
Sd act alone has two situations 
that could make any other comedy 
1 success. The risibilities of the 
tudience are highly excited in the 
Srst act- they are worked overtime 
iB^the second act, and while it will 
tM thought the final (third) act is 
merely there to smooth out the tan- 
sies, laughs again come to the fore, 
right down to the finish of the even- 
iM's entertainment, for this Is en- 
tertainment, clean and wholesome. 

Tartners Again" opens at the Sel- 
wyn. New York, May 1. If there is 
a hot summer coming the Selwyn 
will be the place to forget the heat: 
If you have troubles, 'see 'Partners 
Again" and forget them. Kveryone 
who wants to laugh is going to see 
It— and everyone wants to laugh. 
It's a play of Yiddish people, but 
anybody can enjoy It. 

This week the Selwyns-Wood pro-' 
auction is at the Majestic, Brooklyn, 
after opening at Stamford. Conn- 
last weekend for its break in. The 
co-authors are Montague Glass and 
Jules Eckert Goodman, the regular 
•P. ft P." writers. And how those 
kids can write comedy! Wow! The 
piece is as flawless in construction 
as It is In laughs, and for that valu- 
able but elusive and invisible ob- 
jective of the stage— a laugh— it is a 
jewel. The show Is over before it 
opeqp at the Selwyn — over for a run I 
that it. may be said that even the 
weather, whatever It may be. can't 
■top. Messrs. Glasg and Rckert have 
delivered a million-dollar piece of 
•tage property, at least. In this play. 

The co-management of the Sel- 
Wyns with A. H. Woods brought 
•bout a re -starring union of Barney 
Bernard and Alex. Carr as the origi- 
nal Potash & Perlmutter partners. 
That may explain why there Is a co- 
management. Perhaps Woods 
couldn't get them together again, 
Mter both had sworn, like Louis 
Mann and Sam Bernard, to lay oflf 
fcach other for life. But they are 
l^ogether again, each getting $750 
weekly as salary and 10 per c6nt, of 
the net; that gives them "a piece" 
of the play. They may be worth It, 
for while any one in the show busi- 
ness will say the authors wrote a 
iielf-player and an actor-proof com- 
•dy In "Partners Again," It cannot 
be disputed the superb work of these 
two stars In the leading roles does 
4p greatly for the performance. Lee 
Kohlmar Is another who secures 
toughs, while Helen Relmer as Tilly 
ohB a character that is a charming 
jatigh aside, so much so that after 
ner first appearance Miss Relmer 
P^fought a laugh on her every en- 
'w|nce, for the audience anticipated 
ner presence meant more fun. Tilly 
l« a widowed lady with a marriage- 
able daughter. Both have been more 
or less dependent upon Potash, a 
alstant relative. 

As the piece progresses Mr. Ber- 
J&ra forges to the front as the big 
JJt. Given the fat role, with the 
Jjeat of the dialog and flie centre of 
«e situations, he can't help but re- 
give that credit, though Mr. Carr as 
5J*'i"»"tter never lets any point slip 
PMt him. gaining anv number of 
toughs on his own. 

fl- ♦ ^^^^ comedy situation is the 
nrst of the two in the second act. 
ii"y« ^daughter, secretary to the 
iiir* « 'lutomobile dealers, has a 
iw ^^^^^ ^^^^ the foreman of the 
■nop. an cx-convlct from the Elmira 
tlTj'^.^^ory. Potash. In an attempt 
nenni * '^ "P. forces the two young 
othf, •. become engaged. The 
oiner sittjiition is where a prospect- 
ve investor, who visits the ofllce of 
rnon« 71' *^ ''''^ye^ by an old sum- 
mnnfh*'!^."^'" «"^d out for him 
but ov. M^^^*' through the bungling 
»ui lovable Potash. 

ter ha, ^.^'^^ ^^t Potash & Porlmut- 
ninn i.^ *''<^ agency for the Schcnck- 
abm:a f ^' ^ ^*'* ^^^^t brings only 
ha?e /.''.T. ^'^^ friends the pnrtnor.s 

agenrf i ' ^''' ^^^^^ '«'*«'^'<« the 
anothL '"corporate and promote 

the CHm'"''"^?''" '«'• tl^e handling of 
upon th!:'*'^ \^^^' ^ "«w car foisted 

>200 000 of y^ * "''''^' "^'^^ '^''^'"^ 



•econd act tht Climax Four, on Its 
first assembly, is disclosed as a 
prettily camouflaged Ford roadster. 
This leads to the bankruptcy court 
in the last act, when Potash starts 
the laughs all over again by Inquir- 
ing, "Is Atlanta a nice place?" The 
partners are saved through Potash 
having been given a half-interest In 
the foreman's Invention of a substi- 
tute for gasoline, given the partner 
after the young couple had become 
engaged, when they nicked him for 
1500, offering the half-Interest at the 
time, which Potash then refused 
with disgust. The foreman, by the 
way (Louis Kimball), is a corking 
juvenile. 

The Majestic Is a big house, but 
it held capacity Tuesday night, and 
rocked witlHaughter throughout the 
evening. "Partners Again" is the 
kind of a show that advertises itself. 
Notices may help it, but will never 
hurt it. The authors who believe 
they must secure Inspiration from 
Greenwich Village for the Broadway 
stage should take a good look at 
this show, then they may reform, 
because the most money for all i.s in 
this kind of writing. Sime. 



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MAKE IT SNAPPY 

(ElJie Cantor starrpJ, Nan Hulperin fea- 
tured.) 

PRINTIPAI^S (in order of .ippearance oti 
proRraiii): Nell Carrington, Teddy Webb. 
Marie Burke, John Ilyam. Tot Qualtera, 
Lew Ilearn, Geogie Hale, Dolly Hackett. 
J. H.irold Murray. Margaret Wilson. Muriel 
I»eForest. Nan Halperin, Joe Opp. Kddie 
i^antor. M. T. Bohannon. Conchita I'iquer. 
Slaymun All. Cleveland Bronner, Ingrid Sol- 
fen^. 

rnonr.*;: Betty Fitch. Evelyn Campbell. 
Sfilly iMug Mae Devereaux. Betty Mar- 
shall. Betty Talmer. PeRgy Mermont. C.race 
I.an^d>>n. Alice Van Ryker. >lae Sullivan. 
Polly I.ux. Cardinal Peairs*. Vlven Nolty, 
Flo F2vers. Vera Zimeleva. Charlotte 
.«<chuette. Madeline Levine, Mae OBrien. 
lOLsie May. Hetty Dair. Gladys MontROinery. 
Elsa Peterson Dorothy McCarthy, Mar- 
Raret McCarthy. Portland HofTa. Ix^banon 
llofra. Helen Christie Molly Christie, Kva 
Fuller. Lucille Pryor, Klsie Frank. Polly 
Mayer. Hormose Jo.se. Mildred I.ee, Marian 
Jov. Margirct Tooiney, Ilo.se D>^vere. Bonna 
Odear. Nan Phillip.^. Vivien West. Fvelyn 
Martin Queene Queenen. 

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Kddie Cantor debuts on Broad- 
way as a star in his own name aitd 
right with a genuine comedy show 
and at an opportune time. The 
laughs of the performannce should 
keep "Make It Snappy" at the Win- 
tor Garden all summer. It opened 
there April 13. 

The book -author of the "piecc. 
Harold Atteridge, with Cantor's as- 
sistance, has probably put more new 
comedy business in the way of 
.scenes into this show than any Win- 
ter Garden production ever held. 
Each is laughable, each has its com- 
edy lead taken by Cnntor, and the 
net result is a laughing perform- 
ance strange as that may sound in 
connection with a Winter Garden 
slio w 

Then there are more laughs placed 
during the running at each of the 
three appearances by Nan Halperin, 
she decidedly scoring every time. 
Her contributions are songs, dandy 
songs, with the lyrics holding the 
comedy, and each number delivered 
by Miss Halperin in her effective 

styip. . -, » 

The Shuberts have given Cantor 
a Winter Garden production— Its 
costumes and girls, not neglecting 
an especially fine ballet directed by 
Cleveland Bronner, whQ appears In 
It. The many choristers are dress- 
ily gowned, but they average only 
fair on comeliness, while the gen- 
eral age average is quite some above 
what the Garden usually displays. 

Eddie Cantor, In taking to the 
Winter Garden, that heart-breaker 
of artLsts, shouldered a burden, fol- 
lowing one Al Jolson, who made the 
Garden as surely as the Garden 
made him, though the Garden could 
have passed away while there Is no 
place Jolson could have hidden. 
And Willie Howard, and who else? 

"M.ake It Snappy." though, places 
Cantor In just as firm a Garden 
niche, and perhaps to the .same old 
crowd. A big draw on tho road. 
Cantor has kept off Broadway until 
tho ripe moment came around. 
With the sea.son's musical hits 
wearing off and nothing of im- 
portance in sight for the summer 
hero excepting "Tho Follies." the 
Cantor show will brt-oze along, get- 
ting a running .start, and it's going 
to be some summer show that can 
stop it. When people can And Komc- 
thing to laugh at in the hot weather 
they will forget the heat, and "Make 
It Snappy" is a laugh. 

Those who imagined the Cantor 
production of last season, that cap- 
ttircd big road returns, would be the 
show coming in with Cantor at the 
head, must huvo boon di.vappoinl^fl 
Mr Cantor and Mi.-s Halperin are 
there, and perhap.s otlurs, but Miss 
Halperin was inserted for the New 
York engagement along witli somr 
other principal.^. Thl.s .^how ns 1 
plaved out.side Now York, thnuuht 
nothing of getting SJO.OOO on the 
week. At the CJaril.'U li»e s-alo is 
$.1 top, and nt that figure it can (l'> 
$3(».00() or more easily. 

Monday nm'ht the house v.-.th 
capacitv. It w is the fourth nii;hi 
.'.fter tho opening. Auy nigh after 
the iirst night of a New \otk p.'.y 
Is when to get a lino on whnt tho 
paving audi«»nce thinks of tho per- 
formance. The.se first night crowds 
in New York that applaud the ushers 
wheu thev are sealed are so tire- 



some they ruin the eventn^r. And 
they often fool the critics, notwith- 
standing how wise the men of the 
dailies believe themselves to be. 
Monday evening the overture com- 
menced at 8.30 and tho performance 
was over at 11.25. If there had been 
cutting since the opening, when it 
was said the show seemed 30 min- 
utes too longr. the management did 
not shorten the opening hour. By 
8.15 there was not half a hou.se. Tho 
Garden ia a drift-In and will get 
patrons as late as 9.30. 

Mr. Cantor first appears In a 
cross fire with Joe Opp as the 
straight. The talk Is all new. His 
comedy scenes are a police station 
where he Is an applicant for the 
force, a clothing store with Cantor 
as the tailor, and later Cantor Is a 
taxi driver, inveigling a country yap 
for a fare. These are done white 
face by the star, he appearing in 
black only for his songs near the 
closing (it was just 11 when he 
started), and again Cantor has a 
funny scene with himself garbed as 
a Sheik. It is slap-stickish, some- 
what, but it's funny. 

For what CJeorge Le Maire did to 
Cantor in the o.steopath scene in 
'The Follies' Cantor Is getting 
even through what he Is doing to 
Lew Hearn, particularly in tho 
clothing store bit. Hearn is the 
prospective customer who wants a 
suit "with a belt In the back." 
After trying on every ready-made 
suit In the place, refusing all be- 
cause none had a belt in the back, 
Cantor and Opp started measuring 
Hearn for a made-to-order suit. 
Hearn is on the measuring sta d. 
He is yanked oft! and pulled back to 
it, It Is kicked from under him, and 
besides tlie kicks from under as 
cued. Cantor put in a couple of ex- 
tras that caught Hearn oflf-guard. 
He did some lively work to hold his 
balance. 

Cantor Is not so forte on songs 
this time, but his usual brand Is not 
missed because he overbalances 
with the laughs. But it sounds as 
though Cantor was not over careful 
in selection. His best Monday even- 
ing was "Don't," and best through 
that being more suited to his style 
than the rest. He seems to alter- 
nate nightly between Yiddish Mam- 
my ' and "Don't" as his star num- 
bers for the Cantor einglng special- 
ty. The opening night he sang 
"Yiddish Mammy." getting It away 
over. Monday night it was "Don't 
(Stop— Loving Me Now"), holding 
up tho performance until he re- 
turned to the stag^ after Mr. Mur- 
ray and Mi.ss Wilson had com- 
menced a duet. He made a short 
speech of appreciation and told a 
couple of gags. One was about re- 
turning to his Mt. Vernon home 
early in the morning, reading the 
paper until the family awakened 
and hearing his seven-year-old 
daughter call upstairs: "Mama, that 
man Is here again" (apropos of 
traveling on the road). 

The start of the performance is a 
prolog with Nell Carrington as a 
smart ushercss. Teddy Webb as a 
confirmed theatregoer and his wife 
(Betty Fitch). They speak of the 
performance of the evening, "Make 
It Snappy." The man wants to 
know who Is the star. The usher 
saysi: "Eddie Cantor, a blackface 
comedian." The wife comments: 
"Oh, I liko that. Now Wo will hear 
some of those darky tunes," to 
which her husband answers: "All 
the blackface comedians I have seen 
of late talk Jewish.*' 

There is a large quantity of Yid- 
dish stuff In the performance, most- 
ly by Cantor, who plays the cop, 
tailor, taxi driver and Sheik with a 
Yiddish accent. The finish of the 
taxlcab scene Is all Yiddish, with 
a newsboy crossing the stage offer- 
ing "The Dearborn Independent" for 
sale, whereupon the three men run 
him Into the wings. 

Miss Halperln's entrance Is In a 
modiste shop scene. She Is an- 
nounced as "Kiki." It Is an Ulric 
number, but In dressing only. Miss 
Halperin sings "Cheeky Kiki," a fly 
and as wise a lyric as the town has 
heard in years. It just goes so far. 
Another nearly up to it was "The 
Flapper," while Miss Halperln's 
third was done In the costume of 
Catherine ("Czarina" — Doris Keano), 
but no reference was made, so it 
could not be accepted as an Imper- 
sonation, more the number dress- 
ing with the song called "He Was 
the Only Man I Ever Loved." It 
carried a bit of business at the end 
that won a laugh, and also It wa.=< 
risky, satirical of the subject as 
commonly understood through the 
renewed notoriety Catherine hag 
been receiving this season In the 
sweet plays of dirty Broadway. Tho 
first and third songs w<'re written 
for Miss Halperin by William li. 
TYiedlander, the second by Mr. 
Atteridgo, with music by Joan 
Schwartz, who al.so wrote the re- 
mainder of tho Hooro. 'ihe P'rifd- 
lirulcrs were the only interpola- 
tions. 

"Make It Snappy^ was run In a 
snappy fashion. But one encore 
wa.s porniitt«d during tho ev<iiing. 
Tlie l>«st rnimhor of tho Sfore was 
"liovable Eyos," employed to close 
the fir-st <>t the two a'ts, that 
claimed to havo li? .soenos. An early 
hit was gotten by GcorKie Hale, a 
dancer with n. routine that could be 
cut in half. BesidoM that ho was on 
fa.' too early. One of the best in his 
class, this boy could have taken 
("ervthifig in .sight later with half 
his twisting steps. Two of Miss 
Halporin's songs nearly held up the 
performance. "A Bouquet of G1lU!1 



revealed the chorus handsomely 
dressed, and in this number ihey 
really looked pretty. It was led by 
John Byam. Mr. Murray's voice 
was In fettle and he did all or his 
.songs extremely well. Tot Qual- 
ters was startling In a "Humor- 
esque" version. She wore plain 
tights without adornment, a real 
union suit that told everything. The 
only thing Miss Qualters missed in 
it was the runway. That has been 
reinstalled down the center of the 
orchestra and was in use a couple 
of times. Dolly Hackett looked her 
prettiest in the "Lovable Eyes" 
finale; Conchita Plquer had a couple 
of chances. Improving each one and 
nearly running away with the first 
act finale. 

Lew Hearn Is no mean second to 
Cantor in this show. Mr. Hearn has 
never done anything better, and he 
has been doing fine worlc right along 
since with the Shuberts. Joe Opp 
handled himself nicely In straight 
roles and manhandled Cantor when- 
ever the business called for It. Mar- 
garet Wil.son Is a good-looking girl 
with a voice not built for the Gar- 
den: Muriel DeForest is another 
looker, oven if .she doesn't danco the 
imitation of Ann Penningt^^n an- 
nounced for her. The Slayman Arabs 
are in the desert scene with one of 
the boys showing a new trick. 

There remains in the performance 
two or three useless and heavy 
numbers that are dressy but little 
else. The choristers are pretty ac- 
tive and the swift style of running 
covers up some minor defects. 

Allan K. Foster staged the dances 
He leaned somewhat toward en.sem- 
blo work, getting one good effect In 
a single kicking line of about 12 
girls. J. C. Huffman staged the 
show, with Cora MacGeachy de- 
signing the costumes. At one time 
Miss MacGeachy was looked upon 
as a Ziegfeld fixture In that depart- 
ment. "The clothes were made by 
Anna Spancer, Inc., also again prov- 
ing the benefit of combining, 
whether In booking or pooling. 
Hammer, Arlington and Vanity 
Fair were also in on tho costuming, 
while Miller supplied the shoes and 
Nat Lewis the furnishings. Each 
of them can go on a vacation. 

The Garden changed back to 
musical comedy from vaudeville 
without visible difficulty, showing 
that the transition for a hit Is al- 
ways feasible. They used to ask 
where the National was — then "The 
Cat and Canary'' opened there. 

Sime, 



riousness and no apology to realism, 
everything being sacrified to laughs 
—and then the laughs came mostly 
despite the script, teased out by the 
work of tho two notabh's In this as- 
semblage of plain humans. 

The first act Is ludicrously ridic- 
ulous. Miss Rambeau. as an ex- 
hargain-basement saleswoman, talks 
like no known species of living 
thing — a hick of the sort they used 
to write songs about and call them 
"Bowery types." Chlmmle Fadden 
was a polished blood In comparison. 
In the second she Is beginning to 
get "culture." and she makes her- 
self Just a little more vulgar than 
she was In the first. In the third 
she Is a real lady, so real that she 
seems fitting opposite a true sUly- 
ass Britisher, tho nobleman — she is 
a lady If he Is a duke. She gates 
him at the end and goes back to the 
plugger — silly and beyond any 
plausible stretch of Imagination. 

If Miss Kambeau suffered, as she 
must have, she never let It b« 
known. She gave herself to her 
part as though It were a "Chorus 
Lady" or "Mrs. Windermere's Fan." 
The tin-can tommyrot and the pue- 
rile poppycock that had been thrown 
to her she tossed back bediamoned. - 
.For those who love Miss Ram- 
beau, this Is perhaps tho greatest 
chance ever to see her, for It Is a 
Rambeau banquet, almost entirely 
a "single" in three scenes and three 
scales. 

For those who want something 
nourishing In the way of an idea 
or a plot, not to mention a theme, 
"The Goldfish" will be found as 
bare and watery as that aimless 
creature after which It Is named, 
and which swims and puffs and 
shines and spins and never gets 
anywhere. 

The Shuberts have done their 
duty and Miss Rambeau and Mr. 
Lackaye have done far more than 
that toward a piffling thought 
couched In Incredible verbiage and 
impossible play progression. If Miss 
Rambeau couldn't make a go of It In 
mid -season with "Daddy Qoe« 
A-Huntlng,- a sane, thrilling, hu- 
man document, she will scarcely 
prolong a stay In this witless and 
shiftless Sunday-comic-strlp stuff. 

Lait, 



THE GOLD FISH 

Mai?notta Lucille I.a Verne 

Amelia Pugsley Norma Mitchell 

Jenny Marjorie Rambeau 

Jim Wetherby Wilfred I.ytell 

Count .StanlBlauii Nevskl. ..Wilton I^nckaye 

Herman Krausa lien Hendricks 

Ellen Uhy Derby 

Pasimer John De Kllva 

llnmilton J. I'ow#r Robert T. Halnon 

Wilton John Robb 

The Duke of Middlesex Dennla Cloutfhs 



It Is thrilling to sit from 8.45 un- 
til 11.15 with two brief breathing 
interims and see one frail girl hold 
a houseful of people, gathered from 
all walks of life, in the grip of her 
magnetism. Marjorie Rambeau does 
it at the Maxine Elliott, without as- 
sistance of any author and with co- 
operation only from one other being, 
that grand silk-lined actor, Wilton 
Lackaye. 

Only when Mr. Lackeye Is on Is 
there any support, though the rest 
of the cast acquits It.self with pro- 
fessional skill; for this Is not a play. 
It Is an Incoherent melange of farce 
bits In three keys. and. as has al- 
ways been the case with such ma- 
terial, only personality counts. And 
Miss Rambeau has just a little moro 
than was ever before realized in 
even her brilliant career, and Mr. 
Lackaye, of course, possesses It also. 

That leaves these two naturally 
gifted artists all alone. The others 
are only capable players, doing their 
lines and their business; and, since 
their lines rarely make sense ami 
never reach under the skin, and 
their business Is such as a director 
"puts In" and not such as may <:oitM' 
of an Inspired eye, an eloquent hand. 
a gesture of genius, the entertain- 
ment is stripped to entrancement 
by Miss Rambeau and Intriguing by 
Mr. Lackaye. 

Gladys linger Is credited with 
this comedy, and she mentions that 
It Is adapted from the French (no 
title named) by Armont and Ger- 
bidon. The Shuberts present the 
vehicle and they have staged it 
nobly. The third act Is little short 
of wizardry in presentation of a 
truly swagger home, distinguished 
with exactly the breeding It aims to 
project. Th second act, a more 
garish Riverside drive apartment, 
is as true to type; the first is a 
typical east side flat, with the grass 
rugs and the porch furniture. 

And the furniture and the fittings 
about tell the blury, if tliere Is a 
story — tell it bettor than tho lines 
attempt to. It Is the tale of the 
girl with looks married first to a 
song plugger, second to tho manar*r 
of a [)lant, third to the owner of it 
and :i dozen more, next sidling up to 
a duke. It is very liko "iJack I'ay," 
excei)t that the marrla^ps are m;ir- 
ringe.s, th(iUgh that lots thom out. 

Tho goldlKsh allusion Is In an 
.inrooment she has with hor fir.t 
husband, tho $35 -a- week warbler, a 
treaty that when cither gets ready 
to "blow" to present the other with 
a goldfish. After Home ha|)i)iness 
and lots of battling they tinb;>g their 
goldfishes mutually and himulta- 
neously. It is done with little uc- 



HOPPER FUNMAKERS 

"Some Party" Is the name of th» 
"revueslcal entertainment" which 
took to the boards at Jolson's Sat- 
urday night (April 16), offered by 
De Wolf Hopper's "Funmakers." 
That Is the group of players banded ' 
together on the commonwealth plan 
and playing the house on terms. It 
Is a materialization of a partial 
trend notod for co-operative pro- 
duction on Broadway. The Shu- 
berts had In mind a new "Passlnir 
Show" for the house, but the bad 
business that arrived with Lent 
caused a change of plans, and with 
no succeeding attraction In sight 
Hopper's plan was accepted. 

Naturally, a production flash wag 
not expected. Tho show follows the 
lines of club entertainment, that of 
last summer's "All-Star Idlers" 
being something of a comparison. 
That was a group cf .ay-offa" from 
tho Lambs and Green Room Club. 
"Some Party," however, is quite dif- 
ferent In that Its cast holds nearly 
as many feminine artists as men. 
The latter appear to be entirely a 
Lambs Club bunch. 

R. H. Burnslde arranged and 
staged Hopper's Idea of the "Fun- 
makcrs" offering. It Is a singing 
show, fashioned by a quartet of 
well-known composers— Silvio Hoin, 
Raymond Hubbell, Percy Wenrlch 
and Gustavo Kcrker. Satire was 
the keynote throughout, operetta, 
grand opera and drama being 
travestied. There were In all nine 
episodes, some amusing and others 
interesting and humorous. Yet 
thore was no particular punch to 
I) I ;o prediction of a run. 

lIof)per's Idea Is comic opera 
a(l;ii)tod to revue style. There was 
actually but one Individual spe- 
cialty (Lew Dockstadcr). the others 
designed for Kroup playing, the 
formula patently applicable to an 
organization wherein all share In 
the profits (except the chorus), and 
as far as possible all are given 
equal opportunity In the entertain- 
ment. The Intelligence with which 
the show ha.«» been gotten together 
is further evidenced In that there 
Is no claim of Its cast being "all 
stars." Many of Its people are well 
known on Broadway, yet not 
counted as stars, and tho absence of 
exaggeration In billing Is credited 
to tho good Judgment of its 
spon.sors. 

Tho opening serves to Introduce 
about 11 of the 20 or so prln^^lpals. 
A drop In one has Herhort Watrous 
and liOuisc Maclclntosh In their 
in»rr'»rv di-^jr-ntj^lng^ Ivrir.Tlly "Where 
Shall' Wo Go Tonight?" Many of 
the curn-nt plays are mentioned In 
tho couple's duet, with the easily 
(liMoornefl ohjoctive, "Why. of cotirst\ 
to Jol.on'.s, where Hopper'.-? Fun- 
milu'r.s," looks Puroflre. While 
William Grant and Jtuth Adilr as 
butler an'l maid go for their wr.ipg, 
tho couple do7e by the fireplnce, 
from wlilch ••riter tho elomf^nfs of 
tlio f.tTt^t. That epi.iodo Is called 
"Jlr-hirid the f>of lies." 

Each charaoter N f,'lven lyrlc.«i, 
tho entire number boing especially 
written and well done. Harry C. 
Browno as Minstrelsy was flr.st. 
De Wolf Hopper In tho royal roboa 
of Comlo Opera followed, he being 



18 



LEGITIMATE 



p:ivcn A warm reception. Nannctto 
Flack, uho sm-ooi'ded Italic Story ,it 
the Hippodrome a st^ison or so ago, 
and who Ig the "FunmakcrH" prima 
donna, nppoarcd as Grand Oi)c*ra. 
Jed I'mudy, last hoard of in th»' 
automobile business, was Musical 
Comtdy. Tragedy in tho robrs of 
Hamlt't was protraycd )>y "William 
Courtloiph. Scott VVrlch wan Com- 
edy. William ]J. Mack was Melo- 
drama. The spirit of VaudcvilU- 
was JifCorson l»c Anprclis. as a song 
and dance n>an who sung that his 
style of rnt<rtainmcju would hv 
popular "whfn Alhto and Locw arc 
dead." Virginia FiitrcUo was the 
spirit of Moving Pictures. Plondo 
and blue-eyed I*rimrose Caryll. 
daughter of the late composer, Ivan 
Carj'll. was the character of rev^e. 
and Sam Ash completed the episode 
as "A Good Friend," meaning suc- 
cess. 

Through the drop was dis- 
closed the male principals making 
up for a minstrel first part, the 
dialog being contributed by George 
V. Hobart, and then "Minstrel 
Days," the somewhat ancient but 
usually sure-fire device for club 
shows, was divulged as the most 
important feature of the first act. 
It was a mixed circle, the chorus 
likewise, none of the girls, however, 
using burnt cork. In addition to 
the principals In the preceding epi- 
sode, Dockstader was on the end. 
as was John E. Ilenshaw. In the 
circle were added Bert Bowlen. John 
Hendricks. John Abbott and George 
Averill, all selected for their voices. 

The opening "l^lts of the Season" 
brought on the feminine principals, 
who took their alternate places in 
the circle. Oqc of the airs of the 
eight musical* .«ihowg represented 
was used for the entrances. Kath- 
ryn Yates as "Marjolaine," Clare 
Carroll was "A Regular (iirl." 
Rena Manning was "Cutie" of "The 
Blue Kitten." Dorothy K Harrigan 
was "For Goodness Sake," Dolly 
Byrnes was "Sally," Primrose Caryil 
represented "Good Morning, Dearie." 
and Virginia Futrelle was "The 
Music Box Revue." 

There were five specialties, led 
off by Sam Ash. who found "In 
Rose Time," a number by Mary 
Earl, excellently suited to him. The 
song drew a big hand. Ash brought 
on a large sign reading "No encores. 
By request of the publishers." but 
he repeated the chorus, neverthe- 
less. De Angelis had "In Yama 
Yama T^and." by Creamer and Lay- 
ton, the colored composers. Herbert 
Watrous, well known to patrons of 
the Strand and other picture pal- 
aces, sung Albert Solman's "Bells 
of the Sea." Wenrich had two 
numbers. "Minstrel Days," being 
sung by John E. Henshaw. and 
"Keep on Building Castles in the 
Air." done by Scott Welch. The 
minstrel section was heavy on the 
Hinging, but light on comedy, few 
laughs being won. 

Harry Browne toyed with a new 
and shiny banjo In one, warbling 
two ditties, the episode bringing on 
four boy dancers. Joined at the close 
with four girls, used in the minstrel 
section for one number. 

"Uncle Tom's Saloon" the fifth 
episode, which completed the first 
part of the show was one of the best 
ideas of the evening, yet It could 
have been worked up to better 
comedy results. Perhaps shortening 
It would help. Hopper as Uncle 
Tom and Sam Ash as little Eva (Ash 
makes a corking girl by the way), 
had two duets, one of which could 
be dropped. The bit Is travestied 
comic opera. The saloon is doing 
bum business, because Uncle Tom is 
too easy with giving credit to his 
customers and I.Awyer Marks (Del 
Anpelis) is about to toss him out for I 
non-payment of the rent. It is 
probably the first time that Simon 
Ixgree has been done as a "nance." 
Scott Welch being Simon, while Jed 
Prouty Is a husky Topsy. DeAngeli.^^ 
said he was a lawyer but switched 
to a vaudeville agent and could offer 
40 weeks with the Shuberts and 
I^ew. He might Increa.se the time, 
with the Shuberts opening up with 
35 weeks next season. The kick of 
the bit came at the finale which had 
five Uncle Toms, five Evas, five 
Topsys and the same number of 
Marks and Legrecs. At the curtain 
through the scrim back Uncle Tom. 
Kv.-x ;ind Topsy were seen trying to 
go to heaven in a Ford. Mein. Hub- 
bell apd the others worked on the 
bit with Hurnside credited with 
treating it wiih synconation. 

Four episodes made up the late 
sectioji of the sliow. The first was 
a dramatic playlet "Among Thieves" 
written by W^illiam Gillette and 
.»jfaged by George M.iriorj. Its cast 
of three did excellent work, though 
the presence of the art was ques- 
tioned by some In a show of this 
kind. The scene is lai<l In Ar'zc»ria. 
where an ex-bank robber, now a 
"lunger" Is being kept in funds nnd 
necessities by one Sta« ey with w'uom 
he turn(<l a trick. A visitor who 
first enacts the role of a deteetivt' 
and later turns out to be Stacty, 
whom the sick man had never seen 
without mask, leads to a melo- 
dramatic situation. William B. 
Miek as .7ini, the "lunger* played 
with the cleverness that has always 
attracted nttc-ntlon to him. Itilly 
Steele as the \l;,itor gave his work 
equal standing and nKiif. P«r'y 
ll.aswell was content with a bit as 
the wife of the sick man. 

A travestied operetta bit on 
"Cavelira Uusticanns" dubbed 'Kus- 
iic Ann" wai* done in one and hardly 



clicked. It was a double sextette 
idea, the girls entering with a 
"Florodora" step. They were 
Misses Car>'ll. Yates, Alice Mc- 
Kenzie, I-'ljtrelle. Caroll and Man- 
ning. The rural bc»ys were Browne, 
Ash, Welch, Hendricks, Bowlen and 
Prouty. 

Lew Dockstader with his specialty 
folIow<d. Hopper started it prop 
alibi about Lew having become dis- 
satisfied and began "Casey at the 
lint," only to be chased off by Dock- 
stader, who was in white face, ec- 
centric rig, plus goloshes and a wire- 
less telephone. It Is the Aaron Hoff- 
man monolog used by the comedian 
in vaudeville this season. It ran 
about the right time, the interlude 
not being over 15 minutes and 
counted all the way. 

"Burning to Sing" or "Singing to 
Burn" was the closing episode. It 
being billed as a satire on "tradional 
grand opera methods." Kerker com- 
posed the score and replaced Anton 
Heindl in the pu to conduct It. 
Burnside wrote the libretto. The ac- 
tion or more properly the warbling 
takes place In an apartment. The 
building is on fire but that cannot 
hurry the operatic stars to depart. 
Hubby starts shaving, wife to primp 
and maid also. And then they do 
not g.>. She stubs her toe and then 
they discover the bird in Its cage. 
Every incident is reason for more 
vocalizing. As Hopper put it, "Well 
sing until we lose our voices.'* The 
firemen arrive and all the guests 
enter too for the curtain. It's a 
humorous but not hilarious bit, with 
some excellent singing, notably the 
quartette work of Hendricks, Prouty, 
Miss Flack and Miss Caryll. 

"Some Party" perhaps is serious 
as a venture for being a common- 
wealth show. If it can draw that 
means at least a modified Income 
during one of the dullest periods 
impending on Broadway. On the 
opening night the show was out at 
11.15 and can be easily cut.. What is 
needed more than anything else Is 
more laughs. lntro<luction of new 
features along such lines should be 
aimed for. There is no pretense to 
outdo regular production and while 
the "Funmakers" is a creditable try. 
Jolson's needs the exceptional to 
pull 'em in. The .scale is $2.50 top, 
Frederick Manatt is the stage man- 
ager. Billy Grant handled the dances, 
Jacques Pierre is the manager. 

Ibec. 



LADY BUG 



Rob»-it Miinninic FUming War.l 

I'aulino M;«nniiiff Lilyan Tashman 

J. «iaude Huthfurd I.ieon Gordon 

Dorc'fhy M<>re<lith Lrila Frost 

Tutwiller Thornton John CumborlHu.l 

Julia Hilda Vaufrhn 

Vlddlarx Denman Maley 

Marion Thornton Marie Nordstrom 

Danlfl Dill Edward Poland 

Cook Ida Fitzhugh 



anda sheet and riotously drunk, and 
the wife accepts the apparition as a 
miracle. It was too far-fetched to 
be funny, particularly since the au- 
dience already had been called upon 
to .swallow too much of buffoonery, 
such as the terror of the girls over 
the men's story that the butler had 
been bitten to death by the mur- 
derer. 

There Is no unity in the company. 
Miss Nordstrom plays her part at a 
killing pace of overemphasis, while 
John Cumberland, opposite her, is 
entirely out of place. To be in the 
picture a comedian would have to be 
nothing short of acrobatic. Cum- 
berland's unctuous humor was lost. 
If they're going to put on a farce that 
calls for an inflated bladder, w^hy not 
use a bladder and be done with it? 
The trouble with the piece Is that 
they disguise a knockabout idea 
with Oscar Wilde epigrams. The 
epigram is cheapened and the 
knockabout is offensive in such com- 
pany. 

The play is talky beyond endur- 
ance. The characters talked tol no 
purpose right up to the end. Even 
the last act was full of interminable 
speeches as a substitute for that 
swift action that should mark the 
approach of 11 o'clock. Probably 
that was the reason for the general 
departure of people from all over 
the lower floor. Mr. Cumberland 
was the only player with any humor. 
Miss Nordstrom talked herself out of 
favor early in the proceedings and 
the other people played mechan- 
ically. 

Philip Klein, son of the late 
Charles Klein, spon.sors the produc- 
tion. Bush. 



THE CHILD OF THE WORLD 

(In Yiddish) ■ 

Efraim Braunstt-in Misch.i C^rnrian 

Frau Jtraunstcin Rt'becca Weintraub 

.'^dolf Falk Anatol Winogradoff 

K» nt»-r l>ucy «?«'rman 

iAhe. a servant Bo»»le Budnik 

Uoland Madame Bertha Kalich 




Frances Nordstrom has essayed 
the impossible in "Lady Bug," a 
farce put forward Monday night at 
the Apollo as a starring vehicle for 
Sister Marie Nordstrom. A high- 
brow farce Is as unthinkable as a 
subtle Mack Sennett comedy. The 
two things won't go togetheV*. 

"Lady Bug" attempts to ."atirize 
the feminine fad for playing with 
profound isms and ologles in a su- 
perficial and frivolous way. Here, 
perhat)s. is material for a subtle 
high comedy. As a farce it is In- 
expressibly dull. It is simply the 
error of using custard pie methods 
to express a delicate comedy idea. 
The slapstick is all right as slap- 
stick and the comedy idea is all 
right as comedy, but the teaming 
destroys them both. 

The play Is done in a strident and 
raucous tone. The end of the second 
of the three acts is the loudest and 
most ineffective scene that has come 
upon the metropolitan stage in a 
Uing time. The fun is forced so hard 
and the players labor so vociferously 
that a deep resentment is engen- 
dered in the auditor. Some of the 
situations are infantile in the last 
degree: the breathless determination 
to be funny creates its own resist- 
ance. No audience can be bullied 
Into laughter by main force of lung 
power. There are limits beyond 
which even a farce may not go in 
the devising of absurd situations. 
There ought to be some semblance 
of plausibility about what happens, 
some faint resemblance to actuality. 
Travesty It.self Is true by its very 
contrnrlness. 

"Lady T?ug" Is not funny because 
all its people are engaged in an ef- 
fort to fool the audience Instead of 
bring fooled themselves. The play 
revolves about tne sltuati(.n of a 
wife who is addicted to "the new 
thought' and who brings released 
convicts to her home to be coddled, 
on the theory that by tlieir sur- 
roundings of pure thoughts and high 
environment they will be cured of 
si)iritual Ills. She brlntrs home and 
in.^talls In the guest room a mail 
supposed fo be ,i despernte crlminnl. 
just reU'Tsed from prison f<>r the 
murdf r of his mother-in-law. 

The Impatient husband prefen«l" 
that the outlaw has murdered the 
butier an«l bribes the butler with 
whiskey and money to disapi)ear. 
\\hen The wife learns of the sup- 
]>osed murder she nnd her wom»n 
fri« nds <!• el.Tre th»ir Intention to 
bring him baek to life by "power of 
tlxuight cone^ntraf ion." This is !hc 
noisy end of ih" second act. wlu n 
Miss Nonlstrom rav»s about the 
stage and acts so vo'iforously that 
one's buck hair vihrate»j as,fnr back- 
as row "R." At the end of the long 
.scene the butler appears In B. V. D.'s 



In presenting Peretz Hlrschbein's 
new play. "The Child of the World." 
at the Irving Place theatre <15th 
street and Irving place). Mme. 
Bertha Kalich has accomplished 
two things. She has finally found 
a vehicle to succeed "The Riddle: 
Woman," and, what Is more im- 
portant, she has revolutionized the 
Yiddish stage. "The Child of the 
World* is as radical a departure 
from Yiddish theatrical standards 
us could be expected. 

Somehow, sometime this reviewer 
in the cour.se of his very occasional 
sojourns into the Yiddish rialto and 
amusement mart harbored the hope 
he would somewhere run across a 
play, acted and written in Yiddish, 
that could be said to confomn with 
American stage standards in pre- 
sentation, setting and direction, and 
that it might have a chance on 
Broadway if translated into English. 
•The Child of the World" is the 
nearest approach yet to that ideal. 
If it was Mme. Kalich's intention 
to do such a thing and let the Eng- 
lish reviewers and . professional 
theatregoers realize it. she has done 
it well. She has engaged John 
Wenger, well known for his stage 
decorations for the Metropolitan 
opera house, the Selwyns, Famous | 
Players et al., to design three, sets 
for the piece. She engaged Gustav 
Blum, director of the E^st-West 
Players (one of the foremost pres- 
ent-day art theatre groups) to 
handle the direction. The result is 
.1 pleasant .'virpfise. 

Leopold Spachner presents the 
piece. Mr. Spachner is Mme. 
Kalich's husband. It Is a three- 
act drama concerning itself with 
the life and loves of two deml- 
mondaines — children of the world. 
Lenter iLucy German) and Roland 
<Mme. Kalich) aro the roving com- 
rades who at the height of their ad. 
venturous career are introduced by 
a mutual acquaintance to Efraim 
liraunstein (Mischa. German), the 
•young" man of 48, an idealist. 
j)hilosopher and maker of childrens' 
toys, which he does not commer- 
cialize but distriVmtej to the many 
children that visit him dally. Their 
joy at receiving these gifts Is more 
than sufficient compensation for 
him. The ensuing plot is simple: 
as a plot it is subservient to char- 
acter, theme and dialog. 

I..enter as ever Is her hardened, 
unfeeling self. Roland, however, 
sensitive to all things, wakes to 
Efraim's superior nualitieq and be- 
comes fascinated of the toy-makers 
<*.od-like qualities. She begs for 
his friendship and consolation. ITe 
finally gives her his Vive. and. real- 
izing she has now attained a world 
of spiritual liliss. after living 
fhronph all sorts of other worlds, 
she sacrifices herself, realizing she 
could never make her Ideal hajipy. 
It is a theme to be likene<l to 
Maet» liinck's best work. The thesis 
is univ^r^al, not limited to time or 
rdace. "The Child of the World " as 
a characterization is symbolic and 
po<:ic i!i delineation. Tlie rej^enera- 
lion of a woman's scarlet soul is a 
fritr theme, yet Mme. K.ilich has 
injected somethinc: Into it that dis- 
finpuisiies it. }T«r sheer mimi'-ry 
is eompelling. Possibl.v no b<'tter 
illu.-t r.ition of tiie < ffectivene.^s of 
the )i.intomime could be desired 
than tlie rcvi» \yer's non-Yiddish 
.'^pou.'^e. who was entranced by the 
star's histrionics which, with the 
assistance of the ]>rinted English 
synop.'^is. carried the story across. 
As .a matter of fact, besides the 
ne .••papermen present, there were 



GRAND GUIGNOL 

Paris, April 10. 

M. Choisy, manager of the famous 
little Grand Guignol, has been called 
on to frame up another show for his 
habitues. He has judiciously dosed 
the program with fun and hoffor. 
The principal item, "La Malson des 
Hommes Vivants," Is adopted by 
Pierre Rehm from the drama of 
Claude Farrere, of the Anne Rad- 
cllff species. Three wretches, sort 
of vampires, prolonff their own mis- 
erable lives by the transfusion of 
blood from victims enticed into the 
lonely country house. An American 
officer is attracted to the place, and 
hearing groans he enters a private 
room, where he discovers a young 
girl, the present larder as it were 
of this gruesome family. The men, 
made aware of the Intruder who has 
Inadvertently learned their secret, 
place the young officer under a spell 
and cause him to wander in the 
dark, whereby he falls down a pit to 
die. Thus his mouth is sealed. 
For those who like the kind of thing 
It is just the kind of thing they 
like. 

Another weary drama is "L'Ombre 
d'une F'leur," by E. M. Liiumann 
and F. Duthuit, portraying the re- 
venge of a Chinaman. He tries to 
smother his unfaithful wife and her 
lover by means of cushions, but a 
servant stabs the Jealous husband. 

"Le Kama Soutra," or "Do Not 
Play with Fire," by Regis Gignoux, 
reveals the ravages of naughty 
books in the hands of a respectable 
family. An illustrated album is left 
behind by a maid servant; it first 
falls Into the hands of a youth and 
his tennis fiirt; then an elderly gent 
idly turns over the leaves and be- 
comes interested, followed by a se- 
date lady, with the result of a 
double love intrigue, all rather risky, 
but told In an amusing style which 
does not shock. "Madame de 
Rhodes, Voyante," by D. Bonnaud 
and T^on Michel, already seen last 
year at the Grand Guignol, is a di- 
verting sketch with wliich to close 
the varied bill. Kcndrew. 



/^ 



Friday, April 21, 1922^ 




OUT OF TOWN 



'Se 



WHISPERING WIRES 



Atlantic City, April 19. 
rright, secretary to Mr. Stoik- 

Maaa 



Ann CatU 

br tu^e «.••••... Ill' 1 1 h;i 

Waltcrii, his butlrr itob-ri Vlvl 

PayHon. a m«n servant (ieorg*' T^ynch 

I^rls Ptockbrldge Rt'Kinu Wallac* 

MontKomery Stockbrldge. . .Stf-phi-n Wrlcht 

Ilarry Mc(;iil Rkhard lUirbM 

Jamea Bennett, Mr. Stockbridgefi Uwyer 

_ Wm. T. Hay 
Drew, of Drew'* Detective Aicfncy . 

M< Kay .Vlorrit 

D«ianey. of the same Ti>Uo WeM> 

Jackson, of the sauM John HtokM 

The Trouble Hunter from the T»ln.h..ne 

Company Malcolm I); 

Jeanette, Miss Stockbrldge's maid. 

tJaty Fl«onr 



-ncas 



This 
plays." 
Wires." 
vention 
der in 
course 



i.s 



the season of 'mystery 

Therefore "Whispering' 

wherein Is involved the in- 

of a crook to commit mur- 

most unseemly manner. Of 

it is a bit melod.'amatic 



'MERRY WIVIS" IN FRENCH 



April 10. 

Wives of 

three acts 

l^ymond 

the Odeon 



Pari.s, 
Shakespeare's **Merry 
Windsor," adapted into 
and .Ave tableaux by 
Genty, was produced at 
(where Genty ably fultills the func- 
tions of secretary) by Firmin 
Gemier last week. The adapter has 
taken a few liberties with the origi- 
nal text, but this new French ver- 
sion, billed as "Les Toyeuse Com- 
mrt-es de W^indsor." is not without 
interest. Asselin holds the role of 
Falstaff; Mme. Paule Andral is a 
merry Mistress Page, and Renee 
Pierny an excellent Mrs. Ford. 

The same week the Opera revived 
Verdi's "Falstaff," the Italian script 
I being compiled from Shakespeare 
by Boito. and now converted Into 
French by Solanges. The classical 
musical comedy of Verdi Is con- 
ducted by Arture Vigna. It was 
first created in Milan in 1893, and 
first seen in Paris In 1894, when 
Verdi personally conducted at the 
Opera Comlque for the premiere. 
M. Iluberty holds the title role. 

Kendrew. 



several .lelghbors who were any- 
thing but of the tribe of Israel. 

Mme. Kalich will Introduce the 
piece to Broadway next season. Mr. 
Blum will probably adapt it for the 
English stage. It might be added 
here4h,at the star would not err any 
in retaining some of her present all- 
Yiddish cast. They were perfect. 
Bebecca Welntraub as the mother 
brings to the Yiddish stage a type 
of stage mater that is far more 
effective than the turbulent charac- 
terizations of yore. Mischa German 
in the leading male role is a finished 
performer. On appearance and 
stage presence he suffers nothing In 
comparison with some of our Amer- 
ican mal(> lead.s. 

John Wenger designed 
for the four acts, the 
fourth being alike. They 
terlors — the living room 



and a bit of a thriller, but most of 
all it Is simply a play wherein there 
is something hidden and :ou are 
asked to guess at the author's pace 
as to the solution. The piece opened 
at the Apollo Monday. Kate L. 
McT^urin wrotp it. 

Thereby "Whispering Wires" dif. 
fers from some other plays that do 
not stop at asking, but "maiie" you 
guess. If it lacks the urge, it does 
not lack the plot, which i.s plainly 
spoken without climaxes and with- 
out situations that call for pc;\sist- 
ent attention. It Is plainly, patently 
told throughout with the excfDtion 
of the final solution, for whivh no 
exceeding keenness is asked. 

It is this lack of theatrical bal- 
ance, this noticeable minus <niallty 
of the growing grip of tf»n.'4io,i. that 
makes "Whispering Wires" need 
theatrical doctoring of the kind that 
often puts over a big succt h from 
fertile soil. 

The story deals with taroits on 
the life of a crabby old millionaire 
and his daughter. The efforts to 
solve the mystery and the erocution 
of a part of the threat are the stage 
thrills, if such they can be called. 

The play enjoys some pin inly ex- 
cellent perfunctory actin^r by Bertha 
Mann as a secretary to the million- 
aire, some effective moments by 
Regina Wallace, a clever French 
maid's bit handled by Gabv 
and the presence of Richard 
and McKay Morris. 

It is they who have patterned 
much of this fabric after the man- 
ner of "Bulldog Drummond" (refer- 
ence being made to the New York 
version, not that seen her*»). 

SrJicucr. 



Fleury 
Bar bee 



IT PAYS TO SMILE 

Chicago, April 19. 

51^1^ "Ta'^^ot Dom Harrinittwi 

Pinto IVkk . Henry Crosby 

Sebastian MHrkheim Orln T Purke 

Freeflom Taibot May Robaon 

Alicia PeKir Marrar«>t Itoroufh 

ConnteAs Veruchio Edith Conrad 

nuke Dl MontivcntJ Russell Hicks 

JJ »'^er Lester Wallaoa 

Facheco Joseph raird 



three sets 

third and 

' are all In- 

of Kfraim's 



household, his workshop and Roland 
and Lenter's hotel suite. They are 
of the typical Wenger style, simple 
and imprcsaionistic. 

r.liim's staging has brought a 
style of direction new to the Yid- 
di.-jh stage. He has insisted on 
moderation, modulation and seren- 
ity. Nothing exaggerated is per- 
mitted to creep in excepting where 
I plausibly necessary. That the Yid- 
dish theatregoers appreciate this Is 
best attested by the management. 
.Mr. Spa<>hner avers the first week's 
business is near $10,000. which is 
oajiacity for the Irving IMace the- 
atre at a $2 top. There is an ad- 
vance sale of $1.1,000 for the coming 
wetk. according to him. Which 
lH>ssilily explains Mme. Kalich'.** 
t» mporary abaniloiiment tj|f a conph" 
of pl«ccs shelhad in view for Eng- 
lish t>roduclion. 

'•The Child of the World' will 
stay another three weeks downtown. 
It is worth a visit from uptown 
theatregoers. Abel. 



After wearing the so-called rough 
edges ofr, "It Pays to Smile." th« 
comedy drama based on the Satur- 
day Evening Post story of the sam* 
name by Nina Wilcox Putnam an4 
dramatized by Ethel Watts Mum- 
ford, came to the Olympic for Its 
initial metropolitan showing. As 
printed in the Post the story was a 
stirring romance, full of Io\ e and 
dark deeds and given an amusing 
veneer by the presence of a steri^ 
spinster from Boston who had an 
amazing desire for adventure. 

But the least said of the stage 
version the better, for it was trans- 
formed into a muddle of farce and 
melodrama for no conceivable rea- 
son other than probably to give Miss 
Robson, the star, an opportunity to 
shine as a comedienne. Her liumor 
con.sists in fidgeting and fiouncing 
about as the severe Boston lady of 
Puritan ancestry. She gets some 
hard liquor mixed In her ginger ale 
by mistake, and this opens thn way 
for a lot of grotesque comedy which 
is foreign to the Wilcox story. With 
what Is left of the original tale she 
involves herself In kindly adjust- 
ment of a love affair between A 
husky California heiress, whose 
companion she becomes, and an 
Italian duke, who is accused of being 
a thief, but turns out to be a rnartyr 
to a cause of art and patrintisin. 
Some sprightly incidents tninsriire. 
with patho.>», humor and a touch of 
real melodrama interwoven, but 
there appears to b*» nothing that can 
.«<afely place this Pitou vehi<Ie for 
Miss Itobson's on a sound and sub- 
stantial base. 

Miss Robson. of course, has- a fol- 
lowing, and as long as they se*- her 
portray the sweet role of the woman 
of Puritan antecedents who ii^^*''Jf 
that "It Pavs to Smile," they wl'l be 
.satisfied with the piece. They may. 
however, find it rather dUllcult to sit 
thioimh two and a half ho'ir-^ or 
muddled f.'irce and melodrama at- 
tempt ing'to decir»hcr it.-^ meaning- 

The balance of the cast. in<l.\'«hi- 
ally and collectively, supplieil . ^' t^^' 
diocre acting as has b'^eii s^'" )»' re- 
abouts. They do not scrtn lo h^y<^ 
any conception of natural <liaiae- 
terizatlon. They appear to f • • ' 
since the story is of a wild mid 
bridled nature they must us* 
and vehemence. ^'"^ 



that 
un- 

op. ] 1 



JTriday. Api 

YARlETrS SAN FRANCISCO OFPICBt 




an jf rantisico 



19 



PANTAGES THEATRE BUILDING 



PREACHERPUNISHED 

' ^ R.voktd for SponiorJufl 

^ Los Angelei. April !•. 

-^au»e he officiated at dance hall 
^^e ceremonies for "amuae- 
^^L^ses. Rer. K. K. Allen. 
??Uche'?of the Methodist Epla- 
S^^urch. has been deprived of 
Sf^Lichlng license. Rev. W. L. 
JS^Tnt secretary of the District 
SSS^nce of the church, made the 
?!^ncement following: action tak- 
T^n Bernandino at the meet- 
fL of the District Conference. It 
iTr^oorted that the conference del- 
iates both lay and clerical, were 
Stnliously in favor of depriving 
rTclcrfyman of his license, in ad- 
ilUon as "chaplain" of the dance 
hill he is alleged to have baptised 
infants and even conducted funeral 

lervices. 

the conference did not bring 
character charge.^, but did express 
tbe opinion that "any member act- 
ug s9 an adjunct to a dance hall 
^n» creating a mockery.' The 
dtnoe hill in which the clergyman 
iMtformed the ceiemoniej; is located 
la the heart of the city here. It 
had advertised the marriages many 
days Before holding thorn, usually 
getting capacity attendance from 
curioaity seekers v.ho were prcs?nt 
to tt9 the "phow. " an:l not even 
con idcrinj the dance. 



H3W MOROSCO DFAL 

fan Francisco, April 10. 

Irving AcUerman of Atkcrman & 

Harris, repro; ontinp: the Marcu:? 

lioew Interests her«^. left for Lo.i 

>nseles Ispt week to c!ob:» a deal 



production house. 

Morocco was here two v.'ceks aTO 
with bi^ new bride (th? former 
'Selma Paley). and during his Rtay 
bought in on the loare of the Cen- 
uiry theater, which, after .luly 9 
ntit. will be known as the Aforosco 
theatre and will hou?e a restdftit 
fjtock. company to produce brand- 
MW plflvm.^ 

The CarJno las hcon dar!c since 
^Vl!l Kinj clo.:od after a three years' 
ciurasemcnt pre.'-.entinj: musical 
shows. 



9U0H WARD'S PLANS 

San rranclsco, April If. 

Bn route to London, Hugh Ward 
of Hugh Ward Theatres. Ltd.. ar- 
rived here last week from Australia 
and stayed three days before de- 
parting for the east, via Los An- 
geles. He was accompanied by his 
19 -year-old son, Melvourne. On the 
trip to London he will also have in 
his party Ben Fuller, Jr., who goes 
along as secretary of Ward. 

In an interview here. Ward de- 
clared that his reason for leaving 
the Williamsons, Ltd., was due to 
the attitude of many directors in 
the concern demanding a more act- 
ive part In the running of the the- 
atrical aflfairs and thus hampering 
Ward's own activities. 

Hla present venture in which the 
Fullers are interested with him is 
to be on an elaborate scale. 

The Hugh Ward Theatres. Ltd.. 
Is to have 23 houses as against the 
14 controlled by the Williamsons. 
These theatres will be devoted to 
presenting legitimate attractions 
and f^tock organizations. The firm 
also is planning to erect a i:cvv the- 
atre ill Sydney on whioli it is ex- 
pected construction will start In 
about two months. 

Ward says lie also is a.«-suciated 
with Mme. Melha in hrinf^jing con- 
cert itar.s to Australia for tours 
under the managenjcnt of the new 
concrr.i. 



OBITUARY 



6ALLI-CTOCI TINDS JEWELS 

Loi Angeles. April 19. 
After the dailies had carried stor- 
ies across the front pages telling 
•( the two fashionably attired 
woman-thieveo who had robbed 
GalU-Curci of jewels valued at over 
W5.W0 and following the State-wide 
mrch by otTicers for the treasure, 
the diva was presented with her 
property by Warren J. Shcpard. a 
truck driver, who foutid the Jewels 
lying In the center of the highway 
sear San Juan Saplstrano. They 
■we^ in a, case and had not been 
ttpched by human hands. It Is a 
certainty now that the diva lost 
th«« while ridinff to fill a concert 
engagement. A small ruby and dia- 
tt<*id ring Ir, reported to be missing. 
TWe police 1 elieve it fell from the 
e»se in the drop on the highway. 



JK. ORPHEUM'S TIME-TABLE 

Los Angeles, April 19. 
A time srhedulo placed in the 
center of the lobby at the now Ju- 
nH»rOrphcum here is the .'subject of 
^■Wch comment around the locul 
■how houses. Manager Ben Pia/.za. 
Jho 18 rej<ponsibIe for this innova- 
wo« on the Coast, u.-.ed a .'^imlilar 
J'me table when in New Orlcani at 
jf*/^8"J'^r Orpheu.n house. The 
ItS "*• ^'''^aeo. Is also cred- 

J« wjth a similar poster, but Mr. 
rnnt^^** ^^"^^^ '3 so simple and yet 
wqvlncing that other showmen out 

ato'^^^' ^''" l^J'ohably follow with 
XtTi^ ^['^^-t''i'>I<'- liosides the pos- 
loi*K ^^^^y- ^^^ Junior is using 
^"^ throe sheets all over town. 

Orohenm .""^ ^^'^ ^''^t that the .Junior 

^^nt^K^n^i^'^^ ^^'nts top price. 
«>nUMui»l »o '^'^^ acrcss the street, 
"uiues to maintain a T.-i-cent top. 




''^n«'ni| a i>„ WerUH in 
**« NNV KOirTIIKRN 



CALIFORNIA 

MEIKLEJOHN 
, and DUNN 

J"*" I'l.uir i?.^'''. '"'''' "^ ""■ '^^ *'>«• C-.nisf 

'' MalV'T'' **' ■•'"«"™» ronrti-v 
AnrrltM li » Han 



CHICA3C OPEBA»S BAD SEASON 

San I'rancisco. April ID. 
The fca.son of the Chicago (Jvat.d 
Opera Cc». hc«re this year lias not 
been a su«cess. as evidenced last 
week wlun Selby OppenSielmer. 
manager, announced Ciat the guar 



doiicii was not made pu 
Oppenheim said that it could not 
be deterrmined until an -uiditing of 
the accounts had been completed. 

The failure of the Chie^j»o Grand 
Openi Co. to attract the expected 
amount of receipts is blamed upon 
aeveral causes, amons: them being 
tht* une::nected illness of Mary (Jar- 
den ar.d the proximity of the Lenten 
aoa.'on. 



LEVEY'S NEW HOUSES 

San Francisco. April 19. 
BooUIn;?.'^ of every theatre con- 
trolled by the We!<t Coa.«;t Amuse- 
ment Co., owned by Sol Less.'^r. 
Gore brothers and Itamlsh, have 
been taken over by the Bert I^evey 
Vaudeville Circuit. This adds a 
number of new houses to the Levey 
chain, giving him the Strand and 
Tivoli in Los Angeles and a house 
in Bakerslield, Taft, Pomona, An- 
heim. Ocean I'ark and other towns 
in the f^outhern part of the state. 



HARRY VOKES 

Harry Yokes, of Ward and V<'kes 
for 20 years, died at the General 
hospital, Lynn, Mass., Saturday. 
April 15. Death resulted from burns 
received In an explosion In the Bea- 
con OH Co. In Everett, Mass., where 
Yokes had been employed for some 
time as a pump tender. Harry 
Yokes was 56 years old. He entered 
the show business at the age of 10, 
playing with the Vokea F'amily as 
a clown, with one of the early cir- 
cus aggregation^! 

He formed a partnership with 
"Hap* Ward in 1886, the team play- 
ing the variety houses of the period, 
doing a knockabout acrobatic com- 
edy turn at first and developing the 
tramp specialty they made famous 
about 1892. Ward and Yokes grad- 
uated from variety a couple of years 
later, starring in a series of musical 
farces under the management of 
Stair & Havlin, becoming fixlure:s 
in the pop priced field. 

The farces they starred in in- 
cluded -A Hun on the Bank * ' Thi' 
CJovernori:," 'Pair of Pinks" and 
•Floor Walkers." The team .se[»- 
arated in 1908, "Hap" Ward retir- 
ing ta enter the hotel business, and 
\'okes continuing on the stage. 

Mr. Yokci" most recent appear- 
ance in theatricals was in vaude- 
ville with Jimmy Hughes In 19ir.. 
Vo'ces retired from theatrical ac- 
tivity in 1918, He was married ta 
Marjraret DaU' in 1893, She died ii 
lOOS. Mr. Yokes v.'as married to 
Marie Francis in 1914. He leives 
two children by h's second wif«'. 
Harry, four ,anJ Thomas, thre '. 
Funeral services v/ere held at tiic 
Immaculate Conception church at 
Fverett, Monday, a reotiiem high 
masH being cele'>rated. Burial \*as 
at Holy Cross c.^metery. Kvi»rctt. 
AprU 17. 

WALTER GUMBLE 

Waller (Jumble. r,8 years of age, 
died suddenly Thursday morning. 
April 1^. in his apartment at the 
Hotel Monterey after an acute heart 
attack. His wife, Florei.ce Gumble. 
was with him at the time of bin 
death. He is survived by his mother, 
two brothers. lAose (professional 
manager of J. H. Remick & Co.). 
Albert (a composer with the ramo 
publishing house) and one flitter. 

Walter flumble's death came as a 



distinct 8hock to his legion of 
friends. At 2 o'clock Thursday morn- 
ing he left the Friars' -Club, of which 
he was a member for many years, 
apparently in the best of health. 
About 3 a. m. he was stricken with 
a hemorrhage, death following im- 
mediately. 

For the past twelve years he was 
attached to the advertinlng ftaff of 
Yariety. He cam«<o this paper from 
the music house of Shapiro-Bern- 
stein, where he was engaged in the 
professional department. He had 
had some previous newspape*- ex- 
perience on the "Flvenlng Mail." 
Walter was intimately acquainted 
with practically every act in vaude- 
ville and made friends easily 
throUf^h a personality and a humor- 
ous temperament nothing short of 
magnetic. While never of a rugged 
physique, he seldom complained of 
illness, and but several months a^o 
recovered from an attack of do'ible 
pneumonia. Ho was particularly 
fend of outdoor sports, but never in- 
dulged in them because of his heart. 
He was married a few years ago to 
Flossie Brooks, who v\as at the time 
employed in a music house. There 
are no children. The 
ices were attended by 
(•ring of intimate fri 



hi.; two daughters, playing for many 
B0.i.=5ons until rer«^ntly. 

Funeral services were holt! April 
16 from Jovil iTr.s Chapel, 161 North 
Michigan avenue, and more th.in 
50.000 iK-rsons hi»\ired around the 
chapel. Burial, which was private, 
took place at the Oakvvood ceme- 
tery April 17. which date, had Anson 
lived, he would have celebj.itej his 
70th birthday. 



funeral jerv- 
a larr.e eath- 
nds. 



ORPHEUM 

San Francisco. April 19. 

Jo.'iephine Yictor and Co. in "Juliet 
and Komeo" headlined pleasing and 
well-balanced bill. The act and 
Miss Yictor being new to San Fran- 
cisco found much favor. Hartley 
Powers and the supporting players 
provide capable work. William Sea- 
bury and Co., only holdover, repeated 
previous \vcek's hit. 

P.ert Howard, with a foolish ex- 
pression similar to that of .lim Mor- 
ton's, scored the hit of the bill. His 
smart cracks between piano selec- 
tions made them laugh, with the 
piano sure-fire. Silver. Duval and 
Kirhy offered good fun that was rel- 
ished. Miss Duval does an excellent 
straight for her comedian partners. 
A ballad used by the tall chap 
soore<l heavily. 

Dainty Marie, with a pleasing ap- 
pearance and much slighter in build, 
started daintily with an old-f;ush- 
ioned number and worked in some 
new chatter in conjunction with her 



CAPT. ADRIAN C. ANSON 

Capt. Adrian C. Anson, known as 
' Po|). • and one of the foremo.st 
figures in baseball, ded at the St. 
Luke's hospital, Chicago. April 14, 
foUowiu^; an operation for glandular 
troul>le. Captain Anson was 70 
year.; old. The names of Anson and 
t'a.^eball were synonymous, as ii 
was he. back In 1870, who started 
to bring baseball through its in- 
fancy atid place it on the major 
Ic igue basis. An:;on in the late 70s 
and in the 80s made two foreign tours 
with baseball teams and won inter- 
national recognition of the game. He 
w.is tho manager and leader of the 
Chicago Whit'.' Stockings for 22 
.'.ears. During tho y^ears Anson was 
v.ith the Chicago club he partlcl- 
■^ated in 2.250 games, knocked 3.013 
hits and Lcored 1.665 runs, with a 
batting average of .237. Ili.s best 
ye:ir was in 1887, when he batted 
.421 In 122 games. 

After retiring from baseball. Cap- 
tain Anson entered vaudeville with 



LEE TANTON 

Lee Tanton, a former dancing 
partner of Joan Sawyer and recently 
appearing at the Hotel Ambassador 
with Kitty Phelps, died April 18 at 
his home in New York city. He was 
22 years old and ' ad been ccnnected 
with the army in France during the 
war. An attack of chlorine and mun> 
tard gas at that time was given as 
one of the indirect causes of his 
death. 

J. N. RENTFROW 

J. N. Rentfrow, manager and 
owner of Kentfrow's "Jolly Path- 
finders" died April S in Snyder, Tex., 
from pneumonia. The deceased was 
one of the pioneer repertoire show 
managers, having operated his own 
c.npany for 45 years. He is sur- 
vived by four children. 



DANIEL CRIMMIN8 

Daniel Crimmins, stage manager 
of tho Empire. Lawrence, Mass.. 
died of heart failure April 4. The 
deceased was a member of the Law- 
rence lodge. No. 65, B. P. O. K., the 
Stage Hands' Union and the For- 
esters of America. His widow, son, 
brother and three sisters survive. 



liott scored a hit next to closing. 
Miss La Tour's pep in song and 
nut work, combined with lilliott's 
comedy, proved popular. Josselyn 
and Turner, mixed team, with chat- 
ter, music and dancing, carried the 
show along In good style. Billy 
Barlow monologiied and kidded suc- 
cessfully in the No. 2 spot. The 
extemporaneous songs met with the 
usual approval. Dennis Brothers on 
the revolving ladder proved enjoy- 
able opener. Josciths. 




lt-|l<ll. XJ,>11H'^ .....v»i. ...--.. w. .... .-. 

lishman and humorous comedy drew 
riotous laugh.s. Smythe does a cap- 
able straight and di.splays good 
voice, l-'ortl and CiinninRham. No. 



numbers, won the audience imme 
diately. His gags secured laughs 
and the nifty stepping cinched a hit. 
Daniels and' Walters were a su<'- 
cess from the start, the comedy bits 
registering solidly. Cortez Sisters, 
with comedy between vocal num- 
bers, started the bill cleverly. Nor- 
ri.s' Babboons and Collies held the 
attention in the closing position. 

Joacphs. 



HARRY PEARCE 

•Inrry Pcarce, a dancer with the 
vaua*-*llle act, "Two Little Pals," 
died April 9 in Seattle, following an 
operation. He was 29 years old and 
is survived by mother and a sister. 
Pearce appeared at one time at the 
Winter Garden, New York, and in 
Europe with Toby Claude. 



MARTIN FREEBERTHYSER 

Martin Freeberthyser, claimed to 
be the last of the once famous Swisa 
bell ringers, died In St. Louis last 
week. He was 89 years old. The 
Freeberthyser family came from 
Switzerland in 1848 and toured the 
country several times, gaining much 
fame as original musicians. 




and lot the tjbiiple down liKlitly. 

Alex PaU.v| 'secureil appn-ci.it jon 
for cle\»'r upside down juKKbi'U and 
head work on the stairs, the latt.-r 
j creating gasps. " Josc/i/rs. 

HIPPODROME 

San l'i.iii<is< o. April l;». 

Tuin McKay's Keviie stood out 
.sliongl.N as cnri»Mit week's I.Mtur*-. 
witi) a w»'ll-l».ilancod and .swiftly 
niovin'4 bill sui ronn'^int: tli" S'ot. h 
revue." I'l.Vi-V'il.-Mf spo-i.i!! i-^'- and th.- 
band fini.-b gained applause for lh«> 
revue. ,. , _,, 

Fobe T.a Tour ati-l Ilror.mstKk V.\- 



PANTAGES 

San Francisco. April 19. 

Securing the overflow from the 
Golden Gate the Pantages filled up 
Sunday afternoon. The bill started 
quietly and never hit a fast pace. 
Skelly and Heit Revue, headlining. 
No. 3, livened things up to a certain 
degree on the strength of Skelly's 
nut comedy. Miss Heit's vocal 
work and a toe specially by one of 
the girls prove the outstanding fea- 
tures of this pleasing revue, whieh 
also includes a sister team. C. Wes- 
ley .Tohnson and Co., colored ex- 
ponents of vocal and Instrumental 
work, drew heavy applause. The 
varied routine includes good comedy 
iiumbers and is delivered In a clean- 
cut manner. Three Ambler Brothers 
offered thrilling e«iuilibrislic feats 
in the clcsing spot. 

Foley and O Neil went along enter- 
tainingly with songs and dances, 
hitting up a fast pace towards the 
finish, securing a hit next to clos- 
ing. Walter Hastings offered song.^ 
ill the piano in the No. 2 spot. 

Julia Edwards opened the show 
on the rings and web. Tho mug- 
j^ing and nut comedy preceding th»' 
athletic feats Is exaggerated and has 
little value, especially for an oppii- 
ing spot. Josephs. 

GOLDEN GATE 

San Francisco. April 10. 

Good busincM.*! prevailed at both 
show.s Easter Sunday at this now 
house. The matinee proved a turn- 
away prior to the showing of th»' 
tirst vaud<-ville act. The show, filled 
with conuMly, hit a fast clip. Mill<-r 
and .Mafk. witli a well-fram«'d com- 
«'.1y aiul daii'^ing ttirn. came throu«h 
with a big hit next to closing. 'A 
.Modern Co(ktail." with Naomi 
Hunter, stopped the show. Tlw <ul- 
(»red band furnished some of th<- 
j,ty.7.iest kind of miiMJ«-. The diuinm i 
scoied an individual hit \M»h In.; 
.intirs and dancing. Min.s Hmii''-: 
\s»>ars jH-.ichy c.owtn, with Imt V'»< ii 
and shimmy work ot a likeable ni- 
ture. 

<;ilbert We!l.«^, with his r!a.t|.sy .ind 
individual MyU' of delivering "bUo'-s ' 



FRISCO ITEMS 

San Francisco, April 19. 
Harry Simon, saxophone member 
of the Bagdad orchestra on the 
ocean beach, has been made leader 
of the orchestra. 



Teddy Waldman and Carl Freed. 
recently With Fva Tanguay, left the 
"I -Don't ■'Care'* girl and formed a 
double in blackface. The act has 
bccn booked by Pantages. 



BRANCH O'BRIEN 

Bianch O'Brien, for several years 
an advance agent, died April 12 in 
New York city from heart trouble, 
brought on by a recent operation. He 
was 63 years old and is survived by 
a widow, professionally Helen Gur- 
ney. 



WILLIAM SAMPSON 

William Sampson, playing In "The 
First Year," died at the Hotel Sey- 
mour April 6 of heart trouble. H« 
was 63 years old and is survived by 
his wife. 

DORA GRAY DUNCAN 

Dora Gray Duncan, mother of 
Isadora and Raymond Duncan, died 
April 13 in Paris, France. The tie- 
ceased was in her seventy-third 
year. 



Charles Alphin, presenting musical 
comedy stock at the old Wilkes the- 
atre in Sacramento, closed after 
three weeks. Business was said to 
have been very bad. 



The work of dismantling the old 
Hippodrome in Stockton, formerly 
controlled by Marcus Loew, began 
last week when the furnishings were 
sold. It probably will be recon- 
structed and put to other uses. The 
Marcus Loew lease expires In Au- 
gust, but he gave up the bouse some 
tlmo ago and has been playing his 
vaudeville in the new I^oew State 
theatre in that city. 



The mother (»f Francen Hire di«'d 
in New York April 13 in her 73(1 
year. Miss Rice Is the widow of tl.e 
late Jimmie Rice (Rice and Pre- 
vost) and later appeared with the 
late "Pop' Ward. 



Efllclency and courtesy In show 
business as practiced at the n<nv 
<)rph«'um Junior hou.se, "The (Jolden 
(Jale," here under supervision of 
Manager Cliff Work. Is the talk of 
the town. Theatregoers are doing a 
world of mouth-to-mouth advertis- 
ing of the new theatre because of 
the pains that the management havo 
I ik»-n to minister to the comfort and 
enjoyment of i)atrons. 



Capt. M. W. Humphrey, fathi r of 
Jean Young (vaudeville), died 
March 31 at his home. 29l!3 Kast 
Congress street, Detroit. 



The mother of Ben and Joe Markn 
(Marki and Wil.son), with Rose 
Sydell's London Belles, di<»d April 17 
from a complication of diseases. 



Wa!ter Hampden. Shakesp.* 
Mior. open»''l at th<' Centur:, 
last Sunday. 



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The father of Mrs. Morris Cross 
(Morris I*rince Dtio) died lavt week. 

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Friday, 



BEDSIDE CHATS 



BY NEIXIE EEVELL 



<Nelli« Revell has been for nearly three years confined to her roonn 
and cot In the St. Vincent's Hospital, Seventh avenu^ and Twelfth street, 
Nsw York City. Without having moved from one position within the past 
•ix months (Miss Revell having lost the use of her spine) she has written 
•nd dictated these weekly articles for Variety, at the same time having 
variously contributed to other periodicals. Miss Revall has been called 
the bravest woman in the world by many.) 



Eastrr in a hospital is net rxactly like Easter in Atlantic City. Tct 
I seem to see about as much of life and as many of m^ friends as if I 
were on the boardwalk. In faot, I question if many who paraded that 
famous thoroughfare Sunday met as many real friends, saw ae many 
flowrrs. had as many good laughs, had any better. meals or went to sleep 
at night with any better reali;;ation of Gods goodness, or any keener 
apprfciation-tj^f'-our theatrical people than I did on my third Easter 
In bed. 



HEWS OF BAILIES 



Burglars gained admittance to the 
home of J. Hartley Manners and 
Laurctte Taylor on 88th atreet, New 
York, Saturday night, but were 
frightened away upon the arrival of 
Dwight Taylor. Miss Taylor'a son. 



The ault for alleged breach of 
promise brought by Delilah H. 

Chester, a picture actress, against 
John C. Epplng early In January 
was answered by the defendant last 
week. Epplng contends that at the 
time of the ;.lleged proposal the 
actress was the wife of Barry E. 
Johnston, and therefore any promise 
was null and void. 



Hospitals are lonlier at holidays than any other time, because every 
patient who Is possibly able to go home, docs so before a holiday. But 
the goodbyes of departing patients and their joy at going home well 
or nearly so and leaving me behind still in bed, no longer depresses me 
like it used to for I know that my time is coming to, and that some 
day I will have the suitcase packed and be saying goodbye to other 
patients, thanking the nuns, doctors and nurses for their care, apol- 
ogizing for all the trouble I have been to them, and go back to the furious 
forties to devote the rest of my life trying lo be worthy of ray friends and 
thanking God for the privilege of belonging lo the two greatest profes- 
sions in the M'orld. 



Frank Craven returned to the cast 
of "The First Year" at the Little. 
New York, Monday after an ab- 
sence of two weeks. 



TOMMY'S TATTLES 

> > By THOMAS J. GRAY 



Benefit season le now In full awing. There la no reason for any act 
to lay off, unless it has a bad benefit agent. 

Some benefits arc very hard to play. Two acts were cancelled for last 
week's benefits because one of the committee did not like the way the 
actor's dress suit fitted him. 



Walker Whiteside Is In receipt of 
an offer from Charles B. Cochran, 
the London producer, to appear in 
"The Hindu" at the Princess, Lon- 
don, for a run commencing July 10. 



Visitors came all week. Flowers began arriving Thursday. By Sun- 
day noon no llorist had any finer display or greater variety, and while 
1 haven't the strength to personally acknowledge them, please know 
that I appreciate every flower, every gift, card, letter, wire, visit, and 
•very loving thought sent to me. And thank you from the bottom of my 
heart, and thank God for sending you all to me. 1 am not foolish enough 
to think it Is me who inspires you to do the things for me. 



Marcus Loew got quite a thrill and I thought his eyes a little moist 
at seeing the dear old mother of Bert Bernstein, of Mahieu's, coming in 
with real kosher food prepared by her own hands, and telling me I could 
have shortcake after the Passover. Half an hour later a real Indian 
woman (not a' Tammanyitc) but a genuine, full-blooded, beautiful and 
educated Indian woman, came in with a casserole containing a delicious 
meal which she had prepared. Mr. Loew thought I should open ne- 
gotiations with Nellie Nichols for her famous song,^"WJll Someone Guess 
My Nationality?" 



Maurice has taken over the Clover 
Club, Paris, and \vill reopen It 
shortly as a dance place. He will 
appear there with Leonora Hughes 
as a partner, with negotiations un- 
der way to secure Peggy Hopkins 
as an added attraction. 



This may force acts to get special benefit costumes, special benefit 
music and benefit acts. This will keep benefit cancellations down and 
give every act more chances to appear for nothing. 

Benefit runners have different ways of approaching acts to appear. 
The favorite remark Is, "Just come over for a few minutes, you don'i 
have to do anything, Just do what you do on the stage." 



Governor Miller signed the Walton 
bill April 12, prohibiting the resale 
of theatre tickets at more than 60 
cents over th«» price printed on the 
ticket. The bill also provides that 
ticket brokers must obtain a license 
from the State Comptroller and file 
a bond for $1,000. In signing the 
bill Governor Miller said that he be- 
lieved the limitation of the price of 
tickets was invalid but that In view 
of the difference in opinion of prom- 
inent lawyers he had decided to let 
them take the question to court. 



A few of the benefits for the coming month are as follows: 
Benefit for Wooden Shoe Fund for frozen Eskimo Dancers. 
Benefit for Gordon Gin Label Printers. 
Benefit for Old-Time Cork Screw Makers' Society. 
Benefit for Sons and Daughters of Veteran Moon Song Writers. 
Benefit for "Original" Salome Dancers' Grand-children. 
Benefit for The Shaving Fund for School Boy and Girl Act Comedians, 
Benefit for Hospital in Canada for American Acts Playing the Wet 
Spots. 
Benefit and Collection for Black Face Comedians to Purchase Dialects. 
Benefit for Week-End Guests who take Summer Home Invitations. 
Benefits for Those Who Try to Get People to Go On At Other Benefits. 



Cabaret benefits seem to have fallen off. The boys finally discovered 
that the check was just the same whether they did their act for noth- 
ing or not. 



Those big-hearted cabaret owners are gradually fading out. They 
are in awful condition, too, it's doubtful if any of them have any less 
than two or three million dollars planted somewhere. 



Well, with a fine dinner of capon sent by Mrs. Farber and served by 
her handsome daughter Saturday, and a real Jewish dinner Sunday, and 
a supper cooked by a real Indian, it's going to be mighty hard for me 
to go back to spinach. 



Friends across the pond did not forget me. Easter greetings came from 
the Trix sisters, Clifton Webb and mother, Daly and Healy, Tom Waters, 
Irving Berlin, Percy Williams. Fannie Hurst, Mrs. Pat. Campbell, Peggy 
ONeil, and a wireless from Alice Rohc at high sea on her way to Italy 
on an assignment. 



Melvina Richman, who claims to 
be a screen actress, was arrested 
April 12 on a robbery charge brought 
by Angus K. Nicholson a Wall 
street broker. Nicholson alleges 
thai he stayed at the Richmond 
apartment on Riverside drive for 
three days and was robbed of a 
stickpin valued at $5,000, a cane 
worth $450 and $300 in cash. 



Bootleggers arc about the only boys who have not asked for a 
benefit for this season. They have so many actors In their ranks that 
they wont have to go outside of their own club to get talent. 



The Selwyns have secured the 
American rights to the German 
melodram.'\/"The Mysterious Affair," 
at present playing in Berlin. 



And while my eyes and Innerman were feated. my spiritual needs were 
not forgotten. I am advised of mary masses and prayers in churches of 
different denominations. All of which I appreciate. Surely with so many 
people praying and rooting Tor mc I will some day be restored to per- 
fect health. 



I received Easter flowers, gifts, wires and visits from the following: 
Mrs. Jerry Cohan, Joe Moian, Catherine Healy, Jennie Henly, David 
and Alice McCarthy, H. B. Marinelli, Frank Van Hoven, Molly Iving, Con- 
stance Ti^Jmadge, E. F. Albce, Farber Sisters, Jonic Jacobs, Sybil Vane, 
Pauline Cook, Trixic Friganza, David Bela-sco, ^lark Leuscher, Ada Mae 
Week, George M. Cohan, Mrs. Frank E. Campbell, Grace Drayton, Weed 
Dickinson, Mr. and Mrs. John Cort, Mrs. Karl Bernstein, Ethel Levey, 
Eddie Darling, Martha and Annette Sleeper, Mr. and Mrs. Fellowes, 
Korma Talmadge, Mrs. Harry Summers, Nellie Nichols, Mrs. Judge 
Weeks, The Lions Club, the N. Y. Press Club. Mrs. Louis Mann, Mrs. J. 
J. Murdock, Mr. and Mrs. Barney Davies, Frank Evans, Ada Lewis, 
Lillian Wilson, Mrs. Walters, James Shesgreen, B. .S. Moss, Ed. Giroux, 
Harry Grant, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gorman, Roma, Flo Irwin, Ethel Mur- 
dock, Nan Halperin, Sam H. Harris, Mrs. Jule Delmar and daughter 
Clairine, Mrs. Ed. Lawrence, Mae Woods, Nellie Hurley, Bide Dudley, 
Ida Farfell, Mrs. Farber, Madame Besson, Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Loew. 
Bert Bernstein and mother. Mr. and Mrs. George S. Kaufman, Mr. and 
Mrs. Charles McDonald, Edward Woolf, Aaron Kessler, Jean Newcomb, 
Ralph Eclmont. 



"Chains of Dew" the final offering 
of the season at the Neighborhood 
Playhouse, opens April 24. 



Mike Glynne of the firm of Ward 
and Glynne, operators of several 
local vaudeville and picture houses, 
brought suit April 13, In the Su- 
preme Court against the National 
Exhibition Co. which controls the 
Polo Grounds for $50,000 for a 
broken kneecap. The plaintiff al- 
leged he received the Injury August 
13, 1921, by falling on a runway 
leading from the upper tier of the 
grand stand. 



Robert Rlngllng, the only son of 
Charles Ringllng, circus owner, is 
to appear on the concert stage. He 
Is a baritone and has been study- 
ing for several years. 



The plans of George M. Cohan 
for next season Include the produc- 
tion of new plays by Augustus 
Thomap. Eugene Walter and Ethel - 
bert Hale^ "Little Nellie Kelly" a 
new musical piece to be produced 
by Cohan will open In Boston in 
June. 



There were flowers, bunnies, randy, fruit and colored eggs to divide 
with several who, without ray little contribution made possible by you, 
would have had no Easter. 



The nurse Just remarked that the room was so full of flowers ^hc 
didn't know how the doctors would get in. I told her I believed the 
flowers from my friends had done as much toward my recovery as the 
doctors have. 



Percy Edward, president of the New York Press Club, honored me Eas- 
ter Sunday with the tribute that had been paid me by the members of 
our profession while they were the guests of the club the night before. 
They toasted my health and wrote individual greetings to me. The 
New York "Tribune" carried Leon Erroll's speech, saying the thing he 
remembered me best for was for h.-wing gotten a page in a Shubert 
paper for him while he was with a Ziegfeld attraction. All of which 
goes to prove Mr. Erroll's value, as copy, and the broadmindednoss of 
the pape.' that used the story rather tb,an my ability as a press ag^'nt. 
No press agent can put over a story that the paper doesn't think worthy 
of the space. 

Marcus Loew said my room looked just like the cpening of his State 
theatre. All it lacked was Keiths Boys' Band. 



The Selwyns have accepted a new 
p^ny by Channing Pollock entitled 
'The Fool," which they will produce 
In conjunction with Sam H. Harris. 



"The Horrors of Hollywood" 
Reel Two. 

Jasmer could not se^m to get away from those horrible signs, "Used 
Cars for Sale." His first thought was that he made a mistake and 
was in Detroit Instead of Hollywood. But no, that couldn't be, for there 
right in front of him were 200 men with movie make-up on their faces 
dressed in police unifonns. They were running aiong the street chasing 
a man with a funny suit and hat. Right before his eyes he was seeing a 
movie chase, the backbone of all comedies. He knew then it was Holly- 
wood. 

But where were the horrors? He walked about for fully 15 minutes 
and had not seen one person shot; he had not come across anyone stick- 
ing a hypo needle in their arm, and could not detect any one putting lit- 
tle white powders on their hands and raising said hands to their nose. 
Could his home town Deacon have, been wrong? Was this really the 
home of the devil? Then again he thought maybe It was the dull season 
and the devil was laying off? 

Surely there must be other horrors here! He looked at his watch, 
it was ten minutes after twelve; he was l.ungry, he must find a nice 
restaurant and eat. Seeing a place nearby he entered. There were 20 
people on line waiting — every table was filled, he thought at first 
with soldiers. Most of the men wore puttees and what he called "half 
a pants." He tried another place but things were the same way,, only 
in this place he noticed besides puttees the men also wore small black 
moustache."*. What could this mean? Was there another war on that he 
heard nothing about? 

It Arorried him; he saw a policeman, one without a movie make-up. 
Rushing up to him Jasmer said: "Tell me, is there a war going on here;: 
what are these men with the black moustaches and puttees?" The of- 
ficer answered: "They are assistant directors." Jasmer staggered back. 
"Assistant directors with 'half a pants' and puttees!" he gasped. "Good 
Heavens, I am now looking at another of the horrors of Hollywood." 

(This may be kept up.) 



Lecturing In Europe for Americans would not be successful bccaust 
no one would care what they thought about anyhow. 



Notice that some of the girls with the circus are wearing their tighta 
bobbed this season. 



Old-fashioned silk hats are still being worn by the circus rlngmastert. 
Guess they have them booked for an indefinite run. 



Circus lemonade Is just about the proper henna shade to mat-^h the 
flappers* hair, but not quite red enough to match their lips. 



Richard Herndon has secured the 
rights to "For Value Received" a 
new play by Ethel Clifton. 



Alpine Aiken, a fat woman with 
Barnum and Bailey Circus, was re- 
moved to Bellevue Hospital, New 
York, last week suffering from in- 
fluenza. 



Animals arc treated kindly by circus managements; 
they don't have ta watch the clowns very much. 



they fix it so 



Niklta Balieffs Theatre de la 
Chauve-Souris will be transff-rcd 
from the 49th .St. thr.'itre to the Cen- 
tury Roof on June 3. 



George S. Kaufnia.i thought the hand-painted Easter epps as thry re- 
posed in a nest on the bureau looked as though they were done by Urban. 



I acknowledge with thanks the receipt of a basket full of Easter cards, 
a list of which sounds like Variety's bills for next week. I read and 
appreciated everyone of them, but haven't space to print them. 



I wonder how much Mark Luescher would give me for an old picture 
of his favorite st'ar, Fred Stone, and his brother Ed, taken in the days 
when Fred was trouping with Dick Sutton's circus. In those days Fred 
and Ed did clowning and acrobatic song and dance In the circus in 
the afternoon •nd Fred played "Topsy" in "Ui^cle Tom's Cabin" at night. 
I wonder if Fred recalls the timo tliat he and his brother and the Sutton 
sisters stole the watermelons from the patch behind the show grounds 
at Morris, 111. That was years be.'ore Mr. .Stone met Mr. Montgomery. 
I bet Fred Stone doesn't know to this day who the plumb, young blonde 
cherub v.as who drove the gold chariot in the Roman race with Ed .Stone 
(and won every time), then hurried back to the dressing tent to write 



Harriett Evelyn Short, nn a'^trrss. 
brought her husband, Rr ^inald Car- 
rington Short, before Justice Delo- 



hanty In the Supreme Court. New 
York, Monday, to explain why he 
does not pay her $70 a week ali- 
mony and $500 counsel fees pend- 
ing her suit for separ.ation. Short, 
an actor, informed the court he had 
been ill and in financial difficulties. 
He was to have opened Monday with 
William Favcrshau^ in "Out to Win" 
in Buffalo. ^ 

Thvj marriage of Jairvrs J. Mc- 
Naniara. a picture agent, to J^vdyn 
Long, whic'a ctccurred in San Fran- 
cis o March 1*3, has been annulled. 
The niarriag*^ was the out<omo of a 
five -day party with neither the 



pieces for the papers about tlie "World'st Greatest." That was the 
inception of the "woman press agint. And my first press story was for 
Fred and Ed Stone. 



bride nor the groom able to recall 
the detall.s, they testified. 



My very good friend of many years' .standitig. Artl.ur Clark, man- 
aging editor of the .San Francisco "Chronicle," is ill with the Flu in 
s\jnny California. He writes mo that after being in bed a couple of 
weeks he is moved to d'^clare I am a marvel and doesn't kr.ow how I 
stand it. Well. "Boss," you see its tins way: The first two years 
are always the hardest. By that time one finds ova that thry can do 
many* things they didnt think lliey could do and cannot do some things 
they felt sure thry co»>ld do. And things t:ike nn entirely different 
.ispect. One finds out who tluir friends ar and learns to accept with 
more or less resignation the hand fate deals Diein, Just like good r» i>orter>< 
take without comment whatever assignment is allotted them. Tliis is' 
my assignment. The Divine Editor put w on it, and yo\J once said 
that I never fell down on a story. Your confidence in me has been a 
great incentive in my battle. I h:.vc tried to justify it and am going to 
stick until I get the story or until the Chief calls nnc in. 



Orrf*J'l"'^ity knocks but once, and that may be the reason it lia? 
better reputation than other knockers. — I'asadena Evening I'ost. 



The damage suit for $15,000 
brought by William .A. Stuart, a 
painter, against Laur;\ I" if, an ac- 
tress, ha:i necessitat .' selling 
her household effects ai »l i' -idenca 
at Great Kill.s, S. I. Sliut was 
working on the outside «f the Rurt 
residence when he fell and hrcj^e a 
leg. the accident being the basis or 
the suit. 

Papers wore filed in t!:c .Supreme 
Coijrt Tuesday to secure an annul- 
ment of the marriage of (hneva 
MitciK'll of the Zie-fcld "iM-olic" to 
Robert Savare, whiol: took v^^ce 
March ."i in New Haven. Ti.c couple 
never lived togethrr, as Oif hrio© 
refused to give up lur stage career 
apd take up a residence in Cali- 
fornia. 



John IVI.^Cormack has ncovcre«l 
'-ulfirifntlv from h-i^ rcf-nr illness 
to make plans to sail for Ktr.opc on 
May 2. 



The nir!i Indicted in 



xho Anvrioan 
theatre disaster in Brooklyn ^'t*^'- ? 
will l)P brought to trial May ja- 
Seven lives were lost by tie col- 
lapse of the building. 

J. Clay Powers, a brotl.' r * ' ,T*';|} 
Powers. Hi.pearing in 'The lyrn}^ 
Fifty Years." at tlie Prin.c-s. >«'• 
York, w.is killed by an oil Vl<^"^7J^, 
in a hotel lolby in D.i::;!S '-Hly tn»» 
week. 



rriday, April 21. im 



NEW ACTS THIS WEEK 



21 



^OBOAN DANCERS (13) 

(8p«c'>«l ••*' 

Zu^ ntarv this year Is the famous 
^.dv of Helen of Troy's deadly 
^'^^nin* of that royal chump, 
^*^Jkus a male herald an- 
^^'''nr^r this beforo-the curtain, not 
Ctly in t'.e above language, but 
* * «». nt if then into a prolog 
t which Menelaus sighs behind a 
iSrlm for the woman of his dreams 
fnd Helen appears in a cutout. It 
Sen mes to a river scene with 
Helen boating it for the grand date 
wWch takes place in a sort of 
rhrone-room. where Menelaus has 
gives dancf before her and in other 






ways 



Intrigues 



her as was the 
trchaic custom in those days. 
Helen is not po difficult to land, 
nd she is Menelaus* baby, when 
!he suddenly spies over bis shoulder 
Zr husba.d. She leaves Menelaus 
where he is and runs to daddy, 
llenelaus dances in dismay and 
drinks Homilhing-whether wood 
.icohol or le«s expensive poison is 
not revealed, and collapses. What 
does the faithful Ilefon do then? 
She advances on him with a dagger 
and helps hor husband, v.ho has a 
Jword. dispatch hinn. Some systems 
never change. 

There is the usual complement of 
4^horu« ^anto-dancing. one a battle 
iance. being odd. new and effective, j 
Josephine Head, as a mummy, is 
taken out of a ca^e and unrolled 
Uom veils, -ifler which she executes 
a sweet seriea of gyrations. Louise 
Riley, a beautiful youngster, as a 
faun, steals the big individual lii';h 
spot of the routine. 
In siHtings this presontation is 
•"bt the usual Marion Morgan stylo. 
«s gocd as those of the past. The 
last seenc. a stately set palace In- 
terior, in blues and greys, was im- 
pressive and splendid.' The hang- 
ings in the earlier episodes are rich 
but not fulsome, and in all the in- 
vestiture is quite big-time and pre- 
sentable, as Miss Morgans revela.- 
Uons always are. 

t'here has been so much Oriental 
, iMintomimic dancing since Ituth St. 
Denis first brought it down to the 
people, that it has about lost its 
tang of novelty and its flare of the 
bizarre. Its undress is always dis- 
counted by the classic plots, for 
nothing can be sexy when it is re- 
moved from psychological contact 
bj A couple of thousand years. 
Miss Morgan's conceptions are of 
the most sterling, and they help 
TaudeviUe: this one no more or less 
than its predecessors. 

There were scattered applause 
Ipoti in the run of the turn, but at 
the end, which seemed to lack the 
bigness of the usual Morgan finale 
ensembles, there seemed somewhat 
of an anti-climax. There were a few 
handclaps, but the curtain did not 
rise and there was no recognition 
from beyond the footlights. The 
^ct that it was virtually the clos- 
ing act, only a Chaplin picture fol- 
lowing it, and that the running time 
of the bill had been delayed by a 
speech for a benefit, may have been 
an added handicap, as the turn rang 
*own at 11:03, with two reels of the 
film, featured as one of the show's 
headliners, still to follow. 

Miss Morgan need not fear, how- 
ever, that she has lost her touch or 
that vaudeville has outlived her 
welcome. This oflfering will take Its 
place in the list and go along, not 
thrilling or enthralllngr the multi- 
tude, but filling one of the Toids 
that must be satisfied in the com- 
plicated perennial Mexican-bean 
chase to please widely varied in- 
clinations and serve sufllcienti di- 
versified, durable and endurable 
Vaudeville programs. JmU. 



SPENCER CHARTERS and Co. (3). 
"Ovor the River" (Comedy). 
18 Mins.; Full Stage. (Special.) 
23d St. 

"Over the River" Is far removed 
from the regulation vaudeville com- 
edy sketch in construction, style 
and manner of playing. Tho theme 
is timely — the popular industry of 
boot logging furni.shing the basis. 
The first impression, when the cur- 
tain rises on a darkened stage, is 
that of melodrama. bhots are 
heard, mingling with the ringing of 
bells. The melodramatic impres.sion 
is quickly changed to travesty when 
a character asks "What's the shoot- 
ing for?" bringing to mind "The 
Tavern." the legitimate show In 
which Cicorge M. Cohan appeared 
last season, in which Charters had 
that role. Charters plays a sort of 
half-witted confederate of bootleg- 
gers operating from a rendezvous in 
upper New York State, just across 
the Canadian border. His character 
is aim >st Identical with that in 
"The Tavern." 

Following the shooting the story 
develops in a farcical -melodramatic 
fa^hion. a woman (ingenue) and 
man (juvenile) entering in turn, 
and through dialog disclosing they 
and the half-wit are bootleggers. A 
cargo of the stuff has been recently 
received from "over the river." A 
fourth character is introduced, sup- 
posed to '»e a revenuer. 

The "revenuer* confiscates the 
liquor consignment and the juvenile 
and ingenue are ordered out of the 
rendezvous. A phone conversation 
rtiscloses the "revenuer" to be an 
imi)osler. Another turn in the plot 
brings more gun play with the half- 
wit getting the best of the supposed 
"revenuer." 

Tlu» pIa>W't hai. a likable mys- 
ler'- element and considerable 
novelty. The comedy contains 
laughs as the piece now 'stands, but 
at present they do not follow each 
other fast enough. fc^everal quiet 
spots need bolstering. 

Mr. Charters handles his quaint 
characterization excellently, getting 
everything possible out of it. The 
others also play with a real sense 
of travesty. A week or two of work 
should round the act out nicely. 

Bell 



"THE PEPPER BOX- (5), 

Revue. 

27 Mins.; Full Stage (Special). 

58th Street. 

Ray Midgley present:} "Tho Pep- 
per Box," a revue with five people 
including three girls, a comedian 
and the sponsor himself. Tiie open- 
ing In "one" serves to Introduce the 
people, each applying to Midgley 
for a position In the act. I'pon the 
completion of the introductory busi- 
ness the action goes to full stage 
with a cyclorama employed. 

Joslc Evans introduces the first 
number topped off with .a dance. 
Harry Hart and Sarah McAvoy fol- 
lo-v it up with some comedy busi- 
ness, including an old "i?ook on 
Love" idea that ha no great value. 
A pop number is then introduced by 
the comedian (Hart), he making 
way for some douVle business and 
a number by Midgley and Charlotte 
Allen. Miss McAvoy offers a toe 
specially which, together with Miss 
Aliens vccal work, are two of the 
most promising bits. The finil 
minutes arc given over to produc- 
tion numbers, the girls offering 
specialties. The finale consists of a 
fa^:t number with the Fame title as 
the act, the McAvoy girl doing the 
leading. 

Midgley has followed closely the 
old school ideas of small time revue 
acts. His numbers are largely of 
the published variety and tho com- 
edy of the time-worn grade. Many 
acts of this nature have gotten by 
without any outstanding features, 
ami the Midgley offering should find 
its way into a certain percentage of 
tho three -a-day houses. Hart. 



BARRETT and CUNNEEN. 

Comedy. 

14 Mins.; One. 

Colonial. 

This is said to be the first ap- 
pearance Ik big time for this team. 
Formerly Pat and Nora Barrett, the 
billing now being Barrett and Nora 
Cunneen. 

There may be some changes in 
th3 routine, but the characters are 
the same. Barrett is an old boy 
looking for excitement. In the shape 
of Miss Cunneen, though she flashes 
a badge on him once and nicks him 
for fifty berries. That was to save 
him from arrest. He : duces it to 
forty, saying his repuUtion isn t 
worth more than that. She admits 
he has young Ideas for a century 
plant, and wants to know what his 
family would say if he were 
plached. He replies they are all 
dead but his father, who Is worse 

than he Is. .. x. 

There Is a good exit line when 
he hands his whole bankroll oyer, 
after they start dancing. Asked 

v/hy, he tells her hell never live to ^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^y^^ 
spend It. Miss Cunneen looked well ^ ^^^ ^^^^^ 

for the opening in a black ^^ock o^f ^^^ 

some pat .t ir aerial. V change 
however, was not advantageous, the 
gown being glittery and the head- 
dress all wrong. Barrett's expecto- 
ration bit will probably be taken 
out in the better houses if regu 
larly secured. It will do in 
early section of the show. 



"WHAT'S NEXT"? 
Comedy Sketch 
17 Mins.; Full Stage 
City (April 13-16) 

Carrying a cast of five people 
this farcial sketch revolves around 
a situation wherein the principals, 
all forced to stop at a roadhouse 
during the night for various rea- 
sons such as rainstorm and lack 
of gas. find themselves all directly 
and Indirectly related. The quartet 
are compromised. 

Two rooms are vacant and the 
first couple, utter strangers, en- 
gage one, the man explaining they 
must register as man and wife, he 
agreeing to sleep out In the car. j 
The second couple do likewise. 
They become mixed up in their 
quarters and it develops the young 
girl Is the daughter of the other 
woman and the young man the 
son qf the elder man, while the 
other two are divorced man and 
wife. The landlord, doing comedy 
adds a bit of relief to the talk. and. 
while the script affords through the 
entanglement of relationship a good 
opportunity for farce comedy, the 
quartet works too mechanically. 

It could be belter staged and 
better played. Before a small 
gathering at the City they earned a 
half dozen round laughs, but one 
could see unlimited opportunities 
passed up. With a cast of this size, 
even for small time. It should be 
improved. It registered but a fair 
return at best. Wynn. 



HOWARD and JEAN CHASE and 

Co. (1) 
"HelpI" (Comedy Sketch) 
17 Mins.; Three (Office) 
5th Ave. 

Howard Chase waF furmorly in 
stock. Joan Chase had an act out 
in vaudeville. Later they combined 
for one or two skits. "Help!" Is 
their I tlest. 0')vious in denoue- 
ment, it is enjoyable nevertheless, 
thanks to Miss Chase's baby vamp 
affectation. One Biirmises that 
thoug'. Montrose (Howard Chase), 
the purchasing agent, declares him- 
self a woman hater, irrevocably op- 
posed to anything in petticoats, he 
is going to succumb to the new 
stcnog foisted on him by the boss. 
The new girl (Miss Chase) is really 
the boss' d.iughter, but she has con- 
descended to learn the business — 
even if it takes her a whole week — 
and her dad Introduces her to Mon- 
trose under a farcical alias. The 
fun begins with her deciding to 
pretty up the office and dumping ali 
the papers in the waste basket and 
beribbonlng Montrose's chair. 

When the latter catches her father 
kissing the girl affectionately, ho 
goes up in tho air and accuses his 
boss of being a woman chai^er, tell- 
ing him to let young innocent girls 
alone and not to treat .Jl like he 
does certain of his frequent female 
office visitors. That In turn is news 
for the girl, who decides to com- 
mercialize this information later, 
but in answer to Montrose's query 
of what this man is to her. she un- 
burdens a ten-twent-thirt meller 
plot about the baby, etc. Montrose 
decides to give the child a name, 
j and proposes marriage. Knter papa 
1 for the explanations, and it's hunky- 
dory after that, although the old 
man refuses to give Ms consent, 
which is said in a humorous vein 
that belies the statement. 

The sketch ought to make the 
third grade in the bigger houses. 

Abel. 



GRANDE REVUE 
Gaumont Palace 
Paris 

Accu.stomed to spectacular sl»o\v.<» 
introduced into tho pi turo pro- 
j.:rams at the ti.iumont .' I'.ace. Qu > 
Vailjs, fitr instan«-e with the film on 
the screen atid the feast of Nero as 
a stage set, was a remarkable pro- 
duction. Noel d' Alsace was in a 
similar manner attractive. For this 
reason we found the tJrande Itevue 
by I'aul Cartoux and i:. Costll, with 
music by Noges and Yvain som*'- 
what disappointing. Still it Is n 
Mg show, worthy of the old Hippo- 
drome, and particularly clean, A 
feature is the luminous scenes, there 
being some splendid sky effects ob- 
tained by special slides. The revue. 
forming two thirds of the program 
(the other third being piclnres), is» 
listed for a fortnight, and will 
please many habitues of this fine 
house. The object of substituting 
the screen by a stage production 
for the two weeks is not .evealed, 
but M. Leon Gaumont and his asso- 
ciates have proved they can mount 
a spectacular revue in this Immense 
picture house Just as well as the 
Folie.i Bergere, and still attract a 
public with a clean bill. What 
seems to be lacking is novelty, like 
so many revues at the regular mu- 
sic halls here. 

Several old Ideas ha\4 been re- 
suscitated, such as Carol seen cross- 
ing Paris on the screen and termi- 
nating by landing down a rope from 
the roof of the auditorium. On the 
whole It is a monster program to be 
sampled by all at moderate prices 
of admission, which adds much to 
the : access of the venture. 

Kendrew. 



the 
I bee. 



CARNEY and CARB 
••ngs and Dances 
12 Mins.; One 
ttth St. 

This couple display sufTlciently 
•Ightly dancing to place the turn 
above the general run of No. 2 acts 
Jn the poi> houses. The opening 
nas the male member In artist's 
••attire, with the young woman in a 
.snort skirtra costume. 

Followiii- preliminary chatter a 
re.stiioteil number la Introduced. 
^'•'h a (lance following;. The boy 
follows ii 01) with nut comedy, em- 
ploying :i jityle not altogether orig- 
inal, iiiv, eccentric stepping, In- 
^luilinu: j-omo Russian work, is then 

•^♦•lit'd \,iu)u for returns. The double 
yance at the linivh. bordering on 
^he acrol.atir. contains m««rU. A 
^•>uplo tli.ir erin be worked into bills 
*»! the rhrce-a-day grade. Ifarl. 



RAMLEH and SMITH 
Piano and Songs 
16 Mins.; One 
City (April 13-16) 

Two men. one a pianist the other 
a singer. The opening brings the 
pianist "straight" on. first with an 
introductory announcement wherein 
he explains his partner is a master 
of the "Pawhoosaphone." which he 
learned how to play in the Sultan s 

garden. _ , . . w 

Ramlch enters in Turkish garb 
with turban, etc., and after some 
talk, which Incidentally could bo 
materially strengthened, goes into a 
good number. A piano solo follow-^ 
and this sta.i-ls out as a redeemmt: 
feature. Doubles and solos follow. 
aratlKU- IciiKthy charach-r .-oni; 
taUing uj^ much i.m- with.n.l re- 
sults. A fasto tempo niimbe, with 
I pai^'M- chorus closed. 

Fr-tn til." piano solo 'on tb- art 
needs do.ioring in roiiline. Hie 
Hosin.' i.«^ aipropr:.!.- and w-ll 
render-l. but the .nhors should be 
,.epl.ic.d. T'-.. >lMSiii'.' porlioti IS 
acceptable nr..f..r as r.ndi.on g.vs 

fhevdid ^v.•• •••• •• -■ • ^r.n- l'»r'. 

\\ unn. 



Roof 

Two colored men. one practically 
voiceless as a vocal asset, the other 
in a solo considerably "blue" and 
somewhat off key. This portion of 
the act ruined whatever impression 
the fair routine of dancing might 
have created In their favor. They 
work in chauffeurs* uniforms, open- 
ing with a double Introductcry song. 
Then to a medley In which all the 
titles of popular autos are intro- 
duced. The smaller chap solos 
with a song. A double dance Just 
on a par with the average small 
time hoofing double and they com- 
plete Just a fair act for the so- 
called "teeney-weeny" time. They 
hold second spot on the roof. 

Wynn. 



WILLIAM EBB 

Ventriloquial Novelty 

14 Mins.; One (Special Drop) 

Fifth Ave. 

This turn is a dlsftlnct novelty 
and will prove a surprise to the 
average vaudeville audience. A 
ventriloquist enters carrying the 
regulation dummy. He takes a seat 
next to an ordinary lamp mounted 
on a table. The usual crossfire be- 
tween human and dummy follows 
with a song interpolated. The voice 
throwing is remarkable and imme- 
diately arouses suspicion. The 
dummy looks i nanlmate but the 
surprise could bo increased by re- 
moving the dummy's head or other- 
wise proving its Inanimate origin 
before the surprise, which is the 
tipping of the lamp disclosing Ebb, 
a midget, concealed therein. Tho 
latter encores in "one" with a pop- 
ular song sung sitting on a small 
chair. 

The voice Is too perfect, the con- 
trast and difference of the two 
voices immediately arousing suspi- 
cion and directing It toward the 
dummy. The lamp never comes 
under suspicion. 

The former turn with Ebb seated 
on the Interlocutor's knee has been 
discarded for this more modern 
one. It Is a big Improvement. At 
the Fifth Ave. the applause was 
tumultous following the exposure. 

Com. 



DENYLE. DON and EVERETT. 
Doo Act 

11 Mins.; One . 

American Roof ' 

Denyle is Don and Everett's 
master. Don is a male dog and 
Everett a female animal. Denyle 
has framed an interesting animal 
act, displaying his astute showman- 
ship to best advantage. lie puts the 
dogs through their paces in a novel 
and interesting manner starting 
with a little mild ballyhoo about 
no whip being used, and declaring 
that it required perseverance and 
patience to train the beasts who, 
he calls attention to the fact, seem 
to enjoy their work. It sets him 
right from the start. He chats more, 
accompanying the animals' comedy. 
Everett Is the comedian, who al- 
ways messes up cues. Don does his 
stunts legitimately, such as count- 
ing the number of women in the 
first orchestra row by barking each 
time. He did It correctly. An ani- 
mal "mental telepathy" bit was the 
selection by an audience member of 
a card held by Denyle. The cards 
bore figures between 6 and 10, the 
dog barking the number each time. 
Whatever the cue is, it impresses. 
For the get-away. Everett does 
seven somersaults off the ground 
after Denyle's explanation that 
"Speed." another dog, set the 
world's record In San Francisco 
recently with five tumbles. The act 
opened at the American and should 
become an intermediary houso 
standard. 

Abrl. 



FREEMONT BENTON and CO. (3) 

Comedy Sketch 

17 Mins.; Full Stage 

City 

Froemont Tcnton Is presenting a 
farte comedy vehicle with a sup- 
porting cast of ♦wo women and a 
Mian. Its action centers around a 
}iush.a*nd. actress and mother-in- 
law, with ihA extra man lnoujrlU 
i!«.fo use a'' ll"' - \\M-i ii' It ! '»f the 

actre>s. 

IIor.^r|»la\ is th-^ outstarelin:: fea- 
;iMe of III" nirn, il l)«-iiuT »«"!i"d u|)on 
continually to f^'in lauuh-. Th" 
vehiele is luur^hshod and only tit 
f.»i a f'riain qride of pof house 

If'irt. 



ENGAGEMENTS 

Carroll McComas, "A Romance of 
Youth." 

Olga Stack, Clare Stratton, 
Madelalno Grey, Frank Kirkbridge, 
Jcre Delaney, Russell Lennin, 
George Dcrbil, in "Sue, Dear." 

Tallulah Bankhead, "Her Tempo- 
rary Husband." 

Olive Wyndham, "The Charlatan." 

John Merkyle (replacing Charles 
Trowbidge) In "Just Because." 

Joseph MacCauley. stork, Day- 
ton, Ohio. 

Ethel Wil.son, "Lilie.i of the Field." 

.Sarah Farrar, stock. Washington, 
D. C. 

William Williams, slock. Roches- 
ter. N. Y. 

Josh Dandy returned to the role 
he created in ".Just Married* for 
the out-of-town 'our, f»p*'ning in 
Chicago at tho La Salle, 

Marv lluland. "Tho Advertising oi 
Kale. ' 

i:st<lle Winwooil, Aithur .Ayb'^- 
\^u^th. Win iHtnitJg, .lames C. .Mar- 
lowe an. I Ilnssoll Mack. 'Co Kasy. 
Mable. " 

McKav Morris, Retina Wallace, 
Ilnhard I'.irbee. Mai' ..Im Duncan 
iind I'.-rtha Mann. ' Wh.i. P'-riniT 
Wires." 

Johnnie Fields with "JiiM l'-"- 
cuuse ■ replai'ing Franlv Mi/^laii. 

r 
J 



NEW ACTS 

Grace Tia Rue and Hale Hamilton, 
co-stars in "Dear Me." the John 
Golden piece, will play a few weeks 
of Keith vaudeville before going 
back to England. Miss La Rue will 
do her single on the same bill with 
Hamilton, appearing in a sketch 
with him, earlier on the program. 
Alf. T. Wilton promoted the book- 
ing. 

Hackett and Delmar have en- 
gaged the "Syncopated Serenaders.** 
the orchestra at Baron Long's place 
in Los Angeles, and will open with 
them in a new vaudeville act. 
(Ralph Farnum.) 

Connie O'Donnell (Brown and 
O'Donnell) and Frank Hurst. Flsie 
Faye (McCarthy and Faye) wi'h 
Tyler Brooke. (Chi'S Allen.) 

Ifarry Delmar Is staging a con- 
Harry Delmar is staging a con- 
densed version of the Hackett and 
Delmar "Dance Shop" revue for 
IjOow. 

Connie O'Donnell (Hrown and 
O'Donnell) nnd Frank Hurst, now 
doiiiK a single, with a pianl.'-'t, two- 
ar-t. 

Betlv Brown ard Madge Ivi.stm an 
In .'-kit. 

Harry Itrinian (Dody and B«! - 
m.in) and S.»m Ilo.ss. 

Kthel Gilmoro'.H new ballet wiU 
include Virginia Mr..liall and TMtr- 
jorle Avery. Arthur A. SeifTert. will 
he mu.-lcai director. 

Go(.rt;e Fairmin, s'>mi; writer, ha^ 
writton and will produce, in con- 
junction with G<.orge Hoyer, a dmce 
production. The Fox Chase Ballet." 



Twsnw 



".VIJiailNRI,. J.-^JL«JaiHBI 



ss 



NEW SHOWS THIS WEEK 



Friday, April 21, 1922 



THE PALACE IN RHYME 



By BERT SAVOY 



Well, when I read that iliymed review in Variety last week 
And knowing the on*» who wrote it— did I let out a 8hriek^ 
I daFlied riglit over to Margie— she was tinting her brassieres. 
And when she read It, Teliy. the lobes stood out from hor ears, 
roily Moran a critici Whafs Variety coming to? 
Them otli« r eritics are bad enuf. but she would stick In her stew. 
"Well, Margie and mo just sat and sat and sat and sat and sat. 
And finally I said, "Marge, Moran can't pet away with that, 
flatlur up your portieres, and you and I'll go 
Over to the Palace and write up this week's show.'* 
But ^Tnrglo didn't want to — she can't stand vaudeville- 
nut I told her there was a gorgeous troop of acrobats on the bill. 
"Well, did she snatch that transformation! Did she clutch them 
"*'*'*' Tecla pearls! 
Did that blue fox swirl rounc". her swan -like neck! Whj', In a minute 

wo two girls 
Were dragging our Jaded bodies down Forty-seventh street. 
Right In thru the Palace portals, down the aisle Into a seat. 
The overture was playing — we're parked in the f/ont row 
Ilight near those grand musicians — well, we came to see the show; 
But, oh! that trombone player! And that rfrummer! Well, my ^ear. 
Marge and I were having the time of our career. 
When just t^en who do you suppose camf sweeping down the aisle? 
Lil Lorraine; yes, Lll Lorraine! And. oh, my dear, the style. 
There she was with her Paisley shawl draped round her plaster parls 

hipp, 
Tou'd think she was the Statue of Liberty out to greet the ships. 
I said to Marge. "Will you cast your optics on that queenly dame, 
How she came out in that 'Blue Kitten,* it's just remade her Broad- 
way fame." 
Well, she flung me a bow across the aisle, but I'm telling you 
I cut her with a smile and feebly chirped a how-dye-do; 
For I just can't stand copy-cats, and I saw her show last week 
And you know how I mince across the stage and put the hand on 

the hip when I speak. 
And you know my gown with the V In front and W in the back — 
Well, she's copied everything even to that gown, Jt^hat's why she's on 

my family rack; 
Well, she upset me so that ^.hen when Willie Rolls rolled out on that 

stage, ^*'* 

And did his stunts on rolling skates, was I In a rage? 
And to make It worse, that Margie kept jabbing me In the slats, 
Saying. "I like skaters, but where Is them acrobats?" 
The I Jack Joyce came, and I just love the way he sings and chats, 
But ^large kept whispering all thru his act, "Where is them acro- 
bats?" 
Next came Ona Munson In "A Manly Review," ; 

She had six manly boys with her, and when the act was thru. 
Marge said, "I didn't come to this Palace to see men with canes and 

spats. 
I'll put this to you directly — Where is them acrobats?" 
Well, when Moss and Frye came out, Marge began to twitch. 
And did she lay rac out! Her voice wat- in high pitch. 
I tried to quiet that mad Moll, with her this-es and her thats; 
But ..he kept saying, "You can't fool me — them ain't no acrobats.** 
When Kthel Level flaunted out. did I fear for my young life? 
M ir^c chirped up sj all could hear, "Is that Moe Levey's wife?" 
1 said, "Marge, don't you like Ethel? To me she stands alone"; 
But Margie just said "acrobats" with murder in her tone. 
At !ast it's Intermission; right up the aisle we start. 
Marge said, "You promised me acrobat", and all I got was art.** 
I pushed her in a black-and-white, and gave the chauffeur the fare, 
And said, "Drive her to Barnum and Bailey's, down at Madison 

square." 
"If acrobats Is what you want, acrobats you'll get." 
Ko she sailed down to the circus, and I think she's down there yet. 



PALACE 

^k Fjircwcll week to vaudeville for 
^■Ethel Levey in a return date at the 
^^ Palace. Miss I-evey returns with- 
out her daughter. Georgette, and 
is presenting a single that displays 
the utmost artistry on the part of 
this really clever entertainer. How 
' she has improved since the days 
that she sang "Kiss Me Good-by, 
Flo" at the New York, and to one 
that hasn't seen her since she is a 
revelation. Closing the first part 

with three numbers, she stood out 
as the hit of the show, and it took 
Paul Whiteman and his orchestra 
closing the bill to equal the amount 
of applause that was bestowed on 
Miss Levey's effort.s. 

Miss Levey opened with "J\ist a 
Little Love Song," which slie de- 
livered as only she can; hor second 
number was the "Mammy" song, In 
which she combined a bit of "coon 
phouting" in a sense, and finally 
she gave the rag song retained from 
the time she previously appeared 
at the Palace. Judging from the 
business at the house, this week 
Is to be practically a repetition of 
the one when she returned to vaiulo- 
' ville here after having been abroad 
for a number of years. Tlie throe 
•ons;s with their attendant bits of 
businnss were presented in 21 min- 
ute.*, .'«rd a SI « e( h was insisted on 
before tho aulien-:o vojd icnnJt 
her to ler.ve the stage. 

Paul Wlxitcman and Ms orfiiostra, 
closing tho show, held over, gave 
the audience 28 minutes of synco- 
pation that they reveled in. Wlilt*»- 
man has created a vaudevilK? fol- 
lowinsr* as Is attested by tht man- 



ner in which those In the audience 
inform him what they want his or- 
ganization to play. 

The entire I*alace show this week 
was cut to the extent of one act be- 
cau.se the Chaplin comedy, "Pay 
Day," was placed to close the pro- 
gram. The eight acts given ran 
from 8 until 10.50, with the picture 
starting at that time, the majority 
of those in front waiting for the 
film. 

In addition to Whiteman and his 
players the second half held only 
Franker Wood and Bunee Wyde In 
"All Right Eddy." and Jean Gran- 
ese. These two laughing hits com- 
ing together had the audience in a 
wonderful frame of mind by the 
time that tho band arrived. The 
W6od-Wyde turn opening after In- 
termission .seemed a little slow In 
the Initial scene, but after Eddy 
made his lirst appearance there was 
nothing to it. Slowness at the open- 
ing of the Granese act was also In 
evidence, and it was only when the 
audience plant opened up that those 
in front caught the spirit of the act 
and laughs oamo in abundance. 

Opening the show Willie Rolls 
with his f<'ats on skates managed 
to interest about half a house and 
drew tremendous applause when he 
reac bed the high and lofty section of 
his net. Jack Joyce, the natty ap- 
pearing story teller and songster, 
whose afTIiction is so cleverly han- 
dled for sympathy without any ac- 
tual reference to it, more than made 
good with those In by the time he 
was on. He was unfortunate a little 
later in tho evening when he ap- 
peared after Intermission and tried 
to sell soats for the N. V. A. mat- 
inee. Those in front wovild not bid, 
even though his appeal was a 
worthy one, and the result was that 



but four seats were disposed of at 
|10 each. 

Ona Munson with her sextet of 
boys In "A Manly Revue" was a 
real hit. This was an act that had 
novelty to It for vaudeville and it is 
the type of production that should 
have been encouraged. Monday night 
Miss Munson and her boys scored 
solidly. 

Moss and Frye. colored, appear- 
ing just ahead of Miss Levey, scored 
In their usual manner. Their com- 
edy and harmony won the audience 
from the star. 

The u.'sual Topics were shown at 
the opening of the second half. 

J red. 



RIVERSIDE 

The show ran long because of 
"I*ay Day " as an act, whereas it Is 
two reels and far longer than a usual 
closer, and because Harry Cooper 
made a lengthy ballyhoo for the N. 
V. A. matinee performance (today, 
Friday). In that he pulled a new 
wrinkle, whether his own Idea or not 
was not made known. He offered 
the seats for sale and said he didn't 
expect a heavy turnover there and 
then; that many people naturally 
couldn't attend on this afternoon. 
But those who didn't want to or 
couldn't, could subscribe toward 
buying seats for wounded soldiers. 
Ushers then passed derby hats along 
the rows, and almost everyone 
chipped in. When this procedure 
was over it was discovered one 
donor had dropped In a $100 bill, by 
mistake or enthusiasm. Cooper 
waved it on high and called upon 
the generous contributor to stand 
up and take credit, but no one 
claimed the benefaction. 

Closing with the film made the 
real finishing act the Morgan Dancers 
(New Acts), a prejudicial position 
Indeed, especially since they rang 
down after 11 o'clock. There was 
some scattered applause, but not 
enough to draw even a single cur- 
tain, and it never was raised after 
it fell. There were no walkouts, the 
act or the picture to come holding 
in a full quota. 

The rest of the show was the reg- 
ular vaudeville table. d'hote, take it 
as served, all right for the mone^ 
but nothing to rave over. 

Juliet held the stage for 33 min- 
utes, doing every imitation known to 
that peculiar art which specializes 
in mimicry of others* voices and 
mannerisms, and often their weak- 
nesses as well as outstanding char- 
acteristics. If this be an accomplish- 
ment, Juliet has it down as well as 
anyone, with possibly two or three 
exceptions, notably Elsie Janis. 
Juliet shows the stars as they are; 
EUsIe shows them as they wish they 
were. But Juliet is a showwoman 
who has survived and risen while 
thousands of youthful prodigies have 
been left at waysides and hundreds 
of Imitators never got that far. She 
goaled them, and her long stay was 
thoroughly by manual request? 

Daisy Nellis was the other fem- 
inine single. Miss Nellis is all that 
Juliet is not — a diffident, effete, 
ultra-artistic young creature who 
looks neither to right nor left, and 
whose idea of vaudeville is lo give 
a twelve-minute pianoforte concert. 
She played McDowell's conzerto and 
Liszt's Campanella (Bells), and for 
an encore did Familiar Melodies. 
She is a better player than 99 per 
cent, of the board-bangers and key- 
torturers in the game, and is a Num- 
ber 1 technician, but a Number 2 
act. She did fairly well, those few 
who understood her applauding to- 
gether with those who didn't want 
it thought they didn't. 

Willie Hale and Brother, that vet- 
eran juggling opener, started it off. 
as has been the custom the.se many 
seasons. Laughlin and West, with 
a bright idea and only so-so talent, 
did fairly in third location. Miss 
West dances better than she sings, 
and sings acceptably at that. Laugh- 
lin is a light comedian who sits 
lightly on an audience's nerves. 
Their output is fiimsy throughout, 
but pleasant. LIddell and Gibson 
got going with the tall man's Savoy 
impression easily identifiable, and 
breezed along to laughs. The dis- 
closure that the little chap was an 
impersonator, too, was the punch. 

Harry Cooper repeated his set ad 
lib talk and his opening and closing 
song routine,, doing what an old 
friend and favorite might be ex- 
pected to in this amicable house. 
Weaver Brothers, with all their old 
one-string, saw, banjo and turkey- 
in-the-straw bits, and a few new iu- 
terpolations, got a howl. The Chap- 
lin picture, projected for the first 
time in this sector, woofed them and 
wowed them. J. ait. 



COLONIAL 



The length of the Colonials sea- 
son will depend upon the weather. 
Next week is assured after which 
the house will be booked on a week 
to week basis. Business lure has 
been satisfactory. Monday night 
looked excrpf ionhlly good. Some 
help from tho holiday (ICaster Mon- 
day) figured with two name attrac- 
tions more so, one was "Pay Day," 
Chaplin's two-reel comedy release, 
which certainly has a new edition 
of laughs. The Chaplin pictures may 
not start a stampede as they did a 
little while ago, but they keep on 
tickling audiences. As bf^foro when 
used on the Keith bills, the comedy 
replaced an act, the show running 
eight tiirns. 

The other name was once closoly 



affiliated with Chaplin. It Is Mil- 
died Harris, and though they split 
as a matrimonial team, Charles and 
Mildred for this week at least topped 
the show, but with no chance of 
them meeting. Lewis & Gordon 
have supplied a playlet that Miss 
Harris fits, just as they turned the 
trick with Bushman and Bayne 
when they stepped from pictures to 
vaudeville. Tho skill of the pro- 
ducers is. however, not so much the 
selection of Edwin Burke's "Movie 
Mad," as in giving the film star 
capal>Ie support. S. Miller Kent, as 
the pi(;turc producer, and Beatrice 
Morgan, his secretary, have been ap- 
pearing in playlets of their own and 
know values. Miss Harris was 
prone to play up to Kent, probably 
under direction. The act won a 
number of curtains, with Miss Har- 
ris steijping forth for a speech. She 
said she wfjs glad her offering 
pleased despite a mix-up, but just 
what .she meant was not apparent 
from the frorTt. 

Ed. Healy and Allan Cross went 
over for the evening's hit, closing 
the show with their pijino and 
songs routine, the picture following. 
The ditty sellers landed from the 
opening number, sent over to good 
harmony. A single ballad builded 
the score, yet It is the duetting that 
collects for the team. They even 
got away with "Silver Threads." 
'That was in the old soldier bit, used 
for encore, when .songs with whiskers 
on them were piade to stand up. 
It's a good idea for a finale num- 
ber and well carried forth by both 
boys. 

Raymond Wylie and Marie Hart- 
man opened Intermission with a nut 
comedy routine that they have been 
working on for a season. They were 
new faces at the Colonial, that going 
for at least half the bill. Miss Hart- 
man's "baby stuff" Is laughable. She 
has discarded the goloshes at the 
opening and Is sporting high yellow 
shoes worn the wrong way. For the 
married bit she retains the chest 
striking and uses "don't laugh at 
him" for a tag line. Wylie makes a 
well-appearjng. slim juvenile. He 
uncorked a surprising tenor, singing 
"Toreador" with authority, and add- 
ing a falsetto bit. The duo got 
away with It In the spot. More care 
in dressing is needed by Miss Hart- 
man. 

It has been four years since ftoy 
Rice and Mary Werner showed at 
the house Avlth their scaffold non- 
sense, and so they counted with the 
fresh material present. Miss Wer- 
ner's "backing" out of the window 
had the house in an uproar, and so 
did tho sliding finish. It is easy to 
see why the team caught on so well 
abroad. Rice and Werner closed in- 
termission. On just ahead was an- 
other comedy team in Pat Barrett 
and Nora Cunneen (New Acts). 

Ed and Birdie Conrad, who have 
been out-of-town for some time, 
made a good No. 3. though there 
was little or no change in the song 
numbers. Ed's specialty of a little 
'"wop" and his Yiddish sweetheart 
landed. He is a bit careless in work- 
ing the ragged shirt bit. there be- 
ing a bit too much exposure. 

John Tyrell and Tom Jay Mack 
went over well on second with a 
dance routine, fashioned much along 
lines of their own. They have cut 
the singing, that used only at the 
opening. One of the boys with a 
hock step work displayed both nerve 
and cleverness, his partner showing 
to good purpose also, though special- 
izing with his left leg. The team 
had some trouble with the orchestra. 
The Bolger Brothers, who opened 
with a duet banjo, also had to watch 
tho men in the pit. The matter was 
tempo in both ca.ses. The brothers 
like the dancers worked hard, their 
routine being carried through with- 
out interruption of any .sort. Ibce. 



S. 



HAMILTON 

The Hamilton jammed them In 
chock-a-block Monday night with 
an excellent vaudeville bill and the 
latest Chaplin release. At 8 the line 
extended out to the sidewalk, with 
every seat taken when' the Tamar- 
akis (New Acts) gave the show a 
thrilling start in one of the best and 
novel Jap thrillers ever assembled. 

Blanche Franklyn and Nat Vin- 
cent jumi)ed into the bill with a 
turn found acceptable in the west 
for feature spots. The pair have a 
straight singing act they will sub- 
stitute for the present t^nlks and 
songs which arey are to discaid. 
Thfy were second. 

Seed antl Austin prrked the show 
up after the let down. Seed whanged 
them here with everything he at- 
tempted. Austin makes an ideal foil. 
The "vegetable" routine, with Seed 
as a Greek waiter and Austin "re- 
questing" names from the audience 
was first identified with Friend and 
Downing, and later the Klein Bros, 
interpolated if into their routine. 
The pair finished out front. 

William Kbs, in his ventrilonuial 
novelty, had 90 per cent, of the 
house fooled when the lamp revealed 
the midget concealed inside. It is 
a corking novelty and an improve- 
ment on the former turn. 

Eva Shirley and liand tied up the 
firet half of tiie show with her songs. 
the dancing of Al Roth also getting 
juicy r'^suits. It Is one of the Inst 
of I lie modern types of orch»'stra 
and has added jO per cent, io tho 
value of the a( t. Miss Shirley is a 
personable girl, with a real round - 
toned voice that shows to ;ulvaiitjige 
handling any type of song. 

After intermission Harry Adler 
and Ro.«;e Dunbar hung up another 



comedy bull's eye with Adler's imita- 
tions. The imitations are faithful 
reproductions as the "sawmill* 
"Jew's harp," etc., but are introduced 
in a novel manner when Miss Dun- 
bar explains that her partner i.s m 
and coaxes Dunbar on the stage to 
be hypnotized. He affects a semi^ 
nAnce manner and performs his imi« 
tations while under the hypnotic in- 
fluence. It proved a welcome com- 
edy addition for the second half of 
the bill. 

"When Love Is Young,'* tho T.owla 
and Gordon comedy of youth, featur- 
ing Lillian Ross and Tom Douglas, 
developed one of the most r<frosh- 
ing and clean-cut little playlets of 
the season. All of tho players are 
in the juvenile class and talented, 
while the book by Leroy demons is 
a delicious little talc of the youthful 
love tangle pitting a bashful whole- 
some kid against a rival who out- 
talks him and outbrags him for the 
fair ones favor, but finishes second 
nevertheless before the final curtain. 
A small brother (Herbert Hodgkins) 
was Immense in a comedy role. 

Patricola followed all tho wows 
and topped everyone in returns. This 
girl commands a delivery that 
gets a lyric across for every ounce 
of nutriment therein contained. The 
blue lines responsible for the suoiesa 
of many singles are taboo in her 
song cycle. She gets to an audience 
immediately on personality and le- 
gitimate knowledge of values. I.ucky. 
is the publisher who slips her a 
damp one. She's as sure-fire as 
kerosene and matches. The ap- 
plause continued until the Chaplin 
picture was beginning. 

A pip of a bill laid out in a clever 
manner that gave every act its 
proper spot and valuation. The 
placing of Seed and Austin, a nor- 
mal next to closer, in third position, 
gave the show an impetus that bene- 
fited everything down below, ('on. 



BROADWAY 

Sort of a gala week at the Broad- 
way, without calling it that, as far 
as show value for money is con- 
cerned. Two feature pictures, 
"Beauty's Worth" and 'Pay Day," 
Charlie Chaplin's most recent com- 
edy, with n.ne acts of vaudeville. 
Many a so-called "festival" bill has 
been miles beneath it. 

The show was arranged rather 
oddly, made up principally of acts 
with talk tho predominant feature. 
Judson Cole, Billy Kelly and Co.. 
McLaughlin and Evans, and George 
Yeomans, were four acts In a row, 
second to fifth, each with consider- 
able dialog, but none bothering the 
other through contrast in the ma- 
terial. 

Rekoma, equilibrist, opened. 
Smooth worker with a remarkable 
facility for one-hand balancing. He 
held attention and gave the proceed- 
ings a big time flavor at the jump- 
off. Cole, magician, pattered in the 
usual way of magicians and ran 
through the manual from card tricks 
to egg-In-the-bag. A couple of kids 
were on stage for the egg and bag 
trick. If "plants." they were excel- 
lent ones. Cole had a battle on his 
hands at first, but thawed the frigid 
ones toward the finish. 

Billy Kelly and Co. went after 
laughs with their comedy skit and 
got a full quota. The turn has been 
mounted like a Broadway produc- 
tion. Kelly's wise-cracking rube is 
a bit more like Broadway and 4Tth 
street than Michigan, but he makes 
it consistently funny, despite its 
sophistication. The company of five, 
including a very stout comedienne, 
render Kelly gilt-edged support. 

McLaughlin and Evans appeared 
to have their work cut out for them 
following all of the talk in the Kelly 
act, but it didn't hinder them even a 
little bit. The' conversational stuff 
in the McLiiughlin and Evans turn 
and the ^characterizations establish 
it as a classic in hick acts. The pair 
wowed 'cm at the Broadway the 
same as they have been doii-.g all 
around town. 

Frankie Heath, next to closing, 
had a repertoire of songs inoliullng 
some realistic character stuff. Miss 
Heath has advanced with leaps and 
bound.s. Her conception of the 
"woman who hates herself" is a 
delicious bit of satirical reading. 
She shared honors with McLaughlin 
and Evans for the liit. 

George Yeomans talked his way 
into a bunch of laughs with scvt ral 
new topicals added to the routine. 
Always dependable, no matter what 
kind of audience he is asked to bat- 
tle, Yeomans comos pretty mar 
reaching the idoal definition of a 
"standard act." Maker and Hedfird 
closed with singing and dancing, iu- 
coFporatcd in a skit structure. The 
woman of the act is a spUndid 
dancer, with a forward and back 
kick that is faultless. 

Walsh. Keed and Walsh, aii«l Sam- 
sted and .Marion did not apFi«ar al 
the last show. Tuesday night busi- 
ness wa\<:«d lielween fair .ind good. 



STATE 

A doiihle fcaliiro i);.iiMe. 'M.'. n to 
Man," "I'av Da>" and ihe .^ix v.'nh - 
ville ads i)aek«'d tho big j'.roailwa.v 
Loew ho\ise Tuesd »y night. 

From the icct'p'i"" given nuf^t o' 
the vaudeville arts tlu< p.itrans v.yr«' 
I»atlently waiting for tho t 'pi*-' 
None of tho a<'ts rea<-3iod '>'i\r Mop 
class, but tlio approi'iation w.is n'»- 
tii.eahly reserved. \'aM ;'iid \ • fuoi'. 
.1 man and woman conn dy '•«'!wj''j 
iind singing ('omi»i!iat on, ^Jn 0"^f '^^'' 



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Friday, April 21, IPgg ' 



NEW SHOWS THIS WEEK 



23 



r 
t 



-«r act of ad libs about the way 
new *ci oi^^ ^^..jHn^ Much to 



fh-ir cag^ were expiring. Much to 
IK^'ifr^m^e of the pair thlj Bort of 
"••** *""" »etter than their owr 

the result they nn 



i?uffTo.t' over better than their own 



Shed'^m hitfll favor after a slow 

•'arice Hayes, ft single woman 
,^/er %>-o suffered from the vant- 
!^i of the State and the ligrhtins 
Ifftcta. iyii«« Hayes is a comely 
tSfnde cirl. but whatever person- 
Juysb? possessed was killed by 
fh« lighting arrangements, which 
L.!l her facial "expression In shad- 
ows during all of her spot-light 
climbers. H would pay some artists 
TrtTi^ their whole routine with the 
footllRhta up and the spot on them 
In addition. 

Barry and Layton, two vct.-rans 
Af the throe -a -day. with a mixture 
at flinging, crossllro. comedy acro- 
batics, dancing and (onu-dy roller 
•katint? found the soft going and 
coDped the comedy honors of the 
bill although they strung it out a 
blt'mor.^ tlum was necessary. Two 
more com.-ily a Ms followed In or.ler. 

Rawles lUil Von Kaufman with 
their stan-lanl talking duolog also 
ffOt over to intermittent laughtor 
with Kaufin IMS blackface charac- 
terization. Th.' "much" matter 
went a." though new h»ro .ond the 
pair walko.l flY to a nice hand. 

Van and \«rnon nf»xt with Paul 
Specht's SocJtMy Screnadcra the 
headllners and hill closers <.f ihe 
vaudeville port ion. followed by the 
Chaplin fcatute. .The orchestra is 
playing a vvt-ek stand at the Siat^* 
and proving a r»opular attraction. 
It i« an excellent asstwnblage of mu- 
sicians. Th.» music Insured them 
and three cticor»»s were flaslv^d on 
the, ea.sel l»''for.' ihcy could get 

awiy. 

Baggott jn] Sh»ddoji opr !U(1 in a 
fast anJ interesting juggling and 
• boomerang ha^ routine. It is a man 
and woman combination wifh ns 
peppy a seii.v-! of tiicks as any. The 
double hat shifting to each others' 
headi* and rh" club passing was 



age, the 
sending 



handled 



1^ iw 



I.'.-slv 



Co}}. 



58TH ST. 



Seats were at a jiremium Momlay 
evening witfi Charlie Chaj)lin in his 



latest two-r.H'ler. "Pay l>ay 



th( 



keep it away from the stereotyped 
•atiU" act. The man does .some nim- 
ble work for hi.s apparent 
:ieck-sauli3 at the finale 
them away to a soli.i hand. 

Jim Dohorty held the so. «,nd sjmt 
Doherly is an excellent Ueliio char- 
acteilst. his a musical dialect evi- 
dently inherited, a sweet t.>nor voice 
and a fund of g'^iuineiy lunnv 
stories. Vaudeville, since the re- 
tirement of 1' rank i'og arty, has been 
rather shy of the story-lelling "Irish 
singh's" .such as he offered, and 
Doherty fits nicely in. Ho knows 
the value of continuity In his rou- 
tine, and whirls his yarns around 
his friend I'lancy. A comic re-ita- 
tion went nicel>, and his imj)rcssion 
of McCormaik singing '(Jailing Me" 
i.s a gem. He might rti)liic.' tlie 
derl).\ for a Tu.\c<|o h.ii an.l aid ap- 
pearance some. Doherty will hold a 
spot on inv hill, antl the hig time 
should lii) i ro.tni for him constantly. 
And why n>r tlroi> tlie intimate sur- 
name of • .. : >i" anil make ii r.-ally 
Irish, hillii. ; himself as Shamus 
Doherty. li • goated ihem on 2.3d 
street, earning; .»n vntore and a nutn- 
i>er of Ik>\vs. 

"The Xt»w Slenigra]dier.' a comedy 
dramatic sketrli uitn a speiijil set 
and a <\jst of two tilled tl:e center (»f 
tile iTill in exi elhMit fashion.* It is 
cleverly construct'^d, well stage] and 
piaved Xf'iy c.i|)aldy hy hoth prin- 
cipals. The tinish l.s appropriate 
and tlie lauirhs .ire well sprinkled 
througliout the diiiloK. It earmd a 
hit and procured four curtain calls. 

Sal)ini came next, a three-peoj)le 
comedy skit givi-n in 'one" and 
'two." The act opens with a 'rag" 
singer, a joiing I.\d> who is right at 
home with fcetMit i it' comedy and one 
who can deliver a "coon" or "blues" 
simg with the b«'st. SabinI and the 
second man \voiU from the orchestra 
pit until S.ibini at^^B to the rostrum. 
With m;uilolin and i>iano. plus some I 



and winging it « real novelty for 
vaudeville because of sex, if noth- 
ing else, and" the audience wa.s prone 
to respond readily. Mis-i Uoyce wa.s 
formerly of liolN and Itoyce. She 
opens exidaining she is from musical 
comedy, immediately going into th.' 
terps. She does three numbers, 
thanking the audience in advance 
lu'fore the last one. explaining she 
will be all out of breath at its tin- 
ish. She discards the short .skirts 
for tln> cl»»ser and steps in jazz 
shorts. The '"split ' and "hock" lloor 
stnfC caught ihrm. 

(Jetie (Jreene, No. 4, went big with 
his pop songs, for a second encore 
doing Eddio Cantor's '"Viddi^ha 
Manimy" (announc^'il » and evidently 
hy |)ermission. This in Cantor's blg- 
gi'st numher in '"M ike It Snappy." 
»he new Winter (iarden reviav 
({reeiie's song cycle might l)e termed 
antitinated as far as th.- life of a 
popular M»ng is con«'.'rned. hut the 
w.iy he delivers and sells them are 
siifPclent re.isons. On.' or two inore 
iu«\v ones like Viddisha M.min.v" 
wotildnt hurt. 

Hall, laniinie and l!i»^e No. ', 
vvhangt'd with th'-ir nov«di.v \atiei.v 
roiitin-' from ili»» start. 

Peggy Pr«rn»^>n and P: oiti-.-r. the 
latter in Mephisto gel -up. working 
in an Inlerno setting, proved inter- 
estiiii:: iniro actors \\;th th-ir 'idder 
Uilancin«. Alul. 



CITY 



iJusines.^ has he.-ii off" at this 
downtown I'ox house for several 
months, with the curi -nt week 
starling at the customaiy low eh)). 
Tutv »lay evening the lower lloor 
\\ a ■! half capacity with the re- 
m.iir.iler in proportion. The lirst- 
half hill of eight acts proved enter- 
taining, a good selection of acts 
having been made. 

Dallas Walker open"«l the show 



corking comedy dialogue the l-ur^hs . ^^.^^ Walker has «in:4cr ni her rope 
came in a commuous string. The j,,,,, ^^^^.,^ ^^,^^, ,^.^^ devr.-d an 
•'wop mipr.-s.^ions and the original I. ,„^.,.,^,.,^j^., ,,„„i„,,_ Pos.se.ssing a 



drawing i)ow»'r. With the .addition 
of the Chaplin comedy no curtail- 
ment was pKide in the remainder of 
the program tlu» vu^iomary six acts 
and a feature picture being used. 
With the addiiioji of the comedy the 

€08t of the f.Mture was cut. a low- 
priced Independent release being 
einploye<l. It rilled the bill with the 
general I.iyout of the show meelitig 
requirements at all times. 

Gordon Wild-.' and Co. st.nieil thiiitrs 
inoving with shadowgraph work, 
.Wllde i.i working in his two young 
women assistants more and more as 
time goes on. The youthful appear- 
ing mls.s do««s the prelim inaiy work 
before the liglit and later Introduces 
a number. The turn gave complete 
•atisfaction in the early spot. Lone 
Star Four supplied vocal work in the 
No. 2 spot. This comV>inatlon is 
■trong on lo^ks and vocal ability 
and is oa;y in need of a stronger 
punch to land in a later position. 
Consisting of three men and a young 
woman the harmony work Is well 
taken care of. No comedy Is at- 
tempted unri! the later portion of 
the routine. The short, stocky chap 
appears ready to Jump In at any 
time and add a comedy wallop, but 
if not given the opportunity. It 
would be to their advantage to work 
In some comedy earlier. Vocally 
this combination Is an asset to any 
pop bill. 

Harry Ilayden and Co. In 'The 
Love Game" secured the laughs of 
the early section. The vehicle, with 
authorship credited to Hayden, 
brought forth laugh after laugh. 
Jphe featured member In a scml- 
boob characler has fortilled himself 
,with lines and business with never a 
•low minute creej)rng In during the 
entire running. Genuine applau.'jc 
Jas forthcoming at the finish. The 
PhapUn comedy followed the sketch, 

. getting Us share of laughs. "The 
Pepper Pox" (New Acts) followed 
the picture, proving but an ordinary 
flash act. 

Hawthorne and Cook, next to clos- 
Jyg, wang^d over laugh after laugh. 
The two men hardly let one laugh 
pass along before planting another. 
They were called back several time*«. 

. "With the audience inclined to hold 
up the sliow on their account. Peagy 
jnd Clauss closed the show with a 
fast skating routine confined to five 
minutes. 'J'he couple display expert 
Whirlwind work and need only a 
background to put them in the run- 



routine of patter kt-pt the combina- 
tion in demand for close to a half 
hour. Th.'V oun''d the liitof the 
Iftll and. ci^nsid.ring the bill as it 
went, this was s >me l.irge acrjim- 
plishmcnt. 

The F«»ur AmerJcnn .\ces closed 
the show. If there is another cast- 
ing a<'t in its class it has never 
reached New York. Tlic Hi. rs are I'ar 
from lightweights and many years 
from youth. \et ihcir .aerial twists 
from the op.-ning feat to tlu^ linile, 
a cradle lo.-.s, combine to make the 
routine on-' of the greatest ever 
t^hown. A wicke,j fall atH-ompanied 
one of the attempts, but savt-d from 
accident by the net. The tli.-r re- 
peated instanty without a miss. 
The billing is api)ropriate. even 
'th.nugb. pariialiy d.-ceptive on its 
face. This nuartrt migiu add a spe- 
cial set suggestive of the air and 
have a si)eei.itiy constiucted appa- 
ratus built along the lines of an 
aeroplane. At any rate, even as it 
stands, thev ineasin*e frr above their 
predecessors in this line of work 
and could comfortably hold a central 
position on any big-time bill. If 
Pea.linar. Pi., can c\aim the Four 
Aces, as it has the ma.lority of other 
similar specia'ties. it has done itself 
proud. If it cannot, Reading. Pa., 
must be slipping. They begin where 
others have finished. 

'"Determination" vnHS the T-attire 
film, closing one of the best shows 
this or >ny other small-time the.tiie 
has ever eatalo:,'ed. IVi/nn. 



5TH AVE. 



nin 



S tor opening or closing bills in 



the bigger hou.ses. 



Ilirt. 



23RD ST. 



wiio'^'ver coiisrru( ted the program 
at Pro. *ors 2t!1 St. for thxUiP^half 
can point with prid.- to hiVa. Ijiieve- 
Jneru, for it me.isured up atiTTpiaVed 



Jusit a 
In a 

."With 



I 



trifle belter than any bill se.^n 
pop house for a long while 

only five specialti»'s. .an ill. 
■ong and a f.-.iture. this combinatioi: 
can be fivorablv contraste.l with a 
KOOd niinv'of the big-time bills 
Piayin>f .Mound the metropolis cur- 
rently. 

^ The cu>'omarv Pathe weeklv 
started pro.-e.>dings. followed bv the 
l7/ I'u^ and lu-xt in turn .-i l);illad- 
*«♦ "^L slides. The program proper 
introduced first the Noveltv Clin- 
lir??' "*''^" ^^"'^ woman, with a high- 
ftn« !."* ^"^"d jumping routine, sei- 
aonea with ju^t enough comedy to 



Summer is here— the acts are 
sporting alpaca tuxedos. If that 
isn't .1 harl»inger of summer, what 
is'' This Proctor house looked very 
summerv throughout Monday night 
what with the floral decorations in 
the fover and on the stage Itself. 
The weather was ideal for the the- 
atre not too humid and not too chiil. 
As .a result S. K. O. by the time 
the first act came on. 
- Th.> bill held one new act, with 
pos-ibly a second, the closing Chin- 
ese company, Choy Ping Hee Troupe. 
The members look like recruits from 
a ntimbor of other vaUiloville 
troupes that have been around or 
may be working under a new name. 
Closing the show the five men went 
thro'igh the usual jugiTling. wat-'r- 
whir'ing contortive and lire-eatmg 
hokum in the lexicon, winding up 
with two hani'itig by their queues, 
whi.h are formed in loop faslnoti 
and are suspended from ropes. Th" 
one new act was Howard and .lean 
Chase and Co. in a new Hket( h. 

Williams and Wolfits toplincil and 
«o'id cvervthitig th.-y had to an eager 
mob that forced a stopping oi tie- 
-how a v.)eech. atel an encore. 1 heir 
::ew edition of -Haik' Ih.rk !" is fun- 
nier than ever, whammim; 'em Irom 
Herbert Williams* first broken - 
voiced roque.^t for the spotlight doun 
to th.- closing bit of having two 
plants sing a. many different pop- 
ular songs fiom e*lhcr side of th. 
h.,us.» white Williaius pl:»y^i ■">'' 
<\nii6 at rh..pi«tfo- Wliat.a bedlam 
th,<»ioombin.ition i-! Th-y ..te it tip. 

<:...,rg' Je-sel. in tho frixth hole. 
stai;ied teiiirg th..m '.bout the revrie 
he liad out last S'vi^on aiul th.at ^n^^ 
he is going it alone, only to be r-.'-r- 
■uptcd by a t,...rh of a baby-face 
doll inabbr.•vMt•"dco,.-<u.r•^^^ho.■x. 

pre<se. her -le.'in' lo go onU'-f" J;;'; 
'l,.ssel has f.am-d a neat skit toi 
himself m "one, ■ mi.viicg the ut-adu - 
r.. rated hoke witii g-nuine ch.aia-.,- 
t.'Mzation lo good elYert 
Kubv Kit.vce. s'ejtpmg 



plc;i.-;ing pei'son.i ii;y. she combim^s 
chatter with tiie rope woik. wi.h a 
number worked in h.ere aijrl there. 
\\'\\\\ I ni»velty otf^rincr Mi*-.s Walker 
provfd a capable still starter. Mack 
and Nt'lson toolc up lh«' running 
No, *J. Tht» boy.', with voeiil .iinl 
itisir«m<nial "vvork exp»'rienef.l little 
dilliculty. Numl;ers of the pub- 
lished orihu' consiitute the turn to a 
l?irg,. degr<'e. The two possess vocal 
al»iliiy which is nic.dy worIce(? in 
with the .''wophone and eruitar i»lay- 
ing by one of the rhai»>. A fist pop 
number sent th'^m nff to good re- 
turn.^. l''ief»mont Penton ittd Co 
t.\ew'.\(Ms) in a rouyh atid tumble 
.-ket( h creatCil a few latighs, a news 
retd being placed in the middle of 
the show dir«'ctly after. 

lYinoe and P.II with a novelty 
singing offering followed the pic- 
ture. Thi.s eouid* has- f\ ne.vtly ar- 
ranged \»diiele containing clever 
ch.atter away from the average run. 
The young worn. in lias looks and a 
\'>|ee. with her partner carrying fiff 
a flip put witii «'ise. This com- 
bin.uion proved a refreshing inci- 
dent in the show. Tilyou and 
Pogers with ground Woik gatht-ia'd 
♦aughs and applause. The men 
worked fast and delivered. The 
comedy coml»ined with the <l.incing 
and ncpoh.ati.-s proved productive, 
the team carrying off one* of the 
ipi>lause hits of the evening. 

Max ITolTrn.in, .Tr., an*l N'orma 
Terris topllning with a dfversHled 
routine proved one of the bright 
spots. Thij \outhful couple hive a 
Well laid out routine, di^'pliylna: 
ability along several lines. ^Tiss 
Terris effectively handles the Mari- 
lyn Miller and I.enore t'lric imi)er- 
sonations. with her contortion work 
In tlio dance lino of a high order. 
Young Hoffman work«( In nicely In 
the dance division, the couple pro- 
viding an offering that will stan-l 
up In any bill. 

Robins, next to cjo.slng. eri)erl- 
enced no diflbnilty in d-divering 
laughs. His comedy musical work 
r>rovi.l»iI one of the latighing hits 
of llie evening. M.iy .Sioor otid 
.Tack Parsons clo.^ ' the vhow with 
a sightly dance rou'ine. A ilisfirii^- 
tivetiess In tiieir work T)l.iee.^ this 
cotiplo above the genera! run of 
dancing act.'=». Ifiitt. 



BROADWAY STORY 

(Continued from page 13) 
lieved thVy are cotitinuing only by 
means of co-operative. Last week 
one grossed |2,»>00 and has not been 
bettered $4,000 for several weeks. 

The other co-opei »live premiere is 
"The Night Call." opening at the 
I'razee. It is a Players' Assembly 
oflering, the sanie group of actors 
\Nlio banded together for *"Moiit- 
martre." The latter piece continues, 
moving over to the Itayes next week. 
It is reported that difficulties within 
the comi»any have been atljuated. 
The withdr.iwalfl reported are de- 
nied. De Wolf Hopper's 'Fun- 
maker^," perhaps the biggest com- 
monwealtli attempt of the kind, got 
under way at Jolson's list Satur- 
day. 

At least six wit hdii'vals from 
P.roiidway are dated fov SatunJay, 
but six new offerings are assured, 
and only two house.>j go dark, they 
being the Hippodrome, which closes 
with 't;et Touelher.' and the New 
Amsterdam, which loses "Sally" at 
the completion of 70 weeks, during 
which tune it reaches close to 
il!j,L'i)i),ooo g r o s s. ' T he L a w 
Prcjker" makes way for "The 
Sha.low" at the Klaw; "The Pigeon" 
vacates lhi» Fr izee in favor of "The 
Night Call ; Houdmi and his film 
Icave.-ilhe Times S»n«are and will, 
be succeeded by "The Charletan." 
and "The I.ady-IJug." which entered 
the Afiollo rPTonday. will move out 
to accommodate Purton Holmes and 
his travelogs. "The Lady-P.ug" 
piece may find a berth in one of the 
unllghted houses, but that Is un- 
certain. 

Two switches are to be made 
Mondiy. both to a»' ommodate now 
attrartions. "The Plushing Pride" 
moves to the 44th Street from the 
Astor, which gets "The Pronx Kx- 
pres«," adapted from the Yiddish 
success of same name, while the 
Pelmont will get two weeks or so 
of French reperfoire. "Mont mart re" 
moviic; to lIU' Payes. The French 
c mpuny i "on us w.ay t.> Montreal 
from Pari<. It will off.'r two pieces 
nvver given he.o in Pa Pafale" 
antl "Pe Ui^'iour." 

Th«» most promising attraction of 
the .spring is 'Partners First," the 
new "*-'otash and Perlmuiier" ^how, 
which is timed Lo coiuo' in May 1. 
The Selwyu i-) mji'ntioned lo get th*- 
hit;hly touted coipedy, but th.it de- 
p.iids on the berthing of "The Pliie 
Kiiteii." irretit there in anotliei 
house. 

The Pi.-ter Mon.l.iy Imsines.^ wa.'- 
a "bu-t." thai going for the night 
busitiess .s well as the . evcral 
matinees atiempted. Normally t\i;it 
holid ly iA strong . theatrically. 
*1 kings for the Holy Week went 
down from {1.000 to ^1,.')00 along 
the 1! e. atiraction.s that could le.ist 
iiYu'l it getting l>umped most. 

The amusement exception was the 
Pitmling-Parnum i^t Pailey Cin-u^ 
at: Madi.-otx Squire Garilon. The 



\'Mitional sloppv woi.v 
The Three payni)fi.ls 



the d. 

ear'/ 



lice 
po-ltiV'l 



it alone in 

i;so stootl out even ja the 

Her ecceiiinc buck 



AMERICAN ROOF 

"With th»» Ch (ilie (■liij)'in 'Pay 
Diy" (>omedy taking u\i the inter- 
mission p'^nod and con^idei.'d an 
rut. the American bill for the first 
half carried ten specialties, with a 
Century comedy reel added. 
Stram^e'j- enough, both. tlie Chaplin 
and Mix I'ej.s (onllicted on cok- 
strintion. both using an eh-vator for 
the ba-.is of their coitiedy theme. 
'Pay D.iv" has a weak finale, the 
brick jugglifig hy Chaphn being its 
redeeming f-atuie beyond the con- 

opeii'll th"» 

rei;u; ir show wrii a .s' \<i. - wire act, 
two women jtrl a man, r»ne of the 
foimer doini,' the w**r\: on the str.ind 
sur>ported by the otlor two. who 
utilize their teeth for the bas*». It'.s 
a imi<|ue wire specj.ipy ;irid th" 
"pu:i" is ra'J.'r hea\ y, for the gir! ( 
v\ ho does the etMiter Work IS far f i orn 
a lightweigh^ .\ good tinisli Ri\e 
theui 1 rousifig hi'id. rh" e;irl gomg 
rluough a seri s of whiils on a rope 
su|)poitod by the nvin .ifid woman 
A good ope-nit.g it md could hold 
•hat spot ot! iny.of the in'ermeiiitc 
I.MJs. 

Pe^ 



md V>n n-,!;e rVew Aetst 
>nd, wit'i Pollers and Page 



foHov. ing This teath have the basisi gooJ cha^e'- 



of a novelty, one of the men doing 
a rough "girl,' but th.ey go a infle 
far for I o'A' comedy. The short skirt 
eould be rei>laced, for the mans 
limbs ate un.-ihapely. The "straight" 
has a good voice and sells his num- 
bers well. They went over nicidy 
notwithstanding, but could improve. 

Piano, Norihlane and Ward have 
a great trio ottering for the Loew 
specie of time and sshuuld connect 
with the two-a-day houses with no 
trouble, unices they have played 
themselves out there. They work 
like a well-oiled machine, combining 
beauty, talent and grace with a rou- 
tine genuinely original, something 
scare on small time. The jolo work 
of oa. h is worthy and tin. ensemble 
efforts earned them the hit of the 
bill, with no d.inger«»us contenders. 

The Peatrice Moreel Sextet, lack- 
ing their scenery on the Hoof, were 
somewh.at handicappe.l In the ap- 
pearance* division, but this was 
easily^ ov«Mcome once the girls 
started. They have a well-chosen 
repertoire and make a pretty picture 
in their unifoim garb. The musical 
,«?olos. dtiets .and it io^ were all well 
iecei\'ed, and the combination scored 
far bet»«'r than the average high- 
class act of this calibre on the Poof. 

After ' P.iy Day" came Pently, 
PaiiKs and CJay. another trio with 
music and songs, Th«»y harmonize 
niceU: and 'h* <IoubIe pi.mo nuvnher 
,idds variety. Th^-y did w*'!! and wUl 
bear watching, for ilu'V liave all the 
requfrements «»f a specialty for the 
bett<^r houses. 

N'evlns and feirdon, with their 
au»o openifig and en-uing light com- 
edy skit W'te .1 surejire hit from 
bej^iiining to end and fitte.l ««nugl.\ 
into the program. V'aidonl arid 
i'erry, survivors of yesteryear's be-^t 
of the cabaret specialties, so popu- 
I.ir a few rears b,ic|<. hav»j lost rione 
of their ability lo entert.jin. They 
have a routine in the present offer- 
ir:g. k'»"p contiriinlly on high and 
•live a great finish with th'- 
•chlclcen" number, iu which a girl 
aids materially. They were t.ext to 
closing md held tiie -pot with ci-;e 

The .\nker Trio closed th.e b.ll 
with th<»tr strength fe.if<» In a t auH- 
■ \\\ letting, hoMi.ng in the m.ajority 
for the i)hotopl.iy vvh'o*\ made .i 



school holidays probably arcoin tej 
for the capacity buslnest for htn\\ 
afternoon and night, the daily 
takings f o • the two performances 
being nearly $19,000. That glve<» 
the circu n approximate pa<e of 
i> . er $110,000 weekly, and probably 
btats the Garden record. 

Of the week's new^ offerings, 'The 
Hairy Ape," a drama whuh moved 
uptown to the Plymouth Monday, 
looks the winner. Indicntions that 
it would build steadily were present 
after the first performances oil 
Proadway. aided by ihe play's 
ilownto\\n reputation. "The (Jold- 
lish.' at the Maxine Klliott, won 
mixed comment. "Make It Snappy" 
is the pr()spect of last week's trio 
of musie.il arrivals and should dra^ 
at I he Carden. It got $2.1*00 at 
Tiie<d.iy's matinee this week "Petty 
Pepper' got off to a fair start only 
.at the Vanderbilt. Hopi>er's "Fun- 
makers" l.s cl. limed to h.ave a chance 
at .Tolson's. but will hardly land for 
re.il moiny. Xor is it expe<ted to 
remain over a couple of weeks 
longer nt that location. The shovr 
is playing on sharing terms to 
about $1,000 a night, except Satur- 
day. 

"tJood Morning Dearie" Is now 
the nmsical money leader, the "Mu- 
sie p«>x Pevuo" having revised it» 
scale to $4.40 top. l<iaily last week 
even some of the leaders failed to 
go clean. "Chauve-Sourl.<^," at th* 
4'.Hh Street, remains the only at- 
traction at $5 top. It Is playing 10 
performances this week. "Kiki'' re- 
mains the dramatic, leader, and last 
week stood up all the way, which 
none of the other non-musical 
sliows were able to do. 

Next week will see a further out- 
ward movement along Hroadway. 
That takes in attractions that have 
stuck lo gather possible profits for 
this (Paster) week. 

Two New Buys This Week 
Two buys for new attractions 
which hit* Proadway last week were 
negotiated by the brokers, which 
brought the total for the week to 
ir». The* brokers took 350 a night 
tor "The Hairy Ape" at the Ply- 
mouth, which was moved up from 
tie* Provincetown Playhoime. The 
brokers all figured that this one 
wouhl be sure-fire after the reports 
that they received on it from down- 
town. The Do Wolf Hoi)per Fun- 
makers in "Some Parly" .at the Jol, 
son got a sm.ill buy of l.'»0. with the 
demmd for the attraction light in 
the a;4encies. The additional 1.1 
buys still running are: ' JClki" 
(Pelasco), "The Dover Poad* 
(Pijou). "Po.se of Stambour 
fCentiiiy), "4'erfert I'ool" (C»»han). 
"The Hindu* (C«)medy). "Captain 
Appl.jick" (Cort), "He Who Cets 
Slappi'd" (Fulton), "Crood Morning, 
Dearie" (Clobe). "Music Box Pe- 
vuc" (Music Itox), "Cat and the 
Canary" (National), "Sally" (Am- 
stenlam). "I*awful Larceny" (Pe- 
ptiblic), rind ".Make It Snappy" 
•Winter (larilen). 

The cut-rate list remained at ZH 
attractions offered. Poth of this 
weeks new arrivals among the dra- 
matic offerings being on sale afier 
the second nights. The advance 
sale business on tho .strength of the 
number of attraetlons offered has 
picked up in the cut rates, although 
the regular sale does not seem to 
have diminished. Wednesday mati- 
nee this week, In spite of the storm, 
was one of the biggest In cut rates 
this season. 

The shows offered at half box 
office price Include: "l..ady Pug" 
(Ai»oilo), "Plu^,hing Bride" (Astor), 
"Montmartre" (Pelmont), "Marjo- 
lalno' (Proadhurst), "Tangerine" 
(Casino;, 'Pose of St imboul" 
(Century), "Just Pecause" (Karl 
Carroll'H). "Tho Demi - Virgui" 
(Eltlnge), "The Czarina" (Ktnpire), 
"The Nest" (4Slh Street). •The 
Pigeon" (Frazeo), Candida" 
(Creenwhh Nillage), "Six Cylinder 
I..ove" and special matinees of 
Taboo" (Harris), "National An- 
them" (.Miller), "The Piiliicon" 
Mludson), ".^ome Party" (.Jol.son), 
"The Paw Preaker" (Klawi. "Pall- 
tlog Dri mmond" (Kiilckerboelc«-r>, 
'To the Ladie.s" (Liberty), 'Thank 
Vou" fl.ong.acre), "The Ft en. li 
Doll" (Lyceum). "For Coodn-ss 
.^.ike" (Lyric). "Ip tho Ladder" 
< Plajliouse), "i'ir>t Fifty Ve.u -." 
<Piin<e.ss). "The Plue Klfteri" (Sel- 
wyn), "Tho Hotel Mou«e ' (Shii- 
berti, 'SI if lie Along" («Jd Street), 
.and 'The .Mo'in'ti:- Mii'V iv^ili 
."^ire. t ». 

The <Mit-:i'»» 
Ticket OiHc« lias 
tions witlun the 
gi- as tnem more 
in the b.asemetit 



\\'Kf\ made 



I'llid.e Ser\ic# 

ufi'lergone altera - 

l.i.sl week whltdi 

Hp.a'e to opeiMio 

of the building at 



l.Jd stieet. Tlio crowded conih.iori 
that has c.Kisted at sho\¥ time be. 
foie the counter devoted lo the .ale 
f<»r cur. " performan<N«s will be 
somewiiat lessened Krough tlu- ex- 
tending of that counter during he 
tiexl fe'A- J i>3. 



VARIETY 



ArL.^l':i'J.i 



Friday, April 21, 1922 i 

fit 



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BILLS NEXT WEEK (APRIL 24) 



op«n 



IN VAUDEVn.I,E THEATRES 
for the wcelf witb MunUay n.auiec. 



fAll houaci 
tadlcated ) 

The bills below 
from. 

The mann<\' In which tbri>e bill* rrm printed 
tmroriance of nm nur their proKrain pOMitions. 

• before name denoten a't 1h di.lnj; new turn, 
from vaudeville, or api>faring in city where listed 



when 



not 



otherwise 



are grouped In divieions. accordinc tc bouUins offlces supplied 

doe« not denote the relative 



or 
fur 



reappoarlnc after 
the firtit time. 



absence 



KEITH CIRCUIT 



liKW YORK (ilY 

Jirith'M rtUii<-e 

Puul \\)..; i;..tn Co 
•Van A S' Ix-nck 
r».'H'hn<' 1'«j1I-ii(1 

KlanaR.'in & M'r's'n 

I3ot«t. n 

•LJpo L.cMalrf Co 

Niobe 
AiiioroB {<>» 
(One to 111!) 

Krlth'H Riveffiidr 

Fddie I-'M.ii.ird v'o 
TniTi Winf Co 
"White .Sis 
Aiidf-rHiin A Burt 
F & M Written 
Vadi Ik Gygi 



II. 



l.mth fit ^\fiiio 

l< (in- to till » 

K< ith'N II. <). 

2d half (2C-r3> 
"N< w Ij« ad< r" 
•Toninky dordcn 
.'>itr Fran a Tr 
M< rn;ird Ar Harry 
•Marro A Lou;»c 
(Others to fill) 

iBt half (;:4-2C) 
r,r«(n & La Fell 
Harrett St Cxmncon 
r.aul Shirr Co 
(C»thtT« to fiii) 

:<i half (.;t-:o) 

IT S Jazz Dand 
Willie J^olar 



Walter Newmem 

in ••PK<»FITKKKlNr." 

lUlth World's I'.OMt ^ADdrTille 

Diroctiou W. b. HENM'lH.Sy 



"Wiliio Rolls 
Krvaii Ac Flint 
(One to tii:> 

Kriih'H Roynl 
C A liolle Co 
Hilton & Norton 
B UurrlBCalc Co 
Anna r'handltr 
Pen licycr 
Fidnry I'hilllps 
i; & B Coni-ud 
Wylic ic Hartman 
Redmond & WellH 

Keith'A Colonial 

•Van Ai .*J(lionck 

Thank You I>octor 

Ail^'on Stanley 

Frank Gaby 

Mr & Mrs J Barry 

Rup'cll «: l>ivili 

The Stanleys 

Mr & Mrs O Wilde 

•Marry Me" 

Keitb'e Alliambrn 
John B Hymcr Co 
Harry Jolson Co 
Del.yle Alda Co 
S(-(d fi Aui>tin 
Paul Nolan Co 
Brt'nt Hayt-B 
a L«e8 
Ruth Budd 
(<.»ne to nil) 

Mom' Rroudwuy 
Runaway 4 
Martha Pryor Co 
"Indoor Ppcrts" 
Kane & Grant 
Peneie Clifford 
Adlcr Ac Dunbar 
ITwo to fiil) 

Mess' C'ulls4*uin 

WiilianiM fc Wolfus 
Ptella M ay hew 
Maker & Red ford 
Judsun Cole 
Kitaniura Pros 
<One to fill) 



Ijorlnicr & Hud«in 
I'.Hly Hturd 
(Othtrs to (ill) 

I'rortor'n l?nth St. 

lid halt <:!('-:i!a» 
♦'I hos Jacksoji Co 
Orren & Dr>. >v 

4 Aces 
(Others ir> fiV) 

l!«t half (24-:-r) 
Haifr it Lavt 16 
/»"n .•Sfiiith 
Clcmiin liflJinR Cc 
(Others to nil) 

2d half (27-30) 
Ifi.irpy Sc CiausK 
Jack I^avere 
(Othors to till) 

Pfwtor's 58th ht. 

•One on the A!!»;.y 
Arthur Whiff law 
McFarlan** & P 
•Fitch's Minptrfls 
(Others to flll> 

• 2d half 
Harry lireen 
I'rAnces Arms 
Fnbvr & B« rnett 
•H<len Clarli 3 
(Others to fill) 
l*rortor's«6th Arc. 

2<l half (20-23i 
r.cri Baker Co 
Al Sliayne 
l^rnny & Hollis 
Trovato 
''handrn 3 
Murl>onald 3 
(Others to fill) 

Ivt half (24-2€) 
Jnn llarklns <'o 
Morri.^ty & Young 
Harry Breen 
Beaumont Sis 
Jack Lav ere 
Mea^Ry A Clauds 

5 Blue Demons 
2d half (27-CO) 



HARRY KAHNE 

SIX CYLINDER BRAIN 

NEVER MISSES. 

Again Toorlng ORPHISVM CIKCIIT 



2d half 
Court my yis Co 
l^eavitt Sl Lotkw'd 
Btafford A T)uRoj«b 
Vincent & O Doneil 
<Two to fill) 

Keith's Fordham 
Taul Wbiteman's 6 
Oeorge JcEScU Co 
Franklyn Ardcll Co 
l^avitt A Lockw'd 
f Xi A P Murdork 
a Alice r>c C.armo 
•■ 2d half 

; Hugh Herbert Co 
.'■ St« 11a Mayhew 
- Rewill Sis 

Elm City 4 
If ThaJerc'e CIren* 
«, fcul.y A nouj-'^itcn 
^ Mosn' l<>anlilin 

l'.»iie Baker 
Chas Ahcnrn Co 
lx>nry HaBkell 
^^ Iai«'iy A I'rinre 
^^ lijrt A RiiRcdalo 

f ■ 



d halt 



BelK' Baker 
Kenny A UcV.\n 
Mi.ker & Rcdforfl 
4 Rfadinp'» 
(Two to till) 

KeiMrn llamiKon 

Marion Harris 
Klinore A Wi.iiam": 
<'hi«Siile 
J'eKt/y Wood Co 
CaitCH Bros 
Victoria A Purree 
pHiky A I'cwnn 
€}r«re« Valentine Co 
•Fridken Rhr.d-* 

Keith's Jeffertion 
Fully A Houghtin 
Tvette Ruffel 
K«nny A Holll^ 
Kt nn( dy A Berle 
Elm City 4 
Ma ilia Brtrt Co 
CTwo to fill) 

U\ half 
rhn^ Ahen#n Co 
k^toiy A Clark 
Jjcnfy IfasiuM 
(Ot)i' rs to fill) 

Mom' Rrgont 
Frank le H-ath 
Ftafford A DuRcsp 
F A E Hall 
J<'e Bi( wn.ng 
Vinrenf Olif.nncM 
<One to hil) 

2d ha^f 
y>illy Shar^ s Rf'v^ 
Newhoff A I h- .is 
JudKon C<'le- 
Kitamur.i Bros 
(Two to fill) 

Kfith's 8I«'( St. 
rjn* Kdward»» li« v 
H MarU-tfc Co 
W.lsf n 1. r< N 
Clara llcuttrd 



Fox A Turtle 
Curzen Sis 
Yv( tfe Rugcl 
Rjrnard A Garry 
Haig A Lavtre 
(Others to fill) 

Proctor's 2Sd 8t. 

2d half (20-23) 
Elsie Williams Co 
Maureen Enplin 
Ruoker A Winifred 
McFarlane A P 
demons Belllngs Co 
(Others to fill) 

iBt half (24-2P) 
Faber A Bernett 
Morris A Shaw 
Maynard Sis 
Manfell Co 
((Uhers to fill) 

2d half (27-30) 
R'.te A Werner 
Ben Smith 
Barrett A Cunnecn 
Rose A Moon 
Dorothy South 
(Others to fill) 

FAR ROCK A WAT 

( olnmbia 

Id half 
.^'Maw A I^e 
(leo Jetipel 

\V«t«tn Sis 
WiV.ian.s A Wolfu< 
L hoy LinK I' to 

BROOKLYN 

KeiUi'H BiiHliwick 

Avc-n Comedy 4 ' 
Wells \a A West 

Julitt 

Furman A Na^h 
.f^an C.rancpo Co 
Wtaver A Weaver 
Joe Darcey 
Wiliio Halo 
(rtshy A Dayne 

Keith's Orphennt 

V.'m MandU Co 
•••Ci'lflng' 
Mops a I'rye 
Jatk Norworth 
Marion Moifi.n Co 
4 A ce« 
T><i:!»y Nrl'iis 
(Others to flin 

Mokm' Fln(l>nf>li 

Franklin Cl.ae Co 
John tsfeel 
Ahvja Ncil?en Co 
lUniu'.s A ]^lillls 
Meih.in's D«'ps 
I laiwle A Marlon 

Keitlk's (ireenpo!n( 

2d half (LO-:::) 
V S Ja7z Brnd 
Fabrr A Born* tt 
(;r':»n A La Fell 
(Olheis to fiil> 

l-,t half (2 1-lC) 
rol;ty Randall 
^ raui < s ArijiS 
'Ibalcios Circus 



.Othirp to fill'' 

2d half (27-50) 
Syivkx Clark 
.M( rriaey A YounK 
M .V H Skati.ll.. 
(Oth» re to fill) 

Keith's Fro#<pe<-t 

2d half (20-23) 
i'ylvia Clark 
f'la;r«! A Atwor.d 
Jim Hark inn Co 
«*h(>y Ling Foo 
H.iip A I^avcrt 
Leonard ^ WiHard 

1st half (24-26) 
<■; H off man Co 
Oilmen A Johnson 
"valentine Vox 
Brcwn A' Whit taker 
Van A Tyson 
(Unc to fill) 

2d half (.^7-SO) 
T'oul* y A SaU s 
Paul Shine Co 
I'atrlcola 
<;reen A B* rnett 
r.i aumont Sis 
4 Fords 

Mors* Rivlerr* 
r M»l< y A Sales 
.■"haw A Ta'o 
CiiUibe A Kevins 
rhoy LinK Foo 
Clv.o to* fill) 

2.1 h.ilf 
<f IIxfTman Co 
.)<»» Fr('Wning 
IJuri A R(>s«.ilale 
John Ward 
MaMUi Bo ft Cc 
(One to filO 

ALBANY. N. T. 

Prootor's 

I'yeda Jaj'b 
riatt A Horsey Sis- 
Clara Morton 
Hernck A Hart 
Eddie F'oyt r 
Leona HallB Rev 

2d half 
OrmHtte A Renilg 
Joe c'«Mjk 
Al« X Bros A Eve 
.Vorwood A Hall 
Canary Optra . 
(One to nil) 

ALLF>NTOWN. PA. 

Orpheom 

^C'bblil^> Fatliiily 

Olerp Musical 10 
(Thrfe to fill) 

2d half 
Joe L« Lit r 
•Not Yft Marie" 
Mack A Hollv 
Welch Mealv A M 
(Onu to fill) 

AMiSTERftAM, N.Y. 

Kiaito 

The Halkinps 
Helen Ml rattl 
Oliver A Nerrift 
Lillian Waller Co 
C.illen A Mulcahy 
Adroit Bros 

2d half 
Sultan ^ 

I'latt A Dorsey Sis 
Imhoft Conn A C 
(Others to fill) 

ATLANTA 

Lyric 

(Birmingham srlif* 

m half 
t>ell A Uliss 
Ed Morton 
Thos J Ryan Co 
Silb*rs A North 
"Creations" 

BALTIMORE 

Maryland 
Page Hack A M 
Herschel Henlere 
Biggs A Wltchie 
Ruth Roye 
Harry Langdon Co 
l^wig A Dody 
Markei A Gay 

BATON ROCGE 

Columbia 

(Shrevfj.ort Filit) 

It-t half 
Hcras A Wills 
Meehan A Newm.in 
Bradley A Ardine 
<has Wilson 
Van A B.llo 



CIIARLfr>^TON 

^ Ictory 

Xinka 

Munre A Davis 
i>(n>arel A Vale 
J a Da Trio 
I'iotz IiroM A Sis 

Id half 
Jane A Miller 
Walsh A Bently 
Nefl A Rankin 
CahiU A Roinaine 
Al. ;< dy Sextet 

CilARIX)TTE 
Lyrio 

(Roanoke split) 

Ut half 
Ja. k Benny 
IxirisDuncan 
Prinerp". Badjah 
Reddington A dr't 

CIIFSTER. PA. 

Adgrmrnt 

Wi;«<in A ubr> y 3 
(Jeo Webb Co 
J. an Sot hern 
'flenn A Jenkins 
2d half 



Tiong A Cotton 
Jo Jo A Harrison 
•TalHey A Kikl 
8 Blue Demons 
(Others to fill) 

iFt half (24-S6) 
Rice A Wern. r 
Lorimer A Hudson 
(Others to fill) 

2d half (27-30) 
Bobby Randall 
Maniell Co 
(Others to fill) 

LOriSVILLK 

Keith's National 

(NaJ-hville ppllt) 
1st half 
Hurlo 

S Tompkins Co 
The Crelghtons 
Manuel Uomainc S 
Daltcn A Craig 

LOWELIi 

B. F. Keith's 

Marguerlta I^aiRlla 
Arthur Astell Co 
Iiancing Kenn*dy» 
Van Cello A Mary 
C Harrison Co 
Frank Ward 
Dillon A I'artKr 

MOBILE 

Ljrio 

(N. Orleans split) 

1st half 
Royi.tlds A White 
Miiler A Capman 
Linton Bros 
Ja.k Littl.' 
Noel Lester Co 

MONTREAL 

PrineesH 



(Three to fill) 
PHILADELPniA 

B. F. Kelth't 

Swor Bros 
Jim McWllllsm* 
Ona Munson Co 
Blossom Seeley 
May Wirth Co 
Owen McGivcney 
Stars of Yesterday 
Millard Simpson 
Holmes A Levers 
6 Hassans 

Keystone 

Pinkie 

Howard A Sadler 
Hall Ermine A B 
McCoy A Walton 
"Sti.lcn Sweets" 

Win. Fenn 

ManUln 

Greenlee A Pr'yton 
Belle Montrose 
(Ono to fill) 
2d half 
Wilson Aubrey 9 
Geo Webb Co 
Jean Suthcrn / 

Glenn A Jenkins 

FITTSBFRGB 

Paris 

Tanarakl Japs 
Jesnie Reed 
Bronson A Baldwin 
V A E Stanton 
Fritzi Scheff 
Whiting A Burt 
Mel Kl. e * 

Cansino Bros A W 

PORTL.\Nl). ME. 

U. F. Keith's 

Larry Harkins Co 
Byron A Haig 



Bobbie Folsoin 
Royal Gascoignea 
II J Conley Co 
Ernie Ball 
Santos-Hayes Rer 

nipp4Mlrome 

Mack A LaRue 
Francis Dougherty 
Rddle Carr Co 
Coogan A Casey. 

TROY. N. T. 

Proctor's 

Evans A Massert 
Ormsbee A Remig 
Hans Roberts Co 
Joe Cook 

Alex Bros A Rve 
Norwood A Hall 
Catiary Opera 

2d half 
Oliver A Merrltt 
Leona Hall's Rev 
nddie Foyer Rev 
Heaiy A Cross 
Swift A Kelly 
Johnny Singer Co 
(Two to fill) 

WASHINGTON 

B. F. Keith's 

Kay llamlln A K 
Foley A I^aTour 



Bert Baker 
Vivienne Becal 
Eva Shirley 
Einilee Lea 
Walter C Kelly 
Mildred Harria 

TONKER8» N, T. 
Proctor's 
2d half (20-23) 
U S Jass Band 
•Florence Brady 
Willie SoUY 
Leonard A Willard 
Rally Hvu I 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Frawley A Louise 
Morris A Bhaw 
McFarlane A P 
Anderson A Pony 
(Two to fill) 

YORK, PA. 

Opera Ilonso 
Pierce A Goff 
Fierce A Ryan 
Blaekstone 
(Two to fill) 
2d halt 
Holly A Le© 
lUbbO A Nelson 
Brown's Girls 
(Two to fill) 



POU CIRCUIT 



BKIIXiKPORT 

Poll's 
Fargo A White 
(.Iray Rt v 
Maryiifft Toung 
(Two to fill) 
2<'. half 
Firnilu ""A OldsmltH 



FA. 



75c sEffiv-us EXPRESS 75c 

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Theatrical Hete to 123th St., 75c.; Bronx, Brooldyn, $1.00. Special Lead Rate to Oig Act?. 
Free Storafff One Wctk. STORAGE— OFFICE ALWAYS OPEN— AUTO TRUCKS. 



M a n k i n 
Thu Fre'its 
?;r lie Montrose 
lOiie to fill) 

CINCINNATI 

B. F. KeUh's 

Larry Coiner 
Homer Romalne 
Harry Holman 
B« n Welch 
I) .rothy Jardon 
Krain.r A Bcylo 
Van Horn A Ipnez 

CLKVEL.\ND 

Hippodrome 

Toucan A.- Ines 
C^uixey 4 
Tt'to 

Ntiirray A Oakland 
ANx McQuado 
Moore Aj .lavno 
.Ma».« 1 1 ord Co 
Kae Samuels 

Kinth 8t. 

Dancing McDonaMs 
J» «1 Dooley 
Mason A Cole 
jiu-ton Ray 
Charlej. Keating 
L:tiie Itilly 
Whilton Sis 
Bobby I'ant^or 

DETROIT 

Temple 

Pu For Boys 
Spf ncer A Willl.im'» 
CallaKher A Fhean 
The Norvellrs 
1-ddie Buzzell Co 
Columbia A Victor 
Jim Felix 
Follis Girls 

E.\STON, PA. 
Able O. II. 

.Toe DeLier 

.\<,t Yet Marl© 
Vark A Holly 
Welch Mealy A M 
(On© to fill) 

2d half 
Robbins Family 
(Jier's Musical 10 
(Three to fi^ll) 

GR.\ND RAPIDS 

Empres* 

The Faynes 
Leo Beers 

<;alletti's Monkeys 
Yorke A King 
.McL( Han A Carson 
! ophie Kassimir 
KuHhinan A Bayne 

IIARRISBITRO 

Majestic 

I»her A Hurst 



f t^ordon A Rica 
Mei.ry A Moore 
r;i,rtt>n A Nirhnison 
F Dobsun's Co 
IMvin A T^arncll 
Sift Iriscoe 
7 Cracks 

MT. VKRNON. N.Y. 

Proctor's 

2d half (20-23) 
OrniPlMO A Remig 
r?( ii.» BaU»r 
i'aci Hack A M 

the Show Of[" 
Krawley A Louise 
'i'hc L(VolU>a 
(Ofhers to filD 

1st hnlf (24-26) 
Patricol.i 

I'ressler A Klaiss 
4 Fords 
Bernard A Garry 



Mall A Shapiro 
'I'll.:; Kitar.i.s 
F A O Walters 
Countess Verona 

QIKREC. CAN. 

.4oditorium 

Miller Girls 
Cashing Mellos. 
11* K< dus His 

KFAniNG. PA. 

Majchttc 

n«)l!y A l^re 
Howard fc Lewis 
' 'vM.^.ebav IS § 
(Two t.) 

2d 

Pleroe A 

r. .rce A Goff 

Clhreo to fill) 



fill) 

half 
Ryan 



CHAS. J. 




OFFICES 

BOOKING WITH ALLn, 

INDEPENDENT CIRCUFTS 

Suite 417, Romax Bldg* 

245 West 47th Street 

NEW YORK 

FIIONS: BRYANt\917 



Wj»t.«-on A F'^rry 
Robison A I'ier. <.• 
J Velie (""o 
(Ono to fill) 

Plaza 

J A \' «»lma 
P J White Co 
BrooK» A Morgan 

"1 .uni.vill.-" 

IM half 
Bay LaFran.f 
.fean. tte Childs 
l':van»< .V Wilson 
Jungio Jazz 

HARTFORD 

< apitol 

McCi .-Oil A M.'»r'ne 

Irene 

.Miiler A Anthony 

W;!.! A S.idalia 

Ro!f«-'« Rev 

■r.v;:H Comrdy 4 

Bronson A Edwards 

2d half 
Stanley A Doman 
("rj.ne Mmv a C 
Liurko A I>urki!i 
■■V«s My Dear" 
Bi l>by B;>rry 
Flo I-ewis 

NKW nAVE.'t 

Hi Jon 

J.a:iitfo i.'hIUl"* 
(UiUl Diggtra 1?22» 
Kvans A "Wilson 
"Drur,- rierk" 
(One to fill) 

2.1 half 
JAN Olms 
Iren" 

Porter J White Co 
T'rooks A Morgan 
' Bianovillf'' 

Palace 

T">rnedin A Play 
.Mill'^r A Fears 
DufTy A Keller 
Lewis A Rogers 
Bobby Barry 
•Yes My Dear" 

2d half 
Miller A Rock 
Gray Rtv 
.Margaret Toung 
Mr.mson A Edw'ds 
(Two to fill) 



SCR ANTON, 
Poll's 

(Wiikcs-B're split) 

Ist half 
"Toylantl ' 
Vcllon A Renn 
Edith Taliaferro 
Anger A Packer 
Johnfjon Baker A J 

SPGFI'LD, MA8S. 

Palace 

Stanley A Doman 
.roann.^ Lacrosse 
Watson A Ferry 
Howard A Ross - 
"Juncgle Jazz" 
Burke A I»urkin 
Brt cii Fiiiiily 

l^d half 
The «'rciiiwell9 
Wild A Sadalia 
Yip Yaphankers 
Burns A Lorraine 
Farg.. A White 
.?. » K Watson 
•Shadov land" 

W rTKRHlUY 

Puiace • 

I'rin...' A Sherjl 
Firi'iln A 01d.«mith 
IvTrli t'. Harris 
Cra-ii' .May A C 
Yip Yaphankers 
Rob soil A I'ierce 
••:sha<l .wland" 
Id half 
MeC'-.rton A Mar'ne 
.I'^an La< 'rosse 
.Miller A Anthony 
Howard A RoFS 
<:..ld Digge|r8 1922 
Ma!y Mayo 
i;r» ■ n I'a.iiily 

WlLlvES-It.lRRE 

Poll's 

(.'='1 ranfon split). 
1st half 
R< s» A Mayne 
I'liMha;.! A OM'I.y 
Mr.ron Murray Co 
.Mu.l.ti A Francis 
7 Sweethearts 

WOR<' ESTER 

Poll's 

The Cro?nwclls 
Fturns A I.>orraine 
.T.'ty Vtlie Co 
Jos K Watson 

F!o Lewis 

2d half 
TViJu. din A Play 
R(.\*-f» Rev 
Lewis A Rogers 
Texas (""omedy 4 
(One to fill) 
Plaxa 
Roy A La France 
■ M,il. r A Rock 
Carroll Rev 

2d half 
Miller A Fear 
( "arroll Rev 
(One to fill) 



Llghtclle A Coffm'n 
Jack Norton Co 
Barry A Whitledge 
Tony A George 

L'WR'NCE, MASS. 

Empire 

Babe Barbour ^fr'^ 
Barrv A Whitledgo 
Tony A George 
(Two to fill) 

ad half 
Four Bellhops 
Dunham * Will'ms 
Clio Alexander Co 
Joe Roberts 
Josle Rooney Co 

LEWISTON, ME. 

Music Hall 

Cellna's Circus 
Kay Ncllan 
Harvey A Do Vora 2 
Conhy A Frances 
S Danoise Sis 

2d half 
Anthony 

Haskell A Donovan 
Donovan A Lee 
(Two to fill) 



LYNN. MASS. 

Ofyrapla 

El Clfcvt 

Haz* 1 «'roHby Co 

Jack "^'INon Co 

•Fiashet,' 

2d half 
Babe Barbour C« 
I'erlo Girls 
(Two to fill) 

M-NCII'STR, N. 11, 
FaUce 

I^urle De Vine Ca 
Leightelle a Cffm'* 
Josie Rooney Co 
Kernan Crippg Oj i 
Princess Wahletk.* 
2d half I 

Perlert A Scofleld 
A A L Bell I 

Kernan Cripps Co ' 
J A B Pago ' 

Princess Wahletka 

N. B'DF'D, MAS8, 

Olympia 

2d half 
Ijcon Vavara 
Stephens A Hoi •^te<• 
Jack Wilson Co 
"Flashes'* 



DOB 



CARRID 



AUSTIN and ALLDN 

DROAD^VAT TO Tlin ORIEXT** 



CHICAGO— KEITK CIRCUIT 



1 

Bobbe 
Blown" 



Nelson 
Girls 



HARRY— —JEANNE 

LANG and VERNON 

"Who U Your Boss" 

ORFIIEVM ClRCriT 
Direction: LEO FITZGERALD 



W 



lilRMINGUAM 

Lyric 

(Atlanta split) 

isi half 
A H Brown 



O'Neill A Gafln«y 
(;»rt).r'9 Rev 
lyal A Early 
Bud Snyder Co 

J BOSTON 

tl. F. Keith's 

lleriitrt A Dart 
I avo rtclh . 
The Cansmos 
Devoe A Hosford 
Tho Show Off 
Mui:cr A Stanley 
Juiiftli Eltliipe 
Loii.e A Gaut 
La Craciosa 

BI FFAJj^T^ 

SlieaVi 

TCart'ii Br. • 
Byan W.. btr A K 
Jani.t cf Franrc 
I c wr rs A Wa ;.a. t 
B A B Whetiir 
! .np' r'fc Mi<^g< Is 



(Two to fill) 
2d half 
Archer A Belford 
Hnw.^rd A Lewis 
Blaekstone 
(Two to fill) 

INDIANAPOLIS 

B. F. Keith's 

P Da.^ei's Circus 
I'n fro 

\ u l(>r M< ore 
T;ob Albright 
BAA K. yinour 
H .'^antroy Band 
3 Falcons 

JA( KSONVILLE 

Palace 

(Suvai.iiah ppllt) 
iHt half 
l.iirKe A Betty 
Bob Murphy . 
V M;.rMl Co 
• '.irli'-l.- A l..amal 
1 eWitt Burns A T 

JF.Rsr.V < ITV 

IL F. Keitirs 

III half (2{-2.!i 
•' * f; (. i: A If rex 



(Others to fill) 

2d half (27-20) 
Wju Rock Co 
( >i!>en A Johnson 
A'aUntlnc Vox 
.Millard A Marlln 
Brown A Whitlaker 
< ;. mons A Bcll.nu 
(Others to fiii) 

NASHVILLE 

Princess 

(I..ouisville spl.t) 
1st half 
Earl A Suns^hine 
.'arvis A Harrison 
Frances A Kennedy 
Lee A Cranston 
We:th A Willing 

NEW.\RK, N. J. 

Proctor's 

2d half (20-23) 
(»;.sen A Johnson 
Murray Kissen Co 
(.".raco Valcrttine Co 
J.«- Darcey 
I'.uby Royce 
.Vorv.ood A Hall 
Hall Ermine A B 

1st half (24-26; 
J-ylvia Clark 
BAH Skatelle 
(;rcen A Btrntt 
4 Readings 
Uopo A Moon 
V.'afson Sis 
l'i« :d.s Band 

2.1 half (27-30) 
Crankio Hearh 
Jim Harkin3 Co 
Le.nnr.l A Willard 
N'.in A Tyson 
l'an<l 
l>' nions 
r A Kiai'^'^ 



I'lfi.lS 

8 B!u.? 



NEW ORLEANS 

Pnlace 

(M« l.il<> split) 
1st half 
.^heruin Kelly 
.^l Li| pard Co 
1 •! \..b» Clark A D 



Milt I 
Jones 



Iins 



Omclal Dentist to the 19. T. A. 

DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 

1403 B'nay^trntnaiM niilu.) N. "Y 



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A Elliott 

NGRI ()LI\ 
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{Hi liii.oiid si>i 
1st ha:f 
I'rznzian .'v- White 



Cr. 



A Ha'.ry 



RICHMOND 

Lyric 

(Norfolk split) 
1st half 
Burns A Lynn 
A Friedland Co 
< rrc n A Drew 
A A O Falls 

RO.VNOKE 

Roanoke 

(Charlotte split) 
Ist half 
Murdocli A Ken'dy 
L'itner A Rcany 
Hanodee Troupe 
(Two to fill) 

ICOCBESTER 

Temple 

.Vdelaido B..11 Co 
Billy Glason 
Alfred Clark Co 
A okes A Don 
I'atrice A Sullivan 
The Nagifya 
4 reole Fash Plate 
Lramer A Zarrell 

SAVANNAH 

Bijon 

(.TacksonviU'? split) 

Ist half 
J Small A Sis 
Melville A Rule 
Ceo Morton 
Z I.i(jrdons 

SYRAC ISE, N. Y. 

II. F. Keith's 

C!own Seal 
Huby Royco 
Ka'jfman Bros 
Lancford A Fnd'ks 
I f.i I ry ^layo 
]:,..:.-ie Clayton 

Proctor's 

S-:lV,Tn 

: I ( 1 m y re A H o , • t , 
I ro;;.nl 
.N'oi.tairue Love 

{i'Mj to t'lll) 

liX half 

Fvaus A M:is-frt 
Lniiwle«i A WhM.^ 
II«1> n A. ]VIoraftl 
V'.";!;iain«« A TayN r 
( i wo to fill) I 

TORONTO 

Shea's 
11e<jl: A R'ctor 



BOSTON— B. F. KEITH 



BOSTON 

Boston 

Gold'n Gate Trio 
Sharkey Roth A W 
Brlsroe A Rnuh 
I.iddell «r Gibson 
Woods Circus 
Gordon's Olympia 
(.'-■lollay S«i.) 
Wlu« ier Trio 
I'crrone & Olliver 



Bis 



2d half 
V]\f a Leo 
Oscar Lorraine 
Feifer Bros A 
(One to fill) 

CAMIIR'GE, MASS. 

Central Sq. 

Tabor A Green 
.\dol5 ?ius Co 
(<'n" fo fill^ 



CHII.LICOTIIE, O. 

Mh.leNtic 

Boatty A Ev. iyn 
Short A isw< el 

CINCINNATI 

l'ulac4> 

Sully Rogers A S 
AI.)H.i A Girlio 
"Cabaret Dc Luxe" 
Mae .Marvin 
Hayes A I^loy.l 
tJau'.ier's Toy shop 

DAvviLLE. ILL. 

Terrace 

Pert Sto.l.Iard 
.Meek. r.A Kent 
(Jporgalis Trio 
"Brazilian Heiress" 

DAYTON 

B. F. Keith's 

'J.I tiby Bii n 
Chasp A La Toiir 
• 'lay ton Drew Co 
Casyen A Kiem 
(One to fill) 

:d half 
Sn. 11. tt»' Bros A A 
"Four of Fs'* 
Ravrnor.d Buid Co 
W;.y.i*i .M''ha.'>. A C 
Rrlfe'a R-^^vue 

DETROIT 

I.iU Suile tinrden 

E.leen I'iory 
Alal'ory F.ros 
(Othfr:- t.) fill) 

2d half 
Wilbur /.: Adams 
Owai 

Mn«li A Mat>«^lle 
W.re A Walker 

FT. WAVNE,,1ND. 

Palace 

Young A iFranels 



JOHN J. KEMP 
Theatrical Insurance 

5& JOHN 6TREET. NEW YORK CITY 

Phone: Bowling Green 1100 



Lightner Sis A A 
(Two 10 fill) 

(lordon's OI3 mpia 

(Washington St.) 
S. anion D Bros A S 
riairc Vincent Co 
G.ne Greene 
llfl.n Coyne 
((Jno to fill) 

Ilowdoin S4|. 

"Saw iiij; a Woman 

Howard 

Shrriuan A O'B"..'^ 
Web' r Girls 

IIANtiOR, ME. 

Illjou 

2d half 
% i.na s Circus 
Kay Sf iian 
Barvt y A De Vi.ra 2 
(onley A Frnrnts 
'l Iianoive .^lst» r« 

liliOt KT'N, MASS. 

Slniiid 

I unha n A: Will'iiih 
« ; o Ali'wi II d> r Co 
J A B -Morian 

1 our liclili' I'S 



KL RIVER, MASS. 

Empire 

Lof n \avara 
Ills A Lee 
Stofh. ns A ll'l'sfer 
Corradini's Animals 

I'd half 
T^jiura D'.\ ine Co 
I'rrcle Cocktail 
Ci-wo to nil) 

Fin IIIJ-G, MASS. 

I^yric 

Prof Peak's Co 
J A B i'age 
.'a- k N(>rtcn Co 
.'of Bobirfs 
Lerlo (iirls 

2d half 
l\n,:i I ( rosby Co 
(I'our to fill) 

II'y'RIIII.L. MA'^S. 

( ulonial 

I i'r!« rt A Scon* M 
I 'enc.\ i.n A T..'»o 
« "< ar Lorraine 
l'« if. r B.roK A « iirli*- 
«Oi.e to till) 

2d half 

y.' •".. -,.3 



ILIIIORD UA'wM. TRIO 

MASTER 'ka'rLIH' WAYNE 

riic W.rbi's Foremost MInature S*ar. 

I..^J^.•^d S.'.il. Orplieuiii an.l Keith 

CI." u.:>-. 



How.'rd A Hanley 
(Others to lill) 

l.'Lr.'/.OO, MICH. 

Reg.nt 

oihf A D.brow 
r..ir<lvve:; Mayo A R 
Tayk r Hov. ard A T 
'.'hai in Fivo 

2d half 
Nadn Niirin«« 
Eiiibs A Alton 
.M«>?i:i..> ^e (;,-;. nt 
S< haft Of r A Wj:ian 

l.hXINt.TON. KY, 

IWn .\li 

.•^miicite Bros A A 
Wayi'..' M'shnil A C 
Cou.tn'r A IL ffm'n 
Fi ur of Fh 
Ro.f. Bi vu."; 
Tiir. .' \V lv„n Girls 

2*1 hnlf 
Wod.Tii A -Marconi 

• 'lay-aui Dr. w Co 
' ha«.» A La Tour 
Jack tJeorpra Duo 
(Tv.a ti) tlii) 

pad; (AH. KY. 

Orpheum 

r.< dero A Marconi 
.'hi>«holm A Breen 
^ 1< O.V'filiH i>uo 
Jack tieorj;. s Duo 

2d half 
.'•■:mp«. :i A Dean 

* iT.i A H.irt 
Denial e«t A C 
(•orUuii A Day 

SA<.IN\W. .MICH. 

tlelTfrN-Struiid 

Wilbrir A Adams 
J(.lin; I n A .M'lntosh 
Finbs A Alton 
Wire A Walker 
:<i h.-.if 



ULIS and LEE 

SUCCESSFUL SYNCOPATORS cf SONfiLAND 
PL.\YIN(J KEITH C1H<U'IT 

Direction: AL STRIKER 
If. R. MARINELLI OFFICE 



Meek, r A Kent 
Bert Stoddard 
(Others to fill) 

2<1 half 
Jchnecn A M'lntosh 
Taylor Howard A T 
Primrose Trio 
(Others to fill) 

H'NTINGT'N, IND. 

Huntington 

Jos H<(.'an Co 
Mi!l,<fnt DeArm'd 
(Othem fo fill) 
2d half 



Bardweil Mayo A R 
<^)llie Debrow Co 
4 Harmony Boys 
(One to nil) 

TOLEDO ' 

B. F. Kdth's 

"30 Pink Toes" 
Mack A Maybelle 
Raymond Bond Cs 
"Brazilian Heiress" 

2d half 
Gabby I5rc.s 
Cassen A Klem 
Five Chapins 



SHUBERT CIRCUIT 
This Week (April 17) 



BROOKLYN 
i roficent 

"Some CtrV 
Loui.« .'v mon Co 
*:forgi' Mayo 
Arrnsfrnrr A Tyson 
I l> inK Rufscll Co 
(«Jther« to nil) 

BOSTON 

MajCKtic 

Midn.:-li? Bounders 
Sam H.arn 
Harry Hines 
Cri.n A liiykr 
Ely A K< )l.^r 
A'»'hit<' Ridnor A C 

(OtllMH lo fill) 

DETROIT 

I>rtroit O. If. 

(.Sunday opening) 



*'h!.H Puiv. 11 Co 

*;iay Ciou' h 
Whit.' A Puck 
e'a!v<rl A sliayne 
I'arifh A I'eru 
Garland A Smith 
Bay Huglu s Co 
♦ 'ai'ton Troupo 
Julia «'uii.s 

PHILADELPHIA 

Chestnut St. O. B, 

The Prnmenaders 
Buddy Doyle 
Alf Lateil 
Ethel DaAis 
O llanlon A Z 
Burns A I'oran 
-AroJio Trio 
r.or.n^c Rayflcld 
Path Br.s 



Next Week (April 24) 



BOSTON 

Maji'slic 

Mi<l:i.Kl-t r.oun.lerM 
Sam Ifearn 
Harry Hiiu «• • 
ilrcen Bly-J.r 
Lly A K* il.vf 
^VIl;t•> L.diior A c 
(Otl^fr-* to I5!I> 

DETROIT 

Detroit O. II. 

(Sii'ulay opfniiig) 
' \\ li.i i .<« w Yorii 

>... ri> y ■ 1 .bb?i 



Keno A Or. en 

Kyr;i 

I'ur.' ! \ Bros 

Roy « ■umiiiiii.t'S 

I»oi!v H... i-ftt 

Bar.i iV i'larl 

Bill a. Sliaw 

PllfLXDKLPIIIA 

( heitiMit St. #. H. 

• S< !.-.. r.irl" 
Lrui* S' i.M.n Co 
C. oT-^' .Mayo 
Arm^rr ?ii: A Tyson 
i, .; i.^ !'. If '■ li Cu 



CUPHEU?! CIRCUIT 



< ill; At.o 

.M.ijc>llc 

J H .h ',ii«-f n C.i 
Arnaul Brf h 
Ja. U Invlis 
SallM- F.slur Co 
l!»! J.inis R( v 
ClaiMle Gol.len 
I,a »• '«reln ^ 



I.. ». Ci ■ ri;;. 

i'nlaff 

\'i <■ l-.ti-a Co 

l.v«r,.i l'..»i ry 
W.-.tts A Bawley 
..'at K K"i 'I'dy 
\ a'iil> r.' lt» 
D I.' 11? 

Lane A Fjron 

Valentin's 



192F^ 



Friday, April^ 

I. a Dernldft 



VARIETY 



4 






^^ Browning 



>^' ;, W Iters * C 
S;,i Emrny ■ I <^»» 
r*ftnk K»rroD 

lj„ ft Bennett 
JJt Pourrl R«v 
pgg MOINES 

(BODday opening) 
«'r» Gordon Co 
Sward-* Po«»ie.- 

KSord ft Web t r 
Jimmy Savo 
•pert Kenny 

KANSAS CITY 
St. 



Sartley ftraucrsn 
p.ve Harris < o 
P:ll Robinpon 
Amwanlf yi« 
iralton i Brandt 

Orplicum 
Xtanp & Whiln- y 
Gordon & Ford 
RoKoe Ails ^"o 
Ilwry Kahno . 
LwterBros 
^H«Jfon'8 Cat!ana 

U>8 AN(.EI.ES 

HUi ^•t. 
llcCornia< 1< A: W 
Bert Howard 
4 Ortons 

8««lo „ . 

Ctabot ft Tortcni 

(One to liil) 

Orpbrum 

HalSktlly Co 



I'atrlcola Si D«lroy 
I'odcstrlaniBm 
KttgHn A O Ro'rke 
1} & F lifayo 
I.ang Jk Vernon 

rOBTLAND. OBE. 
Orpbeom 

(Sunday opening) 
Dave Schooler 
Minstrel MonarclUi 
Fred Hu(fhe« 
DexoRettor 
Doyle & Cavanaugn 
Ned Norworth 
Klutlng's AnlmalB 

SACRAMENTO 

Orpheam 

<24-a6) 
(Same bill playa 
Fresno 27-20) 
BucKridge A Casey 
"Young America" 
Espe A Dutton 
B & K Dean 
Rita (lould 
Rlnalilo liro» 
t»an«ly Shaw 

ST. Loris 

' Orph^um 

E Foy & Family 
I'riiz Lic'bcr t'o 
H.-tyinund & Schr"m 
MiUi^M'in Sis Co 
Joe Laurie 
t'.io A Moore 
Ward K- l>oolcy 

Kialto 

M" Kay tV: Ardine 

» ;irl>tnn & Dallew 
Si'nl Abt'l 
JUKUliMK N<'i*onf« 
Ilobl-y McLt-an Co 

ST. TAIL 
Orpliruni 

(Si;n<l;iy opining) 
Win Ciuxton Co 
I "i. Ill' run Sia 
Harry l>.lf 
»'.rii <« Ikii'rlf' 
l-luiid. !s K- iUitlcf 
: Aviilnns 



85 



HUGH HERBERT 

K. T. A, Cl.UB, NEW YORK Cm 



'mSvY and DUNCaA" 

OPERA and JAZ//, INC, 

* D.recMon: IIAKKY >vrRER 

April '^4, O.jdjriim. TIiImii, 
Orpbeuni, OUIuhonui i ity 



Week 



and 



Wdern TocktaJl 
t^iOTli In sawn 
ilfhlinRer & M. yf r:« 
pi!l Oen^'vlcvp ti. W 
Norris' Animals 
Mrs Sidney Vr*-w 
Princeton Ik Was n 

MILWAIKEM 

Majektic 

)Ttrry Watson <*<> 
Fred Lindsay Co 
Al Herman 
Will Malioney 
Eisa Ryan Co 
Ai'MnOria 
Cbong k Mofy 

Palare 

T.ydoU Ac Macy 
Muidoin Fki> n & P. 
FiDii'fi liuita 
Be Ne One 
Lini&n Gonne 

MIVNEAPOMS 

Hrnnrpln 

<S)ind;iy opining) 
Garrinetti Bros 
fi«bHa>l 
FniiK DobBon 
Inn s Bros 
4 Marx Bros 
Miuon k Shaw 

OAKLAND. CAL. 

Orpheam 

iSanday opening;) 
Uura Fierpont Co 
3Uflv;ns 
Ollberl Welli 
Jtnnie Middleton 
V»n ft Corbet t 
Keck t Dunlop 
rriaceas J Q Tai 

OMAHA, NEB. 

Orphfum 

Jluniay (j.en.np) 
Naih A: o Donntil 



Tnriie 

SAN VRANC'SCO 

<>oIdfn <iute 

(Suiul.iy opiniiiK) 
'1 r.iV' IS A: l»c.U>;;iis 
:m1v r Duval A: K 
Ituhy Norton 
K<! K Ford 
A!<'XjinrUr I'.-itty 
\V<j«t n's Mmlils 

O.-phcutn 

(Sunday or>^n'np> 
I «>»jfy I'arkor 
.'ii.iiiiy I.uchH 

• Ilaivy S:» 
i.ynn fc Sinvtho 
i'«:iton Hi Fifld!* 
.'i's> jhitvf Victor 
l»ir;« Humphrey C«i 

SKATTI-K 

Orplirnm 

Wrirht I>anff'r« 
i;ni»rf»un v\r Dalilwln 
' Icvftt & Ann 
Kubvrt» & Clark 
M & A Clark 

• Wonder Girl * 

SFOl'X CITY 

Orphenm 

(Sun<lay i>pvnlng) 
MeKae Ac Clcgg 
r oUaid 

"I •!.»!!• Rfh^arsnl" 
Wt rd Bros 
l:«n llt-rnle 
Johnny Coulon 
T.n.lu'tt & I. inn 
Harry Carroll Rev 

WINNIPEG 

Orphenm 

Cleric's Cockatoo* 
Hall Ac Doxter 
K(iah rnjford 
Martia Waldron 
Trixle FriRRnia 
Harry La Vail * 



Sis 



WESTERN VAUDEVILLE 



ALTON, ILL. 

Upp«drome 

Warry Haw tt Sis 
*n«thf8 R,.08ttrs 
- 2d half 
|r.ach Ar McCurdy 
Bobbie Gordon ne 

*fCHlSON, KAN. 

Orpheam 

afford & Bothw. 11 



MR. 



Hugh Johnston 

Knight'a Rooster! 

CHAMPAION, ILL. 

Orpheam 

Ibt half 
Hri \vn (lardn'r .^- T 
fJrfrne & Parker 
Hfne to fill) 

rillCAGO 

America II 



GEORGE CHOOS 

EDDIE VOGT 

_ IN KNfiLAND 

Knr n *"*'''.?? •'^^*'" Circuit. 
"' '*•" HKF.VKS * LAMPORT 



■ JY*" * Clayton 
|f"f^n ft stone 

IWillsGilbcft Co 

»«TLHVILLE, OK. 

, , Ode«n 

^ fran.e Lros 
■•'•»''-r A Jrckson 

2d half 
f ^'ty Van Horn 



<:o 



111. 



•KMlDEnK, 

f'Ml Hap,„ 
|*''« ft Tide 

a,^ WajfHlM. 

^'^•■V W:.lt..n 
'"tJ to Mi. 

^^'' to ft.:^ 

^^TRALIA. 
ttfand 

• I nr n.» r A 
^^'^' «t Hart 
'<! half 
« ** llurprr 



11.!.. 



Ill 



l«t half 
SrhicHii Manikins 
Kf liana * O'Dare 
Winton Bros 
iThree to fill) 

Emprean 

Four .shror Urs 
I'o.st Ac Oibson 
Hamlin & Mark 
'■"l^in * Wood 
M"nroe & Grant 

2d half 
Tiis U.iif-'an Co 
■| h" Ho/,, wnn 

^'lUnUa Manikins 
Nil 1 a 

K«d/le 

'' •' C r<atour 
"' .1 .M' roff 

I»Of,lry ^. p(o-fv 

>'rady As Alaboii. y 
i our I.amvs 

I'd h,i;f 
•^'f'n'a Mrr«,ff 
'•; A: M Krnie 
^ ADiMfjion Co 
'^M Wyco To 

i*ti.\atal--r Jn^. 
l.liiroln 

' ''ill Uil.oii' 

<^'ve to fill) 
^ Id h.Mf 

Tooley A Btoroy 



(Four to fill) 

DAVENPORT, lA. 

Golambla 
Deri Lcwia 
(Two to f»ll) 
2d halt 
perle Frank 
Clark & Bergman 
Morris 4k Campbell 

DUBrQUE. LA. 

M«J««tlo 

Tile A Tide 
Devoy A, Dayton 
Klnkaid Kittl'^s 
Cleveland & Dowry 

EDWDS\TLE,ILI>. 

Wildey 

Hector 

Jack George I 

Sterlings 

ELGIN, n.L. 

Rialto „ . 

Huyatakc Bros 
It lloburi.s Utv 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
•Flirtation" 
(Two to n:i) 

FT. SJVJITII, ARK. 

Jule 

Hanaka Japs 
rrancis & Day 
'rwyinan A.* Vincent 
■riip lo ilitlar.d' 

<i'I) Isi^WD, NEB. 

MujcFtic 

i'laud<-! Auhtin 
Monro'^ A: Gruttan 
BruwuH Tj 

i;d hnlf 
Stone A: I'l.llo 
C,.or;rr- Hall 
('• And) rs-cn .*^i8 

IIASTIN(.S. NEB. 

I0mpre<i8 

1st half 
.'■I one Af HaM 
•;►■<•; Ke Ha.l 

.". Af;dfT.«»on ."is 

JOMLT. ILL. 

Orpheum 

C N'Hzarro Co 
r.Tii' Frank 
.*»' N:'. zarro Co 

I'd half 
T,nhp'» K- Sterling 
'.\ .\ McKinlf-y 
I'. R<>b«rtH Rf V 

JOPLIN. MO. 

Electric 

tlaytiin Ar Clayton 
Var.fty Four 
2d half 
no.«<^ Ar Ti..'rn 
J« nnii r Bros 

KANSAS CITY 

Globe 

r'..-h«r A- Smith 
M.,h.i« 1 Knim.lt Co 
llarr'son A- P.trlm', 
lom-lli'M C.'.mody 

2'A half 
Al.lin.' A: V.riKht 
J A: O Cuilfoyle 
Cardnor Ik Revrro 

LINCOLN. NEB. 

Liberty 

Aldino ik Wright 

Mclvii .S»» 

4 Jack." X Out en 

{'•cozf'g Hall 

Ircir BaKPott & F 

IM half 
J -an G.b.«on Co 
Johnny Coulon 
l'r« d Lewis 
"DroPs Rfhearsul' 

NORFOLK, NEB. 

.Auditorium 

Molva .Sis 

I.anrvncc Johnston 
4 Jacks A: Qucvn 

Id half 
Ftone A- }IoHo 
tJturgt' Hnll 
G A ml or 80 n Sis 

OKLAHOMA CITY 

On'heum 

1^ * B Carmen 
Cook A Rosever 
L ^ J Archer 
Barclay & Chain 
Anderson A Yvel 

:d half 
McDonald Trio 
Margaret Ford 
' Dro.-^s KehearFal" 
M M> ntgomery 
Tari-an 

okm'lc;ke. OKi>.\. 

Orpheun^ 

Jennie liros 
Jtobby Aan Horn 
?Cit| un"^* s 

2d haJf 
\'aii»t> 4 

Harb»r A Jarkson 
I^ France Bro-i 

OMAHA, NEB. 

EmprcM 

intone u Jioiio 
Fred Hapen Co 
Fred I.iwis 
6 Andirson Sis 

:d half 
Melvft Sis 
4 Jacks A' Qucon 
B< rt Drwis 
Frtar Baggott & F 

P FORI A. ILL. 

Orpheum 

Clark Ac B'-rpman 
Morris A: Camji" <• 
Bitt'T & Knavi'tt 
(Throe to fill) 
:d half 



Jack Haghea 1 
Billy Beard 
B Clasper & Boya 
(Three to fill) 

QUINCY, ILL, 

Orpheam 
Oardner & Aubrey 
Grant Gardner 
B Claaper ft Boya 

2d half 
Moran & Mack 
(Two to fill) 

BACINR, WIS. 

Rial f A 

2d half 
C Nazarro A Girls 
Nat Nazarro Co 
2 White Kuhn-s 
Capt Betts Seals 

ST. JOE, MO, 

Electric 

H A E Dcveroaux 
McRao & ClegK 

:d half 
T.rw WellH 
KU'.en Ac Stone 

ST. Loris 

Columbia 

Hi rtor 
Throe Bovs 
Harry Bund Co 
Chff Blan.hard 

I'd half 
TI ll.iw Ar .'^is 
Jii ( K ( ;» cirgo 2 
ilamlia Ac Mack 
« onn A: Halt 
Jlaveman's Animals 

blOl X CITY. lA. 

Oriiheum 

Johnny Coulon 
War<l Bros 
■ l'r« s.s Rth.^arsal" 
Bon Bornio 
(Two to fill) 

I'd h;ilf 
MtRaf A; Ciogg 
J'ollard 
(Four to fill) 



lurnard A Scarth 
l^eainoe Morrell € 
(Two to till) 

American 

Hill A; gu.iut.il 
Cam* y & Carr 
Alf Ripon 

I'hllbrlck A DeVo« 
Dixieland to Bway 
Cortez & Ryan 
Hernard & Scarth 
TrovHto 
Arno.d A Plorcnc 

2<1 half 
BrTit oil Bi i.t* 
Daw8on I/lgan A C 
Lambert & Fi»«h 
Kitty Francis Co 
Gra.e Hayes 
Middle I on A 8 
Clayton &. Lennle 
Baggott A Sheldon 
(One to fill) 

Victoria 

Gibson & I'rlce 
DavMs.m L igan A: C 
C & D Jonnings 
Frank T. rry 
Kitty Francis Co 
2d half 



Carn.= y A Carr 
Alf Uipon 
Trovato 
Art Dancers 
(On. to fill) 

Avenua B 

Flying Heno'B 
T At A Carter 
W^m Weaton Co 
I'npe At Gray 
AriJBtic Trio 
2d half 
Flttihir A I'tiuale 
Chry.sfal & And'rs'n 
c & ij Jennings 
Anthony * Arnold 
"Twinkling Frolics" 

BROOKLYN 

Metropolitan 

l.<:t half 
Forrept A Church 
Barry A I..aytun 
law Welch 
Bits Sonp * Dance 
(Ono to fill) 

Fulton 

Mack Ac CaKllrton 
Mason ft Gwynne 
C.r.y Ac Byron 



LOUIS McNUTT 

(I CAMKRONS) 

Tourini; Orpheum Circuit 
Week A|iril 'il, Orpheum, Winiilp<*fr 



E. HLMMENDINGER, Inc. 

JEWELERS 

33 WES"5 46th STREET 

NEW yORK 

Tel. Bryant 1543 



SO. 



IND. 



HEM). 

Orpheum 

Vad.a Norra:n«' 
i uo Ho:;oUas 
11 .\ri;nKtoh Co 
(Three to fill) 

id h.-.lt 
.' Whlrlwin«ls 
Iira<ly .V Mahonoy 
.\dlcr A RofH 
K'nipht A- Knave 
iCwo to fill) 

SPNt.FIELD, 1I.I>. 

MuJeHtio 

lifrron Ar Arnt^man 
I-.i n» A- Harp, r 



Forrrpt A: «"huroh 
?. !,\ .s< > n Ar < J w y n n c 
Jipntlf^y Banka Ar G 
\artlon & l\rry 
Will Stanton Co 

Lincoln ^q. 

T.iiiiis Ar Grill 
Cra>:«. Hayes 
Tr-Ml \\ . b. r Co 
Bipv'o-.v Ar Clinton 
."At the rarty' 

• 1:<1 half 
P.up" A- Ropo 
Currv Ik tlraham 
MarriaK.- vp Div'cc 
I •» ninfy: & Will'ms 
Ara Sis 

CJrecley F^. 

Konn- .ly *c Nelson 
."-tcphcus & Brunlb 
Marks A: WilPim 
T P Jack. 'JO n Co 
Chung Hwa 4 
I'ancin;; .Shoes 

I'd half 
Hill A- Quinnell 
1 'oriH A- Ly nH .Sl.s 
' 'oi t< ir A- Ryan 
Kib<.l A: Kant? 
\'un A V. rnon 
At th'^ I'arly" 

l>elnn'«y St. 



Vnrdon A- Perry 
Ciostli-r A- Lusby 

2<l half 
An'r- r.r Trio 
A Ar L Wilson 
Li.'<'k- y A: Harris 
Bits Song A. Dance 

(intes 

L.TiiibTti ' 

Doris A: Lyons Sis 
Bob F( rns Co 
Lamb". I A- Fish 
"In Arpontina"' 

2d hnlf 
Lcddy Ai Leddy 
t'roy A Byron 
<Jottlrr A Fields 
Dixieland to Uway 

I'alace 

R'jge A Rose 
Charlotte Worth 
Schwar;: Bros Co 
•yachllng" 

:;d half 
BolllnRor A R'nolds 
T A A Carter 
Barry A Layton 
Li Viin A I>oVino 
Aiti:-;tlc Trio ' 

Warwick 

Pasi:ualc A Fl'tch'r 
l-.uniii Sis Co 



Ab^xandir A Kim' re 
Will J Evans 
Douglas Flint Co 
Jcnningfi A Mazier 
Klrksmith Sis 
2d half 
Kromka Bros 
All.ui A Moore 
Cffman A- Cairoll 
Lillian Steele Co 
< 'live Bayes 
Downing & Leo Co 

BI FFAIA) 

State 

DeLyoTiH Duo 
Dav«' Thur»by 
Kadio A Rnmsden 
Waldron A WinnTw 
I'ollinM A Pillar.l 
Crt-oio Fafch Rev 

D.AYTON 

Dayton 

Brnder A Hcrr 
Burt Doyle 
Frank Cornell Co 
l.est.r A Muore 
(.'ameo Itrv 

2.1 half 
Melroy sis 
Tilford 

MfCJreeiey A Doyle 
War<l a/ King 
Dun Vahrlo o*^' 

FRESNO. CAL. 

Ilipp(Mlr*>n^a 

2d half 
Ella La\ ail 
Davi" A Brndnrr 
"Betty Wake ITp' 
C A T HarVey 
Musical Pea< he* 

HAMILTON, CAN. 

I^oew 

Ha-ry Bcnte'.l 
York A .Mayb'lle 
V A C Avery 
Holden A Horron 
Kalaluhi's H'w'ii'na 

UOBOKEN. N. J. 

Loew 

r.oIlinK^r A R'n ids 
.N'uldy A Owens 
Maurice A I^wr'ce 
LeVan A I'eVino 
3 Littlo Maids 
2d half 
Lf»onard 

Wm Weston Co 
Bent A Clair 
Peters A LeBuff 
(One to fill) 

IIOLYOKE, MASS. 

Ii«ew 

Cornell Leona A Z 
Berti.' Hfanur 
Nobody Honi.> 



WANTED 



IV 



Kl.zabcth Salt! Co 

LOS ANGEI.EH 

State 
Marpot A Francois 
Mammy 
"Ph-j Chattel" 
MiCormack A W 
(.:rcat LuFollette 

MEMPHIS 

lioew 

Taylor A Brown 
Miller A R.'fio 
Walter Femur Co 
Earl Rickard 
Juok Collins Co 

2d half 
The Roi koM 
Arnold Gruzcr 
Lalloen A Duprcrro 
Miller Packer A S 
Frank Stafford Co 

MONTREAL 

lx»«w 

Les .Silvas 
Harki-r A Dunn 
riaymates 
Lc \v Hawkins 
uiobby Jarvts Co 

NEWARK, N. J. 

Stat© 

3 Kunuzawa .Boya 
Reed A Blake 
Rawle.., A Von K 
Amort.H A Jeanette 
■ Powder I'utf Rev" 






SAN JOSE, CAli. 

Hippodrome 

Isr half 
Kiln LaVail 
Dav!i« A Bradn.r 
• r..>ttv Wake I'p" 
C A T Harv. y 
Musical I'eachi a 

HEATTLE 

Pulace 

Fred'.s Pi>rs 
Monie A Lyons 
Lvt'M Go 
Grace Cameron 
Franchinl Bros 



Po 



f.P*GFPI.I>. MAS.«I. 

I.new 

p:arl A Matthews 
AVaTdi 11 «v Doncort 
Girl 1,000 KycH 
CJ.irdon A G.ntes 
Norman Bros A 3 
(One to rili> 

2d half 
Cornell Li'ona A Z 
Bertie Kramer 
Girl LOOO Kyrs 



Will'ins A W.iklna 
Kill..' M. r< y A M 
(i>n>' to filli 

TOKONTO 

l.orw 

Manli; A- Klva 
H A K Suttiti 
CbuM Ma« Iv Co 
Ke. T. m 4 
K Stnnlsloff Co 

\V>"^IIIN<.TON 

.Mr.uul 

Mark A Brintlcy 
\<i .'.1. r A .\rms»tr** 
('n w A- P.'iti'M 
Muck A Dean 
Carl NiXioi 8 ReV 

WINDSOR. CAN, 

l.orw 

The Ati-'elfinlths 
Lilll.tn Boardmaft 
Fox A Kelly 
Id half 
Strassli H ."^eula 
KiMKe A Fallon 
Maley A O'Brle* 



GUS SUN CIRCUIT 



il 



FOR NEXT SEASON 



AFRICAN OPERA" 

ABOUT 40 WEEKS 



CAN ALSO USE FEW GOOD BOOKERS 



'S 

Hipp. 



1st Next Week (April 24-26) 
/ PROCTOR'S 58th STREET, NEW YORK 

Direction PETE MACK, PAT CASEY AGENCY 



Sternad's Midgets 
(Two to ^1> 
2d half 
Nelson's Catland 
Rockwell A Fox 
(Four to fill) 

TERHB HAPTE 

Hippodrome 

3 \Vh.ilwlnds 



Adier 
(Four 

Green 
(live 



A Ross 

to fill) 
2d half 

A P.irker 
to nil) 

TOPEKA, KAN. 

(inind 

CUfr.rd A Bothwcll 
I'arl.s A Clayton 
lMl<.:n A Ston'- 
R...... A S.haflB.r 

Wills tiUbcrt Co 

2d half 
I'isher A hmlth 
Michael Kmmctt Co 
llarrii-on A Darl.nK 
Torclli's Circus 

TULSA, OKLA. 

Orpheam 

McDonald 3 
Mjirar:iret Ford 
•It. '^9 R'bi ar-al' 
M Montgcmtry 
Tar^-an 

:d half 
I- A E Carmen 
Cock A Dro^vcrc 
L A J Ar'br 
Barclay A Chain . 
Ar,dtr.<oJi A Tvel 



Ankf r Trie 
Curry A Graham 
Bentky Banks A G 

State Room 19" 
Cottier A F'ielda 

•Step Lively" 
2d half 
Hill A Quinnell 
Doris A Lyons Sis 
t:crtvz A Ryan 
Kibel A Kane 
Van A Vernon 

•At the Party" 

Natienftl 
(f Ay res A Bro 
A A L. Wilson 
.Marriage vs Div'ce 
I'riend A Downing 
Barg't; .*.: Fh-ld..n 



Weiser A Reiser 
Little I'lppifax Co 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Cooper A T^accy 
Dolly St John 

(;eo Stanley A Sis 
Page A Grey 
I'lylng Henrya 

ATLANTA 

Grand 

"Just Friends" 
MrD.rrwott A V'c't 
The Li ightons 
Holtsworth A Burt 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
t,'-.'^»>4» LaQuinlan 8 



;l;\ 



LOEW CIRCUIT 

. cb.r.fon'«- 

UK 



VCRU 
S til to 

A Leddy 



(irv I 



Leddy 
rniis A LeRoy 
C.I r«l< II A Dfln..-r 
Clayton A Lcnnie 



.'^'11*1 
Mo' 



Ma 



H Man' 
: c n J c w t : 1 'j 

L-l h.^if 
4f A • as-.l 
nir H ** a 4 



t..n 



ROSS WYSE and Co. 

FF.^TT'PI.NC, 

TONEY 

Tilt WCMJER OX «t.NI>KKS 



raiwiiflmMMiM 



INSURANCE 

Mli>. FK\.»K (.. >T\M.K^ 
H 1 KO\\ HKIIX.J H \KHI • 

(♦KHTUt I»^ r> in< km- 

.1.0IJ; T|Mt» 8L0<. . "t.l BUY A -T 



2d half 
Little- Pipplfax 
.«-!• jh.^ ')K ."v Br'.in'!. 

r.rol.' !i Mirror" 
L(.w VVcl< h 
GcfsUr A Lufby 

Orpheum 
LeFN ur A- I'ortla 
Mardo A Rorr.«; 
Dora lliltor. Co 
M;d«llt'on A 8 
Mi.rcton A hV.yiUy 
••.Vunbri.n ri.IJl*'li" 

1<: half 
: ;,,! • Dy-r Co 
Mari;s A Wilbon 

Tb- S P J.'- 'f" '• 
I'lat.'.r Tcrjy 
.'.. .\yjf T.'lna" 
|l«>iile\ard 
if..Vr ) r 1 •> » r (•(> 
Dillon A Miifon 
} trona A ."'tev* ns 
N'cvins A Gord'jiJ 
yt\n A- Vetit' ti 
Ara His 

2d half 
BlDliM u iil.il 



Downey A Wh.tinp 
Bend" r A ArmBlr'g 
■j'l x.ia Guinan Co 

BALTIMORE 

Hippodrome. 

p.u»-.^<'ti A Haj'-H 
Jack Itcday 
t'.irl A Ini /. 
I'r. d Gray Co 

ArctJi.d the C!"iV. 

BIRM/NGIIAM 

Bijuu 

Tl-. It' • Ivos 
Arnnld Grar."r 
I.;. Hoi n A Dujir're 
M,.!. r I'a.k' r A H 
l-r.in.c SiafT'iSd C<» 

Id half 
••Ju»* Friends" 
M. I " rirr't A V 
'i he Lelpb Wins 
n. Itvwd 111 A Iturt 
t<jru- to fill) 

BOSTON 

Orpheum 
iloya. k>idut>s 



Wilklns A Wllklns 
Kane Morey A M 

2d half 
Norman Bros A J 
Karl A Matthews 
Warden A Doncort 
Cordun A Gates 
Mclntoth A Maids 

HOI STON, TEX. 

Majestie 

I'.illy Kinkaid 
Lind A Treat 
Whalen A King Co 
Weir A Crest 
Jones Family 
2d half 
JAB Altken 
Carlton A Tate 
Roberts A lioyne 
WilHon A Larscn 
I( (Jrten Band 

KANSAS CITY 

l^iew 

P.ore A Dell 

Lee Niason Co 

Calvin A O'Connor 

I o«i*er Girl 

Ro>al TeKlnese Tr 

2d half 
The Ki winans 
Rob.jrt Gii'H 
Billy DeVerc Co 
Heath A Sp'rllnK 
'I'E.pani T^ou^o 

LONOO.N. CAN. 

Stra.«if-1( s He.ils 
J'l.<^i<e A- Fallon 
;daley A- OUri. n 

2.1 b.i.f 
'rhi Ann. l..-mi'h« 
Lilt an Brnrdri,.' I. 
Fox A Kelly 



NEW ORLEANS 

Crescent 

J A li Altken 
Curlt'.'n A Tate 
R«d)erts A Boyne 
Wilson & I^arsen 
H Green A Band 

2d half 
Ta> lor A Brown 
Miller A Rose 
Walter Fenncr Co 
Karl Rickard 
Jack Collins Co 

OAKLAND. CAL. 

State 

Dennis Bros 
Billy Barlow 
JcKclyn A Turner 
Babe La Tour Co 
Tom McKays Rev 

OTTAWA, CAN. 

I'Oew 

PescI Duo 

<\>nroy A- O'Don'ell 

Snaf.py Bits 

Jim Reynolds 

H Dockrlll Co 

PITTSBURGH 
l<yc^am 

G A L Garden 
Al Fx-ster Co 
J B Tot ten Co 
Race A Kdgo 
Dancing Whirl 

PORTLAND, ORE. 

Hippodrome 

Obal.'i A Adrienne 
Melville A Stetson 
' In Wrong • 
Hart Wagner A E 
.Ionia's Hawllans 

PROVIDENCE, B.L 

Emery 

Kremka Bros 
Allen A Moore 
<'i)llman A Carroll 
Lillian Steele Co 
i Mlve Bayes 
Downing A I*ce Co 

2d half 
Royal Sidneys 
Alexander A Klm're 
Will J Evans 
Dounlas Flint Co 
Ji nnin^s A Matter 
K irUsniith .Sis 

KACKAMENTO 

Hippodrome 

1-t half 
Dirrond A D'ghter 
Lehr A Bell 
Chas Gill Co 
Altyma Carbone Co 
M'locly FcFtival 

STOCKTON 

State 

2d half 
D'mond A D'ghtcr 
Li-hr A liell 
('hns 4iill Co 
i*ltyjiia Csrbon" Co^ 
M' lody Festival 



BPFI'ALO 

l^ifayctte 

3 Sports 

Tallman A Kcrwin 
Indian Reveries 
Rolliind A Rae 
Ma.sters-Kraft Rev 

DETROIT 

Columbia 

2 Ovandos 
Allen A Caittor 
Innocent Evo 
Joo Deminp 
Prevost A Goulette 

INDIANAPOLin 

Lyrlo 

Aronty Bros 
l>ancer A Green 
Marks A fiallagher 
Dolca Sis Co 



ROCIIKSTLK. N.Tg 

Victory 

Crescnl Comedy 4 
(<:>ne to fill) 

2d half 
ChalUs A latmbert 
(One to fill) 

TOI.Kim, o. 

RUoIl 

The Gludlatora 
Kternle A Bloom 
llHlley A Koble 
Robt H H.i.Iro 
Chriny A M'DonalJ 
Fred .Santley Co 

WATRTOWN, N.T, 
Avon 

Shermttu A Rose 
Chains A Latnbsrt 
Hawkins A Mack 
Royal Hu//nra 
(One to fill) 



HOLMES and LEVERE 

"THEMSELVES" 

Also Throwing the "Dummy" Nest Week 

(April 24 . II. P. Keith's. Pliiladelpiil* 

Direction: UAKKV FITZGERALD 



Jones A Greenlee 
Melody A Dance 
Cha.s Altboff 
Dan Sherman Co 



2d half 
Francis Ross A D 
Crescent Comedy 4 
(Threo to fill) 



I.G 



< Al 



B!;a( h, 

state 

Turn, r I'.n.; 
flls A ( larl: 
I !.<!(-"■ A I.owel! 
Rlley Feeney A 11 



ST. Loris 

1/Oew 

Melrc'V Mis 

1 llford 

.^l( Or. eve V A Doyle 

Ward A King 

Don Valerlo Co 

2d half 
Rose A Dell 
Le# Mafon Co 
Calvin A O'Connor 
I'oKter Girl 
Loyal Pekinese Tr 

SALT LAKE 

Stale 

Foley A .Spartan 
Mann A Mallory 
HfiMKr Miles Co 
J .." pblne Harmon 
"GeMIng It Over** 

BAN ANTONIO 

rrlneess 

Will A Blonily 
liri \vn A Elaine 
.M.ir.e Rus.eell Co 

Wolli; (Libert t'o 

L'th' 1 G.lmor* Co 

2d half 
Itlily K.nkaid 
land A Trcaf 
Wh,il. n A King Co 
\\'< If A ''rent 
Ion. M I'ii n.ily 

SAN FRANt IM O 

Hippodrome 

'fiirv.ird A Bruce 
.'lanriitig A Hall 
\i*TT t>L KhnU I) 
iMJ^'coll Long A H 
Ju>fnil» Frolii M 



PANTAGES CIRCUIT 

(The TantaKOfl clrrult bill«, nt th^ 
roqut'Ht of the circuit, arc printed 
herewith in the order of their travel. 
The PantaKen 8howfi move over th« 
circuit intact. Heretofore the Pan* 
tapes bills were publiKhed with th* 
cities in alphabetical order.) 

Kola Jackson C« 
Travel 

(Open Week) 
Joe Thomas Co 
Willlo Bros 
La Pine A Kmcrr 
Cornish A Cornish 
Skip Kennedy A J| 
"Petticoats" 

SAN FRANCISOO 

I'antages 
(Sunday opening) 
Henry Catalano CO 
rttrnivlcl Bros Co 
Maggie Clifton C« 
Mason A Bailey, 
Southern Four 
Four Danut>ea 

OARLAND, CAIm 

Pantagea 

(Suniluy openJnf) 
Skelly A Hfit Rev 
Foley A ONoll 
Waller Hastinga 
C W JohiiHon Co 
Three Ambler Bros 

LOS ANGET.Bfl 

Pantarea 

"Cuf.id's Closeo] 
Borslnl Troupe 
Melody Garden 
Llciut Barry Co 
Rome A Wager 

BAN DIEfilO 

Pantngea 

Four Bards 
P'llzablh Nelson 
t^n7.<\ Moran 
I A J Marlin 
"Gd Nifht Nara4f 
I>svld R< ese 

L'O BEAt IT. CAI* 
Pantogea 

Norma Trima 
KIsss a Brtliant 



WINNIPEG 

Panlagea 

Will Morris 
Nada Norraino 
Robert .McKlm 
Four Byron Girls 
La*'ran«e A Harris 
Johnny Elliott 

RE4ilNA.' CAN. 
I'antagea 

(24-2k.) 
(.<^amn bill plays 
Saskatoon 27-2S). 
PlcUfords 
Bowman Bros 
Clinton A ('appell 
Whipple Huston Co 
(One to fill) 

O. FALLS, MONT. 

Pantnirea 

(26-27) 
(Same bill plays 

Helena 28) 
Kary A Knry 
Seymour A Jean'ttc 
Jack Conway Co 
Clark A Verdi 
Erford's Oddities 

BUTTE, MONT. 

Pantagea 

(23-25) 
(Same bill plays 
Anaconda 26, 
Missoula 27) 
Horl A NagamI 
Buster Quinlan Co 
Beeman A Grace 
Hlbbttt A Malle 
I'owell Quintet 

SPOKANE 

Panlages 

"Derby Day ' 
Walf.r Brower 
Cralir A Hi.itNw'ith 
Kuriia Four 
ford A Price 



Ctf 



GEO. CHOOS Prtsentt 

FRANK ELLIS 

in "A DRESS REHEARSAL" 

^ Ne»t Week (April »3). Tolsa and 
Oklifthomn City 



BOB NELSON 

W.lh MclNIVrC and HEATH 
APCLtO THEATRr. CHICAGO lit. 
THAW'S TO MrS-oR*?. <HIJDrn"^ 
HERBIE HEWSON btill at Pi 



Cbas Rogers fo 

SEATTLE 

Puntages 
Mole J. • t.i A M 
4 I'opul.iiltv Girls 
Nelson A> Madtson 
Rverells Monkeys 
Pot I'our' I I »a nc rs 

VAI'COI VER. B.C. 

Pnntiiges 

Tips A Taps 
f-treet Drehin 
Wilson A .M. Avoy 
Cinder* lla R v 
Duval A ."^vuMiriilf- 
Four Ki T' t ti H 

f^lrAt OMA 

' Pun I ages 

ViitX' II A Ilatih 
Futuristic R.-vue 
L.Mly All'' s I'et- 
Diiiil. y A M- riill 
.Mill, r Kint A C 
Moran A W •" r 

I'ORTI \M». ORi:. 

Paiitages 

Tom K- lly 
•Cout.lry Village" 
Hi\:.\< y .\i Ji.ft. ry 
■ Brc'zy Buit.f'et." 



Bison City Pour 
••Fy.-s of Buddha* 
I'ot Pourrl 

HALT LAKB 

Pantagea 

r."M|.ia)l Bros 
Del Baiiy Jai>s 
Thr. e i'-. iiutors 
.l.:i k H.iili n i'o 
Ling A Irwin 

0<.Dr.V, VTAU 
Pan (ages 

«.7-2?) 

/..u.i '■». rmrn Jl 
« i< r iruii" .S'li.l. I" t 
L.ih" .1 F.'iuiKiti-r 
TTiriiH A, \\ iison 
f orr. f nt Ri V 

DLWIIK 

Paiitiiges 

r f. K Adar 
l.i/.'ira A Da'e 
•■< "ui r. nt rf 1 un" 
t.-i ri).''' n ."^MMth A X« 
l'.\e i'utrt. wars 

roro. sfRiNGH 

Puniages 

(Sntne tilN | lay* 



'™ 



M. 



<CouUnueU on I'utt i^). 



M 



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TR- 



26 



VARIETY 



Friday* April 21, 1922 



3c: 



I i.X, 



> 



a" 



IN LONDON 



(Coniinu<'J from paqe 3> 

t)robablv explains how they Kot tlu' 
date.. 'J iie playvhoson. 'Thf (.Jrip ot 
Iron" has boen worked to (l»'uili iti 
©very town in ili'.» in-ovincvH lor 
inany yiars. 



The rt>y;il Aia<l«'in.\ of Dianiaf'u' 
Art li nh.njr to give Us liist piildic 
ehow. This is more of an examina- 
tion in i''il)lic than a p< rformnnce, 
f^nd pri/.' s aro awarded. The judgo.s 
pn this otoa.-iion will be Dion liouci- 
<cault, M uie Lohr and Hilda Trevel- 
yin. who will award the lianoroft 
g:old in<'<lal and the Academy's med- 
B,ia. J. K. Vedrenne'a prize will be 
a year's \\'omI lOtul inKagomont and 
J. T. CJrain's £20 to tho best student 
4n the I'rench acting section. 



^ Fred W. Warden of the Belfast 
theatres and James Fo'tesnuo will 
take o\ or several of the ClulIi\or 
halls for the summer months. The 
halls are the Islington Empire. 
Olympia. Shoreditch, Hippodrome 
Poplar and Hippodrome Woolwich. 
It will be rtinembered that Charles 
Gulliver offered these among other 
halKs to the Variety ArtiMts" Federa- 
tion some time ago, but the offer 
.Wd3 rej»H led. 



Althoush it is doomecl. •'Paddy 
the Next IJ. .-t Thing." at the Savoy, 
has started on its third year, and 
"Ambros*» Ai>pleJohn'8 Adventure" 
^h\9 regi.'^teroil 3U0 performaucea at 
the Criterion. 



.•^ociatrd with C. B. Cochran, "Tho 
Itattlesnake." a story of the Amer- 
ican War of Independance, ran for 
only three weeks. "In Kelson's 
Days" also a compound of spies, 
intrigue, aiid impiobabilitles. lasted 
tlir«.e nights, and now •Nightie 
Ni^ht." whieh he originally did at 
the Que<^ns. last > ear. ha-s succumbed 
after a forthnii;hl. Since last Octo- 
l>er live pl.iys have tempted fortune 
at this theatre and lt>st. 



I'll il lip Micliael Faraday is said 
to have lost 1:30,000 at the Duke of 
Yorks in two years. He is tliere- 
fore giving up liis lease and wo are 
unlikely to hear smything more about 
the historic siege. However, with 
two productions, 'Within the Law" 
and **Tlie Cirl in the Taxi," he made 
something like £70.000. He will 
shortly join up with liobert Kvett, 
late of Daly's, and in the autumn 
(h<» new firju will present Jose Col- 
lins ill a mu.sical production. 



"Mr Wu" whieh Matheson Lang 
w ill revive- at the New was oi igin- 
ally produced at the Strand in July. 
1013. U was revived in ltU6. In 
the forthcoming revival lalian 
Braithwaite will play her original 
part. It is very powerful and sen- 
sational melodrama and has formed 
the basis, with the original prin- 
cipals of about the best picture the 
Stoll Film Co, ha\e ever made. 



The death of Maurice E. Bandman 
his soon liad a sequel. This Is 
shown in advertisements in the 
l»\idiii«: daily papers asking specu- 
lators to invest from £l,00t) to £.5,- 
000 into a concern which controls 
theatre.s an<l theatrical interests In 
Irjdia and the Far P^ast. This can 
oniy allutie to the Bandman concern, 
which has practically a monopoly of 
good houses in that part of the globe 
and controls the booking of theat- 
rical shows. It was tho boast of 
Mauriie i:. Datidman that the thea- 
tios he controlled were cciual to 
anything in the world. 



George s.iker wiTi be the musl-^'al 
flirec'.or of tho Alhambra on its re- 
turn to tli»' old regime. He is a 
member of the famous old theatrical 
family of that nime. The assistant 
manag.-r will be T. r.rooks, who has 
been tr aiisf.rieil from the Manches- 
t'-'r liippodtome. The stage man- 
eq;er is Ri. h;nt1 I'rontian. who at on'^ 
tane wa » .«tage manager of the Pal- 
:\ce. l> fore whirh he was • S, M.' for 



The London run of "Paddy the 
Next Best Thing." together with the 
touring companies, has resulted in a 
prolit of £17r»,000. One item of ex- 
pense is £100. the accumulated cost 
of a i)ane of glass which is broken 
niglitly. Tlie play finishes its run 
April 22. 

Certrude r;i^e. the novelist, has 
died from heart failure on her hus- 
band's farm in Rhodesia. A •best 
seller" of the heart Interest ultra 
sentimental type, two of her novels 
have found great favor as plays. 
These are "Paddy the Next Best 
Thing." which holds the present rec- 
ord for long runs In London, and 
"The Edge of Beyond," wliich was 
liighly Kueeessful at the (iarrick 
and i^ nov\ doing well iu the prov- 
inces. 



<ieorge I"'!\varde.> 

loai». 



and J. A. F Ma 



in 



Exo«'ii'. f'-r 
Is <-ei-\ V i up 
f Hhif.n ai'.d carefully 
fn*''!"*-!! ama is as dead 
It is in the proxini'es, 



^\'e.-!t Fiiil. wh.re it 
a sjrt of de lux«« 
camouflaged, 
in r^oiidoii as 
Most of the 
liOti-' - which used to j>l ly it pro 
Tiou*" ^l';)endent on vaudeville or pic- 
tuies/; V, ith an »'\er-increasing tend- 
eniy to l.:,n on the hitter. Of all i 
the irroup which used to constitute 
the pro\iiicial manaarcr's Lon:1«)n 
lotir only thiee remain f litlifu! — the 
I'llophant .'(tid Castle, wliere busiiu'ss 
varie.'4; til.' I'alare. Batters. >a. onre 
a famoux music liall of the old type 
known as the V.'ashington, and the 
J'oyal. Stratford, whieh Ijurned down 
at the beginriiiiu' of the slump, but 
1.^ now rohiiilt and doing well. 
Among tlie (].».: d are the West Lon- 
don, the K«'iininQ;ton, the Shake- 
frpearo. th^' Britannia. ••Varieties." 
tlie U.y.iit. (;iarid. Standard. Pa- 
Tviiion t.Mih' 1:ihD. .all these are now 
vaud«'\ il;.-' or plrtur«-s. .Among th.» 
musie Irills f iieous in tlfir d>y 
whieh |>a\«' none over are CJattis 
Lender III.' .\i' ht's, Cattis in the 
lload. the Old Empire (Isliugioii). 
Forrist.'is. the Cambridge. Tli** 
changf- in lh.» West End are well 
known but at mo.^t of the above 
_^rellcs of tie' (^'d (lav.f pre. isel.v th'' 
Fame 'stars'* con!d be seen niuhtly 
as w.MC in the 'bills" at the Oxford, 
the lio.\al (now tho Holborn l']m- 
I»ae), tlie I'avilion and'jtlie Tivoii. 



ALHAMBRA, LONDON 

London, April 11. 

The Alliambra reverted to vaude- 
vill.> vf.strid.iy witli a prog'am 
whieh.* to .»^ay the least, was disap- 
pointing. Th.» bulk of the bill was 
se'ond-iat.' ar.d of tiie type seen 
evoiy week in the suburban and 
l»rovineial housts. As a matt^r of 
f.iet, ni.;st .suluuban and provinVial 
hoiis.'s of any pretensiou put Jon 
iiitinitrly bitter shows. ' 

Tle^ whole thing laeked orii;lnal- 
ity. Oi the IJ turns only one. Will 
!•■> lYe. a Seottish cotnt'diaii. siiow* d 
aiiv real linht to sivirtlom. Tliis 



'•om«'<'jan is 



The revival of 



\. A. Milne 
' April G. 



Mr. 

the 



V.m I*.isses Bv 
<;!obe, was as sui-ces.sful as the oilg- 
inal pr.iduition at the New two 
^'ear^ ago. Dion p.oueieatilt and 
Irene Vanbruch had a l»:g rei-fi»ri.)n 
In their oii^in.il p;nts, Aubrey i^tnith 
itow pla\s the ])ait created by Ben 
Wel>'='t» !• and Helen Speneer tliat of 
the yoinig kmI originally played b.\ 
• Ivorgelt*' Cohm. Th»» tun o( the 
revival Ui'ist n.-eessaiily be a short 
one. 



n»t only a humorist, 

f'xefHriU charaeter .aeior. 

inatirial is el.' m aid good. 

His lirst num- 

of a senile old 

to marry again 

the youngest a 



l)Pt nn 

while hi 

Fyfie should go far 

b r wa" a study 

eounir\tnjn about 

to .'piie his sons, 

gay spark of over 



50, His st^eonil 



or.linary come- 

'red nose" ma- 

ntur West End 



HARRY GREN'S FUSS 
WITH ENGUSH WRITER 



Attacks Detractor of Jews — 

T. W. H. Crosland Is 

Waiting to Hear 



"Ton« of Mon.y." wheh tlf i<r.»- 
ducing firm ot Lesli.^ ll'ii.>.in and 
Tom \Nalls .are trying onl in tie- 
provinces, bids fair to b.-. onie n sue- 
«os3 and will therefore l)e lnought 
ta the West End as soon ns a suit- 
able theatre can be fourul. Tie- 
« 1st Inclutles Yvonne Arnaiid. Mar.\ 
Firoush, Madge Saunders. Italj»b 
Lfnn, <;eorRe Darretl. Tom Walls 
i:id ^^■|ily \\ai(l. one of (he most 
famous of llie old Gaiety players. 



Ill lu.k runs in waves where West 
ritij tlie.it re aTC concerned. The 
Qweeni h.is been none to.> lueky of 
J ale. but the prize seems to be mo- 
inentniil.v in the possession of the 
SMali.-lMii y. Al this th.-itre p.-rey 
liui.hnison seems to have ft und \\\-' 
crest i>*' !b' wav»« of niisfor:unr 









soiig was a line charact.'r study of 
an intoxie ite.l workingman with a 
;rourli a'.jiin>t ever\tliing. His 
confusi d ■ioi'i lli^ t ie sjteeeh was ex- 
t ept itiinllv Well done. 

i:!la Ibtiord. the particular star 
of th." pi'i.i^i'am. was % ry niiely re- 
(^. i\ed and aecorded a welcome after 
h.r AiU'^aean success. 

lien Dojam.ia's * Ten Tazser- 
w>t;li!r' was the usual A rib tum- 
id in 4 show which has been pre- 
♦ uted for years. Thi.s troui>e is as 
.agile, ns clever, and as noisy as Its 
I^r-'il'-cessors. 

Syd Howai.l. nn 
.lian with ordinary 
terial. is nowhere 
Standard. 

Dixie and .Tohn ar,-» exeollent in 
th'^ir aerobatie act. .7. C. Class and 
Mamie Cr.ant in a "cross talk" sing- 
ing and dancing act, went well, a.s 
did Joe Cohati and Anna Dorothy, 
with much tho .«-anie sort of ma 

t«MM.ll, 

Hence Kellv and Co. presented a 
sk.t.h. "The Diiky l!ird." by Harry 
.1. O'Higgins and Harriet P'ord. the 
authors of "The Wrong Number," 
w lii« h had nn excellent reception, 
althougli the curtain wants cousid- 
eiable ^:in;;eiiiig up. 

"The T.n Loonies." nn eerontrie 
nui<i' ;il aet wiiieh has long been 
popuia»' in the outl\ing halls, coiu#- 
pl.'t.'d ;!"..' i>'.-oi:i'ani. 

Looi^in'4 a? tlit^ bill as a wh.de 
one rinnot wonder at th.» slump in 
biKin.-"*, If Sir O'-wald Stoll. with, 
bis \i->t resotirees. cannot give 
W.- Iltid nudienees l>etter tlian 
ilii<, liu' o!i1 j>rospiM"ous days of th.* 
.MlMinbra are sti'.l a 1 »pg way fi-"»in 
cominir baek. 

The se,itlr>g e:ei)iei:\' hi" been in- 
rr.'.iseil b>- the serapoing of tin- (d<l 
comfoi'fable saddlebag l.umge .se.its 
and i!ie installation of^ the n.nv type 
as US..1 in kinetr.js. The .iniioutKH^d 
program for the seeond week — 
H.'ttN Kinir. Herbert Clifton. New 
\'o! 1^ -I! 1 v in 1 r.and. .T,i> I>aurier. 
(Jene Orrird. 'Th.- Disorderly 
V.o.un " l"V»ris Lee and FNie St«^ad- 
jnan. Miitr and .Tefl'. .in.i Dan Wbii- 
ley-'-#ou:; Is m '♦re iMouti'ing. 



IN BERLIN 




(Continued from page 3) 
Hans Junkermann squeezed every 
last drop of laugh out of their not 
over sharply individualized roles. 
In for a good run. 



Joh. 



London. April 11. 
Either through w;vnt of thought 

or bad advice, Harry -CJreen, who 
is playing •'Welcome Stranger" at 
the I-.yric, has bitten off consider- 
ably more than he is likely to jcliew 
with ease. [ 

T. \N', H. Crosl.and. a well known 
Eritish writer with an acid pen and 
a sense of humor, which sometimes 
leads him to be cruelly sarcastic 
when dealing with events and men 
and 'vomen, as tibown in two of his 
best known books. 'The I'nspeak- 
able Scot" and "I,.ovely Woman." 
wrote nn an article for 'The Sund.iy 
Express." the proprietor of whieh is 
a Jew, Lord lieaverbrook. in whicli 
he pulled the Jewish race to bits. 

Harry Green took up the cudgels 
on l>ehalf of a race quite capable of 
protecting themselve.", and In the 
next issue of the paper found him- 
self in trouble. 

Crosland. with the columns of the 
Beaverbrook paper at hi,s disposal, 
handled the letters of four Jews who 
had complained to the editor in an 
article entitled "Fine Old Hebrew 
Letter Writers." 

Chief amongst these was the come- 
dian, and on Green and liis protests 
the writer lays his sarcasm with a 
half threat of something worse to 
come. He starts his counter attack 
In this way, "An American .Tew, 
name of Harry Green, address. 
Shaftsbury avenue, wants to know 
who T. W. H. Crosland is." He goes 
on to conprratulate Green upon his 
memory and asks the public particu- 
larly to mark an extract from his 
letter: 

**Years ago In a New Yoik police 
court I heard one Alfred Crosland 
convicted of robbing the poor box of 
an orphan asylum where blind and 
helpless children were fed nnd 
lodged. He was termed the most 
picayune thief the court had ever 
known." 

•'Alas, my poor cousin," says Cros- 
land in caption nnd goes to plilory 
the detractor of the Croslands, niul 
states tiuit he has taken steps which 
will enable him shortly to know, 
whether his "American cousin," Al- 
fi'd, was convicted of robbing a 
poor box. lie awaits this informa- 
tion from tho New York' polico. 
Therein lies the half threat of fur- 
ther trotible for the comedian. The 
laws of this country are terribly se- 
vere where libel is concerned, and 
should proof come over tliat no 
Crosland was convicted of robbing 
a poor box. that the story Is only an 
invention of the comedian's to hit 
the writer in the back the damages 
and costs may make the profits of a 
succe.^'sful stay in England look re- 
markably smalL 

In his rejily Crosland goes on to 
"cheerfully admit that ho tc'.ls the 
truth when he says that ho does not 
see his (Crosland'a) name among the 
war heroes, the great dramatists, 
the great authors, the fine Journal- 
ists or the well known philan- 
thropists, but he gives him his hon- 
est word that it Is not his fault, and. 
Heaven helping him. he will try to 
better for the future." 
Harry Green is a comedian who 
has made good here and won many 
friends, btit those who persuaded or 
allowed him to have a tilt at Cros- 
land were not friends. Croslands 
article WIS nr»t an attack upon 
fjreen or his i: It v.'as a satirical 
critieism of a race, the snme sort of 
criticism he has been writing for 
years with every personality, every 
Institution almost as his butt. 

Crosland is a brilliant man of let- 
ters, a well known editor and jour- 
nalist. If Green had wnnted to get 
back at him he should have replied 
In the same strain and torn up Cros- 
land's w.^rk and the whole race of 
ink slinivrs. No people would have 
enjoyed the b.i?!le more than the at- 
tacked. 

Harry nei.henb,(h h,T«l been 
dointr .'<<*nie press work for H.arr.v 
Gr.-eii. Tlii.-. may be a ]>ublicity 
stun; of liis; if it is so it is iikel.v to 
1'.^ as successful .is when he worked 
th.' pu'.t'.icit >• for a C.eorg«"» CMark 
pi<-ltti'.v Publicity when it is bad is 
horri'J. 

Ke. .ritlv- "Wtd. oice .<, r i tm»"»r" cel- 
ebrated its HOutli p.-rformancc and 
Green cehd)r;ited the occasion by 
eivi'^ff .1 party at a cost of C .'lOO. 
Th»* only lesult ha • been to bring 
d wn a plentiful cr.>o of sneers at 
hi-! ex'ra\ ae..»nc.-» iti 1 ar'cmids to 
gel into »0clel>. 



At the Deutsches, "Judith," by 
Friedrich Hebbel, March 12. One of 
the best classical pieces in German 
and very grateful for actors of the 
two leading roles, Judith and Holo- 
fernes. Berthold VierteU the di- 
rector, achieved a few good effects 
but Itandled the thrilling crowd 
scenes miserably. The Holofernes 
of Heinrich George was a complete 
success, but the Judith of Agnes 
Straub a disappointment. Not a 
linancial success. 

"Tlie Treaty of Niaza" (Der Ver- 
trag von Nizza). a farce from tlie 
I'leiich of Louis Verneuil, in the 
Kanimerspiele, March 16. The cast 
included Herjiiann Thimig, Anton 
Kdthofer. Hertha Russ, Oiga Wojan. 
F'aula r.l>erty; ilirector, I wan 
.Jejuni th. Well pl.ayed, buf a di'^mal 
failure. Taken "off after three per- 
f.utnances. 



At tbe Schloss Park, 'Phillis," 
from the Duich of C. P. Van Ilos- 
s«»m. March 10. A clever farce of 
the modern' I'rench sclic*ol. although 
the scene is laid in Holland, tiie 
characters are largely the stock 
farce types. The .'iciion centers 
aliout Phillis, a young girl of 19 
years, whose mother is seeking to 
get her married off, but without 
success, as the flapper, though a 
great flirt, is apparemly fiu'te cold 
underneath. She turns down a rich 
but very shy young man, her moth- 
ers choice; plays with another only 
to throw him o\er when it comes to 
eases. I'nexpeeteilly. she flames for 
her middle-aged uncle, whose so- 
idiistication appeal* to her. Very 
paprika, but if well adapted, an 
American possibility. The present 
production i.*i adeauate. but far froni 
brilliant. The Phfllis of Marianna 
Wentzel and. in a minc.r role, I'rsula 
Ivricg. t^tood out. 



I'nder the mysterious title of 'Der 
Wauwau" appeared Mai'ch 2G in 
Munich, a new farce with Max Pal- 
lenberg. And it turned out to be 

none other than our old friend 

Cyril -Maude-Grumpy by Iforace 
Hodges and Wigley Percyval, done 
into German by Rudolf Kommer. 
Th« succeaf at tha Muenchene 
Volkatheater was tremendoua With 
a naive ta Qulta prevalent among 
German critics, tho complete suc- 
cess of the evening la ascribed to 
Pallenberg as Qrumpy and little or 
nothing to the authors for their 
creation of the part. PallenbeTg Is 
one of the best comedians now ex- 
istent, but; Grumpy Is one of the 
fattest roles ever knocked together; 
CJrumpy without Pallenberg to play 
him would still (if merely compe- 
tently done) be an effective evening; 
but Pallenberg without Grumpy — ? 



Welcomed as "At last, a German 
farce agafnl** •XoveT' (Liebe), by 
Paul Apel appeared March 24 at 
the Tribuena. An excellent, if 
rather •trong, dose of undiluted 
laughter. Biarlon Schubert in the 
leading: (on« almost said the title) 
role, Is a vamp de luxe, who has 
come so low as to be living in a 
second rate boarding house; but 
there she swears eternal love to two 
weaklings, only to be finally carried 
off her feet by the "strong* man, an 
engineer on the railway. Cleverly 
written dialog sharpens the situa- 



tions and the characters are well tf 
a bit broadly drawn. Ttia perfuna* 
ance at tho Tribueno is superior 
the Marion of Marlette Oily la mo»t 
enticing and she Is ably supported 
by Ernst Proecky, Wallop RiH;,^ 
Erich Walter, Hugo Doeblin an* 
Gertrude Wolle. Doing very nicely 
indeed. 



MUSICIANS' STRIKE ON 
GULUVER ILL-ADVISED 

Bad Time for Strikes— Peace- 
ful Picketing Is In- 
dulged In 



Lorivlon. April 1?. 

The strike of musicians on tiid 
Gulliver circuit is a soriou-; matter 
;— for the strikers. Tlie pul)lio cares 
little about the matUM! the orches- 
tras are at full sirensth, Tiid th§ 
programs are working as smoothly 
a : e\er. 

The net result of the .Vmilgi. 
m.^.tfd "lightening" policy will lie to 
throw a large number of mon out 
of work at a very l>ad time of year. 

Tlie men came out in sympathy 
with the conductors, whose salariei 
had been r»Mluct' , after proper 
i.o''ce had be»^n given, from €7 Ta. 
to £7 10s. The wliole affair took 
place at th • last moment, and when 
the audiences were already in their 
places 'o.' the tirst house. wSun- 
te»^r i>ianists were at h.and at most 
of the liouses and at others arli.iti 
stepped into ihe breach and car- 
ried on. 

The following day Charlv . CluUi- 
\vr issued an ultimatum off^-riTig to 
rtMUstate the men who return. 'd in 
lime for the evening >hows. Tliog© 
who did not return were to take thd 
very slender chanc«> of re-engage- 
ment. And there the matter stands. 

Peaceful picketing is being U\* 
dulged iu Willie sandvviohmen nnd 
handbills are being i.sod to call the 
attention of the pub'.c to the mU«' 
ter. During the performance at ih« 
Ilolborn Empire on April S '•>i.Ink 
bombs" wvre thrown in the audi- 
torium, but the throwers, who u-^re 
obviously in sympathy wi*h tha 
stt ikors. were speedily ejected. 

"While tlio disturbance was s;; >ing 
on in 'the theatre a further par^v of 
musically tnollned demonsttatori 
play popular tongs outside. Xo 
arrests were mads on tlils oct. rsion. 
but this leniency la not lik. '.y to 
causa a precedent, as the r.ritish 
polica authorities look- with great 
disfavor upon anybody or anythinf 
likely to create a panic iti a p!.\c« 
of entertainment. 

Speaking of tho affair, Bert 
Adams, the manager o:* tho Holborn 
and Empire, said the disturbance 
occurred In the first house, whicli 
had just started when two mon in 
the pit threw "stink bombs" inta 
the orchestra, at the ?ama lime de« 
noutiMiig the players a^ 'black* 
legs." Tho disturbance continued, 
during the first five or six turns, 
and tho intorrui)ter3 were tlirowa 
out from the pit and the gallery 
three or four at a time in tho inter- 
vals between tho turns. In all about 
30 men were ejected amid th» 
cheers of the audience, who keenly 
r-'sented the annoyance. 

This sort of thin»r will hind-^r and 
not hel,» the cause of the strikers 
and will only strengthen the mana- 
gerial hand. 



SOUTH AFRICA 

By H. HANSON 



CAPE TOWN 

March IT. 

OK^rPvA HOUSE (S. L.: Leonard 

Ray no; G. M.: Grant Fullowes) — 

The Robert Courtneidge and \V. K. 
Holloway company, under direction 
of Leonard Rayne, opened Feb. 27 
with "Ihe Garden of Allah." It was 
a Grand Command Night, with the 
Prince and Princess Arthur of Con- 
naught present. Tho play was 
.sphMididly produced, with excellent 
scenic effects, id the staging was 
a success. Chopry Hardy proved 
h^r artistic ability ng Domini En- 
tiMtn. Mr. Owen Rough wood was 
excellent as Rorls Androvsky. <'<>m- 
mencing March 13, Douglas Mir- 
ray's comedy, "Tlie Man from To- 
ronto" was staged. It is a d'digbt- 
ful comedy and well played. L»'sIh» 
('•raham showed sterling cipibiii- 
ties as Mr.^. Calthorpe. 'Th^ Faith - 
Xut Ilejirt" U announced for next 



production, wim iias: I.ynne on 
March L'7 as a si)ecial poriorinance^ 
Sir Frank llen.sou and his > unpanV 
open March i:,S for a .'<hort faivwe.i 
season in "The Wandering ■'•'V^'' 

TIVOLI (M.: John S. Cold^tatje) 
-— Huslness is good at thi-« ^-^^Vj^w 
ville house. Week March «'/^^2 
Webb, male impersonator; good acw 
Harry and Edgar Martell. ecccntrif 
comedy and dancing; fair sno^ 
Pearl Mitchell, violinist, and sl^toc 
Lena, pianist and vocalist; o»®^^y 
Franic Varney and Teddle t^uij. 
comedy; a topllner act, I-'^^Ine »»« 
Crotty, ragtime. fc?park!ir3f »^ 
7ellp.9, a clever pair of dancing gtri» 
Prince Toklo. Japanr-^e (^lailibn'';; 
W'oi'k March 15. l»cb \\\-hU. ^'''J?*;;; 
and Fronrh. ItutluMford and Tini, 
romotiv lTtarb--«|iie. Th*^ir i»P'^'i'" 
could bo c\\t «»ui; the dan>'.f'-: vi 
malu^ the improvcm-nc. _!" 
Sparkling Mozelles. .lan.'r^. !»" 
iContinued o npage -i* 



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THE SENSATIONAL AMERICAN DANCER 

JFiMt European Success with the DOLLY SISTERS in C. B. COCHRAN'S "LEAGUE OF NOTIONS/' 

Oxford Theatre, London 

Followed by "CA-VA/* an Intimate French Revue, at the Theatre of Paris, Paris, France 



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NOW the HIT of * PARIS EN L'AIR" at the CASINO DE PARIS, the New Revue 



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Starring MISTIN QUETT .^ 

AND 

Appearing Nightly in Nouvell Danses with MISTIN QUETT at the New After Theatre 

The Cafe Dansant the Frolics 



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CORRESPONDENCE 

Th« citits under Correspondence in this issue of Variety are 
M follows, and on oag^s: 



BOSTON 32 

lUFFALO 32 

CLEVELAND 30 

DETROIT, MICH 27 

INDIANAPOLIS 36 

KANSAS CITY 31 

MONTREAL 31 



NEW ORLEANS 36 

PHILADELPHIA 31 

PITTSBURGH 34 

PORTLAND, ORE 30 

ROCHESTER, N. Y ,.. 36 

SYRACUSE 30 

WASHINGTON, D. C 27 



DETROIT, MICH. 

By JACOB SMITH 

Arnold Johnson and his Dance 
wcheatra of 11 pieces proved such 
• Dig attraction at the Capitol last 
J«ek (despite Holy Week) that John 
Siiw "S^ retained him for a second 
r*K • *^ ^^' Johns, who operates 
Lrh * ®^ restaurants, brought the 
vu*r''? ^^^^ ^rom his Casino at 
«»ainl three weeks ago. 

UniT?' Javern" at Detroit. Next. 
«IU« Burke In "The Inlim. to 
Btrangers." 



^Z %^ ^arrick. Shubert-. Michigan 
Th«<V^^^^"'" are dark this week, 
inecarrick has several more legit- 



WJSICAL REVUE WANTED 

I* '••pi*. 1 Hoor Show. 4 We^kn or 
•^- Optn M«y iKii. Foil ParHca- 
•^ •"<! Vhoion. 

FRED. H. l^RANDT 

^ Ptrmanent Bldg., Cleveland, O. 



imate attractions before starting its 
stock. The Shubert Michigan is 
closed for the season; the Orpheum 
is dark this week only. Next week 
Charles H. Miles will put in a new 
musical stock rescrvlnpr all seats, 
playing two shows daily. Joseph 
Carr will head the company and 
llallio Nestcr will be the prima 
donna. The Introductory play will 
be "The Yankee Princess" followed 
by "The Time. Place and the Girl," 
"Broadway Jones' and "Little 
Johnny Jones." 

The hits on the Shubert bill this 
week at the Shubert-Detroit are 
Charles Purcoll with LeRoy Smiths 
Orchestra, and White and Eva Puck. 
The audience could not pet enough 
of Smiths orchestra, which orig- 
inated in this city, playing for sev- 
eral hours in one of our public dance 
halls. White and Puck were here 
recently with "T'ndcr the Bamboo 
Tree." Other acts are: Julia Curtis 
who can put over songs in four dif- 
ferent key.'-: Parish and I*cru do 
everything from playing the ac- 
cordion to acrobatic dancing; Russ 
Leddv and Co. have a good comedy 
.•(ketch: Ethel Garland and George 
Smith: Calvert and Shayne. and the 



FELIX RICE and Co. 

Present "RICE PUDDING" 

A Mu!>irnl Concoction of Tounp»it«>rs with ^cr^o^.•^li^^. 

Ttiin Wc€k <Arril 17), Rl.ilto. ('hirngo 

^O^nts: EARL & PERKINS BILLY CANHAM 



.COPELANDand STRAINE 

I "AT THE BANQUET" 



HARMONY SINGING 



This Week (April IT). MrVickerS, Clii*aK" 
'^Oantt: SIMON AGENCY Scballman Brot. 



Canton Troupe complete the straight 
vaudeville. The next attraction is 
the return engagement of "The 
Whirl of New York," In all prob- 
ability remaining two waeks. This 
show holds the house record for the 
Shubcrt-Detroit. 



The Choy Ling Hee Troupe head- 
line the Colonial bill this week. The 
feature film attraction is "The 14th 
Lover." 



Films 'Smilin Through" advanced 
prices at Adams where It is booked 
for two weeks; "Sisters," Madl.son; 
"The Prodigal Judge," Washington; 
"The Woman Ho Married." Capitol, 
nd "The Green Temptation." 



and 
way-Strand. 



Broad- 



Edmund Breese and Marguerite 
Courtot will make a personal ap- 
pearance at the Broadway-Strand 
starting next Saturday in connec- 
tion with "Beyond the Rainbow" a 
film production in which they also 
appear. 



Vera Gordon Is coming here in 
person, week May 8, In connection 
with the Warner Bros, feature 
"Your Best Friend." 



The oldest picture theatre In 
Detroit, Princess on Woodward ave- 
nue, originally opened by Mitch 
Mark. r!osed last week. Another of 
the pioneer film houses, Royal. 
operat*>d by John H. Kunsky, will 
rlose May 1. ' 



The Woodward Players In "Broad- 
way and liulttrmilk" at the Majestic 
this wfek. 



Olivrr Morofeco will return to 
Detroit to clear up any suspicion of 
his failing to comply with the resi- 
dential law in his suit for divorce 
from Anna P. Mitchell, recently re- 
vealed. His attorney has asked the 
court to allow Mr. Morosco time to 
comitlfte his business transactions. 



The Empress. Tensing, which has 
liocn p!j»>ing Pantnges vaudeville, 
has contro'^ted for seven or eight 
weeks of l.nited Artists produc- 
tion. 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 

By HARDIE MEAKIN 

Shulirrf \audevi!le closed Snhjr- 
day, and pr*^sent indignations innni 
to the hou.ve <lark until -May, wli»n 



OKI IN BLANCH ARD " " 

1103 imOAI>UA¥. NKW lOKK CITl 

.SEE IS ron mo time nE.sTincTKF> 

MATKRIAI^ ACTS KKWItlTTKN. FIB- 
UKAtiSED and OPENl.VOS A»lKAN"<;ED 

P. S. — Rpa) Comedy Acta J'cw in fbe 

Ea?t— Corr.rr.uricat*. 



rumor has It th.it Frances Starr 
comes In with a new play. 

Ira La Motte. house manager for 
the Shuberts, is leaving this week 
for an extended trip to the coast to 
visit his mother, and will return in 
about 10 weeks. 

National, "Tip Top." with Sunday 
night opening, following Ziegfeld's 
"Follies" last week gives this house 
two big attraction. Stone's show got 
splendid notices. 

Fay Bainter in "Ea.st Is West," re- 
turns, now at Poll's. Sunday night 
opening brought out good house. 

After announced on two previous 
occasions Olga I'etrova in "The 
White Peacock" opened at Gnrrick 
Monday. Attracting excellent busi- 
ne.s.s. This house i.s to have summer 
stock. 

Cosmos vaudeville: Joe Bnganny 
Troupe, "Adrian." Bronson and 
Ilenee, Kuter, Henry and Kuter, 
King and Wise, Daley and I'urlew. 
Feature film. 

The Loew bill at the Strand has 
Texas (Juinan In person headlining. 
"Just Friends"; Edith La Mond, 
Bender and Armstrong, lyeach. La 
Quinlan Trio. Film feature, Fred 
Stone, who Is appearing at the .N'a- 
t lunar In person, jn "Billy Jim." 

Gayety — "Maids of America. 

I..oew s Palace— "The Bight That 
Failed." 1st half; "A Game Chicken,"' 



2d half; Ix)ew'8 Columbia, "Fascina- 
tion"; Moore's Rialto, "Over the 
Hill"; Crandall's Metropolitan, "The 
S»>vonth Day" and "Pay Day." 

Next week, William Hodge. Poll's; 
"The Boomerang," Shubert Garrick; 
Robert Mantell, National. 



The Rubin and Cherry shows 
opened a week's run here Monday. 
Sells-Floto Clrcufl. May 8, and beats 
in the Ringllng Brothers combina- 
tion for the first time. 



Sir Arthur Conan Doyle lectures 
here at the National April 28. 




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tliaiiks t«» Mr. Arthur Klein, and our agents, Fitzpatrick & 
O'Donnell. 

Now Headlining Loew's New York Theatres 



JACK WALSH and Co. 

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SOUTH AFRICA 

(Continued from page 26) 

Brothorj* Walsh, singers anil 
dancers, pay return visit with good 
act. Bert South wood and Pink 
Lady. Monica Daly and Frank 
Marr. 

ALHAMBRA (M.: S. Albert) — 
Capacity business with good pict- 
ures. March 9-11. 'Stop Thief!" 
Tom Moore. Week IJth. "Nomads 
of the North." 20th, "Below the 
Surface." 

GRAND (M.: P. Lcrner)— T.ood 
programs drawing good housos. 
March 9-11. ' Muggip Pepper." Kthol 
Clayton: 13-15. "The Forbidden 
Woman," Clara Kimball Yoiinp; IS- 
IS. "Live Wires," Edna Murphy and 
Johnny Walker; 20-22. "The Mount- 
ain Woman." Pearl White. 

WOLFRAMS (M.: G. Phillips) — 
Business good. March 9-11. "You're 
Fired." Wallace Reid; 13-15. "An 
Unwilling Hero." Will Rogers; 16- 
18, "Her Penalty." Stewart Rome; 
20-22, "Strictly Confidential." 

PREMIER (Roudfbosoh) —Under 

management of H. Phillips this 

• picture hall Is drawing the crowds 

In the suburbs with good programs. 

Notes 

Leonard Rayne has secured the 
South African rights of "Old Jig," 



by Sydney Blow and Douglas Hoare. 
authors of "Lord Richard in the 
Pantry." 

(leorge Graves, the London come- 
dian, opens at the Tivoli March "9, 
staging The Key of the Flat*' 




JOHANNESBURG 

Miners on strike. Martial law pro- 
claimed. All places of amusements 
closed. All amusements in Johan- 
nesburg and district are dark at the 
present moment owing to a very 
serious outbreak on the part of mine 
strikers, who. for the moment, ob- 
tained the lead. Pitched battles 
were fou«ht around Johannesburg, 
ant! a number of civilians, whose 
curiosity exceeded their caution, 
have »>een killed. Fordsburg. one of 
the suburbs, was in the hands of 
the strikers. Aeroplanes flying over 
the place scattered leaflets warning 
all peaceful citizens to leave at once 
as the Government forces were 
going to bombard. The peaceful in- 
habitants cleared out. and the bom- 
bardment started, resuUing in the 
surrender of the place after an 
hour's flght. All artists in Johan- 
nesburg are safe, but owing to the 
halls being closed they are not 
working. At the time of writing the 
Government forces had seeured the 
upper hind, and although there was 
occasional shooting the situation 
was quieter. The Defense Depart- 
ment notify that Martial Law will 
still continue. 



A sensational scene was enacted 
on the stage of the picture hall at 
Volksrust. Transvaal, while a pic- 
ture was being screened, a man In 
the audience took out a knife, and 
started to sharpen it. Rising from 
his seat he walked on to the stage, 
and standing in full view of the 
audience, plunged the knife into his 
throat. It was said at the hospital 
he would recover. 



ALMA NEILSON 

AND COMPANY IN 

"BOHEMIA" 

At Moss* Flatbush, Brooklyn. Next 
Week (April 24) 

Direction LEW COLDER 



Pl«»rrp and Roalyn, the American 
comedy act, who have been showing 
at the Empire, Johannesburg, are 
safe, although they are not working 
owing to the hall being closed. 

DISK RECORDS 

(Continued from page 7) 

vaudeville sketch of that name. The 
act has since been elaborated into a 
two-hour enteriJiinment and the 
song will probably still be retained 
in the piece. Of the song's Ave 
authors. Lew Cantor, th« agent, is 
included whieh may account for 
Cantor's partiality to Feist songs. 
Cantor is sponsoring the **Song- 
wiilers* Festival," a Feist plug act, 

$27.50 FOR SALE $27.50 

Beautiful Bird of Paradise. Best 

A'alue Procurable, Private Party. 

Phone Morningside 4858. 

Miss Enord, Apt. 



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$27.50 



$27.50 



Freddie Briggs 



CHARACTER TRACK WORKER 



IN A CLASS BY HIMSELF 



Tenth Season With Sells-Floto Circus 



and it has also been noticed that 
Cantor sprinkles his acts with a 
goodly share of Feist publications. 
But this is incidental to Frank 
Crumit's rendition of the rmmber. 
It is only mentioned to lead up to 
tho fact no debutting songsmith 
could ask for a better vocalist to 
"can" his first song. Crumit. rt has 
been observed by laymen who have 
seen him in "Tangerine." impresses 
stronger on the disks than even on 
the stage. , 

"Boo -I loo -IIoo' is a cry-baby song 
and the first time recorded vocally 
by a man; heretofore the female 
singers have been assigned to do it 
for the disk brands. 



CASEY JONES— County Harmon- 

ixers (Vocal). 
Arkansas Traveller — Steve Porter — 

Pathe No. 20670. 

The "Casey Jones" doggerel lyrics 
are familiar in one form or another. 
This male quartet has made a good 
job of them. Steve Porter's violin 
specialty in the 'Arkansas Travel- 
ler" includes many familiar gags in 
the monolog but combined with the 
jig and reel fiddling it makes for a 



novelty record. 



A bcl. 



STANDARD 

MY AIN FOLK— Louis* Homer 
( Vocal )~Victor No. 87334. 

Mme. Homer's contralto interprets 
this simple Scotch theme which is 
almost homely in its simplicity, with 
genuine feeling and understanding. 
It will appeal to all of Mme, Homer's 
following although she has done 
some things more striking before. 



PAGLIACCI — V«Mella's Italian 
Band. 

TOSCA — tame — Brunswick No. 
25008. 

This concert band delivers ex- 
cerpts from two of the world's best 
known and best loved operas on the 
current Brimswick records. The 
fanfare of brasses is inspiring In- 
deed. Vessella's musicians doing 
credit to Leoncavallo's and Puccini's 
immortal strains. 



SWEETEST STORY EVER TOLD 
—Taylor Yrio (Instrumental). 

SILVER THREADS AMONG THE 
GOLD — Same — Gennett No. 4812. 

The Taylor Trio (violin, piano and 
cello) handles these two standard 
melodies in a conventional style. 
Tho lajTnan will wonder at tho 
"Sweetest Story" composition recog- 
nizing it as the popular song of last 
year, "Mickey," so similar are the 
airs. 



BOSTON'S WORST WEEK 

(Continued from page 16) 

Follies" are said to be very weak 
at pre.sent, and whUe no confirma- 
tion of the report could be secured, 
it is claimed only the possibility of 
big business this week, one of the 
best of (ho season Ibcally. has kept 
It going. It is reported it will close 
down at the end of this week. 

"The (Ireen Goddess" is al.so due 
to wind up at the Plymouth Satur- 
day and will start on a tour before 
closing for the season. For a week 
the Plymouth will hou.se an ama- 
teur show, and the plans for the 
house after that time arc not an- 
nounced. * 

Estimates for last week: 

•'Sixes and Sevens (F. C. A. 
show). In Colonial for one wiek. 
with house taken over for that 
period on rental arrangement. In 
the final week White's "Scandals" 
did $8,500. $4,000 less than regis- 
tered previous week, and which was 
poorest business during five weeks. 
Even Saturday night the show did 
not get the play expected. 

"Dulcy" (Hollis. 5th week). About 
$7,000 for week. Poor showing, but 
those behind show still think there 
is considerable punch left in it for 
Boston theatregoers, and expect re- 
ceipts to go much higher this week. 
It can do satisfactory business be- 
tween $10,000 and $12,000. and will 
be kept on here while takings are 
In that neighborhood. Supposed to 
be last attraction booked into house 
this season, 

"The Gold Diggers" (Tremont. 1st 
week). . Bostonians finally had a 
chance to see this show, about 
which they had read plenty. Result 
Monday was a capacity opening. 
with show getting large play from 
society crowd. Is looked to for good 
busines.s for month or so. "Wel- 
come Stranger" in final week did 
$7,000. 

"Smooth at Silk" (Selwyn, Ist 
week). Will probably be last at- 
traction this season for house. 
Courtonay has good drawing possi- 
bilities In this city, where he once 
had splendid long run, and consid- 
erable is expected of attraction and 
star. Opening Monday one of best 
of season. "The Emperor Jones," 
final week, $5,000. 

"Greenwich Village Folliee" (Shu- 
bert, 6th week). Show said to be 
showing weakness and had diffi- 
culty la.st week. This week de- 
pended upon for much better busi- 
ness. 

"The Green Goddess" (Plymouth. 
11th, last week). Has about run 



out its drawing power. Did what* 
of business at start, but attractioa 
showed effects of Lent from start. 
Business last week poor. 

"The Last Waltz" (Wilbur. 1st 
week). Opened Monday after two 
weeks' period of darkness. Booker 
in bit early to draw as summer 
show, dopesters believe. 



Leo K. Bailey and IL.rvey Por- 
ter, appearing together in vaude- 
ville, have completed arrangements 
to walk Tiom the Pantages theatre, 
Seattle, to the Palace, New York, 
so they claim. They intend giving 
performances along the route. 



The Impossible Is Tomor- 
row's Accomplishment! 

Wilfrid 
Dubois 



PARADISE—Fritz Kreisler (Instru- 
mental)— Victor No. 66023. 

Krelslor has "canned" the quaint 
Viennese waltz-rhythm melody he 
ha.«i intrigued many a concert 
audience with. At one time it was 
a routine encore selection in • the 
violinist's repertoire. It is a truly 
sprightly and charming composition, 
which, were it orchestrated for 
dance, would mh.ke a very dreamy 
and "floating" waltz. 



SYMPHONY IN E FLAT MAJOR 

(Mozart) — Gennett Symphony 
Orchestra. 

PRELUDE OF THIRD ACT-TRA- 
VIATA — Same — Gennett No. 
10054. 

Pietro Floridia conducts the Gen- 
nett Symphony Orchestra which 
ofPer.i Mozarfs Minuet (Third Move- 
ment) and the Traviata 3d act Pre- 
lude on tho current Gennett disks. 
Lovor.i of rlassical music have a 
good buy in these two selections. 

Abel. 



FOR RENT 

Desirable Office 

Times Square, phone service, 
waiting room service, etc. 

Room 75, 140 W. 42d St., New York 



"Jm^leur" 

Balancing his way to a 6eN 
ter 9pot than opening or 
closing. 

Direction of ALF T. WILTON 1 



WANTED, BURLESQUE PEOPLE 

Spring Stock Season, WALDRON'S CASINO, BOSTON 

Prima Donna, Soubret. Ingenue, Good Singing Women, Sister Team», 
Quartet. Female Musical Act, Experienced Burlesque Comedians. Straight 
Man, Character Man, Good Producers, and 

CHORUS GIRLS 

Rehearsals Start April 24th, Show Opens May 1st 
Address CHAS. H. WALDRON 

WALDRON'S CASINO, BOSTON 



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and 



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in "AN INTERLUDE OF MELODY" 



THIS WEEK (APRIL 17), TEMPLE, DETROIT NEXT WEEK (APRIL 24), TEMPLE, ROCHESTER 

DirectiQD PAUL DURAND Office 



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VARIETY 



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CIRCUIT 



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b Celebrating Next Week Throughout the Country Its 

Third-of-a-Century Anniversary 



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In that comparatively short span of existence, the Keith 
Vaudeville Circuit has developed from a small string of un- 
sanitary store shows and museums into what is undoubtedly 
the greatest institution in the amusement world. It owns, 
controls or directs magnificent modern properties throughout 
the country, and through sagacious advertising has made the 
title of Keith Vaudeville a household word in America. 



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who has done his share to bring vaudeville to its present plane ' 

of prosperity and respectability should take an advertising 
lesson from the Keith perpetual plan of publicity. The Keith 
organization, as well as other managerial organizations, must 
look to the public. The artist must look to the manager. The ' 
manager reaches the. public by advertising. The artist can 
reach the manager by the same route. 

VARIETY 

is read by every manager in every branch of theatricals 
throughout the world. Variety is the medium between man- 
ager and artist. Natural conditions prohibit personal exploita- 
tion, and individual communications are cumbersome and too 
often disregarded. Carry your message in type to the manaj^cr 
you wish to reach, and every other manager in the show busi- 
ness. Make the printer's ink your messenger and procure 
simultaneous exploitation the world over. 

NOW ^ 

|: is the time to prepare for your future. Look around and sec 

what others have accomplished or neglected in their careers 
and profit accordingly. Don't be content to trail along in the 
parade of pessimists, predicting a tough summer and a worse 
season to come. This summer is going to be just as tough 
f or easy as you make it. Prepare to make next summer and 
the seasons following as easy and profitable as possible. Next 
season doesn't look any worse than last season did last sum- 
mer. The vaudeville houses will be open as usual, and to 
keep theatres open there must be acts. And there will bef 
more vaudeville in operation next season than ever before in 
vaudeville's history. 

SET YOURSELF 

for next season now. Advertise yourself as promiscuously as 
your means will permit you to, but advertise at any rate. If 
you haven't the goods, get the goods, and when you get the 
goods, advertise them so that every manager will know you 
are available with a desirable attraction. 



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VARIETY 

is the proper medium, and now is the psychological time to 
employ this ni(:<liuni. 

Personal attention and aid in the construction of advertising 
copy may be had at any Variety office. 



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CLEVELAND 

By J. WILSON ROY 

OHIO— "Nice People." 
HANXA— -Just Married." 
MILES— Pauline. Fred and Tom- 
my Hayden, Fine. Watkins and Jen- 
kins, Harry Lemore, Caroline 
Thomas and picture.*?. 

PRISCILLA — Uoraldina. Fddie 
Jordan. Howard HarriHon, OejrKe 
fihelton. Doily Winters. Lorain 
Clark. Lillian liarrLson and pictures. 
• GOKDOX SQL'AHP: — "C.rr^uchy 
Grouch." Williams nad Kent, Violet 
Charle.s and picture.^. 

FILMS— Allen. "Where U My 
.Wandering Boy Tonight?" Park and 
Mall, "The Cradle" : Stillman. "Faa- 
<NJnatIon"; Standard. "The Bearcat"; 
Liberty, "Shadows of the Sea": Al- 
hambra, "Hail —the Woman!"' State. 
"Pay Day" and "Mamma's Afi'air"; 
Monarch. "Come on Over""; Knick- 



erbocker, "Lu.\ury 
thf Kight. 



r.ialto, "Turn to 



Keith's Hipp. 

r>orothv .Tiirdon head.iH.^.-» her.' and 
gets over in greu .shajx': her si^ngs 
are well .soh^ned and shi* is in good 
voico. Val and Frnie Stanton sub- 
stituted at the Mondav matinee for 
De Haven an«l Nice, and were a bi? 
.scream. Their humor and hokum 
tickled the big au<iience. Kramer 
and Boyle regi.^terel a big hit in 
their black and white act. Arnaut 
Brothers are a sp!«Midi«l pair of 
French mu.sical clowns ami tiieir* 
pantomime is above the average. 
Jessie Heed gets over with some 
songs. Howard I..angford and Ina 
F^rederick. in '"Shopping." landed 
solid: I^angfords fooling in the lin- 
gerie shop brought plenty of laughs. 
Cansino Brothers and Marlon Wil- 
kens put on an excellent Spanish- 
American dancing turn that wins 
easily. Viss«'r and Co. open with 
.some good dancing and tumbling. 



Publicity 



That Pertains iTkACTLY to 



Variety's 
Special 
Service 
Plan 



IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE 
via this plan, icliich covers a 
periou of from six to ti^'ehe 
mouths. 



For particulars, apply to any 
. VARIETY OITTCi: 



Keith's 105th Street 
Topline honors accorded Fiitzi 
Scheff. who scores immensely; all 
her numbers are rendered fault'iess- 
ly. Val and Frnie Stanton repeat 
their 'ftlg success at the-»>4<>vvntown 
hon.se recently; always a dependable 
turn for clean and wholesome 
humor. I*owers and Wallace In 
■•(it'orgia on Broadway'" collect 
heavily in lauchs and giggles. Harry 
atul D<>nnis Du For are a coup-e of 
hoofers that rank about the best 
si'i'n h»'re in some time. Dashing- 
ton's dogs and cats off«*r an a^^cept- 
aUle number of good stunts; the fe- 
lines show superiority in intelli- 
fcnce. Kddie i\ane and .lay Her- 
m.;n are amusing in their "Two Mid- 
ni^rht Sons" bits, and score big. The 
Hi rberts close with a daring aerial 

"t. 

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PORTLAND, ORE. 

HKILK'.— "Irene."" 

B.AKKU— Baker stock company in 
"Sis Hopkins. " 

LYRIC— Lyric Musical Comedv 
Co. in 'Miss O'Dea." 

PICTCRFS-^Liberty. "Pay Day"; 
Columbia. "Forever": Rivoli. "Friv- 
olous Wives"; People's. "The Ro- 
sary"; Blue Mouse. "A A'ir^in Para- 
<lise": Maj.>stic. "The Belle of 
Alaska"; liippodrome. \'ioa Dana in 
person and on screen. 

C. S. Jensen and J. C. Von Her- 
berg. the latter of Seattle, left 
Tluirsday mortiing for New York 



city to attend a meetiiig of Asso- 
ciated. First National ottlcers. 



Viola Dana arrived In Port'and 
Saturday morning and is spending 
the week here making personal ap- 
pearances at Loew'."-; Hippodrome 
Manager W. W. FI.\ has not booked 
her for off-stage appearances aside 
from having her selected as battel - 
up at the opening baiieball game of 
the local I'aclfic Coast leagu'» season, 
Ciovernor Ben W. Olcott will throw 
the tlr.^t ball; Mayor CJeo.ge L. 
Baker will catch it, and Judge W. N. 
(Ifttens if the Circuit Court will um- 
pire the play. Miss Dana has been 
Loew's best 'in person" draw so far. 

W. T. Pangle, manager of the 
Heilig and of the \\'orld Attractions 
Co.. returned early in the we?k from 
a fortnight's visit in Cal.forni.i. He 
has settled on dates for the showing 
here of (Jreenwich N'illage Follie*. 
April 26-29; Walter Hampden in 
Shakespeare. May «-G. and ChauJicey 
Olcott in "Ragged Robin." May 
11-13. 



weelc. 
Brat." 



The company is Jolng "The 



The Crand. 
has been .rold 
Lovvville, to 
Coperdiagen. 



Copenliagen. N. Y.. 

by Lyle A. Calvi-r. of 

lid ward Jones, of 



When Louise Lovely, pi ture play- 
er, cut her act at Cenlralia. Wash., 
on her opening night the act was 
cancelled b.v the man.ager. Miss 
Lovely has been appearing through- 
out the Northwest in any town lliat 
would book her act. 



The ^'ogue. at Kelso. Wash., has 
been sold by J. H. Bo(»mer to Will- 
iam S. Strange and II. D. Renner. 



.To.:e:)h Rivers. H reman at the 
Avoj). \'/atervO\Mi. who occasionally 
is pren. fd into ^orvic? Lac!; ijiago. 
is through as far at- assisting a lion 
act to get under way is concerned. 
River:-. v.hiL» aiding in building the 
cage for Beckwiih's Lions a?t at tl\e 
Avon last week, found him.- e'.f alonr 
in the enclosure with on? of the 
beasL: . Quick action by Steve 
Batty, trainer. .«:avcd Rivers from a 
mauling or woree as tlie Kon 
ciotcd in. 



-The River cf l^ubt" will !):• tiie 
title of the first reIc»a.:-> of the? Syra- 
cuse Motion l*i:"tur.» C.>. 



John Sap. of Binghamton. mist 
::pend at least three years and si:: 



months and not 
years in Auburn 
lowing a plea of 
diet men t of fir: 
slaughter, made 
Court Justice T. 



more than s 'ven 
state prison fol- 
guilty to an in- 

:t degree man- 
before Supreme 
R. Tu thill. Sap 



Wilmerding 
& Bisset 

235 4th Avenue 
NEW YORK CITY 

Linens, Cottons, Scrims and 
Ducks 

Per the Theatrical Scenery 
Builders 



Mt. Angel college students 
present "Cardinal Richelieu" 
elaborate production on April 23 
the benefit of Austrian relief. 



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in 

for 



Cscar Danube of the Four Dan- 
ubes. aerial acrobats, was painfully 
cut last Sunday, when the bounding 
net he had dropped into on the 
Pantages stage broke loose and a 
heavy bar struck him acro.ss tin* 
face. Several gashes on the head 
served to render him unconsious. but 
he refused to go to a hospital. The 
act was laid off for the rest of the 
week, but O.scar w^as able to go 
.south with the Pan. show Sunday. 



Portland Ad Club is makirig great 
preparations for the .\d Club "Fol- 
lies."" to be held at the Auditorium 
the latter half of this week. Ama- 
teur and professiotial talent in wide 
array has been rehearsing a bi:^: 
comedy show for several weeks. 



SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

By CHESTER B. BAHN 
P. F. KEITHS—Vaudevillc, 
TF.MPLE— Vaudeville. 
STRAND— "Smilin" Through." 
P:MPIRF— "Hail the Woman." 
CRFSCFNT— "Call of the North." 
SAVOY— "The Mvsterious Rider." 
RO B BINS -KCKFL—" Rent Free." 
House celebratiiig its first anniver- 
sary under Nathan L. Bobbins' own- 
(Tship. 

l-'iincral ser\i< es 
Bingliamlon Monday 
<';insberg, mother of 
known professionally 
Mrs. Ciinsberg's deaJh o<curred whih 
she was visiting lu-r son in New 
York. 

Ruth Fi»Mding. ingenue. h;is re- 
joined the Somerville Players at the 
.^tt>n(» opera bouse. l*.i;-\;hamton. (his 



were held at 
foi' .Mrs. Anna 
Sol (linsbei'g, 
as A'iolinsk\ 



pleaded guilty to the killing of 
Poonette M. Cooley. theatrical ni.in- 
ager, last November at Bingham- 
ton. Sap. when hi.s auto ran down 
the retired theatrical man. was in- 
toxicated. He was not arrest'd 
until five days after the accident, 
when a girl told the police that it 
was Sap's car that struck Cooley. 
Saps plea of guilty came as a sur- 
I>rise. 



The Nova Oiierating Co. of 
Watertown has purchased tlie 
f:rand. Johnstown. It is the only 
theatre In that city equipped for 
road shows or pictures. jM-atinr 
capacity, 1,450. 

The radio craze is sweeping over 
Central New York like wildfire. In 
this city the "Journal" has i-nsialled 
a set. but is not broadcasting as yet. 
Both the "Journal' and the "Her- 
ald" are daily featuring radio de- 
partments. 



Cordon and Jermaine. schedule l 
for Keith's this week, were cancelled 



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first live days of the week, with 
slightly higher figures Saturday and 
Sunday. 5;tarting this weelc. The 
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^Friday. April 21, 1921? 



VARIETY 



31 



MORGAN 





in a New Spectacular Dance Drama, "HELEN OF TROY'' 



THIS WEEK (APRIL 17)— KEITH'S RIVERSIDE, NEW YORK 



WEEK OF MAY 1 -^KEITH'S PALACE, NEW YORK 



KANSAS CITY 

By WILL. R. HUGHES 
SHUBERT — Otis Skinnrr In 

•Blood and Sand." 
GRAND— I>r«'»"ia Players Sto<k in 

••Dftddy Long I^egs." 

Films: Nowman, "A Connecticut 
Yankee": Liberty. "School Days"; 
Royal, 'Bought and Paid For." 

Holy AVeek was the only reason 
that could be given for the just fair 
business done by Leo Ditrichstein in 
•The Great Lover" at the Shubert. 
At the Grand the Drama Players 
continued making friends and ngu- 
lar patrons. In vaudeville the 
Malnstrcet was the big noise. With 
Stenard's Midgets as the feature, 



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•r oihrr INJrRIOrS INORKDIENTS 
ta aeaJp and hair. INDINA ntopit 
hair from falling out. <l«HtroyA dand- 
nM and its icemi and promotrs the 
ffrawth of hair where there are ittlll 
roots. 

ladomrd Ut tli« theatrical and 
J medical prufotMionN. Ilundredo of 
lartlntii now UNlnfc INDINA mith Kreat 
IrMelt*. Price per Jar, $2.00 and 
tt.M. Will mail to any part of the 
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business held up against evorythln.g 
and the week wh.«* one of tlie be.st 
for some time. Most of the man- 
agers are just about discouraged, 
but hoping perhaps the bright 
spring weather will get ih^» folks 
downtown and that the theatres will 
calch some of them. 



Tiie Orphcum will clo e May 13. 
about usual lime. 



A young highwayman with a 
"flapper" accomplice robbed Mary 
Lee, cashier of the New Center the- 
atre, of over $100. The cashier had 
just left the ticket box and started 
to enter the theatre whon the 
money was snatched from her and 
the thief jumpeu into a car driven 
by a stylish-looking girl and 
escaped. 



Mme. Calve is spending a week's 
vacation hero. She has issued an 
itivitulion to at^piring singfis lo call 
on her and let her hear their voices, 
promising to assist them if they 
show promise of developing an un- 
usual voice. 






MONTREAL 

By JOHN M. GARDINER 

HIS MAJESTY'S— John Drew and 
Mrs. Leslie Carter in "The Circle." 
NVxt week, "Dumbells Kevue of 
1922." 

PRINCESS— The Cansinos; Imhof. 
Coreene and Co.: Joe Rome and Lou 
CJaut: Moore and Jayne; Leon Vav- 
ara; Count Perrone and Trix Oliver; 
Four CaslingMellos; Van Cello and 
Mary. 

ORPIIEI'M- Orpheum Players in 
"Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch." 

OAYETY— Pictures. 

LOEWS— Jim Reynolds; Holland. 
Dockrill and Co.; Pesci Duo; Jolniny 
nines; "Snappy Bits"; pictures. 

IMPP:RIAL— Mack and LaRue; 



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PROFESSIONAL TRUNKS 

Prices Reduced, $55 Up 

Mall Orders Filled F. O. B., N. Y. City. Send for Catalogue. 

Uted trunl<« and shopworn samples of all standard makes always on hand. 

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1664 Broadway, N. Y. City 

Phone: Circle 1873 Between 51st and 52d Streets 

531 Seventh Ave., N. Y. C. 

Phone: Fitz Roy 0620 Between 38th and 39th Streets 

OLD TRUNKS TAKEN IN EXCHANGE OR REPAIRED 



Madelon and Paula Miller; Byron 
and ^Villiam; Doogan and Casey; 
Larry Harkins; I'rincess Wah-letka. 

ALLEX — CJeorge Beban and orig- 
inal "Sign of the Rose" company in 
person and on screen. Allen Con- 
cert Company. 

CAPITOL- Jackie Coogan in "My 
Boy"; Capitol Opera Co. in Holy 
^Veek music. 



Popular opera will be presented 
at the St. Denis for eight weeks, 
starting April 24. Operas will be 
presented for one week each, at 
prices from 25c. to $1. The advance 
rale is not particularly encouraging. 



His Majesty's season will end fol- 
lowing two weeks of 'The Dumbells, " 
opening 24. 



PHILADELPHIA 

By ARTHUR B. WATERS 

"Willow fJrove Park has announced 
the date of its opening and the en- 
gagements of the various musical 
organizati<»ns i)laying there this 
summer. The park will open May 
13, and Nahan Franko and his 
orchestra Avili bo attraction from 
then until June 3; Patrick Conway 
and his band from June 4 to June 
24; \'ictor Herbert and his orchestra, 
June 25 to July 15; Wassili Leps 
and his symphony orchestra, July 16 
to August 5. and John Phillip Sousa 
.ind liis band, August U to September 
10. 



The Metropolitan opera house has 
a legitimate attraction again this 
week for the first time in months. 
It is the latest of the "Bringing l^p 
Father" series and is playing at 
25-50C. matinee, and 25-50-75c.-$l 
evenings. Matinees are given Mon- 
day, Wednesday, Friday and Satur- 
day. The company in this '"Bring- 
ing Up Father in Wall Street" show 
includes Tom Haverly, Alice Dudley, 
Carol B. Miller, William Wolfe. Ed- 
ward J. Morri.s and Berm Green.. 



Stock will return to Philadelphia 
again May 1 when Mae Desmond and 
her players start a supplemental 
spring season at the Cross Keys 
theatre. The company personnel 
will be the same as that which ap- 
peared with her at the Metropolitan 
opera house last fall and winter. 
Frank Fielder will be her leading 
jman. The scale will be 25-50c. mat- 
linees; ri5-55-75c. evenings; this will 
! be the first stock attempted in West 
I'hiladelphia and is admittedly an 
experiment. It is no hidden fact 
that three-a-day variet.v has been 
way off here recently, and the .Stan- 
ley company is willing to do any- 
tlimg to recoup. 




A matinee performance was giveji 
at the Metropolitan Tuesday after- 
I noon, April 18. the object of which 
was to raise funds for the erection 
on the I'arkway here of a Memorial 
for Philadelphia .coldiera who died 
in the war. Among the talent from 
shows in town whieh formed the 
I)rogram were Cus Edwards and 
company from Keith's; Marion Har- 
ris, Keith's; Elsie Ferguson, Broad; 



members of "The O'Brien Girl" com- 
pany, Carrick; Al Jolson, Shubert; 
John E. Young and Marguerite 
Zender, Walnut; Joseph Whitehead. 
Joe Armstrong. Bobby and Nelson 
and Alice and Hazel Fm-ness. The 
stage direction was in charge of 
Fred G. Xi.xon-Nirdlinger and Harry 
T. Jordan. 



The Tex Richard motion pictures 
of the Dempsey-Carpen;ier tight 
long barred in this state, will be 
shown Jit the (Jlobe, week of April 
24, together with a shortened bill of 
tlie regular three-a-day vaudeville 
acts. The prices will remain the 
same. It is annoiuiced, unofllcially, 
that following that engagement, 
Clark and McCullough will occupy 
the house for a period of three weeks 
or more, offering a musical comedy 
affair, such :is they have used at the 
Chestnut Street Oi)era House as 
part of the Shubert Vaiuleville bills. 
I'^ach week, it is siiid, will have a 
different show, thus making it in 
the nature of a mu.sical stock, 
though bordering more on the bur- 
lesque order in genenil style. Jean 
Bedini will produce the show, the 
report says. 

B. F. Keith's— Gus Edwards' ir)th 
annual revue, headliner here this 
we<k, has more freshness and nov- 
elty than the recent Edwards* shows 
seen here. Chester Fre<lerick, the 
youngster who heads the cast in "A 
Fountain of Youth," is a real artist. 
"Walter Kelly returns to an tmdimin- 
ished welcome. Frank JUut with 
his '"substitute" sketch «ot the bij;- 
gest laughs of the evening. Flan- 



STANLEY'S 

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agan and Morrison have a good golf- 
ing skit, and Marlon Piarris sung 
some songs that were tine and some 
that were not so good. The rest was 
average. 



Shubert Vaudeville — The new 
"I'ronu'naders" unit, with Jimmy 
Hussey, comes to the Chestnut Street 
opera houso after weeks of returns 
;ind repeats which began to be very 
monotonous. Everybody in the cast 
has been seen here before this sea- 
son, but much of the material is new. 
Ethel Davis* songs, Alfred Latell's 
amusing act, George and Dick Rath's 
acrobatics, O'Hanlon and Zambunis' 
unusual dance pantomime, the varied 
efforts of Lou Edwards, Eddie 
Hickey. Burns and Koran, Marjorie 
Carville, Beth Stanley, and Henry 
Slremel — these and more, added to 
the well-known methods of Jimmy 
Hussey put the show across. l*eople 
rather than their material count. 



HERE ARE FACTS 

•boat .IAMK8 MADIAON'8 COMEDY 
MKKVK F. for top-nntrit rntertAint^m. 
It In iNNued at rrcalar Intvrvalii and 
rontikInN mjr very bfttent monolowea, 
donblr routlnrii. Mlnyle vakn, piirodleii, 
niM« crarkM. rtc. — all abnolutrlv new 
und orlvinnl. ThU HKKVICK d^lreH 
for ItN MiibRcrlbeni KurrrnNful enter- 
fHlnrm who undrrMtand the value nf 
buylnir their eonie<ly niMterial by the 
iauirh rather than hy the pound. The 
MubMerlptfon prU-e In f 15 for 13 Uiiae*. 
The flrtt 7 nambem will be mailed 

S«>Htpald for $8: or any 4 lioiuea for 
R: or any t jMMueH for f3; ulnsle 
IfiftueN 9'i. Amonn my HubNrrlbem are 
l^oii Krrol, Fred Allen, FrMnk Tinney. 
Hamilton and RameN. Walter* ana 
Waltem, (liariee IMIIInrham. Lew 
OorkNtader. Clark and MeCalloo|rh, 
Harry llolman, Hob Ijk Halle, llflly 
lilanon. flolin Ooldeii, Howard and 
Hcmard, Jo<-k MrKny, Terry and 
lAmbert, ete. When yon Hwlnf around 
the rlrrle. ank them what they think 
of .lAMF.M MAHIHON'H COMEDY 
SKKVIC F. Send ordem t« 

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BOSTON 

By LEN LIBBEY 

Keith's 

Taken act by act and judged from 
the standpoint of qualily the show 
this week la about on a par with 
those presented at this $1.50 top 
house before the advent into the 
local vaudeville field of the Shu- 
berts. At that time it was consider- 
ed by Bostonians to be good vaude- 
ville and worth the price asked, 
demonstrated week after week when 
the theatre played to practical cap- 
acity. But with the advent ol the 
Shuberts Into the field in the fall 
the Keith people Jacked up their 
brand of entertainment until the 
show was easily worth $2 Bonie 
weeks, and always $1.50. It has been 
denied locally the Keith people ever 
paid any attention to the Shuberts 
In vaudeville but notwithstanding 
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were of a better quality and that 
instead of having one real headllner 
with other good acts sprinkled 
throughout two, or frequently three 
acts were bunched on the bill that 
could easily hefid the show alone. 

But this week It is different, and 
it was so lust week, although last 
week a ready excuse for the lowered 
standard could be found. Daphne 
I*ollard stands alone this week as a 
vaudeville headliner. Some may 
claim Tom Wise should be placed 
in the headline class on the vaude- 
ville stage but this is open to argu- 
ment. Wi.se Is much better known 
in the "legit" field locally than as a 
vaudeville star. The balance of the 
acts on the bill serve to lead up to 
the headliner and then taper off 
from it. 

One of the two acts that gave the 
bill tone was In opening position, 
billed as an "Artistic Treat." the 
same being Margaret Stewart and 
William Dowling. assisted by Beulah 
Stewart in a still life posing act. It 
was well done and brought the house 
up sharp, with the result that it 
was well applauded. 

Burns and Lorraine, second, are 
a couple of boys who have much to 
learn. Thoir act depends entirely 
on the stuff made famous by other 
vaudovillians that they have ap- 
propriated, with due credit of course, 
and the efforts that seem to be orig- 
inal with them were flat and 
mediocre. Still an Imitation of Pat 



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Rooney before a Boston house will 
always send an act away to a strong 
closing and no exception to the rule 
was noted at the Monday matinee. 

Ida May Chadwick and her **dad" 
in the third position proved to be 
a rather slim vehicle for the good 
eccentric dancing of the girl and her 
father. Around the efforts of the 
pair a "rube" sketch has been writ- 
ten, flimsy in construction, with 
plenty of weak spots. When the 
sketch Is abandoned completely the 
pair do well. 

Joe Browning with his "Timely 
Sermon." was the usual hit. This 
boy had an ideal setup for his brand 
of entertainment and with the good 
actor's idea of when the house has 
had just enough left the stage 
while still going very strong. 

The Tom Wise playlet is sweet In 
character, built entirely along sen- 
timental lines, lacking much in the 
way of a punch but making up for 
it -with its "weep" tendencies. Miss 
Nila Mac is good support for him 
and by his own efforts Wise put this 
sketch over to a good closing. 

Rae Eleanor Ball and Brother 
put plenty of class and tone into the 
show. This pair haveuomething and 
know how to use it. Without any 
sky-rockets or appeal to the sensa- 
tional they put over several musical 
numbers that were knockouts. 
Daphne Pollard hasn't changed her 
act a particle since she appeared 
here earlier in the season. On this 
occasion, howevt-r, she did not seem 
to be as enthusiastic as when here 
before, which was soon after her ar- 
rival for the Keith cifcult. Monday 
afternoon she did not furnish the 
imitations of musical comedy stars 
that featured her previous showing. 
While using the same sort of act 
as on previous visits. Jack "Wilson 
has changed his support. This time 
ho has Adele Ardsley and Charles 
Forsyth Adams and a midget whose 
name- does not appear. The midget 
seems to be breaking Into the act 
and Is no small part of it as it 
stands now. Wilson "ad libbed" 
about the previous acts, and follow- 
ing the Pollard turn, dragged her 
on the stage with him for his open- 
ing, sending her back into the wings 
with a goodly supply of burnt cork 
adorning her face. 

Ted Lorraine and Jack Cagwin, 
aislsted by Margaret Davles, are in 
closing position. This dancing act 
is well staged. It Is a pity Lor- 
raine attempts to sing, for his voice 
has an asthmatic sound that does 
not please. The final "Moth and 
Flames" number is extremely well 
done, and made a hit with those 
who remained to watch it. 

The audience followed its almost 
general rule of Insulting the last act 
on the bill by walking out. The 
house was rather lean for an Easter 
Monday matinee, the lower part 
being about two-thirds capacity and 
the boxes downstairs all but de- 
serted. 



as originally done, has suffered 
much from the passage of time. 

After intermission the show re- 
sumes the ''Rounders" routine again 
and with the exception that those 
who figured in th'e vaudeville acts 
in the first part of the show are 
mixed into the show. 

The Shuberts in their newest form 
of vaudeville have taken a drastic 
step as far as Boston is concerned. 
It is doubtful if the followers of 
vaudeville here will rise to it, and 
those who follow the fortunes of 
this sort of entertainment are In- 
clined to believe that it would have 
been far better for the Shuberts to 
have closed down their local house 
while still in a position to put on 
straight vaudeville. 

When an Eddie Cantor show 
without Eddie Cantor, wKh five 
vaudeville acts, all repeats, is 
Offered as vaudeville in a city where 
the house is opposed by a theatre 
playing big time vaudeville it is a 
dangerous procedure. 



proceedings were stopped by the 
police. 

The spring circus war in on. The 
Hagenbeck -Wallace Show is due 
here May 16. The Barnum-Ring., 
ling advanoe squad has been on th« 
Job this week plastering the towa 
for May 81. The big show this year 
will exhibit on new grounds at Dela* 
ware and Hertel avenues, the old 
site on East Perry street having 
become too small to hold the out- 
fit. This is the first time in 15 years 
the show has changed its lot In Buf- 
falo. 



BUFFALO 

By SYDNEY BURTON 

Numerous complaints concerning 
ventilation and sanitation of the 
Empire resulted In an investigation 
by the Health and Building Depart- 
ments, and In the management of 
the house being ordered to overhaul 
the plumbing and keep the ventilat- 
ing system operating while the the- 
atre Is open. Previous inspection 
had shown the only ventilation the 
house was receiving was from small 
oper» windows along the side of the 
building. The fans w«ro not op- 
erating. The lavatories also were 
reported to be dirty and unsanitary. 
After a thorough Investigation, the 
theatre was allowed to continue 
after orders of the Health Depart- 
ment had been compiled with. Sun- 
day the management issued a state- 
ment inviting public inspection of 
the building. The Empire recently 
called forth criticism from the city 
authorities when it advertised the 
giving away or a live baby. The 



Samuel Goldenberg, supported by 
the Toronto National Co. (Yiddish), 
got about $1,000 at the Teck Sun- 
day night. Goldenberg this week 
completes a five-week engagement 
with the Nationals on a guaranteed 
salary of not less than $500 per 
week. Easter week the star drew 
down $1,400 salary for eight shows. 
The figures are revelations for Yid- 
dish road salaries, but the Toronto 
management Is said to have cleaned 
up on the engagement. 



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season for the dayety (Columbia), 
with Barney Gerard's show as the 
attraction. The house will be dark 
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Majestic (Shubert) 

A new wrinkle was tried out by 
the Shuberts this week. They 
showed the "Midnight Rounders" 
show in which Eddie Cantor played 
at the same house for several weeks 
with some vaudeville talent sprin- 
kled through the show, in an effort 
to keep the entertainment in the 
form of a vaudeville show. The re- 
sult seemed to be a bit disappoint- 
ing to a rather slim audience Mon- 
day night. 

As It stands now the show Is shy 
of material. It did not get under 
way until 8:26. the overture being 
delayed until 8:09, and this was 
followed by tho News pictorial, 
which under ''iordlnary conditions is 
sandwiched In at Intermission. 

The Introduction that was used In 
the original production of the 
"Rounders" show was put on in the 
form of a prolog. It was followed 
by four acts that would come under 
the category of straight vaudeville, 
oven though those In the specialties 
were later In the .show Itself. Sam 
Hearn does a bit with a rube make- 
up, following It up with three violin 
numbers which made a hit. Helen 
Eley and Jack Keller followed with 
a singing bit, and then White. "Rid- 
nor and Carroll In a dancing act. 
Harry Hlnes got the house going 
with his stuff, which always gets 
over here. 

Then suddenly the form of enter- 
tainment shifts, and again It follows 
the "Rounders" routine, closing with 
a spectacle that, while worth while 



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WILLIE ROLLS 

JACK JOYCE 

ONA MUNSON and BOYS 

MOSS and FRYE 

ETHEL LEVEY 

INTERMISSION 

WOOD and WYDE 

JEAN GRANESE 

PAUL WHITEMAN and BAND 



Third Engagement at B. F. KEITH'S PALACE, New York, Thi» Season 

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CHARLIE BORELLI at the Pi 

On Next to Closing at B. F. KEITH'S PALACE, New Yorkf This Week 
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(April 17— April 24) 

•'Bowery Burlesque" 24 Hurting & 
Seamon's New York. 

Finney Frank 24 Casino Brooklyn 
1 Empire Newark. 

"Follies of Day" 24 Oaycty Brook- 
lyn 1-3 Cohen's Newburgh 4-6 
Cohen's Poughkcepaie 

Gerard's New Show 24 Empire 
Brooklyn. 

•'Golden Crook" 24 Casino Boston 
1 Columbia New York. 

•'Harvest Time" 24 Empire New- 
ark 1 Miner's Bronx Now York 

"Keep Smiling" 24 Gayety Omaha 
1 Gayety Kansas City. 

"Knick Knacks" 24-26 Cohen's 
Newburgh 27-29 Cohen's Pough- 
keepsie. 

•'London Belles" 24 Empire Albany 
1 Gayety Boston. 

Singer Jack 24 Miner's Bronx New 
York 1 Empire Brooklyn. 

**Tit for Tat" 24 Gayety Buffalo 
1 Hurting & Seamon's New York. 

Watson Billy 24 Columbia New 
York 1 Casino Brooklyn. 



Huff Leff 
Hyde Uerttiaa 

Keefe Walter 
Kclton Aryan 
Kennedy Harold 
Kindcll Kuy 
Ivinr Jack 

T<eavitt Sam 
Lcc Virginia 
I.iddPtl Mr 
I^ord MtsM 
Lorraine fi 
Lubin Jack 

Major W 
Marlyn Irena 
Maurice Hettjr 
Mercer Vera 
McCormick Hugh 
McCulIan Juhn 
Mclnerney James 
Mortimer Bob 

rombroUe Ang(« 
I'erry Geo 



Rcoce 3c. Rollana 
Reno Paul Ca 
Rice Sam 
Richards Jean 
Rodyard Mr 
Rolland Glad/fl 

Scranton Harry 
Scott Ricca 
Settle Mrs Ed 
SlJber Art 
.'^loan Grace 
Smith Bill 
Smith & Inmaa 
.Stephen Murrar 
Stewart Miss B 
Siuart Austin 

Wallace Mabel 
Washington Mlsi B 
Wells Toby 
West Ada 
Wheeler 4L Mack 
White Alex 
White Gusala 
White LtlUaa 
Wilcox Burt 
Williams Billla 



Danc'g Humphreys 
Al Fields 
Dr Paullns 

Regenl 

Pedrlck A Devers 
Zalda Sc Santley 
Johnson Fox A J 
Glasgow Maids 
f St T Hayden 
Ishakawa Bros 

TORONTO 
Pantages 

I.a Toy's Models 
Violet Carlson 
"Night Boat" 
Foster St Ray ' 

Six Tip Tops 

HAMILTON 

Pantages 

Terminal Four • 
P Conchas Jr ۥ 
Gus Klnore & B 
Harrison Ctrcus 



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Abell Pat Miss 
Anderson Ford 
Anderson Sc Graves 
Armstrong Anna 
Artols Walter 

Barnes Alex 
Barry Helen 
Bauman Wm 
i;«ddoe James 
Belle 8c Eva 
Brown Arthur 
Byrne Mrs A 

Connelly Edwla 
Corbett Selma 
Conroy John 

De Range Miss 
r>e SUva Jack 
DeVern Violet 
Donsang B 
Dougherty Frances 
prake Allen 



D«ffy Johnny 
l>unbar Charlls 
Dunn Benniw 
Dunn Geo 
Dunn Helen 
DuVall Vida 

Faden Mrs T* 
Fadley Gladys 
Fargo & Richards 
Fawn Lucille 
Floyd Walter 

Gibbs Joyos 
Golden Phil 
Gonne Lillian 
Gordon F & A 
Gordon V 

Hall Walter 
Harris Ueo 
Hayward Jessls 
Horton Eddie 
Howard Jack 



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Atkins Jack 
Antenore Milllo 
Aubrey Burton A 

Brasche T.outs 
Curzon Harvey 
Cornalla Chris Mrs 

DeOnsonne Nellie 
Day George 
Dugan & Raymond 

Franic Pearl 

Fox Eddie "Bozo" 

Fiske & Fallon 

Gardner A Revere 
Germaine Mark 
Gibson Hardy 
Gorman Eugeaa 

Hammond Jack 
Holland Eugeaa 
Hendrickson 
Henlere Hersrhel 
I llolliday Frank 

Irish Maa 

K h r» y m 

Kieig'-T W n Mrs 



Lester Noel 
Lamont Alica 
Lee Mildred 
Lenore Jack 

Murray St Popoka 
Mack Al 
Marlyn Irene 
Mudge Leiand H 
Marts B M 

Nathane Bros 

O'Ray Dave 

Palmer Fred J 
Polly A Ox 



Ryan Hazel 
Reasicand R 



Mlsa 



SCB ANTON. PA. 

Miles 

(W'kes-Brre split) 

1st half 
Three Alexs 
Bernard & Ferris 
"Story Book Rev" 
Harry Van Tassen 
Arlsona Joe 

W'KES>B*RE. PA. 

MUes 

(Scranton split) 
1st half 
Madam Paula 
Roland Sc Ray 
Creoke Revue 
Nell McKinley Co 
Becker's Band 

WH'LINC, W. VA. 

Rex 

Lareto 

Bard we 11 Mayo St R 
Hubs 

Harry Antrim 
I Capps Family 



aire is backing a project which will 
introduce the highest class cabaret 
into these parts. The backers arc 
said to be casting about for a suit- 
able site in the surrounding country. 



The Alvin Is showing "A Dog's 
Love," with William Hodgo, return, 
now at Nixon. "Bird of Paradise," 
back for its 15th visit. The sea- 
son will probably close after next 
week. 



siau opera without fail. ''Nice Peo^ 
pie" next, and with it a contest 
the local dailies to decide: "Is th( 
flapper as bad as she is. painted 
Willi money and tickets as the pri» 



Local civic and charitable orga 
izations are combining to show t 
foreign born persons motion pic 
tures of historical and educational 
events. They will be shown to^ 
oisht straight Sundays at the LyriQJ 
It is an Americanization drive. ■ 



INTEESTATE dRCUIT 



D.iLLAS, TEX. 

Majestie 

Sylvia Loyal Co 
Knapp A Cornell 
"Profiteering" 
Mary Haynes 
Lola St Senia 
A & F Stedmaa 
Worden Bros 

HOUSTON. TEX. 

lUJestIo 

Jordan Girls 
Grace Doro 
The Omeras 
Lewis Sc Nortoa 
"Rubevllle" 
Toney & Norman 
Rasso 

UTTLE BOCK 

M«J«»tlo 

Hanoka Trio 
Raines St Arej 
Dr Thompson 
Moody Sc Duncan 
"Trip to Hltland" 

2d half 
Ferguson St S'dTnd 
Murray Slaters 
Dr Thompson 



Stan Stanley Co 
Anderson & Graves 

OKLAHOMA CITT 

Majestie 

(Tulsa split) 
1st half 
F A E Carmen 
Cook Sc Rosener 
I^u Sc Gene Archer 
Barclay & Chain 
Anderson St Tvel 

SAN ANTONIO 

Majestic 

Margaret Taylor 
Cook Sc Oatman 
Stone St Hayes 
Clinton Sc Rooney 
Paul Decker Co 
Lyons Sc Tosco 
R'n'lds Donegan Co 

TULSA. OKLA. 

Majestie 

(Okla. City split) 
1st half 
Paul St Pauline 
&Iargaret Ford 
"Dress Rehearsal" 
Marshall Montg'm'y 
I Tarxan 



The Gayety. Columbia burlesque, 
closed last Saturday night, also glad 
to quit. The three-in-one policy, 
like preceding schemes to pull the 
people, failed to go. The hou.se has 
been considerably run down in the 
last season, with reports ot poor 
business generally known. 

^ 

The Chatham Hotel passes away 
in another month or two. A few 
years ago it was tlie Lincoln, the 
same hotel regarded as the "after 
theatre" place, which, with the Vol- 
stead law. became a sedate institu- 
tion. A manufacturers' club takes 
it over. 



Jack Hazzard's home at Grea| 
Neck, L. I., was entereJ by r. coupit, 
of burglars one evening Hst w^ 
They were frightened away bef( 
stealing anything. 



Local theatre men can look to gi- 
gantic building operations which 
have recently started here and 
which will continue for a year, as 
a pretty good sign that the tense 
money situation is about to be. re- 
lieved to >some extent. 



PITTSBURGH 



Harry Brown, Nixon manager, 
must get the laurel wreath for put- 
ting over the best publicity coups 
one after another. Last week Elsie 
Ferguson's name was in the papers 
every day. either as an aid in a 
charity or opening a new home, and 
business was good. "It looked tough 
with Russian opera and the hot 
weather," Harry said, so Harry got 
the Sunday special opera writers to 1 
urge all their readers to see the Rus- ' 



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Pueblo 27-21) 
"Spiders Web" 
Meredith Sc Snooier 
Oklahoma Four 
Holland Sc Odon 
"Romantic T'cher" 
Ward A. Gory 

KANSAS CITT 

rantaires 

Wyominff Three 

Green Sc Dunbar 

AJeko 

I'an American Four 

Al Sweet's Uazrara 

Mendozas 

ST. I.OUI9 
Knipremi 

ruinb.ir & Turner 
Shaw's Dogs 
Mabel Harper Co 
Swan & Swan 
El Cota 



Larry Ueilly C« 

MEMPHIS 

Pantaices 

Tybelle Sisters 
Hal & Frances 
Chic Supreme 
Tumbling: Demons 
Virgrinia L Corbia 
Fulton Sc Burt 

CLEVELAND 

Miles 

Smith's Animals 
Craig: Sc Catp 
Bensee Sc Btird 
Lunatic Bakers 
Sampsel Sc L'harJt 
Hortmann Co 

DETROIT 

Miles 

Class JktanniniT »<■• f 
Hayden G'wici & II 



George Grafe, native of Carnegie, 
suburb near here, is a member of 
the "Innocent Eve" cast at Loew's 
Lyceum this week. 



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U'/io IVrofg ;;5/7flppy/* ^ .^^ :!*j !^??/' on BFoad^ 

>uft Wolheim Hoi Arrived. Why 
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JT was growing late, tho 1.30 wa« about to leave for home and we htd 

no time to add to :veBterday'8V«fereTices to the production of "Make 
U Fnappv • at the Winter Garden the fairly Important fact that the line* 
:'ri(j lyrics were, as usual, written by Harold Alttrids^ and the mualc by 
Jean Swartz. 

That is to pay. ^n the lines and lyrk» belong to Mr. Att(»rldge except 
•io«^e supplied by Mr. Cantor himself or by William B. IViedlander; ^ho 
iMPPcns to 1>e Nan Halpcrln'a hU«band. And all the music waa com- 
posed by :\rr. Swarta ixoeptln^ that arranged by I^ula Gress for the 
J.voiincr ballet or supplied by Mr. FrlcdlanUer for Mis3 Xlalperin'a songs. 

A XI'.W •♦MAMMA" ov nnw \v 

}\/Uirii lea\osTrrTnT5IaerabTe amount of orlglnRi work to the credit of 

the Atterldgo end Swartz duo. Two nujnbera that seem likely to 
prove the mont p(>pular aro among them. The^e. we .iudge from the ap- 
plause, include a song r-alleti 'Lovable Eyes" and a "Mammy" number 
for Mr; Cantor In vhlch, with Jol.sonesque fervor, he extols the vlrtue.s 
of a faithful ''yiddlsher" lady who never has been nearer to a cabin 
door than the.hallway of,a Bronx tenement, but who Is filled with 
rntrlollo devotion and n wealth of sentiment that>nakes her dear to her 
fon.i.. "My YIddlsher Mammy," we believe, la the title." Cantor loves to 
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JACK NORTON \ 

in "RECUPERATION," by HUGH HERBERT 

Direction: CHAS. MORRISON 



The mob were not keen for Richard. 
He began by emoting "Gunga," 
countered with Shylock and left 
them to the flop of the miser who 
jingled hia Jingle after which came 
only a deauitory bend. 

George MacFarlane registered 
soundly with the same suavity awl 
polished demeanor characteristic of 
his vaudeville impress through the 
year. 

Ivan BankoflT was retarded some, 
as his dancing partner Beth Can- 
non had strained a ligament, ac- 
cording to announcement. Miss 
Cannon did but one number. As 
disclosed the turn was very slight 
and lightly regarded. 

Rockwell and Fox were In a soft 
spot and heaped up the laughs 
easily. Two or three of the sallies 
seemed new. 

Demarost and Collette were dis- 
countenanced because of their In- 
f-ane moment that contains sheer 
nerve and stall. Demarest tried to 
awaken them by employing Tom 
Smith's fall but he lacks the comedy 
grasp entirely. ^» 

Gordon and Day did exceptionally 
well at the end. the crowd remain- 
ing expectant and seated. 



John Keefe 

•The Corn-Fed Bcob" 

HE'S COMING EAST 



\ 



INDIANAPOLIS 

By VOLNEY B. FOWLER 

English's dark; amateur perform- 
ances at Murat all week. 



etuart' Walker and the vanguard 
of his players who will alternate 
weeks between the Murat, Indianap- 
olis, and Cox, Cincinnati, this sum- 
mer, are expected here this week to 
begin rehearsals for the first bill, 
'Honors Are Even." to-be presented 
the week of May 2. Mr. Walker 
will have general direction of the 
two companies. Robert McGroarty 
will assist him in Indianapolis. Mel- 
ville Burk will be the resident di- 
rector in Cincinnati, with Donald 
Campbell assisting. Among players 
understood to be coming out are 
Beatrice Maude, Arthur Albcrtson, 
Corbet Morris, Laol Davis. Judith 
Iiowry, Julia McMahon. IVEstrango 
Mlllman, William Rvarts, Walter 
Poulter. 



Wesley Rarry in "School Days." 
Piccadilly; "Mistro-^s of the World." 
Rialto. 



A CluMren'.s Theatre Guild has 
been formed and the first public por- 
f(»rmance will be given on Thursday 
and Saturday forenoon.s at the Re- 
gent. Nominal ndniisHion will be 
charged in an effort to interest the 
public. 



Ralph Morgan and Florence Shir- 
ley have the leads in the new Ly- 
ceum Players, opening here this 
week, pre.=!ented by Alfred E. Aar- 
ons. "Declassee" next week. 



For the last two weeks the Gayety 
got along without advertising in the 
"Democrat and Chronicle," the lead- 
ing morning sheet. It seems the 
management took exception to a 
criticism published by that paper, 
which was unable to see whore it 
was wrong. The show was called 
vulgar. 



City Councilmen who have been 
talking about passing an ordinance 
prohibiting sale of a movie thr-atre 
ticket unices there is a seat to 
match it have modified their late 
discussions by proposing compul- 
sory exhibition of the S. R. O. £;ign 
when there are no seats left. 



NEW ORLEANS 

By O. M. SAMUEL 

The first half program at Loew's 
was a good small-timer, but struck 
the watchers in front as rather 
half-baked. Bill and Blondy had a 
nursery cloak for their acrobatics. 
The dressing as kiddies for boys so 
ponderous militated. They did 
fairly. 

Brown and Elaine, with Brown a 
comedian with a distinct method, 
ran too long, although getting 



something at the end with some 
8ure matter. Elimination of five 
minutes would send the turn for- 
ward greatly. 

Marie Russell and Sambo had a 
corking idea for the first four min- 
utes essaying the best blackface 
opening seen around here in years, 
but drifted back to the conven- 
tional, simmering down instead of 
ascending. 

In Wolfe Gilbert was a surprise, 
comporting with a greater shuw of 
finesse than formerly, while his 
maid sang with tone#dulcet enough 
to evoke acclaim. The hit. 

Ethel Gilmore disclosed a pretty 
dancing interlude, disparaged to a- 
degree through an opening in "one" 
that is inap'propriate apd a lack of 
knowledge as to fiidian movements 
in the dance of that character. Miss 
Gilmore and girls plea.sed, but can 
do better if watching their step and 
steps. 



The closing week of the regular 
aea.son at the Palace found a mild 
offering appearing the first half. 



mm 



Friday. April 21, 1^22 

Little that would spur business wm. 
visible and the returns were conS? 
quently much below normal Fr^n2l 
Roder Trio lent color to the opei^S 
ppeitlon through the fast movX 
^ents and general grace evidenl 
The crowd expressed appreclatioe 
in fulsome applause. ^ 

Susan Tompkins and Monsidu. 
Edmond, palpably embryonic w2S 
not so fortunate. Their cla.<»siSi 
musical matter is not for small "tim« 
and not important enough for th! 
more pretentious places. Blanch, 
and Jimmie Croighton found «ui 
recognition for their rural tyn— 
earning premier consideration ThJ 
couple might have taken anolheJ 
encore but wisely refrained. 

Manual Remain Trio would hav^ 
appealed more with Just llomai^ 
the veteran balladlst getting tS 
only respon.se. The tailor of the tiS 
boys carried has been very unkiM 
to them. They have little vaudevSk 
personality. 

Dalton and Craig presented th«lf 
turn heterogenously. diminishing th* 
general impression thereby. ji 
might not be a bad idea to employe 
cycle of brides of the various pei! 
iods. considering the two bits of t 
sort used scored while tho otl 
material- did not. The pictiue sow, 
tion held Florence Vidor in "WoniM 
Wake Up." 



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NEW YORK THEATRES 



HENRY MILLER'S I.4V .V»!!..', I BELASCO 

KVT^. « 20. MATIVEES TnURS. h SAT. J «C 



^Vcst 44th St Kvon n-n 
M:us. Tliur*. A S*t til 
OAVID 0ELA8C0 Preieatt 



They're folding up the season at 
the Orpheum this week with a bill 
classical If not classy. Much of it 
Is heavy pedal and concerty be- 
fogging the senses and causing the 
lids to droop. 

Jack Hughes Duo bowed in firstly. 
Tho couple strove valiantly and suc- 
ceeded in part. They were in "one" 
throughout, a handicap for an open- 
ing act. A full stage Interior setting 
would have achieved more. Their 
saxophones require silvering and 
gilding. 

Richard Kean, very legit and 
homogeneously hirsute, was second. 

I 



AMERICA'* 'ORCMOST THEATRES AND 



HITS.— DiractiM. LEE and J. J. SHUBERT 



WUTTER GARDEN 



f 



Stegmcicr Brothers' 1,200 -seat 
film house in North Illinois street, 
which will be completed i a few 
weeks, and is leased by the Central 
Amusement Co, (operator of the 
Alhambra, Lyric and Isls), has been 
named the Apollo. The policy Is to 
be similar to that of the Al'iambra. 
pictures with music. 

The Circle changed It.n policy this 
weolc in an experiment designed to 
discover whether Indianapolis will 
support super programs such as 
the larger film hou.ses of Chicago 
and New York present. The or- 
chestra was doubled from 15 to .10 
pieces, with Rudolf Kafka Ktill di- 
recting. A stage specialty, a prolorr 
and a heavy overture were added. 
Tho specialty this week was a band 
of 16 girls playing eight pianos. 
Vaude llle will be used for the spe- 
cialty each week. The price scale 
remains at 15-25c. matinees and 
25-40c. evenings. 



Droadwajr A 
eoth Street. 

Bvr*. 8:30. Mats. Tues., Thurs. and Sat. 

EDDIE CANTOR 

In the Winter Carilon's Annual Revue 

"MAKE IT SNAPPY" 

With NAN HALPERIN 
AMBASSADOR *^^ ^t-- "• c'^"' 

t\,niOt\iD^t\,MJ\^l\. Phone: Circle 8752. 
Evei. 8:30.' MatJneet \Vedne»lay * Saturday 



The Musical Sensation 





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^■27 Matliteon \Vc<tii(v-<lit)r tfnd Saturday. 

^^^ LAST S WKEK.S 

CLARE KUHMER'S Nev< Play 

—THE— ' 

MOUNTAIN MAN 

with SIDNEY BLACKMER 



,. Manager "Roltaire Fggleston of 
Keith's hnd the whol' town worked 
up over tlio Third of a Century 
Anniversary. Kggleston la one of 
the outstanding public spirits of 
Indianapolis, being a member of 
the Rotary Club and mixed tip in 
every public movement. lie has 
worked hard for about every civic 
and busine^^.** organization in town 
and this week they are paying him 
back. In addition to the regtilar 
Keith bill the C^iamber of Com- 
merce had charge of a stunt Mon- 
day; the American TiCglon helped 
out Tue.sday; Murat Temple 
Shriners, Wedne«dav: Klks. Thur*?- 
day; Artists. Friday, and men''' 
clubs. Saturday. 



BIJOU 



Thca.. 45th W. of B'y. Eve*. 8:30. 
llAliue«:» Wed. ami SaU 



-THE- 



DOVER ROAD 

n> A. A. MILNE with pU., PUrki«n*< 
Dir'Q. or (;u(hrie MiOlinlk V/llctO. Uncrry 



ROOTH VMt <Stta BtreaC. Brea. at l:M. 
"^^^-'■■* MaUneea Wad. and Sat 

WINTHROP AMES Preaenta 

"THE TRUTH 
ABOUT BLAYDS" 

By A. A. MILNE 

PFNTIIDV THKATKE. 62d Street and 

V,ȣ.l'l 1 KJKK 1 Conlral Park W. Krs. 8:20. 

Matinoos Wedne-S'lay and Saturday. 2:20. 

TKS.SA JAMES MAIUoN 

KOSTA BARTON GREEN 

In the Peer of Muaical Produrtlonii 

The ROSE of 
STAMBOUL 

WITH A BRILLIANT COMPANY 



imim TAYLOR 

Id J. HARTLEY MANNER*S New Play, 

"THE NATIONAL ANTHEM" 



RPPIIRI ir TUKATRE. W. 42d Strwt. 
nCrUDL.IU Kves 8:30. Mat*. Wed. A Sal 

A. OL WOODS Presentt 

MARGARET LAWRENCE 

LOWELL SHERMAN 

ALLAN DINEHART 

in "LAWFUL LARCENY" 

A New PU* by SAU SHIPMAN 



PI XIIMI^IT THEiA.. W. «8a Si. Eva. 8:30. 
^»-« * *1^V*I1» Mat*. Wed. and Sat. t:30. 
—THE MOST FAMOUS PLAV IN NEW YORK— 

THE 
DEMI-VIRGIN 

By AVERY HOPWOOD 



8AM H. HARRIS Attractions 



Ttieatre. 45th A R'way. Eva. 8:30. 
^latlnces Wed. and SaU 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 

By L. B. SKEFFINGTON 

LYCKUM.— Oponlnp of the I.y- 
teum Players In "The IJoomeranR." 

FAY'S.— Toyland Frollrs. . Guy 
Bartlett Trio. Hobert H. HodRe ami 
Company. I'allorno's Canines, May 
Stetson, the CJl.uliators, "Whrre I.<^ 
My Wanderintj Hoy Tonight ?" and 
film feature. 

Films.— "Tho Idol D.mrrr." Tan.- 
ily; "I'olly of the Follie-s," Kege;»l, 



F. RAY COMSTOCK and MORRIS GEST Pretent 

B A L I E F F ' S 

Chauve Souris 

From MOSCOW— Direct from LONDON— PARIS 

ylOTI-l ^T TIIF.,\TRR. Wort Of n'wnv. 
•^^ AAA fcJ I • I'liuiii; Cmle 'M-ii. Kv*. 8:.W. 

MAT1NEK3 TUES.. TIIURS. and SAT. 



ASTOR 

CECIL and CLEO 

LEAN MAYFIELD 

in tho "ZIPPY" MU.SICAL. rOMKDT 

"THE BIUSHING BRIDE" 

MOVES to the 44th ST. THEATRE 
MONDAY, A PRIL 24 

I YRIP ^2^ St ,W.of n-way. Evs.8:30 
1^ A AXAV^ MatlnooB Wed. & Sat. 2:30 

The SmashlnflT Musical Comedy Hit 

FOR GOODNESS 
SAKE 

with A Caat of New York's Favorites 

■ ~ ■ — r^ 



SHIJRFRT Theatre, 4»th St. W. of Bway. 

THE I'AVOUITE STAKS 

FRANCES WHITE 'Xlir: 

AND 

TAYLOR HOLMES 

f.l 'he Musical Comedy That's Different 

'is'l The HOTEL MOUSE 

"Bully Cnle.tainment. •— N. Y. t umiuprclal 







Maxine Elliott's ^ahnm vv«y. k»s. s .10. 

^ Mat;ncc« We J. and Sat 

MARJORIE RAMBEAU 

THE GOLDFISH 

with WILTON LACKAYE 



in 



C4SIH0'5 

BICCEST 
HIT/ 




Eve«. 8 -M. Mate. Watf . aatf Sat. at t :20. 

Six Cylinder Love 

A New Comedy by Wm. Atithony McGuIra 

' With ERNEST TRUEX 



-000- 



uVsH^h St Fvea.. S:15. 
Mala. Wed. A Sat at t:15. 



CORT 

WALLACE , MARY 
EDDINGER ^ NASH 

in "CAPTAIN APPLEJACK 



000 



MUSIC BOX '¥.T. ilSL'K: 

Rvea. 8:15. Mats. Wed. and Sat at 2:lt. 

"Beat Mutlaal 8he« Evar Made ia Amariea." 

—GLOBE 

IRVING BERLIN'S 

MUSIC BOX REVUE 

— With a Cast nf Metropolitan Favarite* — 



n 

R 
I 
L 
I 

S/ 



KNICKERBOCKER Theatre 

D'way, 88th St. Eves. 8:30. 
Matinees Sat. and Mon. 

CHARLES DILLTNCIIAM Preaenta 

'^uHdog Drummond" 

A R«al Melodrama, by "Sapper," 
with A. B. MATIIKWS 



.lOIIN GOI.DKN ATTRACTIONS 



Stared by Wl^'CIIELL SMITH 



W. 48 St. Bvea. 8:20 
Mats. Wed. it Sat 



LONGACRE 

Thank You 

A Comady \n Measra. Smitb and Cuatilna^ 

— — — AND — — — 

I ITTI r ^•'"* ^^t*> St- Rvea 8:10. 
1.1 I I L.C Mat;* Wed. St Sat 

"The 1st Year" 

By and WItli FRANK CRAVEN 
L 



'^^^•••'^ UatA. Wed. A 8at.. 2:15 

ARTin.'K n\.MMKnsrEIN l're.«cntf 
'OSEPM LILLIA« 

CAWTHORN and LORRAINE 

in.'THE BLUE KIHEN" 

TUB rOtTSSR CAFK OF MTJ.SICAL SHOW!} 

wiTB A cuoBus or U PUSSICt 



LENORE ULRICl 

<'s KIKI 

A Ncvt Chnrirter .Study h» A.MUtE PICaRO. 

LfCEUM ;^;r«Ti?i:,i=!;„/ 

B. RAY GOETZ Preaanta 
The Internattonal Star 

IRENE BORDONI 

in "THE FRENCH DOLL' 

A new comedy with a few sonaaL • 

Adapted by A. B. THOMAS »^ 

From the French of Paul Armoat V- 

and Marcel Oerbidon ^ 

EMPIRF ?'*''*y * "'^ St. ISvea.Iji 
A^^TXA AI\IL|^,a,3. Wed. & Sat at IM 

*T>ORIS KEAnI 

GLORIOUS IN 

The CZARINA'" 

—EVENING WORLD 

t 



I 



LIBERTY '^^^'^' ^- *« St ■» «:» 

A NEW COMEDY 
By the Authora of "DULCT** 

TO THE LADIES!" 

with 
HELEN HAYES 

nnd 

OTTO KRUGER 

GLOBE- 

Erenlngw 8:S0. 

CHARLES DILLl5fGnAM Preaenta o 

'GOOD MORNINC 
DEARIE* 



D R O A D W Ajj, 

and Forty-ai " *" 

Mats. Wed. and Sat 



ixtht , 
latlfl 



With a Caat 4 
N. T. FaToritH 



GEO. C*nLI AWTHEATR E— — - 
M. V^V/ri/\ll Broadway and 43d StMl 

Evet. 8:15. Mats. Wed. and Sii 

EI> WYNN 

"The Perfect FooF 

HIS NEW MUSICAL RIOT 

— - ^ 

nAICTV 'O^y «»»«> ••Cth St. Evee. I:li 

UHIC I I Matbipora WpJ. and Sat at 1* 

GEO. M. COHAN'S Production at 

THE NEW COHAN FARCE 

MADELEINE 
r MOVIES 

with GEO. M. COHAN (Himself) 
GERTRUDE COHAN and 
RUTH DONN ELLY 

VANDERBILT Sj;;;.! ! J 

Malineea Wednesday and Saturday, iJ^ 
MOROSCO HOLDING CO. PreaeiUi 

CHARLOTTE GREENWOOP 

In tho Mu.«jlcal romrdy Hit 

"LETTY PEPPER" 

HOROSCO^^S 




-A National inatltullen"— It'wuy at 47 Jj 

USrrrtinn Ji.sfph iMunWI 

— Second Week by Big Demand 'I 

NORMA TALMADCr 
"SMILIN' THROUGH'' 

STItAND KYMI'IION¥ ORCIIF^T"'^ 

CARL KDOUAliDK Condnf'"' 



ly. Api 



VARIETY 



87 



"1 



• 



6 



In smart leathers 
ivith harmonious 
trimmhg* 



Truly Feminine 

The Sonnet, illusfrated, 
is a proper little slipper, 
demure and trina— with 
a daring little Band 
around the top. 

.50 



I. iMILLER 

Fiftb Avenue at 46th Street 

J554 Broaaway 15 West 42d Street 

\uiitilg P.M. Ntar Fifth jivtnut 

^rocklyn Shop 

498 Fulton Street, Corner of BonJ 



/ SPORTS ' 

(Continued from page 11) 
■dlsir * piano, entertained 
itire afternoon. 



the 



'Talr Play," a Ally purchased by 
am H. Harris and Arch Selwyii 
hinth«y visited Havana this win- 
T, romped through a winner In the 
[)enlng race on the card at Havre 
\ Grace Monday. The 2-year-oli3 
» Bprlnter, and nosed out the fa- 
>rtte in a five furlong dash. "Fair 
1^ came home with the mutualt: 
■kring (15.60 for $2 bet. the actual 
l«i being better than 6 to 1. The 

Eers had $1,000 down on the en- 
cm the atlvice of the trainer, 
ey Hlr.«!ch. In addition they 
iiJ^ a purse of $1,250. 



t der the careful and skillful 
irtMUlce of his brother Penny, Joe 
MRard will step out the first week 
' 3lay and engage in his first pro- 
«Jonal bout, to be held In Jersey 
||li with an opponent yet to be 
flirted. It is the intention of the 
'a»Pion to have his brother sue- 



fh 



A CORJiECT 
TREATMENT 



FOR 




eccd him as the ohampio... The 
champion had no idea of endeavor- 
ing to ha/e his brother jump \.\ the 
roped arena until word rea led him 
not so long ago the youngster had 
engaged in several fights under an 
assumed name, with knockout vic- 
tories to his credit. 



-^ Baldness 

BalUneM C»n B* rreventctl l.y 
lALHMceo , Quart I Rh.vh 
B-'llfg-^ALLINQ HAIR-DANDRUFF 
Wft •!. ^ " t)l«rr(lrr ouiTP'-srulIy trenHd 
g» »y tacomraraMe Suii-r^ajr tmtmentj. 
ta •rn.'^"*"^''^'"*"' ri.uar,t«-f»l. proTl.!- 
Si!i-SL*L**' ""'^ 'how Tltftlity. Tho«> 
UttlrfrK^'' ^*'" «r&tifjiiiif;y nallrcd \y 
kod .r,/ . *'"''■' rrominrnt M..r8 In Amcri^.* 
•"c»«J. F,p, Lltfruture. 

Tb. .^.V^'^ MERKE 

«•-. J? '■^"•'*" Scalp SpccialUt 
'•*'• 8,3,». Room 400. 




Tex Rickard will not be allowed to 
resume the management of Madison 
Square Garden while any indict- 
ments remain standing ligainfet him. 
This was the positive declaration 
of George K. Morris, state athletic 
commissioner, to a Variety repre- 
sentative this week. "Many people 
seem to believe that Rickaril i. back 
at the Garden." said Morris, "but 
that impression is all wrong. He is 
not now in charge, nor will he be 
while any indictments hang over 
his head. That is official from the 
athletic commission. When all the 
indictments are disposed of, the 
question of his reinstatement will 
be considered by the commission? In 
the meantime, Rickard has Veen told 
to keep away from the Garden." 

Commissioner Morris stated that 
the athletic commlssicn was in 
liopfs open air clubs would get un- 
der way in Buffalo, Ro^^^hcster, Syra- 
cuse, Elmira, Binghamton, Amster- 
dam and Schenectatly parks. "Any 
responsible incorporated company 
operating a park can secure a li- 
cense to conduct bouts," he said 

THEATRICAL OUTIilTERS 




For B: F. KEITH'S PALACE AUDIENCES, 
This Week (April 17) 

And the' Hearty Hand-Claps Come 
RoUing in for Willie— I'll Say They Doez 

Rolling Next Week (April 24) B. F. KEITH'S 

RIVERSIDE, New York 



1580 Broadway 



New York City 



"We will only allov contests y\ the 
daylipht — Saturday afternoons, hol- 
idays and the like. Night shows 
have proved unsati^factoiy, partic- 
ularly in New York City, "^ith 
conditions as they are in the me- 
tropolis, we do not wish to give 
thugs an opportunity to cut the 
wires, throw the park in darkness, 
and then rob the fans. Charles W. 
Ebbets was to receive a license for 
the Ur oklyn ball park V.'ednesday, 
according to the commis^5iont'r. The 
athletic commission is renewing the 
licenses of only those referees and 
judges who have i»roved competent, 
Morris declared. AV-out 25 incom- 
petent officials have been weeded 
out in this manner. 

The" Celtics of New York were 
forced to swallow a bitter pill last 
week w^ien the Amsterdam team of 
the New York State League defeat- 
ed thtm by a score of 20 to 25 in a 
came at the Carpet City. Roth 
teams fought bitterly all the way 
and kept the crowd at a fever pitch. 
When the whistle blow at the end 
of the contest with the Amsterdama 
In the lead, the upstate fans almost 
went into hysterics. The Carpet City 
Jive took the lead early in the first 
half and maintained it the greater 
part vi the game. At half time the 
score was 16 to 12 in their favor. 
They got eight basketB ' 'om the 
field, while the Celtics shot six. The 
tiff was marred by a t -ntinued 
wranglo, Johnny Beekman, captain 
of the New York aggregation, being 
thf main offender in this respect. 
Referee George Tilden watcbed the 
players closely and called the fouls 
without partiality to either side. 
Twenty-two offenses were checked 
againf^t the Celtics and 20 against 
Amsterdam. Mike Stewart, Ray 
Kennedy, Dave Wassmer, Tommy 
Cosgrove and Mike Smolick made 
up the winning combination^ and 
Johnny Re*kman, Chris Leonard, 
"Dutch" Dehnert, Jack Rarry and 
"Hor«e " Haggerty the losing. 

James N. Euttfrly, president of 
the Afad( my A. C, w ith offices at 
l.'5-JO J {roadway, New York, is the 
,'iuthoriiy lor a staiemt-nt i^hued this 
week that Dyckman Oval, near the 
Dyrkman street subway station, will 
open May 15 and will continue every 
Monday dtiring the summer with 
boxing. The pro[irrty for the past 
six years has been utilized by semi- 
pro baseball. That policy passed out 
of existence this s«.a8on. due to the 
f-uddtn Increase in rent. fr<»m $10,000 
to $2<' 000 annually. It is understood 
that the tifht promotois are payinr 
well above those figures. The recent 
rulinp of ti-.c State Athktiu Commis- 
«^jon that no open air arenas could 
(•p<iatc at nij^-ht will not hiruhr th< 
Ov;.] project as it will opf rate under 
.'I lit cnse i.'^'-ued last yiai. TIk- 
tenr-t ruHn?r r. V.- r.M li' <! !o oi-^n a!r 



clubs oi)crating under a new license. 
Butterly also added that arrange- 
ments have been completed to 
handle 20,000 people, seating cap- 
acity divided as follows, 5,000 seats 
at $5. 6,000 at $1, with the balance 
of 0,000 seats at $2 and $3. Re- 
gardless of the attra<tlon the prices 
will remain the same. How the new 
Dyckman situation will effect Bronx 
Oval remains problematical, for 
plans are under way by Mike Sul- 
livan, owner of the local •baseball 
team that plays on the Bronx ter- 
ritory, to inaugurate fights shortly. 



Harry Greb, featured with the 
"Step Lively Girls" at Hurtlg & 
Seamon's theatre this wet^k,- will do 
no more stage work for the pres- 
ent, but will go Into training for 
some ring battles booked for the 
near future, a deal being on for a 
title match between Greb and Gene 
Tunney. Greb has been an added 
feature with Hnrtig & Seamon at- 
truc lions for the last five wecka. , 



NOTES 



Charles Purcell has settled the 
suit of A. E. Johnson of tiic Wirth, 
Blumenfelt Co. oHice <«ut of court. 
Recently Purcell was .'itta«hed at 
Springfield, Mass., by Johnson un- 
der a claim of $800, the turn's book- 
ing fee for five week.'-. Concerned 
in the action was John Wagner, who 
financed Purcell's vaudeville produc- 
tion The agent placed Purcell on 
the Shubert time again last week, 
the act opening at Detroit, Sunday. 
Five of the eight acts on the bill 
were sent on from New York. One 
or two are on the way west and" 
others will be booked out of the 
Bryant -Morganstern Chicago office, 
which is aflfiliated witli tiie .Shubcrts. 



ARE YOU GOING TO EUROPE? 



pj - "''••«mmo<!ntlonfl «rr«nflT«1 on all lAncn, nt Mnin OHU-o 



^••»i»lilr 

f* nre ftnliiK very fnll; nrrnnKo rnrly. 
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Judgment to the amount of $1,600 
was awarded Chester Kice against 
Lee Kugel, the acdon being handled 
by Bickerton, Fleisher & Wittenberg 
for the complainant. Cause for ac- 
tion dates back a year, at which 
time Kugel was forming & corpora- 
tion to produce. A play was started, 
but never reached the bo.irds, with a 
Icyss of about $3,500 incurred. Rice, 
who Is .an advance agent, was to 
have had a 10 per cent, interest, and 
put up $2,000. His share of the loss 
was approximately $350. Tlire alleges 
Kupel started to refund the balance 
on the basis of $100 per month, but 
ceased i>aymcnts. 

Earl Snyder, h*a<l of tiic New 
York Costume Co., of ChirtiKO, 
sail< <l o.. the "AmMi<aii" for 
l;rrrri«n la.^t I'Yiday to hr- gone until 
0( toI'M'. He will tour lOurope on 
belialf of the Custornrrs* Associa- 
tion. « f which he is national prcsi- 
dcii;. arid to .s<ik iiUas, styles and 
niri!»ri'i! f»>r liis cwm luisin'^HM. 

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ARBUCKLE CASE 

(Contimied from pa^G ir» 
an4 niu a ban on ' FaUy" th«t will 
las: forever. 



Montrc'il^ April 17. 

Fatty Arbuckle, on tiie Hereon, 
almost returned to Montre'il this 
week after a banishment of some 
months. 

The effort missed fire, however, 
and the loc;il film theatre which 
liad prepared to show one of Ar- 
buckle's pictures decided at the last 
moment to withdraw it and substi- 
tute a comedy with a different sta^. 

t'he decision has drawn forth the 
approbation of numerous prominent 
ciMzcns, though it loaves others 
more or less indifferent. Those 
who have voiced their opinion to 
thd effCLt that Fatty'a pictures 
should be l»anned for the most part 
make it plain that they hold that 
opinion l>ecauso of the idle curios- 
ity aroused by the name of a mai'. 
who has played the principal part 
In a sen.-.itional tii.il. 

They do n')t l.y tlvir oplni'>P. n^c- 



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essarily pas3 judgment, they say, on 
one who haa been declared innocent, 
even though two juries dif^agreed 
on the matter, but they do pass 
judKtnt'ht on the arousin? of an un- 
desirable curiosity on iho part of 
some types of citizen. 

Some, however, feel that the man 
himself has been shown in an un- 
favorable light during the course of 
the trial, and believe that he should 
not be allowed to reappear on the 
screen In this city. 

"Absolutely horri!>le: An out- 
rage!" l3 what Rev. A. E. Runnelg, 
pastor of Fairmount Methodist 
church, thinks of the proposed 
showing of Fatty Arbuokle films in 
this city, and he heartily approves 
of their withdrawal. Tliis is his 
personal feeling, he stated. 

'■rt Is to the interest of the nira 
public and the company to with- 
draw the film^." Rabbi M. J. Morrit 
of Temple lanmanuel said. He 
heartily approved of the action of 
the local theatre. In his opinion the 
verdict of the better clement of 
citizens was contrary to that deliv- 
ered by the jury in the trial. 

"I am of the opinion that Fatty 
Arbucklo films .should be banned." 
said Itev. Miles McCutcheon, pastor 
• •f the Fir.s-t IJaptist church. "I at- 
tacJi great significance to the report 
that the Lord's Day Alliance in New 
Vork is raising opi>osition to their 
pif-ontation. The fact that his 









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and other bookings of the banll 
Frederick E. CJold-smilh la actl 
for Payton. 



Henry Glotz, Remlck's 'Denver 
representative, won the prize at % 
song contest last week at For"! 
"Isis- in Denver. 



Irene and Bern Ice Hart have beei 
signed by the Columbia Crapho. 
phone Co. as exclusive disk artistt 

Pat he and S. C. Caine have ef. 
fected a tie-up on the forthcominf 
Pathe picture, 'Isle of Zorda " Milt 
Ilagen, Victor Nurnborg and Her^ 
bert Crooker have written a song 
around the film. 



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J. C. MATTHEWS in Charge 



Cliff Hess has succeeded Georji 
Sheffield as director of the record, 
ing laboratories of the Aeolian. 
Vocalian records. Tom Radcliffe 
associated with Hess. 



Hazel Romaine has bfen sign 
by the Cameo Record Corp. a^* 
exclusive disk artist. 






own countrymen are taking that 
attitude raises serious doubt as to 
whether they should be ^hown in 
the local theatres." 

Though the actor had been judged 
innocent, the trial brought forth 
many facts i?rcatly to his discredit, 
said Mr. McCutcheon, and there was 
no doubt that stigma now attaches 
to his name. He thought the Inci- 
dents of the trial had to a large 
extent neutralized public opinion, 
and that, though he had been pro- 
nounced not guilty, he was under 
a cloud. 

Rev. Amos J. Thomas, pastor of 
St. James Methodist church, said 
that, as a result of the undesirable 
publicity the actor had gained, audi- 
ences would scarcely find him as 
amusing as before, and he would 
gradually be dropped by the public. 
This, he thought, would be the solu- 
tion. 

Bishop Farthing was noncommit- 
tal. He has never seen any Fatty 
Arbuckle films, and could not speak 
of something^ of which h" knew 
nothing. He had read the news- 
paper headlines of the trial, but the 
man had been acquitted by a jury, 
and he did not wish to express an 
opinion on the desirability of show- 
ing the films in which he was fea- 
tured. 

*'I strongly approve of the with- 
drawal of the Fatty Arbuc'Me pic- 
ture," said Rev. Dr. W. D. Rei<l. 
"After what we know of Arbuckle. 
I think that these films should not 



be allowed on the screen In Mont- 
real." 

Rev. Dr. George Adam, of Km- 
manuel church, also expressed the 
opinipn that the pictures should not 
be permitted In this city. "After a 
man has been under such a grave 
indictment and two juries have dis- 
agreed as ta his innocence, there is 
reasonable (foom for doubt as to his 
culpability. My private opinion is 
that the pictures should not be 
shown." 

The local organization of the 
Lord's Day Alliance has not con- 
sidered the matter. 



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Tom Payton has brought suit In 
the Third District Municipal Court 
against Paul Specht for breach of 
contract to act as business manager 
of Speoht's Serenaders (jazz band) 
On a 10 por cent, commission basis. 
Payton, formerly general profes- 
sional marwger for F. J. A. Forster, 
the Chicago music publisher, and 
now a publisher for himself, alleges 
a written contract whereby he was 
to handle all the cafe, vaudeville 



The current Palace. New York,, 
bill is noticeable for the abundan 
presence of Witmark song publict 
tions throughout the running ordar. 
LeRoy Duflield of the Ona Munsoft 
act Is using "Sunrise and You"; 
Mo.ss and Frye sing "Angel Chil4*j 
and "That's How I Believe in You"; 
Jean Granese features "Kentucky 
Blues" and Paul Whiteman featuret 
a specLal arrangement of "I'm Wild 
About Harry," from "Shuffle Along." 
Benny Roberts plays the same sonf 
for the exit march, and "Angel 
Child" is employed in the musical 
accompaniment to Cha pirns 'TV 
Day." 



Jack Mills*. In^., will publish t 
series of saxophone solos composed 
by Don Parker of the Pinl Whita- 
n^ui Vernon Country Club Orchei* 
tra. 



M. Witmark & Sons announced thi 
publication of six new Arthur A. 
Penn songs. Mr. Penn's ' Smilltf 
Through" has been tied up with th# 
Norma Talmadge picture of thi 
same name as an exploitation stunt 



There are now two song.^ on thI 
market with the same title, ' LovabU 
Eyes." One is the Cantor show it 
the Winter Garden. 



Cincinnati's proposed Fall Festi 
val, scheduled for next August, ii 
oft because of the condition of Ma 
sic hall, which has been pronounced 
unsafe by the Building Commis- 
sioner. It Would have been thI 
first Fall Festival held here sind 
1910. Louis Woodrough had bee* 
engaged to manage the exhibition. 




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BRITISH FILM NEWS 

London, April 6. 

"The Recoil," an adaptation of a 

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pthe Hardy Film Co. and shown by 

Stolls, la a drama of unrelieved 

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Grand Guignol series of one-rocl 
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the opposite, has closed down for 
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states work will recommence short- 
ly on a film, the title and details of 
which are secret. Screen Plays 
made a hash of things over their 
"Life of Lord Kitchener." The data 
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have been provided by high officials 
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Water," Maurice Elvey started 
work immediately on the same 
firm's picturization of Phillips Op- 
penheini's "The Man and His King- 
dom." 



Quality Film« Is working at the 
Screenplay Studios making one-reel 
comedies. In each case the scenarios 
are adapted from stories appearing 
in a popular monthly magazine. 



Zodiac Films Is hard at work on 
another feature starring the co;ne- 
dian Walter Forde. This has an 
exceptionally big cast for a comedy. 
Forde's work has improved by leaps 
and bounds since a little over a 
year ago when he showed three 
features which he had madj with 



At a newly built studio at Clap- 
ham a series of pictures is being 
made which, when completed, will 
be known as "The Rainl)ow Come- 
dies." Tho scenarios have been 
adapted from stories running in a 
popular children's paper, liernard 
Dudley Is the producer, and the 
company Includes Queenie Thomas 
and James Knight. 



Thomas Bontley, the film trade's 



his savings as an actor. These Dickens' expert an^ the producer for 
pictures, although bad)y cast and jj^^j^, ^j ^^^ "Pickwick" picture, has 
with mediocre atories were far j^g^ completed a film verslbn of one 



above the average British comedy 
film and were bought immediately. 
They led to substantial backing 
which will give the comedian a fair 
chance. 



wood and Phyllis Titmuss^are the «' i^^^' *'^®i^^"? '^'^^ ^"^ melodrama 
* - •' and showed the army in an un- 

favorable light. It would only have 
caused trouble with ex-service men 
if it had been shown. The London 
County Council promptly banned it 
and an ambitious scheme to rent 



leading people. This same defect 
marred the first Hardy film, also 
^fom a story by Raphael Sabatini. 
For 75^per cent, of the film nothing 
happened to relieve the gloom. Then 
comes one reel full of grip, but too 
«te to save the film. 



Fivnous-Lasky Is making a serial 
m Paris entitled "Notre Dame de 
Paris." This sounds like another 
adaptation of Victor Hugo's story. 
« this is so there Is a wealth of 
material both adventurous and 
picturesque. There are very many 
[plays founded on this story. 

rv "^*"P^^"s of tlic Storm" i^ecms to 
;5« beating the business of "Way 
"own East" at the Empire. The 
Picture is playing to over £500 a 
Jlay, including Sundays. This Is 
xSf^^ Romctbing new for the Scala. 
wnich has long held London's rec- 
*>? ♦ ^^'^ business, no matter 
n .u ^''^ of an entertainment was 
on there. 



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through. * 



or no ban, fell 



Screen Plays, the makers of the 




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British Exhibitors, another pro- 
ducing firm which has been work- 
ing overtime for the past two years 
without showing anything beyond 
the mediocre. Is silent as far as 
producing is concerned. It Is now 
occupied dealing with Italian pict- 
ures. 



Frank Crane Is down at the Ideal 
Studios, Elstree, making a .«?creen 
version of Austen Fryer's story. "A 
Pauper Millionaire." C. M. Hallard 
Is the star. 



Tho Diamond Film Co. will short- 
ly commence making a version of 
Tom Gallon's novel, "A Rogue in 
Love." in which they will bavo the 
assist.ince of tho novelist's sister 
and "right hand," Nellie Tom Gal- 
lon. A version of this novel was 
made by the defuict London Film 
Co at the studios now occupied by 
Alliance, but the 'nrgativo was de- 



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New film producing concerns In 
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upon with suspicion, but the George 
K. Arthur Co. should be a success, 
and its formation Is ciu. ing a good 
deal. of interest In Wardour street. 
The directors are George K. Arthur, 
Flora lo Breton, Edward R. Gordon 
and an up to now anonymous 
renter, said to be American. Their 
first effort will be a five-reel drama. 
George K. Arthur was the creator 
of Kipps in the Stoll film produc- 
tion of II. G. Wells' novel. 



Donald Crisp's first picture for 
the Bird Film Co. will be "At Your 
Service." All is ready and tho pro- 
ducer Is only awaiting Margaret 
TurnbuH's arrival from America to 
get to work. 



Bark from ChamonIx nfter taking 
tho exteriors for the Stoll version 
of A. E. W. Ma.son'3 "Running 



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of W. W. Jacobs best stories "A 
M.ister of Craft" with Ferd Groves 
as the star. 



The Dramatic section of the 
Famous-Lasky Sports Club Is to 
produce "Grumpy." This play with 
Cyril Maude In the title-role, en- 
joyed a long and successful West 
End run in 1914. 



Harry Lambart has acquired the 
film rights of Arthur Applin's novel 
"The Clatter of the Clogs." Negotia- 
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Englishman now In America, In the 
leading part. Cora Griffin aJid Hen- 



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Sir Tristram Eve, K. B. E., has 
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Ten years ago this pii-turo ran at 
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COSMOPOHTAN CHANGES 

A number of changes in tho exec- 
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who has been handling publicity, 
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vertising department, h;ive been 
released or transferred, and the 
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Tho Long Island studio of Famous 
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now Marion Davies feature, "When 
Knighthood Was in Flower. ' After 
the fortnight it Is barely possible 
that tho studios may continue In 
operation, with a couple of Famous* 
own companies shooting there. 



STEWART ATTACHMENT OFF 

The $14,000 attachment levied by 
the Anita Stewart Productions, Inc, 
on the Morosco Holding Co.. Inc., 
has been vacated, tho defendant 
agreeing to settle out of court. 

Nelson Ruttcnberg, of J. Robert 
Rubin's office, acted for the plaintiff, 
claiming tho amount on two notes 
for the rent of the Stewart-Mayer 
west coast studios in the course of 
the "Slippy McGee" production. 



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that the New York Supreme Court 
did not have Jurisdiction In the 
matter and appealed to the higher 
judicial body, which affirmed the 
lower court's order. Kent and U. 
Tikd a working agreement whereby 
the latter was to get 60 per cent, 
of the net profits of the Havana 
theatre In compensation for fur- 
nishing the films and the rest wai 
to be split equally on the net profits. 
U. Is alleged to have breached the 
agreement. 



William Desmond, the picture 
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when he fell 50 feet In the river at 
Truckee, Cal., where he was en- 
gaged In making a picture. A por- 
tion of the cliff on which the actor 
was working gave way and threw 
him Into the river, which was filled 
with ice. 




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PICTURES 



Friday, April 21, 1922 



FASCINATION 

l>oloro8 de Lisa Maa Murray 

Carlos di» I.l5a. lur brothpr.Cn-lKhton Hale 
Kduanio de L.iaa, hr-r falhor. .I'hurli-s I^tit* 
The Mucquosa do Lisa, hor aunt 

Kmlly riixroy 

Tarrita. a Toreador UobiTl \V. i'lazer 

Ralph K**!! 'PK. an Am'*rloan 

ViiK^'Tit i'<>l<'inan 

Thf luunt do Moiora Court-nay I'ootf 

rarola, a dancer !!• ien Ware 

Neina Kraiitis Tuglu 



"Fasfinalion" Is Muo Murmy's 
second starriiiK vohlclo as ho;ul of 
hor own inoduoin^ unit. Tiffany 
rroduclions. In<\ As \>iih ''Pea- 
cock Alhy." hov fust Tiffany pict- 
ure, aiotro i.s (lishibutins: this f«'at- 
Ure. Tho l>ookini{ of "Fascination" 
Into the Capitol necessitated the 
setting i.nck for another week of 
I^ady Diana Manners* Prizma color 
drama. 'The Glorloun Adventure." 

"Fascination" is a preat box office 
title, i. seems, as was attested by 
the S. n. O. business Kaster Sunday. 

It is an oriRlnal fitory by Ed- 
mund Goulding, which affords the 
star ample opportunity for display 
of her peculiar personality, pep and 
dancing, the action starting in 
America and winding up in roman- 
tic Spain. This is enough excuse 
for Robert Z. Leonard, the star's 
director-husband, to spread himself 
on the fandango and castanet hoke. 
and he has spread it on wisely and 
well. Taking the situation of 
Polores* (Miss Murray) fascination 
for Carrita, the toreador idol of 
Spain, as the central situation. 
l<eonard and th© scenario writer 
have rcvlovcd a scries of bizarre 
Und colorful situations around it. 

The action starts in America, 
where Dolores de liisa. offspring of 
a Spanish pater and an American 
mater, is seen flirting, gyrating and 
syncopating outrageously with her 
many admirers to the jealous dis- 
gust of her fiance (Vincent Cole- 
man). Dolores is Just at that dan- 
gerous flapper age which her sedate 
aunt fears the most, berating old 
Eduardo de Lisa, the girl's indulgent 
father, for his easy-going attitude 
in regards to his son and daughter. 
(Creighton Hale la Carlos de Lisa. 
the son.) It- Is In the course of such 
merry-making that Dolores' fiance 
Insists she come home and quit this 
prolonged revelry. She refuses and 
leaves with the other six or eight 
admirers for a round of the night 
resorts, explaining the next morn- 
ing she had been to the Palais 
Royal. Club Royal, Rendezvous. 
Montmartre and the Plaza. 

Her aunt decides to remove the 
Irirl from this Jazz environment to 
Spain, where an affair develops be- 
tween the matador and our heroine. 
For the finish Ralph Kellogg (Mr. 
Coleman) arrives to claim his 



fiancee, who demandn one thing of 
him — to tave her from "fascina- 
tion." Somehow that taglino did 
not click no strong as it could have 
been, but made a satisfactory finish 
for a live and colorful production. 

Miss Murray is supported by a 
hiarh-grade cast, which by no means 
•li'tracls from tho star's Individual- 
ity. Rol)ert W. Frazer as Carrita 
portrays the matador in a sympa- 
tiietic light, the audience seemingly 
disappointed at his fate in jail for 
an attempt to avenge his honor, 
whieh was falsely sullied by Parola. 
a dancer. Helen Ware as the 
dancer was perfect in tho charac- 
terization, as was Emily Fitzroy as 
the aunt, another unsympatlietic 
role. 

■ The production represents real 
money. The costuming and settings 
nrp lavish and in keeping with the 
locale and action. The direction is 
even, although during the fore sec- 
tion it assumes a farce vein with 
some of Mi.S3 Murray's alleged flap- 
per retorts. 

For the exhibitor "Fascination" 
looks like a good box office buy. 

Abel 



•IS MATRIMONY A FAHITBE? 

Paramount picture hilled as ".ill wtar" 
Ca!<t. Kri>m Leo Iiitrichfttein'a adaptation 
of (he play hy Oscar Klumenthal and Ou.t- 
tave K ad •''I bur)?. Scenario by Walter 
Woods, direction Jaraea Crua«. 



Arfliur HaviJand T. Roy Hamea 

Mitrfiraret Saxby Ula Lee 

Ma bel Hoy t Lois Wl l«on 

Jack Hoyt Walter I rs 

Mrs. Wilbur ZaSu I ts 

Mr Wiibur Arlh"' ayt 

klarthu .Saxhy Lillian ^nton 

Amos Saxby « Tully isrshall 

Dudit.-y KtHR Ailolphe Menjou 

Mrs. Pearson Sylvia Ashton 

Mr Pearson Otis Hnrlan 

Pop .*<kinner Charleji Ogle 

Mrs. Skinner Ethel Wales" 

Pank President Sydney Pracey 

Policeman William Oonder 

M;iid Lottie Williams 

Silas Sj>encer Dan Mason 

The Ch'-t W. H. Prown 

Marriage License Clerk Robert Brewer 



Once again effective screen mate- 
rial has to make acknowledgment to 
the stage, adding another to the long 
list of good pictures made from tried 
plays and cutting down the average 
of original film stories. It would be 
interesting to have a dependable es- 
timate of the ratio of successful play 
adaptations to successful scenarios 
created for the silent drama direct. 
At a guess it would represent three 
or four to one. 

"Is Matrimony a Failure?" is a 
thoroughly enjoyable farce comedy, 
dealing in a droll but sympathetic 
way with the comedy side of the do- 
mestic situation. The tale has a 
mine of gentle satire aimed some- 
times at the husband, sometimes at 
the wife, sometimes at both, with 



the wife the ultimate victor In tha 
household battle for aupremac/. 

Probably In the who!e range of 
humor there la nothing so sure of a 
laugh aa the husband-and-wife con- 
flict. Here the subject is exploited 
in sublimated form. No less than 
four couples are concerned In the 
frolic. There is some shrewd char- 
acter drawing, all the couples rep- 
resenting a type. There Is the too 
loving wife and the indifferent hus- 
band; the domineering wife and re- 
bellious husband; the careless wife 
and the fault-flnding husband and 
tlie selflsh wife and her egotistical 
mate. It's a panorama of domestic 
wranges over undarned socks, com- 
petition for the mirror, personal lib- 
erty in the consumption of tobacco 
and control of the children. 

It would be a rare huslwind and 
wife in any average audience that 
would not find some of their own 
eccentricities satirized, and therein 
will come much of the film's appeal. 
The whole thing touches real life at 
every point with an amusing angle 
that has no sting. This refreshing 
bit of tomfoolery is a vast relief 
from the desolate wastes of suffer- 
ing heroines, pompous heroes, sex 
problems and piffle. Its crystalliza- 
tion into celluloid is a public .service. 

And :c is exceedingly well done. 
A. better cast could scarcely iiave 
been assembled. The whole com- 
pany plays in the right spirit of 
natural comedy and the sto.-y de- 
veloos to the accompaniment of ex- 
plosions of delighted laughter, a 
conspicuous example of enlivening 
entertainment sustained through 
five reels without resort to slapstick 
or custard pie. The marvel of the 
whole thing is that a satirist could 
go so fast a pace of sophisticated 
funmaking without sounding one 
sour note. Superficially the comedy 
makes pretty short thrusts at the 
imbecilities of married people, but 
beneath there is an optimistic atti- 
tude toward the fundamental goo<l- 
ne.«»s of commonplace people and the 
essential happiness of everyday life. 
The immature critics that write 
most of our film plays could study 
"Is Matrimony a Failure?' with 
immense profit. 

The story hinges upon the efforts 
of a bank clerk and the daughter of 
bickering parents to elope. The 
bridegroom goes to the county 
clerk's office for a marriage licence, 
while the county clerk himself is 
away oa a hunting trip and has del- 
egated his duties to a deputy. The 
document is issued in due form and 
the pair steal away while the girl's 
parents are entertaining friends at 
their wedding anniversary. Before 
he goes the bridegroom takes his 
week's .salary from the bank, leaving 
a note. 'Tve taken what Is due me. " 



When thA newt of the elopement 
reaches tlae party a lawyer in the 
company declares the wedding is not 
legal, for the reason that the deputy 
county clerk who issued the license 
has never been sworn in. The young 
couple have motored to a near-by 
resort and the girl's parents tele- 
graph to the hotel proprietor that 
they are not married, while the 
banker puts detectives on the clerk'a 
trail. This leads to all sorts of 
amusing complications. 

Upon their return home the girl's 
mother upbraids her. Everybody 
goes to the county dork's offl<"0 to 
Investigate the affair. "Why," de- 
clares that grouchy oflacial,"rve gone 
on a hunting trip every November 
for 20 years and my clerk has al- 
ways Issued marriage licenses." This 
starts all the dissatisfied husbands 
to thinking; and the quartet of hus- 
bands declare themselves free, all 
having been married in the eleventh 
month. They leave their homes ahd 
helpmates and declare themselves 
for a carefree life, but It palls upon 
them after one night of discomfort 
and boredom, and they return, peni- 
tent and anxious to resume the old 
yoke. Hush. 

CRIMSON CROSS 

Independent >ilx-rceler, produoeil by Fan- 
mark Pictures. Stury by (ieurKe Ever- 
ett. Direction by D. Jamei Levrtt. Van 
Dyke Urooks is featured in the billing. 




A poor, stumbling distortion of 
'The Miracle Man'' idea, the story 
hingiftg upon the theme that mir- 
acles are worked by faith. The 
great Packard -Cohan story was 
worked out ingeniously into a plaus- 
ible tale, while none of the copyists 
has been able to present th? theory 
convincingly. \ *-. 

In this case the attempt is piti- 
able. Where the authors of "The 
Miracle Man" took infinite pains to 
"plant" their miracle, through the 
antecedent story of "The Fro?." the 
writer of "The Crimson Cross" 
merely makes it happen arbitrarily. 
The result is tliat it won't go down 
and all effect is lost. The picture 
un(J[er discussion bears about as 
much resemblan-e to "The Miracle 
M .n" as a "Nick Carter " dime novel 
does to Conan Doyle'.s "Tlie Sijjn of 
the Four.'' all the difference be- 
tween a masterpiece of my.Ueiy fic- 
tion and a machine-made, hack- 
writers pot-boiler. 

The story is jumbled and fo'^f^ed 
by inexpert orran.gcment. and the 
climaxes are crudely devised. . All 
tho film has is hurry and bustle- 
mere motion as opposed to dramatic 
action. The characters make no 
pretense to actuality. Instead Ihev 
nre pure theatiicai puppets. l;4c!vi!*v.z 
in conWncing motive and impulse. 



The story has a hackneyed start 
In the finding of a foundling, aban. 
aoned on the steps of a police sta* 
tion, wliere it is rescued by Detec- 
tive Billings, described as "a man 
Infatuated by police work, aUhoueh" 
Independently wealthy." UiliinKs 
brings the child up and In due time 
he becomes the prize sleuth of iiie 
department, having certain mys- 
tcrioiu hypnotic powers by which 
he Is able to extract confessions 
from criminals. 

That's one line of narrative. An- 
other thread has to do with the wel- 
fare work of a benign old party 
Call him Smith. He goes about 
among the convicts and oozes bro- 
midic precept, such as "Live right, 
think right and all will be well with 
you." His preachings bring him 
into contact with an anarchist 
named Schultz. 

These two strings come together 
when the young detective runs 
down Schultz and his wife. The 
wife is arrested, but Schults escapes 
and plots vengeance against the de- 
tective. Meanwhile the detective's 
health has broken down, and Smith 
Is called in to apply spiritual balm. 
While Smith is wrestling with the 
soul-demons in the detective's 
mind, who breaks into the scene but 
Schultz, revolver in iiand. intent 
iipDU murdering the detective who 
jailed Mrs. Schultz. Here'ij where 
the miracle happens. 

Smith closes liis eye.s and looks 
heavenward. I..0 and behold. I he 
desperate SchuUz is overioir.e by 
some hypnotic power, drops his re- 
volver, and proclaims himself 
Ijcaten. In despair lie drinks poii^on 
and is dying all over the interior 
setting in extreme agony, when 
Smith again goes into a trance, and 
he lA quickly restored to health and 
peace. In gratitude the anarchist 
obligingly goes back to reel one an 1 
explain.'^ to Smith that the young 
det:^ctive is his (Smith's) son and I e 
(Schultz) stole him (the young 4e- 
tective) from the cradle in revenue 
against Smith, year.-; before, berau.'e 
Smith had caused lii.> (Schultr. .^) 
arrest in Peris. The {•.ituntioii is ta- 
mest as o'oscure and tani;led us tlie 
preceding sentence. 

All this time and afterward there 
is not bin:; about "the crimron rrci-J-" 
which makes the title. It w-s 
probably chosen becau.<o it had n 
flossy sound. Certainly it hiis nr.th- 
Ing to do witii the story. The (de- 
tective lias a red birthmark in the 
form of a rro.ss. whicii he hh»\N« 
every time he rolls his Fleeve up, 
but It is not bearing on the .«<tory 
and (Icesnt (icrure in any cf its de- 
vtlopmenta. The picture has no rca- 
ron for beng and i\>pre. cuts the low 
ebb oC Mrodiiction. 

Hush. 



=="Never Trouble Trouble 



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Till Trouble Troubles You" 

— Jackie Coogan 



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NOW READY! 

The results that Jackie Coogan achieved in 
'Peck's Bad Boy'' and "My Boy'' definitely 
establish him as a star of the first magni* 
tude. 

'^Trouble" will equal if not exceed this 
brilliant record. 

ail ^tiiX feature ^roDucerir 



NOW IN PRODUCTION! 

JACKIE CCXXiAN 

in a picture that will 

startle the world. Broadway 

will see this one first at $2.00 top! 

I RANK LLOYD Directing 



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Tom Mix 

Uoway 
Kva Novak 



S°»'*^rtndS; .: CecU van Auker 

5^b*rt Brandon . ..... • ^„j,.n» Conklin 

^11 DuBol» Sidney Jordan 



vTnia patle....." 



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William Fox Is presenting Tom 

ii^as the star of a corking Nortli- 

I^eVMounted Police story in "Up 

ACninR" The story is the Joint 

work of Mix and hla director. Lynn 

Jelnolds. For general interest and 

fSn it is as good a feature, as far 

. nroeram productions .-^o, as has 

JLS seen in weeks. At LoeWs New 

S?rk ft shared a double bill with 

The Chaplin comedy. "Pay Day " 

although It was strong enough to 

have stooa by itself. 

Thfi story is told in a prolog and 

^ «iftv The proloff is laid in Canada, 
where Albert Brandon, a "remit- 
JSce man," is married to a French. 
Canadian plrl. They have a son 
When the boy is about eiRht, word 

' arrives from Rnprland the father has 
inherited a title and an estate and 
he and his family go abroad. A year 
later the wif; returns, to t^e little 
Canadian vlllaq;e, the husbnnd hav- 
ing divorced her and retained the 
custody of the boy. 

Years later a fev brief shots in 
England Fhow Tom ^Ix as the hoy 
erown to manhood's estate and an 
all-around sportsman. Being jilted 
by a girl, he decides to go to Ca- 
nada, and later, in cearch of adven- 
ture.' Joins the Northwest Mounted. 
Assignment finally takes him to the 
little village where he wr^ born and 
the action has him rescue his boy- 
hood sweetheart from a rum-runner 
and incidentally discover his mother 
is still living, although he had been 
told she died while he was a 
youngster. 

This tale Is told In fashion that 
gives Mix several chances for rough 
and tumble fights, also* to appear in 
dress clothes and polo costume, and 
he makes as good a screen figure in 

: those as he ever did in cowboy cos- 
tume. A couple of real thrills are 
furnished by his chase in a canoe 

'' after an escaping law-breaker and 
the rtght that the two put up under 
water has a real wallop. 

Miss Novak makes a charming 
lead opposite Mix, but the character 
performance that Carol Holloway 
delivered stood out above anything 
else in the picture. The heavy work 
done by William COnklin and Sid- 
ney Jordan also carried a touch of 
real artistry. 

. In handlinc: the story Reynolds 
kept the action uppermost at all 
limes and had his star up and going 
every second. The shots in the 
north woods are great from a scenie 
viewpoint and the camera caiicht all 
of the beauty in them. Frrti. 



slon Is complete and the effect la 
breathless. 

The details recited are In addi- 
!u ow^® * <^onstant succession of 
thrilling horseback chases over the 
roughest kind of country and often 
up inclines that appear too steep for 
passage. The heroine, a splendid 
horsewoman, takes part in these an- 
imated passages. The comedy, of 
course, is subordinated, but there 
are numerous smooth touches of 
humor, us, for example, the homely 
cowboy wso is disappointed with his 
"six-bit" necktie because It dnesn't 
make any impression. There are 
plenty of neat Incidentals of this 
kind and capital details of animal 
life. 

In the foreground of the melo- 
drama there is a likeable romantic 
story of an itinerant "Windmill 
Man" who turns out to be in reality 
an oil-well rtriller, who puts down 
a line on the heroine's land and 
brings up a "gusher." defeating the 
scheming villains, who sought to 
rob the girl, and winning her love 
for a happy ending. Jtiish. 

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THE FIRST WOMAN 

•".irnat ion M il.lr.' l Harris 

IT 111 Marsh Pcrt-y Marmont 

KlKa Marsh Flora Arline Ail" 

Jack Ucf'Jon John Hummona 



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PARTNERS OF THE SUNSET 

Bert Lubln "pre<?ents" thi.s nvc-rccl wt?t- 
tm drama on Ix'half of Western Pit-turc 
Corporation. Directorship Is crediiod to 
Robert H. Townley. Allene Ray is the filar, 
ropported by Robert I'Yazer. 

A Strikingly excellent melodrama, 
fun of surprises and thrills and at 
the same time logical and plausible. 
The story develops naturally, the 

^ principals play with restrain and 
unaffected poise, and from first jto 
iMt the scenic features are splendid 
and the photography flawless. In all 
the feature scores 100 per cent. How 
It comes to be booked in the Stan- 
ley, an out-of-the-w^ay, second-class 
house on the fringe of Times Square 
argues that somebody has been nap- 
ping on the exhibitor end or the 
•ales organization has been lacking 
In enterprise. 

Compared to some of the stuff 
that has had the call at the leading 
picture palaces on Broadway "Part- 
ners of the Sunset" is a super- 
■Peclal. It has^all a western melo- 
wama ought to have by way of in- 
Kenious Incident and thrilling sur- 
prise; the story is- told in terms of 
■traightaway, simple action and the 
titles are reduced to a minimum; 
the story Is clean and absorbing, too, 
*nd the actors impress one as hu- 
>nan beings. There is never a sug- 
gestion of the picture studio about 
them. There Is only one minor de- 
lect—the picture gets rather a slow 
start and there are evidences of 
padding in the early passages. But 
this Is more than redeemed in the 
J^hlrlwind climax in swift riding and 
the rush of dramatic events. 
..''"ft to name over a few of the 
jnrills: The hero (Frazer) engages 
Jn ccmbat with two outlaws who 
»^k to abduct the heroine (Miss 
|*^y). He swings from an upper 
winuow of the ranch house and 
jnakes his way 30 feet above ground 
;P'"0"^h the branches untl he is over 
Jjje battleground, then drops into 
^ne thick of it. He Is disarmed, and 
wter an exhilarating struggle re- 
gains possession of his |lropped 
weapon. Then he steps into th- for- 
gotten loop of a lasso and Is 
Drought to earth again. The for- 
in^^fu "' ^'^^ sway first one way 
™ then another until the arrival of 
galloping rescuers. 
I^n 1 8n"ther time a desperado 
1 n u , '^'"^ senseless as he is driv- 
•l^iu ^'^''^ through the woods, but 
atta if ^'^^ plunges into a rut tiie 
"tiacker is thrown out an<l dragK« d 

• j';®'* a dizzy cliff with the oar. whi- h 
? shattered on the rocks below. 
Another .«mash near the finish is the 
pursuit of the villain up a perpen- 
' f"'-'^'' clifT. with both pursuer and 
lursued in momentary peril of th^ir 
tvA J' I •''"y ^^ these effects are 
worked by a camera trick the thing 
•" extremely well done, for the iliu- 



Mildred Harris Is the star of this 
•feature produced by the 1). M. Films, 
Inc., and released through Robert- 
son -Cole. (Jlen I-yons is responsible 
for story and direction. He has 
turned out a mystery tale with a 
bit of a surprise finish that will do 
well enough for the smaller daily 
change of program, houses. The pic- 
ture was the stronger of a weak 
double feature bill at Loew's New 
York theatre. 

The tale opens with an author 
threatening to take his play away 
from a producer unless the latter 
changes his idea of the leading lady 
in the piece. From that the theme, 
of the story Jumps and a female 
burglar is captured In the hou.se of 
the autlior. From that point on It 
is a trite tale that has been done a 
thousand times in vaudeville 
sketches. 

At the finish there Is the disclos- 
ure that the lady burglar Is none 
other than the girl thatVthc author 
turned down for the lead in his play 
on the grounds that she couldn't act. 
In the meantime she has been im- 
per.sonating a Canadian waif at his 
home and he has fallen in love with 
her. Of course the period between 
the opening of the story and the 
final twist is filled with the wildest 
form of melodrama, and If those in 
front don't get the twist before It 
appears the picture will get over on 
the strength of it. 

Miss Harris played the lady bur- 
glar quite naturally, although sup- 
posedly an unsophisticated girl of 
the Canadian wilds she could not 
rcfist a couple of very flapperish 
prances and mannerisms that the 
hero must have caught unless he 
was totally blind. She has not im- 
proved much as an actress despite 
her apprenticeship on the Famous 
Players' lot, and now discloses It 
was dii^fection that made her stand 
out In a couple of the big features 
that she did in the more recent past. 

Percy Marmont as the leading 
man acquitted himself exceptionally 
well and made a distinct Impres- 
sion. John Hammond and Flora 
Arline Arle in supporting roles man- 
aged to get by. 

Fred, 



THE LYING TRUTH 

The Kagle Corp. sponsors "The 
Lying Truth." distributed througli 
the American Releasing Corp. The 
picture is billed as a Marion Fair- 
fax lUoduction. Miss Fairfax having 
directed It In addition to writing the 
story. The feature has a story of 
small town life not altogether new 
In Its development but sufficiently 
interesting to hold the attention of 
screen audiences in hoi.ses for which 
It has been made. 

The proprietor of a small town 
newspaper discovers his publication 
is losing prestige largely due to the 
lack of pep on his part and that of 
lus employes. His death is hastened 
when his wayward son is discovered 
to be a drug addict. The paper is 
willed to his stepson who endeavors 
to put it over, notwithstanding the 
long list of credito! s and the amount 
of hack salary due the crew. He 
editorially attacks the town powers 
and becomes involved in various 
dilficulties which terminate in bav- 
ins the paper blacklisted. In order 
to i)ring it back he decides to create 
news and frames a fake murder, of- 
fering $1,000 reward for the capture 
of the alleped murderer. At the time 
of developing his scheme a body is 
discovered and the finders demand 
the reward. He publicly makes 
known the supposed murder Is a 
hise, but upon discovery that the 
body which was located is that of 
his step-brother, he is held on a 
murder charge. The matter Is 
straightened out when a note is dis- 
covered written by the dead man. 
stating he was about to commit sui- 
cide. A love angl« is Introduced 
here and there and is brought to 
the front In the final footage. 

The cast displays the required 



strength. Fat O .Ma Hey easily takes 
first honors, with Marjorio Daw 
playing the other lead creditably. 
Others are Noah Beery. Tully Mar- 
.«hall, Adele Watson. Clair McHowell. 
Charles Mariles and CJeorge Drom- 
gold. Conspicuous among the play- 
ers is I'ete Schmidt, the i)resH agent 
for. the producing company, in a re- 
porter role. The rural settings till 
the bill in the production end. 

"The Lying Truth" has bc«n made 
to sell at a i>rice. For houses ilml 
do not ilemand nrst-iine attrai-tijins 
it will deliver the goods. JIai t. 



MONEY TO BURN 

'A Fox release, with William Rus- 
sell. The story Is not bad, taken 
from the tale, "Cherub Devine." 
Raymond W. Lee directed. 

It's about \in overnight millionaire 
youth, who gained his money in the 
stock mai'ket, buying a country 
place. Arriving there he finds It Is 
occupied by the former tenants, 
grandmother and daughter. There 
is some ghostly business at the out- 
set, to frighten him away, but when 
he doesn't frighten, the girl appears. 
He persuades the two women to re- 
main as his guests. The younger 
woman was unfortunate in mar- 
riage, wedding a foreigner who 
turned out to be a gambler. When 
she hears Russell is in the stock 
market, she wants to walk out on 
him, but he induces her to say. To 
assure her gambling is not a habit 
with him, he remains away from 
business until an oi)positIon stock 
crowd nearly breaks him. 

The i)roduction is skimpy, but it 
didn't call for much. There is little 
excitement, but more humor aids, 
and it makes a pleasant enough, 
probablv. weekly release for the Fox 
name. The picture distinguishes no 

one. , . , 

A bad error of commission -an«l 
it is happening -often in pictures- 
was the voting couple, after walk- 
ing and driving in the open for four 
miles in a blinding rainstorm, sud- 
denly appear in the parlor, as they 
arrive at shelter, both apparently 
perfectly dry. That seems to br 
raused by taking all seencs call.d 
for in one set contintiously, without 
the director remembering h«w h*«avy 
ijo h;Ml made his rainstorm. Its a 
custom. thouKh. that has cndt.rr-d. 
There seems f<> l'^ difTf-rent optn- 
ic.ns about It. It certainly does trml 
to make plcttno acting quite ri..- 
rlianical. if it \\M-''Mf always thn'. 
nnd if it wont be .»i\\a\s lhat» 

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MAN OF COURAGE 

WilluJim c;rPKory E. K. Lincoln 

i3t(>4)h(.-n Grt'uoi.v, bis fathtT 

SpotlBwofxi Aitken 

Mornan D>^ano Vroii r.louni 

I>onitliy l>»\'ine MllUofht Fisher 

•Mrs. iH'ane.... Ht't-n Dunbar 

Johnny R!vfr!» John A. I'"b»'rts 

Aqulla. a bandit Juin's VuunK'bfr 

El Cholo Gforgu tj.-bhart 

Here is a real bad boy and it is 
surprising K. K. Lincoln, th«,' star, 
rould have jiermitted himself to be 
presented in a story such as this is 
and with the direction he received. 
The piiture is presented by Nathan 
Hirsh and is released through the 
Ay won Film Corp. The Idently of 
author and director is not disclosed, 
and it is just as well, for they could 
never get another Job on the 
strength of the showing m.ide here. 

Whoever handled the cutting atid 
the titling also did a Job to be thor- 
oughly condemned. On the whole 
the picture is about as badly a 
botched-up affair as has been seen 
in years. 

In story It Is an attempt at a com- 
bination of society drama and west- 
ern. Lincoln has the role of a mol- 
lycoddle son of wealthy parents 



whose regeneration is brought about 
through being hit on the head and 
shipped oft in a freight ear in dress 
clothes. In this attire lie hits a bor- 
der town just at the time that his 
former sweetheart has been carried 
off a transcontinental train by a 
band of Mexican bandits, and he 
Koes to lu r resrue, establishing his 
manliood \\ lu-n In- uianif^ts to rescue 
her from the lumds of the hold-up 
men. 

Millireht Fish* r pla.vs llic lead Op- 
Iiosite Mr. Liiic-niu and luuk?^ vt-ry 
well when und<'r sunlighr, but falls 
to re^'lster under the studio l.imps. 
In jidiiiK attire, with hat well down 
over face, she appears youthful and 
vivacious: in evening costume, how- 
ever, she fails to stand out. 

Mr. Lincoln's performance c.innot 
be commented on In this picture 
with anything like Justice to him. 
He has been cut In and out of the 
plelure with such gl.irlng disregard 
to detail that one wonders at times 
whether he is a protean artist. He 
is shot In dress and dinner clothes 
and walks from one scene to an- 
other with the clothes changing en 
route. Spottswood Aitken gives his 
uhual studied character performance 
as his father, while Fred Rloom en- 
acted the role of the heroine's dad. 
No mention is made of the identity 
of the heavy, who gave a good per- 
formance. 

The farther away you keep from 
this one the better. Fred, 



Louise Dresser has started work 
on her first screen production for 
Famous Players in the coast studios. 
Following the preliminary screen 
tesLs, Miss Dresser was placed un- 
der contracts to do six features for 
the same company. 






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PICTURES 



Friday, April 21, 1922 



COAST FILM NEWS 



r.os AnReloH. April 19. 
••Snub" Pollard and his ni'w brldo 
have purihused a homo in Holly- 
wood. 



the finil Hconcs of this Gloria Swan- 
son f Oil lure. 



Alice D. O. Miller aiithor of sov- 
♦ral Kcr»**^'n succeasfs has bern adth'd 
to the (Joldwyn scenario stuff. 



GcorK*- H:ind(>li>h Chester, author, 
Is membor of Universals scenario 
department in an executive capacity. 



Bettv Comp.son is doing 'The 
Bonded Woman" under the direction 
of Philip Rosen. Kxteriora are 
mostly to be made at San Francisco 
where the harbor will be utilized for 
much of the story. 



In "Borderland" and original 
story by Beulah Marie Dix is the 
present vehicle for Agnes Ayres at 
the lAsky lots. Miss Ayres has a 
double role. Milton Sills, soon to 
become a star in his own right, sup- 
ports Miss Ayres. 



••The Gilded Cage" is about com- 
pleted. Sam Wood is now directing 



C If. Roach secretary an<l 
trt'.jMir»r for the Hal R Roach 
3tJ'.li<»^. ••'ft Saturday on a trip Kast. 
He wili l>e gone six weeks. 



As yet Cecil B l)e Mille has not 
startcil "Manslaughter." Out at 
I^jiskys they say the director-general 
will commence work the latter part 
of the month. Meanwhile he Is still 
taking u rest. 



Irvin Willat is preparing "The 
Siren Call" which he will direct for 
Famous this month. Dorothy Dalton 
will be featured. 



Work has Just commenced on 
"P.urning Sands." the new George 
Melford production for l»aramount. 
Milton Sills and Wanda Hawley 
have the leading roles. 



Penrhvn Stanlaws plans to start 
this weoU on his production of 'Pink 
Gods' from the book "Pink Gods and 
Blue I>emons." by Cynthia Stockley. 
Ar.Hu Q. Nils.son is the only player 
so far announced. 



In Harold T^loyd's new comedy 



for Pathc, as yet untitled, more than 
250 extras are receiving plenty of 
work. Small town scenes require 
the presence of the added help. 



M. D. Gardner, assistant to Vice< 
President Abraham Lehr at Gold- 
wyn studios, has been nominated for 
the ofllce of Mayor of Culver City. 



Elliott Dex(*»r 1« home from a 
lengthened tour of Europe. He will 
support Clara Kimball Young in 
her next picture. 



"Paul" Parrott begins a new 
comedy this week which will have 
for its locale the North pole. Al 
Santell is scheduled to direct. 
Jobyna Ralston and Ekidie Baker are 
to be chief support. 



Kenneth C. Beaton (K. C. E.). 
newspaperman spent a day with 
Harold Lloyd at the Roach lots last 
week. K. C. B. is now a full fledged 
resident of Hollywood. 



Jackie Coogan is getting his first 
taste of music with work. In his 
present special production "Oliver 
Twist" a six-piece orchestra is aid- 
ing Director Frank Lloyd to make 
the scenes more real. 



INSIDE STUFF 



ON PICTURES 



The probabilities for special pictures at th.' %1 top scaK^ come in for 
discussion often nowadays. Jn New York for a legit hou.se the chances 
for a $1.10 top scale seem slim, owing to the extensive rental necessary 
for the house. It's going to be a picture that carries every confidence 
before Broadway will see another \1 top hung up for a super. 



The sailing last week of D. W. Griffith brought in the daily press a 
denial from Will H. Hays that he was asked to arbitrate the question 
of the rights to "The Two Orphans." Mr. Hays is quoted as having 
said: "Mr. Grlfllth was here with his lawyer and Mr. Fox was here 
with his. I said nice things to them and they said nice things to me. 
Then they decided not to make any fuss and settled it themselves." The 
question remains Just what Mr. Hays considers violent language. 



Marcus Loew is In a dilemma. Loew's new State. San Francisco, opens 
May 13. It's about an important an opening as any circuit could have. 
The national convention of exhibitors is to be held at Washington May 
8-13. Loew classes as an exhibitor, one of the biggest. He is trying 
to decide where to go. Both Frisco and Washington are calling. Through 
his extreme interest in the exhibiting end of pictures, Washington may 
get him and a personal representative delegated to attend the Coast 
inaugural. 



Metro will likely hold back "The Prisoner of Zenda" until later in the 
season, possibly not showing it until early fall. But July or August may 
see it displayed in a Broadway theatre. The intention to exhibit the 
apecial this spring has been abandoned, as forcing too long a stretch 
from a legit house to the first runs. The Shuberts offered Metro the 
Astor, New York, at $4,000 weekly rental, thought by the Shuberts to be 
a soft price, since it was not so long ago they were aakine $4,800 a week 
for that Broadway theatre. Some ofie will have to tell the Shuberts 
yet the war is over. 



Frances Marion is home from thi* 
East and is preparing the continuity 
for 'East is West" which Constance 
Talmatlge will start in about a 
week. 



dlrectlngr for Goldwyn. Colleen 
Moore and Antonio Moreno have the 
leading roles. 

Gloria Swanson left Los Angeles 
last week for Europe via New York. 
She will be absent from the local 
Lasky lots for eight weeks. 



Reginald Denny. U. star, sustained 
a fractured ankle In a fall on the U. 
lots last week during some risque 
scenes. The player will be out of 
the "line-up" for at least six weeks, 
according to the report. 



J. A. Howe veteran picture director 
who was prominent in the early 
days of films has been added to 
the directorate staff at the Roach 
lots. Howe at one time supervised 
a comedy with Lilian Gish, Blanche 
Sweet and Bobby Herron among the 
minor cast. 



FrancLsco, following which she will 
start the revival of "Tess of the 
Storm Country," under the direction 
of John 8. Robertson, recently with 
Lasky's London studios. 



A new producing company whirU 
will make a series of foreign pic- 
tures in Austria has been organized, 
according to a report here. Norman 
Kerry, who is playing an important 
part In Peter B. Kyne's "Brothers 
Under Their Skin," is to be the feat- 
ured player. Kerry leaves for Eu- 
rope this week at the compU«tion of 
the Kyne picture for Goldwyn's. 



Mme. Andree Peyre noted French 
aviatrix who lost three brothers In j 
the French air service during the j 
war makes her American screen 
debut as a plane pilot in "The Riddle 
of the Range." Pathe serial star- 
ring Ruth Roland now being made at 
the United lots. 



Chester Bt-nnctt and his "Snow 
Shoe Trail" company headed by 
Jane Novak are fiack from location 
at Truckee. Douglas Dawson is 
assisting Bennett. 



After a long spell of idleness 
Balboa Beach is to be again used for 
location. Parahiount's "The Man 
Unconquerable" will have a series 
of pfarl fishing scenes made at the 
famous site. Joseph Hanabery is 
directing the film now well under 
way. Sylvia Breamer plays the 
feminine lead. 



Director F^mmett Flynn Is about 
through with "A Fool There Was." 
the special Fox picture for the .soa- 
son. Jack Ford is to direct another 
special for Fox. which will start in a 
week or so. The cast for the new 
film will include Tom Santschl, 
Bessie Love. Virginia Valli, David 
Butler, Tully Marshall. Eddie Grib- 
bon, Pat Moore, Gordon GrifiUh and 
George Hackathorn. 



"Brothers Under Their 
Goldwyn feature, direction 



Skin" 
of E. 

Ma.son Hopper, is well under way. 

Claire Wind.sor. Helene Chadwiok 

and Mae Busch liave important 

parts. 



Ruth St. Denis has been engageil 
to supervise the dance scenes in 
"The Bitterness of Sweets' which 
Rupert Hughes has written and is 



Victor H. Clarke is acting general 
manager of the Lhsky lots during 
the absence of Charles Eyton who 
left last week for China accompanied 
by Mrs. Eyton (Kathlyn Williams). I 
Mr. Clarke has been at the West ' 
Coast studio for several months as i 
special representa'».Ive of the produc- ] 
tion department for Paramount. 



Mary Pickford celebrated her 27th I 
birthday last week. Accompanied j 
bv her husband, Douglas Fairbanks, 
the star left for a short visit to San 



FRENCH PICTURE NOTES 

Paris, Ai)ril 'J. 

During the week ended April 8, 
there were trade-shown in J'aris 
33,UL'5 metres of 111ms (compared 
with Sl.T.S'J for the previous week, 
and 41.97.") metres the correspon«liiig 
week of l'J21) released by First 
National. 1,700; Paramount. n.r.Oj; 
Erka (Goldwyn). 2.000: G. TotiL 
(A'itagraph). 2.145; Select IMctun-s. 
2.600; W. Fox, 2.100; Gaumont. 4.220; 
Pathe, 3.540; Harry, 3,010: Agence 
Generale Cinema. 2.245; I'nion 
Eclair, 1.250; Aubert. GOO: v.iu 
Goitsenhoven. 2.310: Films Arti.st- 
iques. 2,000. CJoldwyn agents, Erka 
Co.. i.sHued special invitations for a 
special of Redemption, drama \\\\'\\ 
Clara Horton and Cullen liandi;;. ; nd 
Chacun chez io\y comic with Mr. :'.nd 
Mrs. De Hoven. 



tactics employed by the ushers in certain of the bigger picture houses 
on Broadway. From time to time Variety reviewers in those houses 
have noticed the boys "getting theirs." and getting it pretty roughly 
In at least two of the Broadway houses. In one in particular, after 
they seat you, they stand In the aisle and shame you into staking them, 
and if you fail to take .the hint at first, they come back and inquire 
if everything is alright and proceed to stall about again. This is not 
only annoying to those that are being "dug," but also to the patrons 
seated further back, for the ushers get into their line of vision. 

It is gratifying to be able to note the honesty displayed at the Cap- 
itol last Sunday, which was called to the attention of S. L. Rothafel 
through the letter sent him by Benjamin Levene, a downtown man- 
ufacturer. Mr. Levene had purchased three seats for the balcony, but 
there were no seats available at the time. He obtained an usher to 
exchange his tickets for loge seats, the difference being $1.65. He 
handed the» boy what he thought was the right money, but discovered 
on returning home it was $5.65 he had given. He phoned the theatre to 
register a kick and was informed by the house manager that the error 
had already been reported and that the refund would be sent to his of- 
fice on Monday. This is just an incident, but It is one of the kind that 
build up patronage for a theatre and the manager that can gather a 
staff about him that will serve the theatre's patrons In this manner. 



Censorship in 44 of the rotates Is a drac: issue until next fall when 
the reform element, well organized In all of these states, is going to 
come to the fore again and make a fight for regulation of the screen. 
In each of these states some sort of an association of the picture interests 
will have to put up a battle. Who is going to direct that battle is a 
question at present In the light of recent developments, but In the cyent 
of a more recently formed association taking the battle seriously and 
lobbying in the right direction it seems timely to hazard a gue.ss as to 
who will handle the dough bag. Just who will it be who will have 
charge of the disbursement of the funds? What Is his record? That 
*'no one reads Variety" may make it easy to a certain extent for one 
of the possible candidates for the berth to got away with almost any- 
thing he might want to. 



Pathe Consortium (picture pro- 
ducing) and Pathe Cinema (MIm 
manufacturing) have been at logge-- 
heads for some months past, with 
repeated mutual threats of bsal 
proceedings over money matters. 
Wiser counsels now seem to have 
prevailed, for the persistent report 
is launched that the hatchet has 
been buried and nhe two large cor- 
porations without again amalgmat- 
ing will henceforce work in affec- 
tionate harmony. 



Nearly 400 exhibitors, represent- 
ing over 1.000 establishments, met 
at the annual meeting of the Motion 
Picture Directors' Syndicate la.st 
week, presided by L. Brezillon. The 
alleged lamentable situation of the 
French film, caused by heavy taxa- 
tion, was lengthily discussed without 
reaching any solution excepting t':o 
voting of a motion calling on t i^ 
fiscal authorities to revise th^- 
present form of collection and to 
suppress taxes imposed uniquely of> 
picture halls. Uniform taxation was 
the war cry. 



A little more inside on Independent producing costs has croj)pcd up 
within the last week. Itival camps are claiming to have the low down 
on the cost of "The Curse of Drink." Harry O. Hoyt. who directed the 
picture, has stated that the completed production cost $24,000; others 
maintain that it showed but $15,000 on the cost sheet. It looks more like 
"the curse of talking too much." The encouragement of independent 
production cannot be brought about If the exhibitors have too much 
of an inside on production figures, especially as they are wont to gauge 
what their rentals should be from those figures and without a pretty 
fair profit, the Independent producer is going to be ready to emit the 
field jiiHt at the time when he seems to be hittintf his stride and working 
out a fairly comprehensive solution of the high rei\tal pr(»po.vition fur 
the exhibitor. 



The loan .shark in the picture field Is becoming exceedingly active again 
with the advent of a boom in the independent production field. He has 
a few new gyps worked out for those who are up against it and in need 
of money to finish productions. The usual manner Is to exact a note 
for $20,i)«tr>>tt a $15,000 loan. The rate of interest Is the legal one, but 
the borrower pays both interest and principal on $5,000 that he doesn't 
receive a* all. fioupled with this are also the usual insurance graft that 
has always gonelhand in glove with the film loaning, and in addition 
when it comes tine to place the picture with one of the distributing 
companies, the loan man usually has the power to steer whichever way 
he wants the producer to go and decl.ires himself in for another cut 
on the contract. 

E. J. Rosenthal returnetl to New Voik la^t wcoiv after a trip, and 
handed Variety the visiting card of H. \\. Smith, the Tulsa. Okli., man- 
ager. It was endorsed on the back by Mi-. Smith. It seems 10. J. walked 
into Mr. Smith's office and found him reading Variety. "What paper 
is that." said E. J. "That's Variety," answered the manager. "Never 
heard of it." said E. J. "I didn't know they had races out here.'.* he 
added. "This is not a racing paper." sai«l Mr. Smith; "this is the best 
all aroi.nd .*;how sheet in the world." Will you juit Ihat in writing?" 
asked !•:. J., .a.9 a kid. 'I cert.iinly will." answered Mr. Smith, who there- 
upon endorsed upon his card the fi»Uowing: 

"N'ariety is certainly the goods. Its pi<ture dope Is great. 1 get 
more Information, not influenced by advertLslng, from \ari<'ty than all 
the others combined. 11. W. Smith," 



Keep Your Dates Open for This ! 

Marshall Neilan's 



latest production 
for First National 



'FOOL 





with 



Claire Windsor Richard Dix 
and Claude Gillingwater 

.^tit^gosted by Iltigli MacXair KahKM^ St<)ry 
riiotugraplicd by David Kelson aii<l Kiil .^tr-iiiss 

A First National Attraction 
We've Seen It! Wait Till You Do! 




Kcrcully there huB bcLH considerable agitation regarding the grafting I 



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Friday. April 21. 192« 



PICTURES 



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EXHIBITORS WANT PRESIDENT 
TO OPEN THEIR CONVENnON 



WMhington Expects 4,000 Theatre Owners — Hard- 
ing Receives Embossed Invitation — Banquet and 
Ball Planned 



Washington, D. C, April 19. 
president Harding has been In- 
vited to attend the opening session 
of the convention of the Motion 
Pic ure Theatre Owners, to be held 
hero May 8-12. The executive 
council of the organization, led by 
Sydney S. Coherl, were received at 
the White House Friday and ten- 
dered the chief executive an en- 
grossed leather bound invitation. In 
response, the President expressed 
his interest in the work of the or- 
fanixation and the coming conven- 
tion* 

It is expected by the convention 
unit of Washington, which consists 
of Sidney B. Lust, chairman; Harry 
II, Crandall, Julian Brylawski, Law- 
rence Beatus. WMlllam C. Murphy, 
Maurice Davis, Fritz D. Hoffman, 
Augustus Gumpert, Tom Grant. 
Earle F. Dorsey, Nelson B. Bell and 
Samuel Boyd, that at least 4.000 
delegates will attend. The oonven- 
tk)n will be one, if not the most. 
imporUnt gatherings of its kind in 
the motion picture industi-y ever 
held in this country. 

The sessions will be held in the 
Gridiron room of the New Willard 
hotel At the same time there will 
be held in the Coliseum, Ninth 
street and Market place, and in the 
crystal room of the New Kbbitt hotel 
accessories exhibits displaying every 
art and industry connected with 
production, distribution and exhibi- 
tion of motion pictures. 

A reception and ball will be given 
In honor of the exhibitors and their 
families and friends on Wednes'day 
night. May 10. while on Fridiy 
night, May 12, a banquet will be 
given. The entire visible hotel 
space of Washington for the week 
of May 8 has been defiiUtely re- 
seryed by the Washington conven- 
tk>n committee, 900 rooms having 
been obtained. 
Sydney B. Lust, chairman of the 
, main committee in charge of ar- 
rangements for the convention, an- 
nounced Wednesday the sub-com- 
mittee assignments of the members 
of the convention committee. 

The personnel of the- sub-commit- 
tees is as follows: Convention. Syd- 
ney B. Lust, chairman; Tom Grant, 
vice chairman; program, Harry M. 
Crandall; publicity. Nelson B. Bell, 
chairman; p:arle F. Dorsey and Tom 
Grant; accessories, Sidney B. Lust, 
chairman; Julian Brjlawskl and 
Wniiam C. Murphy; banquet, Julian 
firylawskl, chairman; Harry M- 
Crandall; reception, badges and 
'decorations, Morris Davis, chair- 
man; Sydney B. Lust; hotels, Tom 
Grant, chairman; William C, Mur- 
phy and Aup\istus Gumpert; .«:peak- 
*r«, Harry M. Crandall; fmances, 
Julian Brylawski; auditor, Fritz D. 
Hoffman; secretary, Samuel M. 
^yd; auxiliary entertainment, 
Messrs. Milstoin, Wilson and Roi- 
chert, Washington branch managers 
of the Fred B. Warren, Vita graph 
and Selznick corporations. 



EXHIBITOR PRODUCING 
OUT OF QUESTION NOW 

Penna. Theatre Owners Vote 

This Is Not Time to 

Start 



SUPER-CENSOR BILL 
KILLED BY GOVERNOR 



BRANDT DINNER 

Retiring President of T. O. 
Heartily Remembered 



C. C. 



Pittsburgh, April 19. 

Various resolutions to oppose 
church and department store ex- 
hibitions of pictures were framed 
at the annual convention of the 
Motion Picture Owners of Western 
Pennsylvania. At the Fort Pitt 
Hotel last week the convention out- 
side of its business sessions was 
featured by an elaborate banquet 
Monday night. atteYided by 500 ex- 
hibitors, and by Sidney S. Cohen, 
national president of the organiza- 
tion; M. J. O'Toole, national chair- 
man of the Public Service Commit- 
tee. ThP latter two were the prin- 
cipal speakers. 

Mr. Cohen when asked about the 
forthcoming election for the ofllce 
which be now holds, submitted the 
inquiry, "The njortuary division of 
the committee on rumors," officers 
of the Theatre Owners' district or- 
ganization admitted they have en- 
tertained vague notions of the body 
entertaining producing and dis- 
tribution,- but state the turbulant 
position of aff.'iirs makes it out of 
the question at this time at least. 



STOLL MIX-UP 



Inquisitorial Powers Might 
Open Way to Seri- 
V ous Abuses 

Albany. N. Y., April 19. 
In the final windup of the 30-day 
Legislative bill period at Albany, 
Governor Miller of New York 
vetoed the Lusk bill which would 
have given arbitrary judicial pow- 
ers to the Motion Picture Censor- 
ship Commission. W^hile so long as 
the present personnel of the com- 
mission is maintained, there would 
be little chance of the misuse of the 
additional power, the Governor 
argued. The right of promiscuous ex- 
amination Into the books of the mo- 
tion picture Industry by irresponsi- 
Me persons might work a serious 
disadvantage to the legitimate ends 
of the buslnes.s. 

The Governor approved the Duke 
bill amending the penal law, mak- 
ing the possession of a put-and-take 
top or other gambling device a mis- 
demeanor. This is practically the 
only legislation the New York Civic 
League secured in its original form. 

The Governor also approved the 
Pitcher bill, licensing pool and bil- 
liard rooms in cities, towns and vil- 
lages outside of New York and Buf- 
falo. This bill, however, had been 
emasculated, so that much of Its 
teeth had been withdrawn and ns 
it stands is purely a regulatory and 
tax measure. 

The Governor disapproved of the 
Judson bill desipned to prohibit de- 
ductions for entertainment from In- 
comes in tiling returns for the State 
income tax, and to limit deductions 
for worthless debts to those In- 
curred in the regular course of bus- 
iness. 

The triplet prohibition enforce- 
ment measures concerning which 
the Civic League made such a con- 
contraK'd drive failed of pas.sage in 
the Legislature. 



William Brandt, who retired as 
pre.<^ident of the Theatre Owners' 
Chamber of Commerce, was t»nd- 
<rcd a testimonial dinner la^t nipht 
at ihii Bitz-Carlton by the mtnibern 
of the organization. At ilio same 
lime the new ottlcers of the Cham- 
ber for the en.suing year were in- 
stalled. 

The dinner to Brandt not only 
was a testimonial from his asso- 
eiates in the Chamber but was par- 
ticipated in by the F. L L. M. Club 
and a number of the producing 
and distributing organizations. The 
membership of the T. O. C. C. pre- 
sented its retiring president with a 
silver service costing about |1,200; 
a gold engraved tablet and a life 
membership in the organization of 
which he was the organizer. Under 
his guidance it grew to be the most 
influential of local exhibitor bodies 
in the country. 

Presentations were also made to 
Brandt from the F. I. L. M. Club 
in recognition of his bringing about 
the joint arbitration board under 
which both organizations are 
now working, and by the Producers 
and Distributors Association, Inc., 
as well. 

The speakers were Will H. HayH, 
Sydney Cohen, Charles O'lteilly and 
William Landau, the newly elected 
presfdent of the Chamber. Senator 
James Walker was the toastmaster 
for the occasion. 



GENERAL DISTRIBUTION 
UNITED ARTISTS' PLAN 



Hiram Abrams Expected to 
Make Statement on Ar- 
rival in New York 



"Sherlock Holmes" Picture Subject 
of Controversy 



BENNETT'S MELODRAMAS 

whitman Bennett is to start pro- 
Jluctlon on a series of melodramas 
»n the near future. The pictures are 
resigned to meet the demand of the 
smaller houses in the outlying dis- 
tricts. 

A number of the popular mellers 
*t the old combination stage are to 

* JJ^C"»'^d for the organization, and 

^Wle the titles are to be retained, a 

J"odem story based on the original 

'J to be offered in tho screen Ver- 
•^ions. 



^lADGE KENNEDY'S *DEAR ME' 

Madge Kennedy, who is to return 
JO the screen during the summer, 
nas secured tho picture riphts to 
JJear Me- from John L. CJolden. 
l^\ piny was written by Luther 
"C^d and Hale Hamilton, and Grace 
^Ruo and Hale Hamilton were co- 
starred. 

Piii^^^ ^'"nnedy Intends making 
^"her two or three pictures during 

lel^f'^""^ '"'''*• ^^^^ ^'^'^^' return to the 
Bitimatc stngc next fall. The price 
»or Dear Me' ^as $20,000. 



The Stoll film folk in London are 
in a jam with the Alexander Film 
Corporation. The issue dcveloji^d 
from the Alexander firm's contract 
with Stoll for the American rights 
to the 15 Stoll p'cttires of the 
"Sherlock Holmes Adventures." The 
Alexander concern has been ad- 
vertising the productions since au- 
tumn, when the agreement was 
signed. The A. organization has 
disposed of most of the U. S. terri- 
tory, meanwhile. 

The hitch occurred when the Stoll 
people claimed the Alexander firm 
had lapsed a day in picking up a 
negative shipment and refused to 
recognize the Alexander order for 
the lift thus lapsed. The Alexander 
concern countered by showing that 
the Stoll people had lapsed several 
days in deliveries prior to the one 
where their order was 24 hours late. 
The Alexander firm further claims 
In a statement issued, that the fail- 
ure of the Stoll people to deliver 
the negative is manifest of a d^^sire 
to appropriate for themselves the 
big market the Alexander firm 
created for the "Holmes" pictures 
through a country-wide publicity 
and sales campiifin prosecuted at 
considerable outlay. 

To offset this claimed misapi)ro- 
priation of their enterprise, the Al- 
exander firm claims the Stoll people 
are attempting to create in this 
coiintiv a new releasing organiza- 
tion, designed to handle the Stoll 
'Sherlofk' productions. 



RACHMAN sun WITHDRAWN 

The libel suit of Ben Blumenthal 
against Samuel Rachman has beeji 
withdrawn and the differences that 
have existed between the partners 
in the Hamilton Theatre Corpora- 
tion of Berlin, Germany, have been 
adjusted. Bachman has resigned 
from the active management of the 
theatre and producing company, al- 
though he will retain his stock in 
th«» organization. 



Log Angeles, April 19. 

Hiram Abrams, Dennis O'Brien 
and others of the United Artists 
party which has been in conference 
here for two weeks with Chaplin 
and the Fairbanks are scheduled to 
start back east around mid-week. 

While ncLhing of their delibera- 
tlons h-.T leaked so far. In a definite 
way a flock of reports is in circula- 
tion, the most plausible being that 
the "Big Four" propose extending 
operations to the wholesale pur- 
chasing of Independent features 
and a policy of taking or.tside 
produet under sharing arrangement. 

United Artists has handled half 
a dozen features within the last six 
months, notably three of the Ilex 
Beach productions, and it is sup- 
posed that the coast conference was 
called for tho purpose of discussing 
extension of thiw operation. 



The <lriflrtth offlre In New York 
would not comment upon the re- 
ports during the absence of Mr. 
Griflnth, who will sail for home May 
3. Whatever has taken place in 
Los Angeles, it was declared, will 
not be made public until the return 
of Mr. Abrams to New York, when 
a statement will probably be issued. 



EVA NOVAK'S OWN COMPANY 

Los Angeles, April 19. 
Eva Novak, sister of Jane Novak, 
and last in pictures with Universal, 
is to make her own pictures. E. L% 
Butler and William Reed, well 
known here, are backing Miss Novak 
in her new venture. Tho company 
will produce a series of five-reel 
features using mystery themes for 
each production. 



4 



NEW CHICAGO CENSOR 

Propose Board of Three to Relieve 
Police Chief of Details 



Th< 



turo^K r^ ^^ ^*^^ "•'^"le ot the plc- 
j»re theatre^ to be built in Troy. 

will ho ^ -^f^cob C. Rosenthal. It 

1115 000^" Congress street and cost 



Chicago. April 10. 

The judiciary committee of the 
City Council, of which Alderman 
Oscar Olscn is chairman, is draft- 
ing a new ordinance on pit^ture cen- 
sorship. 

A tentative ordi;iance wa'^ .sub- 
mitted to tho committee by a special 
citizens' committee of which Judge 
Hurley of tho Sujierior Court was 
chairman, and will probably be 
taken as a basis for the new 

m«'a.sure. 

The now ordinance will provide 
for tho appointment of a commission 
of throe, each member at $5,000 a 
year. In the new ordinanec provi- 
sions are made to leave Chief Fitz- 
morrls as head of the censorship 
board, but ho Is to b5 relieved of 



The industry at large were v*»ry 
mucli surprised laie Saturday when 
tlie quiet tip off came from Albany 
that the Governor had vetoed the 
Clayton R. Lusk bill which would 
have practically Kiven the Censor 
Commission ih.e powers of a regu- 
latory body instead of the licensing 
board. The rioverhor's friendship 
for Senator Lusk is well known, 
and it was believed that the bill 
that he sponsored would surely be 
signed. 

The Inside of the fight was 
handled by the N. A. M. P. I.. 
which also provided the material 
for a brief which was drawn by the 
Famous Players legal department 
for presentation to the Governor. 
Whether this brief was forwarded 
to Albany through the Hays or- 
ganization is unknown. 

It was the national association 
that first got word from Albany 
Saturday night the bill had failed 
of signature, although William A. 
Brady had had private advices 
from Albany earlier in the week 
llie outlook for the bill being signed 
were slim. Brady and George 
Kerr, his general manager, were 
active in Albany during the week 
trying to bring pressure to bear. 

Tho Lusk proposal designed to 
amend Chapter 715 of the Laws of 
1921, entitled "An act to regulate the 
exhibition of motion pictures, cre- 
ating a commission therefor and 
making appropriation therefor " gen- 
erally.*^ 

One provision of the bill prohib- 
ited a fee being charged for scien- 
tific and educational films, except 
tho necessary expense Incurred by 
the rommissiuu in tho manufacture 
and distribution of the id<ntificatlon 
matter required to l)»' exhibited on 
such film«. 

The real intention of the measur*' 
was to give the pietijr« censors 
power to subpoena persons before 
them. 



BERLIN FILM NEWS 

By C. HOOPER TRASK 



Berlin. April 2. 

At last an attempt to open an 
.Vmerlcan i)lcturo theatre — b t what 
an attempt! The theatre Itself, the 
Alhambr.i. .*^ltuated well out of the 
j)Opuloua dustrlct, at the further end 
of Kurfuerstendamm (mistake No. 
1) — tho theatre itself is far from 
bad. The architects, Bischoff and 
Wilms, have given the facade much 
tho .appearance of the Rivcli, New 
York, and the Interior, although 
taking little advantage of balcfuiy 
space, is tasteful and refined. The 
finishings arc not, is true, up to 
the general class of the h-^usr-; the 
aisle carpets, for instance, are 
shoddy and of a disharmonious hue, 
while the .same may bo said of the 
upholstery of the orchestra seats; 
but this is understandable, as the 
final cost more than doubled tho 
estimite, and it detracts little. 

From the Americ.ns they haVe 
also learned the value of tho organ; 
one is built into the proscenium: 
but tho use of this instrument as 
an accompaniment to the feature 
has not ye penetrated; the orches- 
tra plays throughout. And then this 
orchestra is mufh too sr 1 and 
very inferior In qtiality — ind In 
Berlin ex; client musicians may be 
had for a song. A good conductor 
is also larking, and in (Jermany. 
thf land where the breed lluurlshes, 
this is inexeusable. That they 
should have the intelligen<e to put 
tl.e orchestra where some one ean 
see it. and realize that money is 
beinj^ sp* n» (>n it is, of eourse, too 
mu< h to exp<'ct. 

The opening program consisted of 
priusc«i ;ind picture; < vt now and 



MARSHALL NEILAN HERE 

Mar^^hall Neilan arrived In N^w 
York from the coast last week and 
will remain for about a m<intli. 

Negotiations with the newly 
formed Rowland producing and di'^- 
tribution company ore behind his 
trip. 

Neilan is uncbr contract In F. J. 
cifjdsol at prc^tnt. and It is believed 
that the contract still has s-om'; time 
tf» run. 

Neilan Is to vail for Europe today 
and will remain abroad f<»r eight 



culmination was reached when, 
March 7, the Prana vFllm Co. gave 
a ball in the buildings of the Zoo 
(strange as it may seem, the most 
fashionable place to do this sort of 
thing) solely for the purpose of 
showing off their film, "Nosforatu." 
They called it "The Festival of Nos- 
feratu," and expenses were about 
cleared, -.vhich is pretty good when 
one considers the amount of pub- 
licity they raked In. 

The film itself, now playing at 
the newly opened but tasteless 
Primus-Palast LIchtspiele, was not 
worth all the .shouting; after all is 
.said and done, a still-born "Cali- 
garl.'* The plot, which is taken 
from the English novel, "Dracula," 
by Bram Stoker, is thriller stuff, 
and in book form may, must havo 
raised several hairs; It was a best 
seller In its time, and still returns 
In the 50-cent reprints. It concerns 
Count Orlok, a vampire called the 
Nosferatu, who loves to suck 
people's blood (young girls and 
Juveniles being hl-j especial favor- 
ites apparently), and one 'of whoso 
favorite amusements is fih'ef>ing in 
a coffin and having himself sent 
per freight packed in said cratctge. 
The early part of the film < onslHts 
of a trip by Hutter, a young clerk, 
to the castle of the ogre; i*t mid- 
night the mal<> vamp appears in hli 
room, etc. Tho second h If spts 
forth the s.acrlfico of lOllen, Hutter's 
young and charming wife, who to 
wave others allows the Nosferatu to 
como to h< r and keeps him there 
until aft cx.^ the llrst cock crow, 
which makes his evil spirit expire. 
Tho direction of F. W. Mmnau Is 



tlicn in tin- inlcrmlHsions. It ran as i far from extraordinary, but achieves 



weeks, dividing his Urn© between 
mucirde"tai*^l ;;.ork by' the commission. J London and Paris 



folio vs: Overture; pause; organ 
rec J; pause; «cenic; i»ause; "The 
Wave- of Life and Lov.*," feature; 
combination of an utterly impos- 
sible scenario with pitiful attempts 
at acting by Fern Andra; 
(this time only .''.r» mlnutts y the 
stop-w;itcli). "Tlie lUauliful C;,ila- 
tliea," on( -art operetta by ,*^uppe 
badly, shabbily .staged, b it well 
enough sung and acted b' Lilly 
riolir, Julius Lie in, Waldmiar 
Il'fikc and i:iisabeth van Hndcrt. 
A.l iof this !iiey have the n<rve to 
charge LO marks whrn tho I'fa 
I'alast is charring 20 for "Tli' Loves 
of Pharaoh. " Hiiriill* d houses jire 
the rub', and will !»<• i.ll ^iie ni^Mi- 
agement com' s Uk 

After one of tiie u\(ir,t rxjK u ivc 
]»ublicity campiiignjj yet waged in 
Berlin as advance work lor the 
showing of a single fcati|te, the 



occasionally an effecrt of reil horror. 
The best acting is done by a fresii 
young juvenile, (;iistav v. VVangeri- 
hcim, in the role of JIuitcr. The 
make-ui» us( d by th ; actor of tho 
jKiuseJtitlo role is ir the riirlit lighting 
most <'{f*"'{\\f. To those who know 
^lerman it will bo <|uite arnusbig 
to hear that this playi name Is 
.*^chreck and tho .scenic designer 
'.Iiau. LuKincss has been good hf-re. 
but tli'j special i)ubliciJy must be 
t.'ikcn in'o reckoning. 



Alberiina Ra-oh Is going '.u for 
films in \ ienn.i. As star witlj the 
.*^as(;lia Co. Fhn is making a jiict-uro 
under the dire-lion of Thomas B. 
Walsh, scenario by Bur m C»>orges. 
Hasch J'^ at present taking e .oriors 
in the high snow mountains of the 
Tyrol and Styria. The venture is 
aimed tir American consumption 



T 



44 



PICTURES 



Friday, April 21, 1922 



I 



WORST OF THE SLUMP OVER, 

THINKS BROADWAY EXHIBITORS 



Business Showed Healthy Climb with Easter— Last Week Big Houses See- 
Sawed — Strand Drops $10,000 Below Previous Week, Getting $19,500 



LACK OF KNOWN HUMS 
KEEPS BUSINESS DOl 



Business sec-sawed on BroaJway 
last (Holy) week, with several of 
the houses gettin;; an Increase and 
others falling off in their gioss. The 
notable drop was that at the Strand, 
where Chaplin In "Pay Day" was 
held over for th- second week, with 
Anita Stewart added in "The 
Woman He Married." Business 
dropped over $10,000 as gainst the 
previous week, when Chaplin alone 
with a short subject program was 
the bill. 

The Capitol came back strong 
with a Jump of $6,000 over the week 
before, and the Rivoli with the 
"Good Provider" did a corking 
week's business. 

Early this week it was pretty 
generally conceded along Broadway 
that the worst of the slump had 
passed, and business was now 
climbing. It would continue to do 
so until the hot weather hits, it was' 
claimed. 

•The changes on the week coming 
are the passing of "The Loves of 
Pharaoh," from the Criterion, with 
Lewis J. Selznlck taking over the 
house for two weeks beginning 
Sunday for "Reported Missing." 
The deal is on a percentage basis, 
with the theatre receiving a guar- 
antee. "Sisters" at the Cameo is 
still holding on, and is to be con- 
tinued at il\6 house for an addi- 
tional two weeks until "My Old 
Kentucky Home," also released by 
American, will be presented there. 

Estimated business last week: 

Cameo— "Sisters" (Cosmopolitan- 
American). Seats 560; scale, mats., 
65; eves^ 75; Sats. and Suns., 75 
straight. Picture in second week, 
held over on strength of first week's 



showing. Drew almost $5,000; 
must do $1,800 by Tuesday night to 
remain going. Topped that figure 
both weeks. 

Capitol — "When Romance Rides" 
(Cioldwyn). Seats 5,300; scale, 
mats., 35-50-$l; eves., 55-85-$1.10. 
Business picked up over the previ- 
ous week with the screen version of 
"Wildflre" getting around $31,000. 

Central — "Your Best Friend" 
(Warner Bros). Scats 960; scale, 
r»5-8r». House taken over on guar- 
antee to Universal. Warners 
wanted to get on Broadway for a 
break against the opening of "The 
Good Provider," \/hich also has Vera 
Gordon as star. About $6,000 on 
week. Business better this week 
with outlook that the gross for the 
two weeks will go to about $15,000. 

Criterion — "Loves of Pharaoh" 
(Famous Players Special)., Seats 
1,100. Scale, 55-$l. Will be with- 
drawn Saturday after eight or nine 
weeks on Broadway. Drew $8,000 
last w^'ik. "Reported Missing," the 
Selznlck picture, goes in for two 
weeks beginning Sunday. "Pharaoh" 
will not be released until next fall 
by Famous, although Rialto and 
Rivoli will play pl<Jture some time 
next month. 

Rialto — "The Crimson Challenge" 
(Famous riayers). Seats 1,960. 
Scale, 50-85-99. Dorothy Dalton, 
star. Business dropped little at this 
house, gross going to $18,700. 

Rivoli — "The Good Provider" 
(Cosmopolitan-Paramount). Seats 
2,206. Scale, 50-85-99. Vera Gor- 
don and Dore Davidson featured. 
Proved to be an unusual draw last 
week, picture moving to the Rialto 
this week, it being the second Cos- 
mopolitan production to achieve 



this honor in two weeks. Gross, 
$22,500. 

St«te--"One Glorioua Day" (Gold- 
wyn) and "Turn to the Right" 
(Metro). Seats 3,600. Scale, mats., 
35; eves.. 55. Two features split- 
ting week with two eight -act vaude- 
ville Vows, also splitting. Business 
off somewl t last week, gross drop, 
ping to around $17,000. 

Strand— -"Pay '^ay" and "The 
Woman He Married" (First Na- 
tional). ;:eats 2,989. Scale, mats.. 
3C-50-85; eves., 50-85. Chaplin com- 
edy held over for second week, with 
Anita Stewart feature added to bill. 
Mistake seemed to be in retaining 
Chaplin comedy, which failed to 
make _,ood the first week, except to 
serve as tremendous draw on open- 
ing day. Business, because of hold- 
over and Holy Week, perhaps 
dropped about $10,000 below that of 
previous week. Gros« la&t week 
around $19,500. 



Holy Week Aided by Bad Book- 
ing Judgment — ^''Wander- 
ing Boy" Low Mark 



GRATWELL LEAVES WID'S 

Rlcord Gradwell, who undertook the 
general supervli>lon of Wld's releas- 
ing organization, is reported to have 
stepped out of the company Tuesday 
afternoon. At the offices of W^id's it 
was stated Mr. Gradwell was not 
there and they did not know when 
he could be seen. Utter ignorance 
of the fact that Mr. Gradwell had 
resigned was expressed by someone 
who professed to be his secretary. 

Gradwell entered the Wid organi- 
zation several months ago as per- 
sonal representative of the Texas 
money that was Interested in- the 
concern. His departure Is said to 
have been caused by the inability of 
Wld Gunning and he to agree on 
policy withlrv the organization. 




LOS ANGELES . 

AN ARBUCKLE FUM 



Business Picked Up Last Week 

—Opera Did not 

Hurt 



Chicago, April 19. 
Chicago had no well known first 
ruB pictures last week, and the low 
estimate outside of occasional rain 
is partly due to this fact. The film 
that drew the most attention was 
"The Four Horsemen" and that Is 
a re-run. Entering on its third 
week at pop prices, running up 
record business for the Roo.sevolt. 
"Where Is My Wandering Boy To- 
night" tacked up the flops of the 
season, even though it finished the 

second week of Its run. The film 
was expecting a draw from the ap- 
peal of th; name, but soon after 
it opened half rate tickets were 
distributed by the bale. Holy week 
cut Into takings con.siderably, but 
the future offers to alibis for poor 
showing. 

Estimates for last week: 

"Four Hors%men" (Metro). Roos- 
evelt, 2 week. Establisliing good 
record and drawling heavily. Likely 
did $15,000. 

"Where Is My Wandering Boy 
Tonight" (Independent Celebrated). 
Randolph, 2 week. Picture has a 
cast of unknown, rated ^s only of 
fair quality, direction and produc- 
tion, and lacks sufficient merit to 
bring It over to even acceptable 
.showing. Finished with low water 
mark receipts. 

"Oruhans of the Storm" (Griffith). 
Great Northern, 11th week. On 
average run has been successful, 
and film male decided hit. Towards 
end Teceipts dropped with regular- 
ity, with final week grossing about 
$3,700. Closed with house remain- 
ing dark indefinitely. 

"The Silent Call" (First Nation- 
al). Chicago. Almost human dog 
"Strongheart" takes lead in this 
picture and film finished run with 
about $28,000 gross. Got good no- 
tices and plenty of publicity. 



CAPITAL'S UGHT WEEK 
RECALLED YEARS AGO 



Washington in Better Position 

for Business— $8,000 Best 

Locally for Holy Week 



Washington, D. C, April 19. 
All picture houses felt the Holy 

Week slump. One local manager^ pun" of about eight" weeks, 
stated it reminded him of such 



weeks eight or nine years ago. 
Washington, as Is generally under- 
stood, has not been affected by the 
general business depression through- 
out the country. This Is due to va- 
rious causes, principally that this 
city Is not a commercial one and 
the government, although making 
large reductions in personnel in an 
endeavor to get back to a pre-war 
basis, has created no particular 
signs of unemployment. Naturally, 
tl e theatres have profited by this 
condition. 

Estimates for last week: 

Loew's Palace (Capacity 2,500) — 
1st half, Ethel Clayton ^n "The 
Cradle"; 2d half, Constance Binney 
In "MldnlKht." Neither outdid the 
other; about even break. Scale. 20- 
35 mat., 33-50 night. Possibly 
$7,000. , 

Loew's Columbia (Capacity 1,200) 
— Rudolph Valentlii> and Dorothy 
Dalton, second week In "Moran of 
the Lady Letty." Held up f \irly well, 
although nothing startling. In spite 
of splendid first week. Scale. 35 mat., 
3d-50 night. Approximately $o.C00. 

Moore's Rialto (Capacity 1,900) — 
Alma Rubens In 'Find the Woman." 
About usual Holy Week reported. 
R' slnefs looked to have slipped to 
between $7,000 and $8,000. House 
practically all on one floor, with a 
few scats in recently constructed 
balcony, making it eem only fair 
house when in reality it contains 
considerable money. Scale, morn- 
ings 30. mats. 40. night CO. 

Crandall't Metropolitan— II o u s e 
beginning to get Into stride again 
aCter enforced idlenoss. Capacity 
1.7C0. John Barrymore in "The Lo- 
tus Eater." Barrymore popular here 
and helped "Jonaii" week cjnsider- 
ably. Scale 20-35 mat., 35-50 night. 
Close to $6,500. 



Los Angeles, April 10. 

Business last week showed a de^ 
cided improvement despite it was 
Holy Week and that the theatrei 
had been suffering from the biggest 
slump that had hit the picture 
houses in years. I^'as feared that 
those who attended pictures for tha 
music would flock to the opera last 
week, but the advent of the Chicago 
Co. apparently did not affect buei- 
ness In the slightest degree. 

The return of Fatty Arbuckle oc- 
curred at tlie New Garrick, where 
Manager Terry withdrew "Her 
JIu.sband's Trademark" Saturday 
and substituted Fatty In "(lasollne 
Ous," playing at 25 cents matinees 
and 35 cents nights. This is the pic- 
ture playing at Orauman's here 
when the Rappe scandal broke. Ar- 
buckle is getting big applause at 
every performance. 

Estimates for last week: 

Grauman's — "Bought and Paid 
For" (Paramount). Seats 2.300; 
scale, matinees, 35c.; evenings, 55c 
Jack Holt and Agnej Ayres starred. 
Used University of California Glee 
Club as special attraction. The plc« 
ture Is easily the draw this week. 
William DeMIlle's name as director 
means something In this ity. Drew 
$15,800. 

California — "The Night Bose* 
(Goldwyn). Seats 2.000; scale, mat- 
inees. 25-35C.; evenings. 35 -55c. Lon 
Chaney star. The picture with Lon 
Chaney's name Is the week's card, 
^lettered the average business at the 
house, getting $12,500. 

Kinema— "Sisters" (Cosmopolitan* 
American). Seats 1.800; scale, mat- 
inees, 2Sc.; evenings. 40c. Peena 
Qwen. Gladys Leslie and Matt Moore 
head cast. Also Lloyd Hamilton in 
"The Rainmaker." This house was 
the first of the larger houses to pull 
prices under 50-cent mark. Busi- 
ness has picked up the last two 
weeksf House seldom passed $7,000 
mark durln:^ past few months. Eddie 
Horton playing the organ Is comlnf 
In for some attention. Got around 
$5,500. 

Mission — "Orphans of the Storm" 
(D. W. Griffith-United Artists). 
Seats 800: scale, matinees, 55c.? 
evenings, 55-80c. This Griffith film 
opened a y«reek ago Wednesday to 
biggest business the hour, ever had. 
Coming In mid -Lent and on the 
heels of "Turn to the Right." which 
flopped miserably. It was thought 
that "Orphans" would not fare well 
but even the loges, which sell for a 
week in advance, have been grabbed 
up completely and each show nightly 
Is getting capacity. Looks like a 



Rialto— Revival week, using sev^ 
Paramount successes. One a day 
for seven days. Sunday, "The Mir- 
acle Man"; Monday, "Dr. Jekyll and 
Mr. Hyde"; Tuesday, "Old Wives for 
New"; "Wednesday, "On with the 
Dance"; Thursday, ♦T)on*t Change 
Your Husband"; Friday, "Behold 
My Wife"; Saturday, "Male and Fe- 
male." Proved a business puller, 
with the gross going to $8,000. 

Miller's— "The Silent Call" (First 
National). Seats 800; scale, mat- 
inees, 30c.; evenings. 50c. This pic- 
ture Is the wonder film of the year 
out this way. Now in Its tenth week, 
going better than ever. Manager 
Fred Miller announced it would be 
taken out in another week and that 
night the business was so big that 
he changed the announcement to 
read — indefinite. First National i« 
asking and getting more money 
from the small towns for this pic- 
ture as the result of its phenomenal 
run at Miller's. Good for several 
more weeks. Averaging $6,500. 



TRIANGLE-AITKEN SUIT 



Subordrnate Issue of Main Action 
Comes Up Next Week 



After nearly a year of preliminary 
skirmishing, one of the subordinate 
issues of the $3,000,000 suit brought 
by Triangle against Harry Aitken 
and others will come up for trial In 
the New York court.s next week, 
being cited for April 25. 

During the year there has been » 
maze of, legal maneuvering, includ- 
ing a fight on motions to examine 
Harry and Roy Aitken bei:oro tr^^' 
and appeals from various mi>llon*| 
and decisions. Next week will se« 
the actual beginning of the niai« 
l.ssue, although the case will con 
cern oue of the leaser oo-defenJam 



Friday, Ap ril 21, 1 922 

STRONG DOUBLE BILL 
HELD UP STANLEY 

Philly's Pet House Got Beat 

for Holy Week— "The 

Golem" Falls Down 






rhiladelphla. Ai)ril 19. 
Holy Week was only i. repetition 
- poor filni business since about 
March 10. Stanley, witTi Chaplin, :n 
addition to Constance Talma Jge in 
-Womans Place." was the only one 
mt the bigger houses to hold up, and 
•ven here business was not up to 
what these two features would be 
rtpected bring. 

Aldine l«nd "Hail the Woman." 
and dH fairly well. con.sidering it 
vas a feature without big name, 
and no spcci:jl exploitation at- 

terapt*'d. 

The Stanton flopped onoe again, 
trd badly. This house ha.'s been a 
boodoo ail year. It is generally cpn- 
gidered the Stanley company'.s own 
policy of "Stanley Theatre First, 
No Ma.ter What," is the reason. In 
advertising, and even in th order 
and prominence of reviews in the 
dallle^ the Stanley company insists 
its big house gets the best play. 
This, added to the fact that the 
SUnton has been trying to charge 
the same admission, has led people 
to prefer to walk two blocks farther 
<m Market street and get the ad- 
vantase of the Stanley theatre 
music program and generally more 
commodious conditirn:. The .same 
goes for the Karlton. Neither house 
la ever boomed in preference to the 
I - -the Stanley. 

Estimates for last week: 

Stanley — "Woman's Place" and 
Tay Day" (First National). This 
combination held up what would 
otherwi.se have been an atrocious 
Holy Week business, but was below 
expectation by great deal. About 
127,500. Capacity, 4,000. Scale. 
15-GOc. matinees; 50-75c. evenings. 

Stanton- "The Oolem" ; Para- 
mount). Admittedly flop ca\ise of 
amazement to tho.se who knew of 
success in New "ork. Dailies called 
It big picture of year, but it froze 
from start. Hoodoo of hou.:e, plus 
tact film was stuck in without extra 
advertising or exploitation as if only 
ordinary program picturo, ascribed 
as reasons of failure. More of play 
being mado for next picture, 
•"Where Is My Wandering Boy To- 
night," th company puzzling 
brains for some means of reviving 
drooping house. (Capacit-, 1,770; 
•cale, 50-75.) 
*' Karlton— "On with the Dance," 
•Behold My Wife," and "Dont 
Cliange Your Husband" (Para- 
mount). Second week of revivals 
' not so succes.sful as first. Last pic- 
' ture was put In instead of "Old 
"WiT^es for New" because latter was 
■ mangled from first by censors here, 
and nearer has had really general 
ehowing here when first released. 
Business last week fluctuated, with 
total of about $6,000. (Capacity. 
1.100. scale 50-75.) 

Mdine— "Hail the Woman" (First 
National). House drifting along in 
■ad condition since "Foolish Wives" 
•uccess. Two r.cek.s found too long 
ror 'Molly o," and .same Is pro- 
phesied for present picture. Society 
. draw from Kitt^nhouse squa/e, but 
'this not enough, and also precludes 
showing of more snappy, loss artis. 
y pictur*'^. All of which puts in- 
dependent management botwfon 



deep sea. 



'Hail the 



devi» anl 

Woman" did about $6,500. (Capa- 

<^"y. 1,500; .scale, 50-75.) 

Other downtov»n hou.ses also verv 
'^fak. -ith Norm.i 



*'Lovc 



Talm.'idge in 



^es .(.doniption" at a\»lr.'e do- 

"K about best. Arcadia low with 

'Or Those We Love." and Victoria 

v-n !^^^'^^ "^'^^^ "The Ri^ht That 






^SLEY BARRY TOO YOUNG? 

Kanj :s City, ApriJl 19. 
./l.^'*'*''"'^ were issued yesterday 
j' "'^^'^^'"TiaX'ty for the nrrrst of 

onn Sinour>o»i]o, man.. per of th.- 
"jPhcum. and Tom P...]and. man;.- 
cifv , ^^^"^ Frnpress, borh of that 
laiv* I *'''''''^^»"'=f <bo child la>.or 

vn.^Jr ^'imittin^' Wesl.y- Huyry, 
>omhful film star, to appear .t 
^Z ^^••^<'*-«. '"hr c:.jrgc s ap.iinst 
Lah'"'*"''^''^' w«re made by .*-'tate 

• '>r Commissioner Claudi' Con- 
nolly. 

f,,J'''' V«'>n;,' W.n .mtlst was h"r«- 

ij n. ' ''"'^ '^^ ^I*''' - ''"'^ apprnr- 
ni 111.- Newman an. I lloyal Uxm- 
^n undor the manaRrmrnt of tho 
le't f"'^" '"'t^rests, after whi<h he 
P.iii^ <>»<lahonia. where it wa.-* 

?*nnounood he had a number of 
.f*te« to fill. 



LOW TIDE REGISTERED 
IN BOSTON LAST WEEK 

Holy Week Not Wholly Re- 
sponsible— Loew's State 
Adds Vaudeville 



Boston. April 19. 

Following a week when the low 
tide of business registered as was 
expected, things began to look up 
Monday for the first run release 
house of this city. Easter Monday 
week has always been r banner one 
with the picture houses and tlil.'^ 
year it was no exception. One of 
the features of the condition last 
week was that business was better 
at all the film houses in the after- 
noon than at night, just the reverse 
(»f what is ordinarily the condition 
in most of those that have the first 
run privilege. 

Another surprise was recorded 
when Loew's State and the Park 
announced that as attractions they 
would have films that played as 
feature photo-plays in the legiti- 
mate theatres of the city earlier in 
the season. The Park booked in 
for a week, "Orpnans of the Storm." 
which ran over 10 weeks at the 
Tremont. The State booked in the 
"Four Horsemen," which played 
Tremont Temple for .several weeks. 
This is the fir-^t time either of these 
films has been played at popular 
prices in this district, and they may 
get over under the circumstances. 
When played here before they were 
at $2 and $1.50 top. 

The State .-sprung anoth<>r surprise 
v.hen. for this week, it announced 
as an added attraction, "In Argen- 
tina." a miniature musical comedy 
tabloid with nine per.sons. It is the 
first time the house has put on any- 
thing but fir.st run films, and it is 
believed the vaudeville was put in 
to bolster up the showing of the 
"Horsemen." and to overcome any 
effect of the film having played the 
city before. 

Estimates for last week: 

Loew's State — Sixth week with a 
seating capacity of 4,000 and play- 
ing 25-jO top. showing "I our Hor.se- 
men" with vaudeville. Last week 
house did fairly well at afternoons 
with Gloria Swanson In "Her Hus- 
band's Trademark" and the "Proph- 
ets' Paradise* to bolster up bill. 
Busine.-s between $9,000 and $10,000. 
off some, but not to any alarming 
extent. 

Park — 40-60 top, showing "Or- 
phans of the Storm." (irifHth film 
with nothing else. Figured that at 
this scale there are enough people 
left who did not see it at the Tre- 
mont at $2 top to put it over for 
week. With revival policy of last 
week, daily change, did about $4,- 
000. Was way below business done 
with "Foolish Wives.'' All the drop 
could not be placed on Holy week. 

Tremont Temple — 'Monte Cristo" 
(2,400 capacity; 28-40). Now on its 
sixth week. Business off last week 
in company with all hou.-es in town, 
and it is said gross for film was In 
neighborhood of $4,000, lowest figure 
yet registered. Rebound from this 
/bsW is looked for this week. 

Modern — "The Face Between," 
with Bert Lytell, figured to bring 
the romantic bunch in and Wanda 
Hawley in "Bobbed Hair' as sup- 
port. Capvcity 800: 38-40. Did $4,000 
last week with "The Worldly Ma- 
donna" and "The Vermilion Pencil." 

Beacon — Bill, capacity, and scale 
identical with Modern. Gross for 
last week corresponded v.ith that of 
the sister house. 



GRAUMAN OPENING TWO 



Met. Will Scat 4,400 and Cost 
$3000,000 — Largest on Coast 



Los An.m'ics, April 19. 

^^■ol K on (Jrauman's M<-tropolit.'in 
llnatMv is ncaritig compbtion. The 
tiicatrt; and oflice building, wbi'h 
will r»pr»sf'nt an ♦•xp*Midit\ir«- of 
$r., 000.0(10. is proniist-d for Jim*-. 
Till* lioii.vo is so planiKd that en- 
fraiic*' will be mad*' possible from 
tiirco street.*!, Sixth and Hill street. s 
and Broadway. 

The bou.'^f i.s id».il.y lor.itfd and 
will .-^lunv ParamoiiMt pirtuns r\- 
rlu.sivily. It will s at 4.100. by many 
lun)di*(d.-5 more tlian any o:h< r tli*'- 
ario oil I'll*' Pa. itic roast. Th^ nrw 
r)ridMuni. Jr. hw*' v(ats 2:0(k 
'Jr.auman's llol!.vwoo<l th« atrc, whicii 
\n:11 be the larK« >-t tbcatrr' in th<' 
llfdlywnod district, is ;«lso ncaring 
flnalwor: . Sid Grauman. who con- 
trols several other local theatre.*, 
plans to have a double opening if 
po.«f.sible. 



PICTURES 

SAME DOUBLE FEATURE 
DRAWS AT TWO HOUSES 

Grand and Liberty, In Differ- 
ent Sections of Pittsburgh, 
Do Good Business 



Pittsburgh, April 19. 

The same double feature at the 
two largest picture houses proved 
a good business-getter here last 
week. The Grand had no especially 
Strong opposition, though the State, 
a mueii smaller house across the 
street, drew fairly heavy returns in 
the seiond week of 'Way Down 
Ea.«:t," at 55c. fl. t rate. 

K.^tim.ntes for last week: 

Grand— "Pay Day" and "Polly of 
the Follies"(First National). (Seats 
L'^jOO; scale, 25c., 40c., 55c.) Chaplin 
and Constance Talmadge, stars. 
Publieity comparatively light, man- 
agement counting on popularity of 
stars to attract. Week started 
strong, fell off in spots in middle, 
and finished mightily. About $18,000. 

O I y m p i c~' Find the Woman" 
(Paramount). (Seats 1.100; scale, 
25-40e.) Alma Rubens, star. Hall 
Room Boys comedy, "From Soup to 
Nuts." Holy Week responsible for 
decrease in returns, with majority 
of fans patronising rival house. 
Grand. About $7,800. 

Liberty— "Pay Day" and "Polly of 
the Follies' (First NatiomU). (Seats 
1.200; scale. 25c., 40c.. 55c.) Same 
program as Grand, did not detract 
from iiusiness at either house, lo- 
cated in different sections. Consis- 
tently heavy attendance noticeable 
all week. 

The Duquesne, formerly the home 
of Shubert vaudeville, which has 
been showing films for several 
weeks, is beginning to cut a heilthy 
swath into receipts at other largo 
houses. It is spending more on ad- 
verti.'ir.g in the dailies, and last 
week, with "Luxury," starring 
Rubye De Reymer, had extra attrac- 
tion in Anita King, local soprano. 



49 



FRISCO HOUSES IMPROVE 
DESPITE HOLY WEEK 



Granada Only Theatre That is 
Seriously Affected 



San FVancisco, April 19. 

At least two houses out of the five 
in the city .showed something of an 
improvement in business last week 
desjuie the usual Holy Week slump 
was i>resent in all amusement lines. 
As against the better gross busi- 
ness shown at the California and 
the Strand, the beautiful Granada 
registered tho worst week's busi- 
ness it has had since opening. 

"Orphans of the Storm." which 
opened Sunday, drew $3,500 on xhe 
day with the prices titled to $1. 

Ksttmated gross for last week 
was: 

California— "Find the Woman" 
(Cosmopolitan). Seats 2.780; scale. 
50-75-90C.). Alma Rubens, star. 
Around $16,000; Improvement. 

Granada— "The Cradle" (Para- 
mount). Seat 8,100; scale. 60-75- 
90c ). Ethel Clayton, star. Business 
fell off $4,000 as against previous 
week, getting around $12,000. 

Imperial — "Grand Larceny" (Cos- 
mopolitan). Seats 1,425; scale, 50- 
♦•Oc). Featuring Elliott Dexter. 
Claire Windsor and Lowell Sher- 
man. Grossed about $S.OOO.^^ 

Strand -"The Sea Lion" (First 
National) (Seats 1.700; s«-ale, 25- 
75« .). Jlobart B o s w o r t h, star. 
Jiirnjted $3,rj00 above previous 
we< k H gro;:S, statement showini: 
$ft.(t(io. 

Tivoll~"A Midnight IMl' (First 
.\atio:ial). (Seats 2,200; scale, 40- 
7.je.). iharles Ray, .«tar. Figures 
went fo $t;.OoO. 



COOK COMEDIES CANCELLED 

Th«- Fo.x Film (>>rj)oration is suing 
the New York Hipj>odr(»me Coipo- 
ratiftii in the New York Siipiem« 
Coiit (»t« a contract of August H». 
r«2l, wlierehy the Hipp agreed to 
ho' k a number of ('l\de (V.ok C".'n- 
(•di*'< for .12 weeks at $I,(mjO pei 
\\r«k. Th«,' bo<»kii)gs w« re to h** 
»\\Iu.^i\e, eaeji comedy to be played 
at ba'-t live weeks. The jdiii.tifr 
ai:«tres that "Tb^ T'Teador" and 
Tlie Chatiffeur" ea( h rtin 10 week" 
at The IIii>jto<l!om^. foUowint; whieh 
the tlieatre refused to continue. 

Fox ;.sks $11.2S0 damages for the 
remaining period of the contract. 



BUFFALO WAY OFF 



Lafayette Only Holds Up In Barren 
Week 



Buffalo, April 19. 

Bottom out of local business com- 
pletely past week. Kn.ster shopping 
fever left theatres high and dry, with 
all houses affected. Closing of both 
legitimate theatres failed to relieve 
situation. Downtown houses helped 
out somewhat by good draw latter 
part of week due to Jewish holi- 
days. Lafayette got break on this 
end, house having big Jewish fol- 
lowing and reKitjtoring strong 
Thursday and after. 

Business estimated last week: 

Hip— "Three Live tihost.s," first 
half. "One Glorious Day." se<ond 
half. Capacity, 2,400; scale, mats., 
15-25C.; nights, 30-50c. Got better 
part of week's business llrst half. 
Rogers picture appeared to lack 
draw. House running at even pace. 
Between $6,500 and $7,000. 

Loew's — "Iron to Gold ' (Farnum) 
and "I'olieeman and Baby. ' Cap- 
acity. 3.400; .scale, mats., 20c.; 
nights, 30-40C. Nothing sensational 
clespitc double feature and six-act 
vaudeville bill. Felt pre-Easter fall- 
off keenly due to cosmopolitan 
clientele. Dustin Farnum seldom 
draws here. Under $7,000. tolerable. 

Lafayette — "Why Announce Your 
Marriage." Capacity, 3,700; scale, 
mats., 20-25C.; nights. 30-50e. Did 
nicely in otherwise luirren week. 
Running on straight five-act policy. 
Paying real money for show.", but 
failing to get well-balanced bills, 
Hammerstein picture neat though 
failed to draw much fire. Around 
$8,000, with Minor, organist, still 
feature. 



PICTURE TRADE 'SHOT'; 
NEW ORLEANS' LOWEST 



Strand and Liberty $4,000 

Holy Week — Lafayette, 

Capacity 1,400, $860 

New Orleans, April 19. 

The picture business was blasted 
last week according to reports drift- 
ing Into this city from the southern 
territory, tho south establishing a 
new low in the matter of returns. 

For the first time In years the 
Strand and Liberty in this city fell 
below $4,000. 

Estimates for last week: 

Strand — "The Green Temptation" 
(Capacity 1,700; scale, 30, C5. 83c.) 
Last picture of William D. Taylor, 
with Betty Compson starred, failed 
to combat conditions and Holy 
Week; $3,900. 

Liberty— "The Four Horsemen" 
(Capacity, 1,500; scale, 30, 55, H3c.). 
Flopped at popular prices, getting 
less than average feature. Seven 
days. $3,400. 

Tudor — "Reckless Yotith" (Ca- 
pacity, 800; scale, 17, 28c.). Elaine 
liammerstein'a latest starring 
vehicle attracted only $1,800 last 
week. 

Lafayette— "Back to T e I 1 o w 
Jacket" (Capacity, 1,400; ."icale. 10, 
2&C.). Htill struggling along with 
meager returns. "Back to Yellow 
Jacket" did little; $880. 



SHORTAGE OF FEATURE FILMS 

The i)icture exhibitor now is up against one of the worst com- 
bination of conditions that has faced him in practically his entire 
existence of catering to the public amusement demand. His bus- 
iness is just about shot to pieces as a result of the general financial 
depre.ssion whieh has affected the entire country as a reaction to the 
war-time prosperity, and atop of that there has como an acute 
shortage of feature pictures of a really worth-while calibre that ia 
threatening his very business life. • 



A shortage of pictures was predicted more than a year ago 
when the entire production end of the Industry practically shut up 
.shop and slopped shooting. At that time there was enough over 
supply on hand on the shelves of the producers to tide over the 
period that they were .slacking up on the making of new pictures. At 
the same time a number of foreign pictures arrived In the country 
which helped out for the time being, and production started again. 
But the producers did not resume on a scale that was anythinif 
like that which they were operating under prior to January of 1921. 
They made pictures but not in sufficient number to make it possible 
for the man with the house that Is using on the average of 365 to 
450 pictures a year to keep him.self supplied. 



There is insnmcient regular program production to keep houses of 
this nature grinding with a daily change policy and a possible 
double feature day once or twice a week. The independent market 
with its extra features were the only means to filling out the gap. 
l?ut the independents stopped entirely on production when the bfgr 
fellows slowed down their operations. They could not afford to keep 
going in the face of the regular program competition. This was 
also true f>f the smaller releasing comionies. and for a time it looked 
as though the exhibitor through his shortHlghtedness was just 
about delivering himself into the hands of a few big distributing 
companies which would eventually bring about his collapse. 



That is almost the situation that Is staring him today. The ma- 
jority of the big companies have string of houses of their own. «r 
affiliated with exhibitor chains, and the smaller exhibitor has to 
whistle for pictures. Why? .Simply because he would not keep the 
little fellow in the producing game, who was In reality the .salva- 
tion of the exhibitor, alive. 



Bight row on the eve of the exhibitor convention, It Is time to 
start something that is gding to revive the little producer in pic- 
tures. The man that makes three or four productions a year, helps 
him and be will finally help you. One other word ^hat might be 
well to drive home at this time is that there are those shouting 
about tlje usual scare of tlie shortage of pictures, and warning the 
exhibitor against signing up contracts for the future.' Don't fogret 
that there is a ^hortage of pictures right now, and the shortgae Is 
going to continue un'e.'-fj the exhibitor comes to the rescue of the lit- 
tle fellow. 



The houst 8 the m.ijtirity of producers are grinding out pleturcs 
for are not fe«Iing tlje dearth of attractions. They are the houses 
that are playing .i weekly change of proj^ram. and consequently not 
affected to the .»:;ime extent that the man that must give his public 
sftmetiiinj: new every day Is. In this regard the producers are al.-o 
making the gnatf.^t miKlake of their lives. The big money in filnis 
does not corne fr«>m tlie one-a-week houses, but from tho th'atre 
\vh< re the daily grind in in \ogue. That after all Is picture bU'^inei's. 
It is the basis f.ii whieh liie entire industry Is founded, :?nd un- 
fo! tuii.itely a majority ftf those now in the produ«:ing ganc. and 
.«^ome of the exbibjforH, too, have lost sight of that fact. 



I'iftnr'- bnsiiie s is a n flie] .md dime btiKlne«»s. ItVas that n In n 
it sfartfil, it rro-peied «lnriiig tlie flush war ye.irs when ev<iylM»fly 
bad m(»re than tliey kii< w liow to spentl, and now wb«n the eonnfry 
is titrlitenmg u]> its purse .strings it in junt a.H .surely Kllppin;,- ha.-I; to 
wluie it li'Kan. Tli<re always will be r-iom for the big house vvliere 
Jir-t-run \\i')i .in • xceeOingly rx|-« n>^ive niu ieal and statro setting 
is riven the l.i;-'i:<'r f^atiiifs. and a hiKh pri( r- of adtnission jsehar««.d, 
but the general run of fheatns with the «• re^-n will go back nuain to 
'b' adnii.vsion se.,li. basis which made it tli< poor mans amus' ni» nt 

l'rodiie«is w.ll have- to make pi<:tnr"< for th.it class «.f t'jeafrc, 
and gi 'I'd 1 hem ou . wit)i »egulari?y, the l.igger houses with a one-a- 
we< k I r.lii y v. ,i\ have to have 51! a ye.ir made for them, but fhe lit- 
tle f« ||<»w Will false fli»>e ,ts his o'"' a.«-ional pi» Miie and r» ly on tlit; 
rank and lib; of piogram prodntion.s of a eln'ap« r gradi- to U*fp 
lilmself going, for liiese pi( tur. s will have to be given to him at a 
rental priee that wjII fnahb' him to cut down his admi-ssion scale 
and bring the public baek to his theatre. 



Ui :• I 






PICTURES 



_ Friday, April 21, 1922 






\ 



GRIFHTH PAYS FOX $85,000 
FOR WAIVING ORPHANS' CLAIM 



In Addition Imposes Own Terms for First Run Rights 
in More Than Fifty Towns — May Increase Profits 
on Deal to$150»000 



The story of the settlement of the 
Criffltli-Fox dispute over the rights 
to "Orphans of the Storm" came out 
this week when bookings of the pic- 
ture began to appear in Fox theatres 
all over the country. According to 
the story passed around among in- 
siders CJrifflth paid Fox $85,000 in 
cash and in addition accepted the 
Fox demand that the picture be 
turned over to him (Fon) for first 
run in over fifty tov^ns >^herc Fox 
has theatres. 



LIVE EXPLOITATION MAN 
KEEPS SYRACUSE BOIUNG 



Jeffrey Lazarus Gets Regular 

Publicity for First National 

Pictures 



Syracuse, N. Y.. Apil 19. 
.Tt'ffrey Lazarus, exploitation man 
for l''irsl National Pictures, is one 



_, . „, , ..„„*,.i fr».. ihr.Ki i.^^^ the bu.siost men on the Syracuse 

Fox set a scale of rental loi tnos( A ,, . , . , , . ^1 

. , ,„*.:iaIto this week, booming both 

towns which, it is estimated, will 



represent a loss of around $100,000 
to the Griffith concern. Fox is pay- 
ing flat rentals as against the plan 
of Griffith to offer the picture for 
release on a percentage basis and 
the $100,000 comprises the difference 
between the Fox payments and the 
probable return from shari;ig book- 
ings. 

With the circulation of this inside 
version of the affair, interest was 
renewed in the part taken by Will 
H. Hayn during the controversy. 
Apropos of the sailing of D. W. 
Griffith on the Aquitania AT>ril 12, 
the New York "Herald" printed an 
Item purporting to be a brief inter- 
view with Hays in which Hays was 
quoted as observing, "I was not 
asked to arbitrate the dispute, but 
I did get Mr. Griffith and Mr. Fox 
together In, my office. I said nice 
things to them and they said nice 
things to me. Then they went out 
and settled their disagreement." 

With Griffith en route to London 
nothing could be learned of his pres- 
"^nt attitude toward the Producers' 



Hail 
the Woman" and "Smilin' Through." 
He placed a doubl" truck adv. on 
"Hail the Woman" in the Sunday 
"Post Standard," the tie-up bring- 
ing in successful Syracuse business 
women. Early purchasers at the 
stores drew free Empire tickets. 
Women's clubs in town were 
"worked" with letters, invitations 
nd free auto rides 

For "Smilin* Through" Lazaras 
sent out a young man to ballyhoo 
prominent Syracusans, hooked up 
with the Syracuse Rotary Club, 
placed telephone hangers all over the 
city and made tie-ups, in addition, 
with eight stores. 

The prize stunt for novelty effect 
was sending a steeplejack up the 
flag pole in front of the Fourth Pres- 
byterian Church, oppbsite the 
Strand, to paint a "Smilin* Through" 
sign, which was left there over night. 



84 PRINTS OF "PAY DAY" 

The New York First National 
exchange achieved a record this 
week with the working of 84 prints 
of the Charles Chaplin comedy "Pay 
Day" on a $50 a day basis, all play- 
ing day and date. This brings a 



daily income out of the Greater New 

and Distributors' Association, head- I York territory of $4,200 on the pic- 
ed by Hays. In the reports of the ' ture. All of the bookings were 



association's meeting last week 
there appeared no reference of the 
presence of Griffith- or his repre- 
sentative and this circumstance gave 
rise to the Impression that he had 
stepped out of the scheme. This 
week it was learned pretty definitely 
that he has not entirely disassoci- 
ated himself from the proposition, 
but is not closely identified with it. 
Griffith was one of the six principals 
who obligated themselves to pay 
Hays' $100,000 yearly salary for 
three years and bear their pro rata 
portion of the cost of running his 
office. 

Other issues more or le.ss parallel 
to the Griffith-Fox wrangle are said 
to be ponding. One is reported to 
bo a dispute between Thomas H. 
Ince and another producer over 
prior rigrhts to a story, anJ it la de- 
clared Ince has made known his 
determination to Insist that Hays 
pass on the case even if he has to 
come to New York from Los Angeles 
to get a ruling. 



made for a three-day minimum, with 
some of the Locw houses playing 
the picture on a two-day basis at 
$100. with a return day later at $25. 



SELZNICK-WINIK DEAL 

Lewis J. Selznick closed a deal 
Tuesday with Hy Winik for the 
physical distribution of the Select 
product through the eight Winik 
exchanges in England. 

The pictures are to be handled on 
a 50-i>(J basis and the distribution is 
to I'o mulor the direct supervision 
of Sam Morris, who recently sailed 

for London. 



Schcncks Return to Coast 

Mr. and Mrs. Joe Schenck left 
New York Monday for Los Angeles. 

The Schencks have about decided 
that they will indefinitely remain on 
the coast. 

Mr. Schenck has purchased "The 
Mirage" from Selwyn & Co. for 
Norma Talmadge. 



THE DEFERRED PLAY DATE EVIL 

The exhibitor is constantly making a hue and cry against the 
Ineiea.sed price in feature rentals. Unconsciously some exhibitors 
are the greatest factors in keeping up rental prices on the part of 
the distributor through his constant. dt*firiing of play dates for pic- 
tures tliat he has contracted for. 



It Is the greed of Xh<^ average man. who foars his opposition 
might grab one good pictuie and got a little money that is causing 
the majority of exhibitors to hoKl on to pictures week after week 
and month after month in their territory without giving play dates. 
They may have no intention of ever playing the picture, but they 
hang on because tl^oy are afraid that their opposition is going to 
get it. Then^wiH-n it is too late to have the picture do anyone any 
good they release their hold. ' 



The proelucer an<l «listriI»utor con.-c'iur'nlly lose anywhere tip to 
40 per cent, of the tt^rritory that tiioy might be able to play the 
picture in. This makes it coinimlsory to get the gross schfnlule for 
the picture out of 60 per CL-nt. of the available theatres. 

Undor thi.s condition and Just so lofig as it obtriins there will 
bo a sjiirit of unfairness in the induHtry that will make it impos- 
sible for tho.se on 'ho opposite sides of the fence to arrive at any- 
tliinrr that will resemble a mutual understanding. It is unfair to the 
producer, to the distributor, to follow-exhlbiiors, and lastly and 
most important, the exhibitor's own poeUetbook. 

The deferred i>lay dale is one of tlie thitigs that is going to be 
brought home to the exhibitor at his annual convention at Wash- 
ington, it is said. In the meantime, it is worthy of thought on the 
.part of all exhibitors. 



KNICK. CRASH YICTIMS 
ARE IN DIRE WANT 



Many Musicians Rendered 
Helpless— Washington De- 
lays Investigation 



Washington, D. C, April It. 

The indictment of a number of 

men having had to do with the con- 
struction and designing of th? ill- 
fated Knickerbocker theatre has left 
doubt In the minds of those with 
grounds for legal action as to the 
advisability of entering suit ag.i nst 
these men. A number have done to, 
but the outcome is reported to be 
very dubious because of the divided 
responsibility. 

The last step In the Investigat'o:i 
has found many still suflf^rinor from 
injuries, among them a nun«ber of 
the musicians of the orcho^^tra of 
the house. They are listed aa being 
In dire straits. Alphonse Van 
Poucke, violincellist of t!i.» orches- 
tra, is Just out of the Kmergency 
Hospital, and can hardly use his 
playing arm. He has, it is stated, 
no prospect of an engagement, and 
is so nervous he can hardly speak. 
That he Is in debt some $700 is also 
pointed out in a survey of these 
cases recently made by a local news- 
paper man, who also states that this 
musician's instrument was destroyed 
in the collapse of the theatre and 
that he has no other. 

Edward A. Williams and John 
Prezioso, also members of the or- 
chestra, may never be able to play 
again. Williams was internally in- 
jured, and is just able at t e pres- 
ent time, after two months and a 
half, to walk a few bloc'.s with the 
aid of a crutch. Prezioso, a flute 
player, has lost his Index finger. 
Mrs. Bernard Breslau, who had both 
shoulders broken, will never recover 
the use of her right arm. 

Of those in the audience still suf- 
fering from their injuries, Dr. L. C. 
Hall is still confined, while his 
wife, whose arm and collarbone 
were fractured, is partly recovered. 
Dr. Hall has placed his case in the 
hands of a lawyer. 

Mrs. Howard Kneesi, whose hus- 
band was killed in the disaster, is 
slowly recovering. Her leg was 
broken. Herbert B. Moses has been 
unable to work since his injury, 
while A. B. Rosscn. who was injured 
about the face, cannot open his 
mouth properly as yet. 

Mrs. Joseph Younger, who had 
four breaks in her pelvis, besides a 
broken collarbone and two broken 
ribs, will, it is now believed, be able 
to walk again. Her physician at 
first stated she would be confined 
to her bed a hopeless cripple for the 
rest of her life. Miss Belle Rembo 
has ?ost the sight of one of her eyes, 
and little hope Is held out for the 
saving of the other. She is also still 
receiving treatment for a crushed 
foot. 

Ruth Shaughnessy, daughter of 
the former postmaster general, has 
a stiff arm, both of which were 
broken. Mrs. Guy Eldredge; suffer- 
ing from nervous shock, may never 
be well, while Morris F. Gold, who 
suffered a fractured Jaw, has had to 
have ten teeth removed. 

The local dally setting f'or the 
above continues with a long list 
comprising considerable names of 
those still suffering, and further 
states that M. Mlrsky, orchestra 
leader of the theatre, has returned 
to work. Oreste Nc'iello, another 
of the musicians of the orchestra, 
whose brother, Ernesto Natiello, was 
killed, left the hospital April 1. His 
right arm had to be amputated, and 
he will never again be able to play. 
He was not told of his brother's 
death at the time he left Washing- 
ton for Philadelphia some two weeks 
ago. 

It was stated at the offices of 
Harry M. Crandall, who owned and 
operated the theatre, that all Mem- 
bers of the orchestra at the Knick- 
erbocker, would be taken into one 
of the other houses as soon as their 
condition of health would permit. 



NT- 



FLORENCE REED'S $4,000 NOTE 

The Tribune Productions. Inc.. has 
filed suit in the New York Supreme 
Court against Florence Reed through 
Joseph M. Baum. The action is for 
$4,000 on a note arising from a pre- 
vious' action for broach of contract. 

Mi.ss Reed had been «^iKned to 
make pictures for the Tribune com- 
pany, but ^elected to work for Will- 
iam K. Ziegfeld's film company. In 
considerat?ion for being released 
from the Tribune contr.ict Miss 
Reed agreed to rembiurse the latter 
with $4,000, for which a note was 
issued but has not been satisfied. 



26 fIRST NAU FOUNDERS' 



itr?:: 



MEETING IN WEST BADI 



I 



Changes Among Officers Potsibley Denied at Home 
Office — ^LewU J. Selznick Goes Along — Per- 
suasion to Join P. & D. a Reason? 



WESTERN PA. M. P. T. 0. 
HOLDS CONVENTION 



Sydney Cohen Addresses Ex- 
hibitors at Pittsburgh — 
Officials to Co-operate 



Pittsburgh, April 19. 

Tlie annual convention here of the 
M. P. T. O. pf Western Pennsyl- 
vania failed to bring out any senti- 
ment which might indicate In ad- 
vance the dominant theme of the 
coming national convention in 
Washington, but the local gathering 
was not without its hi^h lights. 
The sessions carried over a period 
of three days from April 10. 

The feature was an elaborate 
banquet in the Fort Pitt hotel Mon- 
day night, attended by city officials 
and Sydney A. Cohen, national pres- 
ident of the organization, and M. J. 
O'Toole, chairman of the public 
service committee. The local offi- 
cials, Including Mayor Magee. all 
voiced a desire to co-operate with 
the picture men, with a view to 
gaining a fuller understanding of 
their business. 

Representative Joseph C. Marcus, 
counsel for the district organization, 
was loudly acclaimed as being 
largely responsible for the defeat of 
much anti-theatre legislation in 
Harrisburg last sea.son. and voiced 
a desire to continue to be of service. 

Mr. O'Toole took up a half-hour 
in detailed description of the educa- 
tional plans he entertains, by which 
every school will be equipped with 
a projection machine, and every 
phase of government and society in 
general will be thus taught to 
youngsters. 

Mr. Cohen was the last speaker, 
following Mr. Moran, local chair- 
man of an arbitration committee, 
and the leader first of all took Mo- 
ran to task for certain remarks 
about arbitrating. "There wouldn't 
be any need for arbitration if we 
had more two-flsted square shoot- 
ers like Sherry of the Universal" 
(a local distributor). Then MiT Co- 
hen flayed other distributors who 
were responsible for such a neces- 
sity as arbitration; also corrected 
another speaker who had termed 
the picture industry the third 
wealthiest in the country, by say- 
ing "it isn't the fiftieth wealthiest," 
and when asked about a report that 
he would encounter opposition for 
the ofllce he holds at the next elec- 
tion In Washington In May, sub- 
mitted the inquiry to "the mortu- 
ary division of the committee on 
rumors." 

Jerome Casper, local president, 
and Fred Herrington, secretary, 
both said that producing or distrib* 
uting by the M. P. T. O. is out of 
the question, for the present at 
least, with conditions generally un- 
settled. 

Ofllcers elected are: Jerome Cas- 
per, Pittsburgh, president; John 
Newman. New Castle, vice-presi- 
dent; H. Goldberg, Pittsburgh, 
treasurer; Fred Herrington, Pitts- 
burgh, secretary. 

The only other feature was a 
triclc scheme the ofllcers worked of 
keeping writers out of the meeting 
room for a while, then inviting 
them in, to hear themselves being 
introduced to the assemblage and 
called on for a few words. 



HOjT GIBSON . iriED 

Los Angeles, April 19. 

Culminating a whirlwind, court- 
ship lioot^ Gibson, cowboy star of 
Universal,' and Helen Johnson, a 
member of I'at Rooney's act on the 
current Orpheum bill, are to be mar- 
ried this week. The wedding will bo 
held on the picture set at Universal 
City wlure Mr. Gibson is at worlc 
on a now Western drama. 

^liss Johnson's home in In St. 
Louis. She has been with I'at 
Rooney for one year, and ^vill leave 
vaudeville for a home in Universal 
City and possibly do picture work. 
Hoot Gibson was declared champion 
cowboy of the worM at the Pendle- 
ton roundup of 1912. 



The annual meeting of the 2| 
founders of the First National 
started yesterday at West Baden, 
Ind. A general business session at 
which a number of problems whlcfc=i 
may later come up at the annual 
meeting of the Associated First 
National In June, will be threshed 
out. It is quite possible that at th*-- 
West Badon conference a number f 
of Insurgents in the ranks of ths 
oQginal founders will start cam^.j 
paigning for a change in the exec- 
utive* offices of the association. 
Prior to the departure from New 
York of a number of those attend-' 
ing the session there were rumors the^vj 
Gordo'n and Katz faction from New ■ 
England, coupled with others, we^ 
trying to recruit strength to their 
faction which would make it pos- 
sible for them to swing the annua 
election of officers the way tlia 
they would like to see things. Thiiif 
would mean the elimination of 
Robert Leiber as president ard 
possibly the later passing of both 
J. D. Williams as general manager, 
and H. O. Schwalbe, who is secre- 
tary and treasurer. Sam Katz and 
N. II. Gordon are members of tiie 
executive committee, on which ii 
also Schwalbe. 

At the First National home office 
there was a general denial there 
was anything In the air that even 
hinted at action as radical as this. 

J. D. Williams. H. O. Schwalbe, 
accompanied by E. V. Richards, left 
for West Baden Tuesday afternoon. 
On the same train was Paul 
Mooney, general sales manager for 
Louis B. Mayer; Earl Gulick and 
Lewis J. Selznick, accompanied by 
his sales manager. Jack Woody. N»- 
reason was assigned why Selznick 
went along. It is possible, however, 
that he is going to try to use his 
powers of persuasion on the First 
National crowd to win them to the 
Producers' and Distributors' Asso- 
ciation, with Hays at the head. The 
First National has maintained that^'i 
as an association of exhibitors II 
has no ptace In a producer-distribu* 
tor organization. 

The Stanley Co. crowd from Phil- 
adelphia are also said to be a party to 
the plans of the insurgents, however; 
their activity in the matter would 
preclude any possibility of H. O. 
Schwalbe being ousted, and then the 
attack would simply direct Itself 
against Robert Leiber and J. D. Wil- 
liams. 

The west coast faction would alsa 
be directed against Williams and 
they possibly fffight swing the Moe 
Mark of tlie New York Strand with 
whom they are affiliated in the con- 
duct of the New York First National 
exchange. Early reports from the 
West Baden conference Indicate that 
there is practically a 50-50 line up§hl 
on each side of the fence. 



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SCHULBERG LEAVES 

Ben P. Schulberg left for the Coast 
Tuesday rather hurriedly. It wa«| 
stated last week his difficulties with' 
First National over the Kalherinej 
MacDonald productions might leac 
to a lawsuit. 

Although reported Schulberg had 
started action, up to Weilnesday 
there had been no complaint filed in 
the County Clerk's office. 



FAIRBANKS' HUGE SETS 

Los Angeles, April 1?. 

The interior of Robin Hood's 
castle has been completely repro- 
duced at the new Fairbank.s lots in 
Hollywood, where Doug is "shoot- 
ing" some dare-devil scenes for his 
picture, which Will embrace the| 
career of the pioturos(iue "Robin | 
Hood. " The i-cts already eroctod on I 
the lots are by far the lar.i;est ever, 
built in Ilollywood'.M picture <olony,j 

A steel bridge loading ii><<^ Nor-j 
man castle has bet n romplctcii. 1m 
will be supported by cable set biclcl 
more than SOD feet and will comet 
into action when FairbnU-^. *■! 
Robin Hood, climbs the clo.-ingj 
walls. The interior of tlio castle i» 
larger than the concourse of thi 
Pennsylvania station. New York. I 



Friday, April 21. 1922 



MOTION PICTURE DEPARTMENT— Pages 39 to 47 

PICTURES 



«T 



^CUTE SHORTAGE OF FEATURES HITS 
TRADE: SHORT-RUN HOUSES SUFFER 



Mot Enough Material in Sight and Exhibitors Are 
Forced to Resort to Reissues and Pictures Shelved 
for Years 



of feature 
acute and 



Dims Is 
for the 



f))e shortage 

becoming most 

greater part tlie daily change of 

prtp-am houses are up against it in 

tb«lr endeavors to secure sufficient 

material to keep th^^r echedules. 

'ho«e houses where a double feature 

bm is run once or twice a week are 

being particularly hard hit. The 

M»ly recourse in sight seems to be 

he resorting to reissues and the 

)!aylng of pictures that have been 

behed for two or three years. 

The Famous Players' big seven 

reissues are finding favor around 

he country because of the shortage 



of new features. The demand has 
become so strong Famous is going 
to reissue anothci- series of seven 
during June. 

The Fox organization .ilso has a 
reissue scrif-s phmned utilizing 
about seven of its biggest features 
and several of the other compajiics 
are considering the plan. 

An angle of the acuteness of th- 
shortage may be gathered from the 
fact tljj^t the Loew houses in Xew 
York are playing a number of small 
features so far ahead of release 
dates no paper has been issued on 
the productions. This ha ; been true 
for the last four weeks with a num- 
ber of Universal features booked 



for the circuit's regular film houses 
without paper. 

Seemingly there is no relief in 
sight at present unless the flood of 
specuil independent productions 
under way and promised are brought 
to the fore. The usual big features 
that have been made during the last 
few months are being held back 
until fall for release, it being figured 
they will stand a better chance later 
in the year, but these are so fpw in 
number thfy will hardly effect the 
market. 

Coast reports indicate the produc- 
tion end of the industry' is picking 
up again and that there Is a pos- 
sibility this branch will arrive at a 
peak for the year during May. 

The number of foreign productions 
in the country at present and lying 
oivthe shelves seems to be the only 
outlet from the troubles of the ex- 
hibitois, but even with a shortage 
of film existing, there Isn't any de- 
sire on the part of the releasing or- 
ganizations to take over forwgn 
mad*' productions for distribution. 



THEATRE OWNERS PIN HAYS 
DOWN TO NINE QUESTIONS 



"Will You Curtail Producer Waste and Rivalry, 
Which Make High Rentals?'' Minn. Exhibitors 
Ask — Reply to Fluffy Greeting from "Dictator" 



"LOEWS PANTOMIME" 
REGULAR LOEW WEEiaY 



Two Publications Combining, 

with Loew's Weekly 

Remaining Free 



no AS BOX OFHCE MENACE 
DISCUSSED BY EXHIBITORS 



[cct of Latest Fad Felt by Neighborhood Picture 
Houses — General Discussion to Combat It in Fu- 
ture — Seeking Means to Stop Loss of Business 



INDEPENDENTS PREPARE 
FOR FILM SHORTAGE 



Seek to Fill Void Made by 

Holding Off Big Pictures 

Till Fall 



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9 

H 
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Rather belatedly the exhibitor is 
ecoming aware the radio craze is 
i^^cking the bottom out of the 

borhood house business. Dur- 
the past week a number of ex- 
iUtors have gotten together in 
ew York to discifss ways and 
iMns of combatting the latest 
€MM;e to their sick box ofllces. 
No plan has been formed by the 
hibitors and the discussions were 
formal, but it is believed that 
itk the passing of another week 
lh« matter may be brought to the 
tttntlon of the exhibitor bodies 
Ith a view for a general dis- 
•sion. The exhibitor generally 
not forgotten the manner in 
Wch the initial picture store 
iws were attai'kcd by the means 
propaganda to the effect that 
n flicker was injinious to the 
yts. Perhaps the exhibitors will be 
bl« to discover some sort of all- 
ot of the ear through the listen- 
• 4n on the radio for hours. Or a 
rojaganda bureau that kept In 
W*r touch with the aiiuatlon all 
ytf the country through the period 
f «lectrlcal storms in the summer 
«W find sufTlcient material in the 
*■ caused by lightning bolts to 
> that In the campaign. In 
"• respect insurance underwriters 
Itbt work In conjunction with the 
tre forces In forbidding the use 
f the Instrumrnts in homes they 
^ covering. 

^ere doesnt seem to be any im- 
*iate relief in sight for the craze 
■*»11 gaining strength and con- 
fj*"- tJnless some tremendous ac- 
••wjt occurs it seems the radio 
**8tined to be one of the real 
'»'^«8 of opposition to the theatre. 



of heavy musi-'.^ The program ar- 
rangers ha\e feom» thing to tliink 
about. 

GOLDWYN STATIONARY; 
WANTS TO SEL STOCK 



Reported Understanding May 

Be Reached— Salary Cuts 

on Coast Reduces Force 



the or^san; 



Pittsburgh. April 10. 
W- L. Mayor, head of the local 
^"ch of the A. F. of M., has is- 
*« a word <.f caution to musicians 
general not to be over anxious to 
ak,^*^"^ ^hiough the radio phone, 
^ost all the kcal orchpslras and 
«<!« have ' d,,no th 
n «t Pittsburgh 
- |»n. and oth 

e|*>ng to play for 
n|«JI>le. Why not 
n»*' a few ?• 

''Kt» "I ^"^^"^*'' "«•'»•'* ^^ the radio 
i^EIJi "'"^" ^^^'^^ ^^"^ .on.-.-rtM broad- 
er '"^'"^ ^'^'■' 
'*K*^" a'-e a little 
'tK'^'n ^'' •'^'"^^•rt style, with the 

»Kr I ^"*^ ^''^^^' '^^^ '•oncerts in 
i^J^rai ,.„^.^j, ^ ^.^^^ rouline, and 

'■Knt K ^ 'S '^11 g"od. but the com- 

**m* *'^'* «om.e weight In that 

T "^•^fi^s ean't stand an o^erdofle 



Samuel Coldwyn and 
zation bearing his name may come 
to a final under.-tandiiig regarding 
his holdings in the company within 
a few days. Mr. , Coldwyn, it is un- 
der.stood, has been desirous of dis- 
posing of his stock since deposed a.*- 
preaident, but that none of the 
others in the comi).'«ny felt like tak- 
ing It over. 

Meantime Goldwyn personally ^^ . pj-^* 
practically compelled to remain in- I ' ' . 
active In the picture field through 
that his advent In another organiza- 
tion might have the effect of depre- 
ciating the value of his own hold- 
ings in the Goldwyn company. 

On the coast it Is reported Gold- 
wyn has two producing units work- 
ing at present, but that the produc- 
tion end of the plant seems rather 
disorganized. The scenario and 
script department has been permit- 
ted practically to .lose down and a 
number of those with the organiza- 
tion have left through salary cuts. 



There is much activity among the 
independent film promoters in prep- 
aration for an expected void in the 
film trade due to the general post- 
ponement of new pi tures until fall. 
Vi* us as to when the shortage will 
i.pl»ear vary from 30 lo CO days, but 
all the independent oi>erators are 
getting in line for the call to action. 

Old pictures abandoned for one 
reason or another are being un- 
earthed for rttitling, recutting and 
strengthening where it is possible 
for a quick sales campaign when 
exhii'itors V^egin to complain of the 
dearth of new features. 

The big producers and distribu- 
tors are holding back large quan- 
tities of film owing to the {-laekness 
of business at the box ottlce,- the 
increasing number of closings and 
the approach of the tag end of the 
se^ison. This cordition normally ar- 
rives about this time every year, 
but this season it has come earlier 
and is extraordinarily acute. 



Marcus I-oew in going 5».!o the 
publishing business. Loew*s Week- 
ly, a house organ, distribution free, 
will combine with "Pantomime," a 
picture publication, and go on nt ws- 
stand sale, issued weekly. The 
combined title of the ptiblication 
may be "iLoew's I'antomime' or 
"Marcus Loew's Pantomime." 

The house organ will contIn\ie as 
a folder, distributed without charge. 
It has been a weekly publicity fea- 
ture of the Loew picture theatres all 
over the country. It is claimed a 
circulation list ifree) of 400,000 
names has been secured for the 
folder. 

In the I*oew offices in the Rtate 
building. New York, a mailing de- 
partment employing 11 people, Ih 
maintained to handle the di.Mtribu- 
tion of the i\'eekly among other 
Loew circuit literature. 



50 REELS FOR $225 

Films Sold Under Extcuiicn 
$4^35 Judgment 



of 



SCREEN'S TAX FIGHT 
TURNS BY-ELECTION 



Chicago, April 10. 

Following the award of a judg- 
ment of $4, 235. 71 to Helen Itii.-sell 
against the Capitol Film Co., of 
Frankfort, Ind., for a loan made to 
the concern, a balifC of the circuit 
court sold at auction f»0 ref^ls of 
film belonging to the concern find 
realized $22D. 

The films sold were Ltstrr Cuneo, 
Al Jennings and Neal Hart subjeeta 



Test on Issue Makes 
Labor Party Victor In- 
stead of Trailer 



HELEN GIBSON BROKE 

Los Angeles, April 10. 
Helen Gibson Is the second picture 
actress to file bankruptcy papers in 
the past weeR. Miss Gibson filed 
a voluntary petition listing the 
names of 80 Individuals an*! firms to 
whom she owed money. The debts, 
understood to have been lnc\irred 
during the past two year.", total 
124, 963. W. Her present assets arc 
none excepting her exempt arti«.leF. 



MinnG;ipolis, April ID, 
Minnesota picture theatre owners 
have asked Will H. Hays to publlcdy 
t»ll just how he stands in the mo- 
tion picture industry. 

During the cloning se<<sion of th© 
Slate convention of the Minnesota 
exhibitors last we«lc a questionnaire 
was drafted and forwanbd to Mr, 
Hays. It consisted of nine queries, 
some of the most Important being: 
"Do you Intend to make an eftort 
to bring about «i cuitailm^nt ©f 
picture production?" 

"Do you Intend to make an effort 
to eliminate extravagant competi- 
tion on the part of producers In the 
bidding for stars and the curtail- 
ment of waste that reflects greater 
rentals for exhibitors?" 

"What constructive measures 
have you in mind to stab#ize pro- 
duction, distribution and the io- 
duHtry in general?" 

"Do you represent all recognized 
producers? If not, what per cent, 
and what companies do you repre- 
sent?" 

While the exhibitors* committee 
was in session a telegram signed by 
Hays reached the convention. The 
telegram follows: 

"Having sincerely at heart the 
progress and development of t^e 
mofVon picture industry, it Is my 
pleasure to extend to you my felici- 
tations and sincerest -best wishes 
with the hope that we may have 
eomr»lete confidence and fullest co- 
operation between all branches of 
the industry. The advancement of 
our industry demands this closest 
« o-oi)eratIon and confidence be- 
tween tho exhibitor, the producer 
and the distributor, all to the end 
that the fullest success may come 
to those Interoslcd and that the 
public may be me»re whole.somcly 
«erved." 

W. A. St'ffes was re-elected 
pre.sident, and Theodore IIaye8# 
vice-president. Fred Larkin, of 
Onoka, Minn., was elected secre- 
tary, and J. J. Kaplan, Minneapolis^ 
treasurer. 



SELZNICK'S $1,500,000 VALUE 

Lewis J. Felznick lias placed an 
exhibition value of $1,500,000 on hla 
"Jleported Missing" feature, private- 
ly shown in New York two weeks 
ago. The schedule of valuation was 
drawn up by Jack Woody, liead of 
tho Kdect sales organization, last 
week. 



$6,800 YEAR ALIMONY 



Mrs. 



Mason- Hopper Gets 
AUo $570 Monthly 



Decree, 



I'lr stufY" at tlio 

broadcasting sta- 

I'Ts have bern invit»<l 

yer argues. "If you are 

nothing for 20.000 

l>lay for nothing 



Fast Plttsb\irgh 
too mii.fi on th»' 



Los Ang»'le«, April 19. 
Mrs. Hu:h K. Ma-^on -Hopper wav 
granted a divorce from E. Harold 
Mason lloj.pcr, picture director, at 
present with <;old.^^n. U Is re- 
ported that .tr til'^m'nt was *ffe<'i»d 
out of court by wlil<h the director 
is to i»ay his wii'»' $470 a month and 
$100 a month for the support of a 
minor "hild. In co.ut the def. iid- 
ants salary was given as $1.2(tO 
monthly. MaM»ii-Ho).|.» r <! '1 no' 
.ippear in court. 

•SMIIIN- -^"iN LOEW HOUSES 

'Du- .Voriii.i 'JVilULolu*^ !.;.tu!«. 
.^niilin* Tlnough,' hii" >'C.i) t^.ioked 
by First Xatii.nal for 104 d.'O s ov»r 
the LoeW houv-s in Grra^.r N* w 
Yofk and ♦'4 days with Fox. Thi- 
giv»s the picture pvaeti. aily a rec- 
ord of 258 booNinr*. to b«> play«.d day 
and date. 



London, April 10. 

The Kinema « rusade against the 
eniertainment tax is getting sup- 
port from all parts of the country 
from showmen and public alike. 

At the Leicester by-election the 
Labor deficiency of 11,327 votes wa.s 
turned into a majority of 5,352, the 
tax being one of the main slogans 
of the successful candidate, while 
a vLvltor to a northwestern district 
kir.ema indignantly denounced a 
measure which made him pay a 
t; t of three halfpence on a four- 
pence half -penny ticket to witness 
the wedding of Princess Mary on 
the screen whih^ those who could 
afford to p... two guineas for a seat 
:o view the actual ceremony went 
tiix fr* **. 



"JIMMIE" WALKER AND THE EXHIBITORS 

A week or so ago Marcus Loew made public that what the picture 
exhibitors need is the sort of an assf»eiation similar to that which 
a number of producers and distributors have formed, and stated 
that the best form of "business hisurance" they could conceive 
would be by their placing New York State Senator "Jlmmie" Walker 
at the head of it. It's too bad Mr. Loew wasnt permitted to advise 
the producers and distributors when they were casting about for a 
man to head their association, and likewise too bad that he was 
not in a position to make ns happy a selection for his coufitres as 
the suggestion that he m.'ik»s to the exhibitors. 



MUSIC TAX BILL UP 

Washington, l.>. C , A.-:il 1?. 

H'aiiiig on the Senator Lampejt 
h.ll has been set for May 5 by the 
ir^i'isc c(»mmiitee, at whieh to yo 
.ito the tnnits of the pr«>posed 
;,n)< !:dn.« nt of the 4;oi>>rigiit I..aw 
of )1«('0. Senator Lami ert, hailing 
from AN isc'-nsin maintain^ that the 
p.ii< h.'i^c <»{ a (M.py of music ej,- 
titpd tlie iMir<:h.f» ! to piay .':nd pei- 
furm n. 

Th' >-ill. jiitKMhoed hy rerju^sf 
of th' M. I' T. O. A . tiieh is <|»- 
|.«.-e»j to paxing ro:.a .y to the 
Am«ri«aY» Society of Composers, 
Authors and Fublishf r«?. The latter 
will fli?ht the bill through roun.-ei. 



"Jimmie" Walker at lesf^t Is qualified for the position Mr. T-oew 
suggests be ihru.«-l upon him. He has wpent several years lighting 
the battles of the exhibitor. He has fought and bled with them and 
he understands them— unde rstands the average exhibitor only too 
well. He knows when they are on the level and when thcyr*» not. 
He known just bow mu< h of their troubles arc "squawks" and how 
many real and, what is more, 'Jlmmie" knows legislation. 

He has proven himself invaluable to the Motion Pictuje '_i*heatro 
Owners of America, v.oi onl.v in Xew York aj;d Albany, but iM \\'ash- 
ington and trom the Atl.intic to the l'a< ihc. Him has been the battle 
against thos- who were trying to orner the game, his has been tho 
fight against censorship in half a de.zei states, and his has been 
the indirect leadeishij) that has h« Id the r.rganizaf ion t) a eouise 
that brings it liito a natiemal conventior in Wavbington next month 
ill 'u'tej- «-}|.i|)e tlian m«'si fxhihitor (iTgai.izaiiohs luivc e\».-r had. 



But "Jlmmie" V/alker iia« r;ot lueifited !injin» i.d'iV in any of 'his. 
Il»j was paiel a iet;i;ii«r and was to lerMve n mon'id.t fee for Ifis 
.'Klviee. That fM . he»\ve\«i, did ne.t mat' i i.'ilize. and at present the 
erg.'inization rs considerably Jnd»t.tMl Uj iiim finaticially aswill ns 
otherwise, but he has not giv» n up the srof) ar.d is ftiekitig. What 
b'tter f.re.e^f th.iu that erm the erji hibitors <! th' .- •m" ;t-i ■])..* he 
has tin ir j».t« r* ' '*•• at h*;.rt" 



"Jimmie" Walker is a go-g<tter M.d it *<«ms tt...t the- exhihicurh 
of ti." « (»ui;try .it hug. *. uid do far we.r-e than folle»w the ael\ice 
of Marcus Loew in s. l<«tltig him to I'-.d them m th«j future. 




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VOL. LXVI. No. 10 



NEW YORK CITY, FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1922 



48 pa(;es 



->>— 



CARNIVALS' CRIME SEASON 



FIGHTING EQUITY'S CLOSED SHOP; 
HACKINSON IS FOR OPEN SHOP 



|i 



Not Over 40 Shows Out This Suinjner— Usual Num- 
ber 100 — Oldest Booking Agency in Southwe&t 
Declares Itself i 



Kansas City, April 26. 
The Al Macklnson Theatrical 
; Agency, the oldest booking agency 
In this part of the country, has 
fif come out flat for the open shop con- 
tract anU has declared war on the 
^ Equity's demand for closed shop. 
For the past two years there has 
been but little trouble, according to 
Mr. Mackinson, over the Equity, in 
this part of the country. The 
•hows were about 60-50, and but lit- 
tle attempt was made toward any 
Interference witli the management 
l>y Equity representativei^, conse- 
VContinufd on page 7) 



IDSS KENNEDY'S HGIfT 
aUB; OWN PROMOTER 



Chicago. April 26. 
Frances Kennedy, vaudeville sin- 
gle entertainer, has turned fight pro- 
moter. Next week nhe opens a fight 
club seating 1,500 porson.s at Miller 
Beach, Ind., with Jimmy Dillon and 
, Spike Sullivan as the contestants in 
the main fracas. 
The club is on the grounds of the 
I Johnson -Kennedy Estate and easily 
F accessible to Gary as well as the 
railroads from this city. AVeekly 
cards are scheduled to be given hero 
JuHng the summer months, with 
Miss Kennedy acting as her own 
^natchmaker. The prices of admis- 
sion to be charged are |1 and $2. 



ORGANIST MAY 

ENTER MONASTERY 

''Nothing Greater Than to 

Give His Music to God" — 

Returning to Paris 



Rochester. X. Y.. April CG. 

Jcsoph Bonnet, known a.s the 
world's greatest or«ani.st, who has 
been teaching the mastor clas.Sv'S at 
the Ea.stman School of Tuslc, has 
flni.shed his ten w<oks' ongagomoj)t 
and is returning to TarivS. It is un- 
<('>iain if he will return nt-x r.pring 
for\ .similar engagement, as he is 
thinking of entering a monastery. 
Asked if this was .«o. he said it wa.«», 
but he had not yet derided. To' the 
remark that it woulil ho a shame to 
bury his great art pi a monastery, 
he replied that ho kne.v nothing 
gre.a«r tlian "to give his music to 
tJod." 

Bonnet is alivady a member of 
the Benedictine Order, a lay brother, 
and It is in this ord.-r that he is 
thinking of .secluding himself. It 
is understood that he has b. n 
studying along lines that would lit 
him f ' r the priesthood. ^ 



BAT^S" CLEAN-UP 





BIHER OUTCRY 

T 

VORY OUTFITS 



Mayers Closely Watching 
'*Sewer of Show Business*' 
— Daily Papers Every- 
where Against Plague — 
Niagara Falls* Chamber 
of Commerce Issues Re- 
sults of Investigation in 
Bulletin — Mentions Towns 
Recommending Against 
Travelling Fakirs 

EPIDEMIC OF CARNIVALS 



With the llr. L sw»'et )>r«*aih of 
j^prini? has eoine from every corn^^r 
oL' the nation a sudden bitier out- 
cry against traveling carnivals, 
which last season left such an un- 
savory aftermath. 

"The Sower of Show Business'.' 
now laces olficial hobtiliiy almost 
everywhere, and the campaign that 
has sUrtcd, after l>ing dormant all 
winter, looms up as an a;jfgressive 
national movement, no longer con- 
lined to local constables and deputy 
sheriffs. 

Following on outspoken rxposes 
(Continued on page 1) 



KEITH'S HAS ROOTED 2S ACTS; 
HAD 300 THIS TIME LAST YEAR 



Slow Issuance of Routes — Reduced Salaries Holding 
Up Acts— "Stars of Yesterday," $1,100 Weekly 
— Excessive Caution Reported 



B'WAY'S BEST BLANK 
DRAWN BY 'LADY-BUG' 



Not One Ticket in Advance 

Sold for Friday — Closed 

Thursday Night 



KATE CLAXTONS DEBUT 

'Two Orphans" Star for Vaudc 
After 20 Years 



Takes $9 000 in Two Days at Duluth 
— Hundreds Turned Away 



Kate Claxton, of 'Two Orphans" 
**nie, may oppenr in vaudevilh- 
•nortly. Negotiations are now on 
Jo that end. Miss Claxton has been 
'n retirement fo.- nearly a .score of 
years. 

^ave Marion, who .«-taged and 
«I>OM8ored the 'Veterans of Va- 
y^^y'' turn at the Tulaco. New 
^OTK. this week, will furnish \h". 
vehicle and direct Miss Claxton's 
vaudeville spin, if she dec id. -s to 
«nter the two-a-day. 



• Diiliitli. April "J'V 
"Tle^ I!«t' played ti> over 19.000 

last J'ri«lay and Sal unlay at tho 

I,yeeum. The rceipts sm.«sh«'d all 

lixal Iherilrical records. 

Hundreds were tuint'd .»v.,iy f i om 

the tleMtre. 



'AUCE ADAMS" PICKF.O 

Indi.»i'Jpt»Ii'', Api.l -*•• 
(.' nl \'an Dor<'«t, lih i.iry f-diK.r ()r 
♦ h.' "Nation." .^pcikinf; b.f.re o 
lor.il rlMb. j^rrrruru \ e.-iti'n v.-r-M 
ram'* Ho^-th T uk'rTton «« "A!!-e 
Ad >m !." thr priT*--! v/'n-.^-r r t.ovel 
of 1921. 



MAUDE FEALY'S STOCK 
WIU TRY OUT PLAYS 



The ,"«fork compiny h'-adcd by 
M iud<' K»'aly. to op«'n at Schh s- 
inger'.s Ifroad Street, Newark, N..J.. 
June 1. will a^L as a trial horse for 
Ihrri' 1 '.road way produeer.**. 

The Fi-aly stock wlil put on fo 
fry out th.' ifrnv plays (b om»'d of 
promi^^e by fht» Sehvyns, A. II. 
WoodH and William Iljirrl.s, Jr. The 
tlir-'.' i»r lucrrs have er^ually r»»n- 
libuteil to a f'iud of llu.O'Mi it) 
,;MU)re Mi'.-t I'ea'y's .'slock. 

Ihiu!.* pro.spccls ar<» articipH.-d 
ftr the venturf as a strilKht bii.si- 
ne.s.>< propo.iitlon, .slntf N'^wuk v.-ill 
liive an opporftinify tliro-inh the 
firopoyd method, of being thf tirst 
tr> 'vit':eB:< a Pfrif s of new pie 'f'H 
th.Tt rr.'^.y dev<»1op In^o l^r »adway 
hits of noxt se^ison 



•The Lidy-Dug." a play that 
oponrd April 17 at the Apollo, lastod 
four days, was withdrawn April 20. 
That is not a record run for IJroad- 
way this season, but that the count - 
up Thur.sday when about $100 was 
in the house, showed not a .single 
.■^eat sold for Friday is regarded as 
I'.ro'jtl way's greatest I lank. 

Thf show could have played out 
the week, but further Ioss«'s were 
prevented by the hasty withdrawal. 
One item was salaries. The show 
h.iil ju.st completed two weeks. Had 
it rnntinued Friday and Saturday, 
flaims for a work's salary mi^ht 
have been filed, as no notice was 
jxjMted. I'nder the regulations no 
notiee Is needed for a play until 
aftor two weeks are played. Salary 
for two weeks Is the minimum, un- 
h'MS the production ii specifically 
for trying out. 

"Suzette," a musieal pi«'ce. lasted 
bTit two days at the I'rlnci'.ss last 
fall. There are a number of In- 
•Htanees of attractions having a run 
of one performance on Broadway. 
Notably Is the Knglish revue tried 
at Weber A. Fields Music hall some 

asons ago, "The Awakening of 
Spring' last«'d no .longer at t'.ie 
Maxine Klllott. the police stopping 
it after th*» premiere, while the 39th 
.^^ticet n.'Xt door has had two onc- 
iiight flops on its books. 

The Apollo Is under lease to 
I) W. (IrifTlth. w' use<T*tlio hou.-^e 
for 'Orphans of the Storm," r-^- 
reiitly el«>,Med. The house i.i owned 
by lie.' Selwyii.s, who are bo 'cing it. 

ZIEGFELD LNGAGES 

Flor( nz Zlegfeld has c nr^agod 
Vvunne fJ*'orgf», a /^lever cabaret 
Hinpfer and dancer, to gf) to America 
next season. 



The Ki'ith office has only about 
25 aetj< rout«>d for next u»':ison, aji 
agaliiHt 300 by this tlm^- ta.st y»nr. 
Two of the aets to be routed this 
week were "Star« of Yesterday," the 
old -timers' revue, and Kmllie liea, 
th»' dancer. 

The routes have been eoming 
along very slowly, with an equal 
r»'luct»rice about nigning reported 
by the agents on tlio i»art of the 
artists to whom routes hnve b«en 
tendered. 

This exees.-ave caution i.n reported 
as due to routes ho far t,julered 
calling for a redu<^tion in salary or 
no increase over I lie pawt >>eascn's 
figures. 

The 'Stars of Yesterday" wore Im- 
sued a con.secutivo rout*- falling for 
continuous booking at $1,100 ueekiy, 
Kmihe Lea receives $750. ac»'«»jding* 
to report, on hor next ^a .laons 
route. 



FATTY ARBUCKLEWAilTS 
A LEGIT PRODUCTION 



Los Angeles. Apiil Jo. 

Fatty Arbuckle Is being offered 
New York legitimate produrern as 
"the star of a suitable attraetion." 
No terms are given, but (he Hroad- 
tvay managers are re<|ueslcd to 
make a proposition. 

The wires have been sent by I. IT. 
Simmons of 913 South Oliver street, 
this city. One Bald: •ArbuMtle 
should be biggest box-offleA attrac- 
tion In the show business." 



One Hroadway produe»»r who ac« 
knowhMlged having received a pro- 
posal this week to star Arbuekle In 
a piny said he parsed it up and had 
heard of no otler manager enter- 
taining the ofTor. 

ON A M UN SON 

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^ ^ OL*C*^ Friday, April 28, l^ 



AMERICAN MANAGERS BIDDING 
FOR LONDON STAGE PIECES 



IKVING BERIIN MAY 
FORM ENGLISH CO. 



Dillingham Buys Rights of 'Tons of Money" at 
Shaftsbury — Tops Offer from A. H. Woods and 
Sam Harris — Savage Takes "Love's Awakening*' 



Negotiating With Darewski 
and Others as Old Con- 
tract Expires . 



16. 



Lontlon, April ^ 

Amrri 01) m.inasprs are biddinpr 
bri^'kly for tho lights to current 
Lornlon Ftnpc pieces. A. H. Woodf, 
Sam Harris ami Charles Dillingham 
vere in a three-cornered competi- 
tion for the riK>)ta of "Tons of 
Monf-y" at the Shafts>»ury. Dilllnp- 
ham carrying off the coup when he 
bid hiKh»r than the others. 

Mr. Woods went direct from the 
eteamrr to the Shaftshiiry and 
made xiis offer for the piece. Sam 
. Harris already had ma»le his hid of 
6 vr cent, on the first $5,000. 7H 
per cent, on The nfxt li'.OOO. and 10 
per cent, above. While the.^e offers 
were pending Dudley Field Malone, 
jepn senting I)illInKham, opened 
negotiations oji the hasis of 10 per 
cent. Etraipht and 500 pounds ad- 
vance royalty. This secured the 
property. 

Another deal involved the rights 
of ' Love s Awakening." which goes 
to Henry W. Savage. The piece 
opened April 3 9 at the Kmpire. It 
Js a dignified light opera, exactly 
of the type with which Col. Savage 
has been identit^cd for years. The 
music is scholarly, as might be ex- 
pected from its German origin, and 
in all proVtability the book will have 
to be enlivened for American pur- 
po.«5ee. The score is splendidly 
handled by The London company. 
Woods has ht it ht-come known that 
he may produce 'The Demi-Virgin" 
over f5*^re. 

Woods left suddenly for Paris 
early this week. 



UNION SHOP THEATRE 
GIVING DRAMATIC PLAYS 



Formation in Paris — Place, 

Meeting Hall — Moderate 

Admission 



Taris. April 26. 

T/ie luion des Syndioats, Hue 
rJrange-aux-iJt-lles, la organizing 
dramatic shows in the large meet- 
ing hall of the Cojifoderaiion. The 
performances are given by mem- 
bers of the syndicates, with a mod- 
est price charged for running ex- 
penses. Anatole Frances *La '^om- 
edie de c lui qui epouse une Femme 
Muette" is the novelty, with classi- 
cal piecej forming the programs of 
the new Confederation General du 
Travail Unitaire. 

This trade.s union playhouse l.s 
exciting interest, the players and 
audiences being syndicalists. 



London,' April 26. 

Irving Berlln> ct ntrnct with Max 
Darewski for the British rights to 
Berlin music is about to expire at 
the end of its three-year term. Ber- 
lin's future arrangement is the topic 
of much speculation here. 

The original instrument specified 
the payment of $25,000 advance roy- 
alties. 

Berlin and Saul Bornstein are 
here. Berlin has Jsut returned from 
Paris. Bornstein is dickering not 
only with Darew.ski, but with other 
publishers for the future rights of 
Berlin, Inc.s, output here. 

AVhile these negotiations have not 
yet been ended, it is possible that 
Irving Berlin. Ltd., will be organized 
here as a subsidiary to handle the 
British sales proposition. 
I Berlin opened dealings with Nel- 
son Keys to appear in the "Music 
Box" revue. New York, next season. 
Now that he has returned from 
the Continnent it Is likely action on 
the contract will be announced. 



BOSTOCK SAILING 



BERNHARDT IN OLD ROLE 



'•Vine 



Sa.ah at Her Paris Theatre 
in "Regine Armand*' 



Paris. April 26. 

The fourract comedy of Louis 
Vernouii, "Heg.ne Armand," cre- 
ated by Sarah Bernhardt during 
her tour in Belgium last year and 
since taken around the provinces, 
was presented yesterday (Tuesday) 
at the Theatre Sarah Bernhardt 
with all prospects of a success. 

Mme. Bernhardt is appearing In 
the part she created on her last 
tour. The other roles are played 
by Ja ques Gretillat, Gaston Du- 
bosc, Decoeur, Puylagarde, Mmes. 
Simone Frevalles, Marie Mont- 
bayon and Viola ine. 

The .story concerns Begine Ar- 
mond, an actress, who feels the is 
growing old. Regine's son, Mar- 
cal .loves a married woman, and the 
affair leads him" into a duel. Be- 
gine pretends the duel was based 
upon an insult to her, but the wom 
ans 



Former Agent-Producer Will Reside 
Permanently in England 



"FAKIR"' A HIT 



Musical Comedy with Romantic 
Story Shows in Paris 



Gordon Bostoek, former vaudeville 
agent and producer, is sailing May 2 
on the "Aquitania." to make London 
his permanent home. His brother. 
Claude Bostoek. will represent him 
in New York. Claude will operate 
his New York ofhees independent of 
his brother. 

Gordon will go in more for the 
placing of plays on V>oth sides of the 
ocean. He now liolds the English 
rights to "The Dream Maker" iGil- 
lette) and "Dulcy," the latter one of 
Broadway's legit hits of this season. 
He is in negotiation for other New 
York successes and may close for 
one or more before leaving. 



Paris, April 26. 

"Le Fakir de Benares" is the title 
of the nv.w musical conjedy in three 
acts by Machel Carre, music by 
Leon Manuel, presented at the 
j Mogador April 21. It scored a nice 
hit. 

A blind Hindoo fakir ^alls in love 
with an extraordinarily homely 
girl. He offers her a talisman 
which he promises in her hands 
will restore his sight. The^ girl 
feai'S the result, but applies the 
remedy. The talisman cures the 
fakir's blindness, but likewise re- 
stores the girl's beauty and when 
the lover's eyes are opened he finds 
his sweetheart even more beautiful 
than he had imagined. 

The piece is well mounted, espe- 
cially thope p.'issages showing the 
Ganges river as a colorful back- 
ground. 



HIGHBROW SATIRE 

Paris, April 2C. 

A four-act comedy by the popular 
novelist Bon^ Benjamin, entitled 
"Plaisirs du Hasard.' was present- 
ed by Jacques Copeau at the Vieux 
Colombier April 21 and well re- 
ceived. 

The story is a satire on \jniversity 
and Judicial society and pokes keen 
fun at the highbrow. 






RANDALL SCORES 

Loudon, April 26. 
Carl Randall, a.ssisted by Bertha 

_ Dunn and Mary WashbUTi., are a 

huKband suspects the truth and I big hit at the Coliseum in a sing- 



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reports that Marcal has been killed. 
Thereupon Regine divulges the 
true sTate of affairs to the husband, 
who shoots his wife. Marcal dis- 
appears and Regine continues to 
act at the theatre until she col- 
lapses on the stage and dies with- 
out recognizing the prodigal who 
returns at the last moment. 



AMERICANS IN EUROPE 

Paris. April 26. 

Frank H. Simonds sailed from 
Antwerp by the 'Finland' for New 
York last Friday, after a tour 
through Europe. 

Mme. Gonna W.il.ska, whose di- 
vorce from A. .S. Cochran is pend- 
ing, made her debut as a vo<alist 
last week at Monte Carlo. 

Wr!^. Erne^•t Thompson and her 
daughter, from New York, after a 
tour in Italy, have arrived In Paris. 

Yvette Guilbcrt has arrived in 
Paris with nine American girls, in- 
troduced as her pupils. 



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WINCHELL SMITH'S NEXT 



Playwright in Paris— Will Write 
Deauville Gambling 



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Paris, April 26. 

AVinehell Smith went to London" 
late last week and is due to sail 
for New York today. He says his 
next play will deal with life in the 
southern resorts of France, with a 
big scene in the gaming places of 
Deauville. 

Avery llopwood sailed for home 
-\pril 22 on the "Aquitania." 



SAILINGS 

Reported through Paul Tausig ^ 
Son, 104 East Fourteenth street: 

(All from New York to England 
or France), April 27, Peter Bernard 
tHochambeau); April 29, Griff (Cel- 
tic); ]May 6, May Wirth, Stella 
Wirth. Mr.-^. M. Wirth. Frank Wirth. 
Phil St. Leon, AVelby Cooke, The 
Magieys (Homeric); May 16, Will 
Stanton (Mauntania); Rlgoletto 
Brothers (Reliance); Mr. and Mrs. 
lkrnar<li < Ikrengaria). 

(New York to Deiimark). April 



FAIR FOR NARES 

London, April 26. 
Owen Nares and company in the 
dramatic sketch, "The Man in the 
Chair,' did fairly at the Coliseum. 





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Resting on Orpheum Tour 

FRANK VAN HOVEN 



DEMPSEY HEPS PEARL 
WHITE TO PARIS HIT 



American Film Star Does Well 
in Casino Revue — En- 
. gaged for 2 Months 



^ Paris, April 26. 

Leon Volterra produced a new 
show at the Casino de Paris April 
22 entitled "Revue des Etoiles," by 
Albert Willemetz and Jacques 
Charles. The star is I'earl White. 
American screen luminary, who 
among other incidents is seen in 
a mimic aeroplane flight with pic- 
tures as a background. 

Paris received the American ex- 
tremely well. An incident that 
caused much Ci.sous.sion and pub- 
licity that helped tremendously took 
place Saturday. During a scene In 
which Miss White is pretending to 
recruit a picture company by in- 
viting members of the audience to 
come upon the stage. Miss White 
espied Jaek Dempsey in the audi- 
torium and asked him to appear. 
The world's champion mounted to 
the stage and made a speech ex- 
pressing his pleasure at being in 
the French capital. He enjoyed an 
ovation, and then the show pro- 
ceeded. 

Among the features of the enter- 
tainment is a Chine.««e ballet with 
an effective flower-boat tableau 
with music by Hillier. Another bit 
concerns Mitty and Tillio in a leop- 
ard dance. The stage is made to 
represent a cage. Mitty is the 
trainer and Tillio the leopard. It 
is an excellent effect. 

Miss White has been engaged for 
two months. 



JOSEPH OLLER DIES 

Paris. April 26. 
Joseph Oiler, famous manager of 
the Moulin Rouge and Olympla, died 
in laris, April 20, 72 years old. He 
was born in Spain. 



Geraldy in Autumn 
Paul Geraldy will dtf« r his Amer- 
ican trip until autumn, going then 
to New York only. 



IN LONDON 



<;i11ett V lellig Olav). 
< .\'cw York for London'v. 
, i'hick Johnson (Majes- 



DIFFERENCE IN MAKE-UP 

London, April -0. 
Betove. a Frenoli i»ianologist. did 
a flop Monday afternoon at the Coli- 
seum, but for the next performance 
he got lid of his makeup and made 
a lew other change^', regi.<=ttring 
the night show. 



at 



Green Leaving **Stranoer" 

London, April 20, 
Harry Green closes with "\V«1- 
•tmt ISti>uiger".at the.I-yac, Mai. ^ 



27, Bobby 

May 20 
Ol 0]-«.n 
tie>. 

May 2 I New York to London), 
Alice Lloyd, Dai.-^y Hyani.'=. Mr. and 
.Mr.*-. <lordon Bostoek, Mr. and Mrs. 
r.ert Ix;vy (Aquitania). 

May 2ii(New York for London), 
Jimmy Htj.«sey (.Aquit.mia). 

May 16, Will Stai.t< n tMaure- 
t.mia). 

April 2»', London to New, York 
Winchell Smith. 

Ai)ril 26 (London to New York), 
Robert McLaughlin i Homeric). 

April 22. London to New Yoj^- 
Avery Hopwood (Aquitania). 

April 15 (New York to London). 
Marshall Ncilan (Homeric). 



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London. April 13. 
Followir.g the run of "Paddy the 
Next Best Thing" at the Savoy. 
Peggy O'Neil will be .seen In vaude- 
ville. Hpr opening will probably be 
at the Coliseum, London, April 24. 



Percy Reiss has booked Carl 
Randall, assisted by Mary Wash- 
burn and I'.erta Bohn to open at the 
Coliseum, London, April 24. 



Long 
juggler, 
suec<'s.« 
( tirrent 



Tack Sam, the Chinese 
who has been a sen.«ational 
at the Coliseum during the 
week is booked solid until 



probably seen (he last of the Bar 
riesque romance. 



Following the revival of "Mr. Wu" 
Mathe.son I^ng will go on a pro- 
vincial tour. IUr next production at 
the New, of which he holds a long 
lease from Lady Wyndham will be in 
the autumn. 



'DECAMERON NIGHTS' 
DRURY LANE-^ORGEI 



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Wildly Acclaimed at Premi( 
— Cut to Three-Hour Limit] 
— New Drury Lane 



London, April 26 
"Decameron Night f-.' which 
opened the remodelled Drury La] 
April 20, is a gorgeous spectad 
It might be described as a "su 
Chu Chin Chow." The first 
audience acclf^imed it wildly. 

Despite the elimination of the pro. 
log the story required drastic ei. 
cision to keep within the limits q^ 
three hours at the opening, ao4 
since the opening has been furth« 
pruned. It is splendidly acted. 

Robert McLaughlin, of Cleveland, 
the author, is sailing on the "Horn, 
eric" today. 

This new version of "Derameroa 
Nights" is produced by Arthur CoU I 
lins. The piece is in three act^ 
with the cast including Wijette Ker. 
shaw, Winifred Davis, Gladys An^ 
crum, Ellis Jeffeys, Writa Vivian, 
Carlito Ackroyd, John Keating, H. 
A. Saintsbury, Arthur Lewi«, Hugh 
P.uckler, Tom Barrett, Frank Hay. 
lett, Cowley Wright, Arthur Whitby, 
l;avid Hodder, Ivan Berlin. 

Little remains of the former Drury 
I-^ne, with the exception of a few 
historical features. .Within th« 
four walls of the former building 
a new three-tier theatre has been 
built. The house has been decorated 
in the latest style ary! inclVjdes a 
Royal box with a private entrance 
on a side street. 



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MARIA KOUSNEZOFF'S CO. 



Russian Artiste's Group in 
Bit Disappointing 



Parii, 



P.uis, April 26. 

Mme. Kousnezofr, the Russian 
artiste, has grouped some of her 
countiTPCople for a troupe under 
the direction of Andre 'Jailhard. at 
the Theatre Femina. The success 
is fair. 

The program comprises .a number 
of short acts,- sketches^ songs and 
dances, after the stjle of th« 
Chauvre Souris. 

The Russian scenes formed the 
attraction, such as the Grounka and 
a country fair with variegated 
colors. The .Spanish dance was re- 
ceived mildly, while a Japanese 
script, "O Hana .San." due to Pich- 
eran, pleased less. Bakst has lrt« 
spired some of the sets. 

The criticjj were a bit dis- 
appointed, according to the ac- 
counts. 



CARPENTIER AGAIN ON FILM 

Paris, April 26. 

It is announced that Georges Car- 
penticr, champion heavyweight of 
Europe, will abandon fighting tor 
acting, having been placed under 
contract by J. Stuart Blackton, for 
English film productions. 

Carpentier appeared in American 
films about a year ago. this mark- 
ing his second step into pictures. 



Kn^land — Com mun lent e With 



G, 





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Masonic Temple 
Chicago 



BIdg. 



WILETTE 



KERSHAW 

THEATRE ROYAL 

T>R( HT I.ANK. I<«)M)ON 



GALSWORTHY'S PLAY OPENS ELKlflS tf^^^Zk 



1924, wJien he hoped to retire and 
return to America.* .Man proposes, 
the managers depose however, and 
his retirement is not to be at so 
early a date. Owing to recent mes- 
s.iges from Ameri( a he is shuffling 
his ai rangejnents bO as to reoi>en 
there in S» i>tember. 



London, April 26. 

"Court Windows," a new Gals 
worthy play with the usual socia 
problem, opened April 25. 

Nothwith.«tanding creditable act 
ing the piece is not like'y to prov 
a pofiular success. 



MlNSTfitl ^ 



. iayin^Moss^bll 8,PrincipaieiTCUit8 



As announced, the run of the 
Pinero play "The Enchanted Cot- 
tage' at the Duke of York's comes 
to an end April 29 on which date 
Phillip Michael Faraday's lease of 
the house teiminates. The play will 
I have had a run of only six weeks 
I and as no other suitable West End 
theatre is available London has 



FOSTERS AGENCY, Ltd. 



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Friday, April 28, 1922 



VAUDEVILLE 



KElTff S ANNIVERSARY PUBUCHY 
TAKES ALL THEATRICAL RECORDS 



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Culminates in This Week's Jubilee — Known Record 
of 15,000 Columns of Keith's Free Publicity in Pa- 
pers of Country — Campaign Ran for Six Months 



The "Tliinl of a Century An- luncheon in various ilubs. ami par- 



nlversary" of the B. F. Keith Vau- 
deville CMicuit which culminated 
with a celebration in all Keith 
houses this week, hatl its first pub- 
licity in October, last. Since th«'n 
weelvly and daily publication of the 
Jubilee activities had been accorded 
the event, t he actual time elapsed 
being nearly 8ix months, the loncest 
publicity campaign ever accomplish- 
ed iu theatricals. 

The Keith otflce has .".2 scrap 
books which partly cover the pub- 
licity activity. It is estimated around 
15,000 columns in nev.-.'< stories were 
printed in newspapers throuRhout 
the country. That does not begin 
to take in syndicated matter, known 
as "boiler plate." One news syndi- 
cate sent a Bpecial Keith lay-out 
to 2,600 new.'-.papers, some of which 
expanded the feature to full page 
length. Seven or eight other syn- 
dlcate.« at times handled tlie "Tiiird 
of a Century" stories and much of 
that publicity was impossible of 
checking up. The clipping books 
at the Keith office average 80 pages 
each or a total of 2.660 pages. 

The publicity campaign was 
handled by Mark A. Luescher, gen- 
eral representative for C IJ. Dilling- 
ham and the business genius of the 
Hlppotlrome. Mr. Luescher was 
loaned by ^Ir. Dillingham to tho 
Keith ottice for the work, which at 
Its outset was not definite in the 
period of time. Luescher used but 
a small staff in Xew York. He gives 
full credit to the house managers 
and press agents of the Keith the- 
atres throughout the circuit for the 
cooperation, without which the cam- 
paign could not have been put over. 

The work was concentrated on the 
66 theatres under the direction of 
the Keith office, including the F. F. 
Proctor string and the B. F. Moss 
houses. This week there were 
•pecial supplements gotten up for 
neighborhood publications, the sup- 
plements averaging four pages each 
and promoted by the bureau under 
Luescher's direction and the local 
Keith representatives. 

Ten Different Methods 

The main factor 6t the Keith 
"Third of a Century" publicity cam- 
paign was the promotion of Keith 
theatres everywhere for civic pur- 
poses. On the basis that the houses 
Would be open for public movements 
•f any kind except politics. Luescher 
Conceived 10 different methods of 
activity with local application, that 
brought the Keith houses into use 
aside from the regular entertain- 
ment. Some angled with the shows 
themselves but mostly they were 
•part from the performances them- 

•'lelves. 

The most successful was the es- 

- tablishing of an American ballet 
•chool. In checking up the work 
t^iis week, Luescher said there are 
tl permanent schools, giving a ses- 
sion of instruction at least once 
weekly. AVhenever dancing stars 
are on the current bills it has been 
the custom for the artists to devote 
one morning during the engage- 
Oif'nt to the school. In addition a 
locnl t»*a^hfr is maintained in each 
house. 

Symphony Orchestras Formed 

The formation of symphony or- 
chestras is of next importance in 
''omnumit.ie.s where there was no 
musical organization of the kind 
■ubsidizcil. Syracuse. X. Y.; was 
the fust city to organize a sym- 
Phon.v through the Keith celebra- 
tion idoa and "Washing*. o:i is now 
formlii;:; aloir; similar lines. Kvon 
where a s\nipliony orchestra was 
In existence, the idea cauuht on — 
nolnbiy In iMuIa<h'liihi.i. There a 
l>Op ropro-.t is given at K* Ilh's each 
Sunday by tin- syn^.phoii> (U-'hestra. 
the ehar-o- being 10 cents. The ad- 
misainj, is used to pay the nui.si- 
clans' viii^PK, tiv.ie b.-inj? no other 
^^^n\ p,,Mi for. (Pliilad..'iphia has 
no Sui.duy vaudeville concerts.) 

Another experiment thai has been 

successful Is that of "Noonday Civic _. - 

Forums," conducted generally at J away, L. h 



N. V. A. DAY $60,000; 
LESS THAN LAST YEAR 



ticularly effective in the middle 
Vrcst. Such gatherings, which are 
along tlie Rotary Club idea, were 
held in Cleveland. Syracus.>. Cin- 
cinnati. Louisville 'and Providence. 
Another movement akin was the 
"r>etter Dusines.s" organizations, 
one of the Keith i»ublieity plans 
that was put acro- iu nine differ- 
ent cities. 

A division of singing '.uses was 
wh^r** the aid from vocal stars on 
various bills was employed, was 
u.;ed in some cities with morning 
sessions once a we( !>-. As with the 
iallet {(hool the interest of ama- 
teurs was secured. In Providence 
m.onlhly recitals were starte.' by 
the local Keith representative (Lov- 
enberg) and that was copied in a 
number cf other Keith stands. 

There v.as general activit.v to 
gather clothing for ex-service men. 
and all those who gave clothing, 
shoes or other necessities were ad- 
mitted free in all Keith hou.«?es. The 
ob.rervance of patriotic days was 
made another special feature, that 
climaxing in Armistice Day, when 
the President's speech at Arlington 
Cemetery warf read on all Keith 
stages. Copies of the speech were 
secured in advance. In addition 
there were wireless or radiophone 
exploitation, with ai"'tists then asked 
to broadcast in the various stations. 
Golf tournaments for Keith cups 
were promoted and carried through 
with most interest in the middle 
western cities. 

E. F. Atbee Side-Stepped Dinner 

For the celebration this week a 
national coijimittee was formed to 
tender a dinner to E. F. Albee as 
the climax of the jubilee. The man- 
ner in which the event was arranged 
would have made the dinner one of 
the biggest of its kind ever at- 
tempted. Mr. Albee, however, re- 
fused to accept the demonstration, 
saying it was too personal a tribute 
and that the Keith celebration 
should not be tempered in any way. 
The make-up of the dinner commit- 
tee made the idea one of the most 
important in the campaign. In ad- 
dition to noted men in metropolitan 
life, local committees held some of 
the big men in every city. There 
were 10 governors, mayors and pub- 
lic executives on the committees 
and local observance would have 
been made. 

Though tho dinner was called off 
there were special events for each 
day this week in all Keith theatres, 
the added features contributed by 
civic organizations. The start was 
madft Monday in all except the 
Palace, where vaudeville artists 
asked to step in and act in the cele- 
bration. 

Big Celebration Week 
The celebration week was so well 
worked up that reports up to 
Wednesday wero that records 
would be broken In many Keith 
houses despite this time of the the- 
atrical season. 

The publicity work for the cele- 
bration was also worked out for 
practical use by the house managers 
for the feature acts as they ap- 
peared. Thoro were 872 .special 
stories ^ent out to the hou.ses to be 
used for special exploitation of 
headliners and feature acts. All 
su'h matter was filed away for use 
immediately upon the booking of the 
act. In addition, there was a weekly 
news and fa.«-!iion letter sent to many 
turns. A special theatrical trad" 
paper .slu-et was issued weekly as 
well. 

Thougli V>. F. Keith's thcatie ac- 
tiviii.'S startrd in ISS.'J. th*' otlebra- 
tioii was actually formulated on the 
.'J3 years of the* establishment of 
Keith vaudeville, 
project was a museum 



Falling Off for Fund in V. M. 

P. A. Houses for Friday's 

Matinee 



I'nofficial estimates place the 
total returns from the National 
Vaudeville Artists Day matinee held 
in all of the V. M. P. A. houses last 
Friday afternoon at about $00,000. 

The I'alace. New York, got $3,409 
for the N. V. A. insurance fund, 
beating the Hippodrome. Cleveland, 
gross of last year by $200. The 
Cleveland Hip was the banner 
house for last year s N. V. A. day. 

The Palace gross includes a con- 
siderable sum raised during the 
week, at the Palace, through auc- 
tioning of seats. 

It will be several weeks before 
all of the returns are in, but it Is 
probable that this year's gross will 
fall some ten or fifteen thousand 
behind last year's. Higher seat 
prices prevailed this year in some 
houses. 

Proctor's Mount Vernon, X. T.. 
with receipts of $1,150 Friday, 
topped the Proctor iiouses in re- 
ceipts. This Is considerably les« 
than last year, when $1,900 was 
realized in Mount Vernon. 



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PAnERSON'S CIRCUS 
IN BAD R. R. WRECK 

'Calliope Blackie" Killed— 

Many Injured — New Animal 

Show, Just Started Out 



JED DOOLEY 

'THE UNCROWNED GENIUS'* 

After eighteen years of faithful 
y.erviee on the Keith Circuit was 
able to advance himself from open- 
ing the show to the number two 
spot. How wonderful ia vaudeville! 



Kansas City, April 26. 

The James Patterson Wild An- 
imal Circus was wrecked yesterday 
morning and "Calliope lilackie." an 
old eircusman, was killed. A num- 
ber of others with the show ^ were 
injined. 

A fast r'risco passenger train 
struck the circtis train as it was 
taking a siding at Girard, Kans., 100 
miles south of here. The Patter- 
son show was en route to INtts- 
buig, Kans. 

The Patterson show is now, start- 
ing out this season, after having 
quartered over the winter while 
forming, about 50 miles from Kan- 
sas City. 



MUSIC SITUATION IN ENGLAND 



$180 FOR A MERCEDES 

Bert Levy Intends Buying Car 
Austria—Will Play Abroad 



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Bert Levy, the artist, has figured 
a Mercedes car (Austrian made) 
will cost $180 in American money. 
In Austria and the coin of that 
country it will be 1,500.000 kronen. 
The kick in tho cheap foreign price 
for an Aq/erican is the duty '.>ring- 
Ing it in here, and cost of transpor- 
tation. The American government 
places a value of $10,000 on a Mer- 
cedes, without regard to its original 
cost. That will set ' ack Mr. Levy 
about $5,000 and another $900 will 
go for transportation. The artist 
has also calculated that at $180, if 
he only rides over the continent In 
it, he can't be gypped very much. 

Mr. Levy, with Mra. Levy, will 
sail May 2 on the "Aquitania." Ills 
English contracts call for him to 
open at Moss* Empire, Liverpool, 
May 15, with the Moss tour t • fol- 
low. Old contracts also required 
him to show at the "Wintergarten, 
Berlin, for four weeks, and in Vi- 
enna. 

After serving four years as 
American representative for the 
English theatrical weekly, "Tho 
Stage," Mr. Levy haa resigned, with 
Eugene Kelcey Allen appointed to 
the po.st by the London publication. 
Mr. Allen is dramatic editor of 
Women's Wear and Is thoroughly 
familiar with tho American ehow 
business through long association in 
It. With the resignation from "The 
Stage," Mr. Levy severed all con- 
nection with his former newspaper 
work, both as writer and cartoonist. 
He will devote hte spare time in fu- 
ture to writing a book on theatrical 
life. His last book. "For the C.ood 
of the Race," is now selling in Its 
eleventh thousand. 



Keiths lir.^t 
TIm' season 



**COOKIES" FROM SKETCH 

The Dan Kusell comedy bucolic 
sketch in vaudeville that starred 
Eddie Buzzell, has been made over 
into a legitimate comedy. Kusell 
and Laurence Schwab did the con- 
version. Sammy Lee is stakitig the 
three-act version, with Buz/ell con- 
tinuing in the principal role. 

•Cookies" will shorily start re- 
hearsals, now due tn open Juiii" 5 at 
Atlantir City. 



ALICE LLOYD CLOSING SEASON 

Alice Lloyd is playing her i\u:i\ 
\vt,<ic utulcr the Shuberl vau<l«vill<' 
contract. She h-aves New Yori; 
May 2 on the "Aqiiitania." to ren\ain 



proj.-cl was a mus • no. ... ..^^- , ^^_^^ ^,^^. «.u,nmer ir. EngU.iul. 

of 1S87-1SSS a^ualy ^''^^/''''.r. '"' | .Miss Llo.vd may accr-pt an offc:- 
of the vaudevi-.le Idea at tl... l.tjuu j^^^^ ^^^^^,. ^^^_^^^^^ ^^.^_^, j^^_^^ ^^^^^^^ 



Tlo.^;ton. and the r<U-l.r..li'»:i is u .led 
fnv th<' season of l!»-*l-l'.»--. 



Mosc Ashton has l.cn en,;aRcd by 
the J«'eiih Cirru.t as exploitation 
man for the Columbia. Far ilock- 



among the several «he has received. 
An oTer to ajipear in Australia ne.\t 
.season is also interi-^ng her. 

DON'T FAIL TO LOOK 

ON TAC^E If 



By JOLO 

. London. April 11. 

Like nearly every kind of busi- 
nes:* classilled as a luxury tlie gen- 
eral depression has hit the English 
music publisher rather severely. 
Immediately after the end j^l the 
war and the lifting of the natural 
anxiet;, that had been the daily por- 
tion of milMons for over for years, 
came the feeling of relaxation and 
the desire for a little gaiety, and 
this desire was naturally expressed 
in a 'round of theatrical amuse- 
ments, dancing, etc. 

Add to this the demobilization of 
about 4,000,000 overseas troops all 
e.:titlcd to a war gratuity varying 
from about 10 pounds to 1,000 
pounds, according to rank and ser- 
vice, and the necessity for a new 
outfit to start again in civil life, it 
Is easy to understand the boom In 
trade that followed and In which 
the music publishers shared. 

As in America, the boom wa . re- 
sponsible for greatly Increased 
wages and the resultant high cost 
of production, and as soon as the 
easy money was dissipated the pub- 
lic could not or would not purchase 
goods manufactured under such 
conditions, and this has chiefly been 
responsible for the depression and 
ura'mployment. 

Unfortunately, although costs of 
production and overhead expenses 
are still up over 200 per cent., tho 
music publisher has not been able 
to pass much of this on to the 
dealer and the public. During the 
boom period this was compewsated 
for by greatly increa.sed sales and 
bigger returns on mechanir-al roy- 
alties, but with the drop in busi- 
ness many publishers are finding it 
impossible to carry on under exist- 
ing conditions, and, generally 
speaking, they arc holding on In the 
hope of a return to better times. 

In the case of the older estab- 
lished houses that conduct b isiness 
on conservative lines It is fairly 
easy to accommodate themselves to 
existing conditions, but some of the 
music publishing houses laurtched 
i . the boom tln.es without reserves 
or standard Belling numbers ore 
wondering how they are going to 
i II through the summer months. 

The position with regard to the 
publication of the music of musical 
comedies and revues has undergone 
a complete change. Up to twelve 
months ago fancy prices were asked 
and obtain<'d as advance royalties 
for shows with a guaranteed West 
End production, but following a 
long siring of failures the prices 
have declined. One publisher is re- 
ported as offering recently £50 as 
advance royalty on a musical com- 
edy to be produced at a well known 
West End theatre, and. although a 
l.'tt'-r adwince was subsequently 
obLiined from another house, the 
fa't that the show wa.i withdrawn 
after a three weeks' run showe<l the 
orit?inal estimate was corrct. One 
liiiiu; that is making tho publishers 
■,vai . ii tho custom of tho pio<luceri5 
after getting a good pri'c for the 
0'.i;^iiial score, to put in intetpfdaied 
hers (often American^ whi<'h 
i;siially walk away as the best se'l- 
cr>«, the interpolated nuniber.«< a.s a 
rule being conlro" -d '^ another 
house. 

A good deal of controversy has 

arisen lately with regard to vaude- 

' ville artists using tree .<iongd, v.vd 



tho music halt magnates have 
threatened to Insist on such artists 
having their own exclusive ma- 
terial. As the most popular num- 
bers are American and consequent- 
ly free, and the English song wrlj:- 
ers do not seem to be able to turn 
out a sutTlclent number of songs to 
supply every artist- with A good re- 
pertoire, it is difficult to nee how 
the situation ifl to be solved satla- 
factorlly. 

It Is at the same time leading to 
absurd and illogical situations. As 
a case in point, one publishing 
house having contracts with several 
American publishers allotted for 
exploitation, undertook to reserve 
such songs for the artists for a lim- 
ited period. Following this. Moss 
Empires booked Sophie Tucker, and 
without notifying the publishers 
this artiste is using Viumbers al- 
ready so reserved to the ErigUsh 
performers. 

As tho owners of the British 
copyright, the English publishers 
could, if ihey so deilreJ. restrain an 
American nrlist from using any 
popular published number. This 
might lead to compllcation.s unless 
Americans had exclusive material. 
As an outcome of competition the 
evil of subsidizing artists to use In- 
ferior songs has Increased, but this 
is a matter the music halls could 
easily deal with. 

The most popiilnr numhei)^ dur- 
ing the past season and thetr gross 
sales have been (approximately) :-- 

"Coal Black Mammy" •j.''»o.oo0 

"That Naughty Waltz" 2.-.0.000 

"Silver Star" 200.000 

"Blue Bird' 150,000 

"Humming" 100,000 

''My Mammy" 100.000 

"Sweet and Low" I00.0i»o 

"1 Never Know" 7.i.000 

Among the new «eller.<<. tlu* best 
are:--"Say It with Music," 'Pucker 
Up and Whistle," "Tippy Canoe." 
"South Sea Isles," "Crooning" and 
"Moonlight." 

These aro all publlslied in the 
two filiilling edition. So far a,s th-^ 
cheap sixpenny edl.lorf is concerned 
there Is practically nothing. This 
Is partly on accouat of the high 
cost of production. Publishers are 
loath to place their hits In this edi- 
tion, and also, because the counters 
of the Woolworth Stores— which Is 
the main outlet for this class of 
publication over here-are fto 
crowded with the Junk of Huiall 
poibllshcrs trying to get In that the 
public Is no longer Interested. 

The feeling now is that businos«« 
will probably begin to mend alH)ut 
next fall, and that there should bo 
from then on a steady imjirove- 
ment, but it is as well that Ameri- 
can publishers should realize that 
no heavy royalty returns can be 
expected from England for som** 
little time. 



Kennedy and Wynn ar» inotorlfrr; 
to the coast having led Chi'-ami 
this week. Their hoiiu? in in L.^h 
Angeles. 



'jh" r -Kt time I ntn on a 1»tll In your 
( ay. f-^f f >r ynurn'-'f v.-h-'her 1 am 
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VAUDEVILLE 



Friday. April 28, 1»22 



CHICAGO PLUGGING" NUISANCE, 
GETS MANAGERIAL ATTENnON 



Inconsiderate Song Representatives Running Vaude- 
ville Performances — Managers Threaten to Ban 
'Tluggers** Front and Back 



Chitago, April *J6. 
The "goiitlemen' who oongr. gat*- 
About ilie stage doors to impress on 
artists (he merits of songs pub- 
lished by concerns they represent 
and who at certain times occupy 
seats in the auditorium of theatres 
to applaud the singing of their 
firm's songs by artists on Ih© bill, 
arc lutting a snag in local houses 
asain, due to the actions of some 
intmberh of the fraternity. Of lato 
they have been tjansgrcssing on the 

province of •'decency and order" 
through boisterous noisos and cat- 
calling while i>«'rfurm«'rs art.- on the 
rostrum. 

These "pliigsers" havo been hold 
In rheck by the manaKcrs of the 
local vaudeville Imuscs for the past 
year or so, but lately having felt 
tho restraint put 0!i their feeling^3, 
some have acted in a rather un- 
professional manner while attend- 
ing vaudeville shows. 

This has been called to th«.; at- 
tention of heads of vaudeville cir- 
cuits here by acts, with the icsult 
managers have been instructed to 
keep an eye on certain pluggers 
and If they make any noises or 
moves which might be construed as 
annoying to the artists, to deny ad- 
mission privilege to them both to 
the stage door and front of the 
house. One of (he *'pluggcrs" here 
known for his stentorian tone and 
manner of laughter, visited a loop 
theatre last week and during the 
performance kept on approbating 
the work of the performers by 
boisterous lau^liter at intermittent 
jnterwila. He kept Ihis up for the 
first four acts on (he bill without 
the artists taking any notiee of his 
activity. As tliey Kft the .stage 
they remarked to olhois on the bill 
of the objectionable oiubmsts of 
enthusiasm on the pari of th<r UKin. 
When the tifth aet, a man and 
woman t^omedy "team w« nt on, they 
took quick cogni::anoe of his actions. 
As tho woman was nady to sprinp; 
a "gag" or bit on her partner, the 
man would burst out in Ic llmviiic? 
laughter. This halted the woman 
three or four times. Finally shr* 
stopped as the in;.n was .laughiiur 
and said: "You may ha\e seen \>s 
at another house and know what 
we are going to do, Init do not spoil 
It for others who ha\ e not seen us." 



This rjuieled the pliggei' for the 
time being. 

Next to closing on the .«'ame bill 
was u single ringing comedienne. 
The man with several other "plug- 
gers" silting about the house, began 
whistling and cat-calling every 
tinje tho woman llnished singing a 
song. The audience became some- 
what disturbed. Several complaints 
were made to the manager. He in 
turn told the complainants he would 
see that the noises were stopped in 
the future or that he would keep 
the noise makers out of the theatre. 

Tho "plugger.s" until recently had 
a habit of buying blocks of seats for 
jierformances at theatre.«» where 
persoris were singing their songs 
and going there with their friondj. 
In this way when the act they were 
there to 'boost" appeared, regard- 
less of merit or standing they re- 
ceived tumultuous appl.iuse on tho 
initial ajipearance. While the act 
was on the applause continued and 
when it wa.^ over the "plugger" 
and his clique would make their 
exit. The result was that these 
acts were on early in the show and 
when the headliner came on later 
they found probably 50 to 100 front 
seats unoccupied. To them this gap 
was unexplainablc and they queried 
the manager regarding the ' dress- 
ing of tho house with many vacant 
seats in front and the heavy packed 
house in the back. The manager 
made an investigation and learned 
the cause of the gap in the middle 
of the show. Ho checked the source. 

A short time after one of these 
occurrences the manager encount- 
ered one of the "i>luggers," who told 
him that he was going to have a 
largo party in his house on the fol- 
lowing Monday afternoon. The 
maaagir told tho man he appre- 
eiated his interest but that he and 
his crowd Would only be '.velcome 
undei one eonditiou, and tliat was, 
tiuy v.ero to remain in the the- 
atre from ti»e beginning of the per- 
formance unMl the end, and that if 
any were to leave during the per- 
f'Mmance th-y would be barred out 
of tiie houj'o in the future. This 
ulJimatum worked and tiiere was no 
further trouble along these lines. 

The present disturbance has been 
pTv val'iit iJi the big and small time 
vaudeville houses. With the edict of 
tiie I ircuit heads it l)o stopped, it 
is believed the "pluggers' will calm 
down for the timo being at least. 




FIRST IN HAMILTON 

On the last stretch of a 38-week 
Keith route, Janet Martine scored 
her usual hit at the Lyric, Hamil- 
ton. Ont., last week. Tho Herald 
critic said: 

"First there is 'A Little Touch of 
Paris,' presented by Janet of France 
and Charles W. Hamp. In this 
Janet gives the French interpreta- 
tion of American slang with most 
amusing results. The sketch is very 
well put together, and a dramatic 
presentation of 'Cherie' puts a lin- 
ishing touch to it." 

The Spectator's reviewer ex- 
pressed it thusly: "Janet of France, 
who. with her team-mate, Charles 
W. Hamp. threw the audience Into a 
frenzy of enthusiasm, is an amaz- 
ingly peppy and vivacious little 
demoiselle wiio makes sizzling love 
and puts across some song special- 
ties in fetching style. 'A Little 
Touch of Paris' is tho name of this 
piquant skit, which zips along at 
mile-a-miinute Hi)eed." 



AVONS ARE DENIED COURT STAY* 
JUDGE MAYER ON TERSONALITT 



"Flagrant Instance of Deliberate and Inexcusable 
Breach of Contract," Says Court in Opinion- 
Injunction Affirmed 



"MADE IN PHIUY" IS 
NEW PRODUCTION 



Philadelphians Compose Cast 
of Revue— Opens at Chest- 
nut St. 0. H. Next Week 



'Made 
adclphia 



I 




Philadelphia, April 26. 
in Philly." the all-Phil- 
revue which Frank Orth 
will present : - the Shubert vaude- 
ville bill at the Chestnut Street 
Opera House next Monday, has a 
tv.o-day i)rcliminary ri.n on the 
Garden City Pier, Atlantic City, be- 
ginjjinff Saturday matinee. 

"The Made-in-Philly- revue is to 
have a bip cast headed by Kl Bren- 
del, Flo Ilcrt and Johnny Dooley, 
asslsteu by a company in one of his 
.'»pecialiti«-s. Frank Orth. the pro- 
ducer, will appear in various num- 
bers, including the presentation of 
a j;i/z b;ind. 

Orth wrote the book and lyrics of 
this revue, the first edition of which 
)i ! produeod at Keith's several 
ycajs afro. 

In the cast, besides those already 
mentioned, arc E«lna "Wallace Kin- 
ney, Harold iiryant, L'Amont 
T^ewis, Jean Cozart, Pear". Young, 
Sara Jones, Jaek Roland, Madison 
SiKt»-i s. ,*^ehool Plaj'ground's Girls, 
Rilly Starr, and others. 



SESONSKE OUT? 

Oswego, N. y., April 20. 

ThiCf Syraeujie amusement firms 
are bidding for the Oswego Theatre 
Company, controlled by Harry Mor- 
ton of this city. It is said that one 
of the Syracuse firms has about 
elosed a deal. Tho stipulation is 
said to be $75,000. Morton controls 
the Strand, Cai)itol, Richardson, 
Hippodrome and Ori)heum theatres. 

These the;itrea are the string here 
of which Charles A. Sesonske was 
part owner. :Mr. Se.sonske's name 
wan not in tho incf)rporatIon paper.s 
of the Oswego Theatre Company 
which were filed last week. Prior 
to that the firm named was Morton 
^ .Vesonske. 



RUTH ETTING 

"AN ATTRACTION IN HERSELF" 
CO-STARRED 

With Joseph C. Smith's Palais Royale Review, Chicago, 
liikc a comet, Miss Etting corraled tin- honors wherever sin- appeared, 
Iturrounding herself with an abundance of compliments so that in a short 
time the list of Chicago favorites included the name of the attractive, 
petite, adorable Ruth Ktting, who is makinjir an enyioua name with her 
pleaBEDt, voluminous voice. 



DEPOilTED TO CANADA 

P.nrlington, Vt., April L'C. 
Dorothy McDonald, imployed as 
a partner by Daeelle. tho "handcuff 
king," recently taken into custody 
by immlKiatioii offiiia'cs a.s an nii- 
de.'Jirable alien, lias been deported 
to Montreal. 

Mi.'^s McDonald is a native of 
Nova Scotia. Siie entered this 
country from Canada without in- 
spection. 



Ted Lewis and bis orehosfra, aow 
with 'The Greenwich Village Fol- 
lies,'* which is scheduled to close 
April 29, will open May 8 in vaude- 
ville for a summer tour of the 
Keith houses. Alf T. AVilton arr 
ranged the bookings. 



Joe Smith and Charles Dale's 
quoting of Shaw to disprove they 
are "unique and extraordinary" on 
the appeal from the Winter Garden 
Company's injunction to restrain 
their appearances for Keith was 
fruitless as far as the United States 
Circuit Court Of Appeals was con- 
cerned. Last Friday ^ihat judicial 
body handed down its" decision, in- 
cluding a lengthy opinion written 
by Judge Mayer atHrming the in- 
junction and vacating the suspen- 
sion of the stay pending the appeal. 

The Winter Garden Co. (Shu- 
berts) by this decision are awarded 
the $3,000 bond which had been 
posted by Smith and Dale pending 
the appeal, in addition to court 
costs. Judge Mayer's decision 
touches on the several phases of 
the defendants' objections to the 
Avon Comedy 4 billing succintly to 
the effect: 

"The evidence leaves no doubt 
that the billing of the defendants 
as the Avon Comedy 4 was wholly 
Inadvertent and that Shubert and 
(Arthur) Klein in complete good 
faith intended to rectify the error 
and that the defendants were so in- 
formed. It is equally clear that 
defendants were seeking some ex- 
cuse to avoid their contract. . . . 
We shall not go into further de- 
tails for on this branch of the case 
we can only say that there has rare- 
ly come to our attention a more 
flagrant instance of a deliberate and 
inexcusable breach of contract." 

Smith and Dale signed with the 
Shuberts, April, 1921. for three 
years at net salaries of $900, $1,000 
and $1,100 for each succeeding year, 
with the stipulation if they were to 
head their own company they were 
al.so to divide 15 per- cent, of the 
net profits between them. The 
contract stipulated individual name 
billing instead oi the quartet mon- 
icker. When they were billed as 
the Avon 4 for the Winter Garden 
opening last September 26 they 
walked out 

Judge Augustus X. Hand granted 
the Shuberts a restraining order re- 
cently, Smith and Dale taking the 
matter to the higher court. Judges 
Rogers, Manton and Mayer, com- 
prising the II. S. Circuit Court of 
Appeals, after listening to argu- 
ment decided on the briefs which 
were subsequently submitted. 

The que.«»tion of "unique and ex- 
traordinary" figured in Judge 
Hand's decision. Smith and Dale 
insisting they were far from that 
and that they could easily be re- 
placed. Referring to this, the latest 
opinion reads in part: 

"Obviously so large a compensa- 
tion would not be paid by the Shu- 
bert or Keith orgi.nizations unless 
these defendants had that kind of 
ability wliich draws audiences and 
hence makes their empfoyment com- 
mercially valuable both to them and 
to tho theatrical producer. AVe 
hardly need expert testimony to In- 
form us that what one of the wit- 
nesses called 'personality' is what 
counts. One i)erformer ca.i speak 
or act a line of a play which to a 
layman would be dull or meaning- 
less in cold print, in such manner 
as to provoke laughter or tears, 
while another would call forth no 
emoticjn. Gesture, expression, 

method A speech lendition, keen 
understanding of what provokes 
amusement, are all i)art of those 
accomplishments which make one 
man a successful comt\lian and an- 
other a failure. . . ." 

Smith and Dale receivetl $l,r»00 
from Keith's duiint; tlieir ai)j)(>ar- 
ances on that eiicuit, out of which 
they paid the support inn *asl and 
other expenses. 

The fact that Smith an»l Dab- bad 
no objection to working for Keitli 
under the qualt t biliinT ligured 
against [hout mostly in tlie liriga- 
tion, 

KendUr & Gold-tein (Judge Fa\- 
ward K. MrCull of counsel) acted 
for the defendants. William Klein 
.111(1 I'harles If. Tutllo ni»peared for 
tiie Shuberts. 

It is not likely the matter Avill be 
c.irried to a higher <ourt. 

Tho Avons were to have appeared 
in a Keith-booked theatre this 



week but cancelled w;!cn t!ie de- 
cision was handed down. 1 evjous- 
ly when the Injunction was granted 
the Shuberts, Smith and Dale de- 
clined to report to complete their 
Shubert contract. Later ibe stay 
was asked for pending the rppoaU 



INDIANAPOLIS MAYOR 
STANDS FOR THEATRE 



Vetoes Daylight Savinrj Meas- 
ure — Council May Try to 
Jam Ordinance Through 

Indianapolis, .\p!il 26. 

In vetoing the dayliglu saving 
ordinance passed by the City Coun- 
cil Mayor Samuel Lewis Shank said 
he did so in part because the change 
in time would hurt the t. eatrical 
business. * 

Members of the Council said they 
would try to pass the measure over 
the ve:o. but it is doubtful if ihey 
can muster enough votes. 



PARIS EVENTS 



Opera Bouffe and Ballet Listed for 
Future 



Paris. April 26. 

"Inev" is the title of tiie opera 
bouffe by Yves Mirande. witii mu.slc 
by Roborykine. to be creatid at the 
Theatre Femlna this year. 

At the Palais Koyal is ))romised 
a work of Alfred Savolr. entitled 
"Les Rivales." At the Nouveautes 
Ed. Rose and Leon Benoist Deutsch 
will mount "Les Dames Chante- 
loup," by Louis Baldy. 

"Frivolant," one-act balbt by 
Hortala and Jean Poueigh. v.ill be 
given at the Opera, \silii Leo 
Staats, Ryaux, Miles. Johnso.i and 
Daunt; scenery by Roaul Dufly. 



$2,000 FOR FLOTILLA REVUE 

Independent vaudev; le houses 
around New York have offered $2,000 
a week for the Percy Klkeles -Flo- 
tilla Revue" at the resta- want of 
that name, as an act. 

The offer has not as yet been ac* 
cepte(\ through tho expense re- 
quired to operate the restaurant 
show. Tranaportation lb an item 
of the expense to be figured, as the 
24 people of the floo: show would 
have to bo transported back and 
forth, four times daily, from the 
restaurant to the theatre. 

It is said the Bustanoby restau- 
rant of Montreal has also pl.iced a 
large sized bid for the Elkeles show, 
to play ir. Montreal over the sum- 
mer when thousands of Americans 
make that wet city heir smnmer 
pleasure ground. 



MAY IRWIN'S PROJECT 

Watertown, N. Y., .ii)ril l.'6. 

May Irwin, actress in othei jtarts, 
but farm manager around h k-. and 
her husband, Kurt : isfeldt. have 
arrived at their farm hom*- near 
Clayton, and except fir brit i trips 
to the metropolis will lenain at the 
Islnnd.s all sea.'^on. 

Miss Irwin announced on Iier ar- 
rival that her project for converting 
her property on the Clayton-Alex- 
andria Ray road into an exclusive 
summer colony had been ^;ivcn up 
for tills year. Last ye.r sli i"- 
corporatetl May Irwin's li.n. She 
says she still has the plan -in mind, 
:irnl it is expected tha' ^Ile will 
carry it out next .' ur .mer. 

EUGENE O'BRIEN, SINGLE 

ICugene u'lJricn, plctur-- '■Inr, 
makes his del)ut as a v.ui'bville 
single next week at tie- Orpheunfl* 
St. Louis. The St. J^onis booking 
is the only one cnlci- <1 foi- o I'lien 
thus far. 

He will do a mon«»l(<g ;"''' ""'^ * 
picture for part fo his ;icf. oMrlcfl 
was a memb-r of a vaudeville v.;ing- 
Ing turn some ten years ago bffor* 
enterir picturejj. 



YOU MUST READ 



TACE IS 





FHday. A pril 28, 1^82 

HARKINSES GIVE UP STAGE; 
TO BECOME CHIROPRAaORS 



Leave Income of $300 to $400 Weekly— Jim and 

Marion Harkins Now at Palmer College, Daven- 

^^ In. — ^Want to Be with Children all the Time 



VAUDEVILLE 



FIANCE DEAD, AQOR 
GIVES PERFORMANCE 



Leslie Smith, Injured in Fire 

That Killed Una Carpenter, 

Fills Date 



ACT PAYS WEEK'S SALARY 
FOR ABRUPTLY LEAVING BILL 



Jim Harkins has quit the stage. 
He started west Wednesday to Join 
hi« wife. Marion. In the study of 
chiropractic at Davenport. la. His 
lft«t engagement was at tho Pros- 
pect. Hrooklyn. where he finished 
Sunday night. In two years Mr. 
and Mrs. Harkias will be lIcenLca 1 
prartitionera-or the Palmer School, 
the leading exponent of the now 
thwry oT medical practice. 

jlni and Marion Harilns were a 
standard vaudoville act. As such 
their earning ability wus between 
J3S0 to $400 ucoUly. whch salary 
they were ensured of indefinitely. 
The couple decided to lew? thc.»tri- 
cals that they mght provide a 
permanent home f'^v thoir Ihror- 
children, and are turninc frcm tho 
profession of aiting to that of chiro- 
practic as a nc-v field of Income. 
They h^ve r.avod enough money to 
carry them through the course at 
venport. 

The dcci.Hion of Jim and ]Marion 
arkins to change their entire mode 
if living after having achieved .«?uc- 
eess in their first chosen fie'd is a 
tare exposition tf courage. Mrs. 
Harkins went to Davenport last 
September v.ith the chihlren. and 
has been studying since then. Jim 
continued in vaudeville, playing this 
season in "The Family Ford." Tho 
cour.se of study requires three years, 
but Jim will .locomplish it in two 
years by applying himself continu- 
ously for 104 weeks without vaca- 
tion. 

The Harkins' became interested in 
the Palmer School of chiropractic 
while playing in the Orpheum Cir- 
cuit B. J. Palmer, who established 
the school at Davenport, started with 
a few rooms over a stable. Now he 
heads an impressive institution of 
many buildings, his school being a 
ttodern college, with 3.240 students 
attending. 

Palmer always was a good show- 
man. He liked actors and helped 
them every way he could, knowing 
the profession would compensate 
him by propagating his ideas for 
establishing chiropractic as a per- 
manent and Important feature of 
nedical practice. The Harkins' used 
It for their ailments, as is true of 
i host of others. Palmer makes it 
«tsy for professionals. He has given 
letters to actors and addressed to 
chiropractors everywhere to treat 
bearers without charge and 



UNIT FRANCHISE MEN 
AT DINNER NEXT WEEK 

Matters of Policy and Opera- 
tion of Shubert Vaudeville 
to Come Before Meeting 



A me.-^tirg of the ofTlcrs 
prouuc( I ; of the Alfilialed Tlu^atres 
Corporation (the Shubert unit revue 
0!>erator f)r Shubert \aud->ville 
next sea.'cn> will be h< Id at the 
Hotel Ajtor. New YprU, Tuesday. 
May L'. Follo-vins the meeting the 
frantir::e holder.s for the* unit irhu- 
bert jhov.s ne::t sea:;on are to lie 
announced. 

Matter.^ of policy and an outline 

of the plans ot tlie org.ini^calion will 

come before tli»» meet in.?. I. H. 

Herk. president of the Afiilialed, 

will pretide. 

The latest, but unauthentic, list 
of Shubert franchise holders is .<aid 
to cun.«i.>^t of .1. J. Shubert. Lee Shu- 
bert. Ij. Lawrence Weber. I. II. 
Heik (2). Max Marcin, Max Spiegel 
(2). r.arney CJerard (2). Will P. 
Frii'dlander (2>. Davidow K- Le- 
Maiie. VA L. P.loom, Jenie JacM>l)s. 

Pearson. ICd 



Pittsfield. Mass., April 26 
An instance of the "carry on" 
ri>irit for which the stage is famou.s 
cceurred here Saturday night at tin- 
Colonial, when Leslie A. Smith, 
leading man of a "Night in Hono- 
lulu." his arms swathed in band.'iges. 
played thrt gh the performance. 
(while his fiancee. L'na Carpenter. lay 

dead in a hospital at Kingston. N' 
Y.. of burns he had fought. 

Miss Carpenter, who was le.irlins: 

woman of the company, died In :\ 

Kingston hospital Saturday of burns 

: ufi'ered Friday night at Saugertie;;. 

anti i N. Y. 

The play, of Hawaiian Ifx'ale. is 
based upon the ancient sacrifice of 
maidenhood to Pelce. tho deified 
volcano. Smith, at Saugertiea Fri- 
day nicht. had reached the point in 
the play where ho spoke the words. 
"1 r.m going to lind her or burn with 
her!" He had delivered the lines 
when he hearil tho cries of his lead- 
in^c v.'oman. wlu». in her dressing 
rot)m, was veiled in the fiames of 
her burriing Hawaiian costume.. 
I Straw in the material had Ignited 



Glenn and Jenkins, Colored, Assessed by Keith 
Office for Breaking Play or Pay Contract — 
"Walked Out of No. 2 Spot" 



stove (used 
she dressed 



to he.U 
for her 



the 



Wherever the practitioner desired a 
f«e, the 1)111 to be sent to Davenport, 
guaranteed by Palmer. There are 
OOO of such letters now in the pos- 
sesion of players. 

That was one way that Jim and 
Marlon Harkins became interested 
In the possibilities of chiropractic. 
Through it they expect to realize 
their ambition of becoming doctors 
of the new science and establishing 
themselves in a city where they can 
»I«e their children. 

Mr. Harkins is about 34 years of 
*«e, his wife is several years 
younger. 



UONEL ATWILUS ACT 

•*a9e and Screen Star It Preparinfl 
for Vaudeville Debut 



^*^"^^«ville is to have Lionel At- 
''"l. tho star of the stage and 
screen, for a debut. Rose & Curtis, 
representing Mr. Atwill, haj placed 
iwo playiet.s for his selection. Each 
^,jj ^ave a cast of four people, 

rho Atwill sojourn In vaudeville 
J^»'l be l.ricf, owing to futui 
P'lgemenis elsewhere. 



en 



I'OUR CIRCUSMEN INJURED 

Indianapolis. April 20. 

Andn-.v .><tiyker. Sam S.'hn.-ider. 

ue M..;„/, ;,n,l Alvin (Joodman, 

pnoession rr.cn with the .S.ll.s-Floto 

firciiH. \v..r.. .severely injured Tu.s- 

ay in :i t;ixieab wreek while on 
th 



Th. car 
'"g JsUi,!,] 
*«to a t,.,, 
*o I ho i>( 
't Was 
'erious 
•offering 



to tlie show grounds. 

Ml which they weie rid- 

'd c>n the wet pavcnunt 

V. They were removetl 

•aeouness Hospital, where 

found Stryker was in a 

condition, with the others 

from Cuti tfnU bruises. 



Fred Stone. Arthur 
Ueatty (2). Arthur Hammerstein. 
George Callagher. Jos. M. Caltes. 
Arthur Klein, with Max Plohii and 
Leffler ^' P.ratton reported for one 
each, without having been settle*! 
upon. Eddie Dowling. it is rei.orte<l. 
will have a franchise, heading his 
own unit. 

The one franchise to Weber and 
two to Friedlander are looked ui)on 
as a group, since Weber and Fried - 
lander are p.irtners in vaudeville 
producing. This week it was re- 
ported John Henry Mears had been 
approached to take a Shubert 
vaudeville franchise for next sea- 
son, condensing his Proadway 
production that clo.sed a couple 
of weeks ago. The Greenwich Vil- 
lage Follies crowd (Anderson- 
Jones) may also put out a unit 
show. Henry Dixon will have an 
interest in the Marcin franchise. 

Up to date there has been con- 
siderable switching about of fran- 
chises through their holders secur- 
ing producers or backers, splitting 
up the interests. J. J. Shubert. is 
said to have been awarded two 
franchises, turning one over to Ed 
L. Bloom, with Lee Shubert doing 
the same with one of the two 
awarded to him for Arthur Klein. 
The burlesque men on the list are 
Herk, Spiegel. Gerard, l»carson. 
Peatty. Dixon, Gallagher, control- 
ling 10 of the 30 franchises said to 
have been thus far issued. Galla- 
gher is associated with Herk in the 
Afilliated offices; Spiegel and Pear- 
son have been Columbia wheel pro- 
ducers; Gerard i.s still under agree- 
ment with the Miners and may be 
called upon to produce their two 
Columbia shows for next season, 
notwithstanding his Shubert con- 
nection that brought about tho 
cancellation last week of Gerards 
"Follies of the Day" for the sum- 
mer run at the Columbia. N'ew 
York. The day following the not ire 
of cancellation received from the 
Columbia people by Gerard, he 
signed with the Shubert side 

Several of the phiris conteniplat.-il 

for the operation of the .^-^hubert 

unit system coincide with burlcsqu" 

institutions, '^udi as censorship, i" 

tation and other inatt'TS, in- Indiii:; 

tr;insijort;Uion. The Sliubc.t fr.ii 

(hise lu>lder.- will be called upon 

to deposit r.'O toward the lailroad 

pool tli.if will c.ury all .shows to 

their sca.-oMS Opening point, also 

returnini; tin in at the e.vpiration of 

thr. ..<.>;. .M.n. 11 i^ not v.-f l.'porte.l 

rou'e.s for the Slnihf-»» at- 

rr)t jl<- '•'^ f \p*'<t( d. 

In tormer ihivs 



from a small 
the r»»oni) as 
entry. 

Smith rushed 'o the room ;in<l 
found Miss Carpenter rolling over 
and over on the n(»or In a desperate 
attempt to extinguish the flime. 
ll«' grabiied .'^^ome costumes han;:- 
inj: on hooks :n the room and tiucw 
thvni aV'out h( r Other niein- 
bers ot the comp.iny ran to the 
scene and helped put out the fiames 
but not before Miss Carpenter had 
been h.ully burned on face and body 
and part ot her hair consumed. ;in<i 
Smitl»> Jirnis li.id been burned. A 
doctor w.is called and he rushe«l tlie 
actress in his machine to a King- 
ston hospital, where it was imme- 
diately stated she had no chance ot 
recovery. 

The audience knew nothing of the 
accident until it was all over. One 
of tho cast .stepped before the cur- 
tain to- explain the show could not 
go on. 

Smith left to fill a booking in 
Pittsfield Saturday night, cancell- 
ing the matinee. He insisted upon 
playing the night performance op- 
posite an understudy for Miss Car- 
penter. He announced the tragedy 
incidentally in apologizing for his 
bandages; explained the necessity 
for the substitute and said money 
would be refunded to those dissatis- 
fied. No one asked for a refund, 
the audience giving him and the 
cooipany a big ovation. 

The show "was scheduled to play 
in Poughkeepsio and Pea<'on. .N. Y., 
this week, but the erg igements hav*- 
been canceled. 

Smith and Miss Carpenter were 
to have married in June. 



JACK JOHNSON'S SHOW 
CANCELLEDATHAMMOND 



Chicago, April 26. 
With protests being made by the 
K: wan is Club, the Fe<lerated Woin- 
en'« Clubo and numei(»us civic or- 
ganizations at Hammor.tl. Ind.. S. 
.1. Gregory, owner of the Par'heonon 
theatre there canee!! d ; two-day 
engagement to have been played 
Fiiday and Saturday by Jack John- 
son's touring burlesque show. 

Meantime, (irecory. finding sen- 
timent against the appearance of 
Johnson and his troupe, cancelletl 
tlic engagement. Gregory hud 
bought the show outrlgl.* for the 
dates, and was to have paid the 
Johnson outfit |1.200 for three per- 
nnmatiCes. Upon tho cancellation 
the John.son management imme- 
diately brought suit in the Indiana 
C icuit Court to recover this amount 
irorn Gregory 

After having received word of the 
earcellutlon. Ed I>olai., aircnt of the 
show, hopped over in Gary. Intl.. 
;ind booked ft to aT)pea. Saturday 
night. He flooded the town with 
paper and handbills, with the result 
that two performances were played 
that evening to capacity. 

Monday the troupe opened n 
week's engagement at the Avenue, 
in the Chicag<» "bl.trk belt." having 
lietMi Ivooked l»y Ihlly Diamond. It 
i.s pUiying to a $1 to!». .and from the 
;?;di<ations of business the early 
part of this week 1hr«y will do a rec- 
ord r»usiness for the house. Tin* 
Avenue is playirg the attraction on 



I riO-fiO split. 



(ilenn and Jenkins, t.tc colored 
artists who left the bill at Moss' 
Proadway after the Monday mat- 
Inee (April 17), were held respon- 
sible by the Keith office for the 
amount of the team's salary as ad- 
judicated ' mages. The Keith peo- 
ple maintained the artists* objec- 
tion to the No. 2 «pot on thv bill 
was not incorporated In their pay 

or play contract, and that the act, 
by leaving, left themselves liable 
to suit for recovery by the house. 
W. D. Wegefarth arl)itrated the 
matter. Following the payment of 
the amount in dispute, Glenn and 
Jenkins were restored to good 
standing and took up their Keith 
bookings. 

R. F. Albee. head of the Keith or- 
ganization, in referring to the in- 
cident, said: 

"There Is no fairer contract In ex- 
istence than the one governl:.'; en- 
gagements played over the B. F. 
Keith Circuit. It Is a play or -pay 
agreement. But If contract is 

equitable, as thl« one is, the rule 
murt work both ways. The arti.st 
fully expects to be paid when a 
manager, for some reason or other, 
cannot piny him; and he Is paid. If 
the artist considers this to be hon- 
orable and fair, which it is, he must 
also consider it fair and honorable 
to give a check for his ealary when 
he breaks his contract, just at 
Me.wsrs. Glenn and Jenkins did. and 
as other artists will b.. sked to do 
when they foolishly follow the steps 
of (Jlenn and Jenkins. 

"Put I have no fear of this hap- 
pening again, for thp artists have 
come to understand the ethics that 
are now dominant In our business." 



THE BALTIMORE NEWS 



GRAVES' APART 



how the 

tractions, if tln'.v 
will be det' rniined. 
of burle.^iue there was a "draw.iig" 
to give tne .*.iiow irs lir.-t date, from 
which point it rotated in sequen, r> 
with no choice d.il.'S or stands held 
out for favored attractions under 
that s\stem 



Madge Compton Petitions Court 
Against Husband. George Graves 



London. April 2f». 

In the Divorce Division before 
the President, Sir Henry Duke. 
Mrs. George Graves, professionally 
known as Madge Compton, peti- 
tioned for a decree of restitution of 
conjugal rights /igainst her husband. 
(;eorge Graves, the comedian. She 
was married In Liverpool in Sep- 
tember. 191S During the first IS 
months they lived happily together, 
then (^.raves began to stay out late 
fit ni«ht with(uit giving his wife an 
expl.in.ition and she had to complain 
of his general neglect. On Septem- 
ber 2. 1021, he returned home and 
told tier that he was not going to 
live with her any tnore. On the 
folI'jwlnjT nriorninc he left tho fiat 
and had not .^ince returned. .»<lie 
wtnti' to him telling him of her 
tlreadfnl loneliness and beg^'lug him 
to return. He did tiot reply, .--o .^he 
wrete .an.. I her l.-U»^r and eventuallv 
n ceived an answrr In wliK-h be 
.st.-ited lie had delinltely de( ided not 
to resume cohab. tation. There uei. 
no children of the m.arriage. 

Geome Graviv-, is .'jt the momr nt 
CM b.« way )>i(lv from a C'doriial 
tour. Sir Ifeniy Duke granted the 
r<Mti;ulion decree (.rdering that it 
should be f.beyed wi'bin II days of 
service on the comedian's return to 
this coiinlr.\. 




MAY WIRTH with "PHIL" 

JOHN OLDMIXON LAMBDl^^EVE. SUN, BALTIMORE 



•TIIK TIIRKF, Mtl*< <0|.IM\" 

Tlie f)nlv aet (>r le.al nrflntic «listiiirnon ..t tb'- .Mar-.lar.d tiiis weeV l«* 

wonderful exhibition of ridinr,' given bv May Wiitb. who Is ealh d 

Idol of the Circus*, and whose >ouHi and charm, combii;ed with b- i- 

horsewoman, her fh xibili'v and nimblernss, ar.' nit lh»!igs 

lir that piere ridir.K acts rarely, if '•\'\- 
pr»sseHS. She is aided and abetted by her •family,' one of wl-oni m Phil, 
the excellent 'riding comedian', and tlnre are four superb white ijorse.H. 



tbf 
the 

rai •■ skill as a 
thiit gi\e her performance an 



DON'T FAIL TO LOOK 

ON PA^'B tt 



1 It IS a gorgeous thing of its klml and m ikes this aef a real 'oiitst.indmg 
'vaudeville feature, nnd one that teems peculiarly auilabh* for hoiiuay 
j time." ' * 



wm^ 



VAUDEVILLE 



Friday, April 28, If 



NORTHWESTERN HOUSES LOEf S 

AGAIN FOR NEXT SEASON 



Finklestein & Ruben Return for Bookings — Tried 
Shubert's Chicago Supply for Awhile After Dis- 
solving Loew Agreement 



flH^ FinKhstoiii & llubtn lioiis»s 
ftt .St. l^uu). Siiporior, \\'l\, l^uluth. 
:\iu\ Minneapolis, will be biiok lu 
tho L«io\v ofl'ico as full wu'k stands 
bt'foro iHXt season. 

NcROtiations arc now under way 
for Iho r'turn of Iho four stands. 
They may be consummated within 
a week. The V. &. 11. houses were 
withdrawn from the Loew office 
several weeks ago. when a one -year 
booking arranKcment was mutually 
terminated at the request of the 
house owners by f.ie I..oew people. 
At that time 1\ &. 11. informed 
Marcus Loew they intended to stop 
playing \audeville. 

F. & K., with strong opposition 
from the Junior Orpheum Jlenne- 
pin, were de.sirous of making an- 
other booking arrangement. They 
placed their house in the Shubert 
office. The Shuberts* Chicago of- 
fice began supplying tiio bills, which 
were not satisfactory, according to 
report. 

The proposed plans of the Loew 
people to play week stands only in 
the Middle West and on the coast 
along with their present policy of 
stronger billfl and "names," is said 
to have been the determining factor 
in inducing the middle westerner.s 
to return to the Loew agency for 
bookings. 



BARRED FROM PULPIT 



M. & D. S NEW HOUSES 

San Francisco, April 116. 

Meiklejohn & Dunn, who con- 
duct a booking agency in Los An- 
geles, and who recently established 
a branch office in San Francisco, 
are adding new houses to their 
chain and working close to San 
Francisco. < 

Actfl booked by this agency are 
now playing in Porterville, Han- 
ford, Lindsay, San Luis Obispo, 
Santa Barbarri, Santa Maria, I'aso 
Robles, Tulare, Coalinri and Mer- 
ced. 

G. W. Ratcliffe is in charge of the 
San Francisco office.*- and is asso- 
ciated with William Meiklejohn and 
A. W. McClure. Bookings for these 
newly acquired towns will be routed 
out of the San Francisco office. 



Pastor Invited Miss Pearson, 
Deacons Objected 



but 



Boston. April 20. 

Na.'-hua, N. H., furni-'-hed a sur- 
prise this week when the deacons 
t.f the First }*aptist Church refused 
Virginia Pearson the right to speak 
to the congregation Sundi.j night 
after arrangements had been made 
for her to api ^a* by the pastor. 
The deacons diplomatically gave tlie 
pa.stor permission in withdraw llie 
invitation and he did so. 

Miss I'earson was to speak on 
"P'ffoi Is (o Raise the Moral Stand- 
ards of the Stage," iind after the in- 
cident expresseo herself freely as 
much disgusted with the narrow 
view the deacon $ had taken of the 
stage. Her interview as a reeult of 
tlie refusal got more publicity for 
the cause than would have resulted 
if the original arrangement had 
gone through. 




A WISE DOG 

"I am a dog. For thqt reason a 
lot of folks in tbi.s town will doubt 
this story. They will doubt that I 
wrote it, but all they have to do is 
to ask the sport editor." 

Thus begins a double column in- 
terview with picture of Taxie at the 
typewriter in a Houston newspaper, 
which Informs its readers that this 
tamous canine was made an honor- 
ary vice-president of the Houston 
Kennel Club during its sojourn in 
that city. 

It's the same story everywhere 
with Taxie — he is petted and feted 
and receives columns of publicity in 
the newspapers. This week at the 
Orpheum, St. Paul, will mark his 
37th consecutive week this season, 
and he expects to pick up a few ex- 
tra dog biscuits on his return trip 
to New York. 



SHUBERT'S ALBANY 

New Hout« for Shubert Vaudeville 
Next Season 



LOEWS HIPP. PATE— WHAT ? 

San Francisco, Ap il 2G. 
The future fate of the Loew's 
Hippodrome continues to be a sub- 
ject of ditscussion in theatrical cen- 
ters here. Itumors at different 
times have linked it as ti.e future 
home of Tom Wilkes' stool- com- 
pany, and others have declared it 
would be tnintd into an nll-pi -turo 
theatre. 



ADMISSION BY PASS ONLY 

No more promiscuous gate crash- 
ing at the Keith houses for Keith 
ariist.s' representatives hereafter, 
according to an order jssued by 
W. Dayton Wegefarth. Any Keith 
agent who desires to go into a 
Keith house without payin.Tj must 
secure a pass for the theatre he 
, specilkally seeks admittance to. 
Application for pass must be made 
by the agent desiring it to Mr. 
Wer th. 



DICKINSON AND TEMPEST ACT 

Homer Dickinson, of Di -kinson 
and Deagon. and Florence T«'nipest, 
formerly of Tempest and Sunshin*', 
are preparing a two-act. 

Dickinson and De.igon are at 
present playing out their .^hubert 
contracts in independently booixed 
houses. 



Up State Clown Night 

Watertown, N. Y., April 1:6. 
Another "Clown Night" -ill be 
given at the Palace theatre Satur- 
day night by all the performers ap- 
pearing in the various a' •. *'Clowi\ 
Night" this week is being stag^'d by 
Burke of Jiurke and Lillette. 

>■• ir* — 

Locw'a Chi. Publicity Closed 
Chicagc, April 20. 
Lcew's Chicago publicity office, 
piesid'd over by Harry Karl, has 
ibeen abolished. The local r»^»l^Ji<^Jty 
Vind the publicity lor the e itire cir- 
cuit will be handled from the New 
\«rk office by Abo Friedman. 



ILL AND INJURED 

Thelma De Rona, formerly a sin- 
gle doing an aerial act and noAv 
billed with the Callahans (an addi- 
tional partner), was seriously in- 
jured Tuesday at the Bowdoin 
Square, Boston, when she acciden- 
tally lost her grip of a rope and fell 
to the stage. 

Florence Normond (Greenwich 
Village Follies") was operated on 
for appendicitis in the Italian Hos- 
pital, New York, April 3 8. 

May Ernie (May and Eddie Ernie) 
was operated on April 19 in St. 
Barnabas Hospital, Minneapolis, for 
tumor. The attending physicians 
gave her an even chance for recov- 
ery following the operation. Eddie 
Ernie is doing a single act during 
his partner's conllnement. 

Helen Lee Worthing ("Midnight 
Frolic') was removed to Belle vue 
Hospital, New York, Wednesday, 
last week, suffering from mercury 
poisoning. Bichloride of mercury 
tablets w«ro reported as having 
been taken by mistake.. 

Silvio Hein, the composer, is re- 
covering from a major operation 
performed at the Lenox Hospital 
last week. He was operated on for 
tumor of the spine. 

Melville Rosenow, of the Jenie 
Jacobs office, has been confined to 
Lis home for .several days, due to a 
vous breakdown. 
Thelma De Rono fell a distance 
of 25 feet while doing a trapeze act 
at the Bowdoin S<iuare, Boston. 
Monday night. The girl was trying 
a foot hold' with her partner, 
Thomas Callahan, when she lost her 
.?rip and, sliding <lo .a on the stag»\ 
struck the edge of the orchestra pit 
and then slumped into the pit. Sh«' 
was taken to the Relief Hospital 
for treatment, where an injury at 
the base of the spine was found. 
Despite the urging of the surgeons 
who felt, that further observation 
was necessary, f5hc left the hospital. 
John R. Clancy, manufacturer of 
rl)eatrical equipment and supplies, is 
seiiously ill at his home in Syracusv. 
Helen Story (Dooley and Story) 
Is recuperating at the Illinois Men- 
eral hospital, Chicago, from an oj)vi- 
ation for appendicitl.s. She exp«'ets 
to resume her route in two wev>ks. 

Bob Pender (Bob Pender Trouix) 
while playing at the State-Lake, 
Chicago, last week, fell from a pair 
of stilts to the stage during his a"t 
and sustained br\iisea about the 
body and face. He was able to eon-' 
tinue throughout the week. The 
accident happened on Wednesday. 

Jjorraine Evon. appearing with 
■'The Golden Bird" in vaudevillr> has 
l>*'»n In the ('.rant Hospital for the 
past week. She anticipates resum- 
ing her vaudeville route around 
May 1. 

H^rb Williams (Williams and 
WoUus) came near losin the sight 
of his left eye last Friday, wlule 
playhig the Riviera, New York. 
The ooniedy musiei.in employed in 
the act accidentally stiuck Williams 
in the eye with a camouflaged baton. 
He was forced to '"ancel the Co- 
liseum, New York, first half current 
we« k, awaiting instructions from 
instructions from )iis physician. 



CARNIVAL EVILS COST 
COUNH FAIR $4,000 

State stops Appropriation 

Owing to Gambling Around 

Concessions 



Rome, N. Y., April 26. 

Eccau.se of gambling in and near 
.concessions at tbe County Fair here 
last fall, state aid money to the sum 
of J4,000 will be withheld this year 
by the state, it was reported to 
otncials of the Oneida County Agri- 
cultural Societyt The appropria- 
tion, which l3 made annually, is 
used by the society to pay pre- 
miums. 

The notice received* here said that 
the State Civil League notified the 
State Department of Farms and 
Markets that it proposed to file 
charges against the county .society 
and this action hold.s up the money. 
The premiums are due to be paid 
next week. Last year, on the first 
day of the fair, a man who said he 
was a representative of the Law 
and Order League made complaint 
again.st^ono or two of the carnival 
attractions. 



Albany. N. Y., April 26.' 

The guessing as to which New 
York theatrical company a group 
of Albany business men, headed by 
Frank P. Dolan, local real estate 
operator, acted for when they ac- 
quired the property of the old Sec- 
ond Presbyterpn church at Lodge, 
Chapel and Pine streets, a half- 
block from the Ten Ey;:k hotel, 
ended this week when it was an- 
nbunced that the AflHiated Thea- 
tres Corporation of New York (Shu- 
bert vaudeville) has purchased a 
majority of the stock in the Lodge 
Street Building Corporation, the 
name under which the local group 
incorporated in the deal for the 
churcli. 

Plans and specifications for the 
conversion of the church property 
into a first-class theatre hive been 
prepared. 

The theatre is expected to be 
completed about November 7, with 
a seating capacity TJi 1,500. 

It is believed here that the new 
theatre will play Shubert vaudeville 
three nights a week and the other 
three will be given over to legit 
productions, many of the Shubert 
shows coming to Albany for try- 
outs, which was the custom before 
F. F. Proctor secured control of 
Harmanus Bleecker Hall, Albany's 
only legit house. Local theatrical 
people are of the opinion that Al- 
bany and Syra(^se will have split- 
week variety bills. Thq Shuberts 
recently announced that they would 
install their vaudeville policy at the 
Wleting, Syracuse, next season. 



RIALTO SOLD ? 

Shubertt' Newark House Closed — 
Reopening With Pictures 



DAVIS IN CHARGE 



Returning to Management of Pitts- 
burgh Properties 



Nev(ark, N. J., April 26. 

The Rialto is unexpectedly dark 
this week. The theatre had been 
running Shubert vaudeville. It 
began a policy of pictures last week. 

The bill for this week had been 
announced and advertisements ap- 
peared in the Saturday papers. 
Saturday night Manager Smith re- 
ceived an order from the Shubert 
offices to close the hou.se Sunday. 

It is rumored the Shuberts have 
sold their lease to Herman Jans, 
who lives in Maplewood, a suburb 
of Newark. Jans and the Shubert 
office refused to confirm or deny 
this reporL Tlie impression here is 
the hous9 will soon reopen with 
pictures. 

If the Shuberts have got rid of 
their lea.se it will presumably clear 
the way for them to uj;e Keeney's 
next fall for their vaudeville. 



YOU MUST READ 

J'AOE 10 



Harry Davis, for years the leading 
vaudeville and picture power of 
Pittsburgh, but iTor some time out of 
eontrol, is said to be making prog- 
ress toward his return to the man- 
agement of the company which 
operates ,the Davis, flrand. Acad- 
emy and other theatres. 

When Davis stepped down from 
<"<)!nmand of the concern the reins 
of government were t.iken up by 
John A. HarriSj^ Davis' brother-in- 
law. Where Harris figures in the 
rtalignment of the properties does 
not come out in the reports. 



HOUSES CLOSING 

B. .S. Mos.s* Riviera, Brooklyn, will 
• •lose for the summer. May 20, rc- 
oi)ening tl y last of August. 

Lo^'W's Lyceum Pittsburgh, a 
full-week stand on the Loew Cir- 
cuit, will close for the Reason. May 
IJ. Acts going into Canada will 
jump direct from Milwaukee and 
Chicago. Pittsburgh was the for- 
mer jump breaker. 



Boosting Sacramento 

The Sacramento Chamber of 
Commerce is sending literature all 
over the country dealing with the 
"Days of '49" celebration in that 
town May 23-28. Thousands will be 
spent in providing appropriate at- 
tractions, such as "The Gold Rush,'' 
Indian warfare, a '49 mining camp 
and a pioneer days exhibit on the 
St,ato Fair grounds, where the rid- 
ers will contesi. for $10,000 in prizes. 



BRONX BUILDING FLANS 

Plans filed by II. De Rosa, archi- 
tect, 110 West 40th street. New 
York, awaiting decision by the 
Board of Appeals, calls for the erec- 
tion of a new theatre sponsored by 
theStoresborg Realty Co., at 137th 
street and Willis avenue. Bronx. 
Providing present plans materialize, 
the contemplated structure will seat 
2,200 and cost $300,000 to build. 

Another Bronx house half com- 
pleted, at 13S Brown place, has 
been turned over to unknown the- 
atrical interests for completion as 
a result of the original investors 
meeting with financial' difficulties. 

Plans for the erection of a vaude- 
ville house at 178th street and 
Tremont avenue, Bronx, N. Y., filed 
by De Rosa, by the B. S. Moss En- 
terprise, prior to affiliating with the 
Keith intcrost.s, are still on the 
shelf. 



EX-PRESIDENT SHAY i 
HEADS I A. DELEGATIOl 

Received Highest Vote from 

T. P. U. No. 1— Will Run for 
I. A. T. S. E. President 



Charles C. Shay headed the list of 
10 delegates elected by Theatrical 
Protective Union, No. 1, last week 
to the forthcoming convention of th« 
International Alliance of .Stage Em- 
ployes, to be held at the Hotel Sin". 
ton, Cincinnati, beginning Monday 
May 22, and continuing thereafter 
during the week. :Mr. .shay is | 
candidate for re-election to the omc« 
of president of the I. A. T. S. E. H« 
retired two years ago to regain hit 
health, after having held the I. a. 
presidency for .some 15 years, with 
consecutive re-election':. Theatrical 
Protective Union, No. 1, is the New 
York local, and that Mr. .Shay polled 
a vote of 595, or 89 per cent., of th« 
total vote for delegates which wai 
G83, carries with it the post of chair- 
man of the New York convention 
delegation. 

Othei* delegates elected by th« 
New York local are Harry Abbott, 
with 332 votes, Joe Riley, yyi; E4 
Gately, 319; Harry Dignam, 303; 
Joe Magnolia, 303; Bill Lang. 263; 
Henry Griesman, 238; Gus Durkin, 
22. There were 18 candidates for 
delegates with 10 delegates to be 
selected — those receiving the highest 
number of votes out of the 18 run- 
ning. 

In addition to a presidential con- 
test, which looms up between Jamei 
Lemke, the present holder of Xhtk 
presidency of the International Al- , 
liance, and Shay, it is likely theif 
will be another for the third vice- 
presidency. M. Scanlan is slated to 
oppose Fred Dempsey for that office. 
Both are members of the Bostoi 
Local of the I. A. Dempsey is non 
third vice-president of the I. A. ii% 
was re-elected business agent of the 
Boston local without opposition re- 
cently. 

James Lemke, the present presi* 
dent, has definitely announced h« 
will be a candidate for re-election. 

Mr. Shay, who will oppo.se Mr. 
Lemke, is very popular throughout 
the I. A. preset* iv holding the offict 
of President ' us, 

Oscar Shec . Cleveland, has 

been mentioned aa a candidate for 
one of the vice-presidencies. 



JUNIOR HOUSES OPEN 

The following Junior Orphcunit 
are slated to remain ^ jen all sum- 
mer: Hill St.. Los Angeles; Golden 
Gate, San Francisco; Mainstreet, 
Kansas City; Hennepin, Minneap- 
olis, and State Lake, Chicago, 

The Palace, Chicago, will clost 
May 1, and the Orpheum, St. Loula^ 
May 22. 



HYDE'S SYMPHONIC ORCH. 

Alexander Hyde, late musical di- 
j-ector for .*-5hubert vaudeville circuit 
and former IT. ,S. Navy Bandmaster, 
is recruiting a nine-piece sym- 
1 bony orchestra which will open 
for a run at a New York vaudeville 
theatre May 22. 

Hyde h.is picked his musicijvns 
from specialists in fireater New 
York standard combin.ations. 



GEORGE JESSEL IN SHOW 

Next season will see Georgie Jes- 
se), now in vaudeville, at the head 
of a touring production bearing hi8 
name in the title. It will be an 
elaboration of his former act. 

Besides a salary, Mr. Jessel will 
draw down a weekly royalty as 
author. 



JOHNSON GOES WITH SHUBERT 

A. E. Johnson, of the AVirth, 
Blumenthal & Co. agency. .«!ailed 
for Europe Saturday, accompanying 
J. J. Shubert. 

Johnson is well known in foreign 
booking circles. They will be over- 
seas about six wcoks. 



MARRIAGES 

Merritt Lynn Belew, chief ajilmal 
trainer with Al G. Barnes Circus, 
was married last week to lone 
Nita Buchanan, known profession- 
ally as "Blondie" one of the eques- 
triennes with the show. 

Arleen Hackctt, for several years 
leading woman with AVilliam Faver- 
sham, to Clifford M. Husted (non- 
professional) April 22 in Greenwich, 
Conn. 

Elizabeth Mohr (formerly with 
Ziegfeld "Follie.s") April 24 at Chi- 
cago to Edgar Mason, of "The Night- 
cap," playing at the Bryant Play- 
house. 



Fred A. Campbell in Keith Offici 
Fred A. Campbell, for the past 
two sessions manager of the Mary 
Anderson theatre, Louisville, now 
closed, has come to New York to 
take up a position in the h^a<lciuar- 
ters of the Keith circuit. He will 
act as a scout for big time attrac- 
tions under the supeivisiou of 
J. J. Murdock. 



IN AND OUT 

Avon Comedy Four and l\irinan 
and Nash from the Jiusliwicfc 
Brooklyn, the former because of 
legal proceedings and the latter on 
account of Illness. 

Due to the illness of Pearl Harper 
(Lane and Harper) withdr* w from 
the bill at the Empn-s.s, Chicago, 
April 25. i:ilioit and West repiaceu 
them. 



BIRIHS 

Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Lavole, Aprlj 
24, at the N. w York Nursoi v and 
Child Hospital, daughter. Mi>^- I-** 
voie was formerly Jeanetle Bi« k*'^"'' 
in musical com<.'dy. 



Friday, April 



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lAMPAIGN OF GOLDWYN POOL 
CARRIES ISSUE CLOSE TO 10 



Culmination of Move That Started Late in Feb- 
ruary, Preceding Announcement of First National 
Deal — Other Amusements Turn Quiet 



FRANK MONROE'S SKETCH 

Will Appear \n •'A Modern Old 
Timer" Beginning May 8 



riHMk Monroe closes wilh 'Tliaiik 
Vou" May 6 and opens In vauJoville 
May 8 in his own skotoh. "A Mod- 
ern Old Timer," which he wrote and 
piodueed for a Priara* frolic. . 

The opening date is Hartford. 
Conn., where he placed in stock and 
is a local favorite, with New York 
timo to follow. He carries three 
people. 



OBITUARY 



Close upon 50,000 shares of Cold- 
^yn moved on the Curb in the nix 
geasions up to Wednesday, Hvicom- 
p«pie<i by an advance to a new 
ptuk of 9^. This is the best level 
ol the stock since mid -August of 
1J20. just before the memorablo bat- 
tle between the du Pont and Samuel 
|iCk>ldwyn factions. The low before 
that time had been around 17, the 
contest having: brought the Vrlce 
down from better than 30. 
• The present movement ie looked 
on among the ticker tstudenta as a 
probable coup by a speculative 
group. It liad its beginning the last 
week in February, just before the 
news came out of the deal with First 
^*ational for the distril)ution of the 
(lOldwyn product, the elimination of 
the Goldwyn exchange system and 
the arrangement for the use of CJold- 
vyn studios by producers allied 
with First National. 

What It Poors Goal? 

There are indications that Gold- 
wyn Insiders have something to do 
with the operation, for the stock 
utarted upward before th«^. informa- 
tion was made public, reflecting the 
early discounting of inside Informa- 
tion of future good news. Since the 
. announcement has been in the open 
pi Ice tendencies have givt-n evidence 
of expert direction. The first week 
^in March the turnover reached the 
unprecedented figure of 70,000 and 
anew top of 8 was recorded. There- 
after there was a setback to around 
< on moderate dealings. i)aving the 
way for a new jump to better 
than 9. 

What mark the pool has sot for its 
favorite is the subject of lively 
guessing. Outside trailers e.'?llmate 
It all the way from 10 to 15, and at 
around 10 there were signs of 
•teaching for the top"— that is, sell- 
ing by outsiders in expectation that 
pool operators are near their point 
of realizing. All this is guesswork, 
depending altogether on the plans of 
the bull group. It well might be 
that the force behind the climb is 
made up of company interests intent 
upon the dci'ign of accumulating all 
the stock pos.sible ami committed to 
« long campaign to re-establi.sli the 
property a. s a permanent Investment. 

Superiicially. howovcr, tfio c\ i- 
dence Is the other way. if the pool 
l^as out for permanent accumulation 
" would seem good business to do 
Its purchasing more cautiou.'^lv and 
Jnaintain prices at lower ievel.*^. 
t'nder the loose sy.<<tem pt Curb 
trading this maneuver would present 
«Q great dilliculties. In September 
pn.ast year C.oIdw\ n wa.^ quoted as 
J»^ as 3H. and up until the present 
nurry normal dealings in a week 
««d not reacli 1,000 shares. If the 
operators in the issue are willing to 
^'ork prices up so violently an<l 
openly it would appear logical that 
mmediate profits play some part In 
»heir camnaig,,. 

Famous Quiet and Steady 

Tho oilier 
turned 




CHARLES A. MORRIS 

Charlc:* A. Morri.s, ..yeil >>,>.. tnuv 
a proinitieut miti.-tirel and tliealrical 
manager, died April 19 In the 
Staten Island (N. Y.) Hospital, after 
a short illness. The decea.sed re- 
tired from the stage In 1S78 and 
became u member of tho firm of 
Wilson & Morris, wliit h erected the 
Opera H«»MMe, St. Louis. Ho was 
married twice. His wives were 
Jeanetle IS.irker and Cicorgia tlil- 
man, both deceased. 



ANNOUNCEMENTS: 



SAILING MAY 2nd ON "AQUITANIA." 

Making Loiulou mv headquarters in future. 

My bn)ther. CLAUDE W. BOSTOCK, will lake care of my New York 
ofTice and business. 

Practically every Keith and Orpheum Cinult "agent" and every pro- 
ducer has appointed me his excUisi\e Mui'opean Representative. 

Consequently >hall rcprosem in lUuope nearly every big time act of 
America. 

I'lease note by London addres.--: IS Charini? Cross Road, I.,ondon. 
\V. C L'. Cable a(ldies.s; I\»i mcrly Westrand London. 

I'leasc note my r.ew New Vork a.iilr-ess: 2:.'5 W. 46th St. Cadjoinlng 
the N. V. A. Club). We are moving t(» tlie 'new and larger offices" May 1. 

Have acquired the IJritish limpiie rights from William Clilb-tte, iOsq.. 
of his present great success, "TllK l>i:i:.\.M MAKER," and intend to 
produce same in London immediately wiiii Sir (Jerald Du Mauiier. 

In a.-^sociation with CJcorge C. T} 1 f. i:.-q.. am making all arrange- 
ments for imm«'<1iate production in Lunl.jn of delightful "Dl'LCY." 

Coming back next Fall wilh a i>lny or two for New York. Till then, 
' Au Revoir" i<> all nr- good friends. 



GORDON BOSTOCK 



year's high, 
worked back and 



amusement stockis 
quiet, but jirices were well 
Jamtalnad ne.ar the 
Famous Pia; 

J'orth within a range of about 2 
points. t(.p .',t 82 »4 and bottom and 
«i. ;vith the preferred generally in- 
active. The failure of the driVe to 

»^L.? ^'^"•^'' »«-"^"^' *o l>'Ti- may have 
rh?^.'"^ to do with the sudden 
e^i r^ «f t»io common. The gen- 
^.r^. ■'^^ ^^^^ "<^'^ manv preferred 
«'0CK8 paying more than 8 per cent., 
nrlf " *'i^' surface Famous Plavers 
lino T"^ i^ out of line, especially 
hrnif Ji'i'o'- partner h.as an un- 
roKen record for regular dividend 
dJsbursements. The truth of it 

u'^T ^"^ *'*' ^^''^ ^^'^^" ^f»'^^-t. par- 

^'"Urly since the bankers got out 

ine film business, decline to fe- 

^«M seriously a reh.tivelv 

l>j;'^ed theatre sto.-k. 

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.Tack F.irrell. appe.irin'T In \aude- 
\ illc with Jose Saxtoo (Mrs. I'.ir- 
ieil). was instrumeii;al in the arn-sl 
of two thug.s on West liith stree". 
Saturday (Ai)ril 21) morning after 
they had held up and robl»e<| ,i 
pedestrian. Farrell vr.ja leaving ;i 
friend's home with Mis. Faiicll al 
1 a. m. when he saw two men ha^-l- 
ing uj) a!U)tlu'r. 

I'pon being discovered they It it 
their victim on the head, leavint; 
hlTTi ill the gutter, and started f..r 
nth avenue, l-'arrel ran .at'ter them 
and captured both at the corner. 
While holding them he attracted the 
attention of a policeman, who took 
them to the West 4Tlh street |)olMe 
.station, where thoy were charged 
wilh assault and robbery. 

The victim wa^ iemove<l to a \nr t\ 
hospit.'il. wher«' h • died early thi.-. 
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CARNIVAL CRIMES 

(Continued from page 1) 

in magai'-ines of wldt> circulation 
( inij eilitoiials and 'lead" articles 
in si ores of newspaper.s. 

New Tlngland and Pennsylvania 
are tr«'ating the carnival as a men- 
ii'» like a plague oV disease. The 
niidtUo west has establi.shed a sys- 
t«ni of intereommunlcalion through 
Itoiury Clubs and Chambers of 
Commerce. Mayors are telegraph- 
ing on> another. Every carnival 
tliat .sneaks out to its first stand is 
being vised by repre.sent.it Ives of 
other towns, who travel there to 
see it and rei)ort on it to their own 
couiuils and officials. 

The strongest blast of all come.>» 
ironi Niagara Falls, N. Y , wh«'re 
the Chamber of Commerce has H- 
sueil the result of its . esearches in a 
hiilh'tin .sent to every civi«- body in 
the l.ind. Ft is in the bulletin -'f 
liie org.niJ/.aiion, known as "i'lie 
Citizen." 

.\ l.n!:;e headline above .says,*"lm. 
Mo»i"d C;trni\als Corrupt Civie 
Miinnei-:." Another front |*age 
pl.i.h is beaded "Travelirij; Car- 
niv.ils in Disrepute In Progressive 
Cities.' The next column hi arts ofT, 
•Investigators Find l.'mlesirable 
Coiidiiions at Carnivals." .\nother 
on the ..same page read.s. "Oriental 
Diiic'f.s .'(tid dame.s Stopp«M! at 
I ! in I -on Cat nival." 

ro.;r ' .••••l:'il\' typed |».ige.<« mm-'k 

',<i!h iie!.Mii'd tflcKrams, letier.H .'iimI 

M. .;.f.>r-,' iindiMgs from I il.i/'ti 

, ,• ;..>r. t (unmuniiie.s. TIm- town-; 

,ei..-. I fit ed. every oii,-> of which. 

I siiinb* except i<in. l>'et»|ll- 

)i.<r.i,l.'-t li.tirnhs flown >>u ' 'I'Ik- 
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ESTHER MERRILLES 

Kstln-r Merrilles. moth'T of th<^' 
Three .Merrilles Sisters, of 'Parlor 
Match" fame, died at tl>e age of S4 
al Winslowa Sanltaiium. Rrooklj ii. 



IN MK.MOKY 

of tiiy l>eli>\r<l hu.'<l»nnil 

WEST AVEY 

who j.:in«>.l hw;»>' I'Vb. Sth. 1022 
A 1*m1 «rhoK<4 iinMiiory will live 
my heart forever. 

LUCILLE 



In 



N. Y.. this week. The remains were 
cremated. .Mrs. Merrilles was the 
first woman to do a black face act 
In l^ng!and Wcr three daughters 
who Hurvive her have retired from 
the profession. 



James A. Furey 
James A. Furey, a former mu- 
sical comedy baritone and stage 
manager, d'ed April IS in St. Mary's 
Hospital. Hixiklyn, N. Y. He was 
77 year;< old and appeared in the 
origmal pioiluction of "lOrminle" at 
the old New York Casino. 

The father of Maye Stanley died 
A|)ril 1J al his home. ?.20fi Vanness 
avenue, VWincouver, U. C, at the 
age of 71 



ANNA CARPENTER 

Ann. I Cari)enter, of 'A Ni«ht in 
Honolulu." was burned in her drcs.-- 
ing room in the Maxwell O. H . 
Saugerlies, N. Y., Friday (April 21) 
night, and died the following day 
ill the Henedictino Hospital, Kin^.s- 
ton. The lire w.js caus.ii bv a 



IN I.OVINfi MKMOKV 
of M¥ F.VTHKK 

JOHN F. SULLY 

and MY IIKOTIIFK 

VINCENT SULLY 

l>u-d AjMil -5th. l'.»l> 

WILLIAM SULLV 



Htiaw Hawaiian cdstume which she 
was wearing coming in cont.aet with 
a g.i < stove. The Friday night per- 
formance was cancelled on ac /unt 
of the .accident. Leslie Smith, ilso 
a member of the company, was se- 
verely Inirned when he endeavored 
to exthiguish Miss Carpenter'** 
naming costume. 



JAMES BRYSON 

.1.1 rues Bryson, an actor, whose 
residence was in West Orange, ditxl 
April L»2 In Peoria, Ariz. Mr. P.ry.^on 

■l^iHBBiHIBHBBHHHBHBHBHI 
IN LUVINC* .MKMOK¥ 

OF OUll DAItl^lNU 

CATHERINE POWELL 

Who Dind Aitril id. 1»20. 

Tho duy« are lon^ yvjthoul hvr iMlghtl 

l>rc«eace. 

MOTHER and ALFRED 



had been In falling health for two 
years. He was 41 years old and 
born in Scotland. 



The mother of V^lo Hart 
April L'O in the Knicket bocker 
pital. New York. 



dh-d 

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Scranton, F.i.: William-port, Pa.; 
Loc'.< H iveti. I'a., and other eastern 
cities. ' 

The specific carnivals named as 
objeclionaMe. according to the pub- 
Ibbed bulletin. Include those that 
liad cooch dancing, suggestive bark- 
ing, stag show.s, living pictures, 
paddle wheels (gambling, pick- 
pockets), (single woman In lewd 
ilances. numerous vlei<»us aide- 
shows), and others. 

'''he bulletin refers to thr* carni- 
vals as "an (pidemlc." an<l says Its 
invc.-iiigalions have i>roveti and 
coustitutc indispu'able argument 
for tho suppression and e.cclusion 
of su h tmldic nuisances." 

The ten men arrested la.it week 
at 167th .street and Webster avenue, 
Bronx, N. V.. with a carniv.al .««i>on- 
sored by the WiUard A. llalcom 
Fo^«t. Ainericin l.ogion. were hold 
in $'J00 bail each In the M«>rrl.sanla 
Court for S|»e<;ial Sesslon.s. charged 
wilh o|>;>r.\t ill!; v.uious ganibllng 
deviec';< .and niiinf»roiiH other money, 
making .s< Immu'V^ routraiy to the 
law. 

A heatrd disi ii.sslon ma'eriaU/.cd 
between ."-'arnu"! rioMstein, Attorney 
for the prisoners, and In.spector 
Uominiek lleiity. who supervised 
th«* raid, v.-h-'ti the rape was called 
for a hearinc:. 

Goldstein maintained the carnival 
was luiing coruliicted for the fnirpose 
of raisuig (\u\6n for di.nabled war 
veteran.-* and that he could produee 
plenty of witnesses to verify all the 
material wa!i supplied by members 
of llio I.e^ion, wilh SO per ctnt. of 
the pioceeds going toward the 
Legion i»ijri)ose. In on-wer to 
(Goldsteins statomenis. Inspector 
Henry declared there were 17 like 
carnival.s conducted In his district 
last ye.ir, with tho Mayor and Gov- 
ernor re<jtiesting he tako action to 
prc\ent ticm from si»reading and 
beconiing an ».'P''''''nic. 

The Insfteetor added be was sup- 
jilied svith authentic Information 
firior {') 111'- raid that the men oper- 
ating the various devlce?i were only 
turning ov<r 10 per cent of the pro- 
coeif^ Jnst«'ad of 8'l, «i (nioted by 
C lids'' in. with a further declara- 
tion till I ',»'.» p.'c cent, of the attend - 
Hnr>' were children nnd^r the age of 
IV. An i\ result of this condition, 
fie- In.- p<'<Mor sai<l, c.trnlvals are a 
griMt riK'nuci to any community, for 
tb«'y ai" tn\arl!ii»ry improperly con- 
die't<d 

At 'h»' eMM'-lu.iiofi of iho hearing 
Ibiiiy. wirhoul tie.Hii.at ion, declared 
that h»' mi'iidj* to exercis»j all his 
author I'y lo.vard the elimination of 
eainivaU in his di.itiict, for the one 
per cei.t. u' tlu; good oncM have to 
1>«' < I i.^^affi'il wi'b the '.19 p.'r tM-nt. 

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FIGHT OPEN SHOP 

(Continued from page 1) 

(luently there was but little opposi- 
tion on the part of the HLuiagervt. 
who did not care whether their ac- 
tors were Equity or not. 

Since the edict has gone forth that 
all tent, repertoire and stock corn- 
pan ie.'t must be all-iOquity, the niaii- 
agors have awakened. Now fully 75 
per cent, of the actors and juac- 
tically all the manigers are against 
tho plan, they cl.iiming tliat closed 

shop means closed shown and no 
work. 

Mr. M.aeklnson reports th where 
there are iwually ov»'r 100 shows 
[)Iaying this territory, during th'* 
summer, that there will be Je»« tbuii 
40 tbi.s season oti account of the 
un.settled weatiier, high overhead, 
geiii ral business d'jneahion and the 
closed shop order. Ho in emi'hitic 
In his denunciation of the I^MUiiy 
domand.i, saying: 

"Tbero is but one effective union, 
thai is tho union of the olTicia!s 
working fur their own benefit to 
l>«ipetuate their own j ahs." 

In opening up ag.iin.^t the Ivjuity, 
he states that he will make no dtr«- 
criminatlon against Kquity actors 
as long as they are willing to work 
for liie interests of the m.an.jgers on 
the American plan, allowing the 
managers to run their > usine«s in 
their own way and to cngaRe wliom 
they dealro, regardb'H.s of th <lie- 
tatos of Hny ofticial. 

The move has uttiact«Mt con-jil- 
craUlo attentlor, ami is cau;.uig 
great interest, e.speci.illy wilh the 
numerous professionals, many of 
whom have been out of work for 
many weeks, and who have been 
I>atlently waiting for the flumn^ier 
shows to get out. As a result Mr. 
Mackln.son says he h.as iijore appli- 
cations on hid bxok.H for engage - 
munt.s than he can pi^ssibly fill, and 
thai he 1« telling managers that 
there will be no diflicnilty in secur- 
ing all the people they want on tho 
American plan contract. 



DO:rT FAIL TO LOOK 



MAY WIRTH 

wrnr 

PHIL AND CO. 

M \ I K M • I >"» '<«! r'. \ T I • f , A T r< » N S 

iMR. E. F. AL3EE 
and Associates 

"THIRO OF A CENTURY" 

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TWO STOCKS EACH END 
OF PHILLY'S SEASON 



Cross Keys and Broadway 

Following Metropolitan 

and Orpheum 



Th. 



riulacU'lpliIn. Ai'iil L'C. 
rcconl of opening nntl clos- 



ing the tlifatrical .-oa.son v itli two 
5-*oek conipanirs, ^hlle In between 
tliere wvn? none at all. belongs to 
Diilly tills year. -After the Mao 
I)<.sm<'n(l engagement at the Afei- 
ropolitan nna the Orpheum Players' 
attempt in Crmanfown failed, two 
or three months have elapsed with- 
out stoek. \ 

May 1, Miss Do'^mond and the 
same players a«;sociated with her 
at the Metropolitan open what is 
called a "season of spring and 
bummcr stock" at the Cross Keys, 
60th and Market streets. Except 
for a short period at *he Knicker- 
hooker, West Philadelj^hla has been 
untried for this purpose, and the 
experiment is being walehed closely. 
The Cross Keys has been used for 
three-a-day vaudeville by the ^5tan- 
ley company. 

Another pop vaudeville house. 
Broadway, South Philadelphia, will 
open with stock 3Iay I. The lead- 
ing player here will be Edna Ilib- 
bard, recently in "The Frenth Doll" 
in New York. No other names are 
yet mentioned. 

This company at the Broadway 
will give "Ptg o' My Heart." and 
the Desmond players "Twin Beds," 
as their initial offerings. 

The Broadway company will give 
two matinees .1 week, Wednesday 
and Saturday, for which scale will 
De: Boxes, 73c,; orchestra, 6Qc., 
.ind balcony, 25c. In the evenings 
tlie scale will range from 25c. to 
|1, the orchestra being 75o. 

This will be the c]ieapest-)>rloed 
stock Philad<lphia hns had in a lung 
lime. 

Three-a-(l;iy vaudeville. it is 
understood, has been way off in 
business for many months, and the 
present experiment, in parts of the 
city unaccustomed to stock, is being 
tried to change tlie luck. 



DANCING AT SHANLEY'S 

Broadway Restaurant Charging Ad- 
mifSfon — 30 Instructresaet 



Shanley's restaurant in the Put- 
nam building converted itself into- a 
dam e place la.st Thur.sday. Admis- 
sion is charged at the door and 
•i«'kets dropped into a (hoi)per; 85 
cents on wi'ck nights to everyone, 
with Oy cents for women and $1.25 
for men on Saturdays and Sundays 
is tho scale. No eharpe per dance Is 
made. The open honr.s are from h 
until 1 a. ni. week da\ s. with matinee 
daJicing from 3 until 6 the ftnal two 
days of the week. 

Shanh y's llrst railed itself "The 
I.>ancing Palaee* but is said to have 
been notified by a Terrace Garden 
dance jilace of priority to the title. 

There are 30 instruetrocses at 
Sh.'inley's. Each is pr«sumid to be 
an efhcient teacher. When an In- 
structress dances with a patron, an 
extra charge of 20 cents is mad«. 
This is said to be divided, 12 cents 
for the house and 8 cents for the in- 
structres.s. A dance usually lasts 
from seven to eight minutes. 

Business was reported quite good 
at Shanley's immediately after the 
opening with the Sunday night at- 
tendance about one-half of that of 
Saturday night. There is a restau- 
rant in the former grill room, to 
whi'^h no admission is charged. 

p];iliott Foreman took charge this 
week of the Shanley s publicity de- 
partment. 



HOUSES CLOSING 

Gaiety, Ttico, X. Y., closed Ap;ii 
21. The house will remain Jark 
duiing the hot moiitl.s. 

The Strand, Norwich, Conn , dis- 
continues vaudeville this week. The 
house has b« en taken over by th«' 
owners of the Davis theatre, who 
Will install pictures. The Davis will 
continue as the only local vaude- 
ville house. 

Strand, Washington, D. C, play- 
ing full-week vaudeville booked 
through IwOew office, closes first 
week in June. The AlNgheiiy, Phila- 
delphia, book through iho Amalga- 
mated, disoontinurs vaudeville May 
15. 



JUDGMENTS 

Preston Gibson; x'. Ra;ib; $»?.037.43. 

Harry Lehrman Prods., Inc. and 
Harry Lehrman; Pacitio State Elec- 
tric Co.; $760.12. 

Zena Keefe; Empire City Film 
Laboratories, Inc., tt al.; 1106.77. 

Same; W. W. ilodkinson Corp.; 
costs, $112.37. 

Adolph Singer; Butler Bros.; 
$32.65. 

Mayflower Photo Play Corp.; 
PlemiUf? A: Iteavely. $23^46. 

Acorn Motion Picture Corp.; City 
of New York; $44.57. 

Surf Ave. Amus. Co.; s;-m« : same. 

Beaver Amus. Co., Inc.; same; 
same. 

B. & B. Amus. Co., Inc.; same; 
sani»'. 

De Kalb Amus. Co.; >ani« : -amc. 

World Moving Sporting Picture 
Cj.; same; s.anie. 

Anderson Music House; M. Lifton 
••r al.; $121.17. 

Russell Janney; W. Pogany; 

$9-;«;.22. 

E. Ray Goetz; Sanger *<c Jordan; 
$S7 1.6.1. 

Frejh Pond Amus. Corp.; I) Abra- 
h;;m: $7«»0.41. 

Rudolph Sanders, owner of iilobi- 
Tln;(ir« ; National .Si-reen S'.rvicc, 
In.-.; $5«r..l6. 

Larchmont Amus. Co., Inc.; City 
of .V«\v York; $44. .j7. 

Osiris Amus. Co.; sam< ; same. 

Gus Hill an<l Chas. F. Taylor; G. 
Sira^s.r: $202.56. 

Max Ehrenreich; Vox V:\in Corp.: 
$oi;2.6rj. 

Allen Caruthers; Mar*k Spiegel 
l{.;.lty Corp.; $I42.(i?. 

Martin Samper; J. .Shea; $85.20. 

Dramatic Mirror, Inc. (Dramatic 
Mirror Co.); JI. W. Williams Co., 
Inc.; $329.15. 

Am. Cinema Corp.; Tboa. Cusack 
Co.; $741.;«5. 

Ben All Haggin; Black. Starr & 
Frost; $1,260.43. 

Alexander Beyfus; Tappf, Inc.; 

$2,030.88. 
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*" «;«iniany. 

litturi.ing to Keith \ ;M.i«J',ville in the Fall. 




l.FO — — T.ENEVE 

FLANDERS and BUTLER 

-A VAUDEVILLE CONCERT" 

"Geneve Butler is a charming girl 
who sing^ easily and smoothly a 
series of melodies that bring out the 
delightful qualities in her very fine 
soprano. Geneve is easy to look Jit 
too, and ha.s graceful little moods 
and manners to go along with the 
lovely voice. Leo Flanders, at th« 
piano, elicits a storm of applause 
with his rate-time playing." 

ORPHEUM CIRCUIT ' 

Direction, BURT CORTELYOU 



MINSKY'S PARK PLAN 



Change of Skits Weekly — 40 Chorus 
Girls — Opening Sept. 1 



The Minsky Brothers, who had 
the Park theatre on Columbus cir- 
cle under lea.se, t<iking possession 
Sept. 1, hav^ tentative plans for 
the operation of the house as the 
Park music hall. They include a 
weekly change of .«;kit by what will 
likely be the Minskye* permanent 
stock musical comedy company. 
Writers have been approached with 
that end in view. 

While no principal.s l:ave been 
announced as under engagement for 
the Park, the Mint^kys are said to 
have been jdacing some of the 40 
chorus girls who will iompose un- 
der contract. Vaudeville will also 
be a part of the .;crformancc, cither 
in tlie pieces or as an olio. Tho 
Minsky announeenent anent the 
mueic hall .says their trade-mark of 
barlesQue will be retained as the 
title for thf show. The Minsky.'* 
have been playing .^Ijcl burb: n"*' 
for several seasons a: the National 
Winter Garden on .*<eeond avenue. 
New York, downtown, and are very 
successful in the East Side policy. 
The Winter Garden -"ill continue, 
giving the brothers two New York 
housee in widely separated looaJes. 
with similar policies, though cf 
different grade.«. 



BEDSIDE CHATS 



BY NELLIE BEVELL 



(Nellie Revell has been for nearly three year« confined to her roo 
and cot in the St. Vincent's Hospital, Seventh avenue and Twelfth street 
Nsw York City. Without having moved from one position within the patt 
six months (Miss Revell having lost the use of her spine) she has written 
and dictated these weekly articles for Variety, at the same time having 
variously contributed to other periodicals. Miss RevdII has been calltd 
the bravest woman in the world by many.) 



Years ago when I migrated here from Ihl Chicago "loop" 1 hung un 
my hat and unpacked my suit case in a third-rate hotel. While I had 
many actiuaintancee in New York, I didn't know where to locate but 
very few. Tho names of the streets and the telephone erchanges wer« 
all new to me antt hard to memorize, ^^o when conversing over tlie tele- 
phone In my room and occasion arose to make a memorandum of a 
name, address or phone number I committed the unpardonabi* offense so 
prevalent among thoughtless, bu.*^y people of making notations on thi 
wallpape. near the instrument. This delinquency I just naturally 
acquired because of my gypsy habit of being continually on the move. 

One evening I returned to my room to dress for dinner at the homi 
of someone I w^as most anxious to visit, and found that in my absence 
paperhangers had been busy removing every vestige of a memorandum 
while redecorating the walls. Talk about being sunk without warning! 
I felt like a stranger in a strange land, only more helpless. Gone was 
the phone number and street address of my prospective hostess, and 
as she was not listed in the book my discomfort was acute. Gone also 
were the telephone numbero of mutual friends who might have supplied 
the Information I sorely needed. It was an exasperating predicament, 
but it cured me of ever afterwards using the wallpaper as a memo pad 

Yet I had a similar experience here recently. I have great difficulty 
in keeping letters containing addressed or other information. After 
I once lay them down on the table beside my bed I can never tell 
when we will meet again. Nurses i-re no respecters of routes or 
numbers; when they come in with a dust cloth they sweep clean. (U 
my professional friends lost their own routes as often as I do. it would 
keep everybody working overtime adjusting claims.) Should you 
succeed in coercing one nurse to preserve certain papers, the very next 
day, ten chances to one, another nurse would make her appearance and 
away would go youi memos into the limbo of things gone but not for- 
gotten. (They change nurses here oftener than Russia changes govern- 
ment.) 

I tried having a pencil and pad attached to tho head of my be*!. They 
were so hard to reacli it Involved ringing for a nurse every time I wanted 
to copy an address. I conceived the idea of making notes on the cart 
which encases my diaphragm and approaches my chin. Various and 
divers routes, phone numbens, etc., have I committed to it. The other 
day Dr. S^ayre decided my cast should be reinforced at a particular 
spot i»> my armour where it was most convenient for me to scribble. 
So I was trundled into the composing room (as I call the operatinj 
room) and swathed In long, wide, gooey bandages wet with plaster «C 
pari.'*. When I came to I found I had lost Trixie Friganzas route, a 
week of lllanche Ring's one-night stands, Zelda Sears' i)hone number, 
three books 1 wanted, four words I meant to look up and iliiee idea» 
for stories — and this isn't one of them, eithec. 



Pago \'an and Carrie Avery! Years ago when Van was a litrlo fallow— 
I mean a young chap, for he never was very small — his nioih'.r and I 
were neighbors; he and my little girl.s were playmates. \Vhe i I wanted 
to communicate to him then all I had to do was to step to the window 
an«l rail. I cant go to the window now, Van, so have to' use tliis method 
of reaching you. It seems ages since 1 have seen you both. 



We have had Mother's Day (which is mighty fine) ar.d .-'mil*^ Day 
(and th;;t's dand\ , too). Xow, just for change, why not li.i\e I'ay Day 
for Kuroj)e T 



•'Mile. Lenglen to Play at Nice,"' says a headline referring lo the tennis 
touinament at that resort, in which tiie Frencli champion will make her 
first pub'io appearance since d« feattd by Mrs. Molla "Sjurst* dt Mallory at 
Forrest Hills last summer, 
nice. 



I hope fhe has finally learned how to r^ixy 



I read of a couple in low.i married 73 years. 
on each othtr. 



TIkv ni;!.'-i be stuck 



NEW ACTS 

Helen Stanley, formerly with 
"Chuckles," and Harry Stanley, from 
"The Broken Wing," two-act. 

Al Pinard and ^Illy Hall (re- 
joined), two-act. 

Fisher and LI 03 d (vaudeville) 
have dissolved partnership. Fisher 
has teamed with Frank X. .Silk, of 
burlesque. Lloyd has partnered 
with Sam Gould. Both combina- 
tions will continue in vaudeville. 

A quartet of former legitimate 
players, who have recently appeared 
in a trio of Inroad way s iMest suc- 
cesses, have been form<>d by the 
M. .'?. Bentham office for vaude- 
ville. They will j)r» sent a eomedy 
playlet by Will Hough, 'iititbd 
"Mollie Changes H** Mind," with 
Joseph Herbert. Jr.. ("Mary ') Mar- 
jorir McClintock r'As You Wtre"), 
Jack Cherry and Charlie Lane 
("Ireno" ). 

Frankio Hunter, principal comic 
with T)ie "Big Jani)K>ree' last sea- 
son, has teamed with Jean I'.edini 
for a brief sjun in vaudeville during 
the summer. Th« y will do the 
former Bedini and Arthur specialty, 
with Hunter in blackface and Br- 
dini juggling. The act starts on 
the Keith time n« xt week. Hunter 
will return to the managrm >nt of 
Bluch Cooper vith one of the lat- 
ter's Columbia wheel .shows when 
tho burles«iue reiicarjiing season 
starts. 

John .Sh« 1 1 y « ompany. a«siste«l 
by Elma Haine« r.nd Gladys 
Kearnc-. f»»rmer members of the 
Jack Wilson lte\ ue in ' Tlie Five- 
Cent Barb«r " 



Johnny Hyi.ms (Hyams and Mclntyrt) will have to send mo down 
a garage if the Plymouth rock (it is s«» «-i»e<-kl''d I guess yt.u \vould call 
it a Plymouth rock) lily keeps on growmti. i^i.ies may not toil and they 
may not spin, but goodness '-.ow they grow. 



A letter from Edinburgh, Scotland, from Kitty Daly iDaly and Healy) 
brings the intelligence that while playinj there they visited the gi-av« 
of The Great Lafayette at Piershill cemetery. The Great Lafayetti 
lost his life in the fire at the Empire theatre, Edinburgh, May 9, 1811« 
and was buried alongside his pet dog, "Beauty," that had died the week 
before. The people o' Edinburgh objected to a dog being interred in 
the cemetery and Lafayette had to agree to buy the plot of his own 
remains as well. By a strange whim of Fate, a week l;iter he was 
placed at rest there. 



Wi.l someone )»lea#«e send Clifion AWbb a little American flag? Hl« 
mother vrites he is getting very Britisli, must have a house in London 
and all that sort of thing, and she ;s so homesick she wu-ild ^wap 
all of Picadilly for a top Iloor rear hall bedroom on Forty -se<.;A)nd street. 

The next vaudeville pn-ducer who tries to stage an old-ii.nors' bill 
might lind some suggestions among the telegrams on my screen: Nelli« 
McHenry, Carrie Scott, Amelia Sommerville, Imngene Conir-r, Nichols 
Sisters, II.il Merritt, L.-iwrence and Harrington, May Irwin. Karl Iteming* 
ton, Sallie Stemler, Maggie Cline. Melville and Stetson, Maud Nugent, 
Maud Raymond and Mai.-*! Feiuon woul I ail help us to iv.vii h^*^^<^ ^^^ 
pages in the Album of Time. 

If you were amon.'r those waiting to .~ee Mr. Albeo at his otVioo la?t 
Saturday afternoon 5'ou might be consoled for your 'ong w.:it b.v know- 
ing he spent the greater part of it at my bedside. It was his fust visit 
since Thanksgiving Day, when he let a dinner party at his liome wait 
while he ran down h* re to t^ee if I had a Thanksgiving dim.* r. 



And if you phoned Flo Irwin to offer her an engagement a; d rouUln^ 
reach her, it was because she, too, was here. But anyhow she !ias n Jo 
next season. She is going in Ja<. Montgomery's new >ho\v, 'Tr'^ 



ffU 



Littl Gray House." 



YOU MUST READ 



And if you faikd to find Xorma and Constance Talmad>;o 
you called to tell them pood-bye just before they left for the . 
week, it was because they were down here telling me goed 
showing me the cuties they are taking the* expected Bu^t» :• 
baby wliich will make our Myra and Joe Keaton graiulparents. 
if Myra will let it play with the saxophone and fry fish for h* . 



in wlK 
oast la* 
.bye an< 
)<\atons' 
1 wor.<l«' 



rAOh lu 



When Mr. and .Mrs. Ch.is. E. Bray called last Friday th»y 
they had jnvaded a debutante's party (watch that word. l'«^it\ • 
from the pretty girH lh«;y foun piled \ip on the foot e-f my >•• 
around it. lK»rothy Gish, Mrs. Dobson Mitehfll, Mrs. Hi.n\ L ' 
Clurcr-ce Jaco'oson, Maj.o-n Ceakl^y and Ruth Donnelly hr.d <V. 



lioug^ 
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rriday. April 28, 1992 



BURLESQUE 



1 



lOLUMBIA'S NEXT SEASON'S RULES 
COYER BURLESQUE DELINQUENCIES 



Shows Must Be Kept to Standard — No Temporizing f" 
^-Each Show Must Have Stage Manager — Scripts 
. to Be Submitted — To Avoid Repetitions 



lladlcal departurea will mark 
.very phase of the production and 
routing of the Columbia wheel 
shows next seaacn. according to 
nians formulated at a special meet, 
ing of Columbia producers 1-eld last 
wfek. The shows must all come up 
; the > andiird set by the Columbia, 
the prodiiff^rs were infcrmed. not 
only at the opening of the season, 
but must maintain the same stand- 
ard throiigiiout the sea.^oii. Pro- 
dijcers must nbide by th • ruling to 
lip^p their shows up to .h ' mark or 
gutter the eonsequences. The same 
edict hiJ^ been issued by the Colum- 
bia prior io the opening of the 
leason iri^ularly for many years 
past, but next sehsbh there will be 
no temporizin.i? with poor produc- 
tions. oAinp to the fact th:it the 
Columbia will be confronted with 
opposition icr the lirst time since 
the F'Impir • Circuit passed out of 
cxiRience. i" years ago. 

In order tliat the shows may be 
kept up io the mark, a n<'.v i)()sl 
will be l-reated for every Columbia 
hhow. that of stage manager. Kich ! 
show will liave one unless lheo»vner 
travel.s with it. In that event the 
show owner will occupy the post of 
stage manager and be responsible 
for keeping the show to standard. 

To avoid iho repetition of bits 
and numbers recurring in several 
shows consecutively next season the 
Cr' '- producers must submit 
their boaks to the office on o. about 
July 1. The scripts will be looked 
ovor. and where conflictlona occur 
they will be straightened out. 

Another matter considered at the 
meeting was the frequent repetition 
of comedians of the same character 
conscc tively. In several instances 
in past seasons there have been 
three Jew conxedians. ihen three 
tramp comics and possibly two or 
three eccentrics following each 
other In shows over the circuit. The 
new rule forbids the routing of two 
•hows one after the other with he 
iwne type of comic. 

Next season th* Columbia pro- 
ducers may pay as much as they 
desire for chorus girls. The past 
Mason the rule has been that no 
Columbia producer could p - more 
than ISO. The number of girls has 
been reduced from 18 to 16. A 
Columbia producer cannot have 
less than 16 girls, but may have as 
nany mon than 16 as he cares to 
have. Last season any producer 
having less than 18 girls was sub- 
ject to a fine of $25 per week for 
each missing girl. Next season any 
producer with Iqgs than 16 choris- 
ters will be subject to n fine of $50. 

All railroad fares are io be pooled 
•y th* Columbia i hows next season, 
w the opening and from the closing 
Itands, each producer paying an 
•Qual amount into the railroad pool, 
show opens In Boston or In 



TWO SUITS 

American Sues Amalgamated to 
Recover $46,000 Due on Notps 



Two Supreme Court suits by the 
American Burlesque Association 
v.erv liled Saturday in the New 
York Supremo Court against the 
Amalgamated Burlesque Ent.. Inc., 
the first seeking to recover J36.- 
971.04 on :i serita of four notes. 
The second suit alleges that on 
.luly yo, 1920. the plaintiff loaned 
to the Amalgamated $8,333.o3 pay- 
able on demand. 

The first suit consists of four 
causes for action. Each is on a 
demand note, the first for $17. .'♦00, 
dated Juno 118. 1921. 1. Herk. presi- 
dent oC tli<' defondaiU and Hud K. 
liynicka as treasurer signed the 
nole.-^. The second and third notes 
for $7.46S and $L'.3f.O were dated 
Augu.st 30, 1921. The last, dated 
Sei)temlier L'.'>. 1921. Is for $9.fi53 04. 
MyciH H: (jlohlsmitli, altorni>s for 
the American Burlesque Association 
in the involuntary bankru[>tcy pro- 
ceedings now pending, are acting for 
the A It. A. in t'.iose two suits. 

Service was made on Herbert J. 
Mack of the American Burkstiue 
Ent.. Inc. 



If 



Milwaukee the faro allotment each 
producer pays Into the pool will be 
the same, the pool paying the trans, 
Portation. 

The shows all must have original 
jjusl' next season, with the excep- 
won of possibly three published in- 
wPpolatlons. Repetitions as regards 
PUpllshed numbers are to be avoided 
•« much as possible. 



Pro 



MARION'S BUY 

Purchases Ziegfeld'i "Follies' 
duction Complete 

ttra ^^ ^^"'"'^ti has bought the en- 
^re Ziegfelcl "Follies" produ aion. 

cf»«t ^'®"^'' ^^^^ ^^'t^*?'^' ^^^ Rcenerv, 
recti "^^"^ *^"<> props being sent di- 
thn/ .^^ Clarions storehouse from 
'"e train. 

"Vf^s^i'^ "'^ r>rovislons of the <l,.al 
m'li^f *^ '*^*' burl.«H(,ue manager 
pnnl ^"^ advertise the efffct.s in 
'connection w.th the Ziegfeld name. 



OLYMPIC NOT B. B. 0. 

The Olympic, New York, will not 
become a spoke in the Burlesque 
Booking Office wheel this season. 
The Olympic may be with the B. 
B. O. next season. The Jlmmie 
Cooper show, now operated as an 
independent attraction ^by Cooper, 
is at the Olympic this week, booked 
by the B. B. O., but not controlled 
by it. 

The Cooper booking Is the only 
B. B. O. show to go into the Olympic 
this season, the house putting in 
burlesque stock May 1. Harry 
Steppe will put on the stock and be 
the principal comic. Vic Dayton 
and several other wheel principals 
will be members of the company. 



EXAMINATION DATES SET 

The dates for the examination be- 
fore trial of the officers of the Co- 
lumbia Amusement Co. In Fred Ir- 
win's $100,000 damage suit have 
been set. Sam S. Scribner will be 
examined May 2. J. Herbert Mack 
May 5 and Rud K. Hynick May 10. 

At tho examination all corporate 
books, papers and documentary rec- 
ords must be oroduced to assist 
Irwin In his claim for the loss of 
his two Columbia franchises, which 
were not renewed for an additional 
10 years on their expiration in 1919. 



HOLDING BUILDING FUND 

At an open meeting of the Bur- 
lesque Club Sunday, it was decided 
by vote that the club should main- 
tain its building fund. The fund 
now has an accumulation of $60,000. 
Its object Is a new clubhouse. 

Some of tho mcmber.s thought 
that as the object of the fund was 
allowed to become dormant, the fund 
should be returned to its sub- 
scriber.s. Tho Sunday meeting was 
held to arrive at a decision. 



'CHUCKLES' THE SAME 

Practically no changes will be 
madrt in the Joan Bedini show 
"Chuckles," which will g^ i"to the 
Columbia for the .summer run May 
14. Tlie same cast, hook, business, 
etc., will remain as when the show 
rdiyed the Shul)er^\a i-ievilb' lime 
tho past season. 



Bernstein', "Broadway Flappers" . 
Broaavvav n.ppcM-.V ha.s iu-n , 

ttein- ^^ ''"'■ ^'^'^ ^"^ ^^"''*' Bern. I 
1rh,>ci , ^*"^ seasons Columbia t 

CJ.vi.r'- "^'^ •'"'"^^ '^''"^ ^^■*'- 
'" f^mMute on the Columbia 



Two Brooklyn Houses Left 
The I5urle.-«|U<' l>..r.ki::g ()fri(<' 
i-out«' lia>< n.ii-r(.wr(i down t'» two 
houncf?. Star aii'i Cavety, Brooklyn. 
The Star Iras tii*- ' Kaiidy Kiil.<." 
and Cayety -Paie M.Ucis" tliis 
wcfk. 

TIm- woitli.!- u .11 <i<'ci<l.' li'-v. I'».'ii4 
tin- t'Au will r.tnain <.p' r. 



wiggf-wr;;,,:;.:'.'. "- ^='"<-' ••i-'ss'Uv . 



Le Va-i Leaves Dixon 

Harry i lluJ..-: .) Is-' V.tn. ut d-r 

If<nty l>ixoii's ni iri iU'emeni for the 

last 14 ycjis. I, i-* lu^o'A siiriu-d fur 

tho iie.M lar. •• • >y^ ''y I«"'!.h A^ 

' CI iinage. 




EASTER WEEK ON COLUMBIA 
DOUBLED GROSS OF HOLY WEEK 



$6,900 for Finney at Columbia, New York — Gerard's 
New Show Hits Low at Buffalo, $2,700— **Big 
Jamboree" Plays to $6,200 at Newark 



"DE.M.WD TIIK OKICiIN.\I." 
BETTY— —PHILIP 

MARTIN and MOORE 

This is a period of turmoil and 
strife throughout the entire civilized 
world. Labor and Capital are locked 
in a death grapple, which is causing 
tho pillars of society to tremble. 
The statesmen uf all nations are 
lost in a maze of darkness and 
doubt. We suggi'st to send all 
trouble-makers a copy of the doe- 
trine of the 

N. V. A.-V. M. P. A 

MARTIN and MOORE 

TAI-Iv No. 19 



WHITE'S "SCANDALS" 
ON COLUMBIA WHEEL 

Last Season's Show to Go Out 

Over Burlesque Chain — 

No Interference 



BILLY WATSON SHOW 



George White, producer of White's 
"Scandals," will operate a fran- 
chise on the Columbia Iturlesque 
circuit next season. The arrange- 
ment will not interfere with the 
annual production of George White's 
"Scandals." 

White Is to produce the last sea- 
son's "Scandals," which will be re- 
tltled and re-cast for the burlesque 
circuit but will carry White's name 
as the producer. 



A. B. A. EXAMINATION 



Bankruptcy Proceedings Have First 
Hearing Tuesday 



The examination of the onUera of 
the alleged bankrupt American Bur- 
lesque Association started Tuesday 
before ex-Federal Judge Henry K. 
Lecombe, appointed FiKcial master 
to take testimony. 

A motion by the A. B. A. to have 
tho bankruptcy petition dismissed 
was denied by the special ma.^ter, 
following which McSweeney, the 
auditor of the A. B. A., was the first 
examined for about an hour and a 
half,, producing all records to sus- 
tain the A. IJ. A.'s allegation It Is 
solvent to the extent of $150,000. 
The Involuntary petition alleg^'s lia- 
bilities of $11';"). 000 and as.'^ets of 
ab(>ut a fifth as much. 

Mr. Ernst, of Oleott. lionynge, 
McMauus & i'^rnst, attorneys for 
the petitioners. ertndiR-tcd tlio ex- 
.Tminatlon. adjourn^'d luitil next 
Tuesday. Myers &; (Joldsniilh ap- 
peared for the A. L!. A. 

GIRLS IN AUTO CRASH 

Mnffalo, April L'^ 
Dot Reed, 21. and IJilly Hhod.s. 
24. of the "Greenwii-h Village K«vuf" 
at the (;ayety, wr-r*- injured early 
on the morning of April 22 when art 
autotnobilo in whi< h thf-y were rid- 
ing with two m"n rr)lli(l«>d with nn- 
ofher niarhine at Prosp* <*t avenm- 
and Virginia street. 

Hotfi rar.s w«'r<' M.idly darnau'd 
and th** t;irN w»rf bruLsori aial cut 
l>y jUinu: gla.*;.'*. Thf tn'-n w. rt.- 
tuUeii to 'h*' Columbus flop t il. 



♦•Becftrust ' Revival 

r.illv ( i:i«effrust) Wat>oii will i.- 
vive "ile«ftrust" raxt .«-erison in tlie 
title of lii*^ Cnliimbi • w he«'l show. 



I'hllip Krousomoyor, 
Michael (jrogaii. 



cliirlnotlHt 

lUlly WatKon 
friendly <Mi.-iuy . . . . 

('lan.au«> \Vin>ur 
Flanl T.uok. a gUthc trotter. ... An. ly ."^mlth 

Fly IliKh. (•n»Katra son lUlly Lynch 

Hl>;h Kly. Kro»i.><i'in«.'yi*r"b m»ii.C'harlii* Smith 

lK»at7. li waiter An.ly Smith 

Hank, ii bookmaker rharlle .*<mllh 

M;ililM-tte. a cahartH urlli^t . . . laliinn .M.M-etie. 

Mr.M Krout«»»ineyer lleatriro Hiirlowe 

Mrs. Crog^Hii .Xn'.'tU' Mt rotlo 



lUlly Watson has some of his old 

time fla: hes, his people measure up 

to the average of burlesque ability 

and there arc numerous moments of 

I »al yi)ontaneous fun In the two and 

a half hours at the Columbia, but 

ih«5 show, sonieiiow or other, isn't 
there a.s a consistent entertairmient. 
There are frequent jgans. the num- 
birs lack zetst and many long period.s 
[)a.ss without a ripple. 

Perhap.i it is because the end of 
the season is here, and tome list-^ 
lessness is bound to ereep into the 
best wheel machine. For «»ne thing, 
the IS chori.sters are consi)ieuo ..sly 
lacking in vigor and comeliness and 
the stage is fairly littered with in- 
delinite copiedians who mean noth- 
ing;. Apparently they were a.^Jem- 
bled for their value as .■specialty 
men, and <lon't lit lnli> the .cneral 
scheme. The Watson Show is clos- 
ing the regular sea.son at the Co- 
liimbia. 

A si)eoially show occasionally 
works out into a v oheslve trotipe. but 
luck i)lays a good part in the out- 
come. Ah often a congress of spo- 
cialiists makes nothing but an inter- 
esting olio and the pieces go blaa. 
That's the case with the men here. 
They throw all the comedy into 
Watsons hands. It's an evening - 
long solo. Maybe that's why Watson, 
in an endeavor to carry the works, 
has gone the absolute limit in messy 
dinner table business. There never 
was anything overfastidious about 
Krausmeycr in lines or buslnes-'^. but 
he never before went the lengths of 
that first bit in the second act. It is 
funny, to be nure. Watstui is always 
that, but this nauseating business 
doesn't pay. e."perially at the Colum- 
bia. Watson can be so genuinely and 
legitimately funny In his imctuous 
drollery it makes one indignant to 
see him descend to this level. 

Another defect Is stalling and time 
filing dialogue that doesn't gel ai.y- 
where. For example, during the last 
three scenes the business of planting 
a "beauty voting contest" later on 
was gone through elaborately no 
less than four times. The single 
bit of Watson in "one " leading up to 
the ilnale was furmy, and two (;ho- 
rus girls with perf«H't Swede dialeets 
rontrihuted a good deal, but all the 
advance talk about the fcatuie was 
time wasted. The pieces are full of 
like superfluity. 

The work of singing and danein^ 
women falls on tlie youthful shoul- 
der.s of the Morette Sisters, *who 
.shine best In their musical .specialty 
and do nicely with their ntimbers. 
Th^y are youthftil an«l gracious in 
bearing, but get no support from the 
choru.««. The shortage of exhilarating 
stepi)lng was unmi.-itakable. Heat rice 
Harlowe Is tho "good fellow" pi ima 
donna who pokes fun at her.ielf as 
no longer a flapper, but she h.as by 
long odds tho best figure In the out- 
fit, and makes a highly satisfyin;? 
figure in nll-revenling white tight. '•, 
a test of lines and contours that not 
many of the newcomers would care 
to undertro. Her specialty of char- 
acter songs and stories late in the 
evening was one of the ai>plaiise 
high spots, .and throughout her serv- 
ices as a smooth feeder contributed 
a lot to Watpon's be.^^t moments. 

Clarence Wilbur does Irishman 
.and character old man In hi.^ famil- 
iar aggre.«?sive way, being mo.«th' 
concerned with the building tjp of 
Watson's points r.ather than Individ - 
u.il effort fr»r his own laugh -^ A 
thankless jol), this, but rme that 
Wilbur h.antllej with <»nei{iy. Thcie 
are three otln-r men who do nonde- 
script bits of no f^pnci.il i»urport. but 
'i<lo a like.ahle straight singing tiio as 
;i speci.ilty. They are programed as 
the Carnival Trio— f'harles and 
Atjdy Smith and P.lllv I.yn* h 
Lynch arid Ciiarles Smith do straiiuht 
iti an .alftigeflKT uninspir4<l nariMei 

The rquitirnent in settings atid 
cfmturncM ^r.ades h\i'n\t. midw iv be- 
tueen the Iijt^^ji arid low. alrbougli 
Zie'.'f»|<| himself would h.iic had 
loulde showing off co.>«tunies on tin 
Kroiij) of Kirls. who. !»> the way. are 
a long Way Ifoni the Watson IW ef 
Trust" t>|»e. Ki .'iuvrney< r ha. i.,'oi •• 
to th''» oth'^r exti-.-nie. ffuni tie- 
pumpkin t<» ti.e string >>eriM t\ p«-, 
with tlir- nof.rbh- e.xcepfiorr ot oti 
- tiper-hoxorn uom.in. fitinib«'red .'» im 
tl;e union suit pusipi; ili.-l.iv ti, i* 
foim*< tlte fin. lie of the <\MiiiiK. 



r.iisiness over the Columbia cir- 
cuit generally took a jump last 
(Master) weik. in some instances 
doubling (he gross of the previous 
(Holy) week. Tho "Step Lively 
(Jirls" at Hurlig & Seamon's. New 
York, with Harry Greb, got slightly 
belter than $3,900. Greb's salary 
stood the sliow $1,000. The extra 
advertising ran to about $600 for 
the week. T.n«5t week was Grebs 
first in New York with a Columbia 
show. 

The Columbia, New York, did 
around $6,000 with Frank Finney's 
Uevue last week. Tho "breaks" 
were all with the jshow, the weather 
heing generally cool and rainy the 
first half. The Cayety, Roston. with 
Heeftrust Watson's Show, got 
rllghtly under $6,400. The Gayetj^ 
beat the Casino, Boston, by about 
$1,400 last week,- the Sam Howe 
show getting around |5,000 at the 
Waldron house. The Casino still 
retains the continuous features, 
while the Gayety had straight two- 
a-d»iy burlesque. 

"The Big Jamboree" got about 
$6,200 at the Kmpire, Newark, last 
week, a theatre party buying out 
the house one night and swelling 
tho total. Newark has been con- 
sistently good all season for the 
Columbia, vyini;, with the Gayety. 
Boston, and the Columbia, New 
York. 

The Dave Marlon show did $4,100 
at tho Casino, Brooklyn, and the 
"World of Frolics" with Sliding 
Billy Watson played to about $4,400 
at Miner's Bronx. "Th« Golden 
Crooks" did $.3,240 at the Kmpire, 
Albjuiy; Mo! He Williams' Show. 
$4,629 at the Palace, Baltimore, and 
"Town Scandals," $4,590 at the Co- 
lumbia, Chicago. 

Barney Gerard's New Show got 

wallop at the Gayety, Buffalo, last 
week, playing to $2,700, a very low 
for this show. It seems Gerard was 
Scheduled to have played Now- 
burgh and Toughkeepslo on ^ $2,000' 
guarantee last week, but went into 
r.iiffalo as a "favor" to tho Colum- 
bia people, The Biffalo date was 
arranged. previous to CJerard's "Fol- 
lies" being called off of the summer 
run at the Columbia, New York. 

"Tit for Tat" at the Empire. 
Toronto, lanL week did about $4,000. 
and the "Greenwich Village Kevuc" 
at the Orpheum, Pator.son, N. J., 
got about $:^.100. 

Gerard's "Follies of the Day" at 
the. Kmpire, rrovidence, did $■',,. iOU 
last week. 

The .T.ick Singer Show, at Wuter- 
biiry, Conn., played under a $2,000 
gu.irantee. It was a fill -in week 
fur the J.aques theatre. 



H»rry Ward in Babies 

Hanv "Dutch" Ward, burl.-.sque 
comic, i.s taking a spin in vaud«'ville 
between seasons, appearing in 
"Babies," the comedy sketch ((■ ..i - 
erly used as a vehicle by his brother, 
Solly Ward. 



SPORTS 



Jij.sl wli.'it (onstltules .an "ouil iw ' 
in basetjall circles In the inind of 
Judge I/indis remains problemaf ie.il. 
as a result of a wire recently re- 
ceived by Sam Crar-e. Hpmtin^ 
writer <»t the "Kvening .lournal" and 
also interested iti (ho Bronx Glanfs. 
local flenal-pro team. Subseriueni (o 
tho Completion of the 1921 .se.isorr. 
Habc Ruth arid Bob Meu.sel, of the 
I»ennant winding Yankees, were sus- 
pended for 40 days, commencing 
with liie 1922 reason, for defyinir 
orders in pl.iyinfj exhildtion garnc-^. 
.>^in« e the eonimencemcnt of thin 
season l>o'h of the suspended nierr 
I'ave .attended every Yarikee gam . 
\i''uing il from the grand tmd. 
I.ii'di-* w.iidd Jiol modify lus d'-i- 

(('onii?iued f<P j>ige .17i 



DON T FAIL TO LOOK 

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10 



EDITORIALS 



Friday, April 28. 1922 



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VOL. LXVI. 



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Nu. 10 



15 YEARS AGO 



Bi:ing Romloin J terns 7{< lainttd fro.n 
Varitti/, Dated April j:*, l&(i7 



Reportcil any proposed coalition 
between the Shuherts and tho Keith 
interests wore off. Instead it ap- 
peared 'hat tho Shubcrt wouJd ")«> 
aligned -with the Syn<lipate under 
«ome sort of a I'.ieatre bookinj? ar- 
rangcmeiii, tho nature of which had 
not clearly developed but was re- 
garded as likely to have an Iniport- 
ant effect* upon the opposition 
vaudevi>W«^enture. Cox, Rhinoek 
and Anderson, of Cincinnati, had 
brought about thi alliance. 



POSSIBILITIES OF CUT RATES 

The number of Broadway attractions listed In cut rates recently has 
been from 26 to 23. That means the score of other offerings are either 
sailing along to good or big business or their managements are opposed 
to the sale of seats under tho box office price. In former seasons the 
idea of a bargain outlet for tickets that nightly went as deadwood was 
regarded nj^kance by a majority of managers. It is now apparent the 
majority of managers Is in favor of out rating. One who changed his 
vitw this season Is David Jlolasco, who, for the first time, used tho cut 
rates. The attraetion was "Tlio i.;rand Duke," which could have remained 
longer because of that aid. 

There Is « pro and con argument anent cut rating theatre tickets. 
So far as results go the pro side seems to have it. There is little 
nuostion the existence of the cut rate ticket agency has kept many a 
house going this season and is doing it now. That necessarily moans 
it has kept conjpanics intavt and actors at work. 



"Advanced vaudeville" opened at 
the Chestnut Street opera liouse, 
Philadelphia. Last minute changes 
made the first K. & E. b'.ww as fol- 
lows: Km ma Ccrus, Staleys Trans- 
formation, Jewell's Manikins, Flor- 
enz Troup (acrobats), Four Mor- 
tons, Thompsons Klephants, Kd. 
Blondell & Co., Empire City Quai - 
tet, Greene and Werner. 



The vaudeviJJe contest niatle its 
appearance in Times square when 
the summer bills for llammerstein's 
roof and K. & E.'s New York aerial 
resort were announced. By a curi- 
ous twist Willy I'antzer and Co. 
"were booked for both establish- 
ments. The Victoria roof had Col- 
lins and Hart, Gua Edwards' "School 
Days," Rice and Rrevost, Caniillc 
Trio, Pantzer, -That" Quartet. Bar- 
Jiold's Dogs, "Sunny South," Vasco, 
the mad musician. Tho New York 
had framed a &0-minute revue nnd 
A group of specialties including 
Pantzer, Fred Karo's pantomime 
and three foreign turns. Mile. Dazie 
was to head the revue. 



It is a fact the total receipts of not a few attractions are made up of 
a 8urpri.*<ing percentage derivtHl from cut rate sales. The Public Service 
Agency or "Uray's Drug Store." as it fS popularly called, will turn in 
about $2,000 weekly for a non-musical attraction the weeks gross of 
which does not exceed |6,000, so for that show the percentage is one- 
thiiHl of the total. That means the aid from the bargain office will push 
the takings up to a point that affords at least some sort of profit. 
The imour.t of aid a show can expert from the cut rates varies. The 
average is around $2,000 a week. It has g<^iic as high as $4,500 — the 
case being "Bombo,' which for its last four weeks' run in New York 
drew $18,000 from bargain tickets. It is doubtful if the cut rates took 
anything away from the box ofllce. for that attraction had about finished 
its run when tickets were allotted to the cut rate agency, ".'^ally" was 
running along at a loss for the linal four or five weeks of the run. 
On the final v. eek it leaped close to capacity, with something over 
$31,000 drawn. Had its m.inagemeiu fleeted, cut rates could have 
turned in even more than the high mark made by 'Bombo." 

What the cut rates are doing, it is logically contended, :s to establish 
a balcony clientele. Some of the managers complain balcony tickets 
are virtually a dead issue at the box office. That doesn't go for the 
successes, which find little tiouble in "going clean." Tho cut rate 
j)eople point out they arc getting people to sit in the balconies who 
never before would go upstairs. Patrons of the cut rates arc buying 
for .shows they don't want, principally because they think they arc 
getting something for nothing — a bargain. Most of the seats in the 
cut rates are balcony locations. When a show comes along which 
cannot bo secured under the box office price, those pfttrons will buy 
balcony tickets at the box offiec. 

The most recent activity in cut rate ticket handling is tho selling in 
advance. That is particularly practical at this time of the season. wh«n 
business Is on the down grade. There are enough attractions on the 
list definitely committed to cut rates for the balance of the season, 
that nearly half the total list can be purchased three and four days in 
advance and some may be had for a week ahead. Others are placed 
on sale tho day before or during the day of tho performance. Advance 
selling tlircugh cut rates b.as its advantages to the manager c^s well as 
the patron, for he can secure advance money in a somewhat similar way 
the "buys ' witii ticket agencies who sell for a premium bring in advance 
receipts. 




CHICAGO AND SAN FRANCISCO NOTES 
NEWS AND REVIEWS ARE UNDER ' 
CORRESPONDENCE 

The news matters of this Issue under heads from the two cities 
have been dietributed to their various departments. 

Chicago and San Francisco will each be in Correspondence ov^r 
the summer. 



the artists they seek, the "pluggers" appear to have had difilculty in 
differentiating between a managerial courtesy and a righ.t The com- 
plaint in Chicago was tho "pluggers" used the front of the house to 
annoy artists and disturb the performance, thereby chancing injury to 
tho theatre itself through loss of goodwill with patrons wiio might be 
present. In Chicago they have also formed clacQues to' boost or boo 
singers, an inimicable procedure cither way. 



In New York the "pluggers* irritated tho house and circuit nia»)agers 
until strict rules were promulgated as to admi.sjion back stage. Taking 
advantage of an extreme theatrical courtesy (admission back stage dur- 
ing a performance) not alone pluggers, but salespeople, advertising 
PolicHors and others went so far in the abuse of this genuine piivilege 
that no blanio attached to any theatre which undertook to guard its 
stage and artists from unnecessary annoyance. Tho New York man- 
agers had been most considerate toward all whom they belicve«l eame 
to their theatres purely on bu.sines.s. Particularly was this true of the 
treatment accorded music publi.shing men and advertising solicitors. 
But when they found small time agents posing as "pluggers" anil, instead 
of talking music, attempting to book acts into other theatres or produc- 
tions, they were justly wrathy. Advertising solicitors as well, if reports 
! are correct, adopted the same tactic:^, neglecting their business of solic- 
[ iting in an attempt to induce acts to change agents or book el ewhere. 
When there is strong competition or opposition in vaudeville, this ]« 
about tho most aggravating thing that could happen back stage. It is 
also reprehensible, for the visitor there is wilfully abu.-.ing a courtesy. 

In New York likewise, and more of lite than in some ye.irs, the 
clacque has come to the fore, from i\iusio publishing offices, to boost a 
song. If two or three music firms are represented on or,e pro'^ratn, 
and all have the same boosting idea, the chic<iues are apt to break up 
or spoil tho best of perform.) ni'cs. / 



* 4 



f 



Pat Casey had been commissioned 
by Jenie Jacobs from abroad to 
make overtures to Evelyn Nesbit 
Jn behalf of English hall managers 
who wanted to tour tho heroine of 
the recent Thaw affair. 

Eva Tanguay had Just been 
booked for 30 weeks of Keith of- 
fices time at a salary of $650 a 
week and still had two weeks to 
•play t under a previous agree- 
ment at $200 a v.ctl.. 

Reports of comj.r^Jtive bidding 
for material by Keiiii's and K. ^- K. 
had been eirculattd abroad. For- 
eign acts evolved wild ideas of th« ;i- i 
probable value in uiis country. ' 
Percy G. Williams, foremost of the 
iraniblera in import«d tni ns. n - 
ceiv«d an nnsolicitt d offer of Wilkio 
Bard at $1,750 a week but tleclined 
to consider it. These ideas a'oont 
American salarie Ducato.ied to b.' 
costly to tho managers here. A. I^. 
Erianger cabled to I'liffcrd l\seiier 
then in London not to be fo ojiti- 
mistir; in his statements of ti:o 
W'e'stern Kldoiado. 

Pert Leslie was i>utting on a n< w 
■ketrh "At the Bath" as successor 

to "Hogan's Visit." Tho V. li. O. 

(Kcith'.v) le;jstd the entire 11th floor 
of tlie St. James bi:iMing, odupying 
the i'ront of Min jneniises and sub- 
let', .vr tho rear offices lo favor» d 

Harry Leonhardt was manage r of 
Pro.'tor's 23d St. The late .1. e 
Welch had broken aw.iy from <;t:s 
Hill and tho melodrama 'Tin- Shoe- 
jnakoi* in which he starred to re- 
turn to vaudeville in n new sket-^h 
•'At Ellis sland." The .sketch was 
slat d to stait at t'ne 23d St. and 
Leonhardt had sent an invitation 
to the 400 employes of Ellis Island, 
the U. S. Immigration station in 
New York harbor, :o attend in*: 

*3ening performance. Meanwiiile 
Hill threatened l;..w.<uits against 
W 'ch, who closed . ith "The .shoe- 
maker' at the Ac .deny, Chicago. 
Hill .advertised for "liie best llc- 

)rew comedian Jn the world" to 
take his place, stating he woiUl 
give preference to -ne named 
Welch. 



There always has been a difference in shows, the same as (here is a 
difference in merchandise. If the box office scale is to be constant, 
there is going to be some way to dispose of goods that will not bring 
the price marked on them. The outlet :s the bargain method of the cut 
rate agency. The difference in managerial opinion is that while some 
I>refer the agency method, others argue the price cutting might be better 
done at the box office. But the latter way does not seem to work out 
satisfactorily. Tho cut rates liave built up .a clientele of thousands, 
regular patrons, and it is likely such buyers go more frequently to the 
theatre than if they couldn't shop for tickets. The regular advance 
priced agencies have their own following who would no more think 
of seeking the cut rates than they would of trying to buy tickets at the 
box office. But the day of the $10 and $50 a night gross is over for tho 
weak attractions, by grace of the cut rates. 



Professional managers in every music publlsliinc: house shonid instruct 
their staff ami thtir bran.h <»ffiees to lie most eircum i)' ct in conduct 
in or around a theatre. Otherwise it is but a question of time till the 
theatres will not permit callers to even stand in tiic stage door entrance. 
As far as advertising solicitors for llic trade papers are conceined, any 
theatre manager ever discovering any solicitor talking about anything 
»)ther than adverti:nng should eject him from the theatre, and ho should 
be barred from all vaudeville theatres in the future. That will Inmiedi- 
ately render him useless as a solicitor. Variety will greatly appreeiate 
at any time any manager informing it if a Variety advertising solicitor 
hiiM eonuueted hiniseif in speech or action Iri a riiannc-r uribeooming. 
All trade papers should say the same and take the same course for an 
offending solicitor — dismiss him. Let not the advertising mrn who 
should care be confused or classed the same as the "pluggers" who don't 
seem to care. 



With the placing In effect, April 30, of the Daylight Saving law 
in r:ew York City and the Metropolitan District, the railroads with 
local terminals will issue new time labb's. 

The New York Central, Pennsylvania, New York, New Haven & 
Hartford and other lines (with the exception of tho Long Island) 
will operate their trains on a Standard Time schedule. 

The Long Island will run all trains according to Day Light Sav- 
ing ime. 



It is natural that in a bad season, such as this, the cut rate mart is 
more important tiian formerly. The list has averaged more than 50 per 
rent, over the number of attractions offered last season. When business 
^'lO'AS stronger the number of cut-rated attractions will decline, but that 
\\\G cut r.'\le idea will be a permanent factor in New York, with its 
niary the.ntrfs, is undoubted. 



I BURLESQUE IS ALL RIGHT— If 

The announcement in this issue that the Columbia Amusement Co. Is 
to Inau^ .rate a number of radical departure- in the production and rout- 
1 ing of its showr next season is practically an endorsement of the reforms 
and innovations suggested many, many times in the past few years, but 
.apparently unheeded by the Columbia executives until opposition tin eat- 
ens in 'he shape of the new Shubert policy. 



OBNOXIOUS "MUSIC PLUGGERS" 

**The music plugger," as he is known, has gotten into the limelight 
in Chicago through his obnoxious methods in and about a theatre. 
It often has before occurred without publicity attendant. In this week's 
Variety is a story from Cihcago detailing how some of tlie "pluggers" 
out tlicio and their cohort:s h.»\e b'.^n working.- 

A plugger is an attache of the i)rofrssional department of a popular 
music publishing house. His vocation is very legitimate when he makes 
it so. Tile "iilugpers"' conn* into contact with arlists, resident and stage 
managers, musicians and stage crews. Their ol>ject is to promote tho 
singing tjpon tho .stage of thrlr firm's song.*'. This is done through 
\.»udeville artists, mo.-tly those wiio sing or play, and even acts merely 
nnploying m< lodies as in- id»')iial music. There is often rivalry between 
compiling firms to svcure the singers to use this or that song. It leads 
the firm's representatives to attemiit to advance their songs by any 
kind of an effort, and more esp"c'ally sinee the publishers as a body 
deciflcd to discoatin\ie the )>ayment of monr-y weekly to singers to 
sing certain numbers. 

In pursuing thcii' bu.'uncss, allernoons or nights wlien their duties 
l>roperly call them to the theatre where they may bo certain of findi)ig 



• One reform in particular, the rule which states no two comics or mor« 
of the same character and make-up arc to follow ei ch other cons'cu-. 
t.vely over the Columbia wheel, should have been promulgated years ago. 



Another new rule calls for tho submitting of tho "books" of the dif- 
ftrcnt fchows to the Columbia by July 1, or thereabouts, to avoid the 
repetition of bits and scenes. Tfiis is i-nother reform that would have 
been the means of removing the sameness characterizing most of the 
burles(i"- shows the last few seasons. 



The Columbia has been issuing new rules to its producer; n-gularly at 
the end f each sea.son, but little attention has bc^n paid to them by 
the producers. The one which ^ays all of the Columbia's productions 
must be up te st.ipdard is an excellent one. 'r'hat is to say, if it is to 
apply to all of tlie producers, the insiders as w«'ll as the outsidtrs. 



Now that the Columbia has issued its rules, let tho Columbia see that 
they arc lived up to. Opprsition or no. the rules are for the bettrrment 
of burlesqiie. If enforced, they become good cold business reguU.tions 
that must help tho i)roducer as well as tho theatre he will play his 
altraclio at. Make the burlesque producer too the n:ark and luirW sque 
won't have to worry. f 



A\ .Sutherland was an agent in 
the St. James building. He had 
ji.st booked a new imt)ortation— ^the 
>\'inwood troup ol a* rob* 's- wlio 



i»ad a "bla-.k art" specialty work- 
ing in a stage b*»x<'tl in bla< k vel- 
vet and wearing costumes ire.'jted 
wit), a luminous substan- e ih»«t 
ma<le tbein sliine against t'.e dark 
b;'.ci.g:'oii)d. 

It had be«Mi a sensationally suc- 
eessful season in ))urb^squc and the 
pioducijig majiagers w tre disnjv.»-"- 
ing ambitious i>lans for their next 
season offerings C.eorge E. Mur- 
phy (..Murphy and AVhitman) had an 
into .a three-ait play....R. fJ. 
Know Us pullt d a i)«^w' one; he 
]«as<d a billl»oar<l stand on tho 
nort'neast corner of 4Rth street and 
Broadway for a 24-sheet announc- 
ing he wa going abroad in May 
but would be back in O-tob* r, (he 
first individi'.al enterprise of the 
kind by a vaudeville player. 

Emma Carus was the first to come 
un<ler tlie opposition tan. She 



p'ayed for K. & K. in Piiilailelphia. 
and four weeks of Keltli time was 
rancelled. 

Anieric;<n salaries were beginning 
io bother liritish managers. Alice 
I.loyd and tlio McXaughlons cabled 
lo O.-wald .sioU, asking him to put 
back their I'nglish contracts .so they 
( ould remain longer in Annrica. 
Stoll replird tartly "serious conse- 
quen es" would result unless the 
acts played their contracts. They 
prepared t) sail about the middle 
of May. Miss Lloyd s .salary was 
leaping upw.irds i bounds. Her 
sensational success after opening 
eon)j)araf ivcly unknown over here, 
f jr Percy G. Willian;.5 had niad<- 
her .'i hfadllner overnight. 

A warrant was issued for tho ar- 
rest of Coley Lorella, charged with 
an ; ssault upon Jule Delmar. Ixi- 
rella, it was declared, had • griev- 
ance agaipst iho 'cooker arlSing out 



fif a pcj.sifion on a bill and, jn»M.i;ug 
Df'Imar in \]\o ,st. .lani's building 
eoi ri<lor, ;!.'a('k(d V !)i. 

Edg.u' Allen (j>. fseni I'ox booker) 
varied 'he motiotonv of being an 
agent by making f^^odit-.i! appear- 
ances in vaudeville, Tliis time he 
had a sketch calkd 'His I'rlend 
from Tokio," breaking in at Kee- 
ney'.s, Brooklyn. 

The Buffalo -Ml Wild West 
opened at Madisoti ."^quarj? Cfai den. 
its first tour sin«'e the long trip 
abro.ul. 



Jeaneltc Dupree had been play- 
ing with Koll) and Dill in .♦^an 
I'laneis o, but bowed out on a sal- 
aiT dispute and threatened to sue. 
....Miner's "Americans" made the 
record burlesque jump, from Min- 
neapolis to New York, playing 
Miners Eighth Ave., vhfci : Jake 



Lubin (present Loew booker) \vas 
ilif-n tieasurer. 



F. A. Mills, C. K. Hairs. Leo 
I'oist, Witmaik and Havilainl had 
combined to operate their own re- 
l.iil store chain and tiiat pool gave 
rise to another made tip of M.iurice 
Shai)iro, Fred Hager and Fr«d Day. 
The idea was to put a stop to price 
cutting in sheet music. 



The new Strand, Hempstead, L. I» 
inrreased its vaudeville from two 
to four days a week, comm<M)eing 
this week. Two bills of fi ♦' •" '*' 
oa<h are played on M 'ulay and 
Tuesday and Saturday and Surdu.v. 



Frank M. Norcross, for many 
ye^ars associated with the Froiiman 
producing firm, has opened the 
Trio-Arts School, where he will in- 
struct pupils in stage dan<'ing and 
action. 



^Fri<Jay. April 28, l»2g 



LEGITIMATE 



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HUGH J. WARD GIVES OUTLINE 
OF AUSTRALIAN COMBINATION 



VVard-Fuller Circuit Expects 30 Theatres in Anti- 
podes by December 1 — All Types of Plays — 
Productions to Be Built Over There 



HugU '^- "^V'»»'^' ^^^^ Australian 
theatrical m uiagor, arrived in New 
York this wek for a three weeks' 
visit accompanied l.y his son and 



fecretary. 



Ward rorif^' d his posl- 



Jion with J. C. \\'\ : nson last 
iionth and i^ al.out to organize a 
Chain of legitimate theitres in 
Australia in conjunction with John 
and Ben FuHor. 

Williamson, since the withdrawal 
*f Ward, has r< mbined with J. N. 
Tate, tho latter now also in New 
York to lino ui> productions for 
next season. 

The new V.'ard connection with 
the Fullers gives control of le:^iti- 
mat© attractions in the Tulh-r 
houses. Th.^ Fullers themsel\.-s 
will devote their time to their chain 
of vaudeville theatres. 

During his stay here Mr. Ward 
Intends to line up several P.roadway 
attractions for the Antipodes. The 
type of play will not he limited. It 
Is his intention to secure the rights 
to dramas, comidies. firces and 
musical attractions. The scenic 
productions for the pieces selected 
will be built in Australia, with a 
certain percentage of American act- 
ors to be engaged. 

The prest-nt layout of houses for 
the new Ward -Fuller circuit in- 
cludes the Grand. Majestic and a 
new house now l)eing built in Syd- 
aey; Princess. Palace, Hijou and 
Gaiety, Melbourne; Kmpire, Bris- 
bane: Majestic. King's and Prince 
of Wales, Adelaide; Melrose, 
Perth, and Uer Majesty's. Newcas- 
tle. In the New Zealand cities 
there will be the Opera House and 
King's, Auckland; His Majesty'.^*. 
Wellington; Princess. Dunedin, a!id 
the recently completed Coliseum in 
Christchurch. 

'; It is planned to have a circuit of 
30 theatres by December, the new 
theatrical season in Australia start- 
ing about January 1. 



K. C.'S REP. 



Campaign for Repertory Theatr< 
2,500 Subscribers at $20 Each 



MS MAJESTY, MONTREAL, 
FOR TORONTO SHOWMEN 

Lawrence Solman Reported to 

Have Secured House in New 

Line-up in Canada 



Toiouto, Ai>ril 23, 
Lawrence Solniarl theatrical man- 
ager ard si.ortsnian. who controls 
the lioyal ANxai.dra, which i.s con- 
ducte.l in ;iiniiaii.»ii with tijc Shu- 
berts. is seeking, a house in Mon- 
treal. It is rcp'Mtcd here he may 
talco over His, Majesty's there. Thf 
lattor was a syudicatc hou.sc. but 
had been playing both Shubert and 
K. & K. attractions. ITndcr the 
booking cnmolnation between the 
Shubcrts and Kilangor attractions 
for the Alexandra will al.vo be from 
both otnces. 

In show cinMes it is und.->rstood 
Solman's plan l>as to do with more 
than acquiring one theatre. The es- 
tablishing of another Canadian the- 
atre chain or the i>urchase of the 
Trans-Canada Circuit are men- 
tioned as pos.<il»ii;ties. The Trans- 
Canada corporation absorl)ed the 
A. J, Small propcities and leases 
shortly before the magnate's disap- 
pearance. P.ad business this .sea- 
son is belioveJ to have resulted in 
dlssatisfactKin and gives ba.sis to 
the reports of a cliaiige. 

The Trans-Canada interests con- 
trol most of the houses here out- 
side of this city e.xcept A'an- 
couvei', and \'icti>ria. There are 
other exceptions, one beijig the Rus- 
sell in Ottawa, which lias been 
booking some attractions direct. 



YEAR'S BEST PLAYS 



Kansas City. April 20. 

What promises to be a successful 

campaign to establish a repeitory 

theatre, or as the Kansas City 

*'Star" tetms It, a "rebel" theatre. 

* tor next season, I.s under way. Sev- 
eral meetings have been held and a 
large committee named to solicit 
subscriptions for a season of ton 
playt to be presented. The sub- 
scription plan is to secure 2.500 
guarantors pledged to take two 
tlcketj at a dollar each, for each of 
the ten performances. This will 
aake a fund of $30,000 to be used 
la securing noted stars to come 
here for brief engagements with 
the permanent repertory company. 

The names of those interested In 
••curins the 2.G00 |20 pledges 
requisite to insure the success of 
the project read like the list of 
"Who's Wi\o in Kansas City Social 
Circles." The haders are con- 
fident of sucocMs and are even 
planning on buihling a new theatre 

• *8 a home for the "rebels." 

Erville Alderson, formerly of 
William Favei'sham's company. Is 
the promoter of the scheme. lie 
*»aa been here since last Soptembci*. 
and with the as.^istance of local 
talent, his presented "Crumpy" and 
several other pTays. All have been 
J^Iyen in outsi.le t: o theatrical dis- 
trict hoiLSfs ;ip.,i iiave not drawn 
ver;- heavily. He and the locals are 
Jiow working on "A Successful Ca- 
lamity" f..r a!i early showing. 

Nances starr rehearsing 

Frances .vtarr has started ro- 
nearsals in 'Shore Leave.' under 
me xnamgeniPrit of David Hela.sco. 

Jame- II: nnie is to be the leading 
•nan. and :i,e piece is slated for a 
n;ehnii,,:,j.y out of town showing. 

th T ^''^ ^'^*''' ^'^ bringing it inu, 
»ne Lyce im. x.-w Vork. in the fill. 



Buffalo Critic Picks Mantell, Soth- 
ern and Marlow, and Hampden 

IJuffalo. April 2C. 

In reviewing the season ju.'it past, 
Kollin rainier, critic of the Kvening 
Xews, selects the following plays as 
ones which wore *j>articul irly in- 
teresting." Tlie order ia that of 
their piesentaliun here. 

•Rollo's Wild Oat." characterized 
as a "deft comedy," and "Thy Name 
Is Woman," a "concentrated melo- 
drama." are mentioned, It being 
noted that both pieces «Med early 
deaths in the "sticks." The 'classic" 
"Abraham Lincoln" Is cited, as Is 
'The Kmperor Jones," desc d aa 
"one of thT> best pieces of acting 
extant. In a play that is a work of 
genius." Sothorn and Marlowe, 
Hampden and Manti!! come in for 
special mention with 'The White 
Headed Boy." "null Dog Drum- 
mond," "Tho Tavern," 'The Easiest 
Way" and "The Intimate Stran- 
gers" completing the list. 

I'almer comments upon the short- 
age of elaborate musical produc- 
tions, attributing the scarcity to 
high cost of operation and to un- 
certainty a.s to drawing power at 
ciurent high prices. 



FIDELITY'S BIG SHOW 

At Amsterdam. New York, May 28 — 
Willie Collier in Charge 

Tlie big show lunler j.reparaiion 
by the Actors' lidclit.v League, as 
its atuiua! performance, will be ilis- 
|»laycd on the st ige of th«^ Amsior- 
tlam. New Vork, .Sini'l «y evening. 
May 2S. 

Willie Coliior has taken fhirge of 
the i)erf'.M nuance, in which, among 
many others of r.ote. \\i'il appear 
George M. Colian. 



^BOOUCING "ENDLESS CHAIN" 

^luceilf;''r;,7'-'''''''^^''^'-''''^- 
It I ' ''•'■'^'^'iKt'r "c.xt season. | 

IS a thr?t.-act comedy by James I 



Trevor in "Lilies" 

Ciiidgo. Apv;i ':C: 
X«»im in "I'teNor. wlio wi . I'.Mture-l 
with Cr.oc ':e„rj;e . ' 1'' ^ Kx- 
(lUi-ife H'U!, which clo^^ed lis local 
enga;,'-ement at til- Princess theatre 
I i.-t W"ek. remalie -1 o. er so as to be 
.»i»le to join ' L.l.es of the Fi'-ld," 
which opert.>* a? th- iV.wer.*^ tlicatre 
I'.ext M..n(l;i:.. Tie. or w;Il resume 
pining the role he created In 
•I.iUe.^ of the le'ld" at the bvgin- 
n ng of its Xew York .rr.g igemerit. 



HOPPER'S 'TUNMAKERS" 
WANT B'WAY HOUSE 



Last Week's Net Gave Com- 
monwealth Players About 
10 Per Cent of Salary 



De Wolf Hot>per's "Funmakers" 
in "Some Party," the commonwealth 
show, which opened April l.> at Jol- 
son's, will try to move down on 
Broadway at the end of the week. 
The location of Jolson's hardly -gives 
the attraction a break. It was ex- 
pected the Apollo would be given 
over to the co-operative venture. 
I'nless the show is moved, its con- 
tinuance is i'l doubt. 

/►Some Pa:!y" drew $3,100 the 
opening night (.'iturJayi. and last 
week its gross was uearly $11,000, 
the ."-iKiring ternus c.illing fur the 
liouse to get 40 per C'-nt. and tlie 
show GO. There were a number of 
rehearsal bills t«> bi« taken care off 
ajul t!ie chorus was paid .«-traight 
salaries. Tlie split ot the remainder 
among tlie cast ga\e each pla.\fr 10 
per ctnt. of the «aliry (lUoled by 
each. Th.it gave e.i ii pla.\er from 
$33 to $00. acconliir; to rciiorts, 
many of the players in the show- 
getting $3.'iO to $l.'»0 when playing 
regularly. 

MOROSCO'S SECOND HOUSE 



Acquires Lo«w's Casino — Planning 
Muskal Productions 



San Francisco, April 26. 

Oliver .Morosco has a<hle<l a sec- 
ond house in San Francisco to his 
chain by acquiring the Loews Ca- 
sino, which is to be renamed Mo- 
rosco's Casino, aiul to open in June 
with comedy uliows bo sting a cho- 
rus. It is announced th.it tiie prices 
will range from 10 cents to 50 c<'nts 
and boxes and loges at 75 cents. 

It is reporteil that the Leow lease 
still ha*; five y«-ars tt> run. 

Morosco, judging from his per- 
sonal announcement several weeks 
ago when he wxis a visitor here, is 
contemplating some hi ; musical 
productions at the Casino, among 
these b ing a musicali/.ed \ ersion of 
the old stock f.ivorite. "Sis Hop- 
kins." The company will give ten 
shows a week. 

The Century in Oakland is also 
to go into the Morosco .*.tri;.g next 
August, and will be renamed Mo- 
rosco's Century, He has a.-;soci.»led 
himself with Charles Drown and 
Herbert Harris in acquiring the 
lease, much on the same plan as he 
followed in taking over the Century 
in San Francisco. 



ONE NIGHT BUSINESS OFF 



Standard Attractions Fall Way 
Under Par on Coast 



Can Francisco. Apill 26. 

Bu.siness in tho onc-nighters 
through the state has been rather 
disappointing to many shows that 
did well In the larger towns. 

"The Greenwich Village Follies." 
that played to $20,000 in two weeks 
at the Century h.ere, got $2,500 in 
two nights in Fresno and $562 in 
one night in Modesto. 

Walter Hampden, playijig Shakes- 
pearean repertoire at the Century, 
has somehow failed to catch on as 
wag expected. He opened very light 
the first week, but toward tho close 
the receipts climbed a little. 

At the Colum'f>i.a theatre Chaun- 
cey Olcott In * Ragged Robin" Is 
going a little better than fair. 



$10,000 COGHLAN BENEFIT 

P. M. A. Runs Biggest Benefit Gross 
of Season 

Tlie Rose Coghl.m l.et.f.f le Id at 
the Apollo .'•^undiy nighr drew be- 
tween $10,000 and $11,000. tho exact 
cotint not being arrived at up to 
WeJnesdiiy. 

The beneiit wis gl'.rn inider the 
auspices of th«* I'n.»«liicing Man- 
agers' Association, with Sam H. 
Harris actively parlicjinting. The 
proceeds are the Iajg»--t of :%t;y of 
this season's benefits. 



'ENEMIES" WITH MANN 

Xew Jhitain. Conn.. .\]>iil l''>. 

'i'rieiidly Iliiemies' le.ituring 
Louis Mann, f<peried Iwre Mondiy 
by tlio Coiinican stock at th" 
I.yc'tim.. The eMi/ipany is operating 
on an oi».'n shoj* l».isi'<, h.aving open- 
ed it.s season last weelc. 

.Ml III. may r«-miin W'lth. the com- 
|)any se\e:al \\e».l;«< witli 'Chealeis" 
probal)]y stnge I by iiim ticxt week. 
This is not "Clieating Cheaters' pio- 
dticed by A. H. ^^'oo'^s, but a former 
sho\T in wh!< ii Minn starred. 



COHAN SAYS HUDSON TICKETS 
SOLD AT BOX OFHCE ONLY 



Takes Over Hudson for Next Season — Opposed to 
Present Speculating System, Also Cut Rates-— 
"Give Public Chance/* Cohan's Policy 



-4- 



TICKET AGENCY SUS- 
PENDS OWING $3,000 



Terminal Co. Holds Meeting 

witir Treasurers — Dealt 

with Commuters 



The Teitnin.-.l Theitre Ticket Co. 
sii.spended Monday, at which time 
the agency was reported owing 
$.'i,000 to various theatres. The 
agency h.is operated for years in the 
Hudson Terminal and at the ter- 
minus of the Hud.son tubes at 33d 
street and Broadway. Commuters 
from N«'W Jersey larRcly made ip 
the patronane. Tickets were sold 
at the box office price plus a t»ervico 
fee of 13 cents per ticket. The 
agency handled as Iil^h as $400 a 
week for some houses, though it 
was not on the list of all theatres. 

A meeting between Max Latz. who 
managed the Terminal agency, and 
theatre treasurers was held Mon- 
day. 



KING AT POP PRICES 

50-Cent Top for Long Los Angeles 
Engagement Starting May 8 



Los Angeles, April 26. 

W'Ul King opens for a 24 -week 
eng.igement at the Philharmonic 
Auditorium May 8. The company 
will have Clair Starr (Mrs. Will 
King), ingenue; Honora Hamilton, 
character wom.in; Ileece Cardner, 
straight man; Will Hays, charac- 
ters; Dessie Hill, soubrette;^ Madle 
Du Fresne. s[)ecialty dances; Clara 
La Valle. song specialties, and the 
Knight Sisters. Harry Davi.**. man- 
ager of the show, will also do char- 
acters, 

A chorus of .",0 will he under the 
direct i(»n of Alice Morris. The com- 
ing here from San Franel.sco this 
week, using five baggage cars and 
an additional Ireigtu ear. I'rlces 
are to be l.*."> cents matinees and r.O 
cents nights, the lowest children'H 
admission price in the city. 

SKINNER PLANS NEXT SEASON 

J\.in.-as City. A|>ril 26. 

In an interview giv.:; here this 
week Otis Skinner. apj»ea; ig at tho 
Shubert in 'Tdood and i-a :d." gave 
his plans for ne.xt scison as fol- 
lows: "We are going to revive 
'Mister Antonio* for tho speaking 
stage— not the movies—and it truly 
will be put on In response to popu- 
lar demand. After that Gilbert Mil- 
ler and I hope to produce 'Cyrano 
de Hergerac' although such a pro- 
duction would cost $1,000 a night, 
and 1 don't see how we could keep 
out of bankru[»tcy at that rate, with 
travel costs .«-o high." 

When Mr. Skinner sfieaks of 
travel co.jts hr is authority, for the 
sho.w has just finish il n two weeks' 
run of one-night stan<ls coming up 
from the South. 

FAVERSHAMS NEW PLAY 

J:nfr..h». April 26. 

' Ciut to Win' will not be taken lo 
New yf>rk this season, it was de- 
cided after it:s premiere showing 
here last week. From here it will 
go to Toronto and then to Detroit 
and one or two other town", after 
wha h the d«?ci.sion will be niadf* a« 
to whether to bring it into New 
Vork in the fall or tiot. 

'J'ho present production of the 
siidw is a m/ike.<-hift one and wa^ 
evid«^!itly designed lor irvi.ut pur- 
poses only. 

CKAS. OSGOOD ILL 

Chark's fi.sgood ia quite ill at his 
home on Fast 40tli street. 



Helen Paine Replaces Adele Astaire 
Helen I'alne. one of the specialty 
girls in the (horus of 'For Clood- 
ne^M Sake," was seleeicd to reidace 
Adcle Astaire in tho leading 
inuenuc role an*l vill continue In 

t rte ]».iit until MiKS .XsClire'^ returri 

YOU MUST RF.AD 

PACiE If 



(Jeorge ^L Cohan has taken over 
the Hudson, New York, f<u* next 
s«\ason. He will establish a .strict 
box olllce policy for the .sale of 
tickets. Mr. Coh.in stated this week 
there would be no "buys" made with 
the ticket agencies l^v the Hutlson, 
and th.it e\ eryone would have an 
equal opportunity at tho Hudson 
box ott\iN», This policy has been 
plamied by the author-producer re- 
g.ardless of the new ticket law re- 
cently signed by Ciovernor Miller, 
N\ lierein premlons are limited to 50 
cents. 

"The managers can stop fho 
abuser of ticket sales in agencies 
themselves. A long step in that 
direction is by controlling the tickets 
in their own box offlcoq. I don't 
mean lo aay tickets can be kept out 
of the agencie.s. but I don't intend 
lo bargain with them. Drokers will 
not be prevented from purchaslnij 
seats at the Hud.son box otTlce, but 
there will be no "returns" permitted. 
It is unfair for a pati-on to buy bet- 
ter seats In a box office at 7.30 in 
the evening that he could obtain at 
4 in the afternoon, as permitted by 
the system of returning tickets from 
the agencies. That is one abuse w« 
will be able to atop at any event." 

Cohan always has l)een interested 
in correcting alleged ticket abuses. 
Several years ago he was unable to 
bring the then opposed managerial 
factions together and it was agreed 
the system of "buys" be done away 
with. One manager then had ar- 
ranged a ticket sale lo the brokers 
totaling around $10,000, but he 
agreed to swing along with I he 
otheis. On top of the n<aily com- 
pleted arrangements, one of the big- 
gest houses on 42nd street drew a 
weak attraction and the house ar- 
ranged a buy-out with the brokers. 
Immediately the man.ager who had 
tossed aside the $40,000 buy made 
nJiother deal and his right to do 
HO was not riuestioned by the other*. 

Cohan in discussing his i>lans Uir 
the Hudson next season, slated the 
ticket problem w.is one of the most 
important befote the managers. Jle 
declared that the jirincipal idea of 
producers was "to get tho money" 
and because of the comparative ease 
of securing a part or all of th** pro- 
duction outlay by making deals with 
the ticket brokers, the way is left 
open for the abuses to creep In. 

The policy for next sea^-on of 
"give the public a chance' also in- 
cludes the cut rate angle. Cohan 
stated if reduction In scale was to 
be made or i>i ices cut by stripping, 
it might just as well be at th<' box 
ofllce. 

This is the second time for th* 
Hudson under the Cohan mana -' - 
ment. He took over the housi- two 
seasons ago, relinqulishlng it just 
before ho temporarily retired as a 
producer. This season the house is 
under the control of Sani H. HarrLs, 
tho Selwyny and Arthur Hor»kins 
who took over tlie Hudson tu.der a 
three way booking agreeme.Mt, they 
also leasing the C«>rl at tin- saine 
lime. The rent.ils for both house:* 
expire at the end of the s«ason. Th*» 
house Is owned by the estate of 
^lenry H. Harris. 



SUMMER "BUY" 

Ticket' Offices Invest in 'Parl.isrs 
Wanted" for 12 Weeks 

"Partners Wanted." the \\.,r.ls- 
.^elwyn's play, goes into the regular 
ticket agericij-a for IJ vse..i<M from 
its opening date. May 1 n» the .s'e!- 
wyn. The 'buy" w,is arranged e.iriy 
t\\\r\ week. It carries 'he tieke^s 
on the first buy l.j July 31, at a :t 
top. 

'Fartncr., Wanted" !-• a' Ai..!,. '• 
<'':ty this week, f)i}^r\l'.)^ to $!.5»»> 
.Monday night. J^nst weejc .it th»» 
.Ma jest!', Ftooklyn. at $1.30 top. t!;e 
-how. it- first week out. di.l $'.''{iJi). 

LONGACRE FOR ETHEL LEVEY 

'('.It I'.t^y. .M.ib'-)." a r,.iPe st.ir- 
r.i :» Fthel Lo\y, openn M.iy S al the 
I.ungacrc, >.i w i'urk. The piece, 
proiliiced by .a new rorporitton. 
whl.h li.is Lee .Mo;r:;»n ai g' neral 
managi r, is plaving one riig!:l 
- tands prior to bema-'brought to tho 
iJroadway house. ^ 



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LEGITIMATE 



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Vaiay, April 28. 1923 



INSIDE STUFF 



ON LEGIT 



'A 5-liow pill f(trmci1y of tlio "]'olli» s ' and n«-w vJth a ruinut riv.i.-i« al 
piece is to remarry the man slu- divorced about /stwn yoar^< a^:*'. It is 
Baitl that the rarting camo about thmupli tlie intorfert'uor of hfr mothor. 
but that tlie girl was always in lovo with hfr husband. She filipped 
out of town and untied the knot. Ho n«jver knew it for some time 
afttiwards, nor did ho lose his affection fur her. Not long ago the Rirl 
■was xqiieathed a fortune, but there ifi a content likely over a |100,000 
life insurance policy. She owns a tine house not far out on Long Island 
jmd a fortune in gems and fure. 



The Selwyns in bringing in 'Tartncvs Again." the new P. & V. 
Phow, at the Selwyn next week, made the continuance of Arthur 
llammerstein's "The Ulue Kitten" in doubt. The "Kitten' jumped in 
business and another house was «ought. llammerstein tried for the 
'Casino, where ho planned to continue the show at $2 top with a try 
at a summer run. liut -Tangerine' also bettered its gross and the 
Casino Tate could not be secured. Jolson's was offered, but Hamm»r- 
ttein turned it down. ^ 

The Earl Carroll was th( n sought and an arranprnient for the%vittcn" 
to move there for four woekF. .starting Monday, wa« made, the scale of 
13 top to be retained. In making way for the Hammerstein show 
Carroll is permitting "Just Because" to withdraw Saturday, thou^'h 
the attraction guaranteed the house another week. "Just Reoausf " Is 
a big loser. It is eaid to miss because of the lack of expert direction. 
Ifammcrstein might have put the show acrosp. It was offered him for 
production, but he declined, probably because of the conditions laid 
down by the author against changes. 

The Music Box management has consented that C:ark nnd McCullouph 
may appear with Bedini's "Chuckles " at the Columbia, for the summer 
run of the show in that house. The two men are the stars of the Bedini 
frhow that played over the Shubert vandevillr* time the season ending. 
They were engaged for the next 'Music I^ox Revue," due to open at the 
Music Box in September. Sam H, Harrlu is reported to have expressed 
dissatisfaction over the Columbia engagement of the comedians, but Sam 
Scribner, of the Columbia Amusement Co., had lunch one day last 
-week witli Harris, when consent was given. 

"Chuckles" goes into the Columbia on such short notice it has.no time 
to make extensive changes, with the chances "Chuckles ' will be about 
the same &e it was last summer, when it also played the house as the 
summer run attraction. Bedini had to require eiuick action in ordec to 
hold the company together. Three regular wheel shows of the Columbia 
circuit waived the Columbia theatre weekly date to allow "Chuckles ' to 
open next Monday. 

The Barney Gerard chow, "Follies of tlie Day," cancelled for the Co- 
lumbia's run when the Columbia people heard Gerard intended putting 
< 1 two Shubert unit vaudeville shows next season, would also have pre- 
sented the same performance given as when playing the Columbia earlier 
this season on its regular route. 

In regaining Bedini to its wheil, the Columbia regains him as a pro- 
ducer, a d he may produce two or more shows on .he Columbia circuit 
for next season. The former partnership of Bedini with R. K. Hynicka, 
at which time I. H. Herk was also a partner, may be revived with Herk, 
of cou: -:e, out. 



Thouph Al Woods had the manuscript of Tanners Again" for over a 
year and fully appreciated the value of the script, it remained for the 
Selwyns to pi*oduce the new "Potash anel Perlmutter" show, in as.socia- 
tion with Woods. The Woods office wanted to put on the piece, but 
could not bring Barney Bernard and Alex. Carr together once again as 
co-stare, or if It could, the Woods people did not wish to undergo the 
trials of again hanelling Carr, considered one of the most difficult among 
the tamperamentals. 

Archie Selwyn agreed that the value of "Partners Again" .vould be 
enhanced with Carr and Bernard in the stellar roles. Archie thought 
out a plan antl Woods turned over the production end to him. He of- 
fered P rnard and Carr each a flat salary and to buy in on the show. 
Bernard brought in, but Carr wouldn't, wh« n Carr wa.j given, in addition 
to his salary, 10 per cent, of the net prolit. It is understood Barnard has 
a larger eshaie through his purchase. 

Bernard anel Carr had settleel with th« ni>«l\es they would not .appear 
with each other after their last co-starring tour In a "P. & P."-Wooela 
jtlay. ' )Ods had arrived at a conclusion about the same time he ould 
never try to manage another piece the two played in, particularly Carr. 

Aft«r leaving the Woods management, Bernard early last season at- 
tempt^! a single starring tour under other management, having a brief 
existence, opening lightly in New York and poorer out of town, coming 
to a finish in Detroit, where the Berniird»show played to about |200 on 
its opening performance. Later P.ernarel framed up a vaudeville sketch, 
two people and himself. The big time booking offices offered |600 a 
week for the act. The offer ocea.Mioned some comment at the time. Carr 
<iid nothing until lato in th*e winter, when he revived his olel '•ToV)litsky" 
.»-ket(h, playing the Shivbeit va\ideville time for several wr-eks and 
meeting with sui^^css in the revival. 



ITEWS OF THE DAILIES 



The City Council of Savar.u..'.i. 
(in., passed an «)!<iinance laKt \v« 'I; 
planiig u ban on all styles e»t jazz 
<inncing. Tiie Htage, public <lance 
halls and lH»m«s citmt' urubr the r«ov«' 
ruling an intruction of which is 
t*^i-m*d a t: ime and mls<km«'anor. 
The eirdinance provides a penalty of 
$10o t'iue or 3u days in jail for 
violators. 



G» orge M. Cohan has .'-larted pro- 
iluctlon of .'\ new comedy by Arthur 
<tOOdwirh entitled "How Very Amer- 
ican.' 



William IVsmond Taylor, the 
picture diievtor who was slain in 
Hollywood. be(iutathed $U4.00U to 
his daugl:t» r. Kth«l Daisy Dtane- 
Turncr. and not $10,000. as reportt^d, 
accc»rding to a statement from her 
attorney. 



Louise Dres.'i'er and her husband. 
Jack Gardner, were severely uf- 
jured last week in an automobile 
accident in Lo.s Angeles. tJardner 
had P. J, Williams placed uialer ar- 
rest on a charge of reckless driving. 
He allegeci Williams diove his ma- 
chine into tliat in which he and 
.Miss l>resser were driving. 



May Peter.son, of the ^letropolitan 
Opera Co., was severely injured 
when struck by an automobile Mon_ 
day afternoon. She was lemovod to 
Hellevue hsopital. New York, and 
later to her homo, where it was re- 
ported she would recover. 



Mrs. D.ivid H. Bispham, xho widow 
of the baritone, has contested the 
will of the singer, which left one- 
fourth of the e.^tate to Mr.^. Marietta 
M. T» n Eyck, a friend. Mrs. Bisp- 
ham declared that her •liusbanel wa^ 
not in sound mind at the time of 
executing the will in IDlJs. 



Gera'dine Farrar, who left the 
Metropolitan last week to start on 
a concert tour, will upon itM com- 
pletion appear in a play under the 
manage: ent of David Belasoo. 



BROADWAY REVIEWS 



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Florence Gillingham. a former 
Ziegfeld "Follies" girl, tiled a |50,000 
breach of promise action last week 
against William Meyers, a well- 
known sportsman. In the pai)ers 
Miss Gillingham charges that 
Meyers promiseel to.marry her in 
December. 1921. and induced her to 
take a trip with him to Florida in 
February. The names of two 
Florid.a hoteLs are mentioned where 
the couple registered as man and 
wife. Miss Gillingham also alleges 
that Meyers presented her with 
jewelry and clothing valued at $10,- 
000. but that he took the jewelry 
with him when he left her. 



Paul Swan, the dancer, ^as 
entered a denial that he danced in 
the nude while In Paris. 



Philip W. Van Hauten, a former 
chorus man, was found lying acr<>'ss 
the bed in his room in the Hotel 
Claridge, New York, Sunday with a 
bullet in his chest, which had 
caused liis ileath. 



Charge*? brought by Frank >:. 
Bauer against Jean Kei<l. an actres»s, 
that he had lost his bankroll while 
in her company were dismissed Sat- 
urday. Bauer admitted that lie was 
a married man and had been out 
with another woman before he met 
Miss Reid. Slie denied he had any 
money when she met him. 



"The Pwubicon" at the Hudson. Xew York, did I0.06G last week. It gave 
the show a profit of $l',040. The attraction is playing 60-40 with the 
house. The first terms wore 50-50. Tlie.-e wero increaseel when a pUa 
was made the show could not live at the sharing terms under the then 
we»kly gross, $7,S00 in the second week. The first week "The Rubicc.n" 
did $ti,700. It was rapped pretty hard as dirty, dialog particularly, but 
for a while, even with, th« publicity, it didn't look as though able to 
hang en. The thfrd week the gros.-i wa« $S,500, then it jumped to $9, COO, 
went to $9,700, nnel is remaining around that figure in its eighth week 
(current). Henry Baron produced the piece. There are a couple of 
Proadvvay managers interested In it. One is said to have put more money 
in tlie play when it seemed all in, because he liked Barion. Then the 
turn came. A story of this play at the end of its second week was that 
jt wanted to leave the Hudson, but was persuaded to remain through 
a ca'ih payment merely to keep the house open. That is now denied, 
though. Of late weeks it has gone tpiletly along without any booming, 
holding up in iho worst period. It is operating witii little expense olii'r 
than cast. 



Mary Garden ha.«» resigned as di- 
rector of the Chicago Opera Asso- 
ciation. Tiie diva intends to return 
to the opera stage in New York next 
season in a repertoire of her suc- 
cesses. Her successor as tlircctor 
of the Chicago company has not 
bfen named. 



Henry K. Dixey was unable to re- 
tain hi.s home in Plandome, I.,. I., 
eiue to hia inability to produce the 
necessary cash when the place was 
sold at auction Saturday. The place 
was being sold under a court order 
to permit Xho separation of the in- 
tcn sts in the property of Dixry and 
his former wife. Marie Nord.strom. 
The i.iace was sold for $6,500. 



A story says that John W. Cope may replace John Knu rson as presi- 
dent Of Equity. There is an involved tale in connection therewith. The 
report is far from authentic, but its repeaters claim credence. Emerson 
is now In Europe. The E(iuity ekction is shortly to e^'ccvir. A nominating 
committee was appointed a few weeks ago. 

One of the best known of Broadway's stage dirfotors is putting kw an 
amatei^r show for a prominent club whose mcn.hevs include many 
we.'ilthy members. Tho director has tried productions on his own ac- 
count several times, but profits on them w«ire minus. A showman wiio 
happcn.s to know of the club assignmei.t li;-'nres the dire* lor took the 
ciub job fer two reasons — that he needs the money a:id the pos-il iUiy 
cf interesting backing for a production next teason. 



George Marion, an a; tor, was ar- 
rested Tuesday night bv two de- 
tective*' at .'9th street and Sev» nth 
avenu*^. New York, and taken to the 
West 47th street pollen station, 
charged with violating the Mullen- 
<;age anti-prohibition law. Marion, 
who had recently closed with a 
show, was preparing for a party 
anil had two packages containing 
six bottles of gin each in hi.* posse^s- 
s-ion. 



rior. no E. Manville. a former 
chorus girl, sect. red a divorce from 
Tin. mas F. Manville, Jr., tho son of 
the ••asbe.'-t(^s king,'' in Pittsburgh. 
April 25. Tlio Iccree was se* nred 
on statutory evidence. 



THE CHARLATAN 

Mahon T..ll)ot Wilii.im Ingersxli 

!>•(. Stitfl: Craufurd K^^nt 

):.>io W<'Wi8 UiouKhtoii 

JiiKi-Nauiu William PoJmore 

Aiuiie Florfnre Johns 

i*li niu FuMiii Mnnrx (f 

I'ajrilostro Frederick Tiden 

Avril P.Tii'i^ton e»ll\v Wyntlliam 

Florr.:!.*. e;t)ly-.Sni.vtlie .Vfai'i^uret Dah- 

Hi^iIhiJ Dt^riiiK .I*urn«)l Pratt 

I»r I'jivnt. r ..Ivlward Po\v»'rs 

Jul. i.i:i<!l J.i!i«' Thompson 

Wui",* : Ki.aM) Howard iCufc'sdale 

A new mystery play arrived at 

the Times S(iuare Ai»ril 24. Adolph 
Klauber is .sponsoring this newest 
contender in the mystery play cycle 
that sftms to be enji>ying nomewhat 
of a vogue cnri-ently. So "The 
Charlatan' will interest the huge 
audi* nces that have been so kind to 
the manager.s of the others. In fact 
this opUM by Eeonard I'raskins and 
Fine: t Pascal, newcomers to Broad- 
way, goes them a few better when 
it comes to excitement and thrills. 
The thrills iiarticularly, all theatri- 
cally stagey and mechanically plan- 
ned ami planted are effective none 
the less. 

C:igliostro, the magician, is doing 
his cabinet illusion trick, making his 
iVmalo subject disappear. She is 
«l:soovcred dead — murdered by 
poison — in the secret compartment. 
The woman is Cagliostro's wife. 
r>hima. There is no love lost 
between the couple and Cagliosiro 
is accuscil of the crime. Its Very 
obviou.'^ness alibis the magician in 
the audience'.*? eyes and the usual 
eiue.stion "who diil it?" is the throb- 
bing tonic thereafter. Everyone in 
the' cast practically is suspected and 
as with all mystery plays, the ob- 
server can pick the guilty one by 
selecting the one least suspected. 
However, tho authors have covered 
this up effectively, developing the 
magican's hocus-pocus with con- 
siderable naivetto. 

The audience from the first scene 
is amused and entertained by 
Cagliostro's simple demonstrations 
of necromancy although- divining 
something more serious will ensue. 
The death of the magician's faith- 
less wife culminates the first act. 
Coupled with this is the attempt of 
Caglio.stro's assistant to steal tho 
jewels of Mason Talbot at whose 
country home in Florida the action 
takes place. 

The three acts are all laid hi one 
setting, the drawing room interior. 
The fir.st act concerns it.self with 
Cagliostro's magical exhibition for 
the entertainment of Mason Talbot's 
guests concluding with the murder. 
In the second act Herbert Deering. 
an assistant district attorney anel 
one of the house guests, takes 
charge in*a blustering, commandeer- 
ing style. 

The third act naturally concludes 
with the expose but not until the 
last few minutes. Cagliostro, who 
has been bluntly charge^d by Deering 
with the murder of his wife, is the 
one who unravels the mystery ac- 
cusing their host, Talbot, of the 
crime. It is the custom of mystery 
play reviewers not to disclose the 
guilty one on printed record for one 
rea.-son or another but it is done here 
for a purpose. To begin with, or 
rather to end with, Cagliostro- dis- 
closes himself as of honorable 
descent and aceiiscs Talbot of hav- 
ing wronged his (tho magicians) 

(Continued on page 1") 




MOLLY DARLING 



Hrnrl Rirnrdo 

Chi.; JiKKS 

Morton 

^1*^ Uy 

Miirlvane 

Oliver 

Mrs. Il>^U\vii)K .. 
rh.iunpfy I'lio.sbi-o 

.111' |{ NtHntuii 

Arc-h;<' .\mr«-- 

Tlnimy 

T'Minjy 






Hub<^rt Wllk» 
i....l»« lano Dtii 

....Hilly Taylor' 

...Hillle T»yl5 
.........Polly Walk» 

....Kathf'vlno Mul.,i,pen 

''*'^'l sunimert 

Rose Kesjoee 

RlcliarJ '""arl* 

■ ...J^iiin R.ik*.r 
.Jai k <>«t«>rnMu 
••• '''" Bonnr 
.liurke Wcslera 



LAWRENCE'S 'RADIO GIRL" 

"The Radio fJirl" will be a Walter 
Lawrence proeV. ction. It is now in 
rehearsal, and is to sliow in about 
two week.«>. 

Pf port says "The Radio Cirl" Is 
a new version of "The Women 
Haters' Club," produced by A. H. 
Woods in 1913. 



The impression amor.g tho inside crowd ;.t Albai.y, when the L-^g.s- 
latnre adjourned, wa.g that the backbone cȣ the blue law agitators in xh.n 
'tate had been badly sprained. They do not anticipate very much cf 
this .«;ort of legislation will get very far next season, though .^aying there 
js al.vays tho possibility of someone lurnnng up In theepH clothing whei 
Will be reveal^ as a wolf later on. 



"The Lady 7\i>lers." by John P. 
Toe.h. y and Walter C. lUrcivnl. h.is 
been placed In rehearsal by Willinm 
A. Prndy. Tho piece will be ^'iven 
an out-of-town showing and will 
be brouc'ht into a P.roadw.'.v house 
in the fall. "Abie's Irish Ho^^e.' an 
i'liver Morcsco production, epens 
May C in St.Tiiifnrd. ronn. Tt '\h to 
come into N'w York lor the suni- 
me r. 



MARY EATON IN "M. I. AND S." 

The Shubert legit production of 
Eddio Dowlings revue, "Mary. Irene 
.nnd .^ally," besides having Mr. 
Dowling himself in the leading male 
role, will have Mary Katon. that 
fasejnr.ting ballerina, who came to 
lame in •'The- Fedlies." 



Municipal Project Out. 

Lo-^ Angeles, April 20. 
The Municipal theatre which was 
heralded as a great ce)mmunity pro- 
ject a few weeks ago is no longer 
in existence. Four weeks of experi- 
menting proved suffice for the city. 
The former Men's Club was closed 
this week after the jdaygronnd com- 
mission reported it had sustained a 
hiss ol* y,22. 



Nugent's "Kcmpy" at Belmont 

"Krmpy" opens at the Belmont 
May 8. It is a comedy by J. C. Nu- 
g»>nf, th<5 vaudeville author-come- 
<lian. written in collaboration with 
his .«;on, Flliott Nugent. 



• The Flat P.e\^w." a piny of negro 
life, oi:ens 1 ext Week in Wasl'ington. 



Sam Bernard Piloting Family 

J^am Pc rnard will act as the pilot 
for his- en tiro f.iinily ihi.s summer 
in Kurope, The Pern.irds have ar- 
ranged to fail from New York 
June 24. 



Cleveland. April 26 

"Molly Darling," the initial fulN 
hngth musical production of Menlo 
Moore and ISIacklin Megley, opened 
.Monday at the Ohio. Otto Harbach 
and William Caiy Duncan supplied 
the book. Tom Johnstone the music 
and Phil Cook the lyrics. Julian 
Mitchell did the staging. 

Displaying an overabundance of 
snjip. syncopation and other forms 
of effervescence the piece developed 
all of the requirements for a summer 
musical revue, it »>eing slated for a 
weather run in Chicago. Devoid 
of a plot, the book containa new 
brands of liumor. with a generally 
refreshing ainiosphoro surrounding 
the entire i)iece. 

rtichar<l Carle display.*? exceptional 
form, being supplied with new and 
clever mat»>rial. Delano Dell, Billy 
Taylor. Hiljio Taylor and Polly 
Walker (the latter in the title role) 
prove cai>ablo woikers. Katherine 
.Mnlqueen and Ce^cil Summers are 
dainty and Hose Kessner amusing. 
Jack Osternian radiates personality 
and is favored with excellent op- 
»)ort unities. Lor in Raker is one of 
the bright lights. Pen Benny and 
Burke Weston prove nimble dancers. 

The chorus has been dressed in a 
gorgeous manner, with the produc- 
tion end pretentious. The staglnir 
of Julian Mitchell is an outstanding 
feature. 

"Molly Darling" should prove a 
good bet as .1 .summer musical pro« 
duction. Jioy. 

OUT TO WIN 

Buffalo, April 26. 

•Out to Win,". Charles Dilling* 
ham's latest London thriller, star* 
ring William Faversham, demon* 
strates with .1 fair degree of con-* 
cluslveness that the Anglo impor- 
tation virus which Mr. Dillinghani; 
has mntured so profitably through- 
out the current season has at last 
turned and bitten the hand which 
fed it. This most recent melo of the 
Drury Lane .school, which is said to 
be enjoying tremendous success at 
the Shaftesbury. London, proved to 
be by far the wildest, least rational 
anel the most melodramatic of any 
of the importations so far unfolded 
to tho naive American gaze by its 
aggressive and telescopic sighted 
proelucer. 

Adapted from the "Saturday Eve- 
ning Post* story, "Men of Affairs,'* 
the play by Roland Pertwee and 
Dion Clayton Calthrop has found a 
ready audience in London where its 
already rounding out an entire sea- 
son's run and where, judging from 
the specimens exhibited here, the 
Britishers apparently like their eve- 
nings and their amusements wild. 
Guy Bolton is accredited with hav- 
ing adapted the play "for Amerioa,** 
although just what adaptation haf 
been done to this story which out* 
English's the English is not very. 

(Continued on page 17) 



N. FORBES-ROBERTSON WINS 

After a long drawn out litigation, 
Norman Forbes-Robertson secured a 
verdict for $4,000. plus interest,- 
cost, transportation from England 
and hotel bills, against Charle* 
Frohman, Inc., arising from breacll 
of a contract calling for Robert- 
sons appearance in New York for 
ten weeks In "Dear Brutus." at $400 
per week. The late Alf Hay man's 
London representative in 1919 
signed Robertson, who on his ar- 
rival in New York found his services 
not required. ^ 

The llrst suit resulted In a alt 
cents' verdict for the plaintiff. He 
took an appeal and the Appellate 
Division's opinion practically de- 
cided the verdict before Supreme 
Court Ju5;tico V^non M. Davis and 
a jury, Robertson was granted a 
new trial, the testimony aftrial all 
being documentary. Justice Davis 
directed the verdict for the jilain- 
tifi. 

It is unlikely Frohman, Inc., ^H' 
carry the action to a higher court 



Bob Lewis Leaves Garrick, Chi. 
Chicago. April 26. 

Fob I.,ewis resigned as trea.^urer 
of the Garrick theatre last week and ' 
was succeeded by Harry Ilirsch, 
formerly treasurer of tho r.reat 
Northern and Apollo. 



"The Claw" Closing 
T!ie road tour of Lion. 1 F.nry- 
more in "Tho Claw" will erd In 
about two weeks, it is reported. 



DON'T FAIL TO LOOK 



ON TAfiE 10 



Friday. April 2B. 1988 



LEGITIMATE 



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BUSINESS COMING, 
SAY BROADWAY MANAGERS 



RUSSIAN OPERA OF 96 
TO OPEN AT AMSTERDAM 



Stock Market Accepted as Index — Cantor Show 
Jumps to Fore in Gross — New Plays Carry Little 
Other Than "Charlatan"— Plays Going Out 



Relights House May 8 — 
Worked Out Credit for Trans- 
portation to Seattle 



"ZERO" OF "SOCIETY" 
BLOWS UP AND OUT 



next 



season is 
Although 



Better business 
looked for on Broadway 

been no chansjo in the 

to (Late is 

for new playa 

The 
^ the eondi 

of 



there has 

production neld whicli 

fu under normal 

planned for the comluK 

»ome showmen arc optimistir'. 

basifl for cxpeclation is 

tion of tlie .^tooU market, which 



Appears .stronger and 
for montlis.' I'ndrr 
"Wall Street is uhcail 
of the country by six 



tirmer than 
tlie theory 
(f tho rest 
months* or. 



In other words, anliclpatts business 
changes in advance, b«*tter times all ! 
around is hoptd fi»r. 

Box offloe activity last week from 
Wednesday on more than made up 
for the Holy Week slump and pro- 
vided ground for an encouraRiiiR 
outlook starting next fall. But it is 
a mystery how «ome of I'.roadway'/. 
attractions are able to hold en. I^ 
is assured that without the * bar- 
gain" outlet through the cut rate 
agencies, a score of offerings in the 
list would have pas.vcJ on. 

Weather Is believed to be one of 
the favorable factors to continu- 
ance. It i« on© upring in many 
where warm weather alibis have not 
b«en in use. for the beat possible 
break has been given the metropoll.- 
t&n theatres ns far as temperature 
figures. 

Cutting down on operating costs 
•tiU count as the most important 
item In keeping houses open. The 
number of players in current at- 
tractions who have not reduced 
salaries is believed to be a small 
minority. That has made the way 
easier for the productfon attempts 
on the co-operative or common- 
wealth plan. 

Last week the non -musical offer- 



ings v.'ent upward over $1,000, and 
the musical shows picked up from 
$1,500 to $S,000. The Easter holi- 
days and the increases are mostly 
regarded as "flash*' businoss. This 
week started fairly, it being ex- 
I>ectcd the drop from last wook 
would be more than indicated. 

'Sally" closed its 70-weok run at 
tho New Amsterdam with a rush, 
the record musical smash gros.ving 
$31.18!>. ytandee business for tlie 
elosins days sent the total gross for 
the run over $2,190,000. The call in 
the a'^onci«^s established a record, 
being QO per cent, as strong for tlie 
final week as for the hr.st. Tho 
li«»u>e will be dark another w»i'k. the 
Russian Ciiand Opera C»». opfOinK 
May 8. 

•Make It Snappy," the Eddie 
Cantor show which brought the 
Winter flarden back to revue enter- 
tainment, jumped to the lead of 
Broadway f r its first full v.eek. 
grossing $31,206. This gives Broad- 
way three leading musical attrac- 
tions again, with "Good Morning 
Dearie" and the "Music Box Bevue" 
the "standard" smashes. "Dearie" 
is a close second to "Make It 
Snappy," the latter show being able 
to beat others by virtue of the Gar- 
den's capacity, though the show is 
13 top. as against the $4 scale for 
"Dearie" and "Music Box." The 
latter takes third In actual money 
drawn, the capacity of the Music 
Box being under that of the Globe, 
which hou.ses "Dearie." Last week 
"Dearie" and * Music Box" were tied 
at around $29,000. 

The entrance of several mystery 
plays may spread the business of 
the thrillers. "The Bat" is still 
holding out at the Morosco and may 
try for summer continuance. "The 
Clmrlatan." which bowed in Mon- 
day at the Times Square, pulled 



11.000 Tuesday night and is regard- 
ed as having a strong chance. There 
are other shows of like idea 
impending. One is "Whispering 
Wires" and another, now called "Up 
the Stairs." may come in soon as, 
"Haunted." 'The Shadow." also ^ 
Monday premiere, did not impress 
at the Klaw. "The Bronx Express" 
was a Wednesday opening, the same 
night seeing the debut of "The Night 
CaH' at the Fraeee. "Creditors." 
listed for revival at the Greenwich 
Village, was postponed. 

"Back to Methuselah" will end at 
the Gurrick Saturday, to be suc- 
ceeded next week with "What the 
Public Wants," also a Theatre 
(Juild production. The Guild has 
had a successful season though un- 
der that of last year, when "Mr. 
Flm," "Liliom" and "Heartlreak 
House" wore the winners, the fust 
two named beini< on tour, "He Who 
Gets Slapped" is the (Juilds money 
getter this season. Its production 
of "From Morn Till Midnight" is 
for subscribers only and will be of- 
fered as a Sunday night perform- 
ance. 

"The llair^' Ape" which moved 
uptown to the Plymouth last week 
got off to a fair start. An extra 
holiday matinee was given, the total 
for the week being close to $11,000. 
On the strength of the reputation 
won by the O'Nell piece, the open- 
ing pace on Broadway was not as 
big as expected but a profit was 
made. 

"Partners Again" the new P. & P. 
show will bow into the Selwyn Mon- 
day, "The Blue Kitten" moving to 
the Earl Carroll. "Just Because" n 
musical show will stop at the latter 
house Saturday, going to Chicago. 
Other withdrawals are "The Na- 
tional Anthem" at the Miller, with 
a sTJCceeding attraction not certain 
at this time, but "The Advertising 
of Kate" a possibility and "The 
Mountain Man** which stops at the 
89th Street.. Nothing else is men- 
tioned for that house. "The First r.O 
Years" slopped at the Princess lust 
Saturday. May 8 will find another 
attraction there called "The Botl 
Geranium." 



The Imperial Russian Grand Op- 
era Comi)any will break the tlark 
gap in spring booking at the New 
Anusierdum left by ' Sftlly's " de- 
parture Saturday. The Hus.sians 
will open May S, which will mean 
two dark weeks for the house. The 
foreign attraction is figured to re- 
main until Ziegfeld'a now "Follies" 
bows in early in June. It tiad been 
originally pl:inned to keep the Am- 
sterdam dark five or six weeks. 

The opera organization is said to 
have been held intr.ot at St. Peters- 
burg (Pelrograd) throughout the 
war and continued in the current 
Soviet regime. Some weeks ago it 
linded at Seattle, a steaniship line 
risking Ihe transportath n costs of 
around $4,000 for the 96 persons In 
the company. George T. Hood a;>- 
sumod the man.igement £>( the n is- 
itors, who quickly worked them- 
selves on of debt. The show re- 
cently entered Ghi»-ago, staying sev- 
eral weeks, start int; out at a $14,000 
gait. 

-The Uussian i>ijera tr jpe Is con- 
ducted on the commonwealth plan, 
adding to the number of like attrac- 
tions on Broadway. It i.-* the only 
method wio'reby its mcTibers stood 
a chance here. Sinco arrival, the 
players havo lieen paid off nightly 
after the «how. 



STOCK'S YEAR 



Prccfor's Players at Albany Oegan 
as Fassett Players 



RADIO LOBBY DANCE 

Wilmer 



d. Vincer L's Utica 
Introduces Novelty 



Houcc 



I'tica. N. Y.. April 2C. 

Dancing in the lobby of the Co- 
lonial each Tuesday and Thursday 
evening at the close of the per- 
formance until midnight to music 
by radio is a novelty to be intro- 
duced to Utica by Wilmer & Vin- 
cent. 

A complete app.u-.'itiis has been 
Installed for the entertainment of 
patrons. During the entertainment 
of the Milton Aborn Musical Com- 
edy Corap.iny, members of the cast 
•nd chorus of the musical comedy 
company mingle with the audience 
in the lobby during the dancing to 
taakr> their acquaintance. "Going 
^P" ia on the bill for next week. 



KITTY GORDON APPEALS 

The rever.»<al by the Appellate 
Term of the Judgment for around 
$20,000, secured by Kitty Gordon 
Against L. Lawrence Weber and 
*— ^' M. Anderson, has been appealed 
by Frederick K. Goldi^mith. Miss 
Gordon's eounrcl. The case will 
«*xt go before the New York Court 
of Appeals. 

Miss Gordon recovered the judg- 
n^ent in a lower court, upon a claim 
of a defaulted contract. The de- 
t^nne was a denial. 

The argument of th? appeal be- 
fore the Appellate Term attracted 
attention in legal circles 



STOCK AT PLAYHOUSE 

Jewatt Players Take Possession May 
22--Eleven Weeks* Run 

Chicago, April -6. 

Lc.3tcr Bryant's Playhouse, on 
Michigan avenue, will function 
through the summer months. This 
arrangement was made last week 
when Bryant contracted with the 
Jcwett Dramatic Stock Players of 
Boston to take posse.'islon of the 
house fcr 11 week.s, beginning May 
22. This engagement will begin at 
the conclusion of the run of "The 
Night Cap," which was to have 
closed this week, but was extended 
until May 20. 

Bryant lca4sed the house to the 
stock company on a weekly guar- 
antee to the theatre .«<aid to be 
around $2,000 a week. Under this 
arrangement the entire '..oiise .'^taff. 
including Bryant, will remain. How- 
ever, no rent will be charged a^'ain.^t 
the house during the Incumbency 
of the .'-tock comi>nny. r.^ the rent 
for the year wa?? charged off during 
the regular season. Fred Jordan, 
manager and pre.ss agent of "The 
Nightcap." will remain here as press 
agent for the stock compatiy 



GUS HILL'S FIRST 



•In the Dark" 



on Ico — 3 
Road 



Wceka on 



"In the Dark." a dramatic piece 
produced by Gus IHU. has been sent 
to the storehou.=;c after three v.-ccks 
on the road. 

The play was Hills first attemi>t 
a.s the producer of a first-class at- 
traction. 

Negotiation.'' have been entererl 
into between Hill and Clay Lambert 
for the latter to become general 
booking man.iger of the Hill attrac- 
tions, succeeding John J. Coleman. 
Coleman recently resigned from the 
Hill office to accept a position a.s 
manag«'r of the Manhattan O. H 
building for the Scottish UUe 
Masons. 



Albany, N. Y., April 2G. 
The Proctor Players set a record 
for a stock organisation in Albany 
this week when they completed 
their first year at H a r m a n u 8 
Blcecker Hall. The t-ompany began 
a year agoVis the Malcolm Fassett 
Players. F. F. Proctor was a half- 
owncr of the C(»mpany. When Fas- 
sell retired In July, he ti)ok it over, 
retaining several members of the 
Fassett cist. Pierre Watkln, easily 
the most poi)iilar member of the 
Players, nnd William Amsdell are 
the only two in the company who 
have been with the organizatloJi 
from the slart. Since the I'layers 
have been at the hall the female 
leads have been Beth Merrill. Louls- 
zita Valentine. Clara Joel, Charlotte 
Walker and .Minna (Jombell. who i.^ 
the present star. Malcolm l-'a-^sett. 
llalph Kelliid and William Boyd 
li.ivo playid tiie male leads, 

George Parsons, formerly of the 
George M. Coh.in forces, is the stage 
director, and John G. Wallace, man- 
ager at the hall. Is the business 
manager of the company. Bill 
Haskell, dramatic editor of the 
• Knickerbocker Press. ' is the press 
agent for the Players, and grabbed 
off i»Ienty of space in the local 
dailies In connection with anniver- 
sary week. The Bel.isco success, 
"Tlie Boomerang." was chosen a.s 
the attraction to mafk the first 
milestone in the local stock c(»m- 
p.iny. 



FLOKENCE REED AT WOODS' 



Chicago. April 2o. 

"The Di\ine Crook." with Flor- 
ence Beed, will follow into the 
Woods' alter tliree weeks of a pic- 
l^^re that will succeed "Ladies" 
J^'iRlU." Tlie latter Wood.,' .«how 
leaves llif i'vA of tli:s v.cik t» go 
^o lioston. 

The picture i an Arncr4<.an 
Legion vontuie. Thv Ler^ljn hn^ 
rented the Wootl.V for three we-lis. 

Rayard Vciller >viote "The Di- 
vine Crook." It Is Veillier's fir.-.* 
*tage play since he .severed his con- 
'Jcctlon with Metro nnd pictures on 
the coast. 



CLAIRE EAI^S MARRYING 

Claire Kames will shortly wed 
Sydney Howard, an author who 
wrote "Swi»rds." which had a short 
stay at the National, New York, 
early this s«ason and who has also 
adapted "S. S. Tenacity." ^ Miss 
Fames appeared In "Mary .Stuart 
I in the fall. She clo.sed l.ist .Salu:u;\y 
with "The F.rst DO Year.?. .»l Ihv 
Princess. 
•The First r.O Ytar.-." may be sent 



"HIS FRIEND, THE KING" 

Salt Lako City. April 25. 

"His Friehd the King," with 
Henry Miller and Blanche Bate.s. 
opened Monday. The Miller orrjanl- 
'/ation. aimed for repertory In San 
Francisco this .summer, made Its 
only stopover here on the way to 
the coast. 

The play Is by .\. R. Thnma.' and 
is one of four to be prod need by 
Miller. 

' With a few changes the new 
Thomas piece should bo good for 
Broadway next fall. 



It Is a two-p< 



to Chicago, 

Tom Powers oi»i)oHite Mi-<s 



H .n pla'' 
i:.iin • 



DUGGAN AT NEW SELWYN 

(;ii:c.!';o, .\;»iil L- 
V.'i;e'i tl.e low S» 
opens h 



.vvn 
re late thi:i sumi.ie; 
Din-,uan will be in diaij.: •. 
formerly lie? S.'Iv.vm !e;>re: 
h"ie and i-* at present 
of "Tlie Circle," 

Both the Scluyn 
Harris theaties. now 

complcliun 



lh«.:?." 

W;ilt'f 

lie v.'it.'-. 

•'it.'itive 

on tour .ihead 



lid .'-■.:.. n 
l)iiii<iing 



H 



SAVAGE'S DEFENSE 

J'lttshu.gh. April 1:6. 
In answer to Lydia I..Ipkowska*; 
sail against him for $L'ri,000. alje^;. .1 
dae on a broken contrict, Heniy 
.Savage .aver?* syie left th;" company 
when lefused a ral.se of $l'[iO a weejc. 
He .'idniittf d owing one week'.^ pay. 
!e. s (r.'iveliiig e:.)>( nse»5. She Jili^o 
brok • her contract in oilier wa>s. 
he alb'gcs. 

The suit arose :is a re.^ult ff tlie 
s f I.- ii,'efnent with llu 
Widow" c(;mpany. 



"Passing 



L A. WAY OFF 

Show" Gets $1G,0C0 
Week 



Last 



Los Angeles. April 26. 

Legitimate business here Is a way 
off. Seemingly the drop that has 
hit San Franei.sco is sweeping alom? 
the coast. 

"Tlie Passing .Show ' at the Mason 
was figuring to do $IH.000 last week 
from advance I n <l I c a t i o n s, but 
dropped $'2,000 below that mark 
This week it aj)pears that tlio at- 
traction will be lu'ky to hit "io. 000. 
business being off to a frightful 
extent. 



."■Ml 

".M 



;ei 

I"; . 



rapidly approaching 



SHOWS CLOSING 

'The f;re'nwi' h Village I 
1031" close.s Saturday in 
Tiie llt::'.» edition of tiic 
playiiur the far West 
company tlic middle 



rjllies «»f 

Boston. 

"Follies" iA 

and the I'Ji;^ 

wef^t. 



"LETTY PEPPER" GOING OUT 

"Letty Pepi»er, • the new musical 
play produced by Oliver Moro.sio 
stirring Charlotte Greenwood which 
opened three weel:s ago, will leave 
the Vanderhilt after another week. 
It will be su( ('ceded by "Fanny 
Hawthorne." a revival being staged 
by .l.ime-. Montg'tmery. The show 
was oriric.illy known as "Hindh- 
Wakes." by S tnnKsl Houi.'.hton, and 
presented at the Maxme liiliott 
about ten year.-; ago. 

The cast will hold ni" t of tlie 
f)riginal cast, ineloflmg IMeen Hu- 
ban, Wh tford I<an<-. Al'ce B-ll- 
more, Gordon A'h and Walter 

Ldouin. 

' Frcno 



Amateur Show at 44th St. 

Fails to Give Saturdav 

Performances 



One of the oddest benefit flop.^ Is 
that of *'Zero," billed as "a musical 
misrepresentation" at the 44th St. 
last week. The proceeds were to 
have gone to the "Dug Out" and 
Veteran.s' Mountain Camp. 

The cast of amateurs was sup- 
posed to have been recruited froir 
society's blue book. That appear* 
to be vague as is the standing ol 
N. Hamilton E>alton and Kathleen 
Dalton, who, irith H. Callxte Davi- 
son, authored the revue. 

Mr. and Mrs. Dalton, who had an 
<)flice at the Hotel Plaza, playe<l 
in the show in addition tp man.igin^ 
the whole affair. 

"Zero" was scaled at $3 top. If 
it sold out for the week about $3i.'- 
000 could have been grossed. It is 
estimated no more than 10 per cent, 
of that sum represented the ticket 
sale. Very little of that was dope 
through the box office, the man- 
agers taking whole Idocks of ti<kels 
from the theatre, which was undV 
rent to them, for disposal out^iui.'. 
Wlien some sort of tab was taken 
Saturday at noon it was found th.^ 
show was about $16,000 to the bad 
and had outstanding bills to the 
amount of $4,000. Some of that was 
wages for stage hands and musi- 
cians, wiio refused to play the mati- 
nee unless assured of their pay. 
The Saturday matinee was called 
off. 

Orders were then sent from the 
Shubert office to give a Saturday 
nlgth show. Dalton. however, dis- 
appeared with the score and an at- 
tempt to stage a vaudeville bill was 
made, members of the "Zero" cast 
being aided by several "added fea- 
turea." One was a sextet of male 
voices from the Yale Oloe Club. 
Also a violinist stepped from the fd* 
to Imitate chimes and wa^ sent out 
t OS encore. 

The Daltons Iea.Hed the 44th St. 
from the Shuberts for three weekri. 
The amount agreed was $H.50'». 
Irving Hamilton Ifare, who later 
stated he did not know th.» Dal- 
tons Intimately, put up most of the 
money for the rent, the ho^l-^»♦ 
being dark for rehearsals tv.o 
weeks. Hare stated he accepted a 
note from Dalton for $5,000 a: d 
that he borrowed the money to ad- 
vance to Dalton. It is said a ^2- 
.'iOO check given the ShubertH for 
the last payment oti the rent wa ^ 
returned marked InsufTlclent furd t 
A contribution of $500 by Otto ii 
Kahn.and a similar amount fr<>in 
another philanthropist. w»'re re- 
jiorted .around Ihe theatre The •»? 
was some money in sight, for dit- 
4nfz the rehearsal period a nemh ••• 
of idlls were j)ald. lncludiri« $1 '00_ 
for musicians. Oscar B.idiri con- 
ducted the orcbestr.i and th<« lea; -r 
regarded the .score favorably, i-'o 
did Dalton. who helped compose It, 
It being his habit to take the h^ove 
home with him each eveniiitj. 

Just where the stage haiul.i and 
musicians get off is yet to i; • 
settled. The Shuberts aided 'Z'* o" 
by loaniiK scenery and in oih« r 
ways and guaranteed the ciew and 
orchestra for Saturday niRiil. Tiat 
does not m*'an the housn will be 
responsible for the entire week. 

Theie are a number of i»ror»"rti«»s 
and costumes still at the 44th St. 
belonging to specialty shops. I'uil- 
ure of the Daltons to appear at the 
theatre up to Wednesday prevented 
the settling of disagreeable d'^ta.ls. 
J. M. Giddings loancfl 15 expensive 
gowns, and a flock of fancy hats 
are .said to be th^* properly of i'.est 
& Co. 

J. Sidney Macy, known as .a stage 
director of amateur shows, is re- 
ported having been paid $l.r>00 for 
his services. May Leslie, form(.i!y 
stage manager of the Century rjof, 
staged the dances. 



t 



BERTHA KALISCH TO SAIL 

Bcjrtha K.ilis. ii saiH for Lond>fi 
June 8. where she may appear in 
The Riddle: Woman," hop Ust 
ICngllsh stage vehicle. 

Mme. Kalhch may also app'-ar in 
Yiddish In several of her plays. 



CHARLOTTE WED COMPOSER? 

Charlotte, the skater, was reported 
as having mrirried An.selm fJoefy.el, 
the composer, at noon Wednesday in 
.lersey City. 

"^"^YOU MUST READ 

I'AOE 1» 



14 



LEGITIM 




^IWJjWJl^ff^ 



Friday, April 28. 1922 



f ( 



SHOWS IN N. Y. AND COMMENT 



Figures estimated and comment point to tome attractions being 
successful, while the same gross accredited to others might suggest 
mediocrity or loss. The variance is explained in the difference in 
house capacities, vwith the varying overhead. Also the size of show 
cast, with consequent difference in necessary gross for a profit. 
Variance in business necessary for musical attraction as against 
dramatic play is also to be considered. 

These matters are included and considered when comment below 
points toward success or failure. 



*. v. 

ulii.li i.ulkO 
Biouliivii last 



•Back to Methuselah," <..rrl<k f9ih 
\\«tk). Fiiia) \vo» k f«»r tonrna- 
ni' lit p'ay t>f tJ. H« tn.ud Shaw 
Tli»'.'itro <;uil«] will otfV r new one 
r(\t WfAi, 'WJiat llie rul.Jir 
\Van<s.' 

"Blossom Time," Anib iss.nlor <.11st 
wrc'k). J'j< k< tl un smartly la^; 
week. >-'i<»9 ^'Oi!)p to nvoui\*l |14,- 
400, jump of neal*!y $.'..000 fi.r 
KnsttT n«<k. Ohan«'ts of rtvnlinii- 
iin;e into h(.»t weailK-r tinoiuai;- 

: ing. 

•'Blue Kitten," S«h\\n nOth weeki. 
Thou>,'h business juniixil up al>»»m 
12.000 fur fcMoss of annind $13 400 
last wcok, will niov«> Satunlay to 
the Earl Carroll lo jn.ike \\;iy lor 
.•<<lw\ns' n. w 'V 6^ W show. 
•Partners A^,'aln.' 
preat business in 
week. 

••Bronx Express,'* As^or ( Ist w•.^U"). 
Mr. ami Mrs. Toburn return with 
their own proOured show, lieatlJuic 
< ast. riay is from YhMi^h fiifri- 
nal of OsHJp l>vm<iW'. ••Bliihhing 
Bride" moved to 44rli .«;t. 

"Bull Dog Drummond,'' Knhkei- 
bock^r USth week). i:nKH>*ii lueio- 
<lrama ."till mon«'y mal<«;j'. witli 
better than $10,000 quofi-^a last 
week. Made best r\u\ of any at- 
traction In }ii'us;e this f:eaHt>n. 

"Captain Applejack," Cort (l^th 
week). Kxtra matinee Jul or ted 
Kasster ^fonday pulbd in b»^ticr 
than $1,000 in .spite of rain. Gavf 
the Sam Harris hit gross of 
around $ir..S00 on we« k. 

"Cat and Canary,** National (12th 
wef'k). KiisTrr v%eek tra<le strong, 
mystery ieailcr going elovo to ra- 
pacity aRaiii, for gross of $lT.9o0. 
That K'd draina.*^ again for money 
d ra w n . 

"Chauvis-Souris." 
week). Played 



wefk. extra 



4!>ih St. nath 
10 perfornuincr <» 
maiinve -Monday 



last 

and three matin«<s given regu- 
larly h«ro. Russian novelty keep- 
ing up wondeifuUy under Morris 
«;e.sl» manijgi inent. Moving^ to 
Ceniiiry Koof. 

"Czarina," i:mr>irr <l3th week) Cut 
rates for lower floor did exv)ected. 
la.st week rinding house w«'ll popu- 
lated and bu-:russ prn-e much im- 
provf-d over Ib'iy week. «.>vt r 
IK.500. 

"Demi- Virgin," ICltingo •2Stli week). 
Woods far e should easily run 
through .May, Cast changes nec- 
essary in revising operating «"'osts 
made hero as with nt^'irly nil at- 
tra«ti«')is on list. Abotit $8,000. 

"For Goodness Sake," Lyric «10th 
week). Pickf'd tip about what 
slipped during Jloly week, gros^ 
for last w'^ek again going to $*«,00<>. 
For musical attraction that fig- 
ures no better than even break. 

"First Year," I.itlle (71»th week). 
1-ike most of list, business from 
AVediifsday on last week strong, 
with Frid.iy night close to sell- 
«'Ut. Pi«ked up about $l..'i00 for 
gro.v^H of $^,500. Comedy rui> 
leader. 

"First Fifty Years," Prin.ess. Clo>ed 
withotit annouiu«mcnt Saturday 
after having r< m.'un«Ml six weeks. 
Withdraw,! 1 *xpe,tf-d; two-p.^i.son 
play got nbovit $2.r>00 wr.kly. 

"French Doll," Lyceum (10th week>. 
Kif.'iui'^ to remnln ;inf»tli« r month, 
with aitra«ti(Mi thus f.ir turning 
piollt over oi'» } .1 1 i tig txp^ns*. 
though not r.tted bii. P«tw«eri 
$7.(100 and $S.(iOO. 

"Funmakers," .lolson *'\\ w'ck). 
f'omtnoiiw ♦aiih revue, b»-aded by 
J>e Wolf llopiier. lUisiness last 
week away otf, with bttb' eh.tuce 
given for stay. House offered to 
musical show, but rejected. 

"Good Morning Dearie,/W;u,bp <2f,th 
wcfk). Noexiia perfoiiDance last 
week, business btdding up. bow- 
ever. t«> ev«'n b'^ifer figures and 
gros« iL'O.r.od. 

"He Who Gets Slapped." Fulton 
(iCth werk). Puked up ll, ('(»(> or 
bettor last \veek. with t<»tal $9 7oO. 
Will be kej.t going as Umg as 
projir.ible biisin<ss lOntinues. 
"Just Because," Karl Carroll t«ih 
week). Could !iot draw and closes 
»Satuid;iy. thou-xh house was guar- 
anteed for anot!i«r w«ek. Wr.iithy 
backer reason coniimi.d this long, 
$r),000 l.i.st week. Loss to bhow 
about $C,000 we.kly. "Blue Kit- 
ten" moves in Mond.iv. 
»*Kiki," Belasco < I'lM w . k). Strong- 
est attra tion delivered l>y Belaseo 
since "The fioid J>igge»s.' riding 
considerably ahr.id of that eom- 
<dys weekly gro.«J.°. <'apacity 
business and demand leader in 
■'igrncies. $l<:'.r.oO. 
"Lawful Larceny," BepubHc »17th 
week), {Strong <!ram.i. .ind thftiglt 
not Willi i«';id« i«. f;)r .'ihead \>f tn.i- 
Jorlty. Went to $10,000 di. i.ion 
Just wtek and will jun into, v .irm 
weather. ^. 
"Letty Pepper," V..ndMbiU (2(] 
week). Stcond wtek found <1raw 
about same as first, gross In twoen 
ft.OOO and $9,000; not promising 
rojr profitable for $3 top musieal 
Bhow. Another week to go here. 
''Madclaine and the Movies," (tnlcty 
(Sth week). Ha.s be« n profitable. 
. tUaction showing avibstanlial 

^l>r,d* 



profit to date. I^nst week Jumi)ed 
to over $S,.')00. Will end season 
in two w»ekK, Getuge M. Cohan 
Then preparing for Boston sum- 
mer show. 

"Make It Snappy," Winter GardMi 
'3d wet'k). kddie Cantor show on 
form Jo<»ks good thri>ugh the sum- 
mer. Wealth of comedy feature. 
l:usiness biggefit in town, with 
$.U,200 in la.st week. 

"Marjolaine," Broadhurst Olth 
we(k). Cast changes nvently 
sent two of three ftatured bads 
<*\}t of show. Business last week 
bttter, takings g<dng to above 
$10,000. May net profit with pres- 
ent line-up. 

"Montmartre," Nora Bnyes rilfh 
AK.ls>. Moved fr«tm Behneuit 
Monday. Js co-oi)erative attrai- 
!ion. Larger capacity here with 
eut rates and two for one should 
keip show going for month more. 

"Music Box Revue," Music Box <;{2d 
we^ki. T..kii«gs agUin w« lit • biSt- 
to $21<,000 last wtek, though scale 
is liow t4.40 top, f xtra matinee in- ] 
sej t«'d Faster Mbnday, with hout^e j 
virtually .sol«l out. 

"National Anthem," Htnry Miller f 
(14th wt»k). Closing Saturday.' 
hoiise seeking aiioiher -attraction 
J'olicy is for continuance through 
uaini w father. May get •'Tbe Ad- 
vertising of Kate," nrvw preparing. 

"Rose of Stambout/' Century iSih 
week). Le.'»der of $2.50 musical 
attraetions, but not getting sup- 
port expected. Moved upward last 
wei k. with neaily $ll«.(K»0 draw. 
l>oui>tful if that is pr<»fitable in 
big hous«\ 

"Rubicon," Hudson «llth week). 
Pn ke<l up over $1,500 last week, 
business being as good as any 
time sinfe ."-bow opened. Gross 
over $1',.jOO. .Should outlast most 

of Ijvt. 

"Shuffle Along," (53d 
w«ek». AM colored 
money maker, an<l 
lookb for eontinuance into sum- 
mer. Last we.'k $8,700 clauned. 
Axith No. 2 show on tour getting 
sev»'ral hundred better. 

"Six Cylinder Love," .<;am Harris 
3'»tli wetk). Last week consider- 
;. l)le improvement ovrr Holy 
\V. »k. gross easily $1..')00 better. 
aiKl lilted to around $11,000. Will 
liiiisli out season hero. 

'•Tangerine," Casino <3Sih wr«k). 
.Tumj» in takings healthy ijist week, 
beating Holy Week by over $1,500. 
Gross went to $12,500 or belter, 
which m«ans profit for show. 

"Thank You," Longacre (30th week). 
Another week to go; show will call 



CHICAGO SHOWS MOVING 
ABOUT WITH SPEED 



May Robson's Play Failed to 

Please — *'Just Married" 

Opened at La Saile 



.*=?:reet V4f«fh 
show steady 
ifianaginx nt 



road in. fall. 



it season, taking 
"*;o F^nsy ^label." musical farce, 
with Lthel Levey, dje to succeed 
May H. 

"The Bat." Mcuosco <8Sih week). 
(Jetting share of business pace 
lately, between $7,000 and $S.OOO. 
Bun bader may try for second 
summers eominnance. 

"The Blushing Bride," 4nh Street 
<12ih we#.k). Moved hrre Mon<lay 
from Astor an<l via two for (>ne 
will l>o tri*d through May. .\p- 
prti.ximatt'd $n.000 last week. Busi- 
JieFs at 44th should be better, with 
added capacity. 

"The Charlatan,** Times .*^«|uare '1st 
wf«k). Adoljih Kl.iub»r produc- 
tion, opt ned Mond.'iy when housi 
again went ba« k to .'itf raetions 
fitter three weeks with Houdini 
and blms. New show mystery 
ol.'iy, wlii( h impr» ssed. 

"The Dover Road/' Bijou <10th 
weik). Moved Mpw:4!d briskly 
la«t we« 1;, jvin.p being more tbali 
for most dr.im.'is. «;ross Ititle un- 
der $S,5<'»0. Has been money mak* r 
frr>m start, small east comedy. 

"The Goldfish," Maxine Klliot't (2d 
week). Though difference of opin- 
ion ex)>irsstd by review er.«. new 
Marjorio Bamb<au play got off to 
good start. tiiKt 
aio\ind $10,000. 

•The Hairy Ape," 
week). liuilt steadily last wck. 
fust uptown, with I'lid.'iy nights 
'aking.s $1,S00. .\"ot matinee siictw 
>'Ut PtajKls clijiiM-e of landing. 
Nearly $11,000. 

"The Hindu," Comedy (Cth week>. 
I'lomisc. of op« ning not up to ex- 
pect.'itions. Nfit mu« h of inerea.se 
last we« k, takings being between 
55.000 jtnd $5,5(tO. 

"The Mountain Man," 30th .«;trret 
<'2(»th week). Final week. Ma\ tiy 
road next season. Nothing an- 
nciuncd lor hou«e, which again 
goes d.irk. BusinesH last w»e!< 
grovs<(l i« .«s than $4,000. ^'how has 
house gu.'nanteed. 

•The Nest," 4Sth St. (13th week>. 
This drama may be turning profit 
with house and show undtr same 
mana.'Mm* nt. Moderate gross of 
beiwc* n fC.OOO and $C.500. 

"The Perfect Fool," Cohen <'27th 
week). Won good share of holi- 
day trade, last week being best for 
soiTio time, with grosfi aroun<l 
$14,000. Atfracliop ahould clean 
on road. M,iy try for a^nimer 
run. 

"The Hr'-l Mouse," Shubert {ixh 



we».k gro^Jting 
riymouth «2d 



Chicago, April 26. 
Ore new thow opened during last 
wtek. May Bobson in "It Pays to 
.Smile" at the 01ynii)ic. The public 
"shied" from the attraction, with 
l>usiness very poor. 

Grace George concluded her local 
engag«nent after five weeks in 'The 
K.xquisite Hour* at the IMincess. It 
was figured on keeping the show for 
another week, but business retur)is 
did not warrant the producer in 
doing so. This will keep the house 
dark for probably a week, when the 
new mystery play "Whispering 
Wire.s" may take possession of tiie 
house. 

Of the trio of .*5hub< rt houses 
I losed at present .the .Studebaker 
will reopen shortly to house 
Charlotte Greenwood in "Letty Pep- 
per." In that case there will be two 
'■Pepp» r" ^hows in Chicago, as ih«' 
)lre^J«•nt vehiile of Mclntyro and 
Heath, now at the Apollo is "Bed 
Pev»i>er." 

Much interest is being manifested 
in what impression is m.ide by *Just 
Married." the Jules Hurtig and Shii- 
Itert comedy which opened at the La 
^alle Sunday. The Shub<;rts figure 
that with its record of 60 weeks in 
New York it might have a chance 
of remaining at the La .*:ialle over 
the summer. The show is said to 
be hookerl up most reasonably and 
a moderate weekly intake will carry 
it o\er the "liurdles" at this house, 
have been very small. 

This week sees two attractions 
leaving lo«al houses. "Ladies Night." 
which A. H. Woods figured would be 
a good over-the-summer attraction 
at the Woods will fob! up Saturd.iy. 
The show gave promise of becoming 
a .sensation, but after the "Tribune" 
commented on it editorially and the 
local censors ordered revisions, the 
business began to dwindle. It is said 
that either "The Blue Kitten" or a 
s'cond company of 'The Cat and 
th^ Canary" will be the successor. 

William Gillette will complete a 
three weeks engagement at the 
I'tiwers Saturday and make way for 
"Lilies of the Field." opening Mon- 
day. The (lillette engagement is 
said to be tinanciajly successful. 

Estimates for last week: 

"The Dream Maker" < Powers, Cnd 
week). Eight performances, with 
.*^unday night off, Gillette has more 
than held his own second week. 
(Jross dropped a bit below preced- 
ing week, reaching over $11,000. 

"It Pays to Smile" (Olympic. Ist 
week>. May Robson s«ems lo havo 
picked bad one. Busine.^a said to 
have been very bad. 

"Bluebeard's Eighth Wife" (Gar- 
riv k, Vih week). Ina Claire and 
Arthur F.yron starring weathered 
storm much better than some com- 
petitors, around $15,000. Ciross 
shows good profit to house and at- 
traction. With business holding up 
to this figure show will probably 
stay for another live or six weeks, 

"Just Married" (La Salle). Opened 
to capa< ity Sun da v. 

"Ladies Night" (Woods 
Lack of interest to the 
receipts dwindling down 
$7,000. 

"Red Pepper" f A polio, 3rd week). 
Mclnfyre and Heath managed to 
hold their own, with business pick- 
ing up last part of week bringing 
gross to same proportions as pre- 
ce<ling weok. $14,000. 

Ziegfeld "Frolic" ^Colonial, 5th 
w«Hk>. Beturns not up to anticipa- 
tion with show starting heavy bill- 
board 4uid display advertising cam- 
).aigrir^3.S5 lower floor top is said 
to t»e UHponsihle for this Saturday 
nights and early in week evenings. 
I'pper portion of house only fairly 
filled all of ttrru*. Btislneas regis- 
tered >>it over $20,000, quite a drt»p 
ft)r this show. 

"Anna Christie" vCort, 2nd week). 



week). Easter week trade true to 
foi m of others, busine.'^s bettering 
over $1,500. and gross going to 
$1(500 or more. That may mak*- 
money with s.ilaries down. 

"The Night Call," Frazee (1st wetkV 
Co-operative attraction produ«'«'d 
by Players' Assembly that started 
w ith "Alontmartre." now at Bayes. 
<»pened Monday, suececding "The 
Pigeon." 

"The Shadow." Klaw Mst week'i. 
Produced by Marc Klaw, Inc.. is 
also on co-operative basis. Small 
cast, and thenfore stands chance, 
tint reviews des»iibo drama as 
dreary. 

"To the Ladies." Liberty dOth 
werk). (iot share of Last* r week s 
upward tr<nd, biisiness i»)taling 
around $11^000. 

"Up tha Ladder," Playhotise (Sth 
we« k). Quoted between $5,000 and 
$0,000, with cut rate sales count- 
ing for good percentage of total. 

"Truth About Blayds," Booth (7th 
week). Most of non-musical at- 
tracti(Dns mado up $1,000 drop of 

• Ho^y Week, with no exception 
here. Grosfl last week beat $?,- 
500, meaning profit. 



iV: 



5th week>. 
extent of 
to around 



Pauline Ix>rd eeems to have flock of 
fricnda here, who are ihrongitig to 
see ber in first starring vehl<2le. 
Business reported good. 

•The O'Brien GIrr (Cohan's 
Grand, 3rd week). Fared farely wVll 
on wcok, getting close to |13,000. 

The Exquisite Hour" (Prlncefis. 
5th week). Addition of Asquith 
prolog did not help very much with 
show closing local engagement to 
week short of $5,000. 

••Lady Bilfy" (Illinois, 8th week). 
Did nicely considering length 6t 
run. Around $13,000. Remains h4re 
Indefinitely. 

"The Night Cap" (Playhouse. 16th 
week). Completing fourth **month 
and having its run extended another 
month. Marcin's mystery play need 
not hide it.«i face In shame for It got 
close to $7,000, which does not 
necessitate the use of red figures on 
the ledger of the theatre or producer. 

"Lightnin'" ( Blackstone, 33rd 
week). Drop of around $2,000 on 
preceding week's business marked 
inauguration of ninth month. 



PHILLY'S BIG BUSINESS 
GOING ON WITHOUT STOP 



Some Bookinq Surprises — Jol- 
son Gets $26,000 at Shu- 
bert— •*Liliom'' $15,000 



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Philadelphia, April 26. 

The fact that Holy Week business 
was generally so decidedly big pre- 
vented the usual big jump following 
Easter, but the opening of the Shu- 
bert, which had been dark a week, 
with "Bombo." which went almost 
to capacity, brightened the hearts 
of the Shubert people here. 

Of the other openings, "Tell 
Tales," the annual offering of the 
M.isk and Wig Club, ran to a virtual 
sell-out. Generally s|>oken of as the 
best show ever put out by the bovs 
of that I', of P. club. F:i.«»i.> Pergu.son 
in "The Varying Shore," which will 
stay three weeks, instead of two, 
had a big opening and is drawing 
the usual Broad Street theatre soci- 
ety audience. The play was spoken 
of in mixed terms by the critics, but 
the star was highly praised. The 
fourth opening, Sothern and Mar- 
lowe in repertoire, had a fine house 
Monday, but was noticeably off dur- 
ing the wiek. especially Wednesday. 

Of the holdovers, "Angel Face," 
the $2 experiment at the Walnut, 
limped very badly, and never did 
share prc.f erly in the Easter Week 
recovery. AViih no other boohings in 
the ofhng. but a late announcement 
has "Haunted" • formerly "On <he 
Stair!-;"), with Uobert Edeson and 
Hilda Spong. for May 1. This show- 
is by AVilliam Hurlburt. 

Al Jolson. booked for onlv three 
weeks, could remain twice that 
time. It is understood it is a ques- 
tion of the star himself, who wants 
to lay off for the hot weather. If he 
does go out Mav 5. the house will 
not in all probability have any other 
show this season. 

This week's only novelty was the 
debut of the Russian Opera at the 
Forrest. Some papering is being 
done, but business looks very good 
for the two weeks. This organiza- 
tion has all the earmarks of a win- 
ner for New York and the rest of 
the P:astern cities. It Is not known 
whether the hou.-^e will close May 5 
or not. 

From the pre.^« nt layout, tlie Syn- 
dicate will have at least two houses 
open May 15, while the Shuberts 
will not have any. It is believed, 
however, that the latter will try out 
one or two new ones before they 
call it a season. 

F>timates for lafrt week: 

"The Varying Shore" (Broad, 2d 
week). Elsie Ferguson doing very 
nicely with usual big play of Broad 
downstairs. Stays three wepks in- 
stead of two, evidently quirk of 
booking, since such sure-fire stars 
here as Otis Skinner and Frances 
Starr stayed only two. "The Dream 
Maker" unlerlined. $11,500. 

Russian Grand Opera (Forrest, 1st 
week). In for two weeks onlv, giv- 
ing new shows every night and Sat- 
urday matinee of first week. Highly 
praised her.e and novelty is drawing 
♦ rowds. In fact, bigger houses looked 
for next week than this. Mask and 
Wl^ show did about $24,000. virtual 
capacity, with sper-ial rate.-i on some 
nights. 

"Bombo" « Shubert, 2d week). Al 
Jolson getting usual reception here 
and seats impos.sible ♦ xcept days in 
advance. First time this big house 
has ueen jamming them in for some 
time. $26,000. 

"Welcome Stranger" (H.-irrick, 1st 

week), (leorge .Sidney back tO gOOd 

opening and will stay three weeks, 
probably closing house. "The 
() Prien Cirl" went up wh n end was 
announced: about $1 .'1,500. 

"Angel Face" (Walnut, ?al week). 
I.ederer show at $2 top not .^o good 
and after-Lent improvement not 
shown here to any great degree. 
"Haunted.' with itobert Edeson, 
coming in Monday. $H.00O. • 

"Liliom" (Adelphi. 4th week). Last 
two weeks' announcement complete 
surprise, as show Is doing well. No 
jump thin week, ns "Liliom" was one 
show which entirely escaped Holy 



Week ulump. About $15,000. 

Sothern and Marlowe CLyrlr. 
weejv). Not quite up to expectatioryi 



"SAUYT $50,000 SER 
RECORD FOR BOSTON 

High Priced Seats Sold in Ad- 
vance for Two Weeks- 
Outlook Brightens 



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. Boston, April 
Unless there is a bad weather 
break thc_Qutlook for the four shows 
due to remain is better than since 
early in the season. Business lagt 
week at three of the ait raetions 
showed strength, and the fourth 
"Sally," which opened Monday 
night, .^ot away to a better start 
than looked for, upsetiing all the 
dope^. 

When the ctntain wmt up on 
"Sally" an advance sale of hiore 
than $50,000 had been achieved. This 
is a record for this city. It means 
that the choice seats downstairs and 
in the first balcony have bi;en sold 
for two weeks in advance at a $3 50 
top. and the show will attract the 
speculators in larger numbers than 
ever before this year. The showing 
of "Sally" eclipse.s that of the "Fol- 
lies" by a large margiu. As far as 
S.illy" will bo the final 
for the Colonial this 



is known, 
attraction 
•Season. 

At the 
where a 
Tremont. 
$14,000 last 
good start 
was ideal 



other syndicate house 
success is running, the 
the "Gold I)igg.i>i" (lid 
week and got away to a 
on M(uiday. Last week 
weather for the show 



business, temperaturts close to the 
freezing mark on several nights. 

The business at the Tremont was 
of the sort that inspires confidence. 
This house has had a tough time 
recovering from the effect of having 
a tllm booked in for a 10-week run • 
just when things were breaking fine. 
The attractions that followed the 
film were not of the popular variety 
either, as shown by the e,ross. And 
from one of the best housey in this 
city fro a legitimate attractio it 
was transferred into a tough one. 
The "Gold Diggers" will be able to 
sta.v on with good paying business 
until Cohan takes the house over 
next month for his regular aimnur 
play. 

Due in part to the fine '. ay in 
which an extensive public; • .".-.in- 
paign was handle*!, Courtenav mi 
"Smooth as Silk" -put the Se'hvyn 
into the money-making das.s hist 
week, his first week there. This is 
another one of Bo.«^tons first -cliiss 
houses that was a victim of poor 
booking conditions, it was thought 
a come-back could be effected when 
"The Circle" was booked 'i, Jiut 
such was not the case, and a s* al- 
tering — and only a .scatterinK—busi- 
ness was done with "Kmperor 
Jones." It is now predicfd that 
Courtenay's show may pull this 
hou.se out of a bad hole for the 
season, and a long run is antici- 
pated. 

"The Last Waltz' ojientd at the 
Wilbur last week and j.^ to be the 
Shuberts' bid for the summer busi- 
ness, playing against "Sally" and 
Cohan's show. 

"Dulcy," playing at the Ilollis, has 
cracked, and ihi.s is the final week 
of the show. It is scheduled for the 
storehouse when it ends the local 
run, according to report, and the 
house is due to clo.-'e. 

"Sally" (Colonial, 1st week), Had 
the big opening of the season, play- 
ing to capacity on Monday night 
with the back of the orchestra 
jammed to the limit with standees. 
The "F. C. A." show, "Sixes and 
Sevens," last week about $12,000, 
about what it cost to put the ama- 
teur production on. 

"Dulcy" (Holli.s 6th w.eK). Busi- 
ness was worse last .week than Holy 
Week, and show will .'-hut down on 
Saturday night. Played to ojdy* 
$6,500 gross. No oth<r attraction 
named for the syndicate society 
house this season. 

"The Gold Diggers" (Tremont, 2(1 
"week). Got away with a gross ot 
$14,000 for the opening week and 
business seemed to be building up. 
Will trail along at about this llgtlre, 
with the prospect of better business 
next week, when "Dub y ' will have 
departed. 

"Smooth as Silk" (S»l\vyn. 2d 
week). A big hit. M.iying at a 
$11.50 top. got in the neighborhood of 
$14,500 for the first week. This 
business was a surprise in a way, 
and. as "The Circle' could not re- 
main with its double star cast, if 
Courtenay's show can maintain the 
r)ace it will be the -nly r^al live one 
the house has had this ^ont'on- 

"Greenwich Village Follies" (Shu- 
bert, 7th week). Will leave at the 
end of this week. Business only 
fair. 

"The Last Waltz" (Wilbur, 2d 
week). Did good '»u.-<ine,-^.s the open- 
ing week and outlook now consid- 
ered v<ry bright. 

The Plymouth is dark this wo*K. 
with an amateur show booKcd in 
for an early showing. 



last week, considering big advance 
mall order sale. Spottv, with hard- 
ly half hou.se at >if;inibt'* Wednes- 
day, and nothl|ip rxtraordinary flt 
"Twelfth N||5^' Tue,-dav. Opening 
^'*^« bI»>(Sd -Shrew" did big ftls^ 
Thurrtr.V^ x.irh .cll-out Saturday 



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if 



Saturday 



L'Li almost that 
his week looks about bame. 

11,500- 



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NEW ACTS THIS WEEK 



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VAN and ^HENCK. 

8ongt« 

24 Mint.; Onfc 

Colonial* * 

Gus Van and Joe Schenck make 
their return bow to metropolitan 
iudlcnces this week, headlining two 
Keith theatre programs for the 
widely exploited Thlrd-of-a-Cen- 
tury Anniversary of the Keith cir- 
cuit playing at the Palace and 
Colonial. At the latter house, 
where they closed the Intermission, 
it was evident the two Brooklynites, 
now celebrating an anniversary of 
their own (this being their thir- 
teenth year as a team), have lost 
none of their popularity during their 
"Follies" engagements, for the house 
carried close to capacity. There 
was little doubt left, after their 
introauction. that the couple whose 
names monopolized the lights were 
responsible for much of the* draw. I 

There is no change in their style 
of work other than the spats which, 
incidentally, are now a part of the 
street dressing of the team. The 
repertoire of songs includes popu- 
lar and special numbers, comedy 
songs and ballade, Mr. Van's char- 
acter numbers getting as much or 
more tlian any of their predeces- 
sors. And this team has ^obably 
populariz^^d more compositions than 
nny other combination in the show 
business. They open with 'Yoo 
Hoo." harmonizing as of yore. A 
great comedy Irish double comes 
next, titled "Oh. Riley. I'm Ashamea 
of You." and from thereon there 
was nothing to worry al>out except 
how short of an hour would the 
audience permit the.n to leave. 
•The Sheik of Avenue B" (by Van) 
Is another comedy gem, vvliilo Mr. 
Schenck's hallud J»olo. "Just a Lit- 
tle Love Song," brought out the 
Colonial applause club in unison 
right in the center of the act. 
Schenck's top notes rang as clear 
as crystal, regardless of the extra 
performances and benefits this pair 
takes to as pastime. A "wop" num- 
ber is also in the rep^B^re, a^ dou- 
ble rag number, and even a Chinic 
song was among the variety of 
numbers. 

Two encores were demanded and 
given, and a speech got them away 
finally, but only after the house 
lights and the intermission sign 
had been brought into play. 

It would have been professional 
suicide for anyone to attempt to 
follow them at this point' in the 
program. 

Its a credit worth while register- 
ing to note Van and Schenck's thir- 
teenth anniversary without any 
Intermittent separation, and one 
that speaks volumes for their asso- 
ciation ofT-stage. They stand with- 
out competition in their line as the 
best two-man act of Its kind 'n 
.Taudeville. Around the East, where 
their friends and acquaintances 
number - countless thousands, they 
can draw with the best in vaude- 
ville. They could not possibly be 
omitted from any AU-American 
.vaudeville bill. Wynn. 



BENNY KRUEGER and BAND (8). 
33 Mine.; Full Stage. 
5th Ave. 

Benny Krueger's Band Is known 
as the jazz disc music maker for 
the Brunswick records. The band 
also played at Delmonico's. For 
vaudeville, Mr. Krueger, who leads 
and plays the sax only, has eight 
musical companions. Tlie combi- 
nation gives tone to the banjo, like- 
wise allows for the drummer to be 
just a trifle more prominent and 
louder than he should be. while 
Krueger seems to be favoring him- 
self quite a lot. at one titi? In a 
meaningless way as though he 
wanted to make the sax cry after 
he had made it laugh. The audi- 
ence could get the laugh, but not 
the cry. The 'cellist of the organ- 
ization sounds lilce a dandy when 
he is heard. 

The-- concerted playing runs 
through popular numbers of now 
or tlien vintage, with the beat an 
excelbMU arrangement of an o|»er- 
atii^ piece, closing the act proper. 
Following are several encores, none 
as strong as the operatic. Monday 
niglit Mabel Rurke stepped into the 
finish of the turn to sing a iiop bal- 
lad, accompanied by the orchestra. 
This strung (»ut so long it looked 
closely like a deliberate plug, and 
ran tlie time of the act to «3 min- 
utes, much too long. 

The truth about these jazzing 
hanfls, once they are off h dance 
lloor. seems to be it is simply a 
questioi\ of likes. An audience that 
wanf*? the music of the rag comVti- 
nations should aocept any that can 
qualiTy beyond the hreak-in i)eriod. 
The Krueger bunch qualifies, but 
whether for big or small time de- 
pends which wants it the most and 
how much is the most they will pay 
for it. 

Krueger has a personable appear- 
ing collection of jazzers, and he. 
in the lead, looks just as vreW, it 
not l>elter than the others, all In 
tuxes. »S'"mc. 



EDDIE HEARNE and CO. (8) 

Daredevil Racing 

IB Mins.: Full Stage 

Junior Orpheum, Los Ange'e* 

Log Angeles, April 26. 

Eddie Ilearne, famous automobile 
Facing driver, nakes his vaudeville 
debut in an act that looks like a 
eertainty. Perhaps there will be 
some objections to the dizzy busi- 
Hf^ss In the upright cage. 

An announcement is flashed on 
the screen following which motion 
pictures of the last Thanksgiving 
day race are screened showing 
Hearno breaking the world's rec- 
ord. Five minutes are thus con- 
sumed, following which Fred Waj- 
i»er, announcer and starter of auto 
speed exhibits, tells of Eddie's de- 
sire to prove that a four-wheeled 
vehicle 'can circulate the cage. 
Harry Castile on his motor cycle 
first gives a demonstration of a 
two -wheeled machine maki.ig the 
rounds following which Ilearne 
drives on in a baby ;'acer e^i.eclally 
built for the puipose. Ilearne goes 
right to work in the cage, which 
Is practically 100 degrees .straight. 
After a demonstration alone. Hoarnc 
and C istile have a race. 

The tM-nJioldo interest from Die 
■tart, li is a good sight tifl'triny; 
>^'ilh a( tioii \it. 'nybody 

who can .sit in a seat and witness 
the revolving m^chities .itl.ojt 
gettiitR a ii.rill must be luxv boih-.l. 
The busi!ies.« at the close where tiie 
motorcy( le huKs the top of the cage 
whiU- Ih-;irne underneath speeds 
arou?ul at a neck-bre;.kin pa. - 
bas a thriil. Three mechanics and 
two helpers are carried. .\'a«ner 
^■'''i n>a!;e a good announcer after 
* little more stage seasoning, but 
^ the opening show Monday he 
,^** nervous and missel consider- 
*t>ly In his talk 



GRACE VALENTINE and CO. (3) 
"The Fourflushera" (Comedy) 
16 Mins.; Full Stage (Special set) 
Hamilton 

Grace Valentine, a legitimate ac- 
tress of established charm, talent 
and repute, and a picture star who 
has so frequently made good, takes 
to vaudeville as though she were 
born into it. She lias everything this 
branch of the theatre desires, in- 
cluding a good comedy vehicle. Bhe 
put this over with beauty, fire, In- 
telligence and personality, and her 
turn was the bright high spot of an 
excellent bilL 

The story, by Hal Crane, makes 
her Ellen Malone, a dress model fak- 
ing herself as a society girl to a silk- 
lined youth who is faking himself 
as a millionaire, but who is really a 
clerk. The turns and twists give her 
many varied shadings. She extracts 
the last drop of wine from each in 
turn. Miss Valentine. has never been 
limited to one note, tone or look- 
she is as apt in a hick role as she is 
in a drawing room part. 

Irving Mitchell as her lead looks 
and acts with fervor and sincerity. 
Carlos De Angelos, as a waiter who 
is also fourflushing. comes through 
as a first rate two-character comic, 
and brings down wows as well as 
preserving and feeding the gympa- 

thies. 

This is an ideal big time act, with 
class, production, wit, story, a name 
star, excellent support, speed, pathos 
and punch. If vaudeville doesn't snap 
it up. vaudeville deserves all that a 
groat many people say about it out 
loud. ^^^^^' 



VETERANS OF VARIETY (8) 

Old Sinner's Act 

27 Mins.; Full Stage 

58th St. 

An underline describes this as- 
semblage of oldtimers as "Veterans 
of Variety." The description lits, for 
they are all old favorites of the 
variety, legitimate and musical 
comedy stages of the 80's. 

Tho turn is introduced by a lec- 
turer who gives a brief autobiog- 
raphy of the members of the cast, 
following which the curtai- 's rise 
discovers Leonard Grover. famous 
old actor- manager. Mr. Grover 
plants the dialog from which the act 
derives its title. He is planning a 
surprise party and dinner for Kd- 
ward E. Rice, famed old producer 
of "Girl From Paris." "Our Boarding 
House." "The Private Secretary." 
etc. The party is to include a group 
of old associates of Kice's. 

Mr. Rice's arrival is the signal for 
the entrance of the rest of the vet- 
erans, each being recalled to Rice 
and their histories sketched by 
Grover, with Kd^ Degley, the fat 
comedian, butting in for travest.v, 
and Katie Rooney in an imitation of 
her dad. the original Pat. In this 
number Miss Rooney wore a repro- 
duction of the famous Rooney 
senior's : tage regalia, as worn by 
him when singing "I''ifieen Dollars 
In Me Inside Pocket." and the fa- 
mous Rooney liard-shoc tai) dance. 
Laura Bennett, famous old coon 
shouter next, in a medley con.sistlng 
of "I Don't Love Nobody." "Alexan- 
der." "Buck. Back. Back to Balti- 
more," and Eddie Glrard, famous 
comedian and dancer ot >ear3 ago 
(Girard and Donnelly), taking one 
Of the hits of the act in cop uniform, 
singing "The Dandy Coi>" for real 
returns and slipping into a routine 
of soft shoe dancing that has almost 
become a lost art. Girard's was a 
real comeback. He revealed a talent 
for comedy that explained his suc- 
cess of the past. 

Annie Hart, a famous comedienne 
of her day. was next with a song 
"The Bowery Grenadiers/* followed 
hy a bit of agile stepping. At the 
finish Annie led a number, "Tim 
Sullivan's Chowder," with the com- 
pany In a chorus line. Miss Hart 
wore a chowder hat and led a parade 
of picnickers doing her famous 
drunk in a manner that made the 
mouth water. The chorus carried 
banners with "Tim Sullivan's Chow- 
der" printed on them. It made a 
strong finish. 

Another number that brought 
hearty laughs and fond remem- 
brances was an old song and dance 
routine by the entire bunch In 
"While Strolling Through the Park 
One Day." 

Dave Marlon Is the producer of 
the act. It seems to have garnered 
a worthy flock of ancients. The 
turn was probably Inspired by the 
success of "Stars of Yesterday," an- 
other group of oldtimers who have 
been stopping shows around the 
vaudeville houses. 

**Vetcrans of Variety*' will enter- 
tain both the last and the present 
generation of theatre goers. Con. 



GEORGE LE MAIRE and CO. (3). 

'*At the Dentist" (Comedy). 

14 Mins.; Full Stage (Special Set). 

Palace. 

George Le Malre, assisted by Joe 
Phillips (of burlesque) and two 
pretty girls. In a condensed version 
of the former Conroy and LeMaire 
"Doctor Shop" and another C. & L 
sketch. 

Le Malre. In white face. Is an 
osteopath and dentist, A special 
set of his office is shown, Betty 
Dudley, a pretty brunet. is a mani- 
curist. Phillips, an anemic-looking 
comic who does a semi-"nance", 
calls for treatment and subjects 
himself to the I^e Maire rough- 
house curative methods, which in- 
clude the extraction of a tooth, a 
funny piece of business in a dental 
chair, and an awful gruelling on an 
osteopath's table. Phillips takes 
plenty of punishment during the 
action, all of it good for big laughs. 
Le Maire in his usual unctuous 
straight. 

At the finish Phillips decides he 
will become an osteopath to get 
e\en for the slugging received. Le 
Maire tells him tie can have the 
first patient who appeais, A swell- 
looking filly walks In, Is grabbed 
and thrown on the table by the new 
doc. I..e Maire . rescues her and 
throws his former patient out of a 
window. 

It's hoke, but the kind they will 
relish. Le Maire is a past master 
at this type of comedy, and has 
surrounded him.self with capable 
people. Con. 



JEANNE MAYNARD and CO. (1) 
Violin and Piano 
12 Mins.; One. 
23rd St. 

.Teanne Maynard Is a violinist of 
aliility. She gets volume and sweet- 
ness out of the Instrument, and 
gets away with«'difflcult stuff in the 
seventh and hardest position Just 
as well as the first or easiest. A 
girl pianist assists, playing Miss 
Maynard's accompaniments and fill- 
ing In with a solo, the latter very 
well played. 

MI.ss Maynard uses the mute ef- 
fectively for "Mighty Lak a Rose" 
for her opening number. A bit of 
showy playing next, with a fine dis- 
play of technic, with harmonics, 
pizzacatto, double stops and tremolo 
stuff included. The piano solo by 
the assistant should have a spot 
light, as well as the flood now used. 
Zwirdler's "Souvenir" for the finish, 
by Miss Maynard, Is expertly ex- 
ecuted. The violinist is a bit too 
serious in demeanor while playing- 
She has a likable smile but doesn't 
use It enough. The act filled the 
No. 2 spot creditably. Bell. 



PEGGY WOOD and CO. (9) 

Songs 

18 Mins.: Full Stage (Cyc) 

Hamilton 

Supported by her Eour Buddies 
(clever reminder of her success in 
the show of that name) and Harold 
Levy at tho piano, the ^radiant 
Pegsy Wood wafted ii to the two- 
a-day after a succession of Broad- 
way and road hits, and whisked 
through a series of attractive char- 
acters in song. The turn is adroitly 
st.aged to set her looks off to full 
advantage. She makes changes 
behind a screen on the stage, and 
each costume is worthy of her. 

Bert French Is credited with the 
staging, and it is a credit. Zelda 
Sears wrote the lyrics, somewhat 
of an ambitious departure for that 
artist and writer. The accompanist 
wrote the melodies, which are only 
fair for their sort. 

Miss Wood's beauty, of course, is 
the main attraction. She has the 
type of femininity that has never 
failed to "sell." Besides v.'hich she 
has a melting voice and delicious 
mannerisms. The act lacks "kick/* 
and Is a bit too quiet to deliver 
what it is sent after. It might 
stand a little applied hokum, which, 
on its present foundation, might 
help It to an applause success, 
which It scarcely reaches now. 

Miss Wood appears as a French 
peasant girl, a vampire, a flapper, 
an 1840 ingenue. Her clothes are 
beautiful and she is beautiful In 
them. Her obllgato singing is a 
delight. But the material Is all un- 
derdone and spotty. The vamp is 
especially stupid. The flapper is 
the best What little dialog there 
is misses. The pianist was off. too, 
in tempo, which hurt. Without a 
star the vehicle wouldn't last out 
the day. With her It has a chance, 
but must be heavily brushed up. 
and at that it will never be ideal 
for such a great bet as Peggy "W^ood 
should be. />aU. 



FITCH'S AFRICAN OPERA (9) 

Minstrels 

18 Mins.; Full Stage (Specis!) 

38th St. 

Dan Fitch spon.sors this minstrel 
jict con.si.sling of seven men an.l two 
women, with the former in cork and 
the latter in brown. Tho turn opens 
with the customary minstrel semi- 
circle with numbers and dances 
introduced by the various members. 
I'opular nunjbers are employed to a 
large decree. The usual gaga are 
curtailed in the early portion with 
ih»- lir.^t attempt at coin»'dy of this 
nature by Fitch sonu- time after the 
turn h<s h'''n ui dt-r wny. In ad- 
dition to tlic ga«» he fui iii.-!'.e-^ an 
ercentric dance iV. comely makeup. 
Ti.e lalt<-r portion of tiie turn is 
Riven before a pl.mtation dro!». and 
includes rid time i .imi»eis iti .nlJi- 
ti.in to tlio jiMiUy danc.iig a.n.l 
l.;irrnoiJ.zinff. ■ * ■ • 

Tlte act i.s. of tlie threo-.t-day 
urade. It pos.-iesses ."^i^eed but larks 
cli.'^s. Vv'.ll. ^1.'^ number of acts 
b'Miig lerruitPd from tiie ranks of 
11. e old timers a minstrel turn of 
this order may find favor for a 
while. •''«''*• 



TOTO HAMMER AND CO. (1) 
12 Mins.; Full Stage (Specialist) 
58th St. 

Man and woman contortionists 
with a special set depicting a trop- 
ical forest scene. The woman In an 
alligator skin wiggles off, and the 
male as a frog man makes his en- 
trance bj' popping up from behind a 
toad stool. 

A series of contortions by each 
with the animal make-ups discarded 
Include all of the standard bends 
and jelly muscled evolutions. At 
the conclusion the woman does a 
legless back roll across stage, with 
the man atop arable skipping rope 
on one leg, the ether hooked around 
his neck. 

It's an Intere.'^ting small time 
opener or closer; air a possibility 
for the big intermediate bills. 

Con. 



JEAN VALJEAN (1) 
Comedy Ring Act 
10 Mins.; Full Stage 
Jefferson 

Man and woman ring arlisl'*. Tiie 
nian affects a Chaplin make-up and 
apes the latter in his walk and 
manneri.Mms. The girl is a shapely 
hrunet tas^tefuUy drcfjscd in short, 
i»lacl:-skirted costume. She does 
swing." on the ring.'' with the male 
I.anfomining beneath and getting 
laughs by bin proximity to her Jly- 
ing body every tune .'-he swirig<<. 

The girl does a neck spin from a 
loop on a special trapeze that Is 
low«'red. then rai.-ied. with the spins 
performed in a colored fpotUffht. 
The man does all the standard ring 
stuff and in addition handles the 
(omedy end capably. CooJ oxjeners 
for any Mil. Con» 



DORIS and LYONS SISTERS. 

Songs aund Dances. 

12 Mins.; One (Special). 

American. 

Boy of 18 and two girls. |>os3lbly 
year less, In songs and dances. 
Boy wears Fnglish schoolboy Eton 
jacket outfit. Girls make one cos- 
tume change. 

An air of refinement characterizes 
the act, through the appearance of 
the people In It and the manner of 
offering the numbers. Introductory 
song by boy first, bringing on girls, 
leading to a dancing trio; simple 
bit of stepping neatly done. Pop 
song by boy. as single, fast tempo, 
followed by Imitation of Frisco. 
Double dance by girls, und another 
song by boy In order, with three 
dancing for finish. 

All three dance well and the boy's 
voc^l nural»ers are. competently 
handled. CJrey drape with red bor- 
ders carried. Very pleasing kid 
turfi, nicely gdlted for the pop 
houses. Jtell. 



HARRY "DUTCH" WARD 

and CO. (2) / 

"Babies" (Comedy) 
26 Mine.; One (10); Full Stage (16) 
Jefferson 

Harry "Dutch" Ward Is from bur- 
lesque. "Babies" Is the former 
vaudeville act of Solly Ward, as- 
sisted by Marlon Murray. Grace 
Ellsworth has Miss Murray's role in 
the present edition of "Babies" and 
an un programed new girl is play- 
ing "Florettc," the French contribu- 
tion seeker for the Relief of French 
War Orphans. 

Ward has Solly's former role of 
Herman Sousemiller, the flirtatious- 
ly Inclined German, who is finally 
cured and winds up by adopting a 
baby after several misunderstand- 
ings and family squabbles with l|Is 
shrewish wife. 

Both Solly and Harry are "Dutch" 
comedians, so the present version 
hasn't a new line In it and needed 
no revising. It makes an ideal skit 
for Harry and should keep him 
busy In the iwo-a-day houses for 
the balance of its vaudeville exist- 
ence. 

The supporting company is up to 
former standard. Barring a slight 
let down in the senlimenlal pas- 
sages the act will stand cemparlson 
as now consltuted. Ward gives a 
legitimate characterization and has 
wisely refrained from hoking It up, 
which might have relegated the turn 
to tho small time. Con. 



MAUREEN ENGLIN 

Songs 

11 Mins.; One 

23d St. 

Miss I'nglin Is new In the east 
and for her debut here the opening 
number of her dong routine Is a 
Hperial lyric revealing her origin as 
"a little breeze from the west." At 
the close the ditty grows jazzy, the 
Jiiotif of all her songs. 

Aside for tl>e opening Miss Eng- 
]\u'h routine is composed of pub- 
lislo'd numbers. eh, however, in 

made to suit her purpose, that 
mostly in the st:ie of tlie choruse.s 
which are given In caatter style 
or with a variation of the regu'ar 
lyric. .<<lie offered five numbers In 
all. tie last beiriK i n earned cneore. 
Miss i:tiglin handled her.velf well on 
fourth. She should connect for 
three -a -day bookings. Ihrc, 



EDWARD and SISTER 
Contortions and Acrobatics 
6 Mins.; One 
City 

Man and woman; former of cor- 
pulent, bald type, and the latter a 
medium blonde type. They were 
formerly of a three-act which in- 
cluded another man. Their forte is 
a series of contortive bends and 
twists running through a six-minute 
routine, snapplly and Interestingly. 
Standard openers for the three a 
day. Abel. 



The Lincoln, New Tork. a colored 
theatre, has switched its vaudeville 
bookings from Joe Snilfh t<» I*hll 
Bush. The Amphlon. Brooklyn, has 
also been added to the Bush books. 



Ilioli.'ird Lawrence, manager of 
the Garrick. I>etro!t, Is in New York 
on business for K. D. Stair. Mr. 
Stair retu'-ned from Europe last 
week and Is now at French Lick. 



Edwin Frank Goldman's manager 
«aya season tickets for the fiffh wea- 
hon of concerts by the Cloldman 
B.md are mow ready and m.iy be had 
free upon written request to 
'Summer Concerts," Columbia Fnl- 
verslty. New York. Tlic only re- 
quirem»'iit is a stamped, self-ad- 
dres.sed envelope be enclosed with 
tho request. The concerts, to be 
given on the Green at v^olumbia 
l^nlvei dty, start June 12, ending 
Sept. 8. for a seaso. of 12 week«. 
A noted soloist will appear at each 
concert In conjunction with the 
band. 



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NEW SHOWS THIS WEEiC 



Friday, April 88, 1928 



PALACE 



The gala week at the Palace was 
greeted by a sell-out Monday, and 
tho infection and jubilee feeling 
teemed to extond to the audience. 

James Thornton was one of the 
two "eurprises," introduced for a ft-w 
cotto voce remarks after intenniM- 
■lon. Jim was identified as tho sole 
■urv'ivor of the orlRinal bill that 
played at Gaiety Miustuni, Koston. 
33 years ago. In a few wt'll turned 
phrases Thornton eulogized U. R 
Keith, A. Paul Keith, and E. F. 
Albee. Thornton described the orig- 
inal vaudeville audiences as stag 
ones and a rouRh bunch. He con- 
trasted the Palaoo gathering, and 
pave Mr. Albee most of the credit 
for the evolution. 

Tho other surprise was CJus Ed- 
wards and his kids in the "Old New 
York" number from the Edwards 
act. Gus and the kids were on next 
to closing. They did some fooling 
in "one" to allow them to set for 
Niobo, who closed the long bill and 
held them In remarkably well with 
her under water stunts. The eating 
under water recalls her original 
break-in with a tent show that rung 
in 14 shows on her. After consnim- 
Ing 14 bananas aim drinking 14 pints 
of milk, the underwater marvel was 
delivered to a hospital. 

Josephine Amoras, assisted by 
Kdna Nally, started the bill speed- 
ily in their novel and well produced 
turn. Dotson, second, gave it a real 
kick with his hoollng. The colored 
boy is a born sak-sman, and whilo a 
big league stepper he makes tlum 
like it and does it just a little dif- 
ferent. At the I'alace his talk all 
got big laughs. Cracks like "I bet 
on a horse at twenty to one and he 
«ame in a quarter to live" wrrc 
greeted as discoveries by the giiug 
in front. 

Veterans of Variety next tied tho 
»how In knots. At the conclusion of 
the specialties of the old timers thoy 
'.vere forced to parade before the 
curtain until a brief speech by Ed- 
ward E. Rice calmed them down. 
Dave Marion, tho producer, was 
dragged out for a bow but fought 
his way to the safety of the wings 
without making a speech. Each of 
the specialties of veterans clicked 
mjtallically. (New Acts, Kice's 
Surprise Party.) 

Flanagan and Morrison in "A Los- 
son in Golf" got tho comedy honors 
of the first portion. It is one of 
the breeziest and most novel skits 
of the season. Morrison Is a golf 
shark and flashes some interesting 
trick shots, all worked into the rou- 
tine in a legitimate manner. Flan- 
agan takes care of the comedy por- 
tions. The golf bugs and those wno 
didn't know the first hole from the 
mashie were equally entertained. 

Paul Whiteman and Band were 
switched in the running to open 
after intermission from closing the 
first half. The musicians took tho 
spot originally allotted to Daphne 
Pollard, who was off the bill, ill, ac- 
cording to a lobby announcement. 
The Whiteman jazz hounds never 
went better and were forced to beg 
off. The specialties on the bra^^s in- 
etruments and the Whiteman tricks 
make this aggregation stick out like 
a pennant winner in August. They 
cleaned. 

George Le M.iire in "At the Den- 
tist" ('New Acts) followed and was 
another comedy riot. Le Maire is 
assisted by Joe Phillips from bur- 
lesque, who proves a happy selec- 
tion. Two good-looking girls figure 
briefly. ^ 

Van and Schonck followed all 
tho riot.s and noise and started 
a fresh outburst, both on en- 
trance and exit. The duo have a 
new flock of songs and were never 
outfitted better for vaudeville. Two 
pips were a Hebrew and a wop com- 
^•dy numbers. Tliey also liad to pull 
the verbal alibi to get out of the 
theatre. 

A great bill on a great occasion. 
Picture.s showing the evolution of 
vaudeville under the Keith l).'inne!* 
followed after intermission. ("on. 



I COLONIAL 

' A'an and Schenck, back in vaude- 
ville after tlin i-losing of Ziepfelil's 
"Follies," were selected to top tho 
anniver.'^ary bill at tlni Colonial, 
doubling with the. Palace, where 
they also wre the feature attrac- 
tion. Notwithstanding the exploito*! 
importance of the event, naturally 
expected to add to the patronage, 
this combination of une<iual« d nui- 
fiical and singing entertainers were 
probably resi)onsible for at Inst 50 
per cent, of the large gatiiering 
Monday evening. Tlils was evident 
by the welcome extended them when 
their names flashed on tho an- 
nunciator, tho applause following 
their entrance lasting a full haU- 
jninute. The pair did nine mmib- rs, 
character, ballad and comedy .vouk'^, 
doubles and single."*, and then. aft. r 
a half-dozen curtain calls, responded 
to a brace of encores and a speech 
3t was a triumph well earned after 
i:i year.s as a team, this bting (X- 
plafncd b' Van in the short eurl.iin 
talk. 

l-'ollowing the Pathe wookly an<l 
H descriptivo reel showing the 
jjrowth of the Keith circuit since 
its inception, tlic Stanleys, a two- 
man gymnastic specialty, opened 
with strength feats that run second 
to few if any. Tho pair are decid- 
edly graceful, skilfully curtain all 
effort and have something different 
from the cut and dried opening 
sumbcr oX Ibis species. Xbey earned 



a hit and gavo the show a good 

start. 

Kussell and Devltt held the sec- 
ond hole and with their acrobatic 
dancing, some well handled light 
comedy and a dash of speed 
throughout, kept the tension to its 
proper mark, getting away to a 
favorable finale. It's a good selec- 
tion for the .spot in any big-time 
-progn-am. 

"Marry Me," a musical skit with 
nn attractive setting, a capable cast, 
some catchy numbers and some old 
but appropriate puns, added to the 
variety of the layout. The double 
numbers by two girls went nicely 
and the comedy found the expected 
response. The finale gives the af- 
fair a touch of class and brought 
the company a quartet of curtains. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jimmie Barry In 
"The Hubo" started things going a 
bit faster, and, while familiar prob- 
ably to everyone present, registered 
their usual quota of laughs and can 
safely be listed with the evening's 
hits. Van and Schenck (New Acts) 
closed intermission, after which a 
speaker extolled the virtues of the 
Keith circuit for a moment or two. 

Frank Gaby opened the second 
section and Gaby never went better. 
He scored laugh after laugh from 
his opening onward, not a point go- 
ing skyward. His ventriloquial 
"business" proved his ver.satility 
and he could have continued longer 
had he wished, but wisely left them 
applauding in unison for more. He 
shared the top honors with Van and 
Schenck. 

"Thank You, Doctor," a Lewis & 
Gordon production, can be classified 
with the best comedy skits in vaude- 
ville. Revolving around an original 
complication, the story is just a 
succes.*-ion of sure-fire situations 
with perfect accompanying dialog. 
The cast has been selected with 
care and each member played his 
or her role as could be best expected. 

Aileon Stanley, the phonograph 
pirl, held the next to closing posi- 
tion. Notwithstanding her late ap. 
poarance she landed right tip with 
the forerunners in the hit division. 
Miss Stanley's stage carriage, her 
outstanding personality and her 
dialect singing insure her .safety 
anywhere under almost any cir- 
cumstances. She has added a gen- 
uine' radio set to her act, utilizing 
It for a finish, introducing it with 
an appropriate number of comedy 
proportions and then bringing out 
the machine. It's a large affair ac- 
companied by a horn. She retires 
for a number which Is hoard 
through the receiving apparatus at- 
tached to the horn, and then returns 
with a costume change, to be In- 
terrupted by a male voice which 
croons a number via the radio; the 
couple double for a second chorus 
with patter. Miss Stanley is carry- 
ing the ht>rn around to show it is 
done by wire. It's a novelty, makes 
a corking finish and is apparently 
the first to be introduced in vaude- 
ville, where, incidentally, the radio 
is looked upon as a common enemy. 
►She held them well, but when Mr. 
and Mrs. Gordon Wilde appeared 
with their shadowgraphing act the 
audience, or at least many of tliem, 
were homeward bound. 

A good show for the anpiversary 
event and one that drew far above 
tlie Colonial's average attendance. 

Wynn. 



5TH AVE. 



Proctor's Fifth Ave. hopped right 
into the Keith celebration week, and 
did it in handy style. Tho front is 
prettily decorated with colored 
streamers of lights from sidcwallc to 
roof, while across Broadway an*l im- 
mediately in front of the theatre arc 
two streamers of banner flags. A 
victrola is In tho lobby and the gala 
atmosphere is carried throughout. 

Tho Fifth Ave. is a Keith-booked 
theatre. Through the close business 
a^8ocIatIon, If not partnership, of the 
F. F. Proctor and B. F. Keith Inter- 
ests, the house Is entitled to go after 
the business on the strength of the 
Keith name. The opening of the per- 
formance Monday nlpht wa? a nhort 
talk delivered by Walter Murray, 
touching ui)on tho Thlrd-of-a-Cen- 
tury Keith anniversary. 

The first half bill had nine turns, 
with ton actually, since Mabel Burke 
was addwl as a sort of suri)rise act 
for the celebration. She walked in 
on the Kruoper Band (Now Acts) 
merel.v sinuing "Graimy" to the ac- 
eonipanimt^nt of the band. This 
stretched the act along, with tho ap- 
I)lause suspicious, since it was Ben- 
ny Krueger's debut. The l(»hby bill- 
ing say.M Krueger is "Americas Pre- 
mier Saxophonist." Around the 
house they said that up to two years 
apo Krueger played only .a violin, 
then took up tlie sax. That ".\mor- 
if.i's I5est" was rapid work. It j lust 
strike Tom Jirown as funny if Ik's 
lieard vf it. It mu'-t also strike Mr. 
P.rown a.s funny (o hoc tin- .'-.a.vos 
come around nowadays in a' flood. 
Ten ye.'irs or longer .apro, when the 
Tom Brown IVIale Sextet w<nt oiit, 
all saxophone players, there wasn't 
another sax in vaudeville otln r than 
h< re an«l there iti a lonely musical 
turn of many iii.^trum«'ntH. 

Quite a deal of low comeily was 
sprinkled over the bill. "The Taniily 
Ford" was next to closing, with a 
1 'W head of the family rejd.icing 
Jim Harkins in that role, thoni^'h .lim 
was ttill billed. The act has its 
high laughing spots, but could not 
have been expected to work any too 
smoothly under tho circumstances. 
The slapping of the little girl is still 
indulged in and should be cut out. 



as should the kidding of the Lord's 
Prayer in the act of Morrissey and 
Young. That is distinctly bad taste. 
The other big laugh in the two-act 
was when the low comedian of it did 
the Buster Keaton neck hold against 
the drop. That young man has the 
Gordon Dooley Apache travesty to 
almost every one of Gordon's moves 
and trips,, also the incidental music, 
and with no announcement. The 
straight man does not even attempt 
to Imitate the late Bill Dooley, which 
la sensible. The comedian has a fall 
something like a Hebrew comedian 
named Burt has done, also a slight 
slide ho works continually. The 
comedian wears glasses and wins 
several light laughs. They start to 
sing and do nothing with It; their 
dancing brings no more, but the low 
comedy does get enough to say that 
with this material they can go next 
to closing on the small time and even 
hold that same spot in the best of 
the three-a-dayers, also take care of 
themselves on the intermediate time. 

Next to closing here was Harry 
Breen, locally popular. With his nut 
stuff and rhymes he sailed over 
nicely. 

Shireen, called "The X-Ray Girl," 
closed the show.^ It's a sort of mind 
reading stunt, but crudely worked, 
with any showmanship markedly 
absent. It is made to appear more of 
a trick that occult. The announcer, 
a young man of some appearance, 
fails to make an impression. He 
blindfolds a young woman he an- 
nounces as a French-Canadian born 
near Quebec, but she speaks perfect 
English and in a strident voice that 
doesn't help the turn. The young 
women of that Canadian section 
have not as yet acquired her effi- 
ciency in English. After binding a 
piece of cloth over Shireen'a eyes, it 
is sealed with adhesive plaster 
strips. Over that a black cloth is 
bound. That Is where the X-ray 
seems to enter. Immediately Miss 
Shireen moves about amongst a 
number of small stands on the stage 
without mussiufi^ one up. And after 
that she sorts colors, a favorite trick 
with "educated horses." Following, 
the girl goes into the orchestra, de- 
Rcribing people and articles. It 
doesn't seem to mcananythlng. Both 
members should cultivate a voice 
modulation. If something may be 
made of this turn it probably will 
require |l showman to do it. The 
turn might start some mystery talk- 
ing in a small time audience. 

Opening the show were Beagy and 
Clauss, who still have their finishing 
dancing whirl on rollers for their 
best. The act's looks do as much for 
it. No. 2 held Sandy MacGregor, the 
Gus Edwards youngster, too preco- 
cious in his self-possession for the 
kid's character in Scotch he Is as- 
Fuming. Other than the medley of 
Lauder songs the boy concludes with 
he has nothing of value, and must 
depend solely upon his youth for the 
upholding of the present act. 

The Beaumont Sisters (Rose and 
Nellie), In the third position, got as 
much as any other turn, and with 
considerably loss to get it with. 
These two girls, now posing as old 
timers for tho purpose of their Ed- 
?nr Allen Woolf skit, got to the 
house right away with their frank- 
ness In speaking about their past 
and present, comparing themselves, 
as the variety stars of yesteryear, to 
the vaudevillians of modern times. 
Put the chances are that not 5 per 
cent, of tho Fifth Ave. audience 
could tell tho girls what Koster & 
Blals' looked like or where it was. 
They are more people in Brooklyn 
who remember Hyde &.Behman's on 
AJams street than there are in New 
York who recall Tony Ptstor at any 
f hTs stands or that greatest and the 
only real music hall ever In New 
York, Koster & Blals'. 

The Beanmonts proved the old 
style is still the best through croon- 
ing one of their old coon ditties and 
again giving It the raggy twist the 
singers of now do to those melodies. 
They kidded themselves as well. 
■Ro.se referred to her husband as "a 
lemon" and Nellie called him that 
also, with Nellie saying she was still 
single. Upon being fired in a four- 
.a-day house after their third show, 
they receive a wire for a production 
engagement. Rose In a response 
speech mentions they have appeared 
together for 28 years without ever 
separating. Just before that they had 
done an old song and dance double 
that was funny enough, but nothing 
in the show was as funny as the 
dinky hats they wore, alleged to 
have been part of the original cos- 
tume. If so, the original costumes 
had nice and modest skirts. Perhaps 
Lottie Gilson was the only single of 
years ngo who duplicated in those 
•lar's Tan^u;>.y's tights of today. And 
In the P.eaumont days, maybe, only 
Gertie Carlisle wore bare legs. 

Jack La Vier made the usual score 
on the trapeze with his aerial cotn- 
f"}y turn. «'Tran cut manner of speak- 
ing .ind his pood fun. 

The houf="e was capacity. Sime. 



Mr. and Mrs. Allan K. Foster' have 
bought tho Virginia Norden prop- 
erty, near Bayshore, Lonp Island. 
It covers considerable ground with 
several modern buildings, including 
a handsome home. 



A meetlncr of the joint commit- 
tee opposed to political censorship 
was held yesterday (Thursday) at 
the club rooms of the American 
Dramatists, "" 



RIVERSIDE 

The finale on the eight-act show 
rung down at 11.30 Monday night, 
the overtime taken up by half an 
hour of special features which fol- 
lowed intermission. The extra events 
were for the Third of a Century 
Keith Celebration. The house an- 
nounced different features for each 
evening of the week, in that way 
getting the most of the celebration 
publicity. The opening night's house 
was swelled by a local charity gath- 
ering for which some 200 seats were 
disposed of, and close to capacity 
was registered on the lower floor. 
Upstairs was also heavily populated. 

Mr. Maurice Harris of Temple 
Israe! Synagogue addressed the 
house Monday night. He tarried for 
19 minutes, just about double the 
time necessary. The audience grew 
so restless that the speaker could 
not help but notice it. Dr. Harris 
praised the Keith courtesy in lead- 
ing its houses for the various charity 
drives. He drew a comparison with 
the vaudeville style of entertainment 
with that of the dramatic stage, 
which he reminded had drawn the 
Are of the pulpit. He expressed 
himself as opposed to cen.sorship, 
however, saying tho people them- 
selves controlled tho kind of shows 
they wanted to see. The Gloria 
Trumpeter.s, four girls from the 
synagogue followed the rabbi and 
Julia Hall, soloist of the Temple, 
completed the special numbers. For 
Tuesday the Orpheus Glee Club of 
Flushing was the special added fea- 
ture; Wednesday the Columbia Uni- 
versity Glee Club was listed, both 
clubs having GO voices. Isador 
Welnstock, cantor of the Central 
Synagogue was to appear Thursday, 
with Friday having 60 voices from 
the Grand Opera Society of New 
York. For Saturday matinee, Bert 
I.ievy is to be added and at night 
the League City Choir of 35 voices. 

It was no simple assignment for 
Tom Wise, with Nila Mac to restart 
the show with Roy Briant's "Mem- 
ories," after the too lengthy exer- 
cises. But Wise and his players 
were equal to the task. There is 
something to that playlet. There is 
a sentiment so well brought forth 
that it always registers. 

Came next the tots Thelma and 
Marjorie White in next to closing 
and the kids went over for the hit 
of the night. The harmony warbling 
was a good starter and wh^n they 
began stepping it was a cinch. The 
White children seem to put more 
snap in their dancing than any for 
their age and weight yet brought 
forth. The smaller of them is a nat- 
ural comedienne and was permitted 
to go further than when they first 
appeared, but she doesn't over do it. 
They were recalled -several times 
though it was ten minutes past 
eleven when they finished. 

Eddie Leonard headlined, closing 
intermission. The house warmed to 
the minstrel star, who remained 33 
minutes and responded to calls for 
his old favorites. Someone wanted 
"Ida" and he sung it for the finale. 
Eddie said the number had lasted as 
long as the Keith Circuit but it is 
probably stretching It a bit, "Ida" 
being remembered In its prime about 
18 years ago. There is considerably 
more dancing In the present routine, 
Leonard himself stepping more than 
is his wont. The dance team of 
Stewart and Olive however did the 
bulk of the hoofing. Rather a bright 
thing for Leonard to carry a dancer 
doing an Imitation of him. The 
•'contest" between Leonard and 
Stewart had Eddie doing some of 
his old steps and that counted for 
a lot. He never did get to some of 
the new numbers programed. The 
house wanted the standard Leonard 
ditties and won out. Carrol Levan 
conducting for him, had one number 
singing it from the pit. 

Paul Gerard Smith authored two 
comedy skits that stood out prom- 
inently in each section of the show. 
Paul Morton and Noaml Glass with 
his "April" closed the show and 
that was even harder than the tough 
spot of the Wise turn. "April" is 
a corking vehicle for the team, with 
the box car home in the country a 
surprising twist. In addition there 
is freshness in the "Popo" number, 
the jumping stick stunt first done In 
the last Ziegfcld "Midnight Frolic." 
The lantern finish of '"April" never 
was designed for closing the show 
.so that bit was not as effective as 
it should be. 

Ernest Andeison and Marjorie 
Burt had the other Smith act, doing 
"The Dizzy Helght.s' for a very 
laughable number throe. Novelty in 
locale is again j)resent, the author 
this time having his bride and groom 
up in the Alps. There is little 
change in tho ilialoguo, though she 
i.M for wishing herself back In l*ort- 
chestor instead of Freoport. That 
may moan they have changed their 
residence. Tho lines about tho snow 
with his "so I see by the paper" 
tickled tho house, ns did other bright 
dialogue. 

Another comedy dno took up the 
runnitip: on fotirtlj, Ralph C Bevan 
trii>ping forth to make "some wise 
Clacks" until F.eatrice Flint stirred 
him to other things. She alluded to 
him as a little bo.v fresh from the 
country and crossed her with befng 
"a big bimbo from the city." after 
which they hecMine friends. Bovan's 
rube comedy number was given 
laughter by his business of learn- 
ing sideway, as if about to fall but 
the stunt is probably done without 
cleats. 

Prank and Milt Britton were 
second with xylophone and brasses, 
specializing In tjrtc latter for the best 



part of the routine. "Willie Roll, 
whose nervy stunts and steppinr 
on roller skates haa brought hia 
along fast« opened the show to gooA 
returns, jtec. 

23RD ST. 

The 23d Street has on Its gala 
dress this week, celebrating ih^ 
Keith Third of a Century Annl* 
versary in common with the Keith* 
booked houses. The first half show 
held seven acts and "Beauty's 
Worth" as tho feature film. 

A good comedy show with the 
laughs bunched toward the end of 
the bill, the latter section holding 
three comedy turns. Tho running 
order was a bit out of the usual run» 
with a full stage act, Mantell's 
Mannlklns opening; then two acts 
in one, Jeanne Maynard and Co. 
(New Acts) and Harry Ellis, with 
a full stage turn next, Faber and 
Burnett, and two acts In one again 
following consecutively, Frawley 
and Louise and Morris and Shaw. 
Loring Smith and Co. closed with 
"Springtime," one of George Choos' 
condensed tabs. 

The Mantell puppets hit the bar- 
rier a smack in the initial spot, and 
got away with a fine burst of .spefd. 
It so happened that when the 23d 
Street orchestra overture was being 
played that the Mannikins were also 
going through the motions with 
their own band. The little vaude- 
ville show given by the Mannikins 
Is entertaining and contain.s con- 
siderable comedy. The Maimikln 
orchestra leader threatens to make 
several vaudeville headliners worry 
over their bowing record. He takes 
a bend after every act. The Manni- 
kln card boy is also a good comic. 
The turn went over with a flourish. 

Jeanne Maynard and Co. with 
violin and piano selections second 
and Harry Ellis third. Ellis did 
five ballads, sending them across 
in an experienced way that reflect- 
ed credit en his long minstrel career, 
A lullaby with a yodel encore was 
a wow of the flrst water,* bringing 
Ellis back with a storm of appre- 
ciation. His robust tenor was in 
fine fettle Monday. 

Faber and Burnett, In a skit that 
resembled one done some years ago 
by Edwards and Flanagan, and 
written bjiigMr. Flanagan, secured 
all the iMghs in sight and then 
some. The bedroom stuff, with one 
of the tea . washing up and wiping 
his face on his partner's shirt, in- 
cluded among the sure-flres, made 
'em yell. Faber and Burnett have 
a good idea in a topical song for a 
finish. It's called "Topics of the 
Day," and has unlimited possibili- 
ties. The team is using tried and 
true ga)!:s for verses mostly with 
excellent results. W'lth a few 
toplcals added, the number is a po- 
tential "Mr. Gallagher and Mr. 
Shean." 

Frawley and Louise next, with a 
likable flirtation turn, that has 
Frawley us a fly kidder. One or 
two of the nifties were a bit lofty 
for the 23d Street, but there is ma- 
terial in the turn for any audience, 
and the laughing score was over- 
whelmingly in favor fo the team. 
This pair are above the average of 
their type of act. The double num- 
bers are splendidly .sold, and the 
stuff is handled In a workmanlike 
way. 

Morris and Shaw next to ( losinff 
with singing and comedy. Jo<' Mo:- 
rls Is still playing the pipes as well 
as he ""id in the Pastor days, and 
his singing voice Is still batting" 
400. Winn Shaw has an exceptional 
baritone, and makes the dope char» 
acter assumed Intelligently enter* 
tainlng. 

Loring Smith and Co. closed with 
"Springtime," a mixture of Frencl* 
farce and musical comedy. Mr. 
Smith has a light comedy role, witli 
an eccentric twist, and makes the 
most of it. Two of tho girls are 
dancers above the average, one with 
kicking and the other with eccentrio 
ankle work. Natalie Dugan and 
Hud.son Freeborn are co-foatured» 
playing principal roles capably. 

Monday night the downstairs sec- 
tion held a couple of rows of 
standees, but the balcony showed 
considerable vacant space. Bf U. 



BROADWAY 

The fair bill at the Broadway 
Tuesday night played to a capacity 
and easy house. The Broad w . 's au- 
dience seems softer than the small 
time gatherings, for the hoiio stuff 
especially, though the Broadwayites 
appear to take applause as part of 
t'jcir own entertainment, '/"he show 
w. a high class small timer, seven 
acts, some short reels and the feat- 
ure, "For the Defense." Following 
the special Keith reel on the e ulu- 
tion of vaudeville, an antiouncer 
stepped to tho front, saying they 
would celebrate the Keith aiiniver- 
s.'iry by .«■ inking tho old souk^- This 
the house did. the speaker Ic.idiiip. 
That pot ai)plauso, too. The house 
was decorat«'d on the exterior, vicing 
with the I'alace this week on i's Hag 
display. 

The Keith celebration is piehahly 
a business getter, for the publ < hy 
and local noise must draw attention, 
but at tho very least it's lino exploi- 
tation, well worth a!l tho time, 
trouble and expense. Too l»ad the 
Keith Circuit did not use the annJ- 
ver.«^ary chance for every live \ • irs 
from its fifth birthday. P.(^sides 
everything else the slather of Keith 
publicity for this occasion has just 
about swamped everything else the- 
atrically for the minute. And it.ar- 



,Ml.y, A prU 2S, IM 



NEW SHOWS THIS WEEK 



17 



at the best Bcaaon's time for 

JiT'iadoor Sport*." that haa been 
^ tor a season or so, and the 
njlway Four. "Indoo.- Sports" is a 
?I?!dv skit with four people, two 
®?Jiae women and two youngr men. 
mhl Btt is ^ sectional apartment, 
Li each of the girls receiving her 
TjMi In the evening. One is flashy, 
IJTother a bashful boy. One of the 
IJrl* 18 retiring, the other forward. 
Kntrasts along these lines, with 
gome hiclcy stuff by the bashful one. 
.r« (depended upon for the laughs. 
They get some. It's holce of a kind, 
hut there are two angles for the time 
of an ordinary sitetch. and this holds 
back the action of each. The blonde, 
rttirlng girl is the best player of the 
fluartet. She has her role gauged 
exactly. There's some novelty to the 
nlaylet, and this may keep tt on the 
Jig time, but it's not the big time 
In value returned, though a cinch 
act for the host of the three-a-day- 
er«. Its finish ncds fixing badly. 

The Runaway Four, all boy.s, also 
have one thing that may hold them 
on big time; it's their Arab acrobatic 
finUh. The boyB acrobat at the end- 
ing as though all were from an Arab 
turn. Before that they sing, comedo, 
dance and prance about, but have 
nothing real until the Arab whirl- 
wind stufT, which merely goes to say 
that In all group Arab acts of the 
past the finish was actually the 
work that sent them over. Thesa 
boys drcsa to befit their appearance. 
first in fantastic ragged clothes 
and later as sailors in bUi<\ In re- 
sponding to the applause with a 
speech, one of the Runaways said: 
"On behalf of my companio . ladies 
and gentlemen. I thank you. We 
would gladly do more, but this is 
our third show today and we are 
tired." That mi^ht go for all the 
acts. It obliges them nt the end cf 
the day to givo their final perfoi:--- 
ancc. and perhaps poorest through 
weariness, before the large:-;t audi- 
ence. 

Lew Cooper, in blackface, next to 
oloaing. remarked sotto voce he was 
tired, too. but Mr. Cooper sat on a 
chair over the gutter with his feet 
on a cushion while he monologued. 
That helped some and is preferable 
to Bitting on the piano. Cooper has 
Bonae ordinary talk about women 
and wives, a rather good auto reci- 
tation and some bad songs. That 
"Spanish" topical ("Spanish Fan- 
dango") is about played out. Cooper 
Is letting him.self for the medium 
tinoe with his present stuff. Songs 
will bring him more than talk. 

The laugh hit were Adler and 
Dunbar. Mr. Adler with his panto- 
mimic expres^sion and grimacing, 
•tftrts the laughs before he reaches 
the stage as Miss Dunbar asks for 
a committee. Mr. Adler does so well 
with his pantomime he should not 
talk unless strictly in the line of his 
hilmicking work. He's ever so much 
funnier when not talking, even with 
ad lib matter. 

Opening th« show proper was 
Beasye Clifford with her stereopticon 
posingB. The views are attractive. 
Miss Clifford haa a nice figure, often 
revealed by the changing scenes and 
jlghtt, while the tinting of the slides 
looks more finished than previously 
noted. She held them nicely for 
wmewhat of a long series for the 
position, closing with the famous 
posing red flre, the Statue of Lib- 
erty. Many an act can thank France 
for that. Martha Pryor, No. 2, with 
•ongs. barely skipped through. Mi.ss 
Pryor, If seriously timed for a big 
tune route, should reshape her song 
jepertolre from beginning to end. 
The talk in conjunction with one of 
the numbers died away while she 
Waa delivering it. 

Maryon Vadi and Ota Ovgl. with 
lOur coryphees, closed the perform- 
ance in a combination ballet musical 
jurp v'ith a special setting. Mr. 
^ygi furnished his very fine violin 
playing, but had to break Into the 
act and out of it to allow for cos- 
lume changes by the girls. Miss 
vam is a nice picture on the stage; 
ner four asj-istants do some neat 
stepping, including some dancing 
ui: *Pi>^alR more as a hint to the 
woies how to exercise. It all com- 
poses a pretty turn, in sight as well 
!* ^^^'■•« and music, with the Broad - 

*J,' audience reopiying it extremely 
jen In that very hWrd position for a 
"anting aet of this nature—closing. 

8ime. 



cfttYi- '""tiiuiai sir.Mg ot peopM' 

im ."" "^ ^vithout any let-up ri^iht 
thos "'" '"'^^^ '"'^ ar )uiul 1(».4:.. 
f-l '^ '" "'" '■''*■"* niovin^; towird tli«' 
jj^^!* *••'"'" ^t as «,th»Ts ixit. Wh'tli.i- 
reciii 'iJinsient dnip-ins or \\\v 

lookJ'"' '•''■"''« i^ a <;ne.-tion, ».nt it 
aiont' ''*''^ "'<»iiKh tlu- bon.se. mniiiiiv, 
1'!h /ill "•'■ l""'*'^f'"t c«)utl!iii,'l s;ln<I- 




that went over Individually well. I 
The closing song carries a couple of 
red flre choruses that take away 
from what class the couple possess. 
The girl looks pretty in an attrac- 
tive gown and sings well. They 
didn't need a bonus catch line to get 
over, for they had registered well 
prior to It. A good small time act 
and one de.serving a better position. 
, Clayton and Lennie came next 
with a talking act, and notwith- 
standing the barn-like proportions 
of the State, the accoustics carried 
their chatter to the rear walls, and 
every point scored. This combina- 
tion is away from ll\e conventional 
talking turn. 

Lucille Chalfant, with a beauti- 
ful house cyclorama of old rose. 
made a pretty picture in her hoop 
skirt, in which she rendered .jome 
high class numbers and gave an im- 
pression of Jenny Lind. The pianist's 
solo won a hand, and Miss Chal- 
fant reappeared with a stunning 
change for an operatic selection with 
vocal exercitses. Her voice is far 
above the vaudeville average and 
the crowded house demanded an en- 
core, but she retired after several 
bows, taking with her the liit of the 
evening. 

Page and dray have a good finish, 
but the jjreceding portion of their 
talking skit carries many familiar 
puns heard repeatedly around the 
small time. The girl's musical solo 
lifted the act up, and the following 
number with some really good fly 
remarks earned them a fairly good 
hand, but the routine needs doctor- 
ing. Next to closing, following acts 
of far i>etter caliber, they were 
handicapped and did but fair. 

The Morton -Jewell Company v.'ith 
their varietj' of entertainment com- 
pleted the vaudeville section of en- 
tertainment and had the house in a 
favorable mood from their opening 
in "one" right through to the finale. 
They can be safely credited with 
second honors. 

"The (Ii-een Temptation" way; (he 
feature. 1V'//?(/i. 

citY 

Xm patii» >:. riots or show stoppers 
at the City Tuesday night, none of 
the <ighi acts doing better than 
passably. Partly the fault of the 
show an<l partly accountable 
through the audience, one of the 
hard€'st boiled assemblages that has 
gathered ii\ the City this or any 
other season. 

Charlie KiJjg and T^ila Rhodes 
headlined the first half, appearing 
sixth in the bill of eight. The open- 
ing of the King and Rhodes act has 
some very bright dialog — natural 
conversational stuff, with the laughs 
based on human interest. This reg- 
istered solidly. The double songs 
in the full-stage section pleased, and 
Mr. King's single contributions held 
up the turn nicely. Sidney Franklin 
at the piano figures importantly in 
getting the right tempo and swing 
in the accompaniments. The act 
entertained while on, but fared but 
mildly at the finish. 

Billie Shaw's Revue, preceding, 
was on too long. Miss Shaw's 
dances all scored, and deservedly. 
She marks everything in the terp- 
sichoroan line with a touch of indi- 
viduality, with a kick, forward, back 
and side, unusually graceful. The 
boys dance capably, but there is a 
sort of ding-dong element in the 
way specialty follows specialty. 

Arthur Lloyd, next to closing, 
caught the fancy with his array of 
papers that ranged from a custom 
house receipt to dog license. The 
paper-producing business is a nov- 
elty in its way. and stamps Lloyd as 
an exponent of original ideas. 

Maurice Freeman, third, in "Tony 
and the Stork," held 'em nicely. The 
old sketch wears well and holds just 
the sort of comedy drama the small 
time likes. Briere and King, fourth, 
contributed a singing specialty that 
was effectively staged and costumed. 
A character number, with Miss King 
as a ten-cent store clerk, was han- 
dled neatly and landed the sought- 
for comedy returns. 

Cilenn and Richards second, pleased 
with singing and dancing. They OfT© 
in aviation costumes for the open- 
ing, with a drop showing a fiying 
field. It means nothing. The danc- 
ing puts them over. 

Anita Diaz's Monks opened. The 
animals just about do as they please 
rather than a hard-and-fast train- 
ing routine. The little monks pulled 
a number of impromptu laughs with 
antics. Althea Lu. as and Co. closed 
with a ring act that stood out 
throuKhh the Klu)wmanlike rr\anru'r 
in which the gymnastics were per- 
formed and the class with which th«' 
off. ritig was s!a;i.d. ".Mrs. Lcfllni^- 
well's r.oot," an old Selznick. wa.s 
the feature picture. li'H. 

THE CHARLATAN 

( (.'t>;nini."<l U oiu i' nrr I .' i 
fiithcr ill a I'.ir i:.uf r»iinni"f( ;;il 
dc.il, Scroi'dly. t!i'' exi>f»s.' i.-< ;• - 
ci.mplish -d in ^ ;i h'v.hly thoui'-.ii 
fa.«hiori, tli" nectdtnrnicer st.ii ing h" 
will .-iitnnioii th.- •.'■piril of i)hun.i 
fiorn III'' cal.iii.'t torvcus" li -r nm: - 
(lf'|-er. .Vri" r ' (tM.sidr-jah!.' Inn-ii '- 
|MH'u.<, tl)- ■•.-I'irit" i* .^'•.•11 t'> |..(y 
tl'..' ciiblnrt. til" utiilty iii.i^' -I luciv.-;. 
liKlit^ Uj^ i'"«' 'h<r.' >"JM at' ! Th:i! 
nmlii ;.. ni;.k" Sir AiiJurr Con.in 
DiVic I'o.l K'ol, Ad'l 1-" th • ta'-iliii.- 
w-h^n ill" .••^^ist.int P. .\. ■;i^!is how 
ii wa* di»Me. C,i;;!io.,!r... in-st-ad ot 
.si,.,win^ 11!. I.i.^ HlUff a:. h..~ Im •■•i h:.s 
ri,.n.- pt;ntic,. .'ill jilotiq, i- marks, 
•'.hist jiiiutii.T of n«y j!in>*i....>-~and 
curtain. The disdosinu- hI tlo- 
niauii'ian's heicdityjs ' daue-tiovel- 

liidi'.to sMy tU- least. I'^'l -^^j^i^ 
be observed in ..11 myflterv plnys. the 



Interest lle^ more In not knowing 
than knowing all about it. The 
authors have done their work well 
as long as they keep the audience 
puzzled. Once they start taking the 
audience Into confidence it taxes 
their credv Ity at times. 

On the whole it is good tlieati ical 
fare from all angles. The cast h.is 
no little to do with getting tho pie< c 
over. Frederick Tiden as the 
charlatan Cagliostro turned hero 
bears the brunt of the histrionic 
labors nobly. He is a compelling 
figure In the role and swayed the 
audience as effectively as lie was 
supposed to sway the doubting 
Deering. Olive Wyndham as the 
heroine had little to do. Fania Mar- 
inoff in the Dhima character was 
assigned tho heaviest female role 
although Margaret Dale in a 
comedienne part did much to lighten 
the sombreness of the script at the 
right moment. William Podmore as 
Jagi-Nama, Cagllostro's Hindu as- 
sistant, injected a compelling some- 
thing akin to admiration in his 
thankless, unsympathetic, hunch- 
back personation. 

Jagi-Nama figures as the subject 
of a yogi sword trick on the style 
of "Vivisection." A lobby wag 
bet ween -acts wise -cracked some- 
thing about HoKice Goldin possibly 
starting another infringement suit 
although the tricks are unlike. 

Ira Hards had charge of the stag- 
ing, and he did his job satisfac- 
torily. 

The play contains all the in- 
gredients for a |>opular success and 
the fact a couple ticket specs de- 
clared it had a great chance for a 
run clinches it. Leave it to ilie 
p.'isteboard boys to gauge a new 
offering. Abrl. 



THE SHADOW 

\arin.r ('rtak«*r Kate llorion 

Surah Dunnvlirig LouUe Rand ilph 

WUl-f! r.iiy Dalla.i Wolfi.i.l 

TtM>iit.<s Tur«J»' ».J. M. KcrriKun 

Klias* Wuycott . . . . 4k Noel I.fslie 

•Tohnny Slocombe Uarry Maoolluni 

Ilcstor Dunnybrijc Helen MapK»»llar 

I*hillij» lM;in.hariI .Percy Waratu 

Marc Klaw stars Helen MacKellar 
(borrowed from A. H. Woods) in 
this three-act Knglish something by 
Kden Phillpotts. After two of the 
worst acts ever badly jilayed any- 
where, the star comes through like 
a fiery bolt out of a dulLsk.v, and. 
with what there i.? of a hackneyed 
and unimportant plot to lielp h«*r, 
drives home a terrific piece of heavy 
acting. 

Whether this will be futile de- 
pends entirely on how much Nt>w 
York .audiences can stand for in 
their search after a spark or even a 
sparkle. Men go into the bowels of 
the dark earth and grapple with 
the hostile and stony elements of 
resisting nature to seek diamonds. 
If theatregoers are gluttons like 
that. "The Shadow" will let through 
a ray of golden sunshine. 

Phillpotts writes like a Britisher 
who gets the truth between his 
teeth and defies the devil. When 
one of those bimbos sets out to tell 
the truth, tell the world he tells It. 
In this play there is a lot of un- 
necessary rubbish about childbirth 
dragged in and kept in, and there 
Isn't a phrase in reference to it that 
one can hear in a hospital or in a 
Turkish bath steamroom that one 
can't get in "The Shadow." 

This will limit the potentialities 
at once to grownups. No self- 
respecting mother, no matter how 
ridicuously "advanced," would let 
her adolescent children listen to 
such crude vulgarities regarding a 
subject which, if it must be men- 
tioned at all in a temple of enter- 
tainment, might at tho least be dealt 
with delicately if not reverently. 

Tho heroine, through the last two 
acts, is "with child," herself. (That 
is a far more blushing phrase for It 
than is several times used during 
the play.) It does not help the 
drama for more than one line, which 
might well be spared, and it does 
make the whole business gray. If 
there is one thing Miss MacKellar 
has, u is a natural bristling an<i 
romantic sex radiance; there is 
nothing on earth that will take the 
romantic sex out of a woman as 
thoroughly as approaching mother- 
l)Ood, when the very thought of it 
is not to be spoken among decent 
people. 

This play speaks of It so bluntly 
and .so unequivocally that it might 
be discussing the 8i)awning of lish. 
And, were this the theme of the 
l)lay, it might be forgiven as a 
.screed, a slice of life or preachment 
hut it uses it for comedy and it u.<"s 
it for incidental comment, at the 
.s.inu lime .sliootini; all the romance 
out of a beautiful, hectic femiiun*' 
cn-ature and making her statid on 
the ]>a^:si(>:ls oS.' wifehood and 
tnotherho')d -to-be ratljer than on 
the ins|»ir«'d p.j.ssions an'd i>r«rnK;i- 
ti\es rf tin- womin who love.s a man 
hecau.'e she is a wom.ni .in'l he is a 
ni.in. 

It is a nniic jiijusiite lu Ihld ai.- 
pi iling. t;ilcnt<*d .«tai'. 

'j'ln- |ir(/l>Icm. if any, is veiy sitrii- 
I.i • to tli.ii «>f ''The Truth Al^o'ii 
r.l ivd<." .md alifuit as unimportant 
!<id .{cuiieinii a!l\ iiit;inKil»(c. In 
"l;l:j\ds" ;i ridiculous worri.tji in- 
.•b'ts on niiiuiig her family to ^l•t 
I'ttht 'th.' ^'ood Tiame" of a n»;ui 
I'.ji'^ d.;i.l. who 1- ft no li«jfs; Iicji- 
1 in in ««|U.«lly prepost«-;ous do'-.s tin- 
.s.nii' ihiii'.r under .somewhat .^irnilar, 
fhctuuli nioic triKic, i iicumsiaiK e^. 

The ^;irl. daught.-r of a siioi»- 
Ke. |M T in ;i !^n»all .-^otlth -of-?^nnl.ind 
villaue, marries a strong, male man 
beicause she loves him. rofuiJing a 
weak -chinned and bleating 'hero' 



because she doesn't. A man haa 
been killed, and the rejected lover 
is his heir and nephew. He is ar- 
rested for murder. Tho husband 
confesses to his wife he murdered 
the man. 

The husband, though a profes- 
sional sheep -sticker (that was an- 
other unnecessaty indignity to heap 
oti i)Oor little lovely HelenI) has 
honor." He goes to the man in 
prison and promises that if he is 
found guilty he. the husband, will 
then confess and take the penalty. 
He is found guilt.^. The husband 
writes a conf«'s.sion and insists he 
must go and kill himself. There is 
some high -fill ng book talk and he 
starts. W(»rd <omes that the inno- 
cent man has confesse<l .ind killed 
him.self. The wife and a feeble- 
minded boy run after the craz.v bus. 
band and bring him back. He re- 
fuses to accept the sacrifice because 
the innocent .man's "luime must be 
cleared." The woman prevails on 
him that be must not make the 
great sacrifice (she brazenly com- 
pares the dead man to Jesus Christ) 
in vain, crying. "He gave one life for 
three!" The strong man weakens 
and says all right, he'll live-- 

Aml mayb«' th4.' play will, too, 
though it will have as many strug- 
gles and start for its death uh surely 
as the maniac husband does, and 
probably even Miss MacKellar's 
marvelous pursuit to save its 
worthless and guilty life will avail 
her little. 

Again, her tremendous acting and 
the vtry crudity of the whole busi- 
ness may appeal again as it did in 
• I lind le Wakes." Lait. 



OUT TO WIN 

(Continued fr(»m page 12) 
e\idefit. Bolton's presence here 
during the week would seem to lend 
credence to the assertion. Freil (1. 
Latham did the staging in his usual 
caieful. precise ;ind wholly admir- 
able iiianner. 

Both Bolton and I..atham were » 
hard at work all week overhauling 
and reconstructing the play, with 
the changes not entirely In sight at 
the close. 

Faversham enacted the leading 
role, doing more i>erh.ips than all 
of the others combined to get the 
piece across su -cm ssfully. The part 
has all the engaging <iualities of a 
gymnastic workout, and the star's 
athleti*' endeav(u-, while they left 
him somewhat short of breath, won 
him tiie sort of tumultuous applause 
that usually goes to the victor In 
contests of physical prowess. 

If similarity rounts for anything. 
'Out to Win" ik due for success, as 
it possesses moments of striking 
likeness to half a dozen current suc- 
cesses. It resembles "The Masquer- 
•ider" in that its star is called upon 
to assume a diversified dual role. 
In its Mohammedan villain and hor- 
ror chamber it apes "The CJreon 
Coddess" and "The Hindu." Its 
mystery atmosphere Is reminiscent 
of "The Bat," while in the general 
outline, treatment and emotional 
vein it is cut to the self-same pat- 
tern as "Bulldog Drummond." It is 
this last likeness which is most 
striking and which accounts for the 
Buffalo premiere. 

Mr. Dillingham apparently has all 
of the superstition of the managerial 
Ilk. "Drummond" first saw the 
white lights of America in Buffalo. 
The warm reception here presaged 
Its latest metropolitan success. I'n-^ 
fortunately the present piece lacks 
many of its predecessor's sterling 
qualities. It has none of "Drum- 
mond's" sMbtlety, coherence, effec- 
tive characterization and tense 
rapidity movement. Nor is It 
enacted with anything like the uni- 
form distinction of its famed fore- 
runner. It is spectacular almost to 
a fault, running dangerously close 
to the familiar "dreadful" of the 
lurid litiio Bi'hool. In its present 
crude form it is going to 
week.i of work to hammer 
presentable shape, and It 
trcmely doubtful even then if it will 
ever emerge from the process to 
take a place alongside its English 
forbears. 

Anthony Barraclougl>» a young 
Kngllsh gentleman, Is interested 
with a group of English capitalists 
in developing a radium field, of 
which he Is the discoverer and the 
location of which he alone knows. 
Government concessions are at stake 
and Barraclough must make a two 
weeks' trip to secure the deed and 
map from its safe deposit vault. 
His movement. s ar«* spied upon by a 
rival band of plotters headed by 
Mohammed Hassen. a villainous In- 
dian. In order to tlirow the schem- 
ers off the scent. Barradough's In- 
digent cousin. Kiehaid French, an 
attist, is- retaincfl to impersonate 
iSarraclough during his absence. 
I'reji. h is kidn.ir>pe(i Ity the villains, 
w liO believe liirn to be Ii;irrae|'>UKh. 
.'<nd taUen to .i c<>iintr.v <st.ite, where 
he is tortuiefl in an effort to make 
him i-eye.al hi.s supposed secret. 
\'v'iili iiM- Im Ip of a v.wman iriembe! 
of the t^ang he escapes In time to 
warn- Bat r•aelolJ^;h, Who hfis ie. 
lurned, that the plotters are jifier 
liiin There follows a rhuse nlonw; 
the e.Hintr.N- hi^^hway, with n.an.a- 

eUillKllH JHitoTn<)l»i!«" WrecU»-f|, ;iiid 

li'tich saving the day b.v holding 
tlie j»lotters at ba.\ until Barraclough 
makes good lij.s rs* .ape. Tie re ;- -i 
a<t. but that doesn't mattei 
It's ihietly thee*; because it\s 



require 
it into 
is ex- 



dant itt numerous placet and retard.>< 
the piece into a alow getaway. Tho 
final act is without excuse and will 
need a corn|>lete rewriting, with 
some additional thrown in for got»d 
measure. The third act. which Is in 
three scenes, is intended to be highly 
spectaculai-. but as it was revealed 
here it got titters of Viu:?ht. r. Th»» 
auto wreck lacke<l pluusihiht \ , :\\ul 
the flight across the sta^e of th« 
conspirators' automobile re.semble.l 
nothing so much as the family Fonl 
escaped for a week-end outing. The 
motorcycle bit also was unconvinc- 
ing, the action, the actors aiul tho 
audience being drowned out by tho 
sound as well as the smell of the ex- 
haust. 

I'aversham Is. of course, his usual 
excellent self throughout, but the 
part makes severe tests upon his 
physical » idurance. The torture 
chamber found him at his best, 
though it was difficult to lend much 
real conviction to the scene. Tho 
quality of the role keeps him con- 
titmally on the Jump, the first and 
last acts particularly forcing him to 
bob in and out the doors In his dual 
capacity quite in the manner of the 
quick change proteans of days gone 
by. Jane Houston did w«dl as Mary 
Craven, and Miriam Klllott lent 
beauty and grace to the all-too- 
short part of Barradough's Hwe*«t- 
heart. Kdgar Kent played the Mo- 
hammedan villain, l)ut the difforeiico 
between the role as written and de- 
scribed In the play and as portraye<l 
by Kent was bewildering. At that 
Kent's villain was a more satisfac- 
tory conception than the author's. 

What the play needs most just 
now is plot. The whole story is a 
bit thin. In this day and age and 
rage for mystery plays "Out to Win" 
has little enough of mystery, and 
what there is Is much too obvious. 
Of murder it has none at all. As 
an Idea the story looks as If it might 
bo developed Into money, but It 
needs much more meat to keep It 
from perishing. It seenis safe to 
forecast "Out to Win" will never 
grow Into a "Bulldog Drummond." 
With a fair amount of fattening, 
however, it may In time become an 
acceptable vehicle, although If it 
ever does the greatest modicum of 
crtHllt will undoubtedly be due to 
I^atham and to the still very athle'tio 
.Mr Faversham. Burton. 



tout t h 

!Mlt< h. 

! llere. 

The 



tempo of the 



s'or.v as I; is 
urifohJed is der-Medly uneven, drag- 
Kitig dolefully in spots and speeded 
into double action in others. The 
first act is much too long, is redim- 



MASK AND WIG SHOW 

rhiladelphia. April 20. 

(lenerally conceded to be the best 
show the Mask and Wig Club has 
ever done, and closely approximat- 
ing profeifslonal standards in all 
particulars. "Tell Tales" finished « 
caj>acity week at the Forrest, and 
will go on a short tour, with en- 
gagements in New York,' Wllmlng- 
tcn. Lancaster and Washington. It 
also played two performances in 
Atlantic City. 

"Tell Tales' has by all odds the 
best dancing tho University of 
Pennsylvania boys have ever under- 
taken. The average musical comedy 
chorus would throw up both hands 
if asked to do ono-half the com- 
plicated and elaborate stepping the 
Mask and Wig chorus does. 

In the line of dancing, by all 
means tl.e most interesting was a 
stiff -legged toy soldier dance in tho 
second act which even blase first- 
nighters here admit was better exe- 
cuted than most professionals who 
have attempted similar things. Four- 
t«»en took part, seven dressed as toU 
diers and the other seven as girl 
dolls. The former were In brilliant 
green with high hats, the latter in 
short green hoop-skirts with black, 
raggedly cut pantalettes under- 
neath. It got six or seven encores 
by the novelty and perfection of 
the evolutions. 

Another specialty was a pogo 
stick dance, notable for enduran<'e 
and Intricate figures; another was a 
dance in which the entire chorus of 
50 or more took part which started 
as a stately minuet and ended as a 
riotous jazz. The finale was call*»d 
"Opera Blues," and presented the 
principal characters from the more 
famous grand operas, working up 
little specialty dances for nil of 
them, and ending with a chorus 
which "jazzed" all the famous arias. 
It was as colorful and perfectly 
executed a thing as has been here 
In years. 

A dance in which the stage was 
darkened and principals and chorus 
both carried largo stars lighted on 
one side with blue bulbs and on tho 
othtrr with red. This was done much 
better than in a similar attempt 
seen here this season. A dance, 
burles(|ulng cabarets. In which 
dancing partfiers eat off little tra.\s 
fastened to their backs, was another 
novelty. 

"Tell Tales" uses llio old William 
Tell legend, with (considerable varia- 
tions. It was written by Charles ,*>. 
.Morgan, who for a number of yc'irn 
has staged the shows d.uieint; num- 
bers, and those of many other 
collcKe and .^imilar organlzatioriM. 
Charles (iilf)in ri;^iin wrote the 
music, which had some whist lcai)Ie. 
<.itchv tune.M. 

.\ big feature was the costumiDg 
of IMvvIn .M. l..avlno. which was .lue 
of the top-not(h ie.iture.««, rxtremelv- 
<'(doifiil and in fine taste. 'i'lie 
sceneiy by A. W. Street. ."Vew York.* 
WM'< the besl the club has ever lijd. 

'J'li' cnfire ea.st was e.\( »'licn», l»ut 
file "hadiriK lady." pliying that p.ii »_ 
for the third ,\ ear. J. H. Hoff, w m 
especially line. This is his final 
->euson and the clnl) will miss liis 
Ki-acc. dancing abililv and comedy. 
Kun-maklng honors went to H. L 
Curtis, also in his third Ma.sk ar>4 

Wiic ^rodOetlOn. • • W4«yr«i. u. • 



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Proctor's 5ih Ave., New York, This Week (April 24-26) 




'An Episode 
on the Links" 



(APPEARING PERSONALLY) 



Keith's ORPHEUM and BUSHWICK 



Brooklyn 
This Week (April 24) 



PREPARING FOR IMMEDIATE PRESENTATION 



'Tlie SUBWAY'' 



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TENNIS" 



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'Tlie CABARET" 



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WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY W. C. FIELDS 
BILLY GRADY, Representative 



▲11 matter in 

C«rre*pondcnre 

r«fer* U» rvrrcnt 

week iiBle«B 

•tiMrwIse 

iBdJeated. 



CORR ESPOND ENCE 

CHICAGO 



VARIETY'S 

CHICAGO 

OFFICE 

State- Lake 
Theatre DIdff. 



Judgment amounting" to $189 for 
salary due was granted James Lc 
Roy, an actor, by Judge Williams in 
the Municipal Court, Afkril 17, 
against Ralph Dunbar, owner of the 
Ralph Dunbar Opera Co., which pro- 
duced "Robin Hood" at the Illinois 
last season. 



Arthur Hurley, stage manager of 
**Anna Christie," playing at the Cort 
theatre, was injured last week by 
being run down by a motor truck on 
a north side street. }Ie was taken 
to the Passavant hospital, where his 
Injuries, mostly about the hend, 
were treated. 



Following an attack of ptomaine 
poisoning, the Dawson Sisters, at 
the Palace last week, each took 12 
grains of calomel. As a result they 
were taken seriously ill and re- 
moved to Lakeside hospital, where 
they are now confined. FrasT and 
Peck succeeded Thursday night. 



••Tattle Tales," a local theatriral 
periodical, fostered and published by 
Ted MacLean since last November, 
suspended ^publication last week. 

Eddie Lewis, who has been Chi- 
cago representative for the Harry 



Von Tilzer Music I^ublishing Co., on 
account of the closing of the local 
offices, has contracted with Fred 
Fisher to take general charge of the 
Fisher publishing offices here. 
Lewis will take the place recently 
vacated by Willie Pierce. 



With the withdrawal of Bill Har- 
ris from the vaudeville act of La 
France and Harri.s, La France has 
taken his son as a partner. 



Pete Soteros, who conducts the 
theatrical eating rendezvous, "The 
Thirteenth Chair," on Randolph 
.street, adjoining the Colonial, is one 
of the few Chicago restaurant men 
who has not felt the general bu^si- 
ness depression here. Soteros an- 
nounced this week that he ha.i let 
contracts to builders for the remod- 
eling of his establishment and the 
addition of a second floor dining 
room at a cost of $50,000. Work will 
commence May 1, and when it is 
corfjplteded in August Soteros calcu- 
lates on seating 200 persons tn the 
.second floor dining room, besides 
having sufllcient room for a special 
banquet room which will seat an- 
other 150 persons. The lower floor 
of the establishment, which he is 
jiow using, will be continued when 




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the alterations are completed as an 
exclusive lunch counter cafe. 



Upon the departure of the defunct 
"Lola" company for New York last 
week it was learned that three girls 
who Joined the show after it left 
New York had not been provided 
with transportation east. The mat- 
ter was called to the attention of 
Izzy Weingarten, local secretary for 
the Actors' Fund of America. He 
made arrangements with Equity to 
loan the people railroad fare to New 
York. This matter was brought 
about when six of the girls with the 
rompany appealed to Weingarten to 
assist them in the payment of their 
hotel bill so that they could leave 
town.' Weingarten paid $129 to the 
Hotel Sherman and $58 to the Mor- 
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girls. He also provided several of 
them with spending money for mealg 
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CHICAGO 



The Drama League of America 
held their twelfth annual convention 
at Evanston last week, and at its 
conclusion elected Francis Neilson 
of Chicago president for the ensuing 
year. The members of the organi- 
zation, which is Interested in the 
uplift of drama, assembled here 
from all parts of the country and 
listened is addresses by press 
agent*, actors and dramatic critics. 
All of the talks were based on tho 
present day theatrical bu.siness situ- 
ation. 



Paul Schroeder, manager of the 
Grand ojiera house, St. Louis, which 
is being renovated and remodeled, 
was in Chicago this week to receive 
Instructions regarding the reopen- 
ing of the hou.se on May 1, when it 



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t Blocks from St.ito-T.nke Theatre. 
7 llinutcs from Loop. 

IN THE HEART OF THE 
ARTISTS' COLONY 

Announros the Arrival of 

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€raaa<l Floor 



will resume playing the Orpheum, 
Jr., vaudeville policy. 



Al. Fields, of Fields and Slieldon, 
while playing at the Chateau last 
week, announced It was his final ap- 
pearance In vaudeville, as he was 
retiring to accept a position with a 
cloak and suit concern. Sheldon 
will remain In the profession and 
continue when he gets a new part- 
ner. 



Fred J. Xortman and Charles 
Fecher, les.sees of the Harvard the- 
atre, a motion picture house, left 
for New York to sai Ifor England 
on May 2, this week. They will 
spend three months abroad. 



Rain on the outride, gloom on the 
inside, for the Maje.stic audience 



was few and sparse, with the result 
that the show in its run.iing order 
proved to be a dismal failure, as far 
as approbation was concerned, un- 
til J. Rosemond Johnson and Co. 
and Leo Carillo, the headliner, came 
on and livened the folks up to the 
extent of both acta stopping the 
proceedings with their endeavors. 

Carillo, carrying the stellar role 
on the bill, proved to be the stellar 
attraction. He comes here with a 
nicely flavored and r'Hshed routine 
of stories and recitations. There 
was no pretense by Carillo to make 
the audience feel he was the head- 
liner. He came out and with a dis- 
course In prose told of the show 
which preceded and would follow. 
He said he was there for the pur- 
pose of amusing those who paid for 
amusement, and would do the best 



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Friday, April 28. 1922 



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A RAY OF WESTERN SUNSHINE 



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JUST FINISHING VERY SUCCESSFUL 
TOUR OF "the ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 



Oir«ctiofi of 
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Friday, April 28, 1982 




J4 PEOPLE 



AERIAL RETURN ACT 



14 PEOPLE 



ALSO 



S LADIES 



EDWARD WARD'S LADIES 



5 LADIES 



NOVELTY REVOLVING GYMNAST ACT 

(FORMERLY KNOWN AS LE AMY'S LADIES) 
WITH SELLS-FLOTO CIRCUS 



he couia. Ale told a few nepro dia- 
lect stories, a few Italian character 
yarns, delivered an impression of 
an Italian telling of a ball game, 
and concluded with a patriotic reci- 
tation, "The Hell Gate to Solsson?." 
This latter endeavor proved to be 
the cream and carried the house 
with him without a dissenting nod. 
The folks were for him one and all. 
If this is a flier in vaudeville for 
the legit star he has a good ehicle. 

J. Ro.samond Johnson, with his 
Inimitable sextet, who preceded Ca- 
rillo, started oft the show with real 
impetuft. Their syncopated melo- 
dies, musical selections and dancing 
came at just the right time and 
served to carry them over in capital 
fashion. 

Opening the show with the La 



Authors' and Theatrical 
Manuscripts Typed 

AND riT IN' PHAPE. 

MISS B. BROKAW 

500 Fifth Avenue, New York 
Tel. Longacre 5872 



Pilarica Trio, two women and a 
man, with a novelty dance routine. 
One of the women, Pilarica, and the 
man, Paco, executed an Argentine 
number, the Spanish gavotta, of 
colonial times, and concluded their 
portion with the bolero, with Paco 
going through an endurance test at 
the finish with the Russian hock 
step. The other woman, Viela Vic- 
toria, is a charming and graceful 
ballet and toe dancer and proved 
p.ost efficient with the rendition of 
her two numbers, especially the 
Portiigue.se fado. The act tried 
hard, worked hard, but were not 
given the approbation they were 
deserving. 

In the second position w«is Claude 
Golden, the card manipulator and 
conver.sationallat. He works as a 
plant in the audience with his as- 
sistant coming out and giving the 
impression he is the act. Golden 
•^ajoles the assistant, finally takes 
the stage, performs a eerles of most 
interesting card tricks, induJges in 

a little wise dialog and makes his 
exit after dealing a hand In bridge. 

The Arnaut Brothers found it 
rather tough .«lcdding with their 




novelty offering imtll they came 
down to the whl.stllng bit, which 
allowed them to get away after 
making a fair showing. 

Sallio Fisher, hereabouts quite 
frequently with her offering. "The 
Choir Rehearsal," was on next with 
this vehicle and as usual pleased. 

Then came Jack Inglis with his 
nut comedy. Jack seemed to run 
up against a stone wall. He tried 
hard to make the audience compre- 
hend the purport of his offering, but 
they were beyond the stage of com- 
prehension and Jack made a feeble 
exit. 

Closing the show, following Ca- 
rillo. was Bd Janls with his dance 
revue. Even though down at the 
tail end of the show, where he did 
not belong, Janis and hig three 
feminine assistants were not a bit 
discouraged. They went on and did 
their "dancing stuff" with zeal and 
zest and managed to hold the cus- 
tomers in fairly well. Loop. 



The Alston Shoe Company. Chi- 
cago's largest theatrical shoe shop, 
was compelled to expand its quar- 
ters and has moved from 14 East 
Washington street to 1' North State 
street. The new quarter.^ of the 
concern in the Stevens Building are 
the most up to date of any shoe 
shop In America. Kvery facility and 
convenience is placed at the dis- 
posal of members of th<^ prrfession, 
with special fittincr and sample 
rooms being provided for individ- 
uals and comp.inies. 




HEADUNED THE BILL 



AT THE 



TEMPLE THEATRE, ROCHESTER, N. Y. 



) 



WEEK OF APRIL 17th 



WHICH BROKE ALL 

RECORDS SINCE 

THE HOUSE 

WAS BUILT 



.Sunday night the last vaudevilli- 
performance of the .season .it Mc- 
Vlcker's will take place, and the old 
McVicker'.s will be torn down to 
make way for a modern theatre and 
building. 13y September the new 
theatre will be opened. McVicker'.s 
has been operating .'^ince 1S57, It 
housed productions up to eipht year.«< 
ago. when Jones. Linick & Schaefer 
took it over and started their eon- 
tinuous vaudeville. 

The bill assembled for the final 
oc« asion was fitting, most of the a«ts 
taking the opportunity to remark 
about this being the last week. Bel- 
mont's Mannikins were the first a<t 
to go over with a bang. Tluy made 
way for Frank Bardou. who whistled, 
sang and told stories. He is neat 
appearing and entertaining. Ehvyn 
Trio hammered away on the ma- 
rimba. The trio con.sist of two men 
and a woman, and they covered the 
musical field in selections. 

Anthony and Dowd were the fir.st 
comedy act, and they had no trouble 
to sail Into the home port of hit.«. 
C>ne man portrays a wop. in eccen- 
tric dress, while the other is the 
straight. Both possess unusual 
voices and use them to advantage, 
as well as harmonizing in a carefully 
selected number. They employ th»' 
Kort of comedy which is cream for 
this audience, and run up a high 
score of laughs. Correll and Helvey, 
man and woman, clip through a song 
routine with the man presiding at 
the piano throughout the entire act, 
and singing a few introductory num- 
bers while the woman changes to 
kid character dresses, offering three 
numl)ers. The balance of their time 
is occupied with ad libbing, that 
seemed a trifie weak. Wahl and 
Francis is another piano act, and 
following Correll and Helvey, it 
seemed as though they were hurt by 
this fact. As soon as they started 
their second number they luul things 
their own way. The man alternates 
between piano playing and violin 
triek .*tunts, while tlie woni.in slioul- 
ders a good-sized portion of the 
turn with song character work, 
piano playing, and speei.'il sc»ngv, 



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carrying the same thread of story 
as Correll anc^ Helvey. 

Wahl and Francis could have 
easily encored but preferred to let 
the audience want more, and this 
they did. 

The headliner of the bill, Weston 
and Ellne, trotted in with a rush. 
It was they who chided the orchestra 
most about what are they going to 
do during the summer, now that the 
house is closing. After their hilari- 
ous cross fire they did the "Bowery" 
number, which has always gone over 
for solid applause. Miss Eline is a 
neat an<t slippery working comic, 
who Just makes the audience like 
her, while her partner builds up 
every line and situation. 

'•Dance Follies," a flash type of 
entertainment, was the farewell. The 
act consists of a prima donna with 
a voice, a little shy on enunciation. 
A specialty dancer, who trips through 
a variety of dance routine, and four 
other women, who somewhat work 
on the order of a chorus, only the.se 
girls display dance talent sufllcient 
to make It a likeable quartet. This 



all woman dance act held ihe pa* 
trons in and get a hefty finish. WIN 
liam and Daisy and Ubert Carltoq 
were not seen at this show. Loop, 

A luncheon was tendered at the 
Frlar.s' Club Tuesday afternoon to 
Bert Leslie and 35 inmates of the 
Ward's Island Hospital for ihe In- 
sane, by Harry Fitzgerald. Nat 
Sobel and Mrs. Sobel, wh^ have 
been taking numbers of patients 
out weekly, transported the diner* 
to the Friars in a sight -seein bus. 
All are patients at the hospital. 
Among them were ae ^ral former 
vaudeville artists. 



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THANKS YOU! 

Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra thank 
you for your many expressions of appre- 
ciation and good will that have done so 
much to contribute to their popular suc- 
cess! 



Paul Whiteman 
Samuel Lewis Jack Barsby 

Thomas Gott Donald Clark 

Henry Busse Hale Byers 

Ferdie Groff Ross Gorman 

Phil Oh man Michael Pingatore 

Harold MacDonald 



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ULIAN 




FOR THE ORIGINAL KEITH'S THEATRE, BOSTON, MASS. 




EADLINER 



FOR THE B. F. KEITH THKMF-A-CENniRY ANNIVERSARY WEEK 



("Post Standard/' Syracuse, April 
17, 1922.^ 

It must have been music to the 
ears of, Julian Kltinge to hear the 
rceounding wave of palm beating" 
that followed him even to the door 
of his dressing room yesterday 
afternoon. Cold Syracuse— as folks 
in the show shop often call It— gave 
a marvelous tribute to a consum- 
mate artist it has not seen In sev- 
eral years. Artistry earned it, ae he 
was making his first bow to a 
vaudeville audience here in Keith's 
yesterday, but It proved conclusive- 
ly the passing of a few years has 
failed to f.biit«^r.ito momorifs of 
Eltinpe 

Kiting*' ol the jj;"r«C'OUs gowns, 
wonderful headdresses, grace and 
poise, gives as alluring a picture as 
ever. He might have been almost 
a total stranger by the faint ripple 
which greeted him. but he strode off 
the stage to thundoroua applau.«e 
from an audience which gave Jiict 
dues to an exceptionally well-bal- 
anced bill from top to bottom. El- 
tinge's creations made the minine 
portion of the audience gasp— and a 
mere man could never describe 
them. In an art whore It Is ex- 
tremely ditflcult to hold popular 
favor, Eltinge demonstrated that he 
is still peorjt ss. 



Tite must beautiful woman on the 
stage Is a man, Julian Eltinge. The 
most unique star in all stardom is 
the t-ause of this paradox. Mr. El- 
tinge Is an artl«t without a peer. 
In his particular line he towers 
above all others like the Woolworth 
Building over a one-story shanty. 
He has made feminine portrayals a 
high art. and has made for himself 
a reputation and a fortune of much 
proportions. Never has a play de- 
pended entirely upon the unique 
abilities of Its principal player as 
have th< mediums of Mr. Fltlnge't 
•starring tours. In his case at least 
the Bard of Avon was wrong — for 
the play was not the thing. In "The 
Fa ating Widow" and "The Crin- 
oline Clrl" he became one of the 
most successful legitimate stars !■ 
the theatre, and in pictures he has 
proven so phenomenally successful 
that now it requires a prince's ran- 
f;omo to persuade him to pose for 
the camera, and his presence In 
vaudeville, from whence ho started, 
is nn event. 

In vaudeville he Is doing four 
widely different numbers, each re- 
quiring a complete change of at- 
tire, and In each of which he de- 
picts a different type of the fair 
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DOES THINGS BECAUSE HE KNOWS HOW 



CONGRATULATIONS 



ON THE THIRD-OF-A-CENTURY ANNIVERSARY OF THE 





KEITH CIRCUIT 



COLUMBIA AMUSEMENT COMPANY 



SAN FRANCISCO 

VARIETY'S SAN FRANCISCO, 
OFFICE 

PANTAGKS THEATRE DllLniNG 

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The falling off i.. aiundancc it 
the Orpheum SunOay right (April 
L'3), when vacant seats were notice- 
able downstairs and in the boxes, 
caused surprise and comment 
among the regulars. Capjtcity has 
prevailed horetof regardless of 

show's merit. The current show 
minus a name headliner proved up 
to the standard and contained two 
resounding hits in Jimmy I^ueas and 
ITenton and I'ioMs. Lucas in the 



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81'NNY SOUTIiEKN 

CALIFORNIA 

MEIKLEJOHN 
and DUNN 

If you nre laying off on th* CotJisf 
nr planning tu spend a tc\f vreeks in 
<:;iliforniu come and pee us. 

The Aicfnry of rersoiiAl Cuartesj 



Majestle 

Tliratre lildff. 

Lam 

Angrltn 



PantageA 

Tlieatre Bl(l|r< 

Kan 

Franclnco 



No. 5 spot secured laughs with his 
nut comedy and made the audience 
scream with his semi-Yiddisii num- 
ber. The medley of his own num- 
bers captured big applause. Fenton 
and Fields stopped the show next to 
cl'^slng. Their extremely funny 
comedy business in blackface a^nd 
exceptionally clever dancing brought 
riotous returns. 

The Doris Humphrey Dancers, 
headlining, were delegated to close 
the show. no six girls offering an 
equal number of dances, with Miss 
Humphrey leading the ensemble 
work and furnishing excellent fiolo 
efforts, held the greater portion of 
the audie'uce. Helen Dobbin stands 
oit in hor Gypsy dance, with the 
others youthful and well drilletldn 
the interpretative dancing art. Tne 
silk drapings and coloring furnish 
a pleasing stage picture. Lynn and 
.Smythe a.\d Jose)>hiue Viotor and 
Co. in "Juliet and Romeo" appeared 
tliird and fourth, respectively, :nid 
repeated sueeessfully. Peggy Parker 
and "The Four Musketeers" ap- 
peared more suited here than when 
recently appearing at the Golden 
Gate and scored accordingly. With 
Kddie Moran back in tlie line-up 



1)0 VOU READ THE ADS. OF 

WILFRID 
DUBOIS? 



reinforcing the dancing and Miss 
Parker's dainty style the musical- 
ette was thoroughly enjoyed. 

The Haley Sisters with an easy 
style of delivering popular synco- 
pated and harmony numbers, aided 
by tho droll comedl.nne injecting 
laughs and gags, went n"»'r nicely 
in an early s^pot. Three Mclvin 
Brothers opened the ehow, drawing 
solid applause with hand-to-hand 
leaps featured in the routine. 



The audience manifested utmost 
approval of Golden C ite's current 
bill. Kuby Norton, assisted by 
Clar . ce S na, topping the bill, 
carried away big honors. Miss Nor- 
ton was received with enthusiasm 
nnd was forced to make a speech of 
thank.s. A California number used 
as an encore added to her succe^. 
Silver, Duval and Kirby scored' a 
laughing hit next to closing. Their 
talk is clever and the rural comedy 
was nicely carried otit. Ed E. Ford 
proved away from the beaten path 
as a single with his funny faces and 
stories securing laughs. Dainty 
Marie capably closed tho show. 
Weston's Models made an agreeal;le 
sight opening turn. 

Nofl Travers. Irene Douglas .iinl 
Co. in "Come Out of the Kitch^t|■' 
providi d eorking comedy in the 
middle of the bill. The sketch, well 
handled and possessing good situa- 
tions and modern I'nes, was a bit; 
laughing success. 

Claiule Sweetman. the orchestr.i 
lead^^r, is now given the spotligiii 
• Continued < n page 25) 




NOEL LESTER and 



PRESENT A CLEVER, VERSATILE COMEDY ODDITY 

"FLASHES of NOVELTIES" 

PLAYING KEITH CIRCUIT 
P.r«>n»l RepresenUlive, AL STRIKER, H. B. Marinem Office 



SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS 



FROM 




GRATEFUL PERSON 



TO THE 



B. F. KEITH 

CIRCUIT 



ON ITS 



THIRD OF A CENTURY ANNIVERSARY 



"day. April 28, 1922 



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Extend Best Wishes to the 



B. F. KEITH VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT 



ON ITS 



T hird-of-a-Century A nniversary 



VAN and SCHENCK 






NOW CELEBRATING THEIR 13th ANNIVERSARY 



AS A 



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KEITH ATTRACTION 



Thanks to Mr. E. F. Albee, His Associates and the Public 



Headlining at Three Theatres This Week (April 24), Keith's Palace, Keith's Colonial, and the New Amster- 
dam (Sunday), New York 

Sole Management BILLY GRADY 
(God's Gift to the Vaudeville World) 



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BILLS NEXT WEEK (MAY 1) 



open 



IN VAUDEVILLE THEATRES 
for th« week witb Monday matti ••. 



whftn oot otbcrwlao 



(All houflea 
IMicated ) 

The billa below are grouped In divisions, a 
from. 

The manncL* In which thcso bills are printed 
Importanctt of uki» nor their proKrain puaitiona. 

* before name denotes act 1h doins new turn, or reappearing after absence 
from vaudeville, or appearing io aiy whtre listed fur the flrsl tlina. 



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does out denote the relative 



KEITH CIRCUIT 



^E^V YOKK CITY 

Ktilira ruIiM>e 

Van Ai ^^^•heJ»ck 
L< WiS A; Dody 
P WlilN man Co 
Harry I.:«tifrdon To 
Elinor'' \- 'Wllliaiiis 
Pafrc- lln< k & M 
MorKHii I>anttrs 
(Two to fl.l) 
Keith'N Riverside 
Win U«M It Co 
Fignor rr.Pt-oe 
liaphni- I'ljllurd 
Cr^.»sy A nr.yne 
Van 6i. T: son 
4 A<«» 
J «J Nut.' nt 
W>'lie A: Harfnian 

KrithV Royal 
Van & Sch'-nik 
Dtuniond Ac Bren'n 
Jof rook 

Prin.rosc S»amnn 
Roi^y *c LaTour 
Alfx liroK ft Eve 
Kdiih Thllaferro Co 
VaNla 
Mr A. Mrs C Wildo 

KrUk'H Colonial 

Jean (Jrantfe Co 
Morton A: Cats 
Ruth Royc 
J.i<k Norton 



Thr Skattllojt 
vOthtrs to llli) 
Prortor's I'lMU SI. 

Jd half (-7 "Ml 

riift.'n * v*n^ 

.Toe r»ar«'oy 
Jack Laver* 
•■.S|irlnRtinje • 
r.eafc'gy & Clauns 
Mme Hermann Co 

l.«t half <t-3) 
.Mr«'».y Ac Walton 
Jltrnard & ilariy 
I'rinco & Jloll 
•r>,'»n I>o\vniii>f 
(Ofh<r.s to fill) 

L'U h.ilf (4-7) 
Farrtll Taylor Co 
Kab^r A: Hurnf«tt 
((•thfrs to fill) 

Prortor's r»Ktli St. 

Hal Johnson Co 
Chas HarrlHon 
Claud'-" Ae Marion 
Sumnpr 2 
(Oih rs to fill) 

2d half 
Rir.> A: Werner 
Murris & Shaw 
Cioia A: Edwards 
(Uth.rs to fill) 

Proftor's Stii At*. 

lid half (:T-:;o) 
F..X & Curtis 



LOUIS McNUTT 

«i c.\mi:rons) 

Touring Or|>iienm Cirruit 
N«kt Wuk (May I). Empire. Ldin«n|on. Can. 



Walvh A: Edwards 
Anrt»i«-'-n Ac YounK 
MarKi^rtt .'< Alverfz 
Mcrri'icy & Young 
£ob And< rson 

Moss' Broadway 

Doolry A; .'^^aUs 
Hhaw & L'.e 
Methan's Dops 
Mr A Mrs J Harry 

C'flioT Hyiiian 
lUthirs \o fill) 

Mof'V < oliM*unr 

■Pfllt Itak. r 
yiannifcan A: M'ris'n 
Fruwity A: I.uuia« 
(^^thtrs to fll.) 

:d half 

"Walter C Kelly > 
Kdwiii <;»-orge 
Dav.M A: t'arnell 
•Pf ppy \V< od 
Vioturift A: l>upr«e 
I* OreinuUs Co 

KeitliV rnrdlium 

Walter C KtUy 
Davis Ac l>arn> 11 
Edwin (";♦ orpo 
•IVggy \V<»od 
Jean A: White 

tOl»t: tu 1)1) 

Id half 
•Blnfford A: DuR 
"Indoor yports ' 

"Willio Solnr 
IT S Band 
<Two to fiU) 

Mohh* Franklin 

May W,r:h Co 



Ys.M- MiiK-l 
}<.rHHr.l A- ilarry 
Kdwin Cf orgd 
Curzon SLs 
Haig A: I.aver** 
(UtherD to fill) 

1st half (1-3) 
Moss & Frye 
Ailopn Stanley 
Rhea Co 

Maker & Reilford 
Vaiontine Vox 
Mant' 11 »'o 
(.Uth.rs to till) 

I'd half (4-7) 
Drown .Ji Whittakcr 
.lulia Kel'ty 
Ctreon Ar Burnett 
Shooi Thru Woman 
(Others to fill) 

Prortor'M 33d St. 

2d half (27-30) 
r.arr»tt A: Cunnr-i.-n 
B( n .^'inith 
Rioe »t Werner 
Ro«o A- Moon 
(Uth.r.M to fill) 

iMt half (1-3) 
7 Honty Boys 
Maud Allen 
I.owry & Prince 
Itow!i»y A: Clari<lpo 
r.oonaril A: Willard 
K'-niH'dy & Berlo 
(Others to fill) 

FAR ROCK A WAY 

Culunibitt 
2.1 half (4-7) 
Frankie Hf^ath 



BOB NELSON 

With INelNTYRE and HEATH 

APOLLO THEATRE. CHICAGO. ILL. 

THANKS TO MESSRS. 8HUBERT 

IIICRIIIK IIKWSON Htlil at Piano 



Hawthorne At Cook 
Victoria Ac Duii'to 
(Othrrs ro fii;) 

Ud h.-ilf 
Johr. n Hj -.U'r Co 
Lew l<rjoe 
8 Blue Pcnirns 
(0!h< ra to fill) 

K«-illt'M llaiiuHoii 

•Fio I.< w.s 
llu^;h JUrbcrt Co 
Fuiiy A Jlouphton ! 
Ripjrs A; W.l>h.e 
Warr« n .S: O'Br.cn 
Aiit« P««:armo 
J. in Mi.\Vii;iaiii9 

Kcitli'M JcfTiTHon 

W/jl.an.s At Wolfui^ 
Ruth Hudd 
81.»riuan A: O'R'ke 
J^KFuilua.j At P 
Han*«.:i At Burtons 
<0:h»i.>< to fill; 

it] half 
Ja. li Wil.'ioJi 
H< ijy A: t'ross 
Franvis -\rms 
<Oth» IS to fiil) 

Mo>.s' Regent 

6ni<;n ic }ui\\.<t 
Hardy .<i T,.AVoy 
Healy .M: Crofs 
Choy l/itiK Foo Tr 
(Two to Jul) 

Id halt 
M'Farlanc A: P 
Frnwj.y A- T-fpu;?o 
♦iHToihy S^outh 
Hanson & Hurtonn 
8h<>rmnn A.- O Rke 
(One to fill) 

Keith'fl 81st St. 

H«:ri Baker Co 
Sylv;.i Clark 
Ktr.ny A- HoIlJs 
Hy.Tms & Mclntyro 
Bo\l«» A- T?onnett 
V.'ii::c ]Ia!c & Bra 

Kelth'fl If. O. n. 

2d half (27-30) 
lK>rim<r A- Hudeon 
Pilly Broad 
Murray A CJfrrish 
Maricta Craig Co 
Willie iSolar 
Frank .-^^aLinc Co 
U .S l^^nd 
<One to riii) 

let half (1-3) 
Wells Va & We.st 
Pcb Ln.^aiJo Co 
Chin Toy 
(OthoTH to fill) 

2i\ ..a.f (4-7) 
rmnawa> 4 
Lcrn;.rd & Winard 
Vera ^'a)l.na Co 



Fucinan & Na.sh 

Chic .Salts 
Th" Hianl' ys 
(Two to till) 

RROOKLVN 

Keilli'H KuHhuiek 

•.\iitp Brady Co 

Cuy Wt-adiciv Co 

I 'Of son 

I larry ('onicr 

Walters Ac Walters 

Shir^'n 

K'dinond Ac Wells 

t'U'wn Seal 

(One to till) 

Keith's On>Ii«'um 

Blo.osoni Scflry Co 
Marry Jolson 
Wilfrv^d Clarke 
Russell & Devitt 
Willie Rolls 
Be van A- Flint 
.iulian Eltingo 

MoKS' riatbuhh 

Eddio Leonard Co 
.MuU'T & .•^tanky 
Sc. (1 A: Austin 
I'af ncol.a 
Charky R.i'.ly 
Kitinura Bros 

Keltli'ri (ireeupoiiit 

2d half <27-ao> 
Sylvia Clarlc 
.^lurjorio Coales Co 
>I-rrl.«.y A: Y'oung 
7 Hoiify Boys 
V. & n Skatr lie 
(Ono to till) 

l.«;t half (1-n) 
•F Knripht Co 
Whito .'^is 
Oroen As Biirndt 
Lorimor & Hud.ccn 
Kdna A up (o 
(OiiP to fill) 

2d half (4-7) 
Wells Va A: Wt-st 
.Stella Mayhew 
IMapio Kcttlo 
(Others to fill) 

Keith's Prowpeit 

2d half (27-3(^> 
Patricola 
Beaumont Sis 
Doolry & Sales 
4 Fords 

<jr(rn fr Rurn«tt 
•J'aul i^hlnc Co 
l5t half (1-.1) 
Liphtn^rH &. Alrx 
Norwood gr Hall 
Morris Ac Shaw 
((Jlliers to fill) 
2d half (4-7) 
D Sadlkr Co 



Bob La .Salle Co 
Williams & Wulfus 
Manlell Co 
Lorimer A Hudson 
(One to fill) 

Muhh' Kivieru 

I^ew Brico 
The .Stanleys 
AVni Halkn 
Mmn lltriiiarin 
(Two to fill) 
2d half 
F Knripht Co 
Val> nline Vox 
Clark Ac Story 
(Others to fill) 

ALU A NY, N. Y. 

I'roftor's 

Wiliianus .fe Taylor 
Harry Mayo 
l.angford A Fdr'ks 
Tt'XHS 4 

Ck'inons Billings Co 
(One to till) 

2d half 
Plsano A: Bingham 
Miller C;ir!.s 
linhoff Conn & C 
Mclntyre A Holc'b 
Johnny .*»'!n.:T«r Co 
(One to fill) 

ALLKNTOWN. FA. 

Orplieuni 
IMirce A- Ryan 
N St ilairCo 

Mla<l<«t<.'n»» 
(Tuo to till) 
:d half 
"Melcdv Land" 
n..bb- A- N> Lson 
(Three to fill) 

AMSTI.RI>AM, N.Y. 

Kiuito 

F'ott. r A- Il.utwcll 
Clara Morton 
Johniiv .*>inpir Co 
(Two to till) 
2d half 
The Baltos 
(Ji. .nl.e A Drayt'n 
r..'irry Harkins Co 
Powers A Walla«e 
Sprinptlnio Classic 

ATLANTA 

Lyric 

(Blrminph.im split) 

lK;t half 
J Fiv.all A Sia 
Ctrind- 11 A Lsther 
lUlly r.ani;;r Co 
3 I.iirdf ns 

liXLTniORK 

Miiryiand 

L A- .1 L' V. llo 
Vinf^eiit ODonnell 
liail'^y A- ''owan 
B« s.Hi»» Clifford 
(Others to fill) 

BATON ROCCiF 

Columbia 

l.«t half 
R»V!ioitU A. White 
•Mill'T A Captuan 
fiinton Bros Rev 
Jack Little 
Nor- 1 Lf^t..r Co 

BIRMINtiHAM 

L> rio 

(Atlanta fpllt) 
1st half 
Burke & Betty 
Bob Jlurphy & Co 
T Marten Co 
Carlislo A Lamal 
DeW.lt Burns &. T 

BOSTON 

B. F. Keith's 

Van Cello A Mary 
Frank Ward 
Norton A Nicholson 
C A .M Dunbar 
Do Lyle A Ida 
Dolly Kay 
W C li-lds Co 
Wi av> r A Weaver 
Oauti- ts B'klayers 

HI FFAI^ 

slifa's 

Tra ry ac M. Brid.- 
Whi', iin A Burt 
B' -sio Clayton 
Th. L. s Grohs 

CM \RI.ESTON 

Vi« tory 

Amoros A Obey 
Murdoclc & Kcn'dy 



Eddie Buezell Co 
Vivian .*<»'gal 
.Mel Kle.' 

BKTROIT 

Templ« 

Lucas Ac Inez 
Will Mahoney 
.IcKsifl Reed 
Bu.shTnan A Baync 
Alexander A Fields 
Tan Arakis 
Dancing McDonalds 
P Boat A Bro 



E ASTON. 
Able O. 



PA. 

II. 

Melody Land 
Bobbe A Nelson 
(Three to fill) 



NEWARK, N. J. 

Prortor'a 

•d half (27-30) 
I'rankle Heath 
• Family Ford' 
I'reHt^lcr A Klalsg 
K l^lue Demons 
Lronanl A Willard 
*BaKil(: s Band 
Van A Tyijon 
Downey A Clarldge 

iHt half (1-3) 
Fritisi Scheft 
Willie Solar 
Ifaig A LaVere 
chic Salo 
(Others to flll) 

2d half (4-7) 
r^upan A Raymond 
Sybil Vane 
.Maker A Redford 
.Moss & Frye 
Jack Hedley 8 
(Others to fill) 

NEW ORLEANS 
Palace 

(Mobile split) 
1st half 
W A H Brown 
O'Neil & Gaffney 
(krbor's Rev 
r.yal A Early 
lud Snyder Co 



Spencer St Wllli'ms 
To to 

i^allHgher A Shean 
V Bergere i'o 
/I he .N'orvellfS 
Jim Felix 
Fcllis Oirls 

SAVANNAH 

Bijou 

(Jack-^onx nie split) 

Ifit half 
Jnn«» A Miller 
Walsh A Bentley 
Neff A Rankin 
Cahill A Romaine 
Melody Sextet 

SCHENECTADY 

Prortor'a 
Greenlee A Drayt'n 
Elsie White 
Powers & Wallace 
Springtime Classic ' 
(Two to fill) 
:d half 

Potter A Hartwell 
SainpHon A Douglas 
Bobby Randall 
(Others to fill) 

SYRACrSK. N. Y. 

B. F. Keith's 

Huston Ray 



Bronson A Edw'rds 

N'W H'V'N, CONN. 

Bijou 

Ross A Fuyno 
Burns A Lorraine 
S(anl<»n i» Bros A S 
HobiH«»n A Pierce 
Kklridge Blow A E 
Burk'.- A Durkin 
"Jungle Jazz" 
2d half 
Celina «.'ircua 
DeFidre A Alba To 
Carrie Bunuon & M 
Josie Roonoy Co 
Prestiler A K tales 
I'arihlan Trio 

S(RANTON, PA. 

Poll'N 

(W k's-Barre aplit) 

1st half 
Kennedy A Kramer 
Jeanette Childs 
Sylvester Family 
(Jreen A La Fell 
"Stars Yesterday" 

SPRCiF'LD, MASS. 

Palace 

JAN Olins 
Eviu.s A Wilson 
Crano May A C 
Lew Cooper 



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2d half 
Pierce A Ryan 
Nolah St Clair Co 
Bl.j.kstoiie 
(Two to fill) 

t.RAND RAPIDS 

Eniprcfrs 

A' rial \alemin»'S 
Kilty Doner I'o 
l.an;- A Bryon 
Arnaut Bros 
Sal lit; Fi.«h.r Co 
Fox worth A: Frncis 

JACKSONVILLE 

Palace 

(Savannah split) 
1st. half 
Ziska 

Moore A Davis 
Damarcl A Vale 
Ja Da Trio 
riot* Bros A Sis 

JERSEY CITY 

B. F. Keith's 

2d half (27-liO) 
Billy K'lly Co 
Bobby Randall 
*"Coiiiury Girls" 
Jean Adair Co 
Lowry A Prince 
Mant. 11 Co 
(Others to fiin 

1st half (I-IO 
Farrell Taylor Co 
Runaway 4 
B A II Skatelle 
(Ofh«rn to fill) 

2d half (4-7) 
II.". wthorne A (Took 
Kdoa Aup Rev 
llaip »v Lav« re 
(Others to fill) 

LOIISVILLE 

Keith's National 

(.Nashxllle split) 
l^<t half 
V.'hceler A Potter 
Meehan A Newman 
('has Wil«on 
Van /tt Bella 

LOWELT. 

B. F. Keith's 

Prinooss Wah-l.etka 
Bvron A Haig 
I.iddtll A Gibson 
JAB Morgan 
Leon Varvara 
F & A Smith 
rielerl & Seofield 

.MOBILE 

Lyric 

(M. Orleans split) 

1st half 
Dell A Gliss 
Kd Morton 
Thos J Ryan ^o 



NORFOLK 

Academy 

(Rkhmond split) 
1st half 
Zuhn A Dreis 

.'•lars Record 
(Three to fill) 

PHILADELPHIA 

B. F. Keith's 

Joe Darcey 
Clara Howard 
riack A White 
Wayne A Warren 
Beaumont Sis 
Hope Eden 
Kay Hamlin A K 
Ana to l'"Yiedland 
Market & Gay 

Kej-stone 

Mankin 



Vckes A Don 
Ona Munson 
Wilton Sis 

Proctor's 

The Baltos 
LAP Murdock 
Sampson A Douplas 
Larry Harkin.>t Co 
Bobby Randall 

2d half 
The Halkings 
VAslP White 
I'yeda Japs 
(Others to fill) 

TORONTO 

.Shea's 

Karoli Bros 
Ryan Weber A R 
Janet of France 
Wanxer & Palmer 



CHAS. J. 




"Yes My Dear" 

2d half 

MCrton & Marrone 
Brooks A Morpan 
'G(.Id IMggers" 



Robison A Pieroo 
(One to fill) 
WT'RB'RY. CONN. 
Palace 

Carrie Bannon 4k M 
Celina Circua 
Gus Hill Co 
(Others to till) 

2d half 
Maxine A Bobby 
VNMId A Sedalia 
"Telephone Tngle" 
Scanlon D Bros A S 
Lew Cooper 
"Jungle Jazz" 

WILK'S-B'RK, PA. 

Poll's 

(.Scranton split) 
l8t half 
.Stanley A Doinan 
Maxfield A Golson 
Jean Sothern 
Howard & Lewis 
Eva Shirley co 

W'CESTER, MA88. 

Poll's 

M*C'rton A Marrone 
Wild A Sedalia 
•Plnnoville" 
Barry A L'ngstader 
Bronson A Edwards 

2d half 
-Mac Miller iTo 
Evans A Wilson 
Sheldon Th'm's A D 
Donovan A Lee 
•Yes My Dear" 

Plaza 

-Maxine A Itobby 
Barnes A W'lmsley 
Brook.s A Morgan 
Parisian Trio 
Jotie Rooney Co 

2d half 
J A N < lims 
Fashion Plate Rev 
Iir*'en Family 
Crane May & C 



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OFFICES 

BOOKING WITH ALL 

INDEPENDENT CIRCUrTS 

Suite 417, Romax Bldg. 

245 West 47th Street 

NEW YORK 

PHONEi BRYANT 8917 



Silbers A 
''realions 



North 



MONTREAL 

Princess 

Ht < k A K'.ctor 
Bobbie Folsom 
li<>>al Gaseoipnes 
11 .1 Conky Co 
Santos A Hayes 

>IT. VERNON, N.Y 

Proctor's 



2d half 



(27 



30) 



Walter Newman 

In "PROFITKERING" 

Keith World's Best Vauderflle 
Direction W. 8. HENNESSY 



Kitner A Reany 
IKnodee Troupe 
<ld ha if 

Loretia 
.lark B> nny 
I'riuo'.'-s Radjah 
Doris Duncan Co 
ReddJngton A Gr*t 

CHARLOTTE 

I.yric 

(B' nnoke split) 
1st halt 
A A C. Fall.>» 
< )rri n A Drew 
Heza;.!an A V'^hitf 
Burns A Lynn 

4 INt INNATI 

B. F. Kelth'H 

F A l] <'armrii 
H A- A Pe\ Miour 
Ilrnry S.'in'rey Co 
Cansino Bros A W 
.fack Inglis 
♦ larolnefti Bros 

CLEVELAND 

II)pp«idron)e 

TTonur lloniaine 
Brjau A Brod'i* 1. 



Sybil 
F?rB« r 



Ols^-n A Johnson 
Win Rock Co 
Brown A Whit taker 
Valentine Vox 
.Millard A Marlin 
demons A Belling^ 
(Others to fill) 
1st half (1-3) 

Dupan A Raymond 
Vano 
r A Burnett 
Watson .Sia 
lOth.-rs to fill) 

2d half (4-7) 

7 llon'^y BovM 
Norwood A: Hall 
i'^lanapan A-, M ri^'n 
l.owry A: Prince 

N A MI VI LI, E 

Princess 

(Lo'ji5ViliC sillt) 

UC half 
Sherw ill Kellv 
M r.ii i-ard Co 
Dnbl.^; t^Iark A D 
Mill I'oliins 
JontR A Elliott 



The Prests 
Glenn A Jenkins 
Belle Montrose 
Chas Ahearn C* 

PITTSBCBGU 

Darla 

Quixey 4 

Hampton A Blake 
.Murray & Oakland 
':roule Fash Plate 
Kramer A Boyle 
Mabel Ford Rev 

PORTLAND, ME. 

B. F. Keith'* 

Claire Vincent Co 
Arthur Astcll Co 
Borne A Gaut 
I ancing Kennedys 
MrOrath A Deeds 
Srhwartz A Clifford 

QI EBEC. CAN. 

Auditorium 

Paul Sydcll 
Cieo Gas'coipne 
C.ordon A Rica 

7 Bracks 

READING, PA. 

Migestio 

Davis A Walker 
Baxley A: Porter 
Archer A Bolford 
Maek A Holly 
G :er;s Musical 10 

2d halt 
Joe DeLlcr 
Jruk Clifford Co 
Not Yet Marie" 
Cf celia Weston 
(I'lie to fill) 

RICIf.MOND 

Lyrlo 

(Norfolk split) 
1st half 
Jae»i LaVlcr 
K E Ball A Bro 

'.'hinic You l>ocfor 
I.!.*-'' & J'auljscn 

ROANOKE 

Roanoke 

(Charlotte Fplit) 
Dt half 
Me Donald 3 
.Fat h (.ioidio 
Habio' 1: A Dolly 
Lyons A WnkefleM 

ROCHESTER 



HARRY— —JEANNE 

LANG and VERNON 

"Who U Your Boss" 

ORPIIECM CIRCl'IT 
Direction! LEO I-IT/^IERALD 



I'll 



Temple 

I'l r Boj s 



Singers Midgets 
BAB Whetlcr 
Chandon Trio 

Hippodrome 

3 Kltaros 

Carroll & Gorman 
Fischer A Hurst 
Mullen A France* 
Lovenb'^rg Sis A N 

TROY, N. Y. 

Proctor's 

The Halkings 
I'igano A Bingham 
Mllkr Girls 
Imhoff Conn A JC 
Mclntyre A Hok'b 
L'ytda Japs 

2d half 

Williams & Taylor 
Horry Mayo 
Langford A Frcd'k 
Texas 4 

Clemons Billings 4 
((Jno to fill) 

W.VSHINGTON 
B. F. Keith's 

Frank Browno 
Kane A Grant 
Kay Laurel 
Hershel Henkro 
Gertrude Hoffman 
Franklyn A Charles 
Joe Browning 
The Comebacks 

YORK, PA. 

Opera lIouMe 

Joe DeLier 
.faelc Clifford 
t^'f^cilia Weston 
Not Yet Marie' 
(one to fill) 
2d half 
DavN A Walker 
' Jtaxl. y A I'orter 
Archer A- Bel ford 
Ma.k A Holly 
Giers .Mu.'jical 10 

YONin:KS, N. Y. 

Proctor'a 

FranKie Heath 
.M a p i Kettle 
•"oWl A Edwards 
' Kieo A Werner 
(Two to fill) 

2d half 
Marparct Yourp 
Bernard .1 Garry 
((JtherM to fill) 



BOSTON 
llo>4(nii 

Four Bellhops 
Wil.soij Ac Hoar 
IMllon A I'arker 
Frank Gaby 
Bernck A Hart 

Gordon's Olympla 

(Scollay Sq. ) 
Tesehow's Cats 
Marie Dore 
E A B Conrad 
Sarg< nt A Marvin 
Frank Dubson Co 

Gordon's Olympiu 

(Washington St.) 
Mont a in bo A Nap 
Ruby Royce 
Sfph'ns A Holllster 
Do Haven A Nice 
B A Rolfo Co 

Ilowdoin Sq. 

Tbo Brightons 

Howard 

Jos.-jih K WalKon 
N.uif-y Boyer.Co 

BROCKT'N, MISS. 

Strand 

.lahiuiy .Dove 
Waring A Guarlno 
Leipht. Ik A C fmn 
Wheeler TrK> 
• 2d half 
Laurl»» Be Vine Co 
Jof^^ph B Hurl 
"Flashes" 
tone to fill) 

F'L RIVER, MAS.S. 

Empire 

Dancing Dorans 
Geo Alexander Co 
<->sc,^ Lorraine 
Berio (;irl8 

2d half 
Harv. y A Dt Vora Z 
Haiti Crosby 
Hall A Shapiro 
Melnotto Duo 

FITCH B'O. MASS. 

Cummings 

Mack A Manus 
Golden Gate Trio 
Br.b Willis 
"Flashes' 
(One to nil) 

2d half 
LIzette A Rooney 
Leiphielie A C'fnrn 
Dancing Dorans 
(Two to fill) 

nAV'IlILL. MASS. 

Colonial 

Laurie De Vine Co 



Joseph B Hurl 
Harve^' A: D.'Vora 3 
Johft Strol 
Melnotte' Duo 

2d half 
Flls A Lee 
Cha.s Harrison Co 
Keene A Williama 
Wood's Circus 

L'WR'NCE, MASS. 

Empire 

Hazel Crosby 
Hall A Shapiro 
Wood's Circua 
(One to fill) 

2d half 
Wheeler Trio 
El Clevo 

Felfer Bros A Sis 
(One to fill) 

LEWISTON, ME. 

MuMic Hall 

Lizette A Rooney 
El Cleve 

Keene A Williams 
De Vo«» A Hosford 
(One to fill* 

2d half 
Th.> Rickards 
(Four to fill) 

LYNN, .MASS, . 

Olympla 

Denno Sis T A C 
"The Show Off ' 
Margaret Young 
"Creole Cocktail" 

2d half 
Geo Alexander Co 
Oscar I..orraine 
Pepita Granados Co 
(One to fill) 

M'< HESTER, N. H. 

Pulace 

Tony A George 
Ulis & Lee 
Kernan Cripps Co 
<'ha,<j Harrison Co 
Felfor Bros & Sis 

2d half 
^faek A Manus 
Flo A Ollie Walters 
Kernan Ctipps Co 
Bob Willis 
Golden Gate Thriee 

N. BEDF'D, MASS. 

'Olympla 

2d half 
Geo Reed A Girls 
"The Show Off" 
Do Voe A Hosford 
Ikrio Girls 



CHICAGO—KEITH CIRCUIT 



CINC INNATI 

Palace 

Cabbv B-o.s 



2d half 

Chlsholm A- Breen 
7 Brown Girls 



BUB 



CARRIE 

AUSTIN and ALLEN 

"DROADWAT TO THR ORIENT" 



POLI CIRCUIT 



ItUIIX.EPORT 

Plaxa 

F;.«=h;i n Plate R. v 
Mellon A Renn 
Breen Family 
I'rtss.or A Klalss 
Sheldon Tb'Di s & B 



Miller A Fears 

2d half 
RnsK A: Fay no 
Burns A I..orraIn^ 
Eldridge Blow A 
Burke A Durkiii 
Barnfst A W'lmsley 



K 



Waldron A W'msley 
Taylor Howard A T 
jR'-k George 2 
Hesslc Browning 

Rolfe'M Rev 

Tykr A Crollus 

DANVILLE, IL».. 

Tcrrnce 

1 Wil.'.on Sis 
Brady A Mahony 
Sully Roper."* A: S 
(«Mh<rH to flll> 

DAYTON 

IL I\ Kelth'H 

Hairy Holm.'in Co 
Frank Farron 
.Muldooii Fklyn A R 
(Others to fill) 

I'd half 
Conn A Hart 
Suilivan A Mvers 
Bud«Iy Walton 
.\cv>> Girls 

DLTROir 

IjtSallo (iardens 

»'uffn' r Af llotTiii.iri 
Sehaf- r AV'ym'r A: C 
■ Th-' Intrudtr" 
.M< !i;Mf^ A i^Jrant 



— T 
fill) 



(Oth.rs to 

FT. WAYNE, IND. 

Palace 

Rill Pruitt 
Embs A Alton 

3 Wilson Sis 
(Otherfi to fill) 

2d half 

4 Harmony Boys 
(Oth-rs to fill) 

HTIN<;T0N, IND. 

Huntington 

King Saul 
.Short A .Sweet 

2d half 
^Vills i'.ilbert Co 
Newport St irk A P 

INDIANAPOLIS 

B. F. Keith's 

l/'"<« Uay.s 

Tayior Howard A T 

Al Abbott 

Jimmy I niffy Co 

(.iitlor.H to fill) 

KALAMA/<H> 

Regent 

4 Tlariiiojiy Boys 



unna 



HARRY KAHNE 

SIX CYLINDER BRAIN 

NEVER MISSES. 

Again Touring ORPUEVM CIRCUIT 



(Two to fill) 
2d halt 
Bill Pruitt 
Mack A Maybelle 
«'uttner A Hoffman 
Howard A Fields 

LEXINGTON, KY. 

Ben All 

Sully Rogers A 8 
<'onn A Hart 
Sullivan A Myers 
Buddy Walton 
(Others to fill) 

2d half 
Hamlin * Mack 
Green A Parker 



2d half 
Wills A Wine.,!,,^ 
Gardner A Re^L 

Kllcen A Sto^e*^ 
(One to fill) ^ 

RICUMONU, Uf, 

Murray 

Our Future Homa 
(Othtrs tu fill) 

2d halt 
Sehafer WynirAfl 
(Others to nil) ^ 

TOLEDO 
B. F. Keith's 



Official Dttmtlnt t« tke If. V. 4, 

DR. JULIAN SIEGEL 

140:i B'lrny (Potnans Bids.) n. T. 



Our Future Homo 
(Others to fill) 

PADCCAH, KY. 

Orphrunt 

Creen A Parker 
C. Dr« w Play« rs 
Hamlin A .Maek 
Merrimen Girls 
(Others to fill) 



Aero Oirls 
Howard A Hanin 
"HickvUk FoUlW 
Taylor Macey 4 g 

2d half 

Harry Holinan C» 
Frank Farron 
Muldoon Fl;lyn A B 



ORPHEUM CIRCUIT 



CIIICA<;0 

MkJcsHc 

Four .Marx Bros 

M'LHileri A Carson 

Al Herman 

Adler A Rots 

Howard I'onies 

Pletro 

1) Sherwood A Bro 

Palace 

H Watson Jr Co 
Fred Llndi«ay <'o 
Kellam A O'Daro 
Anderson A Yvel 
Wm Gaxton Co 
Leo Boers 
Sully A Thomas 
Cameron Sihters 

State-1.iike 

Wof.eonl Bros Co 
Ben Ne One 
Lydell A Macey 
The Gellis 
Dave Harris Co 
Innls Bros 
Fink's Mules 
Moore A Jayne 

DENVER 

Orpheom 

(.Sunday opening) 
J^uby .Norton * 
R A E Deab 
Weston's Moile'.s 
Thrto Haley Sis 
Oliv'>r A < »Ip 
Four Ortons 

KANSAS CITY 

Main Street 

.Johnny Conlan 

M Montgomery Co 

La Bernicia (.'0 

Jack Ro.«e 

Ruth Howell Duo 

TAG Aroher 

Orpheum 

Ann Gray 
Jim Cullt-n 
"The Storm" 
Lockett A Lynn 
Barclay A (_'hain 
Bustoek School 

IX)S ATVGELES 

Hill St. 
"Modern Co. ktail" 
Princeton A Wats'rt 
Rita Gould 
Sandy Shaw 
Cortez Sisters 



Lynn A Smythe 
Wm ,*".ibury Ce 
Alexander Patty 
Valenti Bros 
Threo Melvins 

OMAHA, NEB. 

Oniheunt 

(Sunday opening) 
Kinzo 

H irry Kahne 
«;ordon A Ford 
Vera (Jordon Co 
Shrin' r A F'sim'as 
iliKgins A Bates 

PORTLAND, OBB» 

Orpheum 

(Sunday opening) 
^\ right Dancers 
Emerson A B Idwln 
Okott A Ann 
Roberts A Clark 
M A A Clark 
"Wond» r Girl" 
Frank Wilcox Co 

S.\rRAMEXTO 

Orpheum 

(1-3) 
(Saiio^ bill plays 

Fresno 4-6) 
Aeiiiii I, a Vails 
I. aura I'ierpont 
Alexand.^r Patty 
Gilbert Wells 
Bloek A Dunlop 
Princet^s J Q'n Tal 
Van A Corbett 

ST. Loris J 

Orpheum 
Ra*^ Sainu> Is 
Rockwell A Fox 
Avalons 
Nathalie Bros 
Eugene O'Brien 
Raymond Bond 
"Dress Rehrarsal** 
.Suzanne Th'nipklnt 

Rinlto 

H.iyataka Japs 
Robbie Gordone 
O'ook A Rosf'Vers 
D D H? • 

Eddie Foy Co • 

ST. PACL 

Orpheum 

(Sunday opening) 
Garcinetti Bros 



JOHN J. KEMP 
Theatrical Insurance 

S5 JOHN STREET. NEW YORK CITf 

Phone: Bowling Green SlOO 



The Dultons 

Orpheum 

Berk A Sawn 
Adelaide a- Hughes 
Mrs Sidney Drew 
Ned Norworth 
Espe A Dutton 
ninaldo Bros 
Mehllnper A Meyer 
B'ckridjje Casey Co 

MILWAtKEE 

MaJeMic 

Leo Carrilio 
Lang A Vernon 
Pearl Repay 

Stan Stanley 

Hurio 

Andcrr-on A Graves 

Shell A- Vernon 

Palace 

McK.\y A -Ar<line 
Carl, ton A Ballcw 
La Pilnreia Trio 
.Veal Abel 
.lugplinif Nelsons 
.la 'k Kennedy 

MINNEAPOLIS 

HcniiepSa 

(.Sunday opening) 
McRa.! A. Clogg 
('liff Nazarro Co 
Nat Nazarro Co 
I'atricola A Delroy 
"Pedestriani.'-ni'' 

OAKLAND, CAL. 

Orpheum 

(."Sunday oneninp) 
Trav< rs A I'ouglas 
Dainty ^I..rie 
Silver D'lvil A K 



Flanders A Butler 
Claudius A ScarlSt 
Frank Dobson C» 
Bert Kenny 

SAN FRANCISCO 

Ciolden Gate 

(Sund.iy op'ninfl 
Doris Humphrey Oi 
Van Hoveii 
Fred Huphes 
Jean Middleton 
Eddie Ilea me 
K luting's Animal* 

Or|>hcnm 

(Sunday opening) 
Dave Schooler 
Fenton A Fields 
MinFtrel MonarcB* 
Mr A Mrs A Ropsfj 
Doyle A Cavan'ttf* 
Dezo R» t;er 
Peppy Parker 
Jiintny I.uias 

SEATTLE 

Orphcani 

.siiriia Terry Co 
Crano Wilbur Co 
Well inp ton Cross 
Janls A ChaploW 
Rubin A Hall 
Clinton Sis 
I'rar.U Wii>-on 

WINMPEti 

Orpheum 

Hariy Carroll R«V 

Jiimny Savo 

/elaya 

Fern A Mario 

B A F M:.;0 

For.l .V- e-ur!ii;nghm 



lOEW CIRCUIT 



NEW YmLK ♦ ITV 

Stnio 

FulN.n A -Ma- I. 
Williair.s Bi as 
< 'orte:; A 15.> an 
Al Ray!ii#iiii| 
Hob Fi rn.s ».'«» 
\ anion A P' i i v 
Kitty i'l.illeis f.i 

2d hair 
Vot'.n A- W. .«t 
Seott Thoir.as .'. 1: 
|{o>d A King 
•eyiuoiir A Ya?' ■« 
I'.idie A- R.iiii'tJ. n 
\ardoii A: I'-rry 
Beatrice Morr< 11 f^ 

American 

Hartley A Joe 



.M.innei.-4 A" T.cwrf 
F. J Moor- C* 
y. yniour .V VatCi 
Annabelin 

M ir.-hail .<: r.nnors. 
Kad,.; A- Kaiiisden 
< .r 1. .; Ay!. >. .<i ^^^ 
:d half 

Warn; .111 A >f-^'^ 
I', rn Bigeion A K 
\I Rayii;or..l 
l.il.i.ni St' 'ie Co 
.lo.> Rol). rl'' 
U.,wlf s- A- N ■ " K 
Adrian 
Fulton A-. M>»li 

Vhtoria 

Rige A Rose 
Rted A UiuKe 



^VniBy, Ap 




VARIETY 



?Acht- Orche.tr* 
"^ 2d lm\t 

Ijiyton 
Orchestra 



B*rry A^ 

(fjechf* 
Uitcoln Sq. 
Baigott & Sheldon 

^y ft L»yton 
gSeiand to B' way 
2d half 



Rcartb "Girl! of Altitudo" 
2d half 

Mack ft: Brantley 
Reader A Arnrjstr'f 
Grew ft Pates 
Carl Nixon Rev 
(One to fill) 

BALTIMORK 



Hippodrome 

LaBelve Duo 
Muck ft ReuiUnc 
Gurdon ft Healy 
Criterion 4 
Phil Adams Co 



• 1 



MR. GEORGE CH008 

PRESKMTS 

EDDIE VOGT 



Eiif. 



IN ENGI.AND 

Toiirinir Wt»» Cirrult. 
Kep.. KKKVI'>^ A LAMPORT 



Riice & Rose 

^JVy & .Jraham 

iarrlaue vs DiVce 

frovato 

jlorton Jewell Tr 

(jrecley S«a. 
F«rrier 

Stewart & Ro'^s 
C & D J«n"i»^"^ 
•state Room 19" 
Amoros & Jeanotte 
Beatrice Morroll b 

:'d half 
jeatiPtte «: Nornrns 
Oracf llayt* 
Nevlns & Gordon 
Gottlcr & Fields 
Francis Ross D 
(One to till) 

Delnnccy St. 
Kremkr. Hros 
Fred Wt b»r Co 
Joe Roberts 
jtflddlvton & S 
Adrian 
jeaneite & Norm na 

2d half 
DePierre Trio 
Davis * Chadwick 
A n Jennings 
Tbos r Jackson 
Collins & Pillard 

• Downing & Lee Co 

National 

Oibson Ac Price 
cijarlwtte Worth 
h Steele Co 
Marston & Jlanloy 
Creole Fashion Rev 

2a half 
Perrier 

Gordon & Dtlmar 
Middlctun & 8 
Gordon * Gates 
"Dancing Shoes" 

Orphenm 

DeLyons Duo 
Grace Hay«^s 
Broken Mirror 
Friend & Downing 
"Story Book Rev" 

2a half 
Binns & Grill 
Fred TV'eber Co 
Bob Ferns C© 
Anioros & Joano'te 
Kitty Frames To 

Boulevard 

Flying Honrys 
Beat ft Clare 
Davis ft Chadwick 
Ifarriagp vs Div'ce 
Collins & Plllard 
Morion Jowell Tr 

2a half 
Gibson & Price 
Ifarshall ft Connors 
Dave Thursby 
DeMario 5 
I^Van & DcVine 
Dance Evolution 

Avenue B 

Bollinger ft Reyn'ds 
Cooper Lacey 
J K Bmmptt Co 

• I^Van ft DeVlne 
••Yachting" 

2a half 
1 Little Maids 
Reed ft Rlake 
Kimbcrlcy ft Pnge 
Smiling B Mason 
Toyana Troupe 

BROORLTN 

Metropolitan 

Fletrher & Pasq'lo 
Curry ft Graham 
•'At the Partv" 
Oottler ft Flolfin 
Francis Ross ft D 

2(1 half 
DeLyons Duo 
Boland A Kn'ght 
Anna belle 
Clayton ft T.ennle 
(One to flU) 

Palace 

Dawnon L'lgan ft C 
P«cit ft Stone 
Klmb^rley ft Pago 



BIRMINGHAM 

BIJou 

Leach LuQuinlan 3 
Downt-y ft AVhiting 
lifndor & Armstr'K 
Texas Gutnan Co 

2d half 
Mursman & Vance 
Morhy ft Mack 
L AL K Dr«jw 
Rairr's ft Avey 
•'Girls of Altitude" 

BOSTON 

Orpheuin 

Ilubiit Dyor Co 
llf'lcne Davis 
llHslam & Wilson 
l»f'inar«st ft AVms 
St Clair Twins Co 

I'd half 
Cornell I-.cona ft Z 
Uortit' Kramer 
Nobody Home 
Willilns ft AVilkins 
Kane Moroy & M 

Bl'FFALO 

State 

PChCl l>uo 

I onr.)y & O'DonneU 

Al I.'ster Co 

Snappy Bits 

Jim Rrynolds 

H Dockrill Co 

CHICAGO 

Kialto 

Bondrr ft llerr 
l{art ft Doyle 
Frank Cornrll Co 
I.f.ster ft- Moore 
Car.ioo Rov 

DAYTON 

Dayton 

Soflc Sc Dell 

I.'^'e MasOn Co 

Calvin ft O'Connor 

Poster Oirl 

Royal Pekinese Tr 

2d half 
The Newmans 
Rubort Gilea 
Billy DeVere Co 
lloath ft Sperllner 
Taigane Troupe 

FRESNO, CAT.. 

Hippodrome 

2d half 
Dennis Bros 
l;illy Barlow 
Jofl. lyn & Turner 
Babe LaTour Co 
Tom McKay's Rev 

HAMILTON. CAN. 

I/oew 

Strnssle's Scals^ 
Fiske ft Fallon 
Fox ft Kelly 
Maley ft O'Brien 
"One Two Three" 

HOBOKEN, N. J. 

Loew 

Dully St Juhn 
Thos P Jackson Co 
Bits Sons A Dance 
(Two to nil) 
2d half 
Mack ft Nelson 
•At the Party " 
Herbert ft North 
3 Raymonds 

HOI-YOKE, MASS. 

I^ocw 

Van ft Emerson 
Mason ft Gwynne 
Grey & Byron 
Frank Terry 
Girl 1,000 Eyes 

2d half 
Royal Sidneys 
Douglas Flint Co 
Jennings ft Mazier 
Girl 1.000 Eyes 

HOI STON, TEX. 

Majeatio 

Taylor ft Brown 



McCormaik ft W 
Great LuFoIlctttt 

LOS ANGELES 

State 

Ella LaVail 
Dav;.'4 ft Bradner 
"Betty Wake Up" 
C A "T Harvey 
Musical J'eaches 

II KM PIUS 
Lmw 

"Just FrlendiT' 
McDermott A V 
Mac ft Hill 
The Lelghtons 
Holtsworth ft Burl 

2d half 
L LaQuinlun S 
Downf^y ft Whiting 
Bender ft Armstr'g 
Tt^ias Quinan Co 

MONTREAL 

Leew 

Ptanlcy ft Klva 
H ft K Sutton 
Chas Mack Co 
Ki'o Tom 4 
Ed Slunisloff Co 

NEWARK, N. J. 

State 

J F;iiiton'8 Athletes 
Kdria Dreon 
Wm Stanton Co 
J.iimbcrt ft Fish 
Paul l>innis Co 

NEW ORLEANS 

Crescent 

'I'liL' Rfukos 
Arnold Grazt r 
l.allo.n ft Dupreece 
Miller Packer ft S 

2d half 
F Stafford Co 
"Ju.st Frlfnds" 
M.Ponnott ft Vlnc't 
Mac ft Hill 
Tho Lclphtons 
Holt>sworih ft Burt 

OAKLAND, CAL. 

State 

Harvanl ft Druce 
Manning ft Dall 
Kerr ft Ensign 
Drisroll Long & H 
Eva Tanguay 

OTTAWA. CAN. 

Ix>ew 

Lrs Silvas 
Barlvor ft Dunn 
I'laymatts 
r.«Mv Hawkins 
Bobby Jarvis Co 

riTTSRllROH 

Lyceum 
Prevost ft Goulet 
.Mc:ton ft- Wilson 
.Murphy ft Kicin 



OERTRtDE— 



MOODY and DUNCAN 



Hw\ 



OPERA ami JAZZ. INC. 

<()M1N(J EAST. 
l»lrfrtlon: HARRY WEBER 

We<-li (May !)• RAain Strctt, Kansas 



—MART 



City 



Smiling n Mason 
Toyana Troupo 

2d half 
Forrest & rhurch 
Jolly St John 
Creole Fashion Rev 
Friend ft Downing 
''IJing Henrys 
^>arwi(lc 
J'orrest ft Chur. h 
J'hnny Murphy 
"elm ft l.o.-kwoods 
Morky ft rhesl 
^ura ft Ffvley 
- 'd hi. If 

iJan.iiiK Browns 
^harloue Worth 
J K Em 
Jo-Jo 
^^".'llngf 



■ifc'h 



imMt Co 



Bi 
A 



& R'yn 
<iates 

innH \. c.vw 
4 L u ii^on 
;:«vinn .<; (jord. n 
^yovato 

"Dancing Sha.s- 
. , ^'d h.,;r 
Ankf r ! 

Hrokrn Mirror 
;Mar'K^ f, s\ iison 
^tory iio.,)< R, V 

ATLANTA 

,, <'rHnd 

*'">«««tn;in 
Morji y 

J* E 

•ain^fe 4, Avey 



ds 



A/ Vancf 
'V Mack 
Dif \v 



Mll'or ft- Rose 
Walt»^r Fenner Co 
Earl Rickard* 
Jack Collln.i Co 

2d half 
The Rockos 
Arnold Grazer 
TiaHocn ft Dupreeco 
Miller Packer ft S 
F Stafford Co 

KANSAS CITY 

Loew 

Will ft Blondy 
Brown ft Elaine 
Mario Russell Co 
r. W Gilbert Co 
Ethel i:ilnioro C" 

2d half 
Billv Kinkaid 
I.ind ft Treat 
Whalcn King »'<> 
Weir ft Crest 
Jonos Fanuly 

LONDON, CAN. 

l4>ew 

J ft A Ke. 1. y 
(; ft- I. G.'ird. n 
"Innocent Evt;" 

I'd half 
RavTuond ft I>yte 
Th*> McNauKhtoHH 
J B Tottf a Co 



L'(i 



CAl 



BEAril, 

State 

-Vaignt ft Francois 

Mainiiiv 

The Chattel 



Bthd Gilmore Ce 
bAl.T LAKE 

HUU«> 

Turn, r Bros 
riis ft <Mark 
Hodge ft Lowell 
Itil'-y Fetn.y ft R 
Elixabeth Sulti Co 

SAN ANTONIO 

I'rlaeesM 

J i If Aitken 
Carlton ft Tate 
Roberts A Boyne 
Wilson ft Larsen 
Hazel Green Co 

2d half 
Taylor ft Brown 
Mill.-r ft Roue 
Walter Fenner Co 
Karl Riikard 
Jack Cuillns Co 

SAN FRANCI8<0 

Hippodrome 

Dimond ft (; d ghl r 
T.ehr ft Bull 
•JhaH Gill Co • 

Altyna r'arbone 
Melody Festival 

SAN JOSE 

Hippo4irome 

l.«t half 
Di nnis Bros 



PANTAGES CIRCUIT 



Co 



WINN I PEG 

Pant aces 

r.m;;« ft \vii..» 

• h ij.U^tlain ft Earl 
>'rune Sisters 
'.♦■o Greenwood Co 
r.-.Mahan ft HIIfs 
K(>>a1 Revue 

RF^INA, CAN. 

Pantages 

(1-8) 

(Same bill plays 

SMMkatoon 4-6) 
Will M<,rris 
N'ada Norraine 
Uobrit MeKlm 
I-'tur Byron Girls 
I.s France ft Harris 
Johnny Elliott 

G.. FALLfl, MONT. 

Pantages 

<2-:i) 

(Sa)n»- bill plays 

Hell na 4) 
The l>Mkfords 
FiAvniim Bros 
Clinton ft Cappell 
Whipple Huston Co 
-Mar. on Gibn>y Co 

Ul TTE, MONT. 
PantageN 



HOLMES and LEVERE 

"THEMSELVES" 

.\Im> Throwlnfc tlie "Dummy" This Week 

(April 'H), B. F. Kelth'K. Pliilndelphla. 

Direction: HAKKV FIT/GERALD 



lOlly Barlow 
Josdyn A: Turner 
l'.;b.! La Tour Co 
T McKay's Rcvue 

SEATTI^E 

Palaee 

Zen » Mull ft C 
Ir« ne Trevetle 
Jcv» dah Rajah 
Tom McRao Co 
Jack Waltjih Co 

8P'(i FIELD, MASS. 

Loew 

Royal .Sidneys 
Will J Evans 
Douglas Flint Co 
Jennings ft Mazier 
Kirksmith Sl8tcrs 

2d half 
Van ft Emerson 
Mapon ft Gwynne 
Grey ft Byron 
Frank Terry 
Sunbeam Follies 



(2?-2) 
(Same bill plays 
Anaeonda 8. 
.Mi».<;ou!a A) 
Hnry ft Eary 
S. J ruour ft Je'neltc 
Jack fonway Co 
• ark ft- Verdi 
Krford s Oddities 

SPOKANE 

Pantages 

Hori ft .Va^anil 
liu-ster Qullan Co 
Ikeman & Grace 
H.bbitt ft Malle 
I'oweU Quintet 

SEATTLE 

Pnntagrs 

"De;by Day" 
Walter Hrower 
Craig Holtsworth 
Kuma Four 
F ord ft- Price 
Chas Rogers Co 



C W Johnson Co 
3 Antbler Bros 
SAN DIEGO 

Pantngra 

"Cupids rioseops" 
Rorsini Troupe 
Melody Garden 
l-ieut Barry Co 
Rome ft Wager 

I/G BEACH. CAl.. 

Fantagea 

Four Hards 

Ellzab'th Nelson Co 

Hazel ^loran 

I ft J Marlin 

"G d Night Nurse" 

David Reeeo 

SALT LAKE 

PaatttKes 

Norma Teltna 
Klass ft Brillant 
I'ot Pourrl 
Jil.'ion City Four 
"Eyes of Huddha" 

OGDRN, ITAH 

Paatngea 
(4-6) 

Pasquali Bros 
Del Haity Japs 
Three Senators 
Jaek Halten Co 
King ft Irwin 

DENVER 

Pantages 

Zar.T. Carmen 3 
Gertrude Kaund'rs 3 
I.illie J Faulkner 
Burns ft Wilson 
I»ifferint Rev 

COLO. SPRINGS 

Panlitges 

(1-3) 
(.Same bill plays 

Pu. bio 4-6) 
E ft E Adair 
T.azar ft Dale 
••.'urrent of Fun" 
Lanefon Smith ft L 
Five i'utriiwars 

KANSAS CITY 

* Pantages 
"Spid.r's Web" 
Meredith ft Snoozcr 
Oklahoma Four 
Holland ft Odrn 
•Romantic T'chcr" 
Ward ft Gory 

ST. IX)UIS 

Empress 

Wyoming Trio 

Green ft Dunbar 

Aleko 

Pan American 4 

Al Sweet's Hazzars 

.Mendozas 



I WANT 



UNUSUAL PLAYLETS AND NOVELTIES 
AND WILL PERSONALLY READ ALL MANI SCRIPTS SVBMITTED 

HUGH HERBERT, HOTEL HARGRAVE 

West 72d Street, New York City 

. ^ - 



z 



Arthur Peaggn 

H LaU.'trr ft Beaux 

PORTLAND. ORE. 

Hippodrome 

Freds Pigs 
Monte ft Lyons 
Let's Go 

Grace Cameron Co 
Franchini Bros 

PROVIDENCE 

Emery 

Cornell Leona A 
Potter ft Gamble 
.Anneiu- Dare 
"Nobody Home" 
W 11 kins A Wllklns 
Kane Morey A M 

2d half 
Ifubert Dyer Co 
Heiene Davis 
Hank Brown Co 
Haslam A Wilson 
Demarest A Wms 
St Clair Twins Co 

SACRAMENTO 

Hippodrome 

1st half 
Obalit ft Adrienne 
Melvillo ft Stetson 
•In Wrong" 
Hart Wagner A B 
Jonia's Hawaiiana 

1ST. LOUIS 

I^>ew 

Tho Newmans 
Robert OIlea 
Hilly De Vere Co 
Heath ft- Sperling 
Ts'gc^ni Troupe 

L'd half 
Will ft Blondy 
ft Elaine 
Itussell Co 
Gilbert Co 



STO< KTON 

State 

2d half 
Oliala ft Adrienne 
Melville & Stetson 
•In Wrong" 
Hart Wagner ft B 
Jonia's llawaiians 

TORONTO 

liOew 

Harry Bentell 
YorUe ft Maybelle 
Van ft Carrie Avrry 
Hohien A Herron 
Kalaluhi'8 Co 



VANCOtVER. B.C. 

Paotaffes 

Mole Jesta A M 
I popularity Girls 
Nelson ft Madison 
i:verett's Monkeys 
I'ot Pourrl Dancers 

TACOMA 

PantaccB 

Tips A Taps 
Street iVchin 
Wilson ft McAvoy 
Cindoreila Revue 
Duval A Symonds 



E. HEMMENDINGER Jnc. 

JEWELERS 

33 WEST 46th STREET 

NEW YORK 

Tel. Bryant 1543 



^ro^vn 

.Miirie 

Wolfe 



WASIUNGTON 

Strand 
Russell A Hayes 
Jack Roddy 
Carl ft Ines 
Ficd Gray Co 
"Around the Clock" 

WINDSOR. CAN. 

Loew 

T'.a.Miiond ft Lyte 
'i he McNaughtons' 
J D Totten Co 

2d half 
J ft A Keelcy 
C, ft- L Garden 
••Jnnoc<ni Eve' 



GUS SUN CIRCUIT 



Kl FFAI.^ 
Lafayette 

Selnia Hratz Co 
Marks ft Gallagher 
Dan Sherman Co 
Jones ft Greenlee 
Melody ftDance 

DETROIT 

Cnlnmhin 

I'ete H-rklno 
Dancer ft Grom 
Dolce Sisters Co 
T. ft TI Wesley 
Don Valcrio Co 

INDIANAPOLIS 

Lj ric 

'|"h" Gladiatom 
Itobt Henry Dodij" 
Hal ley ft Noble 
St' rnlo ft Bloom 
chri.stv ft M'Donnld 
Kr- dcrio Saniloy Co 

RD( HESTER, N.Y. 

Metory 

Keno K'i'.a & M 



Gene ft Mlnette 

2d half 
Kelly ft Drakfl 
Spencer Sir & W 

TOLEDO, O. 
Ki\oli 

Fruz« a 

Challla ft Lambert 
Lloyd ft WhIteh'HC 
Threo (Churns 
Kelln Bros 
Mabt' rs ft K 



WATLRT'N, 
Avon 



Rov 
N. Y. 



rode son A Tod. «'•; 
K.l.v ft Diako 
Indian R'^vcrif.s 
Holland ft Rao 
Yvt t o 

2d hilf 
Ger • ft M n< (to 
Keno Keyes ft M 
"ILM.i's Houdo.i 
I--:.dily Alien 
iMi.tia ft i'sCkn 



ULIS and LEE 



SUCCLSSrUL 8YNC0PAT0R8 
JM.AVLNG KEiTH 



of SONCLAND 
UOMIT 



Direction: \»' ^.\"AM'» » 
B. B. MAUINF.LIJ OIIIC* 



Four Errcttos 

PORTLANT), ORE. 

Paiitages 

Farrtll A Hatch 
Futuristic Revue 
L.-Mly Alice's Pets 
Lunley A Merrill 
Miller Kllnt ft C 
Moran A Wiser 

Travel 

(Open week) 
Tom Kelly 
•Country Village" 
Stanley A Jaffery 
•Br<<.zy Buddies" 
Kola Jackson Co 

SAN FRANCI8C6 

I'antagea 

(Sunday opening) 
.Joe Thomas Co 
\villi# Bros 
T,a Pino A Emery 
("orriihh ft Corni?<h 
.-Kip Kennedy A R 
•p. ftlcoatH" 

OAKLAND* CAL. 

Pantages 

(Funtlay or'CJilng) 
Henry Cafalaiio Co 
F' rniviel liros 
.M.'i>:>r;o Clifton Co 
M.ison ft Bailey 
.'^outhirn Four 
Four Danubcs 

LD*^ ANGFI.FS 

PiintngeM 

Sl'eily ft H< It K' V 

I'ol' y ft' <) N" .1 

W .i! r 7 li. slinks 



MEMPHIS 

Pantacea 

Swan A Swan 
El Cota 

Larry Reilly Co 
Dunbar & Turner 
Shaw's Animals 
Mabel Harper Co 

CLEVELAND 

Miiea 

Tybflle Sis 
Hal A Francis 
Chic Supreme 
Tumbling Demons 
Virginia L Corbin 
Fulton A Burt 

DETROIT 

Miles 

Sntlth's Animals 
Craig A Cato 
Bcnsee A Balrd 
Lunatic Bakers 
Sampsel A L'hardt 
Hortmann Co 

Regent 

Class Manning A C 
Hayden G'dwJn A R 
Al Fields 

Danc'g Humphreys 
Dr I'auline 

TORONTO 

Pantages 
Pedrii k & I)evere 
Zalda A Santley 
Johnson Fox A O 
Glasgow Maids 

F ft T Hayden 
Ishaknwa Bros 

HAMILTON, CAN. 

Pantages 

Lafoy's Models 
Violet Carlson 
••.Night Boat" 
Ff>8tir & R.iy 
Six Tip Tops 

SCR AN TON, PA. 

Miles 

(W'k's-Barre split) 
Terminal Four 
Gus Elnore A B 
Tliirrlson Circus 
P Conehas Jr Co 
WILK'S-B'RE^ PA. 

Miles 

(Scranton split) 
Three Alexs 
lUrnard A Ferris 
"Story Bool: Rev " 
Harry Van Taseon 
Arizona Joe 



WH'LINO, W. 

Ilex 

\L-i.lam Paula 
It^land A Ray 
« ri oie Rev 
.Neil MeKlnley 
iif ek'TS Hand 



VA. 



WESTERN VAUDEVILLE 



( riK A(.0 

AmerioHn 

Wi'pn. !.l .«^ Jn**.t'! 
t l; .!ohi)'-on Co 
Vat's Haw ley 
(Tliree (I) t\i\) 

2d half 
.L-'f ksrn ft T'yl'r Co 
V. r . « ft K ir K 
(Four to rtll) 

EmpresA 

Ualmus 



I'onaldHon ft Van 
Ml < 'oi ni>n li ft K.I 
Kddio CasBidy 
Three Whirl-A.nds 
]{ii*y Ailirigton C< 



Gladys Greene Co 
Cliff Blanehard 
Morris & Campbell 
Clark ft Bergman 
York A King 
Capt Betts Seals 

2d half 
Doubal ft lycary 
Simpson ft Dean 
Clifford Wuyns I 
Bert Kenny 
•'Brazilian Heiress" 

Linrola 

Mini D'Armond Co 
"Brazirtan Heiress" 



Monro A Grattoa 
Brown's 6 

2d half 
Delbridge A Grem'iy 
Rogers ft Gregory 
a Hamel Sis 

oklahok'a city 

Orpheans 

Amaranth 81s 

Variety 4 ^. 

Napaneeo 

Moody A Duncan 

Hanaka Japs 

td half 



ROSS WYSE and Co. 

FEATPRTNG 

TONEY 

THE WONDER OF WONDERS 



Libonntl 

Raymond Schrnm 
(Two to till) 

2d half 
Karl Ivary 
Wingfleld ft- Jean'te 
Morris ft Campbell 
Clark ft Hergman 
(Two to nil) 

ATCHISON. KAN. 

Orpheum 

Aldlne ft WriKht 
J ft G Gutlfoyle 
Gardner ft K«vere 
Three Regals 

BEL\1DERE. ILL. 

.Apollo 

Happy Johnson 
Browns Syiuph'y 5 

CENTRALIA. ILL. 

GrumI 

Lanmnts Cockalo's 
Harry Haw ft His 
Stnbley ft Wmthrop 
Wills Gilbert Co 

2d half 
Clayton ft Clayton 
Bobby Van Horn 
Roach ft MrCurdy 
Gordon ft Day 

DrilPQlE, lA. 

Majeslio 

Delb'go ft Cremmcr 
Fred Ha gen Co 

FT. SMITH, ARK. 

Jole 

Pollard 

Cook A Oat man 

G'D ISI^\ND, NEB. 

Majestle 

Jean Gibson Co 
DeWitt A Robison 
(One to nil) 
2d half 
Delb'ge A tJremmcr 
Rocers A Gregory 
Three Hamel .sis 

HASTINGS, NEB. 

Empress 

Delb'ge ft Grcmmer 
Rogers ft Gregory 
Three Hamel Sis 

JOPLIN, MO. 

Electric 

Margaret Ford 
La France Bros 

2d half 
BAB:: Dcvereaux 

JiANSAH CITY 

Globe 

Rose A Thorn 
"4 Jacks A Queen' 
Fred lycwis 
Big Jim 

2d half 
Clauds Austin 
Monroe A Grattan 
Six Anderson Sis 
George F. Hall 

UNCOLN, NEB. 

Liberty 

Claudia Austin 
^Tonroe A Gratton 
Pert l^ewitt 
Crawfor<l A Brod'k 
6 Anderson His 

;d half 
Raymond Wilbert 
Stone A Rollo 
Shrlner A F'zs'm'ns 
Melody A Art 

M'RSH'LTOWNMA. 

Casino 

Rog( rs ft Gregory 

2d half 
Rose Kress Duo 
Lyle A Virginia 
"Fascination" 

NORFOLK. NEB. 

.Audllorinm 

Claude Austin 



Francis A Day 
Twyman ft Vincent 
"Trip to HItland" 
Heras A Wells 

OM/UIA. NEB. 

Empress 

Jean Gibson Co 
l^eWItt A Robinson 
Melody A Art 

(One to nin 

2d half 
Farl A Mullen 
.M Emmet t Co 
Lew Wells 
'Getting It Over" 

RACINE. WIS. 

Rialto 

2d half 
Win ion Bros 
Alexandria 
Hilly Beard 

bT. JOE. MO. 

Electric 

M Kmmett Co 
Harrison A Darling 

2d half 
J A O Guilfoyle 
Aldine A Wright 

ST. IX>I 19 

C'olnmbia 
Clayton ft Clayton 
Bobb^ Van Horn 
Eileen A Stone 
Roach A McCurdy 
Torelly's Circus 

2d half 
Lament's Cockatoos 
Rose A Sli.'ifrner 
Harvey ft Ir^-no Sis 
Hugh Johnson 
Kara Co 

SIOI'X CITY, lA. 

Orpheam 

A Nelson's Patience 
Robt B Keane 
Bill Robinson 
Keane A Whitney 
Shrlner A F'zs'm'ns 
(Otie to nil) 
2d half 
J A I Melva 
Hartley ft ratters'n 
Crawford A Brod'k 
Bert Lewis 
Bobby McT..carv Co 

(One to nil) y 

SO. BEND. IND; 

Orphennt 

Patrice ft Sullivan 
Chlsholm A Rrern 
Walmsley A Keat'f 
Billy Beard 
Ed Jan is Co 
(One to nil) 
2d half 
Flanders A Butler 
Moore I^ittleneld Co 
Watts A llawley 
Raymond A Bchr'm 
<ialetti's Monks 
(One to nil) 

TERKE IIACTE 

Hippodrome 

Knight's Roosters 
Flanders A Butler 
Simpson A Dean 
Brady A Mahoney 
(Two fo nil) 

id half , 
3 White Kuhens 
Walmsley A Keat'g 
J K Johnson Co 
Torelil's Circus 
(Two to nil) 

TtLKA, OKI^. 

Orpheum 

Fran< Is A Day 
Twyman A Vincent 
"Trip to Hitland" 
Heras A Wells 

- 2d half 
Amaranth Sis 
Variety 4 
Napanecs 
Moody ft. Duncan 
Hanaka Japs 



(Continued from r«8C 22) 
and hi.s name placed in the nnnun* 

cjatovs for overture prccrdir^g tho 
vaudeville. 



BuHinofp lioldipfT up l>iR at Pan- 
ta^CH' with no regular nrhedale 
employed Sunday. Five thowa were 
given on thai liay thin vsotk. witli 
the houKe sliKhtly nnore than half 
filled at the end of the first show. 

The current bill lackod comedy 
and contained too many iLiah and 
quiet acta. Henry Catalano and 
Co. in "AlonK Broadway." ft-atured 
In the billing;, offered nlooly staged 
sin^inff airanKt'niont, con.slsting ot 
improHsion.s of production numbercr, 
following a burglar introduction an* 
nouncing thoy would steal the num- 
bers. Hernivici Bros, and Co. with 
a production violin offering were 
well rocoivi'il next to closing, the 
combined rich nettirgs and violin 
work framing^up nicely. A male 
singer with an ordinary voice sup- 
ports the brothers. Tho turn 19 
comphted In "one" with comedy 
used in conjunction with a number. 
Mason and Bailey preceding the 
Bernicivi a<;t scored the hit of the 
bill. The colored team stopped the 
show with dancing after s curing 
lauKbs with talk. Four Danubes 
added thrills with casting work lit 
tho closing position. Southern 
Harmony Four, a neat nppcarlnic 
male Quartet with fair routine an<!l 
harmony, appeared No. 2. Maggie 
Clifton and Partner opt ncd the 
show with hand lifts and balancing. 
The strength feats of the woman 
aroused more than iL'^ual interest, 
with her rlop dancing while bal- 
ancing tho man proving a good 
finish. 



Hipp 
bill of 
Bruce, 
closed 
opened, 
through a 
acrobatic. I, 



held an ordinary flvc-ae€ 

usual C4illbre. Harvard and 

mixed team, on tho ringe 

the show. Roshier's Doga 

The animals were put 

routine of poses and 

securing pleasing re<" 



turns. Manning and Hall, a hlg 
woman and little man, clowned on 
the strength of their sizes and se* 
cured laughs with ancient material 
in the No. 2 position. Kerr and 
Knsign with neat talk, comedy hit* 
and capable violin work provided 
the best entertainment of the bUL 
Driscoli. Long and Hughes, male 
trio, with an ordinary routine and 
good harmony held next to cloitoff 
spot entertainnigly. 
Business off to a marked degree. 

Adeic Blood sailed la^t week Off 
the Pacific Mail liner Empire State 
for the Orient, where she contemn 
plates promoting a picture veniureb 
Regarding the many rumors of her 
wedding, Miss Blood said: "Ther^ 
is abBolutely nothing to it." 



Susan no Morgan, a charactei^ 
actress, who created the role of 
Norah in the original New York 
prcMluction of "Twin Beds/* wae 
specially engaged by the Alcaaar 
th .atre management here to play 
tho same part In the local stock 
production of the play. 



Felix Riflser, ahead of "The PaWH 
ing Show," is in town again, filg 
first visit in two years. "The Paaa* 
ing Show" is booked to open in the 
Century theatre next week. Rlnser 
reports that the ehow is going to 
London in June. 



Nancy Fair, former Teadl0|^ 
woman at the Alcazar theatre, if 
back in San Francisco for a visit. 
She iu accompanied by her mother. 







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N. T. A. CLIII, ^EW lOKK CITl 



INTERSTATE CIRCUIT 



DALLAS, TEX. 

Ma Jen tie 

Paul A Pauline 

Murray fllrls 

Rlrhard Kean 

OcorKo MacF'arlane 

Tarxan 

D« riiareot A Collttl'i 

Mign'ctte Kokin Co 

IIOI'KTON, TKX. 

Majestic 

Sjlvia Loyal Co 
Knapp A • '<>rri' li.i 
' I'roliteerlnK'' 
Mary Havni h 
Suni.i A i.ol^ 
A A F Stedman 
WordfM IJroB 

LITTLF ROC K 

Mnjestir 

('or>k A: o.itman 
' Mn'oii A Ilonn- y 
I'aul 1»< ' ker Co 
.Sf'ino A Hayes 
U Do in ^r:^n Co 

:d half 
Fo'.I.ird 
liu.xW y A rort< r 



Lyons A Yosco 

(Two to nil) 

OKLAHOMA ClTl 

Majestic 

(Tulsa split) 
iMt half 
Amaranth Plsters 
Variety Four 
Napanees 
.Moody A Duncan 
Hanoka Trio 
HA\ ANTOMO 

Majestic 

.TerdKM <;irls 
(;ra<e Doro 
riio Omeras 
I*' wj«» A Norton 

•■}l\i\>> \ilie" 
Toncy A Norman 
l;n^PO 

TI I.SA. OK LA. 

Majestic 

(Ulv.ihoma split) 
Jst half 
Krnnela A I)ay 
Tnyn.an A Vlnecnt 
•Trip to Hitland' 
lit ras A \Vi.;<« 



Lionel B. Samuel, manager of the 
Alcazar. leaves next week for a two 
weeks' visit to Los Ang|^les, where 
he will look over avaiUiLle taJent- 
for his stock theatre. The cuntracta- 
of a number of players expire In 
July, and Samuel is seeking to find 
others to replace them. lU- will also 
take occ.iHion to rest up while OA 
his visit to the south. 



Mrs, Antonia Figone, h former 
San Franciscan, now drtsber lor 
Savoy, of Savoy and Brennan, with 
tho "(ireenwlch Follies," was en- 
tertained lavishly by the members 
of the company here during the stay 
of the show. 



Otto Hh.nfter, a Chicago agent and 
formerly of New York, is a San 
Francisco visitor, and says he la 
here to look over the field and prob^ 
ably will remain permanently, 

Richard Mitchell, chirf of pub- 
licity for I). W. Grilfith, has arrived 
in town to supervise the publicity 
campaign of "Orphans of the 
Storm," the newest Grilliih feature 
that is being shown at tlie .Strand. 
Mitchell is working out •-ome new 
ideas in conjunMion with Liill" Mc-« 
Stay and Jii' k Br»'l.:iriy. 

J»»»r;;7l.f, 



< Lll rOKD U AVNF TKIO 

MASTER 'kARLh" WAYNE 

The World's For* m -st Mlnaturc S«rr. 

Booked PoUd' Orph^'um and KeMh 

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(May 1) 
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•'i'olli«>« of Day" 1-3 Cohen's Sk-W 

[juv].:\\ 4-C Cohen's IV.iighk* * if^le 
London I'.elUs" 1 (Jayfty roHton 
Slngrr Ja< k 1 Knipire Hrooklyn 
"Tit fr.r T.il 1 I Jul tig Ac Sf.imon'i 

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HEADLINING 



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BOSTON 

By LEN LIBBEY 
Keith's 

*rhe lcM\'\l Keith hou-o this week 
Is celeltralinK its * Tliini of a 
Century" anniversary. To iSoston 
t)u:4 means more thun it docs to tht* 
other cities, for it was in this city 
tliat D. F. Keith laid tlie foundation 
Of his vaudeville Imsinoss. 

A foreword In the prounim this 
t\ook points out tliat vaudtvillo, as 
far a? it has been conducted by the 
Keitli people, has never felt the 
pressure of censorsliii*. and that it 
lias never been necei'sary, bc'cause 
those things which called for cen- 
eorship in other forms of entertain- 
ment were barred from the start in 
vaudeville. A plance at tho audi- 
ence on Monday aftornoon bore out 
this contention, for there was prcs- 
c^nt the regular sprinUllns of clerKy- 
men. who have ever beta patrons 
©f the houso. 

The booking ]>owfnx ]>irk»d the 
\\\\\ with sp(.'ci;il care this wet-k. but 
It is a fact ttic !shi>;v mnsl be a 



sourcf of gratihcation for those old 
patrons of the vaudeville game in 
this city who naturally wouM bo in 
attendance this week. By Bome 
strange quirk thorp is missing in 
tiie program everything that lias 
iome to pass in the vaudeville game 
in tho i»ast few years, or since the 
advent of 'jazz" and the 'shimmy," 
and the yhow as it ran could have 
been put at least 15 years ago. 

Tho first act was conventional, 
Herbert and Dare, in one of those 
ciuiet athletic acts, the regulation 
fstrong njan and his p.4rtner. Full 
stage used without any attempt at 
the sensational, just a show opener. 
They came on late because of the 
lilm* d'.M>i<'tin : the progriss of 
vaudeville in tho third of a century. 

Dave PwOth was on next. As a 
single he trios to do too much. His 
opt-ning piano number went well; 
so did his dancing, and he lost 
ground only when he spent a few 
minut««s in a usob-ss hat juggling 
bit with some comedy rung in. 

Tlio Cansinos. back for tho soo- 
ond time this season, were on in 



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third position. A clever pair; their 
dancing numbers without exception 
are devoid of any taint of the latter- 
day crazes, and they scored from 
tho start. 

Joe Home and Lou Oaut were 
fourth, switched from next to clo.s- 
ing. They whiled away a few min- 
utes, although after tho comparison 
in size between the two bpys has 
registered there is little left. 

One of the best acts of its kind 
seen here this seasc.i. George 
Kelly's comedy tabloid, "The Show 
Off,"" was next. The attract 
about thia playlet is that it is writ- 
ten absolutely true to life. 

Maud Muller and Ed Star.ley 
found the house In a good humor 
and kept them so, mostly through 
tho efforts of Maud. She has the 
bulk of tho work, and it falls on 
capable shoulders. 

Julian Eltinge, headlining, got 
most of the feature display. His 
act is only slightly changed from 
the vehicles he has shown here in 
other s< sons. Mostly a display of 
his ability to wear clothes, always 
of interest to tho women patrons, 
his voice, as usual, Is the least at- 
tractive part of his offering. 

Frank De Voe and Harry llos- 
ford had them coming with thorn 
all the time and worked their art 
up to a strong finish. Tho hous'^ 
was held intact for a closinpr. for 
the first time in weeks on a Mond a;. 

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WILFRID DUBOIS 

"looks lilvo a .«iorioty mnn to the vpry 
Mi'l of a 8tr'nu'>us p«»rformrinre; h.i^ 
i;rar-»», !iorv.-» \\x\\ al..--c;u'' I> i- w ».!. ,. ; 
in his work." 

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CONG R A TULA TIONS 



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Mr. E. F. ALBEE 

AND HIS ASSOCIATES 



ON THE 



Third- of-a- Century Anniversary 



OF THE 



B. F. KEITH CIRCUIT 

The Greatest Organization in the Entire 

Theatrical World 

HARRY 
FITZGERALD 

Representing the Best in Vaudcvilh 



LONGACRE THEATRE BUILDING 
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IS READY TO ACCEPT OFFERS FOR NEXT SEASON 

VAUDEVILLE OR PRODUCTIONS 

THEY DO SAY 

That boy "Hallen'' sure is funny, and how he can toll stories. If laughs count (which I think they should), then he is the headliner 
this week.-i4rc/iie 5etf, CLEVELAND "NEWS." 

William Hallen shines hke a diamond in a coal pile.— i4s/i/on Stevens, CHICAGO "EXAMINER." 

William Hallen stopped things for a few minutes. He can follow anything.— VARIETY. 

8 YEARS FOR THE B. F. KEITH CIRCUIT, AND ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW 

Songs by "JACK FROST" 

See PETE MACK, or write WILLL\M HALLEN, Coldwater, N. Y. 



afternoon, by "Visioi.s of Fairy- 
land," a transformation novelty. 

On Monvlay afternoon the house 
was nearer capacity than it has 
been for several weeks past on the 
same day. indicating that business 
is plckini? up ai this house while it 
is fallinpr off at the opposltieu liouse. 



Majestic (Shubert) 

AUliouRh the apparent plan had 
been to try and stretcii the "Mid- 
night Roundora" unit over three 
weeks, the Monday night house 
which greeted tiie ptarting of the 
second week wai so lim it is doubt- 



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ful the third week -ill be tried. The 
house was one of the leanest of the 
entire season, and, popular as Rath 
Brothers are, they were not heavy 
enough single-handed with a dumb 
aft on its third showing in one 
season to ■>olster up business. Bos- 
ton is not a town of tra»\sients, an»l 
the sooner this is thoroughly ap- 
preciated, the better. 

There are^two "units" yet t - be 
liooked into Poston, one being \\\e 
"Whirl f the Town." which played 
here early in tlie st ison as a legiti- 
mate attraction, and the other being 
Bedini's "Spangles." 

The Shuberta have announced a 
summer policy of "musical revues" 
with vaudeville headliners specially 
organized for Shubert vaudeville. 
At the same time they have at last 
switi-lied th^'ir news reels and car- 
toons to '^ opening spot instead of 
afior ijitermission. this giving to 
J'ostonians tlio main rosoml>lante to 
\au«lovillp ;:s they know it. 

Hairy llines. Pam Ht-arn and 
.laiif (Jrcod (lid tlu-ir noblest to put 
tbe socontl Wiok nioi^s to a liglit 



house that was sitting on its hands, 
and while a slight tinge of blue 
elicitei a response fror.i the minor- 
ity, it failed to hit the normal 
patronage who came to see family 
vaudevil'e. 



PHILADELPHIA 

By ARTHUR B. WATERS 

The contract for the building of 
the Willard, at 40th and Filbert 
streets, will be let by May l.'i. Work 
will be started immediately, with 
completions expected by Labor Day. 
The Willard will seat 750 and main- 
tain exclusive first-run picture pol- 
icy, booking its pictures through the 
Stanley company. The scale will be 
3.") at night, 25 matinees. 



tion of 50 professional players con- 
ducted by J. ^V. F. Lehman. 
Throughout the winter there were 
monthly programs of the same 
character. 



As soon as the remodeling of the 
building at 1230 Vine street is com- 
pleted, the Philadelphia offloo of 
Pathe will take over the building. 



WHY NOT GET ACQUAINTED WITH 

WILFRID 
DUBOIS 



irS A GENUINE PLEASURE TO 




CCWGRATULATE 



BALTIMOKi: '•Xl-W.'^" 

Xo our act is billed as headliner, hut jtidyiuc/ from the apf^hmse of 
last night's audienee, top honors belong to Thornton Tlynn and 
Ruth Ro\e, There is only one John MeConnack, but Thornton 
Flynn is fast gaining a reputation as a singer of IrisJi songs, and 
in his present offerin;^, entitled "The Cojuparison," scores fresh 
laurels ivhen he accompanies Mr. MeCormack on the I'icirola, 



Green and Altman Knterfirises, 
which have been operating the Park, 
33d and Dauphin streets, and tho 
•Itfterson, 2f>tli street and Susque- 
hanna avenue, under partnership 
agrooment with Lewis Kapner, the 
owner, has entered into a long-term 
lease with the latter liy which they 
obtain sole control of these houses. 
Both theatres will undergo exten- 
sive repairs during the summer. 
The Jefferson will close Juno 3 to 
reopen about July 15, when the Park 
will be shut down for five or six 
weeks, dreen and Altman also 
operate the Aur(»r.a at Si.xtli and 
Susquehanna avenue. 



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Direction E. K. NADEI. 



PAT CASEY OFFICE 



THORNTON 
FLYNN 



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This week (April 24)— Maryland, Baltimore 



C'ului.ibus Stami)cr. i)ait fiw iicr 
and manager of the Frankford. has 
been Institulinit? a series of monthly 
nuisicalcs. Richard Uach, noted 
organist, supervisfs the details of 
these affairs. May 1-3, Madrigral 
Singer, local orf,'aniz.ation, will play 
"Mikado" under the direction oT 
Henry Hotz. Tliere will be no pic- 
tures or vaudeville during this en- 
gagement, ai.d the top price will be 
$1. On April ?>. 4 and 5. tlie musical 
feature was Uie Women's Symphony 
Orchestra of this city, an aggrega- 



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GREETINGS FROM 



JAMES HELEN 

S ANTR Y -0 NORTON 



Featured Whirlwind Dancers With 



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NOW PLAYING COHAN'S GRAND OPERA HOUSE, CHICAGO, INDEFINITELY 



Direction BRUCE SMITH & LEA HERRICK 



THOMAS BREEN 






(OF THE BREEN FAMILY) 



Featured Specialty Dancer With 



"THE O'BRIEN GIRL 



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NOW PLAYING COHAN'S GRAND OPERA HOU SE, CHICAGO, INDEFINITELY 



Direction BRUCE SMITH & ]J<:A HERRICK 



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TWO OF THE MANY THOUSANDS OF VAUDEVILLE ARTiSTS WHO HAVE ENJOYED THE FRUITS OF 







MR. ALBEE'S LABOR OF LOVE 

THE ONLY YEAR 

IN OUR PROFESSIONAL CAREERS WHEREIN EVERY 
COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE WERE ENJOYED AND ' 
EVERY CONSIDERATION AND COURTESY 
WERE EXPERIENCED 

CONGRATULATIONS AND AFFECTIONATE WISHES TO 

MR. ALBEE 

AND 

HIS SPLENDID 
ORGANIZATION 

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It win probably !««> ri-aily for orcu- 
paiicy al>uiit June L. 



Wood«i«b^ Park ulll opi n Miv fi. 
The nujsical attraction will l;c i:)ur- 
baho's Concert Jimd. I'Mn;i Wal- 
lace Kiniioy. lu^'al. u ill be the solo- 
ist at tho op'Mjin^ A.s in t!ie past, 
llrework.- every Fiidiy evcnM'.g. 



' .Tuljjn KIthme will appear at the 
"Nighi in J'.oii.ini a ■ to br rin'-ii by 
the I'cn and IVnoil Club at tb-* 
Broail Street May 'I'l. Oth<T hiars 
whom this newspapermef.'s »lub 
have persua<b-.i t<t appear ineUide 
Ra'viDond Hit( luo< iv, Tel Lfvvis and 
Jild iaz:-: band. i:iisab -th Murray. 
Charb3 Purcel!. II-llc r.akor and 
Pat llooney. Tiie tliii* will ^tai;e a 
costumed p.'irad*- Saturday. May 20. 
Harry .lordan, of ICeith:-. \vi!l be 
fetago director, as.si-i.'d by Oliver 
Bingham, wbos.- Inother, ll.ilph 
Bingham, monolo^ist and comedian, 
will be in eharu;" of the inin.^trel 
lirst part. The latt<r will alsu ap- 
pear in a si»e<ialiy. \Va.<> llli Leps 
will rondurt tb.<' melvstra. A hp«'- 
cial fealuie will Ix- tb.* appearance 
of prominent cartooiiist?^. inrhidiim 
\Vftlt«r Hob.U!. Louis llanlon. Tom 
I'owers. l-'ranU (l.Mjxvin. Charles Cell 
and Charl^-s Sykes. 



lerday act pleased all except a few 
rtf the ultra-jazz artlRt«. Blossom 
Seeley had an interestlug, though 
not overpowering, number. Owen 
Ab-diverrr Rave some of his accus- 
tomed protean work. Harry Holmes 
and I'lorrie Levere had an above- 
average comedy sketch; May Wirth 
Kave a pretentious circus novelty. 
.Millaril Simpson, billed as the "orig- 
inal Mikado," was so well received 
he had to make a .•speech; the TJnt 
a.s a whole showed what can be 
done without a top-notch "name.*' 

Shubert Vaudeville— "Some Girl." 
the latest Shubert cameo revue to 
strike town, is average. Louis 
Simon and his husky partner. Shep 
Camp, handle the comedy without 
;; loves and with a boisterous kind 
of success. Nina Olivette did some 
«•< centric dancing that was top- 
notch and some that was not so 
uoimI. a farce concluded this part 
of the bill and seemed to please, 
though it was old stuff. At the 
ope'i.iner the Flyinp: Russell Com- 
p.any were satisfactory in trapeze 
stunts'. Calvert and Shaync had a 
repertoire of songs which they de- 
livered wf'l; W. E. Ritchie earned 
the laugh.t? lie got and Julia Curtis 
has a good musical act. 




B. F. Keith'? oid and new \ icd 
on this we.'k s bill, winch se 'm<'il to 
j>Ieas.^ the kui;«- Mondav audicnct's 
as mu< li ;is ar.ylhmg this !ious»- has 
shown thi.s year. The Stars of Yes- 



KANSAS CITY 

By WILL. R. HUGHES 

SHUBERT— Elsie Jania and her 
Gang. 

GRAND — Drama Players Stock in 
"Scrambled Wives." 

Films — "Smllin" Through." New- 
man, "Is Matrimony a Failure?" 
with Walter Hires in person, as an 
extra feature, Royal, "Mickey." 
Doric; "School Dayc," second week, 
liibertv; 'Madam AVho?" F^mpress: 
"Mistress of the World," Twelfth 
Street. 



pa.«^t seasons has enjoyed a remark- 
able business but it failed to mater- 
ialize (his time. Opening Monday 
the business was but fair until Fri- 
day night when it i)icked up, but it 
was too late to lielp tho weeks 
receipts very much. At tho Grand 
James Adams Drama Players Slock 
company presented "Daddy Lon- 
Legs" to tho best bu.^itiess the com- 



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pany has received since it started. 
Capaciiy houses were fre^tiient and 
several turnaways reporle«l. The 
piece had never beiti seen !ie»e, ex« 
eei>t M.uy IMckfords film presenta- 
tion and that ga\<' it the bicge.st 
kind of a boost \vit]\ thf Pickford 
followers. 

A Yiddish comi>any headed by 



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For some imknown reason Otis 
Skinner wiili his new play "Blood 
and Silnd" failed to draw the cap- 
acity business at tlie Shubeit last 
week that was confidently expected. 
Mr. Skinner is a fa^vorite here and in 



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After a third of a century, the dream of MR. B. F. KEITH Has Been realizeH, far Keyoh3 tKe most ;: 
optimistic expectancy. Through the untiring efiforts of the executives of the KEITH VAUDE- ;: 
VILLE CIRCUIT, that illustrious branch of the profession has been lifted from unsavory cir- 
cumstances to a dignified, business-like plane that has no equal in the world of play. 

The artist and manager, acting co-operatl^ ely, ha\ e lifted \ audeville from the lower strata to a 
position of prominence and popularity. . . 

Our sincere congratulations to 
MR. E. F. ALBEE 

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AND HIS MANY CAPABLE ASSOCIATES 

Who, in such a short space of tinie» have accomplished what was considered an impossibility when they laid the foun- 
dation of the greatest organization in the theatre world. 



From two grateful and contented artists, 



HARRY 



FLORRIE 







AND 




Direction HARRY FITZGERALD 



Rosetta Bayles was a special at- 
traction at the Century, April 19, 
21, 23. The plays offered were "The 
Modern Girl," "Lend Me Your Wife" 
and "Be Honest.'* The local manage- 
ment of the company was looked 
after by Addle Goldberg. who 
handles all thie Yiddish companies 
playing this city. 



The Jazzfiends, a local five, was 
the added and feature act ai the 
Kmpress this week. 



"The Dominant Theatre" at the head 
of its advei tising. 



Fred Speers, advertising agent for 
the Century, has been looking after 
the ijublicity for the Pantages since 
the American wheel house closed. 



James C Morton and company, 
headlining at the Mainstreit this 
week was at the Orpheum a sliort 
time ago. The numerous repeats 
between the two houses have at- 
tracted the attention of tlie news- 
papers and comments have been 
made suggesting that some may "get 
wise" and wait for the acts to ap- 
pear at the popular priced house. 



Jack HaVlen and company in "The 
Story Teller" featured at the J^mt- 
nges, missed the Saturday opening 
but were on the bill for the Sunda> 
shows. 



The Kansas City "Star" Is running 
the story "Wings of the Morning" 
in both its issues and Kddlc Dubin- 
sky, owner of the Regent theatre, 
after mucli search foimU a print of 
the William Farnuni film of that 
story and is showing U for a ten 
cent admission, it is getting the 
business. 



The T'antag«H has been circusing 
the i(»min.:4 ')f Alexander "The Man 
Who Knows" for week of May 6. 
Following as he does the three weeks 
engagement of Kugene Dennis, the 
"Wonder (lirl" at the Doric, his ap- 
pearance shoul.l create interest. 



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The Newman has commenced nd- 
\ance .advertising for "Foolish 
Wives" and the Liberty will take 
a whirl at 'Ten Nights in a Ikir 
Iloom" in the near future. The 
"Wives" engagement commences the 
?Anh :ind I lie Kansas City "Post" 
Sunday ran a two page photogravure 
section with exclusi\e picttires rind 
scenes fr«)m the lilnu It was the 
biggest newsjviper stiuit ever put 
*oyer here lor a local iilm engage- 
ni<^nt. 



Legion will have the house the fol- 
lowing week for the picture "The 
Man Without a Country" and will 
be followed by the Kansas City 
Grand Opera Company. 



Film stars are the attractions at 
two of the local houses this week. 
Walter Hires will be at the Royal, 
In connection with film ''Is Matri- 
mony a Failure," in which he ap- 



peared, and Claire Whitney is fea- 
tured at the Orpheum. Miss Whit- 
ney is appearing with Robert Em- 
mett Keane in a comedy sketch 
"The Gossipy Sex." Mr. Keane is 
also doing a single on the same bill, 
which he calls "A Vaudeville De- 
light." 



The Orpheum and Mainstreei, 
parent and Junior houses, both have 



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In "WIRE COLLECr' 






Written and Staged by WILLIAM ANTHONY McGUIRE 



Produced by OLIVER AND OLP 



PRESS COMMENTS 



MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE 

CLARENCE OLIVER and 
GEORGIE OLP have the audi- 
ence with them In every moment 
of their sketch, "Wire Collect." 
Mr. Oliver does the prodigal son 
to perfection, , and Miss OIp 
makes girl telegraph operator, 
who gives up a new coat to send 
him home to his folks, a lovable 
character. The story is delight- 
fully told and has a song pieced 
into It which makes it all the 
better. It could not be in belter 
hands. 



MINNESOTA DAILY STAR 

Julian Eltinge has won many 
honors during liis career, and 
while his costumes are more gor- 
geous than ever and he imparts 
a more rakish "come hither" 
than usual to the beautiful eyes 
of the woman he creates. It 
surely is not lese majeste to say 
that Clarence Oliver and Georgie 
Olp run Mr. Eltinge a close sec- 
ond for headline honors. Their 
sketch, "Wire Collect." is one of 
the best things on the Orpheum 
Circuit, and it reflects credit not 
only on Mr. Oliver and Miss Olp, 
but on William Anthony Mc- 
Guire, who wrote it. It is un- 
niarred by a single vulgar line, 
and mingles wholesome humor 
and wistful, often unconscious, 
pathos in a way that enlists the 
interest and emotions of the au- 
dience right from the start. 
"Wire Collect" is a masterpiece 
of vaudeville writing and acting. 



SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE 
One of the most charming 
quarter hours of the program is 
given to Clarence Oliver and 
Georgie Olp, who present a skit 
called "Wire Collect." It i8_ as 
delicate as the down on a peach 
and as full of flavor as the peach 
itself. Miss Olp is just such a 
girl as one would want to love 
for all time, and you don't blame 
the careless young Oliver for 
coming back for her. 



SAN FRANCISCO CALL AND 
POST 

Clarence Oliver and Georgie 
Olp, in "Wire Collect." have one 
of those charming sketches of 
which there are only too few In 
vaudeville. The author has pro- 
vided a succession of clever 
lines, and Ir. th^ present capable 
workers' hands they are one of 
the bright spots of the bill. 



SACRAMENTO UNION 

Clarence Oliver, a wholesome, 
likeable chap, and Georgie dp, a 
talented girl with the most beau- 
tiful eyes, stage a sketch that ii 
brimming vritfx human interest 
"Wire Collect" is a new angle of 
the prodigal son. and its novel 
presentation leads to a happy 
erlding. The lines are clever and 
bright, and the excellent actiag 
of the two make for its greater 
succeess. 



VARIETY, Hamilton Theatre 

Clarence Oliver and Georgie Olp arc offering a gem in "Wire Col- 
lect," ideally suited to the personalities of the pair. The lines fairly 
sparkle and with it all have a simple and natural appeal. The prin- 
cipals are to be congratulated, as is the author, for bringing a new act 
to vaudeville that is fresh and breezy. Hemmed in by special drops, 
eyes and Jazz dancers, it stood out on this bill like* the obelisk in 
Central Park. 




jazz orchestras at the top of their 
bills this week. At the Orpheum 
Roscoe Alls and his orchestra are 
featured while at the other house 
Dave Harris and his Seven Synco- 
pators occupy the feature spot. 

A huge section of plaster ap- 
proximately ten feet square, fell 
from the celling of the Gayoso the- 
atre during the Sunday afternoon 
show. Several of the patrons were 
slightly injured and a score of them 
covered with dirt and dust. 



Ararat Temple Shrine will give 
its annual minstrel performance at 
the Shubert next week (May 1). 

Acts ^ketches, Monologues 

Written to order. CALL, or Terms for a 
ntamp. 18 Acta, Sketches, Monologues. 
Parodies }1. Complete Minstrel Showr. $&. 
ACTS to order. K. L. GAMBLE. Play- 
irrlfht, No. Hit Broadway, New York. 



Tlie proceeds will be used to defray 
the expenses of the Shrine band and 
patrol to the imperial council, in 
San Francisco in June. 



Arnold Volpe of New York has 
been engaged as director of the 
Kansas City Conservatory i>t Music. 

Mrs. Marie Wright Brenner of 
this city has been notified that she 
has been chosen by Mme Calve, as 
a voice pupil Worthy in ability and 
temperment to become her protege. 
Mrs. Brenner is 22 years old and is a 
former pupil of Oscar Seagle, New 
York. It is the plan for her to ac- 
company the French singer to 
France next fall where she will be 
under the personal eye of the great 
singer, who it is understood will 
defray all of her pupils' expenses 
wliile abroad. 



The reputation of Kansas City as 
a convention city is shown by the 



CONG R A TULA TING 

E F. ALBE AND HIS ASSOCIATES 

ON THE 
THIRTY-THIRD ANNIVERSARY 

OF THE 

B, F. raiH (mm 

LEW GOLDER 

Artists' Representative 
PALACE THEATRE BUILDING 

^ NEW YORK 



report of the local convention bureau 
Just issued. It shows that the last 
six months have seen 119 conven- 
tions here, attended by some 128,000 
persons. Delegates to these con- 
ventions, exclusive of the American 
Legion convention, spent over 
$5,500,000 here. It was also an- 
nounced that the fiscal year would 
see 240 conventions in this city. 



MONTREAL 

By JOHN M. GARDINER 

HIS MAJESTY'S.— "The Dum- 
bells," Canadian soldier company, 
to run two weeks, following which 
theatre closes so far as known. 

PRINCESS. — Keith anniversary 
week. Frank Dobson and Sirens, 
Norton and Nicholson, Signor Fri^i* 
coe. Gordon and Rica, Carroll and 
Gorman, Davis and Darnell, Wil- 
liam Brack and Co., Henry and 
Moore, Paul Sydell. 

ORPHEUM.— Orpheum Players in 
"Bought and Paid For.*' Season 
closed. 

IMPERIAL.— Mennetti and Sidel- 
11, Cleo Gasgoine, Lovenberg Sisters 
and Julia Clifford, Great Leon and 
Co., McGrath and Deeds. 

LOEWS.— Jarvis and Co.. Barker 
and Dunn. Les Silva, Lew Hawkins, 
White, Alberts Co. 

CAPITOL.— Capitol Opera Co.. ''A 



Night in Dixieland"; feature,!/ 
"Bought and Paid For." 

ALLEN. — Allen Concert Orches- 
tra. Features, "The Mysterious 
Rider," "The Wall Flower." 

ST. DENIS.— Montreal Grand 
Opera Co.. "II Trovatore." 



bOCNUlNO TUH TOCMIN rOB A 
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WILFRID DUBOISl 



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Basil Ilorsfall's Montreal Grand 
Opera Co., presenting the standard 



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HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 

KEITH CIRCUIT 

ON THEIR THIRD-OF-A-CENTURY ANNIVERSARY 



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"ON THE BOULEVARDE OF PARIS" 
Return engagement for ME. JULE DELMAR 



Direction H. BART McHUGH 



operas at popular prices, did capn- 
city business on the opvning we«'k, 
And the season bids to be successful. 
Jhe opening bill, "11 Trovatoro," was 
veil received by public and muBioal 
(Crltlei. The company includes Ivy 
gcott, Mirth Carmen, Henry Thomp- 
nbn, Al^rpd Shaw. Henry ' Weldon, 
Bernice Mershon. Erna Pieiko, Ma- 
j^riana Dozier, Plerro Remington, 
de Hierapolis, I^ouise Scarle. 







Guerrini A Co. 

Tht LMdiHfe aNtf 

L«rf«if 

4CC0RDIUN 

FACTORY 

in the United State*. 

The onl» Ka<^t<ir> 

that make^ any M>t 

of nfeilf — made t* 

hand. 

277.279 Cetumfewi 

Aveaua 

San Francitee. C*l. 



Francis Tyler. J. K. Murray. Eugene 
Martinet and othtrs. Ba.sil llors- 
lall, who conducts, will also present 
hl« own Optra, "Cleopatra.' 

A company has been formed in 
this city hy A. A. Crombie and J. A. 
MacLtllan, linauciers, to produce 
pictures in Canada. The mat. 'rial 
of Canadian authors will be utilized 
as much as poH.«;lble. A working 
contract with the Associat<>d Ex- 
hibitors of New York has been se- 
cun'd and the company bids fair to 
be a pucce.'sa. 



OiSi'ussion. but no definite plans 
luivo been made. 



"n<»n)inion Pfirk, Mont roars park, 
will open >iay 24. 



Nell Quill, Oanseuso, endtd her 
f iigijg.nient at the Allen i1»Im we^k. 



The Venetian (Jardons, Mont real's 
exclusive cabaret, coniinue.'i to do 
a rushing busine.'-s. 



The stock season at the Orpheum 
comes to a •lose' Saturday, Sum- 
mer plans for the hou«o are under 






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what the World's Champion says about our 

Men's Furnishings 

London, Eng., April 18. 
Nat Ltwis, 
N«w York City. 
Otar Nat: — 

Jutt a few lines to tell you we arrived safely after one of the most 
pleasant trips I've ever i^njoyed. I found jlime to do some work on the 
boat and also some exhibition boxing. * 

The tights you made for me fit like a glove, and I have never 
psrn any that pleased me as well. I enjoyed wearing them so much 
6iat I'll never wear another kind. 

And as for your furnishings, ties, sKirts, etc., you no doubt have 
fctard what th« English think of them.. Joe Benjamin is the Beau 
Brammel of London now and is knocking them dead with his outfits. 

Teddy Mayes, Doc Kearns, Joe and myself join in wishing you the 
best of luck. 

Very sincerely yours, 

(Signed) JACK DEMP8EY. 

f^ai Lewis* Haberdashery, Tights, Furnishings, etc., 

have no equal 



SYRACUSE, N. Y. 

By CHESTER B. BAHN 

B. 1'. KEITH'S.— "Third of a Cen- 
tury" celebration, with local fea- 
tures every day in addition to bill 
headed by Bessie Clayton and the 
Kaufman Eoys, the latter native 
Syracusans. 

TEMPLE.— Vaudeville. 

STHAND.-~"Bought and Paid 
For.' 

EMPIRE.— "The Silent Cail.'* 
CRESCENT.— 'The Littlo Minls- 
ter,' 

SAVOY.— "A <:ame Chicken." 
ROBRINS-ECKEE. — 'Moran 
the Eady Letty." 

RIVOLI— The newest venture 
the Fitzers opens Friday for first 
time. Itichard P.arthelmes.s' "Tor- 
able David* is the Initial booking. 
House will have 10 cent price for 
balcony all the time. Eower floor 
at matinees 15 cents and nights 20 
cents. Program will be Bccond 
rnns. "Tclable David" was orlg- 
itially shown at the Strand here at 
35 cents top. 



daylight saving ordinance, which 
comes up for hearing before t)je 
City Council Friday. Cards are 
being circulated among patron.*^ and 
batches of these demanding repeal 
of the ordinance have bren pre-, 
sented to Ihe Council. The man- 
agers claim that under daylight 
saving only one show a night ean 
be pr«. rented and that a consrtiuent, 
heavy los.s rcHuUs to tJieIr business. 



"The Queen -of .«!heba" will br 
sliown simultaneously at ihlrtecn 
neighborhood houses in Buffalo this 
week. 



Jessie nonslcHe. in one of the 
mowt attractive folders i.ssued here 
in €ome .seasons, is making a strong 
I)lay for her coming stock season at 
the Majestic. The circular, in the 
form of a typewritten letter, pro- 



po.ses iO give the locyl public what- 
ever plays may be chosen from a 
selected list by the greatest number 
of votes. The plan is for the put>lio 
and the theatre to co-operate In 
giving clean plays and "showing the 
utter needlessncss of a tcnaot.'* 
Votihg boxes have been placed In 
tlie tlu'atre. The Idea has l)een suc- 
cissfolly carried out by the Bon- 
si- l!e Co. at Provldenio. R. I., dur- 
ing the i>.ist four m-^nths. The iad- 



ltOASTI.\<i iH I.Kf^* TO THE 
OTHER FELLOW. 

WILFRID DUBOIS 

LETH HIH WORK 8PFAK 
FOR ITHELF 



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BUFFALO 

By SYDNEY BURTON 

The api>eQrance of William 
Faversham aP the Majestic In "0>Jt 
to Win" brings back to local thea- 
tregoers the memory that it wrp 
just .seventeen years ago that 
Faversham produced "The Squaw 
Man' at the old Star theatre in this 
city. 

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Vance subscript ion sale for the en- 
Kafiperaent 14 reported the large8t in 
rears. 



•Smllin' Through" at the Hipp 
this week got some of the snappiest 
publicity seen liere in months. Sat- 
urday morning Buffalonians rubbed 
their eyes to see banners strung 
from the traffic safety zones an- 
nouncing "Keep to the Right. 
Ay61d Accidents and Go 'Smilin* 
Through."' Publicity men for lialf 
a dozen ventures immediately be- 
aieged the Chief of Police, asking 
for similar concessions, but were all 
referred to the Mayor's ofllce. That 
being closed Saturday afternoon and 
Sunday, no action could be taken, 
and the banners remained up over 
the week-end before orders went 
out to take them down. 



ROCHESTER, N. Y. 

By L. B. 8KEFFINGTON 

LYCEUM.— The Lyceum Players 
la "Declassee." 

FAY'e. — Bckhofr and Gordon, 
Sanders Qirls. Varieties de Datnse. 



William Sisto. Uogjers Trio, Jack- 
.«<on Brt>lherH; Will Rogers in 'A 
Poor itclatiou,*" f^lm ftviti^ie. 

PICTUUKS — The Four Horse- 
men of tho Apocalypse," Piccadily. 
return eiiRagomcnt. having played 
four weeks previously; "Life." Fam- 
ily; 'Mistress of the World." Rialto. 

The Temple this week announces 
tlie celebration of a third of a cen- 
tury of vaudeville. 




TORONTO 

The ending of the regular theatri- 
cal season in Toronto brings some 
of the best shows, as this week we 
have John Drew, and Mrs. Leslie 
Carter in 'T'he Circle" at the Royal 
Alexandra and Wiliiam Faversham 
in "Out to Win' at the Princess. 
Following "The Circle" the Edward 
H. Robins Players w^l commence 
their regular summer season, with 
Miss Marion Sears again leading 
lady. Miss Sears was leading lady 
for William Gillette in "The Dream 
Maker" this season. Following Mr. 
Faversham at the Princess will be 
"Harry Tate's Follies." At the 
Grand Opera House the Boston 
Rngliflh Grand Opera Co. present 
•II Trovatore" and "Bohemian Girl.** 



Olaser Playera in "Brewster's Mil- 
lions" at the Uptown theatre. 



The American customs officers 
are through at 11:30 Saturday 
night at this port. If baggap^e has 
not l>een examined by that hour it 
will have to go through and be ex- 
amined at the other end. 



Jack Mendelssohn, representing 
Jerome H. Remick for some time, 
will op3n an ofllce here representing 
Fred. Fisher, music publishera. 



year George Sommes of the Stuart 
Walker Co. is director of the 
socioty's productions. 



Larry Coini-t . at Keith's last week, 
was in his home town. Ho left here 
for professional work in 1907. 



The Lake View Amusement Co. 
of Michigan City has been incor- 
porated with 150.000 capital, and 
Arthur S. Marriott. James Vine. 
Rudolph Weiler, Herbert Levin and 
I'aul A. Krueger aa directors. 



The Chamber of Commerce gave 
a dinner for Roltaire Eggleston, 
manager of Keith's, with Governor 
Warren T. McCray of Indiana ns 
one of the speakers, as part of the 




Beautify Vour Faee 

Vo« aatt iMft VMi t* wakt 
•ood. Maay •? tU •'PrtfM- 
■Im" have •Mala«4 a«d r*- 
tataftf kattw sarlt k* liavliii 
' ■• MrrMt their fMtural iai* 
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F. E. SMITH, M. D. 

347 Fifth Avsnue 
N. T. City Opp. WaMorl 



celebration of the third of a cen- 
tury celebration of the Keith circuit. 



Mrs. Charles Davidson of Indian- 
apolis was appointed chairman of 
the picture committee of the Indiana 
Board of Photoplay Indorsers. 



The annual Indiana Song Com- 
posers' festival will be held at 
Greenwood May 31, June 1-2. 



,OB. 



"Smilin* **rhrou^h" at the Circle 
last week was hailed with delight. 



DR. PRATT 

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Don Homanelli. le;»<li>r of the Em- 
pire and King Edward jazz orches- 
tras, will tour Ontario with a jazz 
band next month. 



INDIANAPOLIS 

By VOLNEY B. FOWLER 

The Little Theatre Society closed 
its seventh season Lost week and 
has started a drive to sell J30.000 
worth of stock with which to build 
a theatre in time for occupancy next 



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THAN 

First to SAMMY SMITH, a real square friend, 
Then to the N. V. A. 

Hats off to the B. F. KEITH and Marcus Loew Vaudeville exchanges 
And to the PAT CASEY AGENCY, 

Not to forget all our kind friends, boosters and critics (a few knock- 
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Who have gratefully assisted in making us such a 

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lion to permit the players to play, 
although a petition with thousands 
of names was sent him, containing 
information of the fans' view and 
also calling attention to th« ex- 
tremity of the penalty Imposed. 

Crane, well acquainted with all 
the big' league magnates, desirous 
of Ruth's services for the Bronx ag- 
gregation (Sunday only), communi- 
cated with the high commissioner 
asking whether It would constitute 
another violation if Ruth played 
I with the Bronx club. An answer 
f was received last week which read: 
"Suspension not operative against 



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very popular one, two and three 
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styles and all the most fashion- 
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need to add the perfecting 
touch to your spring costume 
h here at a marked price sav- 
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exhibition games. Left entirely to 
player'^ discretion." It was a great 
surprise but does not give Ruth the 
authority to play, for permission 
must be obtained from Ruppert an<l 
Huston, owners of the New York 
American League club. They may 
object, figuring that Ruth may draw 
away from their box-olTice receipts, 
and, on the other hand, if ho be 
permitted to play while the Yankee 
club is on the road, the New York 
Giants, who play at homo during the 
absence of the Yanks, may raise an 
objection, through territorial rights, 
asking why Ruth ia permitted to 
oppose their box office when the 
team he is under contract with Is 
touring. It is a peculiar situation. 
Another Instance about LanUis Is 
the topic of discussion in semi -pro 
circles, brought to the attention of 
the local daily papers that have 
made no comment. It is the case of 
Heinle Zimmerman. The former 
Giants' third baseman was expelled 
from the National League In 1920, 
due to alleged crookedness. Innu- 
merable communications have been 
sent Landis, asking permission to 
play. "Zim" with the Bronx Giant.«;. 
No answer has been received. Mean- 
while "ZinV must remain idle and 
be deprived of at least $300 monthly. 
Many other major league players 
who have violated certain rules are 
now making sufficient cash in semi- 
pro to live easily. 



Washington Americans, was uncon- 
ditionally released several weeks 
ago. According to report, he refusc'd 
to accept a contract from a club in 
the Paiirto Coast League. Schact 
is undecided whether to take advan- 
tage of a contract tendered by an 
International League team or play 
semi-pro ball with the Bronx Giants, 
which tram has also made him an 
offer, r is at present recuperat- 
ing from an operation for appendi- 
citis. 



Vio Moran, the New Orleans light- 
weight, who khould be one of the 
best bt>y.'' in the game, is going good 
again and boxing regularly in the 
South. Monday night Moran boxed 
a local boy In Memphis, with another 
bout on tap with a good opponent 
next week at Chattanooga. Moran 
gave Benny Leonard ojie of the 
toughest fights of his career and has 
held his own with all th«» topnotch- 
ers. He is a temperamental chap 
who has all the natural ability that 
goes with a champion, but never 
capitalized his fistic talents through 
a disinclination to take the game 
seriously. He is said to have over- 
come this trait and should bo heard 
from in the lightweight division. 
Moran expects to return to Broad- 
way about May 20. 



Shugruo and Dundee will be re- 
matched by one of the local clubs 
to give New Yorkers a line on the 
newest of the mitt wielding stars. 



Davy Robinson, after holding out 
and being unconditionally released 
by the Pittsburgh club, was grabbed 
by John McGraw and will no doubt 
get the centerfield assignment at 
the Polo Grounds. Shinners hasn't 
hit big league pitching as well as 
expected and will be benched In 
favor of Robinson. The latter la 
one of the stars of baseball when 
he wants to be. Ho came up to the 
Giants as a lefthanded pitcher from 
Elizabeth City. N. C, and also had 
starred at A. and M. College. Dave 
Injured his shoulder playing football 



so McGraw farmed him out to 
Mickey Finn's Little Rock club In 
the Southern League, where ho 
starred as an outfielder andhlead tho 
league in batting. Returning to tho 
Giants' Robinson never delivered on 
account of temperamental qualities 
which decided McGraw to trade him 
to the Cubs. The latter club sent 
him to Pittsburgh Last year, w^hero 
he burned up the league for a tlmaw 
He was a holdout this spring. Pitta* 



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I Bast — Comiuonlcata. 



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8tf>Min«hlp arcomniodatlona arraniccd on all Llaca* at Mala Ofletf 

Price*. Boata are soIbk Tcry falls arranac early. ITorelira Moaaif 

bonsht and sold. Liberty Bonds bonvbt and aoid* 

PAUL TAU81G A SON, 104 Baat 14tb St., Ifcw Yevlb 
Pbonet Stnyveaant <linO-«ll37 



Al Schact, former pitcher of the 



DO YOU COMPARE REPORTS OF 

WILFRID DUBOIS 

"Wilfrid Du BoJa won reoopnitSon 
rarely acconlfd here to one of his 
trade. The «tunta he can do -with a 
glass filled with pscudo wine are im- 
ir.ensc." 

SYRACUSE POST-STANDABD 




MY COMPLIMENTS TO 

Mr. E. F. Albee 
Mr. J. J. Murdock 

AND THEIR ASSOCIATES 

ON THIS 

Auspicious Occasion, the 

THIRD-OF-A-CENTURY ANNIVERSARY 



Johnny Shugrue took a decision 
from .Johnny Dundee last weelt and 
jumped fnto fistic prominence as a 
result. Dundee's Junior lightweight 
title was not involved, as Shugrue 
weighed 134 pounds or four pounds 
over the junior lightweight pound- 
age. Johnny is a brother of Joe 
Sliugrue, who retired from the ring 
several years ago on account of 
failing fyesight. Johnnie Shugrue 
had Ivnocked out Owen Moran and 
Benny Leonard (in his earliest fight- 
ing day?) and outpointed most of 
I the leading contenders. At the time 
of his affliction, Shugrue was con- 
Piderod certain for championship 
honors. The younger Shugruo in 
outpointing Dundee seems to have 
inherited a lot of his talented 
brother's fistic prowness. for the 
little ,Scbtch-wop doesn't finish sec- 
ond in many of his decision bouts. 



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ASNOimCEa 
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TO ROMAX BUILDING 

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(tnuhir roiilfn*'*, i»in|t!e ir«lf«. parodies, 
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nnd oriKiiial. TIiU SKKVUK drnlrrM 
for lt» fiiih'.crlhorn surrrsKful eiitrr- 
taln4>iH who und^rKtand I lie \alae of 
l»uvii»K tlieir tomrdy nmt<rlal l»y the 
liiiJKli rafhrr than by the i»ound. The 
^iit>H«'rit)lioii prUf !•» fl5 for 13 iHHueH. 
The flrHt 7 n.nsibefH will he mailed 
postpaid for *K : or «iiy 4 Ishueij for 
»:»; or any 2 i^nuvn for »3; Hingir 
ivs(ji«M ?!. Anionjr my miIi«*« rlhers are 
l.<oii Krrol. Fred Allen. Frank Tlnney. 
tt.iinUtMi and llarnen. WftlterH and 
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l!;irry IIoImimh Itoh Im Halle. Itilly 
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fWHaiy, April 28. jgg 



THE CIRCUIT OF OPPORTUNITY'' 




SHUBERT VAUDEVILLE 



ALL APPLICATIONS FOP ENGAGEMENTS AND TIME FOR SHUBERT VAUDEVILLE SHOULD BE MADE TO 

SHUBERT VAUDEVILLE EXCHANGE 

ARTHUR KLEIN, General Manager 



4 

233 West 45th Street, NEW YORK CITY 



burgh. Ill giviTig an unoonditionnl 
'release. .Jiiiazod the baseball worhl. 
for Rohinxoii should be one of t!ie 
greatest outfii-ldera of all limes. He 
, is as fast as a streak and a liard 
hitting Kfihanded batter. If Mo- 
Graw can arouse him sufTltnently, 1>.^ 
should Hpent the rest of his career 
on the Giants, where he may fulfill 
all the wonderful things i>rediot<'d 
for him by scouts and baili)l;tyor.-. 
Who touted him as the greate.-<t pros- 
pect that ever came up to the »,ig 
Ie:i€fw«*s since Ty Cobb's discovery. 



Pauline Turin., wife ( f Willie 
J .ckson, local contender for tho 
lightweiKlu crown, has siait<'d sjjit 
In the Uronx (N. Y.) Supreme 
Court, for separation, alleging cru- 
elty. In her petition Mrs. Jackson 
asks for 150 a week, declaring her 
husband's yearly income in th^' 
roped arena ia $75,000. Oscar Juvu: 
is the fightor'a real name. 



Marcus Loew's 

BOOKING AGENCY 



General 



Offices 



Harry Creb. who is scheduled to 
meet CJene Tunney May 2H. an- 
nounced that arrangements l-.ave 
been virtually completed for him 
to enter the roi^ed arena th Jack 
II)empsey. The match is being ar- 
ranged undrr the supervision of 
James Douirhtrty and w.ll be hold 
in IMiiUKlelphia July 4. It is 
claimed. An 8 -round no decision 
bout with Greb guaranteed $50,1)00. 
according to the story. 



LOEW BUILDING ANNEX 

160 West 46th Street 

New Yrok 



J. H. LUBIN 



The I^oew Agents and L.oow'y 
Metro bu>-c!)all clubs hooked up in 
the first ccmtest of the season Its! 
Sunday at \an Cortlandc Park. Tlv 
Metro bunch are members of the 
Film League. The Agents were de- 
feated, ]:i to 7. with '20 errors made 
\>y the lowers fi-aturtng the contest 



General Manager 



.Tidm lleisler, better known along 
Broadway and various other parts 
Of the country as "John the Barber." 
hag abandoned the boxing field 
Trhere he has been identified for 
years. He has Fold his interests in 
five barber e^ta'jlisbm^.'nts, in favor 
©f a new automobile appliance that 
has been patented and will be ready 
for the market within several weeks. 



THEATRE TO LET 
The Yiddish Art Theatre 

I:7ih St. and Tvladison Ave.. 
2s cw York, 

Is available with complete modern 
Btage equipment, for performa nce.=?. 
rehearsaLs, concerts, meetings, etc.. 
during the summer season, May i:;tli 
to August l.'tli. « 

Apply at Theatra 



CHICAGO OFITCE 

* Masonic Temple Duildmg 

J. C. MATTHEWS in Charge 



The new device has attachments to 
prevent theft atul skidding. 



TliO winner of the Lewis-Zl»ys7.ko 
championship wrestling match, at 
Convention hall in Kansas City, 
will receive, in addition to the large 
purse, a championsiliip belt said to 
have cost $10,000. Although the 
litter has won the present belt 
three times, its ownership is in dis- 
pute, b*^ing claimed by Lewis, and 
to avoid more arguments a new 
belt will be presented the wiimer 
of the Kansas City bouL The Cen- 
tral Athletic Club will donate $2,500 
towards its cost, and the two 
wrestlers have agreed that 10 i>er 
cent, of the gross receipts of the 
match shall be used for the same 



cause. It is also stated that the 
new belt must be won three times 
before it becomes the prcgierty of 
any man. It will not be necessary 
to win three times in succession, 
just three times and it becomes the 
property of tho three-time winner. 
Advance requests for tickets are 
cf»ming from all pnrts of the coun- 
try and a record-breaking crowd is 
expected. 



EDWARD CROPPER, Inc. 

THEATRICAL 
WARDROBE TRUNKS 

IIOTI'IL NORMANDIR BliDG., 
S R. cor. 3Stti A D*vrnr» N. Y. C. 
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PROFESSIONAL TRUNKS 

Prices Reduced, $55 Up 

Mail Orders Filled F. O. B., N. Y. City. Send for Catalogue. 

Used trunks <}nd shopworn samples of all standard makes always on hand. 

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Phone: Circle 1873 Between 51st and 52d Streets 

531 Seventh Ave., N. Y. C. 

Phone: Fitz Roy 0620 Between 38th and 39th Streets 

OLD TRUNKS TAKEN IN EXCHANGE OR REPAIRED 



The Eastern Dascball TiC igue 
opened Wednesday. Four of the 
clubs are in Connecticut, three in 
Massachusetts and one in Xew York. 
The teams and the men who will 
manage them are as follows: Now 
Haven. "Wild Bill" Donovan; 
Bridgeport, Gene McCann; Water- 
l»ury, Billy Gilbert; Hartford, Jack 
Coffey; Pittsfield. Gus Cardella; 
Springfield, "Silent John" Hummel; 
Worcester, Jack Mack; Albany, 
Paddy O'Connor. Only three of the 
pilots. Mack, McCann and O'Connor, 
steered clubs in the lengue last year. 
With the exception of Bridgeport, 
rittsfield and Worcester, virtually 
every team has been constructed. 
The league's outlook for tiiis sea- 
son is splendid. 

Walter Hammond, manager of the 
penn.int -winning PittsfleM club last 





A CORAECT 
TREATMENT 

roil 

Baldness 

IltildnrHA Can Be Prevented by 
(liinrtx Rmyn 

BALDNESS— FALLING HAIR— DANDRUFF 

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si.rne of the njon pnimlnorit star* lu Atnorica 
*;id abroad. Tree I.itorature. 

ALOIS MERKE 

Th* W«tl- Known Scalp Specialist 

.'»!• Fifth Are., at 4J«I St. 

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALlAi 



ye .r, l3 now utility fielder on Tri.-< 
Speaker's Indians. A number of 
other players who c.^tne up to the 
majors this spring from the Eastern 
have stuck. 



K. O. Jaffee, who did a nose dive 
in his bout with Johnny Wilson, 
middleweight champion, at Hazel- 
ton, Pa., last week, should be dubbed 
the "Annette Kellerman of the 
Ring"." It was tho second time 
within a few months that Jaffee took 
a flop. About six weeks ago he quit 
cold in the second round of a con- 
test with JefC Smith in Troy. Ac- 
cording to the newspaper accounts 
of last week's bout. Jaffee fell upon 
the ropes several times in the third 
round, without any ai)parent punish- 
ment, and shortly after the bell rang 
for the fourth he dropped on his 
knees, but the referee refused to 
count over him. City police sounded 
a whistle ending the •fight." 



scat 2.000. It is hoped to have thtj 
hou.se leady for the opening vuiide* 
ville bill Dec. 1. 



The Dream picture house, J. B. 
Mason, owner and manager, is to 
be remodeled. Mason has acquired 
adjoining frontage of 2b feet. An- 
other film house increasing Iti 
capacity is the Rialto, closed for a 
brief time while 200 seats have beeji 
added. 



SAN DIEGO, CAL. 

By ALLEN H. WRIGHT 

Announcement is made work wili 
be started soon on a theatre build- 
ing to occupy the site of the Strand 
theatre, recently condemned and 
closed. togetl>er with adjoining 
property. Hichard T. Robinson, Jr., 
and Bob Rlankonship are the own- 
ers. They state Alexander Pan- 
tages has taken a oO-year lea.se on 
the theatre. The new house will 



MINERS 
MAKE UP 

/rEst. Henry C. Miner, Inc. 



The Talace was the first local 
film house to put "Fatty" Arbuckle 
back on the screen, offering "Back 
Stage." Th© audience received it 
well. 



A cabaret. "The Barn," has opened 
near Grossmont. about 15 milef 
from the city, by Joseph Seltzer. 
The place is built like a big barn. 
It is located near a grove of euca- 
lyptus trees with meadow andyardf 
about. 



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BEAUMONT 

NEW YORK 

CHICAGO 

LOS ANGELES 

STUDIOS 



NOW IN OUR 

NEW QUARTERS 

Next to the N. V. A. Club House 

225 WEST 46th STREET 

SAME PHONE: BRYANT 9448 NEW YORK 

In Personal Charge of MR. BEAUMONT HIMSELF 



BEAUMONT 

NEW YORK 

CHICAGO 

LOS ANGELES 

STUDIOS 



WESTON'S INDINA 

ARTISTS AND ALL IN SHOW 

BUSINESS 

Do You Want to Have a Nice 

Head of Hair? 

SJart today u>.Inc tlie onlr remrdf I 
Oittt ilopn not rontHin ALCOHOL. 
UMMNK. AMD FTIIF.K. rKTRO- 
I.Fr.M, f Kll>K Oil,, ANIMAL * AT. 
or otliJT IN.IIIKIOUS INOKKiUKNTH 
to Ronlp and linir. INDINA **"jl* 
liBlr from ftillinic out. dpstroyn «l«na- 
ruflr nnd Its Korm «n<! proinolPH the 
rrowlli of hair where there ure t»till| 
rootH. 

Inilorscd Ut the thpntrji'iil and 
niediral profcHslon'^. lluiHlreili of 
artiste now iisinjr INDINA with great 
resuUH. rrie© per jur, ».'.<M» una 
»;i..-.o. Will mail to anr part of the] 
f. H. A. and Canada, postpaid. 

^hike money or expre-s oriL*''* l**J' 
ahle to 

Indina Mfg. Co. 
L. S. WESTON 

1795 Madison Avenue 

NEW YORK CITY 

rhone IIARI.KM 9JCJ 

G'Mrr»n»oor1 by the In.llni M'-' f<*/ 
uii.l«'r the Pure Food and Pr'i';^ A°^», 

Jun« .10. l>0«. S<»ri,il No. 24«85- 

T. Al. ncKlHtered U. S. P.itent Oince, 

W.i8hinicton. D. C 




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.Friday. April 88, 1882 



VARIETY 



39 



THE BEST PLACES TO STOP AT 



rTeonard. Hicks, Operating Hotels 
AND 

CHICAGO 



GRANT 



LORRAINE 



HOTEL LENOIR 

1110 Walnut 8t., Philadelphia, Pm. 

Koomt. tl.OO per day op. Running 
matrr and prhiire Imth. Hpcclal rates 
to perforoirra. 



M HOUSEKEEPING APARTMENTS 

r ^of the Better Clatt— Within Reach of Economical Folks) 

tj»A»r the dlr«rt iiup«rvl«ilon of th* owners, fxicated In the heart of the city, Jurt 
• uJ^dwuy. close to all booklns offlcea, prIneipaJ theatres, department stores, 
••Ji^ lines. "L" road und subway. 

^'wlmr* the lurirest malntalnerw of hoosekeeplng famlnhed apartments speelaliz- 
i^ta theatrical folks. We are on tho cround daily. This alone Insures prompt 
i*±g aod cleanllneHS. 
^Jl BUILDINGS KQUITPED WITH STEAM HEAT AND ELECTRIC LIGHTS 

HILDONA COURT ' 

t4I ie 347 West 43th St. 
Phons Longracre 85C0 



A knildinc de Inxe. Jost complefed; 
jfrstor spartmontH arranged in huIIcs 
#!.«# two nnd three rooms, nith tiled 
LlJ Md iihowcr. tiled kitchens, kit. hen- 
?«•• Thr«e apart menfs embody every 
tmtarr known to m«»dern Hcieiici^. $18.00 
Jeekly up. JC5.00 monthly ap. 

THE DUPLEX 

330 Went 43d Street 
iMione nrjant ♦'IS! 
Three and foor rooms «vltli bMlli, fur- 
^•hed to « decree of mo^lcrnncM'* Jliftt 
riceiN snytMiilf In «hls typf of JaiJIdli.g. 
!%(•• spartmrnts uiU acrommndate four 
«r more adaitn. 

f9.r.O Ip Weekly 



YANDI8 COURT 
841-247 WEST 43d STREET 
BRYANT 



:ov. 



New Housekeeper in Charge 

On?, tliree and four room apar(mpnt!« 
nflh hltch;>ne(te8, private buth<« and tele- 
phone. Directly off TInieH Siuare. I'n- 
ti:<oal furnisliin8:s. room cr:-an?:'.^nient af- 
fords evrr.T pr;\ac.y. All n>;;ht lisll at- 
leudant. 

Rates. $16.03 up wrtk!y. 



Address All Coninuirilcat !ons lo M. CJ..A.MA.\, 

rrin.lpal Otflco — YhiuIim Court, 211 Weit i?.^^ Slrret. New York. 

Apartments Can Be Seen Evenings. OfTlce in Eacb liuiMmg. 



McALPIN HOTtL 

lOthand C!ie£tnutp|J|I AnFI PI-8IA .8-Story, Fireproof. 
Streets f^niLt/^l-'IliI-.I^lll^lphone in Every Room. 

WIRE FOR RESERVATIONS 
!• Nil Heart •' Thcatr* and 8hoppin« OUtrlct. Re:entl> Op«n«d: Beautifully Fumiihed. 

SPKriAL KATFS TO I'illtrOKMKKS— ROOMS WITH TWIN llt:i)S. 



Phone : 



LoDgaere 9444— Bryant 4t»3 

THE 



BERTHA 



Geo. P. Schneider, Prop. 

FURNISHED 
APARTMENTS 

CTRAN AND AIRf. 



COMPLETE FOR HOUSEKEEPING. 

323-325 West 43rd Street NEW YORK CITY 

l^^rlvate Bath, 3-4 Rooma. Cnterlnis to the comfort and conTcnience off 

the profession. 
Steam Heat and Kleetrlo Livht • • • SO.SO Vp 



IRVINGTON HALL 

355 W. 51st Street 

tit;40 CIRCLE 
Kl.EVATOIl 



HENRI COURT 

312 W. 48th Street 

3830 LONOACRB 



liii'pronf biilldtni;*! of the newest tjpe, liiivinR: every device end oonvenlrnee. 

ADnrtmrntH are brHiitifully arrHnsed, uud conhiHt of 2. 3 and 4 rooms, nith kitchen 

aud LMchenrtte. tiled bath und phone. $17.00 ip Weekly. 

.Vddresn till c«»nuunn>atlon« to t'linrles Tenenhnnm, irvlngton Hall. 



THE ADELAIDE 

754-756 EIGHTH AVENUE 

Between 1«lh and 47th Streets One Block West of Broadway 

Three, Four and Five-Room IIish-ris<(N rnmlHlied Apurtments — 1 10 I'p 

ioiiul. MRU tiKORGE UlLCililL. M^r. " Pbonek: Uryaut 8939-1 



PindiDg tho nlKhtwatohman hand 
and foot, expert yegpman blew opon 
the «afc in l*nntagcs thoatro at 1.30 
Monday and fled with over $3,500 
and are still at large. The robbers 
used .so much nitro-plyoeiine that 
tho explosion blew the Jiuge safe 
door from its hinges and wrecked 
the oltloe. 

J. J. Johnson, manager of the the- 
atre, summoned shortly after the 
raid, estimated the loot, but stated 
the eiillie amount was covered by 
iuHU ranee. 

Itagley, the night watohni«'^n, was 
lied up for approximately two hours. 
The robbers met him at 1.3e and it 
wasum hour later lliat the safe was 
oraekcd. 



Strictly rrofcRbif 



America 



4'7tl\ St. 



^ F.KY 



JUST OFF BROADWAY 

Personal Direction: J. 11. KENNY' 
ATTRAt TIVE RATKS TO THE THEATKICAL PROIKKSiON 



THEATRICAL 



DOUGLAS HftXa 

BCN DWORETT, Manaser 

ROOJIS NtiiVLY KENOVATED. 
All Conven!ciH;es. Vacancies Now Open. 

207 W. 4ath St.— Off B'way 

Phooe: BRYANT 1477-S 



LOW RATES 
THE HOME OF THEATRICAL FOLK 

CIRCLE APARTMENTS 

Formerij Keisenweber's 
COLUMBUS CIRCLE & 58th ST. 
'Phone CIRC LIS 2882 

Single Tuxnn and Bath, and Suite* of Tarlor. 
Bfdronm end Math, l.iKlit, Mry Koomn; Ki- 
nlleiiUy Funilslietl ; AH Iroprovftmriit.^; Over- 
lookliit Ccnual I'aik; Fire Mluutut frum All 
Tbttirwi: Low Ratea. 



Bisas LONGACBE SS3S 

Furnished Apartments 

^ AND ROOMS 

1-3^ ROOM APARTMENTS 

$10 TO $18 

COMPLETE HOUSEKEEPING 
310 WEST 48th *ST., N. Y. CITY 



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VANCOUVER, B. C. 

By H. P. NEWBERRY 

ORPHEUM — Vaudeville season 
wosed March 25, unusually early, 
*nd the Empres.s Players opened a 
«nnmer season April 3 in "Adam 
and Eva," with Kdythe Elliott and 
Jjy Collins in tho leading role.s. 
The company which played at the 
Mnprcss Theatre for almost live 
y«*rs is now known as the Van- 
«>uycr Popular Players. Prices, 75 
«ents top. Next. "Eyes of Youth." 



NOTICE 

SEYMOUR HOTEL 

ROCHESTER, N. Y. 

Up-to-Date European — 11.00 UP 



CHERRY HOTEL 

Furnished Apartments 

riosc to Theatrical District 
rrlc«;W $10.00 to $'!.'V.OO per week 

KANSAS CITY, MO. 

1025 Cherry Street 



but recently were cut to 55 cents. 

IMPERIALf—Closed. 

COLUMBIA— Pictures. 

ROYAL — Pictures. 

CAPITOL — Paramount films. 
Creatore was brought here to con- 
duct the orchesra for one week. 

ALLEN— First National attrac- 
tions. 



Tinlrr )nv p'^ri'onal direction, tho 
• A.MKKH'A" han been completely 
i»'no\iitP»l ami trsnsformed into a 
Kirieily Auicrican Hotel. 



A vinit to the lintel AXIKUICA will 
convince 70U that it m lite home of 
your frien<ls. MaK^ your r«>!iervatlun 
for your next t>top-uvrr with un. 



Frank Bowker, 49, Portland the- 
atre musician, was murdered some- 
time .Sunday nlght~lind tho body ^ 
hidden in woods far from 1'ortland. >« 
No motive for the crime has yet been 
established. 

Jlu.ssell Ilecker, 24, and ex- 
employe of the Liberty theatre, fol- 
lowing dificovery Monday afternoon 
<»f a blood-stained automatic pistol, 
borrowed on Sunday afternoon from 
Paul E. Noble, manager of the 
Liberty theatre, by Hecker was 
found in Hecker'a suitcase dis- 
covered qulto by accident led to his 
arrest and accusation of tho crime. 
Hecker has confessed to the killing, 
but no details have been given out. 



Pupils of the Couch school hava 
massed their energies for a novel 
undertaking In the selling of this 
week's tirkets at the Baker to ''flia 
Hopkins." 



0.*?car Danube, one of the fo\ir 
Danube;", athletic act at Pantages 
last week, who was injured from a 
la 11 during tho performance when 
a net gave way and a steel bar flew 
up and cut his head, has recovered 
and will open in San Francisco. 



"AMERICA," ALL THAT THE NAME IMPLIES 



Phone: Colambus 2218-4 1473 

SOL R APIS. 

33 ^est 65th St., New York City 

2. 3 and 6 rooms. Coraplets housekeep- 
ing. Phone m every apartmenu 
MK8. BILET. TreD. 



AVENUE— 19-22 
*ore in "Declassee.' 



Ethel Barry 



The general theatrical slump has 
been felt in this city. W!. reas a 
season or two ago six theatres were 
playing vaudeville, musical comedy 
". legitimate attraotiona, at present 
the Orpheum and Pantages are the 
only ones open, the former with 
stjck and vaudeville at the latter, 
while the Avenue has an occasional 
road show. The Empress is closed, 
while t'.e Royal and Columbia* for- 
merly playing either vaudeville or 
musical comedy, have been showing 
films. 




KENNARD'S 
SUPPORTERS 

249 W. 3Hth St., N. Y. 
l»lione Fits Roy 0344 

Ktnd for Catalogue 



PORTLAND, ORE, 

By JOSEPH G. KELLEY 

IIEILIG— "Greenwich Village Fol- 
lies." 

BAKER— 'Baker Stock Co. in "My 

I^dy Friends." 

LYRIC— Lyric Musical Comedy 
Co. in "Little Tootsie." 

PICTURES— Liberty, "A Question 
of Honor"; Columbia. "Bought and 
Paid For'; RIvoli, "The Heart of 
the North"; Blue Mouse. "Burn 'em 
Up Barnes'; I'coples, "Four Horse- 
men." 



HOm NORMANDIE 

38th Street and Broadway 
NEW YORK CITY 

SPECIAL RATEg TO PR0FE8$I0NAL PEOPLE 

ROOMS. $10.50 PER WEEK 



second -run downtown house. 

Sid Schubach, manager for Equity 
Distributing Co., has resigned to 
enter private business. Leo i'otter, 
former road man for Efpiity, will be- 
come the manager late in May. 



W. Byron Kenworth, Portland 
resident , succeeds E. George Wooda 
as manager of the Star. Woods re- 
signed to go to Log Angeles where 
he will produce some vaudeville 
revues. 



CLEVELAND 

By J. WILSON ROY 

•Molly Darling." 



Next 



Manager Frank J. McOettigan will 
close the piesent Orpheum season 
May 24. 

Ralph Winsor. former manager of 
the Star, is back in the city. There 
is talk lie will manage tho Rex, a 



Pantages* theatre safe was robbed 
of approximately $3,500 when yeggs 
blew off the door after breaking into 
the theatre and overpowering the 
colored Janitor early Alonday morn- 
ing. Police have made many arrests 
but the culprit.s, said to be profes- 
sional safe-cracker;', have not been 
captured. The safe, containing all 
the .Saturday and Sunday receipts 
less tho amount of the payroll, was 
in Manager J. A. Johnsun's j>rivale 
office. 



OHIO- 
weck, Billio Burke. 

HANNA— Dark. 

MILES— Aleko; Fields and Shel- 
don; Pantheon Singers; Goode and 
Walde; JJUibb, Manning and Class, 
and pictures. 

PRISCILLA— "Gelfiha Girls," and 
pictures. 

G O R D O N SQUARE — Winkle, 
Downing and Jennett; Force antl 
Williams; Mclllyar and Hamilton, 
and pict tires. "■'> 

FILMS— Allen, "The Walinower"; 
State, "Bought and Paid For"; Still- 
man, "Fascination"; Alhambra, 




ON AUTOMOBILES 

WHILE IN YOUR POSSCSSION 

STKICTLV CONFtPCNTIAL 

PEERLESS SALES CORP. 

13a WEST 52»>ST..N.V. rsi^CIRCLK OAt7 



EMPRESS— Dark. The Empress 
J^'ayors closed April ]. Prices this 
J^^n had been 85 cents evenings. 




H & M TRUNKS 



AT FACTORY PRICES 
Fren th« FolloMrInt Aianti; 

S. NATHANS 

531 7th Avt.. New Y«rk 
»664 Broadway. Naw Yerk 

M. SUGARMAN 

<53 WsthlnitSB St.. Beatss 

BARNES TRUNK CO. 

'* W. Randolph St.. Chicais 

J. M. SCHWEIG 



fHXk A 



»•. Arcaila. 23? Fifth A»a.. PIttiburih 



Kansas City Trunk Co. 

"•'• Eait 12th Straet, Kanisa dty. Mo. 

VICTOR TRUNK CO. 

'4 Ellli St.. Sas Franclics 



perkert & Meisel T. Co. 

J^^^WASMINGTOM ST., ST. LOUIS 



THE NATURAL 
BOBBED HAIR, 

Without Cut- 
ting, $10. 

Sida Ear Wavet. $3 pair. 
Ear PulTi, 1250 pair. 

WALTER HAIR GOODS CO. 

;29 Slitb Ave., at 42d Street, New York 

DepU V. lloom It. 




CLS>lJ5kl-:KiiMlI«* 



I 



'8 



.85 FOR STAGE AND STREET 

Satin Strap Pump Catalostia ^Og W. 42d St. 



mark. Whita. KJffb V FREE 



Now York 



AT MODERATE PRICES 

RtARtt I. ant rump*. ir}afii. nallrtt~lk» 
srSoflTos. lirltatilt Mail Ortoi n«pL 






TAMS 



• 



. . -:- COSTUMES 



. Furnish Every hInK for Mot.on Picture Productions Ms«n 
;,,d I'rof.«?lonnl Thoatrirals. MinHtr;l Shows PaKeant«,E 

Make-up Materials. MnKo Up Pr^,*;'? ""^Vkm 
(MUSICAL and DIIAMATIC) 



T r. I. K r n O N E: 

LONGACKF 1913-11-15 



ARTHUR, W. 

Ml SICAL 1. 



„ TAMS 
IBRAUY, INC. 




H. HICKS & SON 

675 Fifth Avenue, at 53d Street 

Have a little fruit delivered to your home or 
your friends— take it to your week-end outing 



EDDIE MACK TALKS: 



No. 80 



1 



HARRY GREB, on* of th« real clatty cfretscrt of 

fistiana, came to EDDIE MACK for his wardrobe when 
h« jumped into the spotlight of stage prominence. 

HARRY GREB. like thousand* of others, realized 
that EDDIE MACK makes a specialty of dressing all 
types for the stage. Your ideas are blended into our 
up-to-the-minute styles. For the stage or street con- 
sult EDDIE MACK first for all your clot^iing necee* 
sities. 



1582-1584 Broadway 

Opi». nirnnd Theatre 



722-724 Seventh Ave. 

Opp. <;ulaiiibla Tlieatr* 





CYCLORAMAS STAGE SETTINGS :N THE NEWEST MATERIALS. EACH SET EMBRACING DISTINCTIVE FEATURES. 

AT VERY REASONABLE PRICES. CURTAINS ON RENTAL BASIS IF DESIRED. 

Bryant 6517 
220 West 46th Street, NEW YORK 



Al vtriT nt-i-K^vi'"-.-*- • •••" - - -^ 

NOVELTY SCENIC STUDIQS 



i 



m 



40 



VARIETY 



OSWALD 




WOODSIDE 
KENNELS 

WOODSIDE 
LL 



KYRA TRIXIE 

FRIGANZA 



Shubert Vaudeville 



ERNEST HIAH 

in "Nothing Serious" 

"ClTrLLlJS NON FACIT MONACHUM" 

Nor the Wardrobe the Actor. 

Direction EARL A PERKINS 



AT 



Edmonton and Calgary 
Next Week (May 1) 



NANCY GIBBS 

(Asaixted by) 

PIERRE DE REEDER 



^#VMMWMMWMMMMMMWW^^^^A^^^A^A^A^^^A^^A^A^A^^ 



IN 



•'MUSICAL MOMENTS'* 

ManAcement 

ileHni. LKK and S. J. 8H€DRRT 



JACK NORTON \ CO 

in "RECUPERATION," by HUGH HERBERT 

Direction: CHAS MORRISON 



Lyle»Virpia GRIFF 



THE GINGER SNAPS 

Busy Until July 1st 



John Keefe 

'The Corn-Fed Boob'' 

This Week (April SI), Majentlo, Chlcazo 



Ilaxin)^ carffuMy rxamJneJ all th« 
oPf'Ts recelvfd for next Beason has de- 
cldeil lo accept the Hoyal hheeily Time 
(sorry to say thia will be opposition to 
Shubert and Kelih. but they brought It 
all on thenisflveH). of five weeks (con- 
scculivi«). coiniiiencInK Oi'foher 2. I took 
Jolly K'>ud i-are (he word "conaocutlve" 
was liit-tTtcd in the contract before 1 
signod. 

I earned H22 durintr the last twelve 
weeks and iny expcnsea were only 11.500. 



Bogert and Nelson 



IN 



VAUDEVILLE 



Griff leavoa dear old America for dear 
old Engiand on the S. S. •CoUic", April 
29. 

Chaskelyne's Theatre. L.ondon. Enjr- 
land, for three weeks beginning May IS. 



OS OS I 



UARMOMOI.H 

COMEDY 

SKETCH- 

TETTF. 

DIRECTION: 

HARRY 
ROGERS 



••Penrod"; Standard. ''The Man Un- 
der Cover"; Monarch, "Glass 
Houses"; Park and Mall, "Kisses"; 
Liberty, "The Three Musketeers": 
Knickerbocker, "The Little Frald 
Lady"; Lorain-Fulton, "Moral 
Fiber." 



The Ilanna closed for the season 
Saturday night. 

Keith*« Hipp.— Rae Samuels is the 
selected headliner to start the Jabilee 
week, and she goes over the top 
with a zipp. Allan McQuhae, Cleve- 
lander, has splendid tenor voice, 
and ho scores tremendously with 
■election of Irish songs. Murray 
and Oakland land solid. Qulxy 
Four, Cleveland boys, good act. 
Toto, clown, bag full of new tricks. 
Lucas and Inez, clever and graceful. 
Moore and Jayne get over. Mabel 
Ford has smart and- nifty dancing 
act. "Dreams" good posing act. 

Keith's 105th St.— Little Billy car- 
ried off .honors. Sisters Wilton 
score. Jed Dooley pleases. Butler 
and Parker collect many laughs. 
Huston Ray splendid piano playing. 
Mason and Cole score. Bob Pender 
Troupe register. McDonalds open, 
clever. 



P 



SHORT VAMP SHOES 

Original and Novelty 
Footwear 

le ttock and m*U to order. 

Also stage shoes and 
toe dancing slippore a 
specialty. 

Our ihosl are used for most 
•f the leading productions now 
running on Broadway. 

Mail order* promptly flilad. 
Catalogue on requ#it. 

"BARNEY'S" 

654 Eighth Ave. New York 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 

By HARDIE MEAKiN 

It l.s natural the anniversary of 
Keith's should create interest in 
theatricals locally. Manager Hob- 
bins has every night, with the ex- 
ception of Saturday, given over to 
some local society. A morning show 
free for the poor children of Wash- 
ington will be given. The bill con- 
sists of Mildred Harris, Viviennc 
Segal. Walter C. Kelly, Eva Shirley, 
Emilie Lea, Bert Baker, Foley and 
Leture, and Kay, Hamlin and Kay. 



Robert B. Manlell, National this 
week. Excellent business. Poll's, 
William Hodge in "Dog Love," con- 
siderable advance publicity.. 



Shubert -Garrick opened with 
summer stock under the direction of 
Mutual I'roductions, Inc. Monday 
with "The Boomerang." Capable 
cast, overflow house. 



Cosmo bill: "Elite Revue." 
Thomas Martin and Co., Sossmun 
and Sloan, Dixie Four. Kate and 
Wiley, Cronin and Art, feature film. 



Picture houses: Rlalto. "The Rul- 
ing Passion": Palace, "A Bachelor 
Daddy": Columbia. "Fascination" 
(2d week): Metropolitan. "Polly of 
the Follies." 



The Rubin and Cheery shows are 
continuing under the direction of 
the Costello Post of the American 



S 



—MARK— 

T R A N 



D 



-"A National InBtltatloa"— D'war at 47 BC. 
Direction Jooepb rionkett 

D. W. GRIFFITH'S 

Mightiest Production 

"ORPHANS of the STORM" 

STRAND 8TMPHONT ORCHESTRA 

CARL BOOUARDB. Conductor 



AMERICA'S T0RCM08T THCATRC8 AND NITS.— Direetiea. LCC a«« I. 1. SHUBERT 



WINTER GARDEN IZ'Zl^': 

Evgfl. 8:30. Mats. Tuee., Thura. St Sat. 

EDDIE CANTOR 

In the Winter Garden's Annual Revuo 

"MAKE IT SNAPPY" 

With NAN HALPERIN 



Rf\nTI4 Vfoit 45tii Street. Cfes. at t:30. 
"^^^-^ * ■» MaUuees Wed. and bau 

WINTHROP AMES Present! 

"THE TRUTH 
ABOUT BLAYDS" 

By A. A. MILNE 



AMBASSADOR {.r„.^cKi."i'?55: 

KrcB. S:30. MaUnoM Wodueaday A Saturday. 

The Musical Sensation 






ACTAD Ttifi., 4:.ili Si. A II y. Lvej. 8 JO. 
/\^lvll\ Ma'lii.-^i WeJ. and Sat. at 2;L;0, 

MR. & MRS. COBURN 

^ AND COMr.VNV OF FIFTY^ 

IN THE FANTASTIC COMEr»7 

BRONX EXPPISS 

$1.00 to r!.50 



BIJOU 



Tlica.. «.'>ih W. of By. F»««. H:JO. 
Miliiicei) Wed. an J Sat. 




"JUST THE HAT YOU WANT — AT 
LESS THAN YOU EXPECT TO PAY" 
S.MAKT — tiilC — OKKilNAI 

"ADELE" CREATIONS 

"8ho» me a well tfreued woman and i II 

•how you en Adele Hat." 

10% dlj^courii lo .N. V. A's. from an N. V \ 

Ar^.-^O TO PROFE.<=i.«;ro\AT.S 

16« WKMT 43th HTKFF.T 

t Doors East of Broadway 



—THE— 



f^CMTIfOV THEATRE. 02d btreet and 

V*E.n I \Jt\ I Central Park W. Ets. 8:t0. 

Matinees Wednesday and Saturday, 2:20. 

TESSA JAMES MARION 

KOSTA BARTON GREEN 

In t he Peer of Musical Productions 

The ROSE of 
STAMBOUL 

with Mabel Withe« A, Tht Lockfords 

yfyflH tr. THEATRC, Wist of Broadvray. 
^^ Kvss. •:»•. MtU Thuri. A 8at., 2:30. 

CECIL and CLEO 

LEAN MAYFIELD 

In the "ZIPPY" MUSICAL COMEDY 

'THE BLUSHING BRIDE" 






DOVER ROAD 

Rv A. A. MILNE with PU^ nVyf^r„*%. 
Dlra. of (ititlirie MrCliiKic UlldO. XjUQlly 

F. RAY COMSTOCK and MORRIS 6EST Present 

B A L I E F F ' 8 

Chauve Souris 

Frow MOSCOW— Direct from LONDON-PARIS 
^OTH ST ?;!'f^AT'<K ^Vo.t of irwav. 

MATINKKS TL'ES., THUUS. and SAT. 



l:.^^•s. H.-'D. Met*. Wed. A Sat 
TIIK FAVClUITr ,«^TAns 

FRANCES WHITE 'iY:K 



A\I> 



TAYLOR HOLMES 

.'.* *»»<*. ,MiiSH«« Comody Th.it's DlfTororit 

V"" The HOTEL MOUSE 

"Bully Entertainmest,"— N. V. C miii<Til.il 



I YRir* *2'^^^'^«»f ^'''ay- Evs.8:30 
I^ A XXAV^ Matlncea Wed. & Sat. 2:20 

The Smashing Musical Comedy Hit 

FOR GOODNESS 
SAKE 

with a Cant of New York's Favorltea 




cancvy 



/*\AT5TUUriS-SAT 



Maxinc Elliott's ••'•h '.r «>«». km i-.a. 

M«|lne«s Wed. and HM. 

MAWORIE RAMBEAU 

" THE GOLDFISH 



uitli WILTON LACKAYE 



BICCEST 
HIT/ 



Friday, April 28, U 



WILL STANTON 

SAYS *AU REVOIR' TO ALL FRIENDS 

Sailing 8. 8. Maur«tatii«, May 16th — Raturning 8. 8. Aqultania Juna 9a 

CO!NG IN FOR PRODUCTIONS NEXT SEASON 

Still Leading All Others 

CARL EMMY 



1 



MAX 



ALICE 



BLOOM and SHER 

"THAT'S MY HORSE 



"A TAIT. OF THE LONESOME 8PI>E' 

Par. Addraat: 803 Timaa BIdg., 

Naw York City 



Legion. 



Underlined next week (Mav 1) 
are: "Nice People," National; "The 
Bird of Paradise," Poll's; "The Hole 
in the Wall" (stock), Garrick. 

Barnum & Bailey Circii.«», 
15-17. 



AND 



HIS MAD WAGS 



May 



It Is seldom that such universally 
RooU notice.^ are given a now ven- 
ture, particularly stock ventuie. as 
those in the local press concerning 
the new Ciarrick theatre sto.k tliat 
opened Monday in "The Boomerang." 

The theatre held capacity and the 
performance was likened to the old 
Columbia theatre days. when 
Blanche Bates and other stars held 
forth. Personal succes.<^es were 
scored by every individunl member 
of the company— Sydney Mason and 
W^indii Lyon in the leads, with 
Carry MoCJarry. Ada Meade, GeiaUl 
Oliver Smith, Dorothy McGrew. 
Frank Duframe. Sara Parrar, Mrs. 



Charles B. Hanford, Kdwin Tru8 
helm, Constance Brown, Paulinl 
Graff, Winifred T. Stead, hlarl Vh\\. 
lips and J. H. Joyner. 

The direction of George Henry 
Trader has no small portion of ihi 
success due to his very capable 
work. Leslie Kendall is his assitant 
while .Tack Puffy is the scenic ar- 
tist. The sets are wo; thy of com- 
mendation. 

The company is under the diico- 
tion of Mutu.il ProdiuMions. inc 
with Arthur Lrslie Smith as the 
general director. It looks as if the 
compan.N had landed for an imlefl. 
nile stay. 



DETROIT, MICH. 

By JAC03 SMITH 

•'The Whirl oT New Vs.rk" o\.invi\ 
tivo weeks' retmn at the Shubeit- 
Detroit Sunday to capacity ami 
proved t lu paine hit as on premier. 
I'ollowing will come "Some Cirl," 



NEW YORK THEATRES 



REPUBLIC 



in 



TilF.ATHL. W. 4^t Stt^rt. 
Eves. 11:30. Mata. Wed. & Sjt 

A. R. WOODS Preaenu 

MARGARET LAWRENCE 
LOWELL SHERMAN 
ALLAN DINEHART 

"LAWFUL LARCENY" 

A New PlA? tv SAM SUIPMA.N 



ELTINGE ^f". 



rilEA.. W. 42d SU Kr». 11:30 

ataL Wed. end Sat. t:30 

—THE MOST FAMOUS PLAY IM NCW VORK- 

THE 
DEMI-VmGIN 

By AVERY HOPWOOD 

i 8AM H. HARRIS Attractlona 



i 

Sam H. Harris iT?'^r,^t*V3f[ 

Eve*. 8 :20. Matt. Wtft. Mi Sat. at 2 :20 

Six Cylinder Love 

A Xew Comedy b9 Wm. Anthony McQutrt 

with ERNEST TRUEX 




— 000 

WeatlSthSt. Rfea.. 1:15. 
Miti. Wed. 4 SiL at I.IS. 



CORT 

WAILACE ~7 MARY 
EDDINGER ^ NASH 

in "CAPTAIN APPLEJACK 



-000- 



8trf»^t. 
1470. 



MUSIC BOX Teh: Bryaot 

Efea. t:IS. »tats. Wed. and Sat. at t:ie. 

"BMt Muilcal Shaw Cvar Mada la AmeHea." 

— <:loue. 

IRVING BliRLIN'8 

MUSIC BOX REVUE 

I— With a Cait of Matropolitan Favorltaa — 

T E:NICK£RB0CE£R Theatre 

B'war. SSth SL Eves. 8:S0. 
Matineei Sat and Hon. 

CHARLES DILLI.NOHAM Presenta 



H 
R 
I 
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L 
SI 



'Udog Dnimmond'' 

A Real Melodrama, by "Sapper." 
with A. E. MATIIEW8 



JOHN GOLDEN ATTRACTIONS 
Stated by IVINCHELL SMITH 



W. 48 St. Evea. 8:20 
Mats. Wed. A SaL 



LONGACRE 

Thank You 

A Comedy by IIe8<<ra Smitb and Cushina. 

LAST WEEK 

— — — AND — — — 

I ITTI C ^'•'st 4Uh St. Evea 8:30. 
L.I 1 I Ur Mais Wed. & SuL 



(i 



The 1st Year" 



By aod With FRANK CRAVEN 



OCLVV I Vi Mat*. WVil. A Sat.. 2:15. 

ARTHUn n.\.MMF,i:STI,I.\ rrescnt> 
I09EPM LILLIA,. 

CAWTHORN and LORRAINE 

in "THE BLUE KIHEN" 

rnK P0U8SE CATE OF IfUSlCAL SHOWS 
WFTB A CHORUS OF 30 PUSSIES 



BELASCO 



We>l 4tth St. Erps. «;15. 
Hats. Tliur». A SU ?:1S. 



OAVIO BELASCO Pratent* 

LENORE ULRiC 

« KIKI 

A New Cbaratter Study by ANDRE PICARO. 



LfCEUM 



WEST I Eva. 8:30. 
I Tburi 



M«ia.. 
46th Sll Tbura. and Sat. 

B. RAT GOETZ Preaent* 

The International Star 

IRENE BORDONI 

in "THE FRENCH DOLL" 

A new comedy with a few Honga. 

Adapted by A. B. THOMAS. 

From the French of Paul Armont 

and Marcel Oerbidon. 



PMPIRF B'way A 40th St. Evca.8:20 
*^*^** **VCMat«. Wed. & SaU at 2:2t 

"DORIS KEAN 

GL0RI0U8 IN 

The CZARINA'' 

— BVBNINO WORLD 

I IRFRTV Thea, W. 42 SL Er. 8:20. 
l^IDCIVI I Matat Wad. A Sat 8:20. 

A NEW COMEDT 
By the Author* of -DULCT" 

TO THE UDIES!" 

with 

HELEN HAYES 

and 

OTTO KRUGER 



BROA OWAT. 
and Forty-sixth 8t 
llata Wad. and Sat. S:S» 



GLOBE— 

Bireninfa 8:30 

CHARLES DILLINGHAM Presenta 

'GOOD MORNING 

L/I-AnlxllL N. T. Favorlt- 

OEO. r»rMJ AMT M C A T R E- * 

M. V^l^n/\n Broadway and 43d Streai 

Eves. 8:15. Matt. Wed. and Sat. 

ED WYNN 

"The Perfect Fool" 

HIS NEW MUSICAL RIO T 

naipTY "'"wy and 46th St. Eve«. IM. 

UHIE. I I Matlnecei Wed. and Sat. at 2;M 

GEO. M. COHAN'S Production af 

THE NEW COHAN FARCE 

madeleine 
Vh". movies 

with GEO. M. COHAN (Himself) 
GERTRUDE COHAN and 

RUTH DO NNELLY 

VANDERBILT SJcSn^. s?o: 

Matlnops Wodnenday and Satur.laj, 2:3^' 
MOROSCO HOLDING CO. Prc-tenH 

CHARLOTTE GREENWOOD 

In the Musical Comedy n>f 



ti 



LETTY PEPPER" 



HOROSCO "^^^ 



ftSATV.JO 



THE BAT 



Just completed Keith and Orpheum tour. Leaves May 5 by S. S. Tahiti, from San Francisco, for Australia to spend suimner with 

Mother. Returning in September to resume ray vaudeville bookings. 

AUSTRALIAN ADDRESS, c o WALTER BEATTY, 500 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE 



boiled down version of "Th<> Roso 
Girl" which appeared at the Garrick 
tarli«r this season. 

The Dtmpsey-Carpentier fight 
DictureB are being shown this week 
it the M.'idifion. opening to big bu.s- 
jness. I'rices 50 cents for first floor 
4nd the l)a loony. 

Edmund lir«ese and Marguerite 
Courtot are appearing in person this 
week at the Broadway -Strand in 
connection with 'Beyond the Rain- 
bow." 

Next Sunday "The Circle" opens 
at Garrick, which concludes legit- 
imate season. This will be followed 
by the Bonstelle Stock for at least 
12 weeks. 

It looks as if Charles II. Miles has 
hit upon the right policy at the 
Orpheum, which reopened Sunday 
with musical stock in "The Yankee 
Prince." The house was crowded 
for every performance and the 
audiences were enthusiastic This 
policy will continue. Harry C. Lewis 
Is responsible for the product ion. 
The permanent players includes 
Joseph Carr, Jack Strong, Eugenie 
Le Blanc, Beulah Hayes, Celia Mavis 
William Mifflin, Floretta O'Neil, 
Harry Smith. Percy DeVille, J. W. 
Clifford. Prices are 20, 40, 60c. at 
night. Including war tax. A feature 
picture is al.so shown. George Guise 
to per.«!onally supervising the 
Orpheum management, in addltioi^ 
to handling the other Miles houses 
here. 

The Woodward Players are pre- 
senting "The House of Gla.ss," Ma- 
jewtic this we^k. 

"My Lady Friends ' and "Battle of 
Jutland" Capitol show this weel\. 

Billie Burke, New Detroit in The 
Intimate Stranger." NVxt. William 
Faver.sham in "Out to Win." 



_Ch.nrles T. Aldrirh is headlining 
the Colonial bill thi.s wqoU This is 
the third time for lym this season 
in Detroit, his two previous en- 
gaptmtnts being at the Shubert- 
Detioit. Other a^'ts are: Sid L^wis 
Howard Nichols, the Jackson -Tavlor 
Trio and Stanley, Doj le & Reno'. 



"Smiling Through" held over at 
Adams. Next, Foolish Wives." in- 
dtftnite. 



The F.I.L.M. Cloh of Detroit 
comprising all the lilm exchanges] 
have issued new trade rules for the 
exhibitors and a committee from the 
Michigan Theatre Owners Associa- 
tion has agreed to the working 
agreement. Under this agreement 
all complaints are referred to an 
arbitration committee, comprising 
three exhibitors and three exchange 
managers. 



Lester Potter. Detroit Police Cen- 
sor, has issued an order no carnivals 
or fairs will be permitted to have 
any attractions that men, women 
and children together cannot be 
admitted to. This will practically 
eliminate the so-called girl shows. 



Alhanibru and Garden, * Thr«.e Mys- 
keteors. ' 

Current week full of reprat<? at 
variou.M pictiue houses. ".»=5miiin' 
Through' held over at both Grand 
an.i Liberty, while former has 
brought "Pay Day' back as an 
added feature. "Over. the Hill," al- 
ready .«hown in 20 houses here, is at 
Aldine: State is continuing showing 
the more pretentious pictures at the 
55c. rates, this week with the "Four 
Horsemen," and the Alhambra and 
Garden, both under the control of 
the Friedberg Interests, are showing 
"The Three Musketeers ' for the tlrst 
time liere at pop rates. 



LETTERS 



1 



CIIICACiO OFFICK 



When •entllns for mall to 
VAIilKTY Mddren* Mall t'Icrk 

i*ost(;aiii)8. ai>v t^uTisi!\<; «»r 
iiiiCULAH i.i<:rTi<:ii$« will 
NOT vm AUVi<:iiTisi:u. 

LKTTKKS ADVi:ilTlSl::U IX 
UNU ISSUU ONLY. 



The Hagenbeck -Wallace circus Is 
the first of the big top tents sched- 
uled to appear here thi* season, the 
dates being May 1 and 2. 



The Gayety has closed for the 
season. The Av«>nue is still playing 
sto«'k burlesque and putting on 
fights one or two nights a week as 
added attractions. Next week, the 
Avenue will show the Dempsey-Wil- 
liard tight pictures. 



Francine Larrimore in "Nice Peo- 
ple" drew heavy patronage Monday 
at the Nixon despite warm weather. 
The Nixon will have easy sailing 
with what interest there remains 
this season among legit thoatrc- 
goers. with the Alvin due to close in 
a week. "The Dream M^ker'' next. 



NOTICE 

In order to eliminate any 
possible future discussion 
anent the introduction of a 

RADIO 

OUTFIT WITH 

AMPLIFIER 

in conjunction with a vaude- 
ville act 

AILEEN STANLEY 

Announces the Addition of This 
Feature to Her Specialty at 

Keith's Colonial Theatre 

NEW YORK CITY 
This week (April 24, 1922) 



The P.onstelle Stock will consist 
of Frank Morgan, bading man; 
Mrs. .Shelly Hull, director; Ann 
Harding, playing ingenue leads; Ann 
Carpingtr, Ntll Martin. Pauline 
Crell. Gilberta Faust, James Bliss. 
W, H. Moran, Walter Shorwin. 
Steplien Nastfoge, Allan Johnson. 
Ri- luiid Stevenson. 



PITTSBURGH 

By COLEMAN HARRISON 

P I (' T U R K S — Grand. "Smilin' 
TJiiough' and "J'ay Day" (secoml 
wtek); Liberty, 'Smilin' Through" 
(second week); Duquesne, '"Ten 
Nights in a Barroom" ^second 
wet'k); Aldine, "Over the Hill"; 
Ol\nii»;o. "Bought and Paid For"; 
raniernjtluinc, •IJijond the Rain- 
bow"; Lyceum. "(Joldon Gift": Re- 
gent an.l P.la< kstono. "Arabian 
Lo\i"; .'-^tat* , "I'our llorstmon"; 



The Tniversity of Pittsburgh Cap 
and Gown play this season is 
"Bound in Morocco," the work of 
two 8tu«ients, William Gregory and 
Louis Itscovitz. The /ormer is 
leader of the student band, which 
has attained outside recognition 
since he assumed control, and has 
also been a member of the Gayety 
theatre orchestra. 



Separate performances are al- 
lotted the Shriners, I'hamber of 
Commerce, Kiwanis Cltib, Veterans 
of Foreign Wars, American Legion, 
and Friday night Thomas Wood 
Stevens, director of the Carnegie 
Tech s«hool of drama will address 
the faculty and students who at- 
tend, while another night Karl Heln- 
rich, local instructor in aesthetic 
dancing, will lead his students 
through their steps on the Davis 
ro.strum. 



Eight Victor recording artists, 
who have appeared here at Irast 
onte during each of the past four 
years, will perform for the first time 
at the Alvin OA their visit May 13. 



Adama Clifford 
Adier Chas 
AmaroniH l.eunardl 
AnderBun \V 
Arnold W 

Baker Tarkington 
litrnard Jule 
licrg Alphonse 
lUakely Louis 
Dogga Hallen 
Bourbon Jeanne 
Bowman Evelyn 
Draase Stella 
Bradley Geo 
Drown Florence 
Durham & Ueans 

Campbell Verne 
Capman Dert 
Carr Jimmie 
CaruH Rmma 
Casaard Edward , 
Charles Terry 
Challia Jamea 
Chayans Dancing 
ColenMin Mnck 
Connelly Edwin 
Conne/ly & Francin 
Craven T«d 
Curran James 

Dean rhlllis 
Dean Ruth 
Delmore Geo 
Decker RuRRell 
De Lan Mr 
Downinir Winkle 
Drake Allen 
Dunbar Charlie 

Faber Harry 
Fair Polly 
Finn Albert 
Fltzglbbou Lew 

ftardi n Rne 
Clay Kitty 
Olenn & Rifhards 
Golden Robert 
Ooodm.in G 
Gordon V 
Gore Sammy 
Graham Muna 

Ilarrah Roy 



K*.1 



tmm 



Walter Scanlan In "Irish Kyes" 

underline at the Aivin, with the 

prlvil*^g«» of putting lid on disastrous 

, season there. Pla>ed h-re before in 

same pi^oe at Pitt. 



Dick IL'ihn i<! the latest a.Mition 
to George Jaffe's stock burlesque 
company at the Acadthiy. 



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Edward "Weil, former dlrf-ctor of 
the Longacre, New York, was onr 
of the judges in a local department 
store costume contest. 



I T^uke Barnett was good for the 
big laugh of the evening with his 
Dutch waiter act at the rr>rent M. P. 
T. O. convention. Duke refu.sed com- 
pcn.^ation that night as a m.ark of 
gratitude to certain film m^^n who 
are clo.se friends. Luke has staged 
his stunt in almost every part of the 
country, the unusual feature being 
the long distance Jumps to put his 
act on for a period of about an hour. 
His latest offer is from Memphis. 



JmCK 



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THEY LIKE US 



Charles Meredith, mentioned as 
one of the leads In the American or- 
ganizations which will perform in 
Pcrlin, has enjoyed a rise little 
short of remarkable. About seven 
years ago he graduated from Pitts- 
burgh high school, after a fino ath- 
letic record, with, little thouKht 
abotit acting. He drifted toward thr 
Tech Drama School, and in a couple 
of years was at Hollywood. wh« r*- 
his unusual type, plus ability, espe- 
(Mally fitted him to play opposilf 
Elsie Ferguson, EtlKl Clayton and 
others. AVhfn he recently Fallr«i 
abroad with his wife it wns for the 
express purpose of studjing conti- 
nental conditions with a view to 
r-vrntually *^tabiishing his own pro- 
ducing ''f.mpariy over li*^re. 



Hart Teggy 
Henry Chaa Pets 
}Iudsun Vivian 
BufTurd Julia 
Hughes Jim 
Humbert Adele 

Kelton A James 
Kennedy Molly 
Kent S 

King Margaret 
Knight F 
Kramer Ben 

Ladden P 
Lang James 
Lreavltt Sam 
Leon A. Dawn 

Madiaon Ruthie 
Manley Dave 
Mann Dorothy 
Mansneld Riehard 
Marron & Elder 
Mathewaon J 
McCabe Eddie 
Morgan Beatrice 
Morria Dillle 
Morton Geo 

Nelson Cliff 
Neville Jark 
Newman WiUiain 
Newport Hal 

Ollvn Ik Ma.k 
Uaburn Vera 

Richmond Chas 
Richmond Harry 
Rome Marjorle 
Rush Gerry 

.<!alton PeKBy 
Samuels Maurice 
Schubort HukIi 
.Shannon Ray 

Travers Richards 
Tripp Gro 

West Ja^k 
AVrlls <'(>riine 
White A I 
William H 
Willlnm Rubort 
"WllKon i:ihel 



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Chicago Letter List must be sent 
for, to Variety's Chicago office, 
State- Lake Theatre Building, 
within two weeks after adver- 
tised; otherwise it will be re- 
turned to the Dead Letter Office, 
Chicago. 

This notification is issued at 
the request of the Postmaster at 
Chicago. 



Atkins Jack 
Antenore Mllllo 
Aubrey Durlon A 



Rrasse Stella 
Balea Natalie 
Hell Florence 
Hrasche Louis 
Harbour Dorothy 
Harncs Stewart 
Uelmont Avery 

Crono Mins 
(."urxon Harvey 
Capman Uert Mrs 

Dall Johnny 
DeHaven Milo 
De Onaonne Nellie 
Day George 
Dugan & Raymond 

Fredrick Doris 

Ford B C 

Fox Eddie "Bozo" 

Flake-Fallon 

Frank Pearl 



Gorman Eugene V 
(}leama Hylvla 
Germalne Mark 
Gibson & Hetty 
Gardnt>r & Revere 
Good Bruce R 



Holland Eugene 
Howard Florence 
Hendrlckaon Jas 
Helvey Ni'Slo 
Hammond Jark 
Holllday Frank 
Heiilere Hcrachel 

Irish Mae 



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Knapp Bob 
Kellam Frank 
Kf>llani & O'Dare 
Krelger W G Mrs 
Khaym 
Kessle Herman 

Le Grange ti 
Ignore Jack 
Lackf-y Evelyn 
Lester Noel 
Liimont Alice 
Lee Bryan 

Marts B M 
Mudge Leland It 
Mack Al 
Marlyn Irene 
Murray A. I'upoka 



Newport llal 
Nash Bobby 
Nathane Bros 



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Palmer Fred J 
Polly A 0» 
PCderick & Dcvere 

Ray Oscar 
Riley Jo« 
Renaicard R 
Robinson Bill 

Stephens & Molly O 
Stirk Clifford 
fltraub Mare 
Rclaaon J K 
Spaul E M 

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Virginia U.ib 

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DETROIT JOURNAL SAYS: 

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CHARLES BOHLER'S 'WHIRL OF THE WORLD' REVUE 

NOW APPEARING AT THE TERRACE GARDEN— IN CHICAGO'S FAMOUS MORRISON HOTEL 

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COLE 

PRIMA DONNA 



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LYRIC TENOR 



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LEW 
JENKINS 

SINGING JUVENILE 



FRANKIE 
KLASSEN 

PREMIER DANCER 



ETHEL DEAN, Hostess 



I BACHELOR DADDY 

A I'aramount flvfl-r^eler, with ThomaJi 
Jl«»l|fh«n a* th«» star. A roni<Hly-(lrama 
from the ntvel by Kdwar.i I\'|*1«>. directed 
by AlfrtJ Urcen and pre^outod by Adolpb 
Zukor. 

I^icharl rhrutdr ...Thomiis Molghan 

Hally I,f)okwaod I.ealrloo Joy 

0<<th9l Nr.VrtA Muu'l Wayne 

Mrs. McVae Ad»'I.« Farrinnton 

Joo IVIton J. F. McixinaM 

'^Charles Henley Uaurani.'« 'Wlir»al 

Nita ,.'•••• .Chiirl'tCe Jarksun 

TiUilili<> )!irbar;i Maier 

*l'oo<11>'d , tduce (juenii 

Davil i 

Donald J Df liriuc Tw Ins 

Thomas MelRhaii .siandfl out liko 
a hoiiHo aJiro In this ritrUinff com- 
edy-drama. The <5Ui>p'»«t that he 
/receives from five juvenile actors, 
Includfd among whieh are the De- 
I3ria<? Twins, puts over this ijietiire 
.with a dl.stinrt wallop that is going 
to make itself felt at the hox otiiee. 
,"rhei'» won't be any rush that will 
I break down the doors of any thc- 
f atre. nor will the pietiiro cause a 
• Fcnsation, but it is a production that 
>that is 8ure to build up on word of 
'mouth advertising wlu-re it is 
playt'd for more than a single day. 

The Htory holds a combination of 
aoeiety atuff, kid stulT. western and 
real lo\ e interest. It is handled in 
a manner on the sereen that be- 
.^peaks for Alfred (Irt'en a distinct 
niche among the real tJirectora of 
the industry. 

Meicrhan has the !-<>I« of a solf- 
tnadt^ millionaire who is about to 
marry a very aristocratic society 
favorite. A week bef<»re the date of 
the ceremony he is jnuMtnly chilled 
to Mexico, where his niining prop- 
erties are in danger of being ruined 
through the operations of a band of 
guerrillas. HI3 former prospecting 
partner is the sui>erintendent of the 
mine, a widow^t.with live young- 
Bters. As far as the family is con- 
cerned the partner niusL have gut 
a very Kite start in lite, but when 
the bandits raid the mine after 
Meighan's arrival on tht- scene and 
' t^ie partner is mortal!\- wouiuledj the 
former pU'dges hims.lf to take care 
Of the kiddles. 

His trip back to civilization in a 
'l*ullman with the live liitLc mischief 
-makers abounds with laughter that 
'vis gain<"l from touclus in direction 
that are almost slapstick and still 
quite probable. Of cour.so, no so- 
• 'ciety (lueon is^going to take a hus- 
band who has a quintet of adopted 
youngsters, bo when 8tie slips 
Meighaii the gate- the private sec- 
, retary that he has pajjsed up dur- 
ing his earlier romance comes right 
Into the picture and wins him and 
the babes. 

It's a pip of a picture, and Lea- 
trice Joy makes a very charming 
Ingenue lead opposite Mr. Melghan. 
At the same time Maud W^yne as 
the society girl and Adcle F'arring- 
ton as her mother both give 
•worthwliilo performances. I^aurence 
Wheat, a comedy foil for Meighan, 
'delivered nicely, the two working 
togethi r bringing a rtinirider of the 
Old "C«*riege Widow ' davs in the 
long past. The three other kiddies 
'..'Were Charlotte Jackson. FJarbara 
>Maier and IJruce Guerin. It is im- 
2-P08sible to distinguish whlt^h name 
fitted th.e smallest of this trio, but 
that baby certainly is a whale of a 
find. He seems (at least the role 
Is of that sex) hardly more than 
three ytuis of ago, but tiie manner 
In Which he Atruts before the cam- 
era with his little arms held behind 
Ilia back mal;es for great < omedy. 

Fred. 




Friday, April 28, 1^ 



GREAT ADVENTURE 

Flvo-'i«'! m-Ioirama d«in.> In rolrr un(lcr 
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NeU Owyiiti T\u- lion, [.ois Sturt 

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tures overshadowed the scene. The 
color plan seems to be pretty, com- 
l>letely restricted to scenic or light 
comedy subjects, 

Tlie story here developed is a cap- 
ital one. It has historic Intereet, 
heart appeal and a wealth of thrills, 
not to speak of fine suspense. The 
ba» kgrounds are always refreshing 
to the American fan, who seldom 
gets a glimpse of any but his native 
locale. The name is true of the peo- 
ple. All are new faces, and the 
women selected for the principal 
parts are a revel in loveliness. Lady 
Di.ma is a real British beauty. Flora 
I.elireton as the maid, Itosemary, is 
of the bewitching blonde type. Some 
of the delicate tinting of the color 
process lends a special charm to the 
portraiture of the two actresses, but 
it works out badly in the case of the 
men. Charles II has a greenish pal- 
lor th.it could scarcely be intended, 
and the other men look unnatural. 
It seems the colors are not alto- 
gether under control. 

The story deals with the reign of 
Chailes II following liie downfall of 
the Roundhead rule. Hugh Argyle 
is returning from distant wander- 
ings in the Indies, and a crew of 
cut throats on iiis ship plot to mur- 
der him and claim his estates when 
ihe ship gets to England. One, Bul- 
fit\ch. an outlaw, is chosen to com- 
mit the murder. He strips the hero 
of all his identiflcatlon papers and 
throws him, supposedly dead, into 
the season as the ship nears fc^ng- 
land. 

Koderlek. leader of Ihe band, rep- 
resents himself as Hugh and makes 
court to Lady IJeatrico (Lady 
Diana), but Hugh, who has swum 
ashore, appears in disguise to 
thwart his schemes. Out of this 
clash glows the dramatic conflict 
that runs through the tale. Lady 
Beatrice has been plunged deep in 
debt. ;ind in order to defeat tl»e arch 
plotter who would use this circum- 
stance to force her hilo an unwel- 
come m.arriage, goes to Newgate, 
where Bulflhch is awaiting execu- 
tion for the murder «)f Hugh. She 
marries the criminal. Under the 
l^nglisli law this proces^a would 
pnrg«> her of debt and the noose 
would remove Bnltinch the next day. 
Hut that night the great fire sweeps 
London, and all prisoners are turned 
out. liulflnch seeks out the fair 
Lady Beatrice and carries her to the 
lair of the outlaw gang in the crypt 
of St. Paul's. 

A jealous woman in thf thieves' 
crew l>rings word to Hugh, and the 
hero rushes to the rescue. Events 
move swiftly to the climax, with the 
fire as a thrilling background of the 
struggle for the lady fair. Hush. 



ACROSS CONTINENT 

Fivc-refl cnnxfUy drama wiih Wallarf 
R^•!ll. .story and scenario l>.v Byron Morgan. 
r>ir»rti(»n of Philip K. Itosen under the 
suiiorvlRion of Thompson Buchanan (Lasky- 
I'aianiDUDt). 

.lirn'n.\ D'lii Wa'.'.anc Heitl 

I.i'uis^f Fowler Miry Maof.arf-n 

John Doiii Thi-ddora Koboits 

I.oriv.ir.f' Tyler.,,, Hetty Frannisco 

Dutton Tyler Walter liong 

Mjott Ty|..r Lucu-n Llttlefleld 

.\rt Hok- t JaoU Herbert 

Iri^liman Cuy Olivr 

Tu:n Bnce bilnei U'Alhruok 



The pirfure with its seventeenth 
century costumes of rich hue i.H a 
riot of luxurious col(»r and the story 
is a rcvt'l of romantic dr;ima. with 
the climax in a sensationally filmed 
fire ef(>et furnishing a lurid back- 
ground in the CJreat Fire of Lorulon 
for a hectic melodr.amat io story. At 
the Capitol Sunday afternoon the 
picture won a rew.nd of spon- 
taneous ap]>liusf an unusual dem- 
jonstration of approval. 

The billing sets torlh tli.it thai is 
f*the liisi drama in natural color." 
Which is .«;omewhat less than the 
truth. KInemacolor cmht f»r ten 
•years ago did several lull Icjiglh pic- 
tures bv that process fully as good in 
a pictorial sense as this. But Irre- 
spective of mere color M"J»l>ty, there 
neems no special merit in poly- 
chromati.^ films, especially in dta- 
tnatic subjects. The color is uneven, 
and when the effects are striking 
they di- tract from stor.v Interest. 
This wa.> empiiasizcd ii 'The (Jreat 
Adventure." The costumt'.s are of 
ieye-comi.M'lling (one.s such as sal- 
mons, ri«'h scaih'ts and striking 
blues, nnd It frequently happened 
that a splash of color caught and 
Jheld th'» eye .and attention to the 
detriment of the scne }n its story 
relation. (Jf'fU efTc live dramatl«' 
^.assa<''s loy* their .''igni lien nee .ar»<l 
Vcre »i»oilfd becau.«^e the .<<cc;iic fea- 



lows fhe event ffom control station 
to control station by rail and in the 
same train Is Old Man Dent and his 
girl secretary Louise. The Tyler car 
of course out-dlstaoces the Dent at 
first, but In the rain and bad going 
the lighter sturdier Dent closes the 
gap. 

There la plot and counter plot 
on the long road and the struggle is 
worked up to a high nervous pitch 
until the little Dent passes the huge 
Fontaine on a heavy sand trail in 
the Mojave desert. Near the dis- 
tant goal Louise learns of a final 
scheme to defeat the gallant .limmy 
by unfair means and over the last 
lap she manages to insinuate her- 
self Into Jimmy's car In disguise 
and by her means the schemers are 
undone and Jimmy crosses th.^line 
in the lead. Jtush. 



A WONDERFUL WIFE 

I'niversal five raeler by Dolf Wyllarde. 
aJapteil for the Bcreen by Arthur Strutter 
nnd directed by Paul Scardon. Mi:*8 du 
Pont nturred. 

Chum Mi?« du Pont 

Alaric ..,.**• Vt-rnon Sti>oK' 

C! regory .....•.,.»•••« I^i "ulerM Stevens 

(lulton Charles ArlinK 

Diana •••., 1^1 hel Ititchie 



A Story of English service life 
laid principally In East Africa. The 
tale does not seem to have any par- 
ticular appeal to the general run of 
picture fans, who have seen stories 
of this type handled to greater ad- 
vantage on the screen. It will do, 
however, on a double feature bill in 
the better dally change houses and 
serve qs the sole feature in the 
smaller ones. 

I*aul Scardon handled the story 
rather well for what there was in it. 
.Miss du Pont plays the role of a 
wife of a young oflllcer in the British 
service. He is pent to an African 
pc in charge of the goverimient 



commissioner who haa the reputa- 
tion of being a man without a heart. 
She. however, finds the heart and 
he in turn decides that he wants 
her and so manages to send the 
husband on a mission that will 
practically insure his death, even 
though orders have been received to 
send him to another post. 

The wife rcscuev her husband 
and thwarts the heavy's plans and 
the tale ends In the usual happy 
manner with the moral that wives 
had better not interfere In hus- 
bands' affairs. 

Landers Stevens plays the heavy 
most acceptably, but It Is to Vernon 
Steele the credit must go. He 
makes the lead opposite Miss du 
Pont fairly realistic, especially so 
when ho i.s being "vamped" by 
Kthel Ritchie. Had Miss Ritchie 
gone in for vamp stuff In the days 
when that typo of screen actress 
was the biggest box oftlce draw, she 
would have been In a position to 
have given some of the best a run. 

Fred. 



KINGFISHER'S 4100ST 

A Hve-reol wo.xlern ("hau<let-Hur«t feature 
•ilitrr^nff N.mI Hart, made by Piiuiical I'ro- 
duviionn. and rflea.^Ml hy Commonwealth. 
Paul (lur.-Jt dlieotor. 

Hair M.'.sse.iKor Ne«l Ifart 

M tty Hirnvnell Yvette Mitchell 

null K«o:<Mr William Quinn 

Bettys .M.uher Adelahle Hallock 

^'' ''''f" Chet Lyoa 



Xea! Hart is a two-fisted riding 
fool in thi.^ i)icture, along the lines 
of the usual t\pe of western that he 
apjiears in. The feature is one that 
is good en-nigh for the smaller 
hou.ses. or will stand up on a double 
feature bill in the bigger daily 
change houses, in fact, it Is better 
tium some that have served that 



purpose. The supporting ca*» . 
rather good, and there are a coLi 
of corking fights in the action ^^ 
Tlie story is laid in a small south 
western town near the MexicarSor' 
der. The heavy. William Qulnn il 
known as Bull Keeler on the Am J 
can side of ^he border, where h* 
seemingly engaged In a legitimof! 
business, but across the line hi * 
the notorious Kingfisher lanJ 
chief. He falls In love with a J^i 
In the town, and vas his rival ha. 
Neal Hart playing a cowpunehfr 
The girl is accused of stealing a buiI." 
of money from the firm where »h« 
is employed by Keeler. but he nrom 
ises to overlook the loss providing 
she will forget her infatuation for 
Barr Messenger (Hart). Instead 8h« 
escapes across the border and enter* 
a small town on the Mexican side 
Near this town Kingfisher makwi 
his headt^uarters. 

After she has left Keeler manages 
to plant a charge of horse theft 
against Messenger and lie also makes 
a getaway and finally winds up in 
the same town. Keeler in the role 
of the bandit chief also shows up 
later and Messenger and he mixed 
it a couple of limes. Then the story 
of the theft is cleared up with Koeler 
admitting that he framed it to get 
the girl, and one of his henchmen 
gives up the inside dope on the horie 
stealing plant, thus leaving the hero 
and shero free for the final clinch 
at the fadeout. 

The picture is spotty at times and 
the Interior sets are not particularly 
well lighted, but the exterior stuff, 
especially the long shots, are well 
photographed. 

From the standpoint of cost the 
picture appears to have*been a fairly 
inexpensive one; however, that need 
not enter the question of bookings. 
As a feature it will pass muster in 
almost any of the smaller houses 
where they like westerns. Fred. 



A coast-to-coast auto race for the 
family honor and the love of a girl 
is dt ftly. fi.imed to provldo one of 
the best moments of suspense the 
.screen has ever designed. Monday 
night at the Rlvoli there was an 
.iiulible stir of excitement during tli*.- 
big i)a -isage. elocjuent tribute to the 
skill of the people concerned in the 
Pp>.sent;ition from autlfor to actor. 

It is worth noting tiiat the author 
aiKo made the scenario and few 
o}h»'r names are disclosed as having 
had a pait in the piodintion. From 
this it is fair to presume that IJyron 
Moruiiu had pretty much his own 
way m working out Ills tb*"m«. If 
all that (leorgo iiandolph Che^l'-r 
K.iV'^ »>f the sftidio tochniciuc la true, 
liere js an lllustralion of the good 
s»!is" of one-man control. 

'Jli'- narrative oi)ens out clearly 
and simply with good human char- 
ael»r lelations and grows naturally 
up to its vigorous <lranja althouult 
the play is constantly ligiitenr d with 
line ((Uiches of eomed.\ . not tlu' unual 
y-o\'[ of labored clowning, but real 
humor with its I'ools in every day 
tiiai.Kt^r. To this eiul Tlieodore 
Kohc! is, best of character men. con- 
tril»ul»s vastly, although the prin- 
ci,»al players are all plausible. 

.Tohn Dent is a maker of "Flivers." 
wliil"' .limmy. his son is secretly 
ashamed of the hunible "Tin Lizzy" 
and a.si)ires to a road -burning "Fon- 
taine," manufactured by the Tylers 
who hold the Xew York-to-San 
l'*raneiaco road record atut put all 
kinds of lidieule on the Dent. Old 
Man l^enl at length demands that 
.litnmy. since he is supp<nted by the 
DtM! car,, shall drive one. and in the 
di.^Itute .limmy ipiits the factory. 
AneHied Old Man Dent <letermln<s 
to iro after the I'ont.aine trans- 
loniiiH ntal record with a special 
mo.lfl of the "Fliver." 

Ibit the Tylers have ptoteeled 
their record by trick<'ry. Fvery lime 
another manufacturer goes after it. 
their agents manag*? to wreck the 
contending car. The Dent on this 
tr'al is ditched by Ihe plot of a 
Tv !e! agetit. and when Jimmy dis- 
(•••Vi'is their tre.aclnr.v and btim 
sp(M t •manship. he hangs up a 
$-."•.001) purse for an f)pen ;;cioss-the- 
cfuitiiient race. o!tser\ ie.rt to the 
Tylers. *Vou can't dk'li 'cm all in 
an open event." 

Here begins the thiilling conlcMt. 
.limmy in the DenI and .voting Tyler 
in the sp»»ed demon lOntaine. To 
^•i'.e'ihe fight a roiniMti' kick, the 
Ty!e:- s^v], Jimmy'd swceth -art, ful- 




Story and Scenario by 
Byron Morgan 

Directed by 

Philip E. Rosen 

Cast includes 

Theodore Roberts 

Mary MacLaren 

Betty Francisco 

Walter Long 



JESS6 L.IMKTI i»Rl»CNTS. 



WALLACE REID 





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^•' I ^ llKlM.iNG entcrtriimiKMil. ( )ncc more I»}n»n Morgan has turtu'd 
^ out a l>atiqf-iii> scenario, .ind the producers, supporting cast and 
director have done their full share to turn out an excellent picture. Action 
at full speed througliout. It will be liked by all who see it. It contains all 
the elements that g<» into ihc making of a first-class inoticm picture." 




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PICTURES 



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« OLD KENTUCKY HOME 

., rA«.i peml-rural crook melodrama. 

A ii«;fjJ/Sy Anthony Kelly, produce,! 

•«''»*S? ,W,«.i Pictures und»"r direction of 

W '^^^'"smallwood. lUleaaed through 

Hay '-• 



coow*y A 



Coowfy C.'rf. Julia Swayne (!ordon 



Sfe"v'/McK.nna 



y. ..AVilliani «^uirk 



Mpre Is a picture that is at once a 
.rnhination of "In UUl Kentucky" 
*nd ••Turn to the Right." at least 
J- far as certain essentials of the 
Sot are concerned. It has as its 
wo the erring son who has been 
Slroaded to prison for a crime he 
Md not commit: a couple of crooks 
that have met him after ho gets out 
of stir and who bocomo his pals 
«nd reform and a horse race scone 
for the thrill. It isn't a whale of a 
nlcture by any means, but it is a 
tvDe of feature that should go out 
JJid clean up considerable money on 
a steady grind. 

It was rushed into the Central. 
New York, this week without any 
crcat exploitation to put it over. 
The chances are that a campaign 
beln run in a daily paper against 
stock selling propositions which un- 
dertook to give the low down on the 
Pyramid Corp., which made this 
production, is one of the rea.sons for 
It being brought into Now York so 
hurriedly. The Pyramid people 
i wanted to show that th»»y were 
" really on the job of producing and 
that it had a picture worthy of be- 
ing shown on IJroadway. 

"My Old Kentucky Home" looks 
as though it cost the Pyramid peo- 
ple Just about what they claim, 
somewhere in th3 neighborhood of 
I8O.OO6, with prints and advertising, 
and the production looks fully good 
enough to gross about three times 

that. 

gigrid Holmqulbt plays the lead, 
with Monte Blue as the hero. The 
1 two pair up rather nicely and the 
I Swedish star manages to again im- 
* press in this woduction. Blue has 
a tendency to overact at times in 
the matter of facial expression. Ar- 
thur Carewe played the heavy In a 
matter of fact manner that neither 
impressed or detracted from the pic- 
ture. It was William Quirk and 
Lucy Fox, however, that carried off 
the greatest honors of the produc- 
tion. Quirk was one of the crooks 
and Miss Fox had the role of a 
country girl. She is a rather pleas- 
ing little brunet, who photographs 
like a million dollars and who seem- 
ingly has the necessary to get over 
on the screen. As a matter of fact 
she looks like a real bet for the fu- 
ture. 

Frank Currier, Julia Swayne Cor- 
don and Matthew Bet/, in character 
roles managed to score nicely, espe- 
cially Miss Gordon in the role of the 
mother. 

The direction of Mr. Smallwood 
left much to iTe desired at times. His 
action was rather slow in the earlier 
portion of the story and later he 
permitted small matters of detail to 
escape him. One or two of those 
were quite noticeable. But the pho- 
tography Is good and the locations 
and sets are all that could be asked. 
The horse race stuff is particularly 
well handled. 

Fred, 



got hold of the letter through a maid 
at the escort's boanling house, 
which had a front that said it was 
anything but a boarding house, while 
the interior belled the front, but 
still the escort lived there in the 
picture. The maid copped the letter 
and sold it to the same politician. 

When Mrs. Haggard went looking 
for the letter, .«?he finally landed in 
the oHlce of the politician with 
$7,000 in cash. Ho wouldn't take 
that for the letter but offered to 
take it on account. When the wife 
refu.sed to give it up, he grabbed 
it from her but not before she luul 
attempted to stab him with a pair 
of shears. The escort walking home 
that way, coinci<lentally, saw hor 
leave the place, InveHtigated, found 
the politician was dead, found Mrs. 
Haggard's pocketbook on the lloor 
and believed she had killed him. He 
hurried lo the llaggard.s' home, ar- 
riving there .shortly after the police 
comniissioiur had called. The com- 
missioner was there on business. [ posed comliiion that she spend ithi 



year. He has kept in touch with the 
executor that ho appointed to look 
after his "widow's* affairs, and has 
learned that she is being robbed by 
a society friend who is managing 
the business and who Is trying to 
marry her. On his return matters 
are quickly straightened out and the 
wife and hu.sband arc together in a 
(ijinch at the end of the picture. 

iMayo gives a rather clever per- 
formance, but the nasal makeup is 
quite palpable on the screen. Miss 
lireamer is all O. K. until she tries 
to emote when she is informed of 
hor husband's supposed suicide, then 
.^iic tlop.M. The direction docs like- 
wise in the last reel of the )iicture. 

Fred. 



COAST FILM NEWS 



Los Angeles, April 26. 
Reve E. Houck, Thomas H. Ince's 
studio manager, entered politics last 
week by winning a seat on the Cul- 
ver City Board of Trustees. 



HER MAD BARGAIN 

"Alad Bargain" is rLwlit. The bar- 

piiin ••onsists of a girl's accepting a 

1 gift of $.')0,000 on the .spur of the mo- 

I mcnl from an artist under the sup- 



During thtlr playing engagement 
at the Mason opera house here 
Kolb and Dill were the guests of 
several house parties tendered by 
members of the picture colony. 
Among them wore Dr. H. W. Mar- 
tin, prominent ))nyslcian: Guy Price, 
ilramatic editor, and Mr. and Mrs. 
Sessuc Hayakawa. 



He knew Mrs. Haggard had visited 
Mark I'otts between 5 and 5.30 thai 
afternoon; Potts was the politician 
and had been killed between 5 and 
5.30 that afternoon; why did you kill 
him, Mrs. Haggard; I did not, said 
Mrs. Haggard, believe anyrhinp you 
want to about me but don't believe 
that, and Davo Haggard himself In 
person standing there all the time. 
But he was a nice agreeable hus- 
band and let that pass too. 

Escort arrived, said he did the 
killing; then Vanetti happened In. 
Vancttl was a stool for the cops and 
a handy man for Potts; the com- 
mish knew Van, told everyone but 
Mrs. Haggard to hide and he over- 
heard what Vanetti had to say; that 
he had a letter and would sell it to 
Mrs. Haggard. 

Back came the commish, grabbed 
Van, told him to come through and 
Van confessed; said he should have 
taken the boat for Italy but wanted 
to sell the letter after killing Potts 
and copping the seven. 

The commish turned over the ex- 
pensive letter to Mrs. Haggard, 
wished them £Ood luck and blew. 
Husband DavA^around this time i^ot 
out of the hale and asked the es- 
cort why he had confessed to mur- 
der. Because said the escort with- 
out a tremor of the sheet, he had 
found Tess' pocketbook on the floor 
of Potts' office. Tess was Dave's 
wife You're a nice kid said Dave 
and come around often. That yellow 
pup stuff doesn't go any more Then 
Dave asked Tess to show him the 
letter. She did with halting fingers. 
He looked at It, turned It over in 
true picture fashion, then burned up 
the horrid letter that only said any- 
way Tess' marriage had been a 
mistake. After looking at Dave 
Taggart wandering through the film 
and not knowing what It was all 
about, it did seem'as though Tess 
had picked a flop for support at 
home 

There it is. A moral; either don't 
lie to your husband or don't wear 
a wedding ring. 

Miss Hawley did look good in this 
picture. Besides looking well, she 
did some acting, about the only one 
who did excepting Potts. Tough 
guy. Potts. 

bit over the 



Al Christie will .sail for ICurope 
at the completion of his present 
Dorothy Devore ctmiedy. H. D. lOd- 
ward.s, production manager for 
Christie, will also make the trip. 



Bloom illni laboratory. 7jJ0 Sunset 
boulevani, last week, doing damage 
estimated at $20,000. A pile of old 
films becoming jpnited when the 
sun's rays foevis9«<l through a sky- 
light is said to have made t!:e flatno. 



Cecil B. Do Mille, dlrei.'tor gejieral 
for J'aramount. received front page 
publicity In coai|t dallies last week 
when a report circulated that hi.i 
famous $25,000 diamond ring had 
been stolen. The ring had been mis- 
placed by tho director and wa.«i 
fomid a lew days later by a Japa- 
nese butler. The stono has been 
used in many Paramount i)icture«, 
hut has never been worn in a ring 
setting. 



a year and then conmiit suicide in 
order that the artist may collect 
$75,000 on her life Insurance. Her 
bargain is mad enough, but what of 
th»> artist who would survive and 
face prosecution for a conspiracy 
for fraud? The .«?tory Is absurd be- 
cause its foundation is false and Im- 
piau.sible Everything of character- 
ization and int^ident that is built on 
the framework is ruined because the 
l>lanting of the whole situation 
won't bear examination. 

Tho whole thing falls down on 
this point. If you can accept this 
wild condition you can swallow any- 
thing and the rest of the picture will 
be interesting, but if you decline to 
acquiesce (and who wouldn't?) 
what's the use. All the preparation 
Is crude. The heroine is forced to 
become an artist's model when the 
death of her benefactor turns her 
out into the world from a home of 
luxury to earn her own living. The 
artist is a cad and makes dishonor- 
able approaches. She takes flight to 
another artist on the floor below, 
and he protects her from her pur- 
suer. In a paroxysm of shame and 
discouragement sKe attempts to 
commit suicide by Jumping from the 
studio window, and the second ar- 
tist gives her the fifty grand. Of 
course, the year Is up, Alice has a 
change of heart and agrees to marry 
Tom, the sensational glver-up, and 
they are married. 

It's a pity the ba.se of the story Is 
so weak, for the picture has been 
very well done In all other respects. 
There are some splendid Interiors, 
designed with utmost ;akill. and the 
light effects throughout are highly 
artistic. Also the players act easily 
and convincingly, and there are in- 
cidental touches that are highly ef- 
fective For example, there is a 
capital bit of sentiment In the use 
.of an amusing youngster and sev- 
eral pet animals. All these points 
of excellence, however, are wasted 
for the central situation — the ele- 
ment from which the whole talc 
grows — sets up a resistance in the 
mind of the spectator that makes 
him cibsolutely refuse to accept tho 
people or the incidents seriously. 
Sentiment gets a reverse twist, be- 
cau.se It has its roots in a situation 
that is essentially farcical, and the 
drama takes its color of travesty 

Rush, 



Bobby V.'rnon lias lined "A Hit^k- 
ory Hick." 



Marie Prevost is back from N'ew 
York and busy with a new picture. 



A. C. "Curley" Stecker. animal 
trainer, has returned to Universal. 



Reginald Dermy is btisy with more 
installments of "The Leather I'ush- 
ers." Virginia Valll Is another star 
keeping busy rt U. 



Irving Ackerman and .*^am Harrl.% 
western manaKcrs for Loew, visited 
here la.st week for the purpose of 
securing a number of prominent 
film stars to attend tho opening. of 
the Warfield theatre in San Fran- 
cisco May 1. The showmen are 
said to have gained the consents of 
50 film eclebrltles tQ appear at the 
opening. VMola Dana, Metro star, 
will head the party. 



Neely Edwards' latest comedy Is 
titled "A Hoyal Flu.sh." l.aura La 
Plante and Julia Leonard support 
the star. 



Another unit production manager 
has been appointed at Universal 
City to work with Martin Murphy 
and M. K. Wll.son under the super- 
vision of Irving C. Thalberg. Charles 
P. Stalllngs Is the :Tian. Ho has 
been supervisor of the location de- 
partment for some time. 



Fire cauped by spontaneous com- 
bustion wrecked the Interior of the 



Walter Hiers left last week for 
Kans.-is City, where he will eom- 
meu'c a special personal ai^pcaranco 
tour. 



Bex Ingram Is soon to leave for 
New York, whero ho will further 
plans for "f oilers of the Sea," his 
next Metro special. 



Trial of Ihe $10,500 damage suit 
brought by 11. A. Morgan, picture 
actor, against the William FoM 
Vaudeville company for all«gea 
breach of contract was begun hero 
last week. Morgan alleges that he 
entered Into an agreement, by the 
terms of which he was to receive 
$250 a week. 



GOOD NEWS! 



THE TRUTHFUL LIAR 

Realart (Famous layers) release 
with Wanda Hawley in a morality 
story by Will Payne. The moral is 
threadbare in pictures. It Is^don't 
lie to your husband, or don't do what 
he would not want you to do, or 
don't be a butterfly or any one of 
the many don'ts picture writers 
thought of, long after playwrights 
worked them dry. But fine for the 
film fan. 

Miss Hawley is the wife of an en- 
frossed engineer. That permits her 
to wear many and handsome gowns 

wru* ^^*^ ^^^^* furnished home. 
While her husband was away on 
Duslness, she wanted to play and 
hearing about a gambling room, 
inuuced a nice young man to escort 
n«r to it, along with others of the 
^hist party. The gambling house 
y^as stuck up, the women obliged to 
leave their jewelry. While the wife 
and escort escaped during a melee 
uliat never would have happened 
under the circumstances), the wife 
nad to leave without a couple of 

'^•Jg?' ^^^ ^^^ wedding ting. 

The next day her husband sud- 
denly returned. ITpon kissing her 
lUfl^ '" ^^"^ picture fashion, also in 
"Hto fashion, ho discovered his wife 
was without her wedding ring. The 
*^'"e said she had sent It to the 
Jieaner. but then, again, a policeman 
"om headquarters called to say the 
commissioner had sent him with all 
"I the seized jewelry for Mrs. Hag- 
tJt *® *'^lect what belonged to her. 
And so the husband wanted to know 

uJa ^"^^^ ^" agreeable husband 

^"^.Sot over that. In ha.'^to though 
^[ the bawling out Mr. Haggard had 
ran*^ ^^ young escort, finishing by 
^«"ing him a yellow pup, Mrs. Hag- 
huuu ^^^^^ escort a lettter saying 
rmii . "^^'•'^'' a'^ wrong, that she 
^n 1 ? ^ ^^^ escort at tho house but 
ftprf ^^^ ^'"^ elsewhere. It was all 
perfectly ituioccnt, for escort during 
"e gambling house scrimmage, had 
oeen .«hot m the arm (pistol), 
^ut this led up to a murdor of a 
^-Z. ^^^" 'rooked politician, the 
«ame oiio who brought about the 
Kambllnff hold up when the 
[""staohed young man who ran the 
^joint wouldn't give up. The politician 



The feature runs a „.. _ - ,^ ^, • v, i i 

usual length. Probably the moral | ^rom this absurd angle 
won't stand any more cutting. It's 
an ordinary weekly release other- 
wise, Interesting enough for the 
readers of the Sunday magazines. 

Sime. 



THE MAN THAT MAKRIED HIS 
OWN WIFE 

A Universal nve-reeler starringr Fr.ink 
Mayo. A Boclety drama that holds intfn st. 
but rather peters out al the end. JJirected 
by .Sfaurt Paton. ^ , ,. 

John Morton... Frank Mayo 

Mrs. Worlon Sylvia Brtamer 



Here's "Our Star 
Dick'* again in a new 



Here is a real blood-and-thunder 
tale of the sort that one finds in the 
cheaper fiction magazines. The title, 
"The Man That Married His Own 
^Vife," sounds as though it might 
mean something to the box olli<e in 
the smaller town.««. but at Loews New 
York tho picture share;! a double 
feature bill early this week. The 
story has a lot of pep at the openmg. 
but it slows down toward the finish, 
at the time where there was oppor- 
tunity for some real screen susi)cnse. 

Tho wallop at the opening is the 
crash between a steam yacht on 
nhi«h a number of society folk are 
cruising and a sailing schooner com 
manded by John Morton (Mayo). 
IJoth boats go down, and out of the 
wrecks but three people emerge 
They are Morton and his mate and 
.Sylvia Preamer, who plays the hero- 
ine Just prior to the crash Morton 
had b«>en hit across the nose by the 
main boom and that feature shat- 
tered, marring his fadnl expression 
to a great extent. The society girl 
that is rescued by him becomes his 
wife, and during the war he becomes 1 ^.^j,,^ peddle 
a factor on the west coast and finally Haymond 



the most powerful single factor »n 
'hipping circles. ^ ^ 

When he has achieved his fortune 
ho believes that his wife has ceased 
care for him and ho decides to 



THROUGH A GLASS WINDOW 

May McAvoy is the dainty dough- 
nut dipping star of this Realart 
that is being released by Famous 
Players. It is a corking little pic- 
ture of New York's east side life as 
the audiences in the hinterland un- 
doubtedly like to believe it Is, and 
therefore the picture' should be a 
pleasing one to that type of movie 
fan. The story is a cute tale that 
was evolved by Olga Printzlau, and 
Maurice Campbell directed the of- 
fering. 

The production suffers from the 
com. .ion trouble with all Realart 
pictures. They have to be made 
within a certain figure, and there- 
fore street scenes and sets that have 
seen service on other occasions 
must be called Into use. 

Miss McAvoy, however, makes a 
charming little head of the family 
for scrc<n purposes. She is the 
doxjghnut wielder who lives with a 
widowed mother and younger 
brother, who sells papers. The kid 
gets into bad company, shoots craps 
and finally resorts to robbery, but 
only to get sister out of a nasty 
jam. He is pinched and sent to the 
reformatory, and sis in tho mean- 
time opens :i doughnut joint of her 
own and takes all the business away 
from tho man who formerly em- 
ployed her and accused her of being 
a crook. The result is that she has 
a neat little business going by the 
time hrr brotht r get.*; out of the can 
and turns it over to him while she 
Roes off and marries a wop vcge- 
* "■ r. 

McKec plays ihe lead 



one ! ^ 

It has the big punch! 

It has the heart inter- 
est! 

It combines a big star 
with a big story taken 
from a Broadway suc- 



cess I 



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We've seen it- 
got the goods! 



INSPIRATION PICTURES, Inc. 

CHARLES H. DUELL, President 

presents 

Richard Barthelmess 

in his third big feature 
for First National 



<<SONNY 



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to 



pass out of her life, first arranging 
for a suicide plant to be effected. 
.Seemingly the story is quite pal- 
pable at this point, when one takes 



♦ho title into consideration, but it 
;. k.s a slight twist which brings 
added interest. Morton monies east 




opposite the star with comedy ef- 

fr.f. Ijurwell Hamrick, a youthful 

player, Is her brother and manages 

to get over his points nicely. Car- 

jie Clark Ward and Fannie Midg- 

f']y both 'Ontribute character old 

women that held interest, especially 

the comedy work of tho former. 

In sets the pieture does not show 

any expense; the big street ecenc, 

with the elevated road. etc.. has 

been seen lime and again and is as 

familiar ahno.st as one of tlio real 

corners in the city. Perhaps in time 

oiit-of-to\vn f.-«ns ulll come to New 

York and get lost trying to find the 

O'tual location. . 

Fred. 



From the play by George V. Hobart; adapted by Franci* Marlon 

• nd Htnry King 

Directed by Henry King 

A First National Attraction 




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EASTER WEEK BRINGS BOOST 
FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SLUMP 






Broadway Exhibitors Cheered by Pott Lenten Jump 
in Business — Gloom in Wake of Current Week's 
Let-Down— Still Have Hopes 



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General business In the bigi^er 
theatres along Broadway took a de- 
cided junii last week. Some of it 
was undoubtedly due to the bigger 
picture attractions that were offered 
in at least two of the houses, and 
somewhat to the fact that the Len- 
ten season was over. The exhib- 
itor! were cheered and preferred to 
look at it as a return to something 
like normal conditions rather than 
due to the strength of the attrac- 
tions they were offering. This week, 
however, there came a slump that 
must prove to them that it was the 
pictures rather than the condition. 
The only house that is holding last 
week's pace is the Capitol, which 
has "The Great Adventure," which 
iias been billed for four weeks in ad- 
vance. 

The other houses generally are 
feeling a slump. The Strand, hold- 
ing over "Smiiin' Through," is not 
getting near the play that It received 
last week, while the Rialto and 
Rivoll are both somewhat behind 
last week's figures. The smaller 
houses are finding this week a most 
horrible slaughter. 

Lewis J. Selznick has taken over 
the Criterion for this and next week 
to present "Reported Missing." af- 
ter which the house will become a 
regular again in the Famous Players 
chain, and Instead of playing pic- 
tures for a run will change w^eekly. 
taking second run after the Rialto 
and Rivoli. This is to continue until 
the fall. 

The estimated gross for last week 
was: 

Cameo — "Sisters** (Cosmopolitan - 
American. Seats, 550; sCale, mat- 
inees, 55c.; evenings, 7Sc. La«t week 
the third for this feature. Managed 
to lop the previous week* getting 
15.100. 

Capitol — "Fascination" (Metro). 
Seats, 6.300; scale, matinees, 35c., 
60c.. $1; evenings, 55c., 85c.. $1. 
Mae Murray star. Picture got a 
great break from the start and 
topped even what the house ex- 
pected it would do on the week, the 
gross going to $40,500. 

Central — "Your Best Friend" 
(Warner Bros.). Remained at the 
house for second week, but fared 
rather badly, getting only a little 
above $3,600 on the week. The Cen- 
tral is surely proving that it is not 
a picture house. "My Old Kentucky 
Home" brought in this week. 

Criterion — "Loves of Pharaoh" 
(Famous Players -Special). Closed 
a run of eight weeks with a $7,000 
gross. "Reported Missing" current 
attraction for two weeks. 

Rialto — "The Good Provfdpr" 
(Cosmopolitan -Paramount). Seats. 
1,960; scale, 50c., 85c.. 99c. Moved 
down from the Rivoli, where It 
played previous week to $22,500; 
topped this by $200 on the week at 
the house further downtown. 

Pivoli — "Is Matrimony a Failure?" 
(Famous Players). Seats, 2,206; 
scale, 55c., 85c., 99c. All star cast. 
The business dropped here more 
than $r),000 under what the house 
got the previous week, the gross 
belnjiT $17,000. 

Strand— "Smiiin' Through" (First 
National). Scats. 2,989; scale, mat- 
inees, 30c., 50c., 85c.; evenings, 50- 
85c. Norma Talmadse star. Picture 
proved a knockout for the first 
week, the house drawing almost 
$33,000. Held over for tho second 
week, but business not touching that 
of first week. 



"THE PANIC" IS ON 
IN LOS ANGELES 



Business Goes Blooey After 

Easter— "Silent Call's" 

Drop at Miller^s 



BOSTON FILM TAKINGS 
REVIVE AFTER LENT 



Good Indoor Show Weather 
Keeps People Away from - 
Summer Parks 



Los Angeles. April 26. 
It seems as though "the i)anic is 
on" as fur as business in the local 
picture houses is concerned. The 
expected comebacic after Easter 
did not materialize. Instead, a fur- 
ther slump arrived which sent the 
majority of exhibitors scurrying for 
cover. 

•The Silont Call," at Miller's, took 
a terrific drop, although still going 
along at a clip that means a profit 
for the house. "Pay Day" at tlie 
K .emar did good business, consid- 
ering the conditions, and is being 
held over. 

"Orphans of the Storm," at the 
Mission, managed to hold up nicely 
in its third week, but will be 
bumped this week. 

All the other house.><. with the ex- 
ception of Grauman's. look to be up 
agalntt It this week. That house, 
however, got off to a ffood start this 
weok with Wallace RelU in "Across 
the Continent." 

Estimates for last weok: 
Grauman's— "The I.une That Had 
No Turning" (Paramount). (Seats 
2,300; scale, mats. 35, eves. 55). 
Agnes Ayres and Theodore Kosloff 
featured. Special prolog, "Ai the 
Old School House," staged by Sid 
Grauman. Mr. Grauman'.s weekly 
prolog popular. Got $13,'J00. 

California — "A Virgin Paradise." 
(Seats 2.000; scale, mats. 25-35. eves., 
3r-55.) Pearl White star. Elinor's 
50-piece orchestra permanent attrac- 
tion here. Drew $10,000. 

Kinema— "Pay Day" (United Ar- 
tists). (Seats 1.800; scale, mats. 28, 
eves. 40.) Charles Chaplin star. 
Business piclting up at this house 
past few weeks, but still off color. 
"Pay Day* got pft to dandy start. 
Around $7,800. 

Mission — "Orphans of the Storm" 
(United Artists). (Seats 800; scale, 
mats. 55, eves 55-80. logci $1.50.) 
P. \V. Grifllth's latest picture doing 
great business and established house 
record for two weeks. In third weelt, 
going "strong. 

Grauman's Rialto — "Find the 
Woman" (Paramount). (Seats 800; 
scale., mats. 35, cve.«^. 55.) Alma Ilu- 
bens star. Grots $7,700. 

Miller's— "Tlio Silent Cull" (First 
National). (Seats 800; scale, mats. 
30, eves. 40.) Picture in 11th week, 
going along at neat pace, holding up 
to preceding weeks, with outlook 
great for final splash. Pulled $5,000. 



Boston, April 29. 

The depression at first run houses 
during the last week of Lent was 
wiped out last week, and in every 
instance there was a gain. In one 
case, the Park, the business was 
doubled, with "Orphans of the 
Storm" that played so long at the 
Tremont earlier in the season at 
higher prices. 

The State did not continue the 

"Four Horsemen," for this week, 

despite the fact that a whale of a 

business was recorded for it last 

week. It swung back again into the 

conventional first run showing. The 

house also discarded the policy of 

playing a special act in support of 
the film. 

One of the elements that made 
for good business last week was 
the weather. Although many of the 
5iummer parks opened for the sea- 
.son on April 19, the weather was 
distinctly against the outdoor 
amusements and the picture houses 
got the break. 

Loew's 8taU— "The Green Temp- 
tation" with Betty Compson for the 
feature picture, w^ith "The Man Un- 
der Cover" with Herbert Rawlinson 
as underliner. HoU?e did in the 
neighborhood of $11,000 last week 
with "The Four Horsemen." Plays 
25-50 top with a sealing capacity 
of 4.000. 

Park (40-60 top). Showing for the 
second week "Orphans of the 
Storm.'* Holdover of this film at 
popular prices justified because of 
the showing of the film during the 
first week in there, it doing about 
$10,000 gross, double the business 
recorded for the revival policy that 
was featured at the house the last 
week of Lent. 

Trement Temple (2.400 capacity; 
28-40). "Monte Cristo." Seventh 
week. Plays booked into this house 
are generally for long runs and the 
house gets patronage from out of 
town patrons. It Is credited with 
doing a gross of $5,000 last week, 
which is about $1,000 better than 
previous week. 

Modern (capacity 800; 38-40). — 
"Pay Day." Simultaneous release 
with the same film in Gordon 
houses that play vaudeville. Did a 
whale of a business at the first of 
the week with the latest Chaplin re- 
lease, the showing of this picture 
being much more restricted than 
has been the case with Chaplin films 
in this city lately. "Yellow Men 
and Gold" is the supporting film. 
Di^ $5,000 last week with "The Face 
Between" and "Bobbed Hair." 

Beacon. Capacity and scale iden- 
tical with Modern. Gross for last 
week same as Modern. 



LIVE WORK DRAWS 

Good Bills, Heavy Advertising and 
Extra Attractions Do Buslnaaa 



INJUNCTION AFFIRMED 

The Appellate Division late last 
week afflrmetl an injunctive order 
in favor of the Essanay Film Mfg. 
Co. and the Warner Brothers re- 



Kansas City, April 26. 

It looked like old times around 

several of the picture palaces last 

week, business being better than 
for many weeks. As In previous 
weeks the Newman and Harding in- 
terests used unusually large news- 
paper space in boosting their re- 
spective attractions and each was 
rewarded with i.icreased business. 

The greatest draw was at the 
Newman with "A Co.inecticut Yan- 
kee." This was the first time for 
the Fox comedy film and long lines 
waited for adm'ssion. At Hard- 
ing's No. 1 house, *he Liberty, but 
a few doors away, "School Days" 
proved almost as popular. This 
film was strongly circused. A little 
r7d schoolhouse with a loudiy ring- 
ing bell was built over the entrance 
of the theatre and another school 
house on a huge auto truck was a 
street ballyhoo. The film was held 
over for the second week. The 
other Harding house. Doric, had 
Eugene Dennis, the "Wonder Girl," 
for her third week, together with 
"Love's Boomerang." to remarkable 
business, while the Newman second 
house, the Royal, with "Bought and 
Paid For" and Chaplin's "Pay Day* 
for the second \/ock. was among the 
Big Four when tlie money was 
counted. 

Newman — "A Cjnnecticut Yan- 
kee" (Seats 2,000; scale, mats., 35; 
nights, 50-75). Well received. Ca- 
pacity business; best for several 
weeks. 

Royal — "Bought ar.d Paid For' 
(DeMille production). (Seats 900: 
scale, 35-50.) Agnes Ayers and 
Jack Holt, co-stars, with Walter 
Hires in the comedy toIc. Picture 
of exceptional dramatic strength. 
Chaplin's "Pay Day" extra attrac- 
tion, having been sent from the 
Newman for .second week, and was 
instrumental in heavy business all 
week. 

Liberty— "School Days" (Warner 
Brothers' production). (Seats 2.000; 
scale, 35-50C.) Wesley Barry, heav- 
ily featured, and as he was at an 
opposition house week previous In 
person, personal advertising helped. 
Business %.as big and film held over 
for second week. 

, Doric — "Love's Boomerang" (Par- 
amount special). (Seats 1.000; 
scale 50.) Ann Forest and David 
Powell featured in this I^aramount 
offering. But little attention given 
picture, r. : all efforts were centered 
on Eugene Dennis, the "Wonder 
Girl," third consecutive week. The 
girl continued to draw and business 
held up to a top levc'.. For current 
week bouse Will try and duplicate 
its first sensational run of about 
year ago with "Micky." 

Other films of the week at down- 
town houses were "Lady Godiva," 
Empress; "Island Wives," Pan- 
tages; "Trailin'," I ews; "Prophets 
Paradise," Mainstreet. 



GROSS RECETO ARE UP 
DESPITE AVERAGE niMS 

Philly Houses Experiencing 
Rebound— Screen Mate- 
rial Has Dwindled 



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KNICKERBOCKER PLEAS 



Indicted Men Appear to Plead Not 
Guilty in Theatre Catastrophe Case 



straining the Parrot Films, Inc., 

from relea.sing in the United States | foreman of'Vhe ToVtrkcting* flrm"Yn 



Washington, April 26. 

The five men recently indicated 
by the Grand Jury o:i a charge of 
manslaughter because of the col- 
lapse of the roof of the Knicker- 
bocker theatre all entered a plea of 
"not guilty." 

John Howard Ford, contractor for 
the steel work; Richard G. Fletcher, 



VIENNA COLONY GROWING 

Bert Seil>el, formerly associated 
with Tom Ince sailed Tut-sdiiy on 
the Mauretanla to join Tom Walsh 
in Vienna to become a.ssoclated with 
the Sascha Film Co. Walsh is now 
director-general for the Sasoha, at 
present making a picture starrinp 
Albert ina Rasch, Bert Cann. form- 
erly IiH'c'ti cameraman, and Rcna 
Randolph of the Fox Film .vtocU 
company, will Join Walsh's company 
on the next boat sailing. 

Walsh, formerly of the Walsh - 
Fielding Productions, says the film 
colony rt-ntrod around Vienna is 
gradually growing with the accfuisl- 
tion periodically of new blood by 
way of American directors and pic- 
ture technician.** and experts. 

The Sascha is Intent on marketing 
hl»h grade,, pr/)dU9tioi;i t^^ ^o°" 
iiaental and American marketa. 



and Canada 10 Charles Chaplin 
comedies including ".Shanghaied." 
"His Night Out." "The Tramp." 'In 
the Park," et al. Kssanay accuses 
Parrot of having derived large 
profits from their exhibition in 
North America contending the de- 
fendant has only bcrn coded tlie 
foreign right «. 

Essanay ask.'^ for an arcouiiting 
of the profits and a replevin order 
for the 10 comedies. Th,e Warner 
Protliprs are the solo authorized 



charge of the cement work; Donald 
M. Wallace, foreman for th-; build- 
ing contractor, and John R. Down- 
man, assistant building inspector at 
the time the theatre was construct- 
ed, appeared before Justice McCoy. 
Reginald W. Geare, architect of 
the building, did not appear In 
person, but was represented by his 
attornej', Daniel Thew Wright, who 
filed a motion to quash the indict- 
ment as to Gearo on technical 
grounds. Attorneys for the other 



I'nitod .States and Canada distri!)U- jdefetidants were granted 20 d.iys to 



NEW UTICA HOUSE 

Utica, N. Y., April 29. 

W. K. Linton, lessee of the Hip- 
podrome, announ es lie has secured 
title to the theatre property In La« 
fayette street, and that the Hippo- 
drome will be razed to make way 
for a new motion picture house. 
It is rumored that the Nova Operat- 
ing Company of Watertown is seek- 
ing to make affiliation with Mr. 
Linton, but no deal has been closed. 

Plans for the new house call for 
a seating capacity on the first floor 
of 1,300. There will be no stage, 
all available room being taken up 
by the auditorium. Mr. Linton is 
treasurer of the Motion Picture 
Theatre Owners' Atsociation of 
New York State and controls the- 
atres in Little Falls and Herkimer. 



tors, according to the complaint. 

The Appellate Division has af- 
firmed the injiini'tion with leave to 
the (b'feu'laiit to servo an amended 
answer upon payment of coui t oost.s. 



Murray Goinfl Back to Work 
rharli<' Murray, Mat k J^etin'>tt 
comodian. is tfoinu: hack t. the i oast 
to resume film work. lie has been 
appearing in varidevlllc for several 
months, and also making a number 
of personal appearances. 

Murray is to leave Xqc the coast 
within the n>;ijLjtwo we«Ucs. 



file demurrers or to take other legal 
stops. 

District Attorney Peyton Gordon 
appeifrtd for tlio government, while 
Attorneys George J*. Hoover and 
Barnard and Johnson represented 
Mr. Ford; Attorney W. C. .Sulhvan. 
Mr. Wallace; Atlorno.ss Wade H. 
Kllis and Abner H. Ferguson, Mr. 
Fletcher, and Attorney C. D. Gar- 
net t, Mr. Downman. 

Considerable interest la being 
manifested in the trial, there being 



MAE BUSCH'S DIVORCE 

Los Angeles, April 26. 
Mae Busch, film player, known in 
private life as Mrs. Mae Busch Mc- 
Donald, last week filed suit for di- 
vorce against Francis J. McDonald, 
charging desertion and wilful neg- 
lect. Miss Busch charges that her 
husband left her December 1, 1919, 
and has since lived apart. She 
alleges he has failed to provide for 
her since their marriage. Miss 
Busch Is at present working on a 
Goldwyn feature. Her husband i.< 
also a member of the picture colon \. 



Philadelphia, Ap.-il 26. 
Business in the bigger flim 
houses reflected the natural rebound 
following Holy Week, but the up- 
ward boost was not so much as it 
mlg^t have been because there were 
few big pictures brought in. 

After a period of big features 
around the Christmas holidays and 
lasting up to the end of January, 
film material has dwindled down to 
the commonplace here, with one 
week as the limit for most pictures. 
Both the Karlton and Stanton, 
the Stanley c*ompnny houses which 
have been limping badly, showed 
improvement with pictures that had 
no big names to offer. The Aldlne. 
with a similar picture, in its second 
week, also picked up a bit, but not 
enough to cause encourao'ement. 

The Stanley with Mae Murray In 
"Fascination" did Its best liueiness 
of the past six weeks and showed 
a definite improvement over the 
last Murray picture, although that 
was accompanied by a personal ap- 
pearance. The dallies were kinder 
to the new one. 

This week the Stanley resumes 
its policy of featured novelties, this 
time with the Clavilux color organ. 
At present writing this is the only 
house in tow.i which makes a prac- 
tice of making any kind of a play 
on the subordinate features. 
Estimates for last week: 
Stanley— "Fascination" (Metro). 
Mao Murray feature more kindly re- 
ceived by dailies here than any of 
recent features of stars, and with 
the natural jump of business did 
nicely after slow start Monday and 
Tuesday. This house has removed 
most of its logos and substituted 
seats to get bigger capacity, with 
evident expectation that business 
will boom this spring. "Fascina- 
tion" did about J27.000. (Scale, 
35c. -50c., matinees; 50c.-7jc., eve- 
nings: capaci:-', 4.000.) 

Aldine— 'Hail the Woman" (First 
National). (2d week). Ince feature 
given good boost with pr€«ence of 
producer himself at opening, and 
advertising, but never did big busi- 
ness, though showing improvement 
last week over first. Theodore Rob* 
erts well liked here. "Sheik's Wife** 
in this week with "Fair Lady" to 
follow, with Betty Blythe appearing 
in person. $7,500. Capacity, 1,500; 
scale. 50c. -75c.) 

Stanton— "Where Is My Wander- 
ing Boy Tonight?" (Ziedman), (2d 
week). Big play made on this In- 
dependent feature by Stanley com- 
pany to boost sagging house. This 
type usually put In lower Market 
street house, but experiment waa 
tried in this case. With general 
improvement all along line, film 
showed gain over "The Golem" and 
Footfalls," two recent fiops at this 
house. $9,500. (Capacity. 1,700; 
scale, D0c.-75c.) 

Karlton — "Is Matrimony a Fail- 
ure?" (Paramount). Some papers 
panned, others praised feature. 
Lack of big names hurt, though 
word -of -mouth advertielng boosted 
business after Wednesday. House 
advertised Lois Wilson, though hers 
was small part. This house, having 
about the best location of any In 
city, is In a strange predicament. 
BusincBs has been way off there all 
winter; house never did get prop- 
erly started. Aimed to pattern after 
the tiny Arcadia a block above, it 
has not caught class shopping 
patronage except in the case of 
"Peter Ibbetson" and "Fool's Para- 
dise." About $6,500 last week. 
(Capacity, 1,100; scale. 50c.-75c.) 

Palace did nice business with 
"Bought and Paid For." which 
formerly played two weeks at Karl- 
ton; Victoria, with Tom Mix, a good 
«tar for this drop-in house on lower 
Market street, tilted business up 
dt^cldedly. The Arcadia with 
Pauline Frederick In "Two Kinds of 
Women," a film that was called by 
the <ritlcs below lier merits, did fair 
hu-'^inosi;. 



THOS. H. mCE ILL 

Thomas H. Ince is confined to liis 
apartment in the Hotel Ambassador 
through Illness. Ince arrived here 
recently to negotiate for the release 



of his product through First Na- 
a large crowd gathered in Justice [ tional, since his withdrawal from 
McCoy's courtroom. ' Associated Exhibltort. 



Seena Owen Replies 

Los Angeles, Apiil 2G. 
That Seena Owci). In private life 
Mrs. Signo Auen Wal.^h (WitV of 
fleorpe WHl.^h), is to fight tlie tWO 
-defamation of character charges 
liled acrainst her by Fstell" Taylor 
Is made a certainly with ih*" TilinR 
of a demurrer to Miss '''''>'^^ 
complaint. Miss Taylor was n ime^ 
as co-resi>ondent In tlie divorce suit 
filed recently by Miss Owen agalnfl ^ 
ttcr husband. 



^glayTApril 2S, 1922 



PICTURES 



45 



CHARING URMS AND DRAWING 
ACCOUNT FOR NEW R-C STARS 



I IMMl 



I BUFFALO PICKS UP; 
LAYAFETTE'S BEST WEEK 



Ethel Clayton, the De Havens, and Carey Will Have 
Financial Interest in Productions by Deal with 
P. A. Powers 



PITTSBURGH HOUSES 
HELD OVER SAME BHl 



lAiS Angeles. Apiil 26. 
The acquisition of Kthel Clayton. 
Helen Jerome Eddy and Mr. and 
Mrs. Carter was announced by P. A. 
Powers, managing director of the re- 
organixed R-C Pictures corporation, 
nrlor to his departure for New York 
uid a conference with Eastern pro- 
ducers and exhibitors. Besides these 
new stars R-C will have Harry 
Carey, whom it has already been 
reported deserted Universal for the 
Powers organization, and Doris 
May Robert Thornby. Val Paul 
,nd Malcolm St. Clair are the initial 
directors to pig" "P- Che.-^ter Ben- 
nett production.s and Ray Carroll 
pictures will also be under the R-C 
banner in the future. The entire 
plunt including the Independent 
producers and the stars, will work 
under the R-C co-operative plan as 
rwently made public by Mr. Powers. 
The company, it is understood, will 
finance the projects while the stars 
will furnish their time or in some 
cases have a financial interest, and 
in return be on a drawing account 
I until the picture brings results at 
the exhibitor's box office. 

These deals made here by Mr. 
Powers during tho pa?t two weeks 
are the first of a string of vital 
changes and new moves to be made 
by R-C. With Pauline Frederick 
gone and Sessue Hayakawa on the 
outs. R-C has but Doris May re- 
rinainlng from the old regime. Hurry 
^ Carey came over, as was expected 
for some time, because of his con- 
nections with Mr. Powers, who has 
been doing Carey's business since 
the old Universal days when Powers 
was treasurer of that organization. 

Jane Novak goes to R-C under 
Ch^ter Bennett, with whom she is 
now bu.sily engaged on a new pro- 
duction. Bennett has been signed 
to produce six features a year. The 
initial picture Is "The Snowshoe 
Trail," now under construction at 
the United studios, which studios 
have a working agreement with R-C. 
Mr. and Mrs. Carter De Haven have 
already started on their initial pro- 
duction under the new officials. 
Harry Carey is making the first of 
a series of six annual "Western fea- 
tures. "The Combat • is his picture. 
Miss Clayton is nl.so to make six 
features yearly. She will continue 
with her program at oupe. Doris 
May, who has elevated to stardom 
through her work with Douglas 
MacLean, Is about to start her sixth 
H-C production, tentatively titled 
•In Search of a Thrill." Helen 
Jepome Eddy returns to the screen 
•8 the star for Ray Carroll, who 
lias been associated with Thomas H. 
Ince and Cecil De Mille in an ad- 
visory capacity. 

Val Paul Is directing Harry Carey. 
Robert Thornby as yet has not been 
•ssigned his picture. 

As predicted exclusively in Variety 
two weeks ago, Sessue Hayakawa is 
temporarily through with R-C. 
However, there is much talk that 
the Jap star will soon be at work 
ftRaln. He filed suit last week 
against R-C for $92,000. alleging 
that on July 15. 1921. he signed a 
contract calling for two or more 
pictures and that this was to hold 
until August 1. 1922. He further 
alleges that the contract was broken 
by the defendants April 1 of this 
y^ar. when the company failed to 
Eo through with their agreement 
''Without cause. 

The $92,000 asked represents some 
jjack salary and the money Haya- 
•^awa stales is coming him for the 
•"^njaiiiinfj months of the contract. 



GOLDEN GATE'S SUCCESS 
WORRY FRISCO HOUSES 



Orpheum, Jr.'s. New Theatre 

with Vaudeville and Feature 

at 50c. — Cutting Granada 



San FrancLsco, April 26. 
There has been no apparent im- 
provement in the box olllc^ receipts 
at the various pictures houses since 
the Lenten sea.son. 

D. W. Grifflth's "Orphans of the 
Storm" at the Strand is the film 
leader. The other houses are at a 
low ebb, but Indicating a gradual 
return to normal. 

The phenomenal success of the 
new Orpheum Junior, tho "Golden 
Gate." which is playing vaudeville 
in conjunction with a flrst-run fea- 
ture film, at 50 cents top, has cut 
into the business of all the flrst- 
run Market street houses. The 
Golden Gate's business continues at 
a !=teady^)ace. Other managers are 
beginning to worry. The house to 
feel the (Joldon Gate's "cut in" the 
mo.st is the i.ew Granada, where 90 
cents top prevails. 

Estimates for last week: 

California — 'Bought and Paid 
For" (Paramount). Seats 2,780; 
scale &0c., 75c. and 90c., Agnes 
Ayers and Jack Holt starred. Added 
attraction, Boris Petroff and com- 
pany of 25 in Russian ballet. 
Around $15,000. 

Granada — 'The Groen Tempta- 
tion," (Paramount). Seats 3,1Q0; 
scale 50c., 75c. and 90c. Betty Comp- 
son. star. Also spectacle, entitled 
"1906 and '22," with 30 people in 
four scenes. Business showed 
marked improvement, over $15,000. 

Imperial— "Turn to the Right" 
(Metro). Seats 1,425; scale 35c., 
50c. and 75c. Feature wae to have 
been held for two weeks, but ran 
calhd off because first week proved 
highly disappointing. Only $6,000. 

Strand— "Orphans of the Storm" 
(United Artists-Grifnth). Seats 
1,700; scale $1 and $1.50. Special 
prices for this engagement. Getting 
biggest business in town, but even 
that below expectations, with $16,- 
000 registered. 

Tivoli— "The Seventh Day" (First 
National). Seats 2.200; scale 40c., 
75c. Richard Barthelmess, star. 
Last week $8,500. 



Did $13,000 With ^*Wandering 
Boy"— Hip Slopes Off— 
Loew's Gets $11,500 



Buffalo. April 26. 
BufTfalo business, which hit rock 
bottom Holy Week, rocketed to the 
.«kiea last week. Fair and warm 
Easter Sunday started ball rolling 
to overflows. Lafayette reported 
Monday biggest day In Its history, 
due to Polish holiday, with house 
getting heavy draw from that sec- 
tion. Cool weather giving every- 
thing big play, even neighborhood 
theatres running on high. Loew's 
and Lafayette close to capacity all 
week with latter half turn-away. 
Latter house out in the lead to cork- 
ing week's business. 

Estimates for last week: 
•Lafayette— "Where Is My Wan- 
dring Boy Tonight." (Capacity 3,- 
400; scale, matinees, 25-35; nights, 
30-50c). One of the biggest weeks 
house has had. Picture tawdry, with 
little to recommend it save name. 
High-priced vaudeville bill, but 
badly arranged and pre.sented. 
Downstairs business continuing 
strong with balcony off. Minor, or- 
ganist, talk of town and growing 
in popularity, acknowledged biggest 
draw on local trial to around 
$13,000. 

Loew's — "Sky High" and vaude- 
ville. (Capacity 3.400; scale, mat- 
inees 20c; nights, 30-40c.) Rounded 
out excellent week. Mix picture 
winner, chock-full of thrills. Al- 
ways good draw here, this latest 
Mix t!icitrd more than usual com- 
ment. Vaudeville ordinary. House 
still tacking: cards In downtown sec- 
tion with good results. Also using 
newspaper space liberally. Around 
$11,500. 

Hipp — "Her Husband's Trade- 
Mark," first half; "The I-^w and the 
Woman," last half. (Capacity 2.- 
400; scale, matinees 15-25; nights, 
30-50C.) Running at about antici- 
pated pace. Both pictures well 
spoken of. but did not get any sen- 
sational play. House at present ap- 
pears to need some permanent out- 
standing feature to keep it In run- 
ning during off spells. "Smilin' 
Through," chalked up for present 
week, got some .of best publicity 
seen here in many a day. Around 
$9,000 last week. 



WASHINGTON HOUSES 
D0N7 COME BACK 



Grand and Liberty Lead with 

^'Smilin' Through"- Old 
Mellers at Duquesne 

Pittsburgh. April 26. 

The .same program that filled 
both tho Grand and Liberty last 
week for some of the best returns 
in several months was held over. 
"Smilin' Through' aroused more 
favorabl • comment here among the 
laymen than has been noted .jr 
some time. The Grand brought 
*'I*a:- Day" back as an idded fea- 
ture, and with both films is main- 
taining a comparative advantage 
over competitors. Estimates for 
last week: 

Grand— "Smilin* Through" (1st 
Nat.). (Seats 2,500; scale, 25-40- 
55.) Norma Talmadge. Week 
started oft at steady pace and by 
Wednesday daily receipts were 
mcuntlng around $4,000 mark, with 
result .smaller houses in vicinity 
suffered slight depression. About 
$21,750. 

Olympic — "Green Temptation" 
(Paramount). (Seats 1.100; scale, 
26-40.) Betty Compson. This house 
perhapj does more advertising than 
any other, with huge signboards all 
over town fla.shing features. Pic- 
ture drew comparatively strong In 
face of tiff opposition. About $8,900. 

Liberty— "Smilin' Through (Ist 
Nat.). (Seats :,200; scale 25-40- 
55.) No*, la Talmadge. With more 
neighborhood element to draw from, 
results were as heavy as looked for. 
About $11,000. 

Tho bizarre announeements at- 
tending *hc "blood and thunder" 
productions of old are being u.sed 
by tho Duquesne management, 
which held "Ten Nights in a Bar- 
room" over for second week, with 
John r.owell featured, and desired 
clement responding in healthy num- 
bers. The Olympic announces an 
extra feature next week in the 
shape of saxophone sextet. 



Fail to Recover After Holy 

Week— "Over the Hill'* 

Disappointing 

Wu.shlngton, D. C. April 2«1. 

Things In the pictures didn't 
"come back" as anticipated follow- 
ing Holy Week, although possibly 
hopes were held too high. This was 
particularly true of Fox's film, 
"Over the Hill," at the Rialto. It 
didn't catch on. and was only con- 
tinued for one week. 

Estimates for last week: 

Moore'a Rialto— (Capacity 1,900), 
"Over the HIIL" with Mrs, Carr 
appearing In person. Scale, .Sun- 
day, 56c. Other days: Morning, 
30c.; afternoon. 40c.; evening 65c. 
About $12,000. 

Loew's Paiaco— (Capacity 2.500). 
Bert Lytell. "The Right That 
Failed"; second half, Bebe Daniels 
in "The Game Chicken." From 
obsei-vation it looked that the Bebe 
Daniels pictures did th«» Intter 
business. Scale, 20-85c. mat.. 30-40- 
50c. night. Approximately $12,500 
on week. 

Loew's Columbia— (Capacity 
1.200). Mae Murray In "Fascina- 
tlon.' Held for second wepk. Scale, 
85c. mat, 85-60c. night. About 
$9,000. 

Crandall's Metropontan--(Capac* 
ity 1.750). Double bill, Richard 
Barthelmess in "The Seventh Day," 
and Charlie Chaplin in "Pay Dny.'» 
Business as expected materialized, 
this house exception. Scale. 20-?Rc. 
mat., 35-50c. night. Approximately 
$10,600. 



CHECKERS WITH FILMS 
IN CHI'S BIGGEST HOUSES 



HOLY DEACONS 

See Congregation Walk Out as Star 
Feature Fails to Appear 



^HDs^N OFF EXEC. COMMITTEE 

The iftiiin ot the rxfculiv^s of 
I'lrst X.uional to Now Vork from 

"^ West l'..ad<n convontion \vns 

somowhut delayed. Thcv were rx- 

^nvi\ h..„U Tuesday, but until lato 

inat aftornoDn had not -rri'. f'd. 

In gfjural there was murh s\u'- 

"ation regarding what was nccom- 
P'i«hf>(l at tho Indiana rc-oit. 'Vho 
''lection rliminated Nathan Gordon 
Of New England from the (x<cutivr 
^ommittcP, with E. V. Richards 
""<^cef<iing him. (Jonlon was re- 
Wrted hark of a movement to bring 

oout a change In the executives m 



Uie 



organisation. 



JERSEY THEATRES SUNDAY 

Newark,' N. J.. April 26. 

The new Tivoli and Central the- 
atres were allowed to open yes- 
terday (Sunday). This Is the first 
time that theatres in the Koscville 
section have been permitted to open 
on Sunday and the action will un- 
doubtedly cause trouble. The New 
Jersey law prohibits such per- 
formance but it has been the 
cu.slom to allow the downtown the- 
atres (except legitimate) to open 
Sunday provided a small percentage 
of tlie rectipts are given to chari- 
ties, AVhen Fox built the American 
in the Clinton Hill section he at- 
tempted to show Sundays but was 
kept closed by the police. As the 
Tivoli and Central are not located 
in di.stricts any more given ovf-r to 
business than the American there 
will probably be a howl from Fox. 
This may bring on a general at- 
tack from all the residential the- 
atre.s, the i)ioi>rietorH of wliich have 
long been bitter over what th«y 
feel is an unfair action on the part 
of the i>ollce. 

In rxjjlaining his .<-urpri.«in.!? re- 
ver.sal in tho case of I ho Ho.'^t'Villr 
theatres Director Brennan, the head 
of the ))olire, sjiid that the Fedora- 
tion of Chureiies had withdrawn 
thrirjnbj* ( tion to tlu- .*^umlay open- 
in/r of the Central and .■'O h»^ allowed 
both liou.Mes to open. 



GRIFFITH HASTENS BACK 

London. .April -•'». 
p. W. Griffith and Albert (Jrey. 
his peneial manafr^r, have engaged 



Holding Releases Rather Than 

Features— "Wild Honey'' 

Stops 



Chicago. .April 26. 

The 1-pokers seem to be playing 
checkers with the film hou.ses. In 
some cases films have been changed 
twice weekly where the full week 
policy is In force: other times, films 
very frequently leave before their 
booked time expires. There are no \ 
feature hlms in Chicago this week, 
as "Ori.hans of the Storm" left, 
leaving the "Four Horsemen" to 
finish its third week of the run with 
no competition. After this wceK 
the important picture houses will 
sh^ Iter releases rather than features, 
according to present bookings. 
Freak weather made its appearance 
in the way of hurricanes, dampness 
and snow combined. 

Kstimatrs for the larst week: 

"Four Horsemen" (Metro) Roos'^- 
v<lt, 3<1 week. Unu.«^ual run, and 
elipF)ed up goodly sized gross at 
popular juices. Leaves behind pot 
of moil, y, after tacking up biggt'st 
week's pr'oss this ho\ii-e has experi- 
enced. Exited with gross of $12,000. 

"Wild Honey" (Celebrated) Ban- 
dolpli. I'ris( lila Dean featured, ju.>^t 
Iinislud \\» *:'.<. Fir.-t run. but did 
not ii.duee heavy gr^ss. Marked 
time f(. tune of $7,00n. 

"Sisters" i(,'osmop< liJ.in I Ain'-ri- 
e;m. Chicago. With this iilm gcti- 
erally r« ba.-ed throughout the coun- 
try, it h.'ol strong eompftitlon to 
m«'t in way of a record. In this 
m;inim<»th hou-e back.fi up i.y pajre.- 
of pw'li' iiy and advertising ".Sis- 
ters' vMit ov< r, ngardh .^s of 
wi-nlur li.mdieaps. ('onipbted one 
we.l;; length of slay any Iilm l>as 
),;,d .It thiM )ioU.-e. Climbed Up 
an.uiid $rjO.OOO. 



N*u»hua, N. H.. April 26. 

Owing to objections of the 
deacons of the First Baptist Church 
of this city to the proposed appear- 
ance of Virginia l*ear.son, the film 
actress, at thi.s church Sunday 
night, tho pastor, Kev. Archibald, 
was forced to withdraw his invi- 
tation to Miss Pearson, who was to 
have addressed the congregation on 
"Efforts to Raise the Moral Stand- 
ards of the Stage." 

In anticipatiim of Miss Pear- 
son's appearance the ehureh audi- 
torium was tilled by a record crowd. 
For* the first time in years it was 
necesKary to turn people away. 
When it was announced that the 
actress would not be permitted to 
speak many of tho congregation 
left. The d< aeons gave no reason 
for their objection other than that 
they believed they had "acted for 
the good of the church." 

Miss Pear.'^on, at her. hotel here, 
seemed to take tho snub in good 
part. "I don't believe you can 
blame them," she said, discussing 
the deacons, "they really think that 
tho atage pcorde arc damned for- 
ever, and that all actres.«es when 
they die aro led howling away to 
their i)unishment by a devil with 
horns and a forked tail. It seerns 
narrow and bigoted to me, but after 
all it's their church. I wouldn't h.ave 
have thouMht «»f going thero, any- 
way, unless Pastor ArchibaM had 
asked me." 



CONVENTION SWITCHED 
BECAUSE OF FIRE 



Hotel Washington to Be New 

Headquarters — Delegates 

Named 



Wushlngton, April 2$. 
Plans for the Motion Picture 
Theatre Owners' convention to be 
held here May 8 to 12, due to tho 
flro early Sunday morning at the 
Willard, have had to be consider- 
ably changed. It was the original 
Intention to hold the variou.s meet- 
ings In the famous ball jom of the 
Willard, but this was utterly ruined 
by tho lire which was one of the 
most spectacular Washington has 
seen In years ,It being necessary to 
havo practically tho entire flighting 
equipment of the fire department of 
tho l^istiict called out bel'uro it was 
gotten under controh- 



Th.' 



'hildren's Matinee Asjov. a 
nassage on the "Homeric." sailing handler of films, has mov*>d to 221 
tnHov West 14tb street, New York. 



neillan served on sailing 

Marshall Neillan was served 
.•^^aturday as he was boarding the 
"Homeric.'' en rowXn for England, 
with a .'•ummons in a $100,000 dam- 
npe suit \>y the Associated Produc- 
ers, Inc. Nathan Vidaver, Jicllng 
ff>r the A. P., stiite.^ the a<tirui Is 
for d.tmages arising from Neillan's 
failure to <Ieiiv« r his productions for 
relfaso throu^-h .A.ssoclated Pro- 
(lue.ers. 

Nrill.iii l.'ivt wee'K ,«ii>'ned a con- 
tra' t with <;oldwyn. 

.SimultaneouKly Neillan was served 
with noti«e to satisfy tw(j $H),0(tO 
P'ib."crif»tions to the eai);t,il str»ck 
(if Aspoei.ited Produ'ers, JtM-, Ashicl, 
had fallen due. 



Tho Convention Committee has 
switched all activities to the Wash- 
Ingtiin Hotel ballroom and aro In- 
stalling amplifiers to make the vari- 
ou.s addresses dlHtlnguishablo 
throughout tho room there. 

Plans to entertain the visiting 
convention delegates and their wives 
and families was discussed at a 
meeting of the local committee held 
In the office of Harry M. Crandall 
on Monday. Lawience Beatus. chair- 
man of tho cnlertalnment commit- 
tee, Is making elaborate p'ans for 
the entertainment of the wives of 
the delegates, and the program an 
now laid out Includes a motor trip 
to historic Mount Vernon, as well 
as a theatre party. 

Delegates from this city to tho 
convention are Julian Rrylawski. 
chairman; Harry M. Crandall an<l 
William C. Murphy, with Kidney H. 
Lust, I..awrenco Beatus and .Morri«* 
Davis named as alternates. 



FILMS BOOST NOVELS 



Librarians Dechsre Screen Stimu' 
lates Reading by Public 

Walertown, N. Y.. April 2f>. 

Deinand for books fioni wljieli 
molicm pictures were ma«le i« ex- 
cf;edinfT the supply of the Flower 
Memorial library here. 

Tho books ino«tt in drmaud aro 
"The Four Horsemen of tlie .\poca- 
lyp.se " and The Three Mu.sketeers." 

Lil»rariaii.=j tay that th«v movlfs 
;ire doing more to stimulate r(A<\\n}S 
ihe.'^e <hiy.s than anything ^lse. 



tndav 



I'iit C.uriphell. who has been press 
reprr «erit.it!ve' for the fJeorge TyWr 
enterprises, has been appointed ex- 
ploitation manager for the liilted 
Agnes Egan Cobb returned to her Artists. Campbell will have chargo 
duties as general sabs manager of of tho operation of all road com- 
the Concord Film Co., last Monday. I panics and the exhibition of the 
after an illness of six w eeks. concern's super feature filmi. 



iB 



PICTURES 



Friday, April 28, 1923 



N. A. M. P. I. PASSING IN A FORTNIGHT ; 

ASSOCIATION QUITS IN FAVOR OF HAYS 



Brady Silent Regarding Future — Elliott Doesn't 
Admit Deal with Hays — New Organization's 
Books Opened 



Wilhia a fortnight the National 
Association of the Motion Picture 
Industry will in all likelihood be a 
thinar of the past. The general in- 
dications this week were that the 
affairs of the N. A. M. P. I. would 
be practically cleaned up and 
done away with within ten days or 
so, and that the first real big as- 
sociation of the picture industry 
would cease to function. 

During the week repeated at- 
tempts to obtain direct word from 
AVilliam A. lirady as regards tlie 
future of the N. A. M. P. I. were 
without avail, although at the of- 
fices of the association, Frederick 
Elliott, executive secretary, admit- 
ted that affairs were pointing to 
such an end. Regarding his per- 
sonal activities in the future Mr, 
Elliott refused to say anything, even 
when it was intimated he might be- 
come one of the factors to assist 
Mr. Hays in the newly formed Pro- 



ducers and Distributors' Associ- 
ation. 

'J^lirt cloaiiing up of the affairs of 
the N. A. M. 1*. I. will mean the as- 
sociation will have to pay off a num- 
ber of obligations to the extent of 
some $70,000 which amount is rep- 
scntod by outstanding indebtedness 
due them from various producers 
and distributors of the association. 
As soon as this is accomplished the 
organization will cease to exist. 

With this information in hand 
Will 11. Hays was askec^. Tuesday 
whether an arrangement had been 
perfected, whereby his organization 
would take o\ei" any part of the old 
association, its effects, personal or 
membership other than those al- 
ready members of the Hays* asso- 
ciation. He stated that no such 
plans had been gone into. He did 
state the books of the new asso- 
ciation were uow open to member- 
ship to any producers or distrib- 



PROFITS OF ?ASS10N FLOWER" 
FILM BELONG TO UNDERHILL 



Apellate Court Sustains Play Producer's Claim 
Against Jos. M. Schenck and R. G. Herndon — 
Screen Rights Clarified by High Court's Opinion 



John G. Underhill';; sviit against 
Joseph ]\r. Schenck, Richard G. 
Herndon and Jacinto Benavente 
over "The Passion Flower" film and 
play came up before the Appellate 
Division last week, the Second Ju- 
dicial Department altlrming the in- 
junction granted to Underbill but 
modifying that portion of the order 
which provided for the restraining 
of "any motion picture reproduction 
of said play with lines, titles or 
captions in the English language." 
The injunction now c ily applies to 
a picture production of "I»a Mal- 
querida" under the title "The Pas- 
sion Flower." 

The history of the case Is In- 
volved and of general interest as a 
novel case of theatrical law. John 
O. Underhlll claims an exclusive 
right a»d property in the title "The 
Passioft Flower" as applied to a 
dramatic production. He sought to 
restrain Schenck and Iljrndon from 
producing a fiim version of the play 
under that title anil to recover dam- 
ages. The defendant, Jacinta Bena- 
vente, a noted Spanish drarnatist. 
In 1914 wrote a play "La Mal- 
Querida" and granted the English 
adaptation rights In 191G to Under- 
hlll. A literal translation of the 
Spanish title is "The Ill-Beloved." 
but because of its awkwardness 
Underbill coined the title "The Pas- 
sion Flower," Richard G. Herndon 
in 1920 producing the play with 
Is'anco O'Xell starred. 

When Underbill sought to acquire 

.the film rights from the Spaniwh 

author he learned they had been 

disposed of to George Gonzalez 

through a Paris agency for J800. 

Herndon l^:>ught these rights from 

Gonzalez for $2,000 and sold them 

to .lohenck for $25,000 under a 

written agreement in which he 

granted not only such rights in the 

Spanish play but also the ::ng]ish 

translation made by Underbill titled 

"The Passion Flower" and agreed 

within CO days to procure from Vn- 

derhill his written consent to the 

use of that title. Underhlll refused 

to grant such con.sent, but Schenck 

continued prod, ing "The Passion 

Flower." starring Norma Talmadge. 

The Supreme Court at trial ruled 

In Underhill's favor to the efftot 

i the grant I5y Benavente t»i Gon- 

ralez and by the latter to Herndon 

of the picture rights was void as 



.WAS 



Herndon's agrcemenl with 



Schenck: that Schenck and Hern- 
don had attempted by unfair means 
to take away plaint* '"'s rights in 
the play; that the receipts from the 
spoken drama have been largely re- 
duced by the picture version and 
the plaintiff's royalties lessened and 
that Underbill suffered irreparable 
loss and damage. The decision also 
provided for the appointment of a 
referee to take an accounting of the 
profits and of the plaintiff's dam- 
ages. 

Tho Appellate Division's opinion, 
written by Justice Young, bears 
strongly on the question, "Was the 
making and production of the mo- 
tion picture of Benavente's play 'La 
Malquerida* under the title 'The 
Passion Flower* unfair competition 
with tlie production of the spoken 
drama of the stime name in which 
plaintiff had an interest?" Justice 
Young says: 

"Although not the author or in- 
ventor of the title, plaintiff did 
adopt and use it In connection with 
the play produced upon the stage 
as his trojislation, and any attempt 
by the defendants to use this title 
either la a motion picture of the 
play or in any other manner which 
competed with or injuriously af- 
fected the production of the spoken 
drama was in my opinion a clear 
violation of the plaintiff's right and 
did constitute unfair competition. 
. . , Herndon never procured or 
delivered to Schenck, as agreed, 
plaintiff's consent to the use of the 
title 'The Passion Flower,' but 
Schenrk nevertheless prepared and 
produced the film under that title. 
It is apparent therefore that either 
Herndon nor Schenck acted in good 
faiih. . • ." 

On the quf'Stion of profits, the 
opinion rules that Underbill is en- 
titled not only to those derived from 
the film itself but "would include 
any profits w' ' h Herndon made In 
.soiling the motion picture rights to 
Schenck. The nppell.jnls should not 
be peruiiiled to retain the profits 
ari.siiig from their wrong, and 
plaintiff, tlie p.-.rty wronged, be 
limited solely to his damages meas- 
ured by his lo.«3 of royalties. It Is 
an elementary policy of the law 
that the wrongdoer shall not profit 
by his wrong. Appellants had no 
greater right to use plaintiff's t- 
clusive title 'The Passion Flower' 
than they would have to invest 
money In their possession belong- 
ing to him. Any profit resulting in 
either case belongs to him." 



utors who cared to Join under the 
by-laws of that body. 

What members of the old asso- 
ciation will avail themselves of this 
is a question. Many of the so-called 
independents, members of the old 
association, will cast their lot with 
the new body. That First National. 
United Artists, and D. W. Grifllth 
are to join Is almost taken for 
granted. Griffith is said to have 
stated to Mr. Hays personally he 
would become a member of the as- 
sociation on his return from Europe, 
but he was not decided whether as 
a producer or a distributor. In the 
event Hiram Abrams and United 
Artists take membership. Mr. 
Griffith will step in as a producer. 

The possibility of Fred Elliott be- 
coming a member of the Hays' jpx- 
ecutlvc staff also seems quite likely. 
That he would be invaluable is con- 
ceded, as he has at his linger tips 
a mass of detail regarding the in- 
dustry, those composing it, and its 
general requirements. Lloyd Willis, 
aide to Elliott in the old as.tociatlon. 
is also mentioned as a possibility in 
the new association, but no definite 
measures with this in view have 
been taken as yet. 

The N. A. M. P. I. was organized 
in June, 1916. Its membership em- 
braced the important producers, 
distributors, exporters, supply and 
equipment dealers, trade publica- 
tions, laboratories, theatres and in- 
dividuals engaged in the industry. 
For six years it has functioned not 
only as a clearing house for all mat- 
ters of importance concerning the 
industry, but also as an active in- 
strument in fighting its battles, op- 
posing censorship, the closing of 
theatres Sunday, blue laws, and de- 
fending oppressive Federal, State 
and municipal legislation. 

The exocutivc officers for 1921 and 
1922 w«re: President, William A.] 
Brady; vice-presidents, Adolph Zu- 
kor. Samuel Goldwyn, Edward Earle. 
R. H. Cochrane. E. M. Porter, Paul 
H. Cromelln; treasurer, J. E. Bru- 
lator; assistants, P. L. Waters and 
R. A. Rowland; executiv secretary. 
Frederick H. Elliott. 

There were, according to the an- 
nual report of 1920-21, in three 
classes, 35 producer members of the 
association, 70 exhibitors. 11 supply 
and equipment firms. 11 distrib- 
utors, C3 individuals, 8 publications 
and 9 exporters. 



U EUROPEAN SITUATION 

London, April 26. 

Edwin Smith, European repre- 
sentative for Universal, who has 
been here for two months endeavor- 
ing to purchase exchanges that have 
been handling U films, tl contracts 
for which texminate shortly, has 
been unable to reach an agreement 
to date. 

In all -probability Universal will 
be forced to open its own exchanges 
in England if a satisfactory pur- 
chase price cannot be repfehed. 



Terms For Censors 

Richmond, Va.. April 26. 
Governor Trinkle has just an- 
nounced the terms for whieh the 
three motion picture cen.«iors are ap- 
pointed. Evan R. Chesterman. 
newspauer man, Is given three years; 
Richard L. C. Moncure, late U. S. 
Collector of Internal Revenue for the 
Eastern District of Virginia, draws 
the two-year term, and Mrs. Emma 
Speed Sampson gets the short term 
one year. The Virginia Board of 
Censorship will begin its official 
duties August 1. 



PORTLAND'S MAYOR 
OVERRU^ CENSOi(| 

Council Approves "Wild Oats' 
Picture Man on Censorina' 
Board Against Film 



Portland, Ore. April 2« 
A fight that threatened to dlsrun 
the Portland Board of Picture Cen 
sors and which gave the board th^ 
first real big test of its authoritT 
ensued before the city council whidi 
created the board Friday morninr 
when members appeared to protcM 
at the councirs action in over-nil. 
ing the board's decision against 
"Some Wild Oats," a hygenic educa- 
tion picture sponsored by Samuel 
Gumming.*?. 

Resignations of board memberi 
were hurled at the council and were 
ignored; hot words were exchanged 
and the board as a whole and indi- 
vidually was told "where to head 
In" by Mayor f Jeorge L. Baker, him- 
self a veteran showman and for 
years owner of the Baker Stock. 

Mrs. Alcxender Thompson, for. 
mer State legislator am", the only 
woman on the board, was spokps- 
man for the cen.sors. She took tht 
council to task for passing the piC' 
ture over the board's disapproval, 
and charged the mayor with an at- 
tempt to railroad the picture againjt 
the wishes of the board and th2 so- 
cial hygiene society. 



GUNNlNa INC., IN BANKRUPTCY; 
TRADE PAPERS START ACTIOH 



Producers Who J^o Not Pay Advertising Bills Get In- 
side on Credit System to Their Opposition — Will 
Move to Stop Practice — Gunning to Fight Action 



"BIG 4" EXTENDS 
DISTRIBimNG PLANS 



Will Handle Outside Produc- 
tions, but Producing Plan 
Abandoned 



With the return of Hiram Abrams 
and his party from the Coast Mon-' 
day, announcement was made that 
an allied corporation had been 
formed to handle the output of in- 
dependent makers as forecast in 
these columns last week. 

Tho statement said nothing of a 
l)roducing organization within tho 
United Artists, although this propo- 
sition had been discussed and for a 
time it appeared that the project 
would be undertaken. 

Tho distributing statement says: 

•'United Artists have formed a 
new company for the release of in- 
dependent productions other than 
their own, in order that the theatres, 
with the return of normal business, 
may be assured of the continuance 
of 'open market* condilion.s and in- 
dependent producers of the same 
freedom in distribution that tho 

*lMg Four* themselves havo ob- 
tained. 

"Tho new releasing organization 
Is to be known as 'Allied Corpora- 
tion.' Its stoekholder.s and organiz- 
ers are Mi.^s I'ickford, Chaplin, Fair- 
banks and Criinth. The board of 
directors is identical with the 
Hoard of the United: Ahrani.'^, Mrs. 
Charlotte Pickford. Dennis r^. 
O'Brien, Albert H. T. Danzhaf and 
Nathan Burkan." 

Tho Allied branch will begin 
operations immediately and it is 
promised the r.ew concern will be- 
gin releasing within a few weeks. 



An involuntary i)etition In bank- 
ruptcy was filed Monday against 
"VS'id Gunning, Inc., picture dis- 
tributors, of 1540 Broadway, alleg- 
ing $100,000 liabilities and assets of 
$5,000. The petitioners are the 

Chalmers Pub. Co. (Moving Picture 
World), to the extent of $9,327; 
Exhibitors Herald Co., $7,647, and 
the Exhibitors Trade Review Co., 
$1,097. All three claims are for 
trade paper advertising. 

All has not been serene within 
the ranks of Wid'b organization, ac- 
cording to recent reports, Ricord 
Gradwell last week severing his 
connection with the organization. 
Nathan Vidaver, its counsel, also 
resigned the day following Grad- 
well. 

Following the filing of the peti- 
tion the Gunning Corp. <sjucd a 
story denying the allegations on 
w' the request for the receiver 

was made. In i:: they state: "The 
petitioning creditors, the Moving 
Picture World, the Exhibitors* Her- 
ald, ar the Trade Review, oa JTeb. 
8 t^ok notes in the amounts men- 
tioned payable half on Aug. 8, 1922, 
and Feb. 8, 1923. They signed re- 
ceipts showing settlement in full of 
account. 

Another line was added to the 
statement that no advcrtiiiing of 
Wid C *nning. Inc., has rppeared 
in any of the three publications 
since Feb. 4. 

Atop of the above statement there 
was another issued which stated 
that the contract for exclusive ad- 
vertising in the Motion Picture 
Nows of the corporation to the ex- 
cluslo of the other -three publica- 
tions was signed by Ricord Grad- 
well during the absence of Gunning 
on the Pacific Coast. 

There were meetings of creditors 
and producers releasing through 
the Gunning organization Saturday, 
at which time Gunning is reported 
to have received his choice of hav- 
ing the petition filed against the 
corporation or withdrawing active 
participation in the affairs of t^»e 
company. His refusal brought the 
roque.st for a receiver Monday. On 
that day there was another m 'eting 
at which the creditors other than 
the trade papers mentioned were 
pre.stii and, together \^lth the pro- 
ducer.**, they tried to decidr on a 
relea^'.ing outlet for the i>roductionb 
so that they might realize on the 
i'ssets of the company. Both the 
American Releasing Corp. and the 
W. W. Hodkinson Corp. were men- 
tioned as possible channels for this. 
F. B. Warren, now at tlio h?ad of 
AiPtrib.Ulon in tho American, was 
orir'ially "vLh the now Gunning 



Corp. when it bore his name. No 
decision was reached regarding re 
lease, although Wednesday it ap« 
peared :h.it the American might be 
favored. 

In the meantinrAe Gunnln, per* 
sonally is said to have retained 
Judge 'oleman to prevent the ap« 
pointment of a receiver for his cor* 
poration. 

The inside stuff on the Gunning 
controversy is that a number of th« 
trade papers carrying his advertls 
ing got together In February and 
decided that they would no longer 
give him credit, and at the sami 
time shut down on all free publicity 
and reviews of Gunning productions 
unless certain payments were mad* 
on outstanding bills and cash ac- 
companied all future copy. ThOM 
in charge of the corporation's affain 
wre advised of this decision. Thi 
trade papers were called in anil set- 
tlement by notes was tendered. 
They accepted and then stated th« 
"cash with co, /" in the future 
stood. 

According to one of those on th# 
inner rail a short time later four 
pages of advertising were given to 
the News with cash. This brought 
the other publications after, tht 
business. They were informed tho 
News was running the copy without 
cash and that the others could have 
it on the same basis. They, how- 
ever, refused, and later when they 
met in their own association dii" 
covered the situation. 

The entire affair has given a num- 
ber of producers and distributors 
in the habit of paying their bills 
promptly a line on the fact they are 
really supporting the film trade 
press, which in turn is building up 
an opposition against them through 
extending credit to new organiza- 
tions coming into the ;:.dd. A num- 
ber are said to have informed the 
trade press that they are against » 
further continuance of this prac- 
tice, and unless the publication? 
di.scontinuo it they may withdraw 
their patronage. 

Tho trade publications have fjf 
the last year since the advent of the 
general slump n the picture busi- 
ness been' carrying accou.it.s of any 
number of producers and tlistribu- 



tor.s, each publication vieing 



with 



the other in an effort to keep up »J 
api)farnace of prosperity wm 
they were piling up a host of W 
accounts. 

::unning. it Is un«ler.-tood. claiiw 
the ent re bankruptcy a«ii'>n is <" 
result of an inner corporation ng ^ 
for control of the orgaiiizili*''^ ?** 
tween him and (Jradwell. The la^e^ 
It i.q said, had been retained to 1«^ 
after certain interests in the c 
poration at $450 weekly. 




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Friday. April 28. 1922 



MOTION PICTURE DEPARTMENT— Pages 42 to 47 

PICTURES 



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SENATOR WALKER FLAYS SIDNEY COHEN'S 

STATEMENTS AS UES BEFORE T. 0. C. C. 



Denies He Announced Candidacy — Cohen Fails to 
Appear — Walker Wants to Leave Organization, 
but Exhibitors Want Him to Lead 



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Senator James Walker, In fore 200 
tfheering exhibitor members of the 
Theatre Owners' Chamber of Com- 
Bierce at the Astor on Wednesday 
afternoon, in a terrino .-peeoh tore 
into Sydiuy Cohen and practically 
nailed his hiv> to the wall with an 
ovenfchtlming series of facts that 
refuted all the statements aneni 
Walker which hayo been issued 
item the national hcadq. rters of 
the Theatre Owners of Amerio.a 
within the last few days. 

In conclufiion he reiterated that 
he was hot a candidate for the pre si- 
dency ^ the M. P. . O. A., and that 
he would not be; that he was going 
away from the organization after 
the Wasiiiiigton convention was 
over, aftei which there followed a 
scene that is practically without 
precedent in the history of exhib- 
itor organizations, whe; those in 
.Ihe hall sprang to their feet anjl de- 
rt^aiided of the senator that he recall 
' that statement and lead them over 
the Cohen faction 

The meeting lasted from 1 o'chiek 
until almocit C.30, with By«lney Co- 
hen fail. to put in an apti*?arance. 
^he latter, who was playing hand- 
Iwill earlier in the afternron, stated 
that he and Walk had both 'ccme 
t^ an agreement not to be pre.=ent 
, before the T. O. C. C, which state- 
ment was d'signatfd as imtrue by 
Walker and several members of the 
committee that had waiced on Co- 
ben p*-" r to tlT^ meeting. 
.'The me« ti ig started ut as 
•tormy one. At the last mijiule be- 
fore the gathering, the T. O. C. C, 
through its secretary, withdrew the 
invitation that had been isoued to 
the trad press repreHcntaliv^s to 
be present. When the hour for the 
jaeeting arrive and with the ar- 
' 'rival of Senator Walker, the re- 
porters placed their plight before 
him and he stated that if they were 
.not to attend the meeting then he 
iifould al o remain away. At the 
opening of the m< etin , Bernard 
Edlehertz, chairman of the Board 
t: Directors of the T. O. C. C. ad- 
dressed the chair and stated that if 
the press was not invited to the 
meeting that be would preeont his 
resignation forthwith. A vote by 
the members was for the u<^.mi.ssion 
•f the reporters. 

Cohen Sidesteps 

President William Landau opened 
the jneetiqg formally with a state- 
ment as to the purpose of the gath- 
•fing, briefly outlining the battle 
that had been waging for the past 
lew days, and the offer of the T. O. 
C. C. to use their meeting as an open 
torum for the discussion. Landau 
■tatcd that the meeting had been 
postponed for one day to permit 
f'f Sydney Cohen to attend at his con- 
venience, and that they had been 
informed Wednesday morning that 
>>« would not attend. Incidentally 
the ct that Cohen had offered a 
retraction to Walker on Wednes- 
day morning and that it had be«n 
»efu8ed was brought out. 

In his talk Senator Walker ov.t- 
llned the history of the attacks 
I that had been made o.» him during 
tne last few days by the Cohen co- 
jene in he national body, and with 
*«legrams proved it some of the 
signatures to the statements made 
*nd the discharge of himself as the 
national counsel were without au- 
thorization and that a n\mii»*r of 
jnen have sinoe repudi.i e.l the au- 
J^^oriiy which those of the nati.»ial 
"eadquarters utilized, 
th ^^^^"•'^tor pointed out the fii<t 

"•fit the national organization was 
onl <^^^»«titution or by-laws, and 
JP^^rated^ only with the powers of 
e eonfrd, ration of the \arious 
■jjte locals; that thrre w. le eipht 
^-rs, 31 oxeoutnes and nine 
^^jnbers of the Board of Directors. 
■"« of these 48 men there were but 
fclm^ '''*"''""*' ^*^ ^^^ letter dismi*,'ing 

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W? ^"^^* Out Uiin the national 
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manded $75,000 as an annual sal- 
ary, by proving the st6ry in the 
daily papeis did not quote him, de- 
claring lie had not been spoken to 
by the reporters. 

He asked where Cohen was and 
why he wasn't present, and then 
went on to say that he would prove 
every point of the statement Issued 
in tlie name of the National Ex- 
ecutive Co-'mittce was without 
foundation, and he proceeded to do 
it forcibly. He added heatedly that 
he did not want a job that could 
ojily be held "by some people 
through hypocrisy, deception and by 
being a lying rat." 

• Senator Walker Brought Up 

A Cohen statement that the ex- 
hibitors did not want a professional 
polilivian at their head, pointed out 
what a foolish move that was ©n the 
part of Cohen in the face of the 
fact that those were the very people 
that exhibitors had to go to from 
time to time for favors. That it 
was an insult to every one in pub- 
lic office, from the President of the 
U "ted States down, and that it 
would not be forgotten. Walker 
drew a vivid picture of the men 
who were responsible for placing 
him in office in Cleveland, and 
spoke of the fact that True of Con- 
necticut and Fay of Khode Island 
only came into the organization 
when they thought that there was 
a melon to be cut. 

An incident that occurred in Mil- 
waukee was alsQ brought to light 
by the sjieaker, when two exhibitors 
came to him and insisted that he 
let up on Fiist National and resume 
the light a^'ainst Adolph Zukor and 
Famous 1 Mayers. When the L'en- 
ator (lueri'd "Why?" they i-nformed 
him they did not think that the deal 
was on the level, t(» which his re- 
ply was that the> wanted him to 
do soniething crooked to prove that 
he was on the level. After that, on 
the return trip to New York, he in- 
fr rmed Cohen that he would want 
a contract to continue with the or- 
ganization, and when Cohen wanted 
to know why, he told him that in 
the light of the Milwaukee incident 
he could not go on with the or- 
ganization under the circumstances 
t'lat then prevailed. 

"Don't pay any attention to those 
cooti*'S, 1 m the organization." After 
that Walker stated he was sure that 
he wanted a contract. 

It was only a few weeks ago when 
Walker had made up his mind to 
leave the exhibitor organization that 
Cohen came to him an<' pleaded that 
he remain, stating that if Walker 
left the organization he (Cohen) 
would also quit as the organization 
could not get along without Walker. 
Moelh r, the general manager t the 
M. P. T. O. A., was scared by W^alker, 
who stated that he was only an "In- 
e«'nse bearer at the salary of $600 a 
month." and that he hoped that 
Moelkr was to receive a raise in 
salary after the work he had ae- 
eomplished for Ce>!i<-n «l!iiie.g the hist 
few days. 

Ready to Quit 

In • losing he stated that he was 
going out of tiie orgjtnization as he 
eouh' not live with it under the ex- 
isting Conditions and at that point 
there was gen'ral confusion in the 
hall as Walker seated himself. Bre- 
nard Kdb hertz arose and stated that 
he felt that all those present should 
adofit a resolution eondemning th»"» 
tr» atmcnt of W.alker at the hands of 
the Cohen coterie and jrivinj; hini a 
vote of conJldence. Wil.iam Ilrandt 
took the llof^r at this [K»int and pro- 
posed that Wall^er be ask«^d to be 
the candidate of the New York dele- 
f^ation in the W.jshington con\rn- 
lion, but W.t?k» r refuved and then 
0'ilei)ly a^^rain amended the resolu- 
tion, his pfiint beii'.g lost in the gen- 
eral eonfusifin du^ to the exhibitors 
demanding that W.iJker sti«k with 
Tliem and Income their J' ader. 

The battle r'^ally .•-tarted .Satur- 
day afferroon, wh'-n th» re \\n** sent 
out of the n'l'lonal h» adqMarters of 
tlie M. P. T. O. A. a )• ngthy state- 
r.Mvt to the d.^ily papcrfi. The 
statement was an 



stories which appeared in the 
"World" in which it was stated 
Walker would possibly be asked to 
head the exhibitors of the country. 
The daily papers evidently secured 
their leads from the editorial matter 
anent the advisibility of the ex- 
hibitors calling Walker to lead 
tLem. 

Late Saturday evening .Senator 
Walker received a letter at his 
home in Brooklyn, delivered by 
messenger to the effect tliat ho was 
dismissed as general counsel for the 
exhibitor association. The national 
he.'Mlfj\jarters is also reported to 
have sent teVgrams to various di- 
rector.9 and the presidents of the 
state locals throrighout the coimtry. 

A copy of tile telegram, wliich 
was signed by W. A. True, presi- 
dent, of Connecticut; E. ]M. Fay. 
president, Ithode Island; J. F. Col- 
lins, of New Jersey; ,A. P. Pramer. 
president, of Nebraska; ]Vf. (]. 
.Smith, president, of Ohio; Harry 
.*<tevenson, president, Of Eastern 
I*ennsylvania; C A. Lick, one of 
the vice-presidents, and A. Julian 
Prylawsky, a member of the execu- 
tive committe, is as follows: 

".Senator Walker nnnoun< (d in 
newspapers his candidacy for pres- 
ident of Motion Picture Theatre 
Owners of America. Demands 
salary of $75,000 a year. Move of 
producer element to break up our 
organization. Walker's action doing 
organization great injury and has 
been dismissed as national counsel. 
Will you give us power of attorney 
to use your name in this matter and 
other moves defending interests of 
our organization.' ' 

The statement which was sent to 
the daily papers from lue national 
headquarters carried a denial that 
any offer had been made to Walker 
to head the exhibitors, de<ried the 
fact that the producers had ap- 
pointed Hays as the h^ad of their 
association at $150,000 a year and 
then resolved into.i general tirade 
against Walker. Those who sought 
out the .Senator for a statement pot 
from him a denial he was a candi- 
date to head llie exhibitors or that 
he had made a demand for $75,000 
or any sum as .1 salary. 

With the jiublication of the stato- 
m«^nt and Walktrs denial Charles 
O'Reilly, president of the New York 
.State local, and Sam Berman, 
executive set^retary, also sent wir«'s 
to the various officers of the or- 
ganization, who in all number about 
100. Th'^'ir wire was: 

"UntPuthfuf Charges" 

"Information Just reached us of 
certain slanderous telegrams sent 
throughout the country making un- 
truthful and damaging charges 
against .Senator Walker. Walker 
has been mged to lead exhibitors of 
the country to healthier and more 
profitable conditions which some of 
us believe only he can do. He has 
consistently r*'fused up to date. 
Most of us believe it is not only 
a disgrace but a sad commentary 
on our manhood and gratitude to 
repay his loyal, unselfish and won- 
derful work with abu.se and lies. 
Exhibitors knowing Walker's entire 
history are indignant and keenly 
resent this unjustified attack and 
we believe it would be a calamity 
to us to lose Walker, which seems 
certain if the m*n of integrity and 
decency in our business do not re- 
assure him of their confidence and 
appreciation." 

This brought a flo< k e-f replies into 
the New Yoik State h*adquarters 
Monday and these wires were large- 
ly responsible for Walker deri<ling 
That he wouM rake the stand that 
he did at the T. O. C. C. Wedn's- 
i day, when he v.ent on the floor and 
made an op* n statenurt of his 
po*<ilion. 

Sydney Cohen under da'e of 
April L'l sent our a letter to the 
effe. t he l.ad decided to bceoir.e a 
candidate fttr rc-e'.e; tion. r^iu'oduc- 
ing at the tame time the vote of 
conbdenee given him al the Michi- 
gan .State coDTention. 

M<inday inquiry at the vi.r.oi'nl 
Juad»iuarters brought a deii...l from 
<;ohen he had autJiorJ/ed tlie state- 
ments sent out to the d. ily press 
an* lit Walker and stated that A J. 
.Moejlir. p*r, -al rnaRa!.:er of the 
M. P. T O. A., was r*; porisible. 
Senator Wa]kf=r t. iid Monday after 
he had seen a complete ropy rtf the 



tional headquarters and received the 
information Mr. Moeller vmn re- 
sponsible for it, that he would im- 
mediately start an action for crim- 
inal libel against Moeller. 

The T. O. C. C. sent out telegram>. 
late Monday stating that the regu- 
lar meeting for Tuesday, called off 
by a letter sent out earlit^r, was to 
be held Wednesday. 

Tho Walker faction held a con- 
ftreme in their quarters Tuesd.iy 
and outlined the plan of campaign 



MERRIMAC CLOSED 



Two Days' Penalty for Overcrowd- 
ing 



Lowell. M.iss., April 20. 
The Mcrrimac tequaro ilieatro 
^ pictures) was closed for two days 
by Commissioner of Public Safety 
Albert V. Footo as a penalty iot 
overcrowding. Tho commissioner 
stated that tho hou.sc was olo.sed 
because it allowed |»atrons to stand 
after the t«ats had been taken and 
in that manner violated the rules 
governing such eonditlons in this 
State. He also s* ited that other 
houses would be dialt v,U\\ in a 
similar manner if violation of the 
ruling was di^ )vered. 



WILL H. HAYS IS "A GREAT LITTLE 

GUY"— BUT! 

"Will ir. Hays is frying to do something for the betterment of tho 
picture industry. That is the first impression that he tries to drive 
homo when talking. How he is going to do it is Just as mu( h of a 
question with hfm as it is with those on the outside tint are 
looking on and wondering what his procedure is to be. But he is 
sin<!ere in the belief he is going to accomplisff something worth 
while eventually, for. as he state?, he "has a Cause with a caiiital C." 



If one could feel the same amount of confidence In the sincerity 
of purpose of the men who are to a great extent hJs partners In 
the new association, all would be well, but there are too many 
recollections of double-crossing within the brief history of motion 
pictures that make this a feat wellnlgh impossible. 



Witnessing the evident sincerity of purpose that Mr. Hays has in 
his newly chosen capacity, one cannot help but feel for him. Th© 
stoppage of distribution of the Arbuckle pictures within the week 
by Mr. Hays, with the co-operation of Adolph Zukor and Joseph 
Schenck, immediately points at least ono tally In the score of 
accomplishment. More or less,, though, it may have been th© 
"locking of the stable door after the horse was stolen." 



What the picture industry cannot stand is any further s<'andals 
of any description. The total of four that have cropped up within 
the last year have been far and away loo many. The Walt ham 
affair, followed by "that suicide," and then the Arbuckle case and 
the Taylor mystery, all have served to deal the heart of the business, 
which is in the box ofTlce, a body blow which It will take a long, 
long while to recover from. It is going to be a mighty hard task 
for anyone to take the necessary steps to enforce a semblance of 
Jui is<liction over pri\ate lives of those of the motion picture screen. 



But if such steps arc not taken it l.s. inevitable that not only one 
but any number of S'^andals stare the industry \n the face in tho 
future. There Is eutllcient inside htufC that filters through from 
tho coast from day to day to make it safe to stato that it would 
not be surprising to wake up any morning and again find Holly- 
wood, Los Angeles and the picture industry blazoned across tho 
front page in type streamers, because of some untoward act of a 
single individual or small gr^oup In the industry. 



Mr. Hays recently stated that he hoped that the exhibitor organ- 
ization of the country would grow bigger and betfer; that it would 
co-operate with the Producers and Exhibitors, and that each would 
have confidence in the other. That at least shows that within six 
weeks Mr. Hays has gained an insight into th© business to a certain 
extent, namely, that tho exhibitor is a factor that must at all 
times be reckoned with by everyone in every end of the trade. 
Whether or not Mr. Hays realizes he would be conserving the assets 
of the producers and <lisfrlbuters that he represents throiigh pro- 
tecting the investments of the exhibitor and his box olllce in a 
question, but he must be brought to the realization that the box 
oftli'ca must at :ill hazards bo protectee! from the weaning a>\ay of 
patronage through t^ie cropping up of further scandals. 

The men associated with Mr. Hays in this new associ.ition are 
the men he must impress with the absolute necessity of this. Will 
they take heed? 

As a test of the sincerity of the m^n with him, Mr. Hays might 
try to ascertain if they are in readiness to make a el'-an-up in 
the producing ranks. Weed out the known degenerates and dnig 
addicts, regardless of status; work with the exhll»itor3 in the guar- 
anteeing them a box otflce Insurance agains' further scandal.i 
by the elimination of those who might possibly cause scandal. 
That would be a test, and the chances arc that while tho exhibitors 
might be far-seeing enough to grasp this protection, it Is doubtful 
if those In producing would be willing to eliminate any star who 
might be of the undesirable ilk. At an> rate It would give Mr. Hays 
something of a real line as to those who are really on the level 
with him and those who arc not. 

The crux of the situation in this particular regard Is in the 
h.ands of the exhibitors. If they will come out fiat-fooled, after 
investigation of conditions, against those who might in the future 
be the cause of further wrecking the sheet, then the prodtic«:- will 
be compelled to meet their demands for a cban screen. 



aftermath to Uiatcment eent out from the na- 



A clean screen for the 90,000.000 people of this country secuiing 
rel.ixation and amusenu nt fre)m pietur<s is what Mr. Hais seems 
to be most siM'-ere In re^Mrds to. That me-ans stories as well as 
people. 



Will II. Hays seemirply is just what "Jimmie'' Wa'krr .••.'■tys he Is 
"n great little guy '' Th* re Is with this tho h^-pe he may remain 
".I great littl" >:uy."' but to do it hell have to k«>«p liis fvc peeled 
at all tim«s while he is in pictures. He cant aff</rd to be bliiMbd 
hy "yes m'n " Oriiy by watching his step every minute can he 
(\*i expect to iM h.eve iliose really uoith-wli.le hi^'li i'l.."N lie has 
;ii all s-iice'rity set ii,r himself and the screen. 



W.i"hingto:i, D. C. Ar-il DO. 

Will II. Hays wa^ in Washlf<gton S.tturday for the f;ri<liron dinner 
at tiie AVillard hotel, and sp* nt Sunday going to churcii vi(h Presi- 
ib-nt and .Mrs. Har<llng, 

It was tho first trip ba. k her.' vine..- his r« liieineni from the 

• ublnet. When asked now thii.gs were in iU*^ mo\ie>', Mr. ilivs 

stated, "Well. I can say one thin;?, at least, in answi^r to your query. 

' huve b'-^n looking into the movies' for about six weeks now. and 

inj*iri iiay that tho 'movie's' arc ju^:: about aft big as all the future.*' 

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